Central High School's Worst Years
((Re-edited)) OMG I caught so many mistakes!
Note: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist or the characters originally in the anime. I Just did this for fun! Also I am going by the Manga / Brotherhood. I know the first chapter's a little dark but give it a chance! PLEASE? XD Well just to let you know ahead of time, what's basically going on in this chapter is Ed is having a nightmare. Enjoy X3
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Chapter 1: Nightmares
A dark basement is what he first saw. The thick dust clouds made it worse to see. All he could see was what was his brother now nothing but his clothes and shoes. His left leg had pain almost unbearable. It felt as if from a little below his knee and down had vanished. And to his horror, it had been true. His leg had been taken, never being able to walk normally again. He realized, sitting in puddle of his own crimson fluid, he was alone. He felt as if he had passed through the gates of hell. Just then he heard a small sound. A soft grunt, as if some one was having difficulty breathing. In hopes of it being his dear brother or deceased mother, he struggled to whimper from the pain "A-Al? M-M-Mother? Is that y-you?"
But to put on top of losing Alphonse, his dear and only sibling, and his leg, what Edward saw was neither his darling brother or mother. Words can't even describe it. It is best left unsaid. I will only say this: it's a sight that he will never forget and would haunt him forever. He screamed in agony, pain and woe. He blamed himself for this. If only I weren't so arrogant, he thought , so desperate, I should've accepted what I had already and cherished it! I am a fool! He's gone, AND IT'S ALL MY FAULT! he cried and mourned half because of his pain of his missing limb and half because he now realized how foolish and selfish his actions were. He never thought of their safety, or the possibility of losing him.
Not too long to his surprise it felt as if some invisible force was carrying him. Before he knew it, after being carried away so fast that everything looked like nothing but like a big blur of colors, he was out of that gloomy basement and standing on his two feet once again. It was bright and sunny outside. The air smelt rosy and crisp. But something didn't feel right. He still couldn't feel his leg. And now, it felt as if his right arm had been taken away as well. And yet, he was standing. How could this be? he thought. He sat on the soft, luscious grass wondering why he couldn't feel his limbs. He pulled up his pant leg to only find not his flesh and bone, but a mechanical, steel, prosthetic. The same with his right arm. He stared at them with disbelief. His head, filled with questions most likely never to be answered, began to throb and his face looked as if he was about to go insane. Before he could scream, a voice called out to him.
"Nii-san!" It called "Nii-san, where are you?"
Could this be his dear brother? He had thought he had lost him. He turned blissfully with hope only to be disappointed again. What was calling him was nothing but a tall man in a huge suit of armor. But wait, he had the same voice as dear Alphonse. Finally, with tears of joy in his eyes, he hollered "I'm right here Al!" The armored teen turned and dashed to him with worry.
"Nii-san, Where have you been? We've been looking for you all day!" He asked, sounding a little upset.
"I'm sorry. Al, where is my arm and leg? Why aren't they here anymore? Did I get hurt somehow?" He asked in a small voice. "And how did you get so tall and you're wearing a big suit of armor?"
His brother stared at him with surprise. "You mean you don't remember?"
"Al. Please just tell me. I can't remember anything. Just tell me. I don't know what's going on!" He said, voice cracking.
Alphonse looked down, as if what he was about to say was painful to even think.
"Nii-san, two years ago, you and I committed the ultimate sin. We performed human transmutation. We wanted to bring mom back." he paused between each sentence.
"No. N-no! Why would we do something so foolish!" He weeped in despair.
"I don't know why. But the result of it was you lost you left leg, I lost my whole body."
"Al…. NO! What was I thinking! W-was the result a success?" he asked, angry with his foolish actions.
He remained perfectly still. He seemed to be crying invisible tears. "What we created wasn't even human. At the cost of your right arm you transmuted my soul into this suit of armor."
Edward fell to his knees, trying to process everything his poor brother just told him. So, because of my foolish desires, he thought my brother, the ONLY family I had left, lost his chance of being human! How can I live with myself! More like, how can he still see me as his brother! Edward, now standing up, trembled with regret. He finally burst and ran to his hollow brother. He embraced him, eyes gushing tears, and begged for forgiveness.
"Alphonse! Al! I-I'm So sorry! I'm so sorry! Please Forgive me! Forgive my foolish actions! I was a fool! I wish I could take it all back! Just please, don't leave." He screamed at the top of his lungs "I promise. I'll find a way to get your body back. I won't give up. No matter what. Just you wait!"
"Nii-san…" Alphonse had never seen his brother like this, not even after their mother died.
