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ALICIA
I curled around her, instinctively shielding her from harm, I felt blood splash on the ground and wrapped my self tighter around her. I found myself slowly fading, black tendrils reaching around us. It was so vivid and felt so real I almost actually thought it was happening. I allowed myself to give in to them, but only because I thought it was sleep. I found myself wishing for my golden boy, he was strong, he would have been able to handle this, I want you here with me Edward, but I can only reach you in my dreams, so I pray each day and every night for you to stay alive on your quest, and help give me the strength to stay alive on mine.
"Haha it's to late for that little girl" I heard an echo, voice say to me. I cracked open my eyes and found myself in the exact same position I was just in but in a different place, this place was a white eternity, behind me was a gate, in front of me was another gate, but not only that, the out line of a body was there to, sort of like static. I clutched her, my baby, my little angel, my adopted daughter Trisha Snow closer to my chest, and stared at the being in front of me.
"What do you mean?" I asked it blunt, and straight forward.
"Your already dead from that journey but I will allow you and your daughter to live again in return for one thing"
"What is that thing?" I asked it feeling rather wary of it.
"You just have to do something for me okay?." It asked.
"I'll do it, please let us live again, I'll do anything" I begged holding on to Trisha for dear life.
"Very well than, human, it is equivalent exchange, good bye, I'll see you again" It shouted as it laughed.
Agony shot through my whole body, then moved focusing solely on the center of my chest, suddenly it wasn't there anymore, I tried my hardest to hold on to Trisha so I wouldn't loose her.
"EDWARD" I screamed despite knowing he couldn't hear me I figured it was worth a try.
EDWARD
I jolted upward in my sleep as I heard her scream my name which is the first time she has ever said it out loud, I have been dreaming of her since I was only nine years old, she grew progressively older as I did, like we were actually growing up together, and I guess in a sense we were since we had never gone a night without seeing each other since we were nine. I dreamed of them, my Alicia, and my Trisha.
But tonight this dream unsettled me she was here and bleeding from wounds that Truth inflicted when suddenly I felt pulling, I didn't know what it was from until I heard a scream of pain in the distance.
"ALICIA. TRISHA" I shouted and leapt out of bed racing down the stairs, past Alphonse and Winry, who were shocked for a moment at my sudden appearance but began chasing after me almost right away. I made it to the top of the hill overlooking the cemetery then I saw her, her waist length ebony brown hair spread around her in a halo, and the bright green emerald eyes I loved so much were closed.
Trisha was shaking her desperately, as though trying to wake her, gold hair- the same shade as mine was flying every where in the wind, and her emerald green eyes, were filled with tears.
"Trisha, Alicia" I shouted causing Trisha to look up at me and Alicia's eyes to open. Trisha briefly mouthed some words, but it was Alicia that got me moving, because suddenly despite the situation when she met my eyes she smiled, a horribly sad and heart wrenching smile, that lit up her features.
"Edward" she called out tears running down her cheeks, she immediately tried to stand with Trisha's help she made it to her feet, and the second she was steady she bolted towards me with Trisha on her heels, that was all I needed I pushed my self even faster with the thought that she might disappear.
We met in the middle, my arms flying around her in an embrace I had only dreamed of for years, we fell to the ground with her sobbing into my arms, and as Trisha caught up I opened up my arms to her as well, and she fell in right next to Alicia, after a moment I remembered how I found her, and quickly shifted her around to my back, using my auto-mail to keep her up I picked up Trisha with my flesh arm and started towards the house as fast as possible. Both girls curled their faces into my neck as I walked, and that's how Al and Winry found me walking back to the house.
"Winry prepare a first aid kit immediately I don't know what happened." I hollered startling Trisha out of her slumber.
"It's okay Trisha, I'm here." I said softly to her, and she smiled angelically, putting her six year old hand on my cheek. I got to the door and slammed it open, rushing the girls inside, I set Trisha on the couch and placed Alicia on the operating table Winry rolled into the living room. I saw Alicia's breathing become laboured, and sat down on the couch with Trisha leaving Alicia in the capable hands of Winry and Granny Pinako. I looked over at Trisha who staring worriedly in the direction Alicia had gone.
