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"Brother?" Al stopped walking and paused to look around. He knew his brother was around here somewhere. How he knew that, he had no idea, but he just knew somehow. He placed his hand over his brow as if to shield his eyes from the sun, though the only light available at that point in time was the full moon and stars in the sky, and the reflection they cast in the lake below. "Brother, where are you?" he called again, still without an answer. A slight breeze picked up and ruffled his hair, causing him to stop and take a deep breath, enjoying the feeling of the air enveloping him like that. He felt at one with the elements right now, so much so that he had no fear, even of the fact that he hadn't yet seen his brother.
Finally, he turned his gaze to stare across the lake. A small campfire was positioned there, and something prodded him to go towards it. Without even bothering to realize that gravity would logically not allow him to do so, he turned and began running across the surface of the water towards the other side, completely oblivious to what he was doing. At last, he reached the other side, and was able to make out the faces of those that were sitting around the campfire. One of them was definitely his brother, but he couldn't quite place the others. They looked kind of familiar, but they seemed different somehow. It didn't really make sense, but that's what his senses were telling him.
Again, Al called, "Brother?" Ed startled and looked up, out onto the lake, where Al was still standing on top of the water, and let his jaw drop. He thought he was seeing a ghost. Then again, maybe he was, as what he was beholding was an impossible feat.
"A-Al?" Ed cautiously asked, not sure how loud he should make himself, for fear of making the others in his group think he was crazy. Al then smiled at the acknowledgement and threw his arms open wide, continuing to come toward the place where his brother was seated. Ed spoke again. "Al…you…you got back into your body? Did I succeed?"
Al stopped walking and stood in place for a moment. Something had clicked in his mind. Body? Almost as soon as he had thought of the word, he felt a strong pull coming from somewhere, and he was no longer at the scene of the lake, but was hurtling back through space at an extremely rapid pace. He finally slammed down at his destination, gasped for breath, and then opened his eyes and cautiously looked around. He was in his bedroom, back in his teacher's house in Dublith. He hadn't been at the lake after all. The more he thought about it, the less sense having been at that lake made. Heck, he'd even been walking on water without sinking below it, and everyone knew that that was scientifically impossible. He placed his hand over his face and sighed, trying to calm himself down to get back to sleep. It had felt so real, even if it had only been a dream.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Gate, Noah looked up at Edward who was still staring out over the lake and asked him what was wrong. Edward hung his head and sighed. "Oh um…nothing, I guess. I just thought for a second that I'd seen my brother."
Noah smiled a reassuring smile, and placed her hand gently on his shoulder. "You're just manifesting your strong desire to see him. Don't worry, you'll see him again, some day."
Edward shrugged and pulled his cloak even tighter around himself. "I hope you're right."
What is a dream but a snapshot of reality?
What is reality but a vague perception of the truth?
If we can fall, we can also fly,
For how else would we be able to fall?
If we can live, we can die,
If we can die, we can live.
Forever caught in the current
As a seeker of the truth.
I hope you liked that, even though it was quite cryptic, heh. I'm going to label this a oneshot unless I get some requests for more chapters. I was just in the mood for writing something short and sweet, heh. Anyway, let me know what you think. Take care, and have a nice day.