A/N: Happy New Year! I know that 2k16 was... memorable but I believe we can make 2017 a good year. Thank you for everyone that favourited or followed the story, you guys made my day!

Disclaimer: None of these belong to me...

When I was working on this, I listened a lot to anime OST's, especially the one's from Yuuri on Ice! I absolutely loved both Eros and Agape. If you ever have the chance, find those two songs on Youtube or something. Those songs helped me focus.

Now, onto the story!

Edo watched as the man fell onto his knees and cried. His eyes were swollen and tears were streaming down his face. Edo couldn't help but pity this man.

It was always the emotional ones that got him, but he couldn't waste any more of his precious time watching a human bawl like a child. He had plans, and get wanted to leave.

Just as the boy was walking away, the man reached out and grabbed his arm. Edo turned around, and saw the man smile. Tears were still shining in his eyes.

"Thank you", the man whispered. "Uh… you're welcome?" was Edo's reply.

Then, the man went down and resumed his crying. Edo walked away, Aaron's Rod in hand. He glanced at the man one last time, and gave him a small, hopeful smile.

"Where to?" asked Win

"I want to stop at a café first. Walking to and from a cottage in the woods has made me hungry", said Edo, while rubbing his stomach.

"Yeah, I wanna eat something too" replied Win.

Edo turned to his staff "But you're not even human…."

There was a small silence between them.

"Geez Edo, quit trying to crush my dreams"

The boy turned and began walking faster. He didn't say anything else. After what seemed like thirty minutes of walking (or floating, in Win's case), they saw a small sign that read Café Joie

"We're already in Central?"

"Yes. Apparently you were too busy daydreaming about being human to even notice", answered Edo

If Win had a face to express emotions on it, it would have been of extreme anger. Instead, she floated higher and hit him on the head. Edo yelped in pain and rubbed the spot where she hit him.

"That's what you deserve"

Edo shook his head and opened the door to the café, letting Win in first. It was warm that day, so the both of them ate outside.

Taking spoonfuls of his strawberry parfait, Edo asked "Why do you want to be human so badly? There's nothing you're missing by being an Aaron's Rod"

"I... want to be human, because... I want to experience the same happiness as everyone else" she stated.

"What do you mean happiness? You're always in a good mood"

Win sighed "I want that other kind of happiness, more... like..." she sighed once more.

"I don't want to always tell the truth, Edo! I want to lie, I want to cheat! I want to keep secrets from others! That is why I want to be human! That's the happiness I want!"

Edo choked on his parfait.

"What?"

Win's gem glowed dull. So dull to the point that it was gray. Her partner looked down at the table.

"Win, what good will you do by lying to others? By lying to me?" Edo asked.

"Always telling the truth is boring, I can't even tell a white lie as an Aaron's Rod! White lies! I can't ever promise to keep a secret because I know I'll have to-" she paused when she saw the tears on the table.

"I never knew you could do that, Win" the boy sobbed. "Do you really want to be human, so you could do things like that?"

"I ah-" she started.

"D-do y-you honestly th-think th-that humans gain happiness by lying and cheating?" Edo hiccuped. "I-I th-thought y-you knew b-better. G-guess I-I w-was wrong" He buried his head into his hands and started to cry harder. Win felt guilty for what she said. Edo was such a crybaby. The tiniest things would set him off.

Suddenly, Win was glowing red. An image of a letter was shown in the gem.

Edo lifted his head. He wiped his tears and took his staff. No words came from his mouth. The staff knew what was going to happen next. They were going to pick the letter up, then deliver.

Izumi Curtis was not in a good mood. She stood in a room surrounded by countless drawings and pictures. The drawings on the walls were on just about anything. Flowers in a field, clouds in the sky, a car on the road, lily pads on a pond. They were all masterpieces to her, and she loved them. She sat on the bed, located in far corner of the room. Izumi didn't bother fixing the sheets and blankets, not since...

She picked a teddy bear that was laying close to the pillow and held it up to her face. It smelled sweet, like the cinnamon cookies she had baked the other day.
Wait, was it the other day? No, maybe it was a few weeks ago. She couldn't remember anymore. She had too much on her mind.

Maybe moving on would make me happier...

Izumi couldn't think. She needed someplace, a little louder, a place where she wasn't really alone.
Then she realized. The house was much quieter than it usually was. She was alone now, and there were many things she could not remember anymore. Like when to take her medication, when she should start cooking lunch and supper. She seemed to always be in a daze nowadays. She had forgotten. She had forgotten everything.

The woman sat in silence, searching. Searching her mind for something that would come.

Suddenly, she felt a soft breeze on her skin, something she shouldn't be looked over to the window, which was open, curtains flowing with the wind.

But the window wasn't open when I walked in...

Across the room, a boy stood. He held a beautiful staff that was nearly twice his height and wore a coat as red as blood. He took a step closer, but the woman didn't move muscle.

I see.. Death has come to claim me too.

"Are you here to kill me?" Izumi asked with a monotonous voice. The boy shook his head and gently placed a red envelope on her lap. The boy remained silent as he walked to the window. He turned to her and opened his mouth, but it was a girl's voice that spoke.

You will find happiness in that letter, if you choose to open it...

It was only a whisper, but to Izumi, it was the loudest thing she had ever heard.

The boy disappeared in a flash of light. The woman stared at the picture on her lap. It looked like an ordinary letter to her. Why and how would this bring happiness? She carefully opened the letter, and pulled out its. Her eyes widened and she placed her hand on her mouth.

Yes. This had made her day.