"Trisha, what do you call her?" I asked the young girl, who looked at me confused before her eyes lit up,
"Oh you mean mommy, right? Well mommy is mommy" She said smiling at me.
"Oh well then, don't worry your mommy will be safe, Winry and Granny will keep her safe." I told her taking of my jacket so she could see my auto-mail. She gasped, and said something I would never forget.
"Oooh Daddy has a robot arm?" She asked grabbing it and staring into my eyes in complete concern, before inspecting my auto-mail again.
"D-daddy?" I stuttered out like a question blushing and staring at her. She froze, and glanced up at my face with tears in her eyes.
"I-is that wrong?" she asked looking down.
"No" I replied confidently. "I was just surprised that's all" I continued and she smiled giving me a big hug.
"Thank you, I always wanted a daddy" she told me smiling even wider and kissing my cheek before laying down on the couch, and placing her head in my lap falling asleep.
I sat there, studying the lines of her face and running my hands lightly through her hair, it's strange, she really does look like me, and Alicia too even though none of us are related. It really looks like she could actually be my daughter. I smiled lightly down at her sleeping face. Before I fell asleep as well, trusting Winry and Granny to help her.
"EDWARD" Winry shouted and I woke with a start, and Trisha's eyes opened immediately, suddenly I found I wrench speeding towards my face, but when it was about to make contact, it was snatched out of the air with quick precision. I blinked surprised and saw Trisha, with the wrench twirling it around her fingers, and glaring daggers at Winry, her gold eyes narrowed and her lips were in a thin strait line.
Suddenly the wrench was flying again, except this time in Winry's direction, it embedded itself in the wall only centimeters away from her ear, causing Winry's eyes to widen.
"Aw shoot, I missed." Trisha said pouting.
"Edward who are these girls? Why are they here, and why are they so attached to you, when we finished checking her over, we found no wounds by the way and she woke up the girl in there keeps saying she wants "Her Edward" what is she talking about" Winry exclaimed loudly, yelling at me. I was about to answer, but Trisha interrupted me.
"Daddy, mommy's awake we need to see her, come on daddy hurry" Trisha exclaimed leaping off the couch, and pulling my hand.
I looked at Winry who was so stunned she couldn't move, then let myself be dragged to the room she was in.
"But how can he be your Edward he doesn't even know you, I've never even seen you in my life" I heard Alphonse exclaim in exasperation.
"No he is, I need him and my Trisha, but my Edward I need my Edward." I heard her cry out, and that made my heart hurt, to hear in so much pain. I picked up Trisha and we made our way there faster.
"But we don't even know you and-" I cut him off by throwing open the door.
"Alicia" I rushed in, and saw her sitting on the edge of her bed pleading with Alphonse, I went over and sat next to her, wiping her bangs out of her face. She reached out and cupped my cheek as Trisha crawled onto her lap and hugged her waist. She trailed her hand on my cheek to all the way around my neck as she pulled me into a hug, my arms reached around her with Trisha in between us, she giggled.
"It's a mommy, daddy, Trisha sandwich." She giggled again, that's when we all remembered Alphonse was still in the room, in all of his armoured glory.
"D-d-daddy? But brother your only s-s-six-teen, a-and when did you even meet her, I've never even met her, h-how do you have a kid?" He cried out in a squeaky voice.
"I've known her for seven years, I even picked Trisha's name." I said the last part proudly.
"Yup daddy visit's us every night after we go to sleep, he's our guardian angel, least that's what mommy said, when I started to see daddy too." Trisha said adoringly, putting her hand on his cheek and smiling at him.
"But don't worry uncle Alphonse I didn't forget about you, I know all about you, and your adventures, I'm sorry Mr. Scar hurt you, but don't worry next time you see him I'll protect you." She said leaping out of our arms and cuddling up to Al.
"B-brother, maybe we should go down stairs and talk about this." Alphonse stuttered out clearly confused.
"Alright, fine but it's going to sound crazy" I relented.
"can you walk fine." I asked turning to Alicia.
"Yes, but could you help me up?" She asked smiling.
