'Don't know what to say so...I guess just read it. Please.'

Disclaimer: I do not own Full Metal Alchemist.

An Unguarded Expression

Chapter One

"Al, what ever you do, DO NOT follow me!"

"Why brother?"

"That is my reason" Edward said bending his head toward the floor and walked out the door.

Al pondered for while walking the streets of Central. The rain rolled down his big armored body as he walked. It was getting late so Al decided to take a detour. He wandered into a dark alleyway, the only light was the moon that just glimmered as it rain.

The rain picked up, making it harder to see. Al walks for awhile, when he accidentally walked into someone.

"Sorry sir, I didn't see you." Al apologized.

"Alpho..." Al recognized the weak voice.

"E...Ed." Al said stuttering. There was no response just a small sound, of a body hitting the ally's road. Al bent down to see better, but it was still to hard to see. A flash of lightning struck. Alphonse fell back in horror of what he saw. His brother laid on the ground, covered in blood, his blood. Al was in shock. He stood up, shaking slightly, and went over his near death brother.

"Ed." Al said softly. Al bent his head low to stare at his brother. His blond hair, unbraided, and spread across his face. Al lifted his right hand and moved Ed's hair away from his eyes.

"Alphonse." A poor voice said.

"Ed! Wh...What happened?" asked the astonished brother said. There was silence for awhile, but then answer came.

"Al...I'm...sorry." Edward confessed. Al couldn't figure out what he meant.

"What do mean" Al asked. Silence, Al was scared of silence. When silence came, people die. Al couldn't loose his brother. He just couldn't, he just couldn't.

Al turned Ed over and looked at his face. "Thank goodness the rain let up." Ed's face was rosy, but also tainted with blood. Edward had a fever and was just unconscious, he lost too much blood.

Alphonse picked up Ed, carefully, his blond hair falling towards the ground. The blood pitter-pattering on the ground as ran towards the military hospital.

'Well this was supposed to be an oneshot story, but...I'll leave that for you to decide. R&R please."