Chapter 1 – Family Reunion

I stood there in the town square drooling over the chain and pendant hanging in the window of the local jewelry store. In an instant, I was blinded by the sunlight bouncing off a tall suit of armor.

"Uh excuse me," I said loudly. "For crying out loud, man, either take the armor off or stand in the shade somewhere. Besides you got to be melting in all that metal."

The armor stepped in to the shade of the awning I was under and allowed me to blink a few times. I looked at the armor next to me and saw the insignia use by the Elric brothers. That's when it hit me. I was looking at the armor that the soul of my baby brother, Alphonse, was trapped in. Then I started to wonder where Edward was. I looked around frantically until I spotted a short blonde head shoving its way through the thick throng of people. I knew it was Edward in one of his tempers.

"Al, how could you have gotten lost…again!" he shouted. "And who are you? I don't even want to know. Come on, Al. Let's get to central and check in with Roy. I want to see how well I did on this last mission."

"Edward Elric!" I stated. "How dare you not recognize your own sister. You don't even recognize me after 5 years? I swear you are so scatter brained. If not for Mom then you wouldn't even have a job with the military right now."

He stopped dead in his tracks for a minute before turning back to me with a shocked look on his still childish features. I would have laughed if not for Ed being mad at Alphonse for "getting lost." He flew at me and I put a hand on his head and he stopped short by a few feet of my stomach(pardon the pun against Ed's height). I knew he was mad because otherwise he wouldn't be swinging at my bare abs.

"I know who you are now," he grunted. "You're my sister. You left Mom to take care of me and Al. Mom was different after you left, Jo. She was depressed and she cried herself to sleep at night. She did the same when Dad left. Remember? I will never forgive you until you make it up to me and our little brother."

"Hey, Jo," a voice to my left said. "Who is this little pip-squeak? And why does he think you're his sister? I'm hungry. I know a place that has really good pork chops and the best chocolate mousse pies."

"Kilmer!" I squealed, letting go of Ed. "This is my younger brother, Edward, and my baby brother, Alphonse. Ed, Al, this is Kilmer, my best friend in the entire world and food extraordinaire. You two freaks of nature are free to join us for lunch if you're hungry. Kilmer knows what he's talking about when it comes down to food."

Ed nodded and Al shrugged his metal shoulders. I find it hard to believe that they are looking for the Philosopher's Stone for only two reasons. One was standing in front of me. The other was Mom. I had left a few years before she passed and I regret it. She was the only person that really understood me. I missed out on a lot of things. I was 16 when I left. Now 5 years later, it seems like I was never home in the first place. I felt a hand on my shoulder. I jerked and looked at the person to whom the hand belonged. It was Kilmer. I felt a tear slide down my cheek before slamming into Kilmer and crying onto his clean bright green shirt.

"Hey, Jo," he whispered. "Let's go get something to eat. I'm sure you and Ed are as hungry as I am. Hey, Ed! Hey, Al! Let's get your sister something to eat, alright? I'm sure she's in the mood for chocolate mousse pie."

"I concur!" Ed agreed, enthusiastically. "I think I know the place you're talking about, Kilmer. Come on, Al! Let's get some food for our sister, Jo!"

I pushed away from Kilmer and smiled at my brothers. Ed had the dumbest grin on his face and Al was sweat dropping. i buted ouy laughing at Ed's look. His grin was immeadiately replaced by a look of solid confusion.