I held my hand out to her, when she placed her hands in mine I pulled her up, and she wrapped her right arm around my waist, I put my left around her shoulder.
Trisha jumped from Alphonse's arms as he passed us and held Alicia's other hand as Alphonse led us to the kitchen where Winry was sitting looking shell shocked, and Granny was smoking her pipe.
"Geeze even though I know all about them it's still kind of intimidating, finally meeting them." Alicia whispered in my ear, placing her head on my shoulder looking down, I laughed and looked at her smiling, and Trisha giggled, walking a little closer to us still holding Alicia's hand, and smiling up at us.
I heard gasps, and stopped laughing, I looked over at Granny whose pipe fell to the floor and her eyes were wide open, Winry was glaring daggers at Alicia and Trisha for some reason which caused her to dart behind my legs, and Alphonse just looked curios- well as curios as a suit of armor could look anyway.
"Uh, hi there." Alicia said hesitantly.
"Who the hell are you? And how do you know Edward?" Winry suddenly yelled causing Trisha to flinch.
"Um my name is Alicia Snow, this is my daughter, Trisha Snow. I met Edward through my dreams seven years ago. Then when I adopted Trisha she was only five months old, so I let Ed name her since I couldn't think of a name, I don't know how but when she was two years old she joined our dreams, actually I don't know how that worked in the first place." She said shyly glancing up at me.
"Ya I was pretty shocked to, because the moment I met her she jumped on me." I said and started laughing
"Ya then we had a family." She said smiling at me.
ALICIA
"Oh Alphonse I know all about you, and Trisha and I bought you something a few years ago, I'm glad It came here with us I've never put it down since I bought it hoping to find a way to give it to you." I said and hesitantly stepping away from Edward and Trisha. I had gifts for all three of them actually, I've never had a family before so I was glad to have some one to spend money on, even if I went without food for half a week to afford it.
I reached into my coat pocket, and pulled out a beautiful, porcelain, palm sized, cat figurine it had glistening white fur with black spots on it back, it's eyes were a beautiful, bright, sea blue.
I held it out hesitantly to him. He gasped, and reached out to gently take it, before cradling it in his hands and staring at it.
"Hey I didn't know you bought him a present how did you afford it?" Ed asked me.
"Well you know that week you thought I was trying to commit suicide by starving myself? Well I actually just saved all my share of the food money." I said guiltily looking away, until suddenly I was scooped in a massive bear hug.
"Thank you so much." Al shouted spinning me around.
When he finally set me down, I noticed he set the figurine on the table and smiled.
"It was no problem, I've never had a real family before, and I wanted to buy you something to celebrate. Oh, Ya, here Winry, Granny, I bought you these too" I said brightly running over to the table and pulling out a small screw driver, that had over fifteen different heads, and a photo album with beautifully carved tools on the side and the word family scrawled across the top, I set them both down on the table next to the cat.
"I hope you like them, it took a long time to save up enough-" I was cut off.
Winry stood and swiped all of the gifts of the table, the wrench and book hit the floor with massive bangs, and I watched in what- to me seemed like slow motion as the cat figurine flew off of the table and hit the floor shattering and sending tiny glass shards flying. My eyes opened wide and I stared at her, feeling the tears build up.
"WHAT THE HELL GIVES YOU A RIGHT TO SAY WERE YOUR FAMILY? ESPECIALLY ED AND AL. YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THEM. AND GRANNY? SHE'S MY GRANNY NOT YOURS. AND WHAT IN THE WORLD GIVES YOU THE IDEA I LIKE YOU, LET ALONE WANT TO BE IN YOUR FAMILY? GO BACK TO YOUR OWN FAMILY AND STOP TRYING TO STEAL MINE. EDWARD DOESN'T KNOW YOU LET ALONE THINK YOUR HIS OR HE'S YOURS" Winry shouted, and I froze. She was right, they didn't even know me, why would they like us, we are just burdens, maybe that's why my dad did that, and mom didn't have the strength to take us and leave, or why no one wanted me in the orphanage, I guess I was naïve to think that Edward actually liked me, and I've just gone and imposed like this, even suggesting we were actually a family. I'm a terrible person. I felt a tug on my sweater and looked down to see Trisha right next to me. I picked her up.
