Faces leer hungrily at the person before them.
Mother…Mom, come back, don't die…They want…need…that wonderful-looking flesh.
Don't die…I can see them salivating and writhing in desire. From up here, I will be able to watch the gory scene about to happen.
Alphonse?I can almost feel the limitless glee as the faces grin, showing off their many pointed daggers. The alchemist quivers in fear.
Al, don't leave me…I only need more time…Once I would care that some incompetent alchemist will be ripped to pieces.
I'll get your body back…
We will. Together.
Now, I almost… enjoy it.
Together.
I smirk in contentment. Anticipation….
Together…And now, as I listen, whistling merrily while the alchemist's screams of horror and pain as her limbs are torn off her body, I can almost forget about all of them.
My friends…my mom…
…him.
Al, don't leave me…I only need more time…Time? There is no more time left.
Not for me, or my mom, or...
We will. Together.
It's funny…Even though I'm not bound by stupid human trivialities, I still feel something break inside whenever I remember his last words…
"Brother…You broke the equivalent exchange..."
I shouldn't think about that now. Not when there's work to be done.
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A/N: First angsty fic ever. If more than 5 people review, I'll continue as a story instead of a one-shot, so go ahead and press that little button! If not, I will set a seven-foot tall tin can on you.