Al's Pain
By: LustLover13
Al reached for the doorknob, a small tear rolling down his cheek. After all this time, he thought, she still can't love me. She doesn't want me, she wants Ed; and now that I've told her that I love her, after all the time we've been together, she finally realized that she can't love me like she loves Ed.
Ed had been gone from the alchemic world for three full years and Alphonse had finally stopped searching. He had reached Ed. Through using an imperfect Philosopher's Stone, Al was able to use the tiny strand that connected his and Ed's spirits to communicate with Ed.
Al somehow found himself seeing everything from Ed's point of view. The world without Alchemy, the other Alphonse, the Nazis (A/N: had to add in the Nazis), and the ruins that was Germany. He saw the girl that was rapidly falling for Ed; he saw the other Hughes and the other Gracia, and a person that looked oddly like Fuhrer Bradley.
And he could feel Ed's emotions about this place; the strongest emotion was of detest, a world without alchemy, for Ed was like a world without food. Maybe not the same, but still, Ed disliked this world. Yet at the same time, here in Germany, he felt like he had a place in the world, like he had to protect this world as if it was his own.
Ed assumed Al was happy and fine. He assumed that he and Winry would have a small wedding at Rockbells.
Al couldn't believe it! Ed was happy! Without him; and somehow Al was fine with it. He had kept hope for all of these years that he would find a way to bring Ed back. He hoped that he and Winry and Ed would be a family, of course he and Winry would be married.
Al knew that this actually happened because of the rebound that took affect. The rebound was that the Philosopher's Stone took root in his glove; and now, that same glove was bound to his skin.
"Al," Winry called.
"Yes," he answered.
"Al…. I'm sorry. I- I love you, but I love Ed to, and right now I'm confused and angry and just pissed off. I don't know what to say or what to do; ever since you got you're body back my mind has been screwed up. One thing I do know is that I loved Ed and now that he is gone I've found myself start to fall for you." Tears started to roll down her cheeks.
Al was speechless. He walked up to Winry and wrapped his arms around her. He softly kissed her head and whispered, "It's going to be okay; everything will be okay."
Winry wiped the tears from her face and kissed him. "I love you Alphonse."
"I love you to Winry."