Edward walked through the door to his house. It had been 12 years since he and his brother, Alphonse, decided to part ways in order to study different forms of alchemy.
He searched around his house, looking for Alphonse. "Damn, I thought Al would have been back from Xing…I still have to show him how much taller I've gotten… oh, well."
It's just good to be back, Edward thought, and quickly fell asleep on his couch. But, as quickly as he fell asleep, he woke up. "DAMMIT!" he screamed. "I haven't even said hi to Winry yet! Fuck, what kind of husband am I? Crap, she's gonna be SO pissed…"
And he was right. "Oh, come on Edward!" Winry angrily said as Edward tried to apologize to her once he got to her doorstep. "Edward Elric… will you ever realize that I'm concerned about you?" She leaned over to hug him. "You could have called, at the very least!"
"I'm sorry…"
"Just get your stupid ass inside! Grandma's making stew."
"Oh, that old hag is still alive?"
"ED!"
As the family began to eat their stew, Edward asked, "Hey… in the past 12 years, has Al visited? I've tried calling him this whole time, but he never answered…"
"No," Pinako replied.
"That's really strange for Alphonse," said Winry. "I hope he's alright…"
"Aw, hell!" Edward exclaimed. "Knowing him, he should be just fine. It was once in a blue moon that I beat him in a sparring match!"
As night time arrived, Edward had Winry take a quick look at his automail leg. "Wow, Ed… you actually didn't break it!"
"Winry, I'm not that stupid. Have a little more trust and faith in your husband. In fact," he said slyly, staring at the bed, "You can test that trust tonight."
"Hahaha, no. That's not happening anytime soon, Ed. Besides, I don't think-" Winry was interrupted by knocking on the door.
It was Roy Mustang. "Fullmetal… I thought you'd be here. I had been asked- holy shit, wait a second, have you gotten taller?"
Edward outraged, "WHAT THE HELL KIND OF A QUESTION IS THAT YOU STUPID BASTARD! IT'S BEEN 12 DARN YEARS OF COURSE I GOT A BIT TALLER!"
Mustang snickered. "Heh, I couldn't help teasing you! Anyway, it was requested that I bring you to central. As we began recruiting new state alchemists, we found an exceptional prodigy. I think this kid has the ability to match up to you or me when it comes to alchemy! Well, I mean, if you could still use alchemy…"
Edward began to pick at his ear. "Yeah, so what does this have to do with me?"
Roy smiled. "We want you to meet this young alchemist. Judging by how close your skill levels are, I think you'd get along just fine. Alphonse met the kid the other day. They really got along well."
"Wait!" Edward said, shocked. "Al is there? I'm definitely going!"
"Good," Mustang said. "Just get to Central as soon as possible." He turned around to leave, but lashed back around, as if he forgot something. "And one more thing, Fullmetal," his voice had become serious and sharp, "You'll probably relate to this alchemist. The kid has performed a human transmutation."