Ed stepped on the ledge of the window sill. He looked down at the empty street 7 stories below. He looked back to the table. On it, was an envelope titled "Al". He nodded. He took a deep breath. His foot edged closer towards the air. His mind flashed back to a moment in the past. Ed was stuck in the river and Al was pulling him out. He remembered Al succeded and they both flopped on the riverbank. He heared Al whisper something: "I'll never let anything happen to you.". Ed's mind flashed back to the present. He looked down again and became frightened. He held his head and headed back inside the apartment, grabbing the envelope and flopping on the couch. He placed his hand over his eyes and began to tremble with fear. His mind was filling with the memories of Al and him. Ed decided to relax a bit and headed for his room.
"Nii-san? It's me." Al called out, entering the apartment. He took off his coat and saw the window was open. A cold breeze blew into the room. Al sighed and walked toward the window. "Brrr...It looks like it's going to rain..." he said, closing the window. He took his coat and hung it on the rack. He noticed an envelope on the floor with his name on it. Picking it up, Al heard a sudden clunk coming from Ed's room. Al suddenly turned grim and realized the letter was a suicide letter from Ed. Al dashed towards the room and threw the door open. He saw the golden wisp of Ed's ponytail leave sight of the window sill. He dashed towards the window to see Ed falling towards the street.
"NII-SAN!!" Al screamed out desperately. Ed looked up. His eyes grew wide.
'No...wait! I don't want to leave him!' Ed thought. He clapped his hands together. He realized that alchemy didn't work on this side of the Gate. Ed's heart dropped. He had no choice but to use his artificial arm to cushion his fall.
Al finally reached the lobby when he heard a loud crash from outside. He gasped and stumbled outside. Seeing Ed on the ground covered in blood, Al took a few steps until his legs gave up and he crawled towards his brother. His eyes filled with tears as he layed on his brother's chest. He fell a drop of rain on his head, and blacked out.
Al woke up in a hospital bed. A nurse noticed he was awake and walked towards him. "Thank goodness! We found you with another boy." she said. Al jumped up. 'W-where is that boy?" he asked. The nurse pointed to a bed beside Al. In it was Edward. He had an oxygen mask over his mouth. Al got out of his bed and walked toward his brother's. Al's eyes became blurry with tears. He wiped them away as Ed blinked his eyes. He looked over at his brother.
"Al...phonse?" he whispered. Al nodded. Tears rolled down his eyes.
"Why, Nii-san? Why?" he asked.
Ed looked away. "I...don't remember."
Al nodded. "That's okay. Don't push yourself.". He took Ed's hand. "I'll never let anything happen to you." he said, smiling.
Ed's eyes filled with tears. "Al..." he whispered.