As I got up that day, I stretched my arms to the roof, and got out of bed, smelling the warm breakfast in the kitchen. I smiled as I went out into the kitchen in a shirt, which I had just slipped into, and my boxers. As I went in, Ed turned to me and said

"Good mor-" Ed stopped when he looked at what I was wearing "What are you wearing?" Ed's face turned red

"My boxers." I said as I sat down at the table. Ed said nothing as his face was red and he gave me eggs, pancakes, and some toast. I was wondering why he was blushing though. Didn't we both basically have the same body? As we ate, it occurred to me why he might be blushing, and I just went ahead and put my plate in the sink before going to my room, and then hiding myself in my bed. That day I didn't go to school.

Ed decided that I should have some 'decent' education while Ed was off messing with rockets. Ed said that he studied rockets with a guy he used to know before he quit, and now he's going back into it, and he's saying I should know a lot more then I do now, so I could get a better job. So I go to school, Ed dropped me off, and when I came home, we ended up having fun together. Even though I'd would have liked to see Ed less stressed then he was, and he should have been in school too, I still like the lifestyle I'm living.

When I came out of my room hours later, Ed was there watching television. I heard the television. I went into the living room.

"Brother, why aren't you at your job?" I asked

"Because I'm taking a day off, like you." Ed said nonchalantly as his eyes were glued to the television

"But you have work to do!" I said,drawing closer to my brother sitting on the couch. Then my brother got up, and he did the unbelievable. He kissed me on the lips.

"There, happy?" Ed asked me, I was still embarrassed from that. And my brother those days sent me on wild goose chases emotionally and physically, which I find mysterious and strange, but it was like my brother to leave everyone in question of what he was doing. Like once, he held me in his arms, stroked my hair, then suddenly let go of me and said to go get us some milk from Gracia. Ed had been getting really confusing to deal with, but he never seemed to get mad at me often, so it's good to know that I'm not hurting him somehow.

"Hey, Al? You there?" Ed said. I was thinking about Ed at that same time too. I finally got into reality and smiled

"Yeah, I'm fine." I said

"Would you like another?" He asked me. I said nothing and just stood there, then a few more seconds and he pulled me in for a kiss. I didn't do anything, it was just Ed... being what Ed was becoming. I wondered why he was doing all this though, I mean it's to the point where I don't even get why he does it.

After that, and after I made lunch it was silence, and I ate the sandwich I made while Ed was eating the other sandwhich I made. When I was done I just cleaned my plate and went to my room, like I always did. But this time, I felt a longing to go sit back next to him and watch T.V. I think Ed did too, but I decided to wait this whole thing out.

Next day I woke up, got dressed, got my things together, and then had breakfast. Ed was there, and when I was finished, Ed smiled at me

"So was it good?" Ed asked me when I was done

"Yeah, it was great!" I smiled. Ed then watched as I got up before saying

"Let's get you to school." He said, and I nodded as I walked towards the vehicle Ed had put all his money into getting. Even though it wasn't anything fancy, or new, it was still a vehicle, which saved Ed grief. As Ed then got in the car, I got in too. Afterwords, I heard the loud engine start beneath our feet as Ed drove me to school that day. Which on the way there, we would have talked, but Ed said nothing to me. It was then that I had a feeling that I needed to talk to an adult and get some advice for dealing with Ed. He isn't silent unless there's something wrong. That was the Ed I knew.

As we then got to school, I told Ed goodbye and got out of the car, making sure the door was closed before Ed drove to his job, which was always really short hour one. Ed told me that it was because he was the management to the business he was in, and only had to work a certain number of hours. He also says that his job is very easy, and all he has to do is watch the others work, and when they weren't, he'd just tell him to, and that was his job where he got a paycheck and after, had time to spend with me. But those days, Ed had still been acting strange, and I still didn't know why. I thought about it when I was going to class, and I sat down in my chair before class started that day.

When I came home from school that day, I was very much exausted, my head hurt, and I was ready to sleep for the rest of the day. When I came into the house, Ed could obviously tell I was tired, came up to me, and smiled

"Hey." he said "You don't look so good." I nodded, I definitely wasn't feeling good. So then I was lifted up, on to brother's back, him trying to make sure I was on securely.

"Alle oop." Ed said as I was getting on. I could feel my face getting hotter, but at least it wasn't see able. I believed then brother was too kind for his good, and I believe so now. As Ed tucked me into bed, he kissed my forehead and went to the door. Before he closed it, Ed said to me

"I hope you feel better soon Alphonse. If you wake up early, go ahead and tell me and I'll make you something. Night." he said before closing the door. I smiled. Ed was really a nice guy... and I am probably the only one then he ever got attached to in those days. He didn't really talk much to his coworkers, but I heard he talks to Gracia and Hughes often as well. At least he was talking to some, but when confronted with it Ed said they were just acquaintances of his

"They're nice people and all, and it's like I have to meet them all over again,but it's just...I just can't bring myself to look at them sometimes..." Ed told me one day when we were talking about them

"Well that doesn't mean you can't be friends with them again..." I said hoping he could make other friends besides me.

"No, it means I don't want to be friends with them." Ed said

"B-but then-"

"No."

"Look, I know they-"

"Al, just give up on it already." I saw that Ed was getting upset, so I backed off it.

"Sorry, brother...I didn't mean to upset you, I'd just like you to have more friends, that's all..." I said

"Well then don't worry about it." Ed got up and then left the table. It seemed at that point that Ed never wanted any friends, and only wanted to go back home and see Winry again. I can tell- it was always in his eyes. He even told me once that with his high-paying job, that one day we could buy me a way home, and maybe even himself if we had settled out everything here on this side, so that the bomb was erased, and Hitler was gone. Though I sometimes wondered if we would ever "erase" the bomb, I knew that everybody had to die, including "Hitler", maybe that's why he knows that I care for him too much for Ed to go out and do those things, so he'd send me off in a space ship of some sort to get me back to everyone.

But I never went back.

The memory of everyone though, it never left me. Even after I got my memories back, I kept my memories inside my head, and remembered the good days of Ed and I trying to find the Philosopher's stone. Well, actually they weren't that great of times, some of the memories I find I really don't like. But traveling together, always being together, and learning together was so great. I am sometimes really sad that we can't do that now. I sometimes wish that we would go and travel together again, and find our own way to get the problems of that world figured out so that the dim future of what we think would happen if we didn't stop it, from not happening.

As I went to sleep that afternoon, I dreamed about Ed and what else would happen, what other crazy things could happen to me thanks to Ed, and how far he would go with his... awkwardness. But I still wished that in the end, I'd end up with a brother that would cope with his new self and old self, once he leanred to control it.

A/N: It's nice to write something about the Elric brothers that isn't so... dreadful. Hope you're enjoying the story so far... I plan on completing it and having one entry up each week, unfortunately might turn into two weeks... please give me reviews though, they inspire meee~