This is dedicated to Nina..
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"Where are you going, big brothers? Are you coming back?"
"Don't worry.. We will come play with you again real soon."
"Really?"
"Mhhmm."
"Yeah."
"Don't forget!"
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"Daddy? Are you hurting somewhere?"
"I'm at the end of the line here.. Nina.."
"Daddy.."
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"It's a perfect version.. A chimera that knows the human tongue. Listen dear, that's your friend Edward, look."
"Edward.. friend..?"
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The prodigy sat up, drenched in his own sweat, panting faintly, golden eyes wide.. He felt a tear slide down the side of his face.. He pulled the blankets up some, laying back down.. The door creaked open..
"Nii-san? Are you alright?" Edward forced a smile, staring at his brother.. He felt more tears slipping from his eyes..
"Yeah, I'm fine, Al.."
"Why're you crying, Nii-san?" Alphonse stepped into the room. No clanks, no sound of air moving through something hollow.. The boy that stood there was all Alphonse, he wasn't Al in a suit of armor..
"No reason, just had a bad dream.. Go back to sleep," Edward wiped his eyes, turning so his back was to his brother.
"Alright, if you're sure.."
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They headed down the street, talking happily.. Edward turned his head for a moment, then froze after looking back towards Alphonse.. Was that.. who he thought it was..?
He looked back, his eyes involuntarily tearing up. Nina. It definately was this world's Nina.. followed by Shou.
"Edward? What's wrong?" Alphonse tapped his elder brother on the shoulder..
"Just saw someone I thought I knew.."
Alphonse scrunched his nose slightly, looking around slowly, spotting Nina.. "Oh! She looks like Nina!"
Ed smiled at his brother, remembering that Al still hadn't regained all of his memory..
"Yeah, she looks like Nina.."
Nina turned her head, blinking at Edward and Alphonse, before waving and smiling.. Shou blinked, looking at the two, smiling kindly.. Edward felt his blood boil..
God he hoped things were going to turn out different than they did in their world..
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Later that night, Edward left the apartment him and his brother were staying at to go for a walk.. He heard a gunshot down the street. And what did our sweet little Edward do? Ran towards where the gunshot went off at.. To find what exactly?..
Nina..
And Shou.. With a gun in his hand..
Laughing maniacly...
"Y-You bastard!! You did it again!" Ed rushed at Shou, tackling him to the ground, tossing the gun away from the both of them, then preceeded to beat the living shit out of the man..
Alphonse turned the corner to find his brother nearly killing Shou.. but he stopped, seeing Nina.. a smile on her lips, staring wide eyed at the sky, blood covering the ground beneath her head..
Alphonse grabbed his brother, "Nii-san! Stop it! W-We have to get out of here, Nii-san! Leave him alone, the government will take care of him!"
They left.. Edward not so willingly, Shou Tucker unconcious on the ground.. Nina dead in a pool of her own blood..
Edward had another nightmare that night... so did Alphonse.
