Author's Note: The character's may seem a bit OOC, but I tried. I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist.
"Why don't you have a name?"
It was a simple enough question, really. Only six words. It was one she asked before. He always gave a curt reply when she did, saying he wasn't the same person, or something of the like. But this time she continued before he could.
"I'll give you a name."
The girl's decisive voice made the man's crimson eyes widen, even before the words sunk in. When they did he moved to protest, the resolution on the girl's face shocked him. The next part shocked him even more if that was at all possible.
"I love you, Dad."
He wrapped his arms around the girl tentatively, after she engulfed him in a sudden hug. Patting her back softly, and rather timidly, a smile graced his lips, and he said something even simpler than the question. Only four words, really.
"I love you, too."