Chapter 1

Someday

Author's Note-This is my version of what happened after Alphonse made the decision to bring back Edward. Enjoy!

The smell of the early morning dew was still present as Alphonse Elric walked through a large grove of trees. The overgrowing ferns and the blossoming poplars formed along side the path nicely, giving it a slight fairy-tale edge. Al grinned momentarily, breathing in the sweet smell of forest, but quickly shook his head.

I shouldn't lose my thoughts like that, especially when there are important matters at stake, Al thought to himself as he continued walking. He had lost his only brother due to an alchemy accident, or at least, that was what he was told.

He couldn't remember it himself anyways, heck, now that he thought about, he could hardly remember Ed. He hadn't realized it before this moment, but his memory of Edward was fading. It was true, every time he tried picturing his brother, he was only able to see was a pair of golden eyes, staring blankly back at him. The point was, Al was going to bring Edward back and in doing so, he was going to have to change.

Tears brimed Al's eyes as he rested his back along side the trunk of a sturdy tree. Above, a chattering squirrel raced up the branch nearest him.

"It will all be fine when brother's back..I know it" he said looking up, before sinking into a shaken heap on the ground. Al let the tears fall freely down his face now, as he covered his head with his hands.

He had always been the more emotional one in his family, although now it seemed like his only family was himself, but none the less it was true. He was always the one to be upset by even the simplest of things, even if he had only been trying to fix a problem in the first place.

He wiped his eyes clumsily on his sleeve. "This is silly why am I crying? Ed would be a getting a laugh out of this, I bet" he said a little to loudly, even for talking to himself.

"Do you really think he would be that heartless, Al?" a voice seemed to answer his question. Al sat upright quickly, his body tense at the sound of the intruder.

"Its alright, Al, its only me" a slim, but rather built girl smiled as she came around the side of the tree. Al felt his body loosen up as he stared into the face of Winry Rockbell, who'd been Edward's friend and his, for as long as he could remember.

"Just like Ed", she started, "He too always had the weirdest of places to hide. Mind if I sit?" she paused, waiting for a response from Alphonse, who softly patted the ground next to him.

Al's expression became more sullen as she sat down, and Winry took note of this. "What's wrong, Al?" she asked quietly, as Al took a deep, shaky breath.

"I'm not hiding Winry, I'm just thinking about...you know...bringing brother back.." he turned his face away from her, and hugged his legs firmly against his chest.

Beside him Winry became very still, and a wave of guilt washed over Al. She'd only been trying to help him and now he was making this more difficult on her.

Al raised his head, and turned his body so that he was facing Winry. He gave her a weak smile before saying "I know it seems crazy, but I feel as though I've got to do it. I have this feeling if I was dead, brother would do the same for me...don't you think?". Winry, who had been watching Al the whole time emotionless, now had her mouth open in some sort of a disbelieving smile.

Al on the other hand, had been avoiding looking directly at Winry during his speech, quickly shifted his eyes back to her. Winry's reaction surprised him, and he felt himself raising an eyebrow in confusion.

Is it really that bad of an idea?


R&R...and yes I'm making two chapters, the next one might be in Winry's perspective. Stay tuned!