"Auntie Izumi!" A teenaged boy cried. He ran through the narrow hallway and stopped. auntie Izumi wasn't in her room. The boy checked the kitchen. she wasn't there either.

"Alphonse!" Izumi called. "Can you get some tape for me?"

Alphonse turned. The voice was coming from his room. Ryan's room. The boy rushed to his room, where he found some tape sitting on his desk. He ran to where Izumi was. Alphonse found her, placing another drawing on the wall. The boy threw the tape to his aunt, who caught it without even looking.

"Is that another drawing?" he asked. The woman nodded.

"But isn't Ryan..." Izumi nodded once more.

"He loved us so much, to send one last work of art" She smiled.

Alphonse walked closer, and took a look at the drawing she was taping. It was a crayon drawing of four people, holding hands and smiling happily. There was a name written above each person.

Mommy, Daddy, Me, Alphonse

As he was looking at the drawing, Alphonse noticed ssomething. Small handwriting.

"Wait! Auntie Izumi, stop what you're doing!" The woman stopped and turned around.

"Hm? What is it Alphonse?"

"Auntie, please give me that drawing"

She hesitated for a moment, then gave the boy the drawing. Alphonse flipped the page over, and saw that Ryan had written something too.

"Auntie, did you read the back too?"

"No"

"Okay, then I'll read it with you"

Dear Everybody,

I'm not sick anymore. I'm all better and I'm going out to play more. Please don't be sad that I'm gone. I drew a nice pictureso that nobody cries. Please be happy, because I'm happy too.
Love, Ryan

The both of them looked up from the letter, then to each other. Words were not spoken, but the both of them shared a feeling of hope.

"Don't worry kid. I'll be the happiest mom ever"

"You were so weird there. Also, why didn't we stay long enough? We were supposed to make sure the letters were safe! What if the lady threw it in the trash?"

"That's her fault, not mine"

"Geez, Edo. You can be so mean sometimes" Win said.

You will find happiness in that letter, if you choose to open it Edo mimicked. Whose idea was that?

The boy sighed. "Okay. I sensed the human was going to cry. I don't want to watch another breakdown. That's two people in one day!"

"For me, it would've been three people" Win mumbled.

"Well, today is over and that's all that matters" Edo said, glaring at Win.

The autumn wind blew, and it sent a newspaper flying. It landed at Edo's feet. If it weren't for the front page, Edo would have dismissed it and walked away.

Famous Author, Van Hohenheim, Stabbed!

Edo's eyes widened. He grabbed the paper, crumpled it, and threw it into the nearest trash bin.

"Huh? What was that?" Win asked.

"Ah, it's nothing" Edo replied, with a hint of fear in his voice. "Y'know, I was doing a kind gesture for the environment"

"I've never seen you do something like that before"

Edo forced a laugh. "Well, I'm going to be kinder to this planet, starting today!"

Win didn't say a thing. Edo's behaviour was quite strange. Why did he throw the newspaper away?

They were far from the city now. The mail carrier checked his surroundings.

"Win, no one is watching, right?" Edo's asked.

"No one" replied Win.

"Good" Edo touched the ground, and a magic circle appeared underneath him. A bright light flashed, and enveloped the boy and his staff.

They reappeared in a field filled with flowers of every colour. Edo walked, and approached a two-storey house. He opened the door and walked in, removing his boots in the process. He threw his red coat on the couch, which had a floral pattern (Thanks, Win), and climbed a set of stairs.

Edo's room was simple, with beige walls and a white ceiling. There was a bed here, a desk, and a mini library there, a dresser, and a window at the farthest side of the room.

"Get out" Edo commanded. "I'm going to change" The staff floated out of the room and the boy shut the door. He took off a black jacket with silver edges, black leather pants, and a black tank top, then slipped into soft, pink pyjamas. He touched the back of his head, expecting to pull an elastic out.

"Right" he muttered. "I don't have long hair anymore"

The boy walked to his bed, pulled the sheets, and climbed into bed. He stared at the ceiling, and put his arm up.

Someday, I'll come back. Just you wait!

Those were his last thoughts before sleep claimed him.

"Ed"

A/N: CRAI BAYBEI CRAI BAYBEI 'CAUSE YOU DON'T FCKN CARE!

*sighs* I love Melanie Martinez... ( are those even the lyrics?)

Sorry it took forever to update. I was wayy too busy playing Mystic Messenger and trying to get Jumin to notice me... *drools*

Anyway, before you rant on how 'WAI IS EDDD CRYING? WAI LITTLE BBY BE OOC?, I had planned this out carefully. Craibaybei Ed was intentional. If I were to tell you, I would be heading into spoiler territory, and no one likes spoilers. You could message me if you find something out about Edo, I might even hand out (virtual) prizes to those who have the best theories and/or have guessed correctly.

Oh, and since I wanted to get this out before 2017, there might be tons of grammar/spelling errors, so don't kill me... T_T I promise I will edit!

Please review! Tell me if you like the story, if it's interesting, but don't flame! People who review will get a (virtual) mug brownie!

Oh, and I forgot to mention this, but this story takes place in modern time. Sorry if you misunderstood some stuff.

Happy New Year,

Galaxia

EDIT 2017-01-04: I fixed some spelling mistakes, and added a few small details in.

PS. IS ANYONE HERE SAD THAT YUURI KATSUKI DIDN'T WIN GRAND PRIX, OR IS IT JUST ME?

WHY DO I KEEP GETTING THE BAD ENDING FOR YOOSUNG IN MYSTIC MESSENGER?

IS ANYONE HAPPY THAT YUURI ON ICE! IS GETTING A SECOND SEASON? I SURE AM.