This fan fiction story is based on a ficlet from Maiden of the Moon. In order to get this story, you must read chapter 9 of Equivalent Exachange. Which is a collection of ficlets. Enjoy.
It had been decided. They were going to adopt, and Alphonse was excited. Though his idea was to pretty much adopt all the children in the adoption center, Edward talked him into only one.
Edward figured himself more of a father, and Alphonse…was no doubt like a mother. As they walked into the adoption center, they saw children in rags playing. Some kids were sitting around eating scraps. But one that caught Alphonse's eye was a little girl.
She was sitting drawing with a scrap of paper and a red crayon. She was wrapped up in two blankets, though they didn't seem very thick. She didn't seem to mind, as she was happily drawing. Her golden brown eyes shining in glee as she looked up at them and waved at Al and Ed.
Alphonse smiled and walked to her, sitting down next to her. " Hey." He smiled at her, placing his hands on her shoulder. She looked up at him, smiling back. She took out a piece of crust that she had, holding it out to him. " Are you hungry? It's not much…but if you want it you can have it!" She exclaimed happily as she smiled once more.
Alphonse looked at her with a little shocked of how she offered what little food she had. After a second he shook his head. " No, you can have it." He gently pushed her hand back, a small smile on his face. " What's your name?" He questioned with a hand rubbing her shoulder.
" I'm Annalie! I'm five!" She held out five fingers to emphasize this. He almost squealed because of how adorable she was"She is just the cutest thing! I just want to hug her so much!" he thought. " You're here with your wife to pick out one of us right? There's so many nice kids like Trina, she can sing so well! And Eli is so talented at drawing! And not to mention Alisa who is the best dancer ever! Oh! And also…" As she continued to go on, Edward was in amazement. She wasn't trying to get herself adopted, but the other kids. It might have seemed like it was a mask, so that kindness could get her adopted. But one look in those golden brown eyes could tell you different, that she was being sincere.
Edward stared at her, as he slowly walked to them and slowly sat next to them. Annalie stopped babbling and looked up at Edward and smiled. " Oh wow…someone else came to adopt!" She giggles happily and looks at the sky. " I'm so happy! Now someone else can get adopted!"
Alphonse looked at Edward, who started laughing. " Brother? What's so funny?" Al asked worriedly, wondering what had just happened between the two. It took Edward a minute to calm down, then looked at Alphonse and gave him a lopsided smile. " Nothing." Alphonse looked at him and smiled. " …Wait! We never introduced ourselves! I'm Alphonse Elric!" He beamed at her, while Edward gave a nonchalant smile. " I'm his older brother, Edward." He put a hand on her head, playfully messing up her hair.
After a few hours of playing with the other kids, they always came back to Annalie. They either played with her, to watch her color, or to listen to her stories when she tried to read (Even though what she said wasn't on the page.) Finally, the brothers came to a conclusion, with no doubt who they wanted to adopt.
Both Ed and Al walked back to Annalie. Alphonse kneeled down in front of her, looking at her kindly. She looked at him solemnly, as she began to speak softly. " You're leaving…?" She looked like she was on the verge of crying, as she hugged a raggedy teddy bear. Alphonse nodded and smiled softly. " Yes…But we will be back tomorrow." Edward nodded, then crossed his arms. " Of course, that is if you want to be adopted."
Annalie's eyes widened as she looked at them in shock. " Me…? You want to adopt me…?" Both men nodded, Al smiling brightly at her. " Of course!" Annalie started to cry as she hugged him tightly. " Thank you! Thank you so much!" His heart filled with warmth and just overall love for the little girl.
She pulled away slowly, and looked at them both. " Do I get to meet my new mommy?" She smiled at them and looked around. " I haven't seen her…Is she here?" She look for a woman, any woman in fact. Alphonse looked at Edward, wondering how they should approach this. Edward coughed a little and looked at Annalie. " Annalie, It's just me and Al. We're together. I know it seems a bit strange, but we pretty much are like mom and dad." She looked at them a bit strangely, looking back and forth from Al and Ed. Slowly, she smiled at them and giggled. " It's ok! I like you guys anyway!" She smiles brightly and hugs Ed's leg tightly. A light blush dusted Edward's cheek as he looked away. " Y-Yea…"
This is my first story. Please don't flame. But constructive criticism is recommended. I'll continue when I get more ideas.