Not long after the force had carried him away once again. He stared with wide eyes as his brother appeared to get smaller and smaller. He reached for him, but it gave him no help. Alphonse only began to walk away. Edward was being pulled farther and farther away.
"Al! Alphonse! No! Don't Leave Me! Help Me!" he screamed to his brother. He felt betrayed. I knew it was too good to be true! He never forgave me! MY BROTHER, MY DEAR BROTHER, THE ONLY PERSON I EVER CARED FOR (other than Winry), HATES ME! IT'S THE TRUTH!
As the force pulled him farther from the light, he then was shown millions of images at once. So many faces, so many voices, all so familiar. His head felt almost as if it were going to burst. Out of nowhere, the images, and the millions of voices stopped. A small ray of light appeared and vanished as Alphonse's voice spoke "Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return. To obtain, something of equal value must be lost. That is Alchemy's first law of equivalent exchange."
"Al? Al, wait where are you? Don't leave me alone! Please…."
"Here, Nii-san." His voice fumbled, sounding weak and small.
Edward turned away from the darkness, to be greeted by light once again. The light ,white as snow, blinded him. It took a couple seconds for his eyes to adjust. Two things then came into sight. A large stone door, with writing and symbols unknown to him for it was in a different language, and a young boy. His body was thin and gaunt and his hair long and a sandy blonde. His eyes, a light olive green, the same as dear Alphonse's eyes.
Edward's pupils widened leaving only a golden ring around them. His eyes, widened to the point that it made them sting. He dared not to blink. He feared that if he did, he would vanish.
"A-Alphonse! Is that you? What have I done to you?" he managed to sputter out.
The young man did nothing but stare at him, his eyes looked as if they haven't slept in years. Edward's eyes began to moisten as he began to dash towards him. However, before he could get close, a swirl of hands began to grab a hold of him from head to toe. The laughter of children echoed through his eardrums. He was being pulled back slowly into the unreliable looking darkness where Edward was sure something terrible was waiting for him.
"NO! LET ME GO! AL! Alphonse! Come on! Hurry up! Let's get out of here! Everyone is waiting!" Edward blared, struggling to break free.
"I-I can't." his brother's body whispered softly. "I can only return with my soul. I-I'm sorry, I can't go with you."
Edward could do nothing but stare at what he was forced to leave behind. When it really came, so close he could almost grab it, he couldn't do anything. I CAN'T DO A DAMN THING! He thought. A door opened and the amused voices echoed louder and louder. Edward kept getting pulled farther and farther into it and finally, the doors closed. Edward could only let the hands carry him away somewhere else to torture him more. He chuckled softly, beginning to come to his senses.
"DO YOU REALLY THINK I'LL GIVE UP THIS EASILY! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM! He shouted suddenly.
At full strength, he hurled his right shoulder at the door and busted it open only to say to his brother's body, "AL! ALPHONSE! LOOK AT ME! I promise! I'll come back for you! Just you wait! WAIT FOR MEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
His last words echoed in his head before the doors closed. After that, it was nothing but darkness. Nothing was pulling him. Only standing in complete, pitch black, darkness. He then heard a noise. It sounded faint. Then began to gradually get louder. A voice. Not just any voice, but Al's.
"Nii-san….. Nii-san….. C'mon sleepy head get up. We're gonna be late. Te-he. He looks so peaceful when he's sleeping."
Edward's eyes flew open to find his brother, staring at him, giggling at how ridiculous he looked. Once again his belly was showing while he slept. His long, golden hair frizzed and tangled. Drool was hanging from the corner of his mouth and dripping on feathery pillow. Only one sock was still on his foot, the other missing. The first thing he did was jump out of bed and grasp his younger brother tightly, sniffling a little.
Alphonse full of surprise and shock, could only stand there with his older brother, still only with his white boxers on, squeeze him.
"So, it wasn't true." he mumbled "You're still here. Your body is still here."
"Nii-san, is everything alright?" he asked blushing a little.
Edward wiped his eyes and smiled warmly as his grip on Alphonse loosened. "I'm fine. Just a crazy dream. I'm just glad you're okay. And mom is too."
Edward sat down on the bed and looked at his clock. It read 6:15.
"Hey Al, what time does the bus come for school?" he asked, yawning loudly afterwards.
"6:50. Why?" Alphonse said, cocking his head slightly.
"WHAT! DAMMIT AL, WHY DIDN'T YOU WAKE ME UP SOONER! I'M NOT GONNA HAVE TIME TO TAKE A SHOWER!" The long haired teen screamed, throwing his hands up(Ed loves to take 30 minute showers X3). He ran out of the room grabbing one of his over sized jerseys and a pair of blue baggy jeans.
