Promise
Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist is not mine and it is owned by Arakawa Hiromu. Don't sue me for my innocent love for the series.
Rate: PG -13
Warnings: Elricest. Disturbing scenes about the Holocaust. There are also slightly sex-related scenes.
Summary: Ed and Al are taken away to a concentration camp and along the journey, their memories and their promise remind them of how the events occurring to them at the moment were related to the past.
Author's comments: I was kinda angry when I realized that we never learned about homosexuals and the Holocaust at school. So I'm hoping that this fanfic will teach people about the horrors of Homosexual abuse. So I thank you for taking the time to read this.
In memory of the 500,000 who had lost their lives, simply for loving a Brother
"Hey, let's promise something."
"What?"
"Let's promise to do everything together and tell everything to each other."
"Ok."
The two boys crossed fingers and smiled.
"I'll never say nothing to you, Niichan."
"And I'll never do anything without you."
Chapter 1
"Shit.." Ed whispered as he crumpled the September 1st 1935 edition of The Munich Times and tossed it into the trash.
He ran to the bedroom and shook his brother awake. "Niisan? What's wrong?" Al mumbled.
"We have to get outta here." Ed ran to the wardrobe and threw some clothes into a briefcase before running to the bathroom.
As he packed his toothbrush, Al walked in and asked, "Where are we going?" He was still in his tank top and his boxers (both garments needing some serious ironing). Ed took notice of this and annoyingly said, "Just put your clothes on, we don't have much time." Ed walked briskly past Al without looking at him.
Al grabbed his hand as he passed him and made Ed turn around. He hated it when he asked a question and the person wasn't honest.
And Ed was not giving him a full answer.
"What's going on?" Al asked slowly, trying to calm his brother down.
Ed yanked his hand back and didn't say anything. Al sighed and went to change.
After a while,
"Al."
Al turned around.
"Do you love me?"
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"Niichan?"
"Hmm?"
"Do those swans like each other?"
6 year old Edward Elric looked out over to the lake and found the two swans his little brother was pointing at. "They're making a heart so I guess so..Why do you ask?"
Alphonse Elric replied, "It's just that…aren't swans girls?"
Edward leaned back on his palms and said, "Yeah, so?"
Alphonse looked at his brother and said, "Well, you know..Girls aren't allowed to like each other.."
"Why not?"
Alphonse looked over at Edward. "It's ok?" he asked.
Edward tilted his head to the side, pondered for a while before he replied, "I bet those swans are sisters, see? Isn't it all right for sisters to like each other?"
Alphonse watched the swans glide away and tried to think with his 5 year old mind. "What about boys?"
Edward sighed and said, "Remember what Mother said? That we're all "Sons of God"? In other words, Brothers and Sisters?"
Alphonse nodded.
"If it's ok for brothers and sisters to like each other, then it's ok if two boys or two girls like each other." Edward smiled. "Don't you like me?"
Alphonse cuddles up to his brother and whispers,
"Always.."
