-Breanna-Higurashi-

Hello all. Here is the first chapter to my version of how Fullmetal Heart could have happened. I hope you all enjoy. Be prepared for heart ache and lots of brotherly love.

I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist.

Chapter 1: Fullmetal Heart ep. 23

Alphonse gazed over towards the door to the roof when he heard movement on the other side. Winry and Edward came into view with a bundle of metal parts. Ed looked at his brother with pleading golden eyes,

"Listen, I'm sorry. I'm gonna fix you right now."

He began to arrange the metal parts in preparation for the transmutation.

"Trust me, I'm not gonna give up on this yet Al. We're gonna do this, but well do it the right way. I'm sure."

There was a pause for a moment as Ed finished arranging the parts.

Al gazed at his older brother,

"Maybe you can go back to normal Brother, and I hope you do, but I'm not sure I ever can."

Ed gave him a reassuring smile as he said,

"Ah, what are you talking about? Of course you can Al."

He stood up and clapped his hands

"Well here goes."

There was a spark of light as electric currents of alchemy did their work. Within seconds Al's armor was back to the way it was before the fight at Lab 5.

"How's that?"

"That's how you made me this way when you attached my soul to this armor in the first place, isn't it? "

"That's right."

"Along with my memories."

Ed let out a surprised sound.

"After all, memories are just information that you can reference. Like a cabinet of files. As skilled of an alchemist as you are, you could have created any memories that you wanted me to have."

Ed made a confused face, he didn't understand where his brother was coming from.

"Fake memories? Don't tell me that's what you're upset about."

The way Ed spoke must have upset Alphonse because his voice got louder.

"Why shouldn't it be?! A while back in Resembool there was something that you wanted to tell me, but you couldn't. You said you were afraid of how I'd react. You remember that don't you?!"

He remembered alright. That night where he had been so afraid to find out if his precious baby brother blamed him for all that had happened. Al surely hated him.

"I can't remember parts of my past because they never happened. My memories and my soul are fake! Something you created! Isn't that what you wanted to say!?"

A purely devastated looked contorted its way onto Ed's face. His eyes became hazy as he took in his brothers harsh words. Eyebrows knitted together and teeth clenched as his heart began to beat wildly inside of his wounded chest.

Stop… Quit hurting him. Brother would never do anything like that, you know it….

"NO! What Ed wanted to tell you was…."

Winry never got the chance to finish the sentence that would have fixed everything as Al's hand came down.

"Stop lying to me! I know what the truth is. The person named Alphonse Elric never existed at all."

The look on Ed's face got worse and worse as his brother spoke. It felt like he was losing him all over again. His only family, his lifeline. The only person who kept him grounded and gave him any motivation to continue living. Without Al, he was nothing. HE WAS LOSING HIS BROTHER! The young alchemist's breathing got deeper as his heart rate continued to speed up.

Brother….I'm sorry. Please, someone shut me up. Ed, please, I don't mean it!

Winry looked between the two, she knew she had to sop this before it got any worse. Ed looked like he was going to have a heart attack at any moment.

"That makes no sense! You and Ed have always been together! I knew you when you were a boy. My grandma did too. Were friends Al, you can trust me."

Nothing seemed to be getting though that thick stubborn Elric.

"Can I? Really? How can I believe anyone when there's no way to prove it? When I'm just a hollow shell. All three of you could be in on it together."

A shallow whisper answered his cruel words.

"So….You've been sitting on those thoughts all this time? IS there anything else your hiding that you wanna say? "

"What about you my 'so called brother'? Answer my question. Why won't you say anything? Unless it's true!"

Al made a move to leave, but his brothers flesh hand reached out and grabbed his gauntlet.

"Let go of me. What's the point of living this lie!?"

He managed to shake him off for a moment. However, the moment Ed was no longer touching his brother, something caused fear to snake its way into Edwards's voice. He grabbed onto him again.

"You idiot!"

Once again Al tried to get away from his brother but Ed would not let up. He was not about to lose his brother again!

"Let go of me. Let go!"

Pain began to travel to Edward's chest again, he wasn't sure if it was emotional of physical. All that mattered was staying getting his brother to stay with him.

"Al….stop."

"I won't stay here!"

And just like that, with one move of his gauntlet and a large amount of force, Ed went flying to the hard cement ground. His hospital slippers fell off and his weak and fragile body collided with the ground with a thud. There it was again, pain, hot nerve splitting pain. Stitches broke and wounds reopened. A painful gasped left Edwards lips before he even had a chance to recover from the fall.

"Edward!"

Winry rushed over to the fallen state alchemist and gently laid her hands on his shoulders, helping him to sit up. The moment he did, both Alphonse and Winry could see the trickle of red blood coming from the corner of Ed's mouth. There was also a large red stain appearing on the upper part of Ed's hospital shirt. Shimmering golden eyes gazed at the suit of armor with absolute agony.

Brother! Blood? I did this! I'm sorry!

"Alphonse…."

Ed's voice was so broken, so defeated, that it was almost impossible to hear him.

"Stay back"

On shaky legs Ed began to make his way to his brother again. He needed to make him understand. With each step, Ed winced, even limping hurt.

"Hold on."

"Just stay back…Keep away from me!"

"Please Al!"

With that final yell, Alphonse ran from the two people that meant the most to him. He leaped over the railing of the roof and fell six floors down to the pavement below.

"AL!"

By the time that Ed made it to the railing, Al was already sprinting away.

"WAIT!"

He was about to follow his younger brother, but Winry grabbed onto him, keeping him for leading off the building.

"ED! No!"

He struggled against her hold as the blood mark on his chest got bigger and bigger, the crimson liquid staining the cotton of his clothes.

"AL! AL!"

His wails for his brother to return fell on deaf ears, within a few moments, Al was gone…and so was Edward's heart.

Brother, please….forgive me….

-Breanna-Higurashi-

There you have it! Al has wounded Ed in more ways than one. Hopefully the doctors can fix some of the damage that has been done. Until next time! Remember to review!