"And in this corner…!" a childish voice yelled out, belonging to a grinning boy with short blond hair. He motioned to the side of the large yellow house beside him. "Alphonse Elric, the Armor Alchemist!"
The boy introduced as Alphonse stepped out of the shadows, wearing cardboard that was shaped into armor. His light brown hair blended in well with the cardboard, also his dirt stained clothes and cheeks. He grinned and flexed his tiny muscles in effect. He lifted a small finger and pointed at a blond haired girl sitting on the porch.
"And in the other corner, the Automail Alchemist!" he said.
"Automail Alchemist?" she smiled, happy to be included in the game. She ran over to Alphonse. "Then what shall Ed be called?"
Alphonse struggled to cross his arms without messing up the cardboard. "Stubborn Alchemist?"
"Chibi Alchemist!" the blonde haired girl named Winry laughed.
"Oi!" Edward yelled as he ran over with his cardboard sword. He lashed out at the two laughing at him. "I am NONE of those Alchemists'!"
Alphonse ducked underneath sword lashed out at him. "Then what are you?"
Edward stuck his tongue at them then crossed his arms. "Hmm…"
4 years later
"The Full Metal Alchemist," Edward declared to Alphonse. "I am the Full Metal Alchemist."
Alphonse looked down at his brother. "Is that what they named you?"
Edward nodded his head.
"Isn't that… a bit heavy?"
"No," Edward responded quickly. He slapped Alphonse's metal armor arm playfully and grinned up at him. "I'll live up to that name. I'll live up and fight to get our bodies back."
Alphonse nodded. "And your arm and leg."
Edward shrugged and decided to change the subject. "Winry will want to know what name I got."
"You're going to write her?" Alphonse said in a smirking tone. He noticed the slight change of color in Edward's face.
"Yeah, she's our friend, of course I'll write her!" Edward softly stuttered.
"Why not just call her for now?" Alphonse suggested.
Edward glanced up at him and nodded slowly.
Xxx
"Heya Winry," Edward said in a slightly nervous tone into the phone.
"Ed! Have you done something to the automail?" Winry asked in a serious tone. Edward stifled a nervous laugh, feeling Winry's wrath go through the phone.
"No, no…"
"Then what?"
"I got my name today."
"Your name… Your Alchemist name?"
"Yeah."
"What is it?" Winry sounded impatient. "I wouldn't be surprised if it was the Stubborn Alchemist."
Edward groaned. "Nothing like that. It's… the Full Metal Alchemist."
Winry kept silent. "Full Metal?"
"Yeah."
"You'll live up to it," Winry declared.
Edward replied slowly, "You think so?"
"Yeah."
"… why?"
"Because… I know you, Ed. And you won't fail. I know you won't."
Edward grinned into the phone. "I know. I won't."
"Am I still the Automail Alchemist?" Winry said cheerfully.
Edward laughed. "Yes," and then he added in a booming, excited voice, "And I am the Full Metal Alchemist!"
This is a series of 100 theme challenges that I have decided to do. Pairings will include:
Ed/Winry
Roy/Riza
Hughes/Gracia
Alphonse/not decided yet
Not every story will have a pairing.
And probably a lot of them will be a few pages longer than this.
They will all be rated K-T, NO M, all ranging from happiness to tragedy.
Anyways, this will take awhile to complete, but I'm prepared!!