I love writing for Al X3
He's such a fun chara~!
Anyways,
Here's the next Chapter ;]
-Mari
[Chapter 2 Start]
"That's insane!" Ed shouted. "Al would never do something like that!"
"Listen to what he said, Edward," Hawkeye cut in calmly. "It may have been an accident."
"Al wouldn't be fooling with anything that had to do with those Homonculous bastards," Ed turned his heads, a scowl on his face.
"Even if he was trying to bring back your mother?" Mustang asked calmly, looking up through his hair.
"We already learned our lessons once, Mustang. We came to the agreement that life only flows in one direction and people can't be brought back from the dead," Ed said coldly. "Alphonse understood more than anyone that to bring someone back, you have to pay the ultimate price."
"Like you did to bring him back," Mustang said with a slight frown. "You brought him back by sacrificing your alchemic powers. He may of thought that he could sacrifice his alchemy to bring back your mother."
"Al wouldn't do that," Ed said as he looked down at his lap. "He knew better.."
One Month Earlier.
Alphonse smiled slightly as he walked down the streets, sunlight dancing off of his face. He stopped for a moment, turning to look down an alley, where he saw a young girl sitting against the brick wall. She had her chin resting on her knees, which were pulled up to her chest with her arms wrapped around them.
Alphonse frowned slightly before turning and walking down the alley and kneeling beside her. "Hey." He smiled, extending a hand. "I'm Alphonse."
The girl looked up, her eyes widening slightly before narrowing. "What do you want?"
Taken back by the girl's rude response, Al paused and lowered his hand, the smile fading. "You looked sad, or lonely."
"I'm fine," The girl snorted, turning her head away sharply. "Ya know, alot of people would find it creepy that a strange man came up to the when they were wanting some alone time."
Alphonse smiled before chuckling softly as he rubbed the back of his head. "Yeah, I never really thought of that," He looked down the alley before standing. "You should get out and walk around. Enjoy life."
"You're wierd," The girl looked up at him.
Alphonse raised an eyebrow. "That coming from someone that's been sitting alone in an alley?"
The girl's face turned red in embarassment before she huffed, crossing her arms over her chest. "Whatever."
"You remind me of my mother. You both have the same eyes," Al smiled again as he walked down the alley, away from the street he had come from. He felt the girl watching him as he disappeared around the corner.
I wonder what Brother and Winry are doing right about now, Al wondered as he walked, his hands in his pockets. And I wonder how much the kids have grown... It's been forever since I've seen them!
Al felt the smile getting larger and forced it back to just a thoughtful smirk.
He didn't know how long he had been walking before he came to the front gates of Central Command. He jumped when the front guards approached him.
"Well if it isn't Alphonse Elric."
Al turned to look at them. He smiled. "Hello."
"Let me guess, you're here to see the Führer, am I right?" One of the guards asked.
"The Führer?" Alphonse thought about for a second before nodding, a smile on his face. "Yeah! I'd like to see Führer Mustang, please!"
"Same old Alphonse," The other smiled. "Go on, we'll phone in you're on your way."
"Thank you," Alphonse smiled as he walked through the gates.
"So Al came by to see you a month ago?" Ed asked, crossing his arms. "And he told you about some girl in an alley? Big deal. Al would sit there and talk about a cat he had found three years before. What makes him talking about a girl so special?"
"Think of it this way," Roy sighed inwardly. "She reminded him of your mother. If something reminds you of something you lost, doesn't it make you want the lost thing even more?"
Ed pondered it for a minute before shrugging. "Yeah, I guess you're right. But still, Al and I both learned what happens when you try to bring back people from the dead."
"Want can sometimes overpower rationality," Hawkeye said softly.
"B-but.. It's not like Al to do something like that," Edward frowned, lowering his gaze. "I'm still trying to get over the fact that he's gone.. After so long.. After so much fighting to get our original bodies back.. After all that we went through.. It doesn't seem right.. He didn't deserve to die.."
"We know, Edward," Roy said softly. "Have you broke the news to Winry yet?"
"No," Ed smiled sadly. "I told he went to Xing.. To be with May.."
"You're going to have to tell her sometime," Roy crossed his arms. "You know that don't you?"
"I will," Ed nodded, clenching his fists slightly as he fought back the tears that were threatening to fall down his face. He was grateful that his hair had fallen to conceal his face from them. "But right now, it would be too much for her to handle.. She just had to rush here with the children because of me. To tell her that Al was dead, too.. That would just be cruel to do to her now.."
"I understand you want to protect Winry," Hawkeye cut in. "But you don't give her hardly enough credit. She's stronger than you think."
"I know... It's just," Ed paused, unable to think up a passable excuse.
"You don't know how to tell her?" Mustang asked.
"Yeah, yeah.." Ed scowled. "Listen, do you know anything else about what happened with Alphonse?"
Mustang nodded, twining his fingers together. "Yes, but first," He looked over his shoulder. "You need to get your injury looked at."
"What! You've got to be joking right!" Ed shouted. "I've gotta know!"
"Patience, Fullmetal. Hawkeye and I will be right outside."
"Führer bastard..." Ed muttered as the doctor and nurse walked in to check his wound.
[Chapter 2 End]
To tell you the truth, I'm struggling to figure out whether or not he's going to tell Winry.. Or better yet, how~
Oh, and any reviews would be much appreciated ;D
Whenever someone likes it, it's a real motivation :]
-Mari