"Your right, I'm sorry" I said to her before sprinting past Edward and out of the house. I didn't know where I was going I just ran until I couldn't run anymore.
EDWARD
I was so shocked at what Winry said I couldn't even move not until a few minutes after she ran out. And I heard Winry's satisfied grunt, even Alphonse didn't move, just staring at his broken porcelain cat. Granny just looked from her new photo album to Winry and back again.
"Winry" I said softly, when I just wanted to punch her, this is the first time I have ever wanted to hit some one so badly let alone Winry. I may have been able to restrain my fists but I knew my expression held murder. When Winry looked at me, her eyes grew wide.
"What the hell is wrong with you? You don't even know what your talking about." I said deadly calm.
"Ya well she probably still has her parents and her siblings I only have you, al, and Granny and she was probably lying about adopting that stupid little girl too, they look way too alike, she's probably just some-" Winry shouted at me. Now I was visibly shaking in anger. I interrupted her.
"Winry, you better shut the hell up, before I loose control and hurt you." I said in that calm voice again but when she looked at me again she cowered.
"No you know what Winry, Trisha and I are her only family. Her father was abusive since she was born and when she was five years old her father killed her mom, her older brother, and her younger sister right in front of her eyes. After that she lived in an orphanage for another three years, but they were also abusive and used the children there as slaves, so when she was eight years old she ran away and started to live on the streets, when she was nine years old some man found her in an ally was and did things I don't even want to think about, to her, then nearly killed her, which is when the dreams started, a year later she heard crying in the ally way she chose to sleep in and found Trisha crying inside a garbage can. She stayed on the streets raising Trisha for another six years, yesterday she was attacked in an ally way yet again, except this time she died, she was killed, shielding Trisha from danger I don't know how they got here or how she's not dead, but I'm glad, because she is mine, and Trisha is as much my daughter as Al is my brother as far as I'm concerned. If you ever say anything like to them again... no there wouldn't even be an again."
I said all of this to her still seething in anger, when I was done my rant I ran outside as fast as possible, trying to search for her.
It seemed like hours before I finally found her, she was sitting by the river crying, with Trisha clutched in her arms.
"I-it's okay, sweetie we can just find a big city and live on the streets like we used to. Or maybe I could find a better job, after all this place is a completely different world. We can just find a new family, our own family and-" I cut her off dropping to the ground beside her and throwing my arms around her.
"You better not, your mine, I'm your family and I'm never letting you out of my sight again now that I have you." I growled out.
She looked up at me in total shock, and Trisha clung to the front of my shirt sobbing.
"So, daddy does love us?" She asked after a while wiping her tears and staring up at me.
"Yes of course I love you." I said kissing her forehead.
"And mommy?" she asked looking between us.
"Yup and mommy" I said and I pulled Alicia to me giving her a quick peck on the lips, before I pulled back and smiled at them
"I love you both and we're a family, no matter what anyone says." I told them gently.
"Now what do you say we head back?" I asked picking up Trisha and pulling Alicia up with me.
I kept her hand as I we walked.
"Hey Ed?" she asked me hesitantly
"Yes?" I asked
"Do you think I could try to fix Al's cat with alchemy? I mean you taught me before and I just thought that maybe since I'm here now it will work."
"Sure, let's hurry though or he might fix it first." I said causing her to laugh as we ran, I put Trisha up on my shoulders, and grabbed her hand again.
When we reached the house we were both out of breath but she still froze, and looked at the door with a fearful expression but I just tugged her hand and pulled her inside and ducked my head a little, so Trisha wouldn't hit her head on the door. We walked in the kitchen to see Al and Granny in the kitchen still exactly as they were but Winry was no where to be found. I heard Alicia sigh in relief and come out from behind me looking kind of unsure.
"Go on" I said nudging her forward.
ALICIA
"Al-Alphonse" I said quietly
"Oh Ally, your back" He said and my eyes widened. Ally? A nick-name? Did this mean he might like me after all?
"Um Ya, um so you see, a few years ago Ed taught me alchemy, and well- that is if you still wanted it. I could try fixing the cat for you so that way it would still come from me you know?" I asked in a rush.
