Let it Snow
A/N: I am kind of happy that this finally has put itself together. I have been trying to figure out how to open it and totally got stuck. The rest of the story should be pretty easy to write. Now…to balance this one and my Kingdom Hearts fanfic. Ha. Wish me luck all! And…if you're at all interested in Kingdom Hearts yaoi, check it out! It's called, "Help Me Fill My Empty Heart" and it's pretty good, from what I've heard from my reviewers. Check it out!
Summary: As long as it keeps snowing, Brother, we can stay together. But…when it's all said and done, I'm afraid I can't see you anymore. After all…I love her and my children too. (Al. Ed. Al.)
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Preface
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"Al, I really don't think that you should be going to visit Ed tonight. Can't you wait until the weather clears up?"
"Winry," I began, "I can't wait to see him. It's been almost four years since we last saw one another. You have to understand…I'm completely willing to brave the storm to see him."
"But Al…" she whined, furrowing her eyebrows.
"I'll be fine," I finished, pressing my lips to my wife's soft forehead. "And besides, I don't know when I'll be able to see him again after this. You know how the military is, Winry. I don't think that I could live with myself if something were to happen to him without being able to see him one more time. You remember what happened last time we thought something had happened to Ed, don't you?"
Her watery eyes met mine. She was red-faced and crying. "I know! I just don't want anything to happen to you, Alphonse. Think about your children!"
"Nothing will happen to me. I'll be spending the next two weeks with Ed and I'll be back home. I promise, Winry." I placed my hand on her silky cheek and lightly rubbed circles into her smooth, flushed skin. "I love you Winry." Placing my other hand opposite of the first, I closed my eyes and placed my lips against hers.
When we parted seconds later, she gave me an approving nod. "Kids! Tell your daddy buh-bye!"
As if on cue, both of my children ran up to my legs each embraced one tightly. I couldn't help but let a quiet chuckle escape my throat. It was very cute. "I love you, Edward. Be good for Mommy and drink your milk!" I tapped him on his nose and looked to my daughter. "Now Ellie, you need to be good for Mommy too! Don't be sneaking Edward cookies if he goes into timeout." She giggled as I gently ruffled her blonde locks.
"I'll be good Daddy. Just for you!" exclaimed the young girl, releasing my leg, taking a step backwards.
"And Winry…don't give Ed a hard time about not drinking his milk or El a hard time for sneaking her brother cookies!" I waggled my index finger, winking and embraced my faithful, beautiful Winry.
"I love you, Al."
"I love you too, Winry. I'll be home in two weeks."
When I stepped outside, I could see just why she didn't want me to leave. The clouds looming over the distant horizon were an ominous shade of black. "Can't stop now," I muttered under my breath. "Gotta see Ed." I stepped off the porch and headed towards our car.
I remember the last time that I had seen Ed was back when Winry was six months pregnant with Ellie and Edward was just under a year. Ed seemed distant but, nevertheless, and much to my disappointment, was happy for us.
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"Brother!" I practically leapt into his arms as he walked in through the front door. "I've missed you so much!"
"Hey, Al. I've missed you too." Ed took me into his arms and pressed me against his body. He buried his face into my short hair and drew in a deep breath. Feeling the heat emanating from his body was enough to make me go insane.
"Hello, Edward. Long time no see."
His arms dropped from my shoulder blades and his eyes slightly widened. The initial glow that he had had in his eyes completely dissipated. "Hey Winry. I see that you and Al have been busy…" he remarked, peering down at her stomach.
I blushed. I suppose that we HAD been pretty busy…considering she was already pregnant with another child. And Edward wasn't even quite a year old yet...
Winry chuckled and nodded in agreement, a light pink beginning to form over the top of her pale cheeks. "I'll be right back."
I scratched the back of my head and nervously laughed. "I suppose that we have been, Brother."
I noticed immediately something was different about my older brother. I couldn't quite put my finger on it. I shook the feeling off and looked up into his eyes again.
"Wow," I thought, "He's beautiful. His golden hair and honey eyes are just so… "
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I remember how shocked he was when he found out that I had named my son "Edward". But…how could I not name my son Edward? I was so in love with my brother that I couldn't help but name my child after him. And She had thought that it had been out of admiration. Winry hadn't the slightest clue just why I had wanted to name our son after my brother.
And therein lied the sole reason why I was so hell-bent on seeing Ed. I loved him with my heart, body and soul and it was time for him to know. Everything reminded me of him and it seemed as if I could never, ever get him out of my head. Heck, even when I was making love to Winry, I secretly thought of Edward. So, in essence, I was making love to someone that wasn't there. And someone I was sure that would never return my feelings.
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Raindrops began to strike the windshield. I sighed and flipped the windshield wipers on. The last time that it had stormed like this, the mountain pass that I was about to travel over was closed due to an avalanche.
I couldn't stop thinking of Brother and how he'd react to my confession. I was worried about it. I mean, what if he kicked me out? What if he disowned me completely? What if he quit talking to me? But then again…What if what I felt for him was reciprocated? What then? Would I give into temptation and make that sweet love to him that I had been dreaming of my entire life? Would I betray Winry and my children? Would I return home?
I was brought out of my thoughts when I heard thunder rumble nearby. I shuddered and turned the radio on, hoping to drown out the loud bellowing sky. I soon fell back into thought…until I noticed how close the powerful bolts of energy were striking.
Lightning used to scare me more when I was little than it had then. I recalled one time when it was storming during the night and Mom was all the way down the hall. I was much too terrified to go down that dark, long, creepy corridor on my own. Instead, I crawled into bed with my brother. He hadn't noticed that I was with him until the next morning. He shot up out of bed, quickly retracting his arm from around me with the strangest expression on his face. I looked up at him lovingly and tugged on his pajamas to lay back down with me. And he did.
Thinking about that moment in time, I felt a bubble of happiness swell up in my chest and smiled, noting how close I was to being over the pass. Fortunately enough, it had begun snowing a while back and the thunder and lightning had ceased to exist.
I giggled to myself giddily when I saw the junction I needed to take to get to Edward's. I was less than fifteen minutes away from there.
On the way down the road, I saw a family of deer walking through the snow. One of the does in the rather large group was eating bark off of a tree. Her fawn had its nose in the snow. I chuckled when another fawn ran into and knocked over the first, tripping itself.
I turned the radio off as I pulled into Edward's driveway. I turned off the car engine and stepped out into the snow. Upon hearing the crunch, I grinned, looking around. The place Edward lived in was beautiful. The trees looked like crystal chandeliers and the snow was in pristine condition, completely undisturbed. The house itself was tastefully decorated with white lights long the edge of the roof, around the windows, the door and the porch. Hanging off of the roof edge were crystal clear icicles and the wood railing on the porch was covered in a smooth, pure ice plating. To say the least, it was enough to take my breath away.
I walked along the dug-out path to his front door and knocked.
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A/N: The first chapter is done! What did you guys think about the prologue? Was my writing too descriptive or was it good coming from Alphonse? Just curious. I hope that you guys enjoyed it. It's my first Fullmetal Elricest fanfic.