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Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist whatsoever. I wish I did though! Man, I'd be rich. And popular. And...wow. That would be amazing! But, sadly, I don't.

Enjoy the story~

Alphonse knocked on Colonel Mustang's door loudly. He was in a rather good mood due to the fact that he'd just gotten his doctorate is physical health. Al was a certified doctor of medicine, not that he had a job yet though. He'd come to see his brother whom he hadn't seen for four years. Al wondered if Ed would be mad about the time they'd spent apart. The door opened to Roy, who smiled warmly at Alphonse. When Al had left for college Ed and Roy had been a couple and he hoped they still were.

"Alphonse! It's been years hasn't it? Ed will be glad to see you." Roy laughed and welcomed Al inside.

"Thanks! So I assume you and brother are still dating?"

"Yup! I haven't seen him for a few weeks though, you know."

"Wait, what? Why? Is he missing?"

"No, he's got finals coming up."

"...'finals'? You mean collage finals?"

"Yup! I convinced him to go to college and get some sort of degree."

"Great!" They were by now sitting on the couch in the living room.

"Ed lives at the dorms now. I mean, at first he didn't, but then he felt guilty about making a mess of his homework and whatnot."

"That's Ed for you."

"Your father is coming by to see Edward and yourself today." Roy said happily. Al blinked and grinned.

"Really? I haven't seen him for years either!"

"Exactly and I thought he'd be proud to see all of Ed's degrees."

"Ed got a degree too?"

"He's got five degrees, actually." Roy stated proudly. Al's eyes widened.

"F-five?"

"Five doctorate degrees." Roy winked with a grin. Al was speechless. Ed had only been in college for...four years, that would mean he had gotten two doctorates in one year. "Anyway, Ed's supposed to be here soon."

"Yeah! I can't wait to see him!" Al exclaimed. The two of them went into the kitchen to talk where Roy took out Ed's doctorate degrees, which were framed. They were as follows; philosophy, science, education, engineering, and even theater. Ed had refused to let them be put on a wall, declaring that they were just pieces of paper. They both looked up when the creak of the front door opening hit their ears. Footsteps and Ed's signature groan. What worried Al was this was Ed's signature groan of pain. Roy and him walked to the front entrance way together. Ed was standing there, rubbing his arm and kicked his shoes off. Bruises covered Ed's face and neck area. Al's eyes widened. A bag was slung over Ed's shoulder and he was clad in black and white clothing. Roy ran to Ed and clutched his face.

"What did they do to you this time?" he yelled. Ed pulled back, rubbing his jaw.

"Ah, nothing much. It's just a scratch." Ed replied nonchalantly. Al was still staring. Ed finally saw him. "Al! Hey, what's up! I can't believe you stopped by!" Ed yelled as he completely glomped his younger brother. Al temporarily forgot about Ed's bruises and hugged him back. "You have to stop by more!" Ed told him as he let go. Al lightly touched Ed's face, suddenly reminded of his beating.

"Who did this?"

"Hm? I don't their names, but they do it all the time. It's no worry, Al." Ed laughed it off and slung his bag higher onto his shoulder. Now it was Ed's turn to be glomped. By Roy.

"Edward! You came back to be with me, right?"

"I came back to study in peace, Roy." Ed sighed as he walked to the living room.

"Brother, I didn't know you had five doctorate degrees! That's amazing!" Al squealed. Ed smiled.

"Thanks. What about you? What do you have to show?" Ed asked curiously as he dropped his bag on the couch. A few books spilled out. Roy started looking at them.

"I got a doctorate in medicines, brother." Al told him, smiling. He set his bag down as well. Ed instantly picked it up and found the degree. He grinned at Al.

"Awesome! Good job, Al!" Ed told him and took the degree into the kitchen. He framed it in a matter of minutes. Al cocked an eyebrow.

"You're gonna frame it?"

"Why not? Al, you can't imagine how proud I am!" Ed laughed and ran back into the living room. He glanced at the walls before his brow furrowed. Ed ran upstairs, Al following him the whole way. Ed set in on the bedside table, smiling proudly. He looked at Al. "And now when I wake up, I'll be reminded of your accomplishment." Ed chuckled. He wrapped (what he could) of his arm around Al's shoulders and they walked back downstairs.

Ed flopped onto the couch with his books. He opened one and started flipping through it.

"Brother, are you going to tell me who these people who always beat you up are or not?" Al asked suddenly. Ed blinked and looked up at him.

"...It's really nothing, Al. You don't have to worry." Ed told him.

"I've been worried too. Everytime you come home you have bruises on your face and body-" Roy started to say.

"Body?" Al asked suddenly.

"Yeah..." Roy mumbled, thinking the same thing as Alphonse. While they were silently asking Ed a very touchy question, but Ed was oblivious and went back to studying.

"Ed...were you raped?" Al asked quietly. Ed almost choked on air.

"No! Where the hell did that come from!"

"Well, bruises on your body..."

"No, Al! Jeez! They beat me up 'cause I'm gay is all." Ed said coldly. Al nodded in understanding. There was yet another knock on the door which Roy got up to answer. Al sat next to Ed suddenly, which was pretty much on his lap. "Hey...?" Ed mumbled nervously.

"Ed, I came to be your doctor. It's the whole reason why I came, so take off your shirt." Al told him bluntly. Ed's eyes widened.

"I don't think so, Al..."

"We're brothers what's the big deal?" Al asked, forcefully pulling Ed's shirt off. Ed was blushing furiously while held onto the floor with his shirt off. Al loosened his hold on Ed and started to examine his chest using all of his medical knowledge. It appeared that one of Ed's ribs were broken. "Brother! This isn't nothing! They broke one of your ribs!" Al yelled at him.

"They broke bones?" Roy yelled angrily from the doorway. Hohenheim was standing beside him.

"How long haven't you said anything?" Al yelled again. Ed pushed Al off him and quickly put his shirt back on. He picked up his books and threw them into his bag. Ed shrugged on his bag and started to leave.

"Edward, where are you going to?" Hohenheim asked.

"I'm heading back to the dorms." Ed declared and walked out the door. Roy looked at the floor guiltily and Al ran after his brother.

Hope you enjoyed the beginning of my first original story! I've been trying to come up with a good steady story for awhile, but I never had quite enough time to actually think about it. So, here this is! I hope it keeps!

R&R~!

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