His sad mood instantly changed into a happy one.
"You would do that, even though Winry said all those things?" He asked excited.
"Well, you never said any of things so I- well I just thought that you might actually like me, but if you feel the same as Winry then I can leave, after all your probably always with Ed and that would make things awkward and-"
"Yay so I can consider you like a sister? I thought you would be really mad at me because of what Winry said" Said Al sounding relieved
"Of course not" I exclaimed horrified at the thought. I ran over and hugged him really tight, then I walked over to the porcelain cats shards took a deep breathe, then clapped my hands down, a bright blue light filled the room, and when it stopped a porcelain cat, good as new stood in it's place.
I picked it up and handed it to him again, then I picked up Pinako's photo album and Winry's wrench and handed them both to Pinako.
"Even you both don't consider me family They're yours so please keep them" I said smiling at her, as she took them from her hands.
"Um I'm pretty sure you guys have a train to catch in a few hours, unless Alphonse, can Trisha and I come with you on your journey?" I asked hesitantly
"Of course you can. but you three really should get some rest. We do have a train to catch in a few hours." He exclaimed
"Thanks Al" I said following Ed as he moved a sleepy Trisha to his arms and led us to a small bedroom.
I crawled into bed first, then he lied Trisha down next to me Then he lied down next to her. So we were facing each other and our arms were criss-crossed and Trisha was using them as a pillow, and our hands were clasped tightly together.
EDWARD
"Brother. Alicia. Trisha. Wake up come on please. BROTHER." I woke up and opened my eyes briefly noticing the tears streaming down my face, I looked at Trisha, and Alicia seeing tears running down their cheeks as well. I wrapped my arms around them both.
"Shh it's okay, the lack of the dreams just proves that we were always meant to be together, and we needed something to attach us, but now that we really are together their not needed, okay so don't cry." I said wiping a tear off of each of their cheeks.
"Brother why are you all crying?" Alphonse asked.
"It's the dreams Alphonse, they've stopped" Alicia exclaimed.
"But that's okay Ally your here with us now, and now you have us as your family all day. Do you really need the dreams anymore." Suddenly her tears stopped.
"Oh Alphonse, your so sweet, I love you." She exclaimed leaping out of my arms and into his.
Ack what? She loves him, no maybe as a brother but I thought she loved me, then again she's never really said it out loud, actually now that I think of it I've never really said it either.
"W-what," Al stuttered before slowly wrapping his arms around her to.
"I love you to Ally" He said hugging her back.
Ack WHAT? That's impossible they said they loved each other before we said it? Maybe she was just using me to get to Alphonse, pfft impossible, but what if she's decided she loves him more than me now. I'm jealous, and angry, and it's only getting worse by the second, what's even worse than that is I know there is really no reason for my jealousy but I can't stop it.
"Come on sweetie, let's leave them to their private moment" I said harshly picking Trisha up and walking out the door past her and Alphonse.
I had just gotten into the hallway when I felt arms loop around my waist and a head rest on my shoulder.
"Are you jealous Ed?" She asked in my ear, I blushed ten shades of red and turned away.
"I love you Ed" She whispered in my ear, kissing me on the cheek giving my waist one last squeeze before she walked around to the front of me, hugging Trisha close while she was still in my arms.
"Good morning sweetie, guess what?" She asked Trisha, happily. I smiled when she did, I may only be six-teen but I'm glad I have her as a daughter and Alicia by my side- I didn't quite know what the two of us were yet, but no matter what as long as she was by my side and she was happy, I'd be happy to.
ALICIA
"Good morning sweetie, guess what?" I asked moving closer to Ed and hugging Trisha.
"What is it mommy?" She asked me sweetly.
"We get to go on an adventure with Daddy and Uncle Al, isn't that exciting?" I asked her. smiling widely. I finally get to be with Ed but this is all happening so fast, but at least we still act normal with each other.
"Ooh adventure? Does that mean we get to meet Daddy's boss Mr. Colonel Bastard?" She asked in that angelic tone I gasped at what she said though.
