Heart.
By axbatwilo.
Warning : elricest
Don't own fma. No really.
He carefully presses his hand over his brother's chest. The heartbeats are barely discernable so he slides his hand up towards the throat. The pulse comes now in steady rhythm to his fingertips.
"Al? what the hell are you doing?" Ed asks, disturbed.
"I wanna feel your heart."
Edward blinks once, sleepily.
"Geez, that sounded sappy," he mumbles.
"Don't laugh at me."
Ed shifts a little, then lets out a sigh of contentment. "Well then, don't be stupid. Just put your head on my chest."
Once Al has found the right position, he listens for a few minutes to the reassuring sound. It seems loud now, echoing in his head and throughout his own body. He wonders for a second if his own heart is beating at the same pace.
"Niisan?"
"Mmh?"
"Don't leave me behind, okay?"
Ed slides his fingers through the auburn hair. "Don't be stupid," he repeats.