I do not own Full Metal Alchemist. The anime and charcters belong to the original owner, I only own the original idea for the plot in this fanfic.
Ed was a poor boy who lived with his brother Alphonse in a one bedroom appartment. It was the smallest appartment in the town they lived in. Sure, they could have went to live with their childhood friend, Winry and her grandma, but Ed and Al didn't want to cause them more trouble than they already have. If they wanted anything, they wanted a better life. Ed works three jobs, manages school, and takes care of his brother. Al has offered countless times to go get a job but Ed insists that Al focus on school. After all Al, is only in eighth grade, while Ed is in his sophomore year, so Al needs good grades. One of the sad things in this situation, is the teachers nor any adult for that matter, seem to care about Ed and Al living in the poorest area of town, this is also the part of town that has the highest crime rate. As for the parents, Ed nd Al's mom died when they were young, and their father was a drunk who finally just gave up on them and left them to be, but not after causing Ed so much injury in his right arm that he had to have it amputated with auto-mail. They didn't have to pay for it either because Winry and her grandma were the ones to put it on for him.
Roy is a popular boy at school who always has the girls running after him. Problem is that he's not quite into girls so much. Roy has everything from an elaborate car to a huge mansion. Everything he owns is namebrand. His parents are always gone, but he gets to video chat with them everyday. He has all the friends in the world. He has maids, butlers, oh and he has a dog. It's really his mom and dads more, but he loves Roy as well. He has a girlfriend named Riza. He just doesn't want to be a jerk and hurt her feelings. Plus it only made him seem even more of a womenizer. Roy Mustang has everything in the world.
That is, until Edward Elric transfers to his school.