"Sweetie don't say bad words." I exclaimed to her, before turning to Edward's smiling face- the one that made my heart skip a beat and a blush to come to my cheeks.
"You see the language you taught our daughter?" I asked hitting his arm, before I realized how I worded it.
"I-I mean, w-well you know" I stuttered out rubbing the back of my neck.
"Sorry if I made you uncomfortable" I said finally, looking down.
"Hmm no why would I be uncomfortable? In fact I like the sound of that." He said smirking down at me and laughing- oh god that smile never fully hit me until I saw it in real life, I swore I heard my own heart beating.
"Okay" I said smiling back at him.
"Brother, Alicia, Trisha it's time to go or we'll miss our train It'll be here in ten minutes." Alphonse exclaimed rushing past us.
"Yikes," I shouted chasing him, as I heard Ed chasing behind us with Trisha in his arms, and Al picked up his suit case as he ran by.
"Bye Granny, bye Winry" Ed and Al shouted over their shoulder as they ran.
"Bye Pinako" I shouted over mine.
"It's Granny, my family calls me Granny." I heard behind me causing me to smile.
By the time we made it to the station the train was calling for late boarders. We all sprinted- once again to the open doors of the train and found an empty set seats.
I sat down beside Al while Ed sat across from us with Trisha in his lap, it was silent until the soft snoring of Ed and Trisha filled the air.
"Alphonse?"
"Ya Ally?" he asked
"Why do you call me Ally?" I asked.
"Oh do you not like it? Because I can stop or call you sister if you want." He asked his red eyes widening
"Haha It's okay Al call me what ever you like. I've just never had a nick-name before, so it shocked me. What would you like to call me?" I asked him, smiling gently. He was silent for a few moments as though he was thinking things over, but it wasn't an uncomfortable silence it was a natural silence.
"Can I call you sister? That's what feels most natural to me, it kind of feels like I've known you forever, and I almost always call Edward, brother instead of his name." He said
"Of course Al, that's perfectly fine." I said leaning on him and smiling.
"Sister?" he asked me.
"Yes Al?" I asked in return.
"Why didn't I get to be a part of the dreams?" He asked sounding rather disappointed.
"Al. You may not know it but even if you didn't know it I was always with you, every night I often sat beside you as you stared into space, even before you were in this armor, even if you couldn't hear it every time I went to sleep before Ed I was brought to you anyway I would sing to you all the time when you were at Izumi's, you have been my brother and with me as long as Ed has, so has Winry, Granny, everyone but none of you could see me. Me and Trisha once she started the dreams too, we would purposely go to bed early just so we could stay with you." I explained, causing him to gasp.
"Did it go like this?" he asked briefly humming part of the song I used to always sing to him.
"Yes how did you know? It was my mothers favourite song, I just naturally picked it up" I asked trailing off.
"I always thought it was mom watching over me. But it was you?" He exclaimed then suddenly turned nervous and looked away.
"What is it Al?" I asked
"C-could you maybe sing it to me again?" He asked shyly, stuttering.
"Of course" I replied and took a deep breathe.
"When she was just a girl,
She expected the world,
But it flew away from her reach,
So she ran away in her sleep,
To dream of para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Every time she closed her eyes,
When she was just a girl,
She expected the world,
But it flew away from her reach,
And the bullets catch in her teeth,
Life goes on it gets so heavy,
the wheel breaks the butterfly
Every tear a water fall,
In the night,
The stormy night,
She closed her eyes,
In the night,
The stormy night,
Away she flies,
To dream of para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
To dream of para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
Para-para-paradise,
So lying underneath the stormy sky,
She said,
I know the sun was set to rise,
This could be Para-para-paradise,
para-para-paradise,
Could be Para-para-paradise,
This could be Para-para-paradise,
para-para-paradise,
Could be Para-para-paradise,
This could be Para-para-paradise,
para-para-paradise,
Could be Para-para-paradise."
I finished the song lightly.
"Alphonse?" I asked him.
"Ya?" he replied.
"For me... being here with you guys... it really is paradise." I mumbled softly falling asleep leaning on him, it was a much needed rest and I don't think I will wake up for a while.
Heh heh sorry for the abrupt ending but I couldn't help it
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