Let Your Grandpa Tell You A Story
"Ok, here we go…..My brother, me and friend of ours named Noah were leaving Munich, Germany-" Ed was interrupted by Winy's shocked gasp. "You lived in Germany!" Ed sighed. "Well, yeah I have been a lot of places, haven't you ever seen my room?" Winy nodded and sat back against Ed. It was true that just by walking in his room you could tell he had seen a lot, with news articles, and pictures dating back to the 1900's, to now. Winy allowed Ed to continue his story,who remembered to leave out most details( like the gate, and him being from another world). "Well, like I was saying my brother, a friend of ours named Noah, and myself were leaving Munich because a good friend of ours had died…." Ed found himself reliving the memory as he told it and couldn't help but play through the events as he told the story.
-1923 Munich, Germany-
Ed's was woken up abruptly as the truck hit a bump in the road. It took him a moment to remember where he was. "Oh yeah, we're leaving." he mumbled to himself. He looked up at the stars for a moment. Just remembering how he had given up his own world, to live in this one. He wondered how everyone else was.
"hmmm." He was taken from his thoughts as he heard his brother waking up, just noticing that the sun was rising. "Morning." he greeted. Al nodded, and shook Noah, who was leaning on Ed's chest. After all three were awake they found themselves in an uncomfortable silence. What was there to be said? Though in the end it was Al who broke the silence. "Brother, where are we headed?" Ed took a moment to take out a map he had kept in his pocket. It was a map of Europe and Asia that had tiny details such as the names of cities and towns. Though it was just tiny to Ed. He went close up to the paper and squinted trying to read the tiny print until Noah took it from him. "I'll read it." she said, ignoring Ed's glare. After asking the drivers where they were, they decided they would get off at Stottgart at town a few miles away from them.
It was only an hour later that they got off the truck, and were walking through Stottgart. Seeing that everyone was talking in German, Ed remembered that Alphonse couldn't speak it. That could cause problems. So he quickly pulled Alphonse close to him, to whisper in his ear. "Brother what-" Ed covered his mouth with his hand. "Alphonse don't speak." he ordered. "But-" Al shut up seeing the look Ed was giving him. Realizing that this was important Al stayed quiet.
They walked until Ed found an Inn. Once they were all in the room Al turned to his brother with a demanding look. "Brother, why did you tell me not to speak." Ed was about to say it bluntly, and tell him that Al talking would freak everyone out, but Noah stopped Ed. "Edward, be gentle." Ed turned to her then to Al who was looking confused, not knowing what Noah had said. Ed, realizing how saying it bluntly could have caused a misunderstanding, sent Noah a grateful look before turning to Al. "Alphonse, you speaking our language would gain too much attention. Please don't talk until you learn German." Ed sighed in relief as Al nodded in understanding.
Later that night the trio had gone to a local diner for dinner since they had nothing to make their own with. They had already ordered (Ed ordering for Al) and were waiting for the food to arrive, when Al spoke in his best German. "Brother, what are we going to do next?" Ed looked up when Al spoke and took a moment to respond. "Well, first we need to find a lead to finding the bomb. And we better hope that we hide the gate well. We still have not closed it." Alphonse nodded, agreeing that they had to close it soon. Ed and Al continued talking small talk until they noticed Noah looking fearfully out the window, before ducking down. Al motioned for Ed to ask her what was wrong, and he did so. "Noah, what's wrong?" Noah looked up at Edward with scared eyes before speaking in a quiet voice. "Nazis."
-Present day-
"…..And that's all I am telling for now, so sleep." he ordered. Ed turned to leave but onec again Winy stopped him. "But Grandpa! Seriously, how old are you! You must be like 150!" Edward glared at her. "Be quiet and go to sleep." Winy pouted but complied and went to sleep this time. Ed left the room and walked into his own. After getting ready for bed he checked his clock out of curiosity.
It read 7:28 AM. "….That girl is lucky she's cute."