Oh Nii-san, Alphonse thought your such a big softie. Your 'tough' attitude is going to seriously get you into trouble this year. I can already tell. He chuckled to himself, walking out of his brother's room and went down stairs where their mother was quickly putting their lunches together, and waited for his rushing brother to most likely trip down the stairs. About fifteen minutes later, Ed came practically gliding down the stair case.
"'Morning mom! How goes it today?" he said quickly sliding onto his seat at the table.
"Good morning Ed. How's my big man doing this morning? You excited for you first day of high school?" asked Trisha greeting him with smile, not looking up from the stove.
"No…" Ed sighed with a frown on his face.
"Hey, Nii-san, your shirt sure looks lovely inside-out." Alphonse snickered with a wicked smile on his face, trying to contain his laughter. "And I like the afro as well." Alphonse finally burst out laughing to the point that his side hurt.
Edward ran into the down stairs bathroom to only gasp in horror and embarrassment to see that he forgot to put his "special" anti frizz formula in (or so he calls it. Te-he! He's such a girl in here sometimes, worrying about his hair. Just warning you…)!His hair, usually long, silky, and wavy from constantly being tied into a loose braid, was almost practically standing straight up, barley slanted (kinda like his antenna! HA! LOL! Yeah, I'll shut up… '-_-) . With only fifteen minutes left before they had to depart for the bus stop, he dashed up the stairs as fast his feet could take him. He undid his braid, dampened his hair, quickly combed it with the wide toothed comb, squeezed out a big glob of the formula, rubbed his palms together rapidly, and ran his fingers through his beautiful, soft, golden hair (T_T running out of adjectives….). (OH CRAP! I didn't think of this before! What was I thinking! How can he rub his hands together with the formula when he haw his automail! *sigh* oh well carry on…)Finally, he managed to switch his jersey around correctly and literally jumped down the stairs.
"Wow. Five minutes. New record Ed. Nice!" Alphonse recited, raising his arm up for a high-five.
Edward slapped his hand (with his left of coarse. That would be painful for poor Alphonse…) as hard as it was loud before taking a seat at the table, pleased with his record, and astonished by his brother's amazing timing.
"Ow. So tell me again, why do you use that girl product anyways?" Alphonse asked, rubbing his hand his brother smacked.
"Shut up!" Edward snapped blushing a little "My hair type is quite rare, and must taken care of properly! (oh, great. Another thing he's sensitive about. Like his height wasn't enough….)"
"Yeah! You've sure have been taking care of it. Like that time you were messing with dad's antique typewriter and got your 'special' strand of hair stuck in the gears? That was priceless!" He howled, his eyes tearing up.
"That was not funny!" He barked "That really hurt… I thought I lost it…" he whined, looking up at his proud accomplishment he had almost at the edge of his golden strands.
"Boys! Sorry, to interrupt your conversation, but you only have five minutes until you have to leave." Trisha announced in her motherly stern voice.
"Damn. I hate rushing my breakfast…" Ed mumbled, standing up and dragging his feet towards the closet near the front door where his bag and shoes were thrown in. He slipped his tennis shoes on without untying the knots, making them fit loosely to his feet. He then swung his book bag around and onto his shoulder.
He looked down to his younger brother, who was still tying his Converses, and cocked a smug grin. He asked "You ready?"
"Yeah. Let's go." He grunted, standing up and rising higher then his older brother, making him roll his eyes.
"Hold on a second!" Their mother hollered to them as they were walking out the door. "Don't forget your lunches. And Edward, your breakfast burrito."
Edward gave a wide toothy grin to his mother "Mom, what would we do without you? See you later."
As the door shut behind them, Ed lightly slugged his brother's arm playfully.
"Ouch! What was that for?" Alphonse whimpered with big eyes.
"Listen Al, don't tell anyone about this morning. Got that?" Edward spoke sternly with a serious face.
"What? You mean the frizz cream?" Alphonse giggled, Rubbing the side of his arm.
"Well that, but I was referring to something more in particular." he said looking away.
"You mean when I woke you up?" asked Alphonse, stopping his laughter.
"Yeah…"
"Don't worry Nii-san, I'll keep this morning a secret. I give you the Elric promise." with that said, Alphonse drew an x-shaped figure on his chest where his heart would be.
Alright, This was my first fanfic! So, I would really like your opinion if I did well on the storyline. Also if maybe you could tell me if I should continue! Can't wait for your replies! X3
((Re-edited)) I'm so sorry about all the errors before. I kinda rushed when I read over it for errors. Anyways if you can, can anyone tell me the story behind Ed's antenna and how he gets it to stand up each day? (real story please don't just make something up.) I've always wondered why and also it would be cool to know!
