Author's Note: I'm not entirely sure about the timelines, as I am all playing this by ear but I hope I get things right. Here are just important notes everybody has to consider before reading this.

Fullmetal Alchemist timeline – the story is set after the FMA movie, Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa. I just altered it a bit, making Alphonse stay in Amestris instead of him joining Edward in Germany. At least that way, it would give Ed another reason for him to find ways of going home again. If I am correct, both Ed and Al have an age difference because of the whole incident of Al getting his body back.

Sailor Moon timeline – this happens way after the Sailor Moon Stars series.

It's been ages since I picked up my pen and wrote again. I don't even know if I still got it in me. So bear with me.

Disclaimer: I own none of the characters mentioned. All characters mentioned in the story are rightly owned by the creators.


Chapter One

"Onii-chan's coming home!" announced a 17-year-old Alphonse Elric, otherwise known as 'Al' to many. He made the announced only seconds later after lowering the telephone and startling all members in the household.

His gold eyes sparkled and his blonde pigtail bob up and down as he ran into the kitchen were Aunt Pinako and Winry were busy preparing dinner.

"Onii-chan is coming home, he's coming home!" Al repeated, leaning against the kitchen counter and staring at the two surprised women.

The elderly woman lowered her knife and stopped chopping a carrot. She adjusted her large rounded glasses and stared at the excited boy in wonderment. "Edward's coming?"

Al nodded vigorously, his happiness close to bubbling over. "He is! Tomorrow, he'll be home tomorrow afternoon!"

"For good?" asked the young 21 year old blonde. She felt her heart beat in excitement at the prospect of seeing Ed again, after having been gone for months.

"I think so,"

Winry let out a breath she was unconsciously holding and she smiled. He's coming home.

"Then it's settled then," announced Aunt Pinako, while picking up her knife again. "Though there's nothing more I want to do than knock that tiny man senseless for just leaving like that, let's have a small celebration when he comes home tomorrow. Al, please call everybody,"

Al cheered and scurried about of the kitchen, set to call the Colonel and the rest of the Sate Alchemists.

"He better becoming," muttered Aunt Pinako as she chopped a carrot in two.

Winry smiled. "Plus, he better be coming home with his automail in tact,"

Aunt Pinako made a gruff agreeing sound.


It has been exactly nine months and thirteen days since the 22 year old Edward Elric left Resembool to travel aimlessly around Amestris.

Over the past nine months, Ed found himself in different parts of the vast country, visiting small towns and different mountains. The trip was mostly unplanned, with no real reason other than it being a travel trip and about forgetting.

However, Ed admitted, forgetting was hard. Especially when his trip included unconsciously stumbling upon old towns he and his brother Al have visited in the past, in their younger and more foolish years. While he purposely evaded Grand Central and made every conscious effort to stay low on the radar from the Mustang and all other members of the military, he did bump into familiar faces, like Rose and Hawkeye (though, she did not see him), along the way.

To date, it has been close to a year since he returned to Amestris from Germany, located in a completely parallel dimension. How he returned was a stroke of pure luck (and added effort for his part), considering that all portals connecting both worlds should have been destroyed during the entire Dietlinde fiasco.

But somehow, in some strange way, Ed did return home – much to the delight of his brother Alphonse. But seeing everybody, after staying in the different world for so long (years), somehow pained him.

Edward, while still without his arm and leg, was more than delighted to see Al with his body back. Yet he did feel sorry for his younger brother, who now was significantly younger than him all because of the Philosopher Stone and his return to his body.

And while Ed did admit that it was his ultimate goal back then when they were younger to bring Al's body back, he did admit he still had himself to blame for everything Al, and all the people he loved – Winry, Aunt Pinako, hell, even his father – had to go through.

Had he not insisted about Human Transmutation when his mother died.

Had he not insisted about the Philosophers stone.

Had he not insisted about alchemy.

Had he…

His automail fisted angrily and he closed his stormy golden eyes. Resting his forehead against the window of the moving train, Ed sighed tiredly.

While Ed would admit that his return to Amestris close to a year ago was a much welcome one, his stay among familiar faces grew frighteningly painful.

Perhaps he would all blame it on guilt and having been living out in Germany on his own for too long, but after several weeks of staying with the Rockbell's, Ed found himself on the road traveling the country which he once travelled as a young boy.

But try as he might have to forget, Ed just couldn't wipe away the memories of death and the pain. And after exactly nine months and thirteen days of traveling and trying to forget, he finally came to the decision that it was time to return home.

And try to continue on with life.

Ed opened his eyes and watched as the sceneries rapidly passed by and he drew closer to home.