This is chapter 1, redone or edited. The entire first chapter is more... wordy now.
Oh, and I don't own FMA.
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Chapter 1: Why
I stared at a picture of two young boys, one age ten, the other a year older.
One had blonde hair and smokey grey eyes, his mouth upturned in a small smile. Holding on to a small fishing wire he grasp tightly in his hand was a medium sized fish.
That was me, Alphonse Elric.
Next to me was another boy, a year older than me. His hair was the same color as mine. His eyes were a totally different shade of mine; They were gold instead of grey. He also held a superior grin on his face. The reason was because he too held a fish, but it was much bigger than mine.
That was my older brother, Edward Elric.
I sighed, remembering what the two of us used to do together.
At that time, I was ten.
Now I'm twenty, and my brother's twenty-one...
That would be, if only he was still here.
Up to now, I can't bear the fact brother disappeared four years ago. For months we searched for him, but soon they gave up. I didn't want to give up, but...
Now, the only thing I have left of him are his pictures and my memories.
At times, I would imagine he would just walk through the door, greet Winry and I, and ask what's for dinner.
But then, no matter how much I try to believe he would, he never did.
Winry kept telling me he won't come back. She already gave up hope, I could see. After we stopped searching, she locked herself up in her room for days and wouldn't stop crying. It was only hope that Brother would come back that kept her going, but now that it's gone, well...
She's stronger now, but it's still difficult for her.
"Al, what are you doing?"
It was Winry. She sat beside me, curiously staring at me.
"Nothing... I was just looking at a picture of Brother and me..." I said softly, putting the picture down.
I heard her take in a deep breath, trying to gain some control over herself.
"Al, you know... he's not coming back."
She couldn't bear to say his name. It hurt too much for her, even now.
"I know... I just wish... I just wish sometimes, he would appear out of nowhere at our front doorstep."
I was unaware of it at the moment, but then somehow my wish would later be granted.
As I made the decision to go out of the house, I stood up. Winry asked me where I was going, so I told her I'd be out for a while.
"Alright... just come back soon, okay?"
I nodded as I walked to the front door and exited the house.
For a while, I remembered how Brother and I used to take walks like this, talking about the times when we were younger.
I sighed, remembering this.
After a while, I decided to go back home. It was getting late, and Winry might worry. Even when I'm already grown, she still worries...
As I turned back, a transmutation circle suddenly appeared in front of me.
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Told you it'll be different. The first few chapters anyway... I'm sure there'll be less editing after the third or fourth chapter.