The next day (or more like 3 hours later) Ed was cooking lunch, breakfast forgotten, when he heard the phone ringing. "Hello?" he asked into the phone. ", Riley and Candy are doing it again. Can I come over?" It was Hon. Ed sighed. Why did the poor kid's parents do this? "Of course Hon, your always welcome." Ed and Hon said goodbye before they hung up. Hon's parents were Riley and Candy Evens. Ed had met Candy when she was 10. Candy herself resembled a girl form of Roy Mustang, personality wise too. Though he had met her when she was 10 he never really had a conversation with her until she was 16, and her aunt, who she had been living with, died. Though instead of going to a foster home she got emancipated and Ed, being as kind as he was, offered to help her out by giving her food and shelter. He didn't mind her at all considering the arguments they got into, which reminded him of Mustang a lot. Though, that also didn't change her charm which often ended with her bringing some guy home. Don't get him wrong he didn't mind that, but he did mind when the guy was a total jackass. To save you the rest, she tried her luck with any handsome guy, which, shocking Ed, included himself. After a very awkward moment between them she went get another guy, though this time…the guy knocked her up. To avoid lawsuit's the guy, Riley, married her. Since both were horrible with children, they practically sent Hon to live with him until he was 5, then took him back. Though they got married, Riley and Candy didn't even like each other so to deal with it, they had consent sex, which ended with Hon calling to come over a lot. Ed really didn't mind Hon, he reminded him of Mustang too, and Ed felt bed for the kid. He never had a mom and dad, because he grew those first few years with Ed, he never accepted Riley and Candy as his parents, and he had no where else to go because his other relatives lived in the states. The poor kid didn't even have a last name! Hell, his first word was "Jerk!". The poor, poor, but rich, kid.
It was 15 minutes later, while Ed and Winy were eating lunch, that Hon arrived. He let himself in and only said "Hey." to Ed and Winy before sitting on the couch to watch TV. Ed accepted the behavior and continued to eat his sandwich, but Winy stomped over to the living room and stood in front of the screen, blocking his view. "Hey Winy can you move? I am trying to watch the best show ever." Hon said calmly. Winy stayed where she was and glared. "I don't care you jerk! I am gunna-" she stopped talking when Ed walked in the room and sat down next to Hon. "Winy let him be. Come sit, we can watch whatever Hon is watching." Winy pouted but came over and sat in Ed's lap, all the while glaring at Hon again.
It was a couple of commercials before the show came back on, showing what Ed guessed to be the theme.
"Masshiro na keshiki ni sasowarete," Shit. Of all the shows for Hon to like it just had to be this one. Ed sighed as the screen showed a young, golden haired and eyed, teen , and a big grey suit of armor, as the song Hologram, ended. About 10 minutes into the show, Winy and Hon where sitting in front of the screen watching the anime. Ed, choosing not to watch himself being used in a anime that was based on the manga which ended all happy, left to get another sandwich.
Winy and Hon sulked when the episode ended, but right after, Hon jumped in the air and mimicked Edward Elric's alchemy. "Fullmetal Alchemist! The best anime ever!" Winy jumped up too pretending to have Riza's gun. "Put your hands up!" Hon shook his head and seemed to tower over Winy. "I don't got to. The Fullmetal Alchemist follows no orders!" Winy put down her imaginary gun and looked at Hon with a confused look. "Hon you can't be the Fullmetal Alchemist, he has long golden hair and gold eyes. You have black hair and dark blue eyes. If anything you're the bastard colonel." The two continued bickering for a while until Ed walked back into the room. "Grandpa! Hon is being stupid!" Winy jumped onto Ed's lap the second he sat down in his chair. "How so?" he asked. She pointed to Hon who was sitting on the couch. "He says he can pretend to be Fullmetal Alchemist when he doesn't look like him and won't accept that he is more like the bastard colonel!" Hon turned to glare at Winy. "I don't want to be the Colonel! He is mean to Edward!" As the two continued to argue, Ed wanted to laugh. He wished the real colonel was here to see this. Ed would have loved to-….but he is probably dead now. It has been a really long time since they had said goodbye. Man, he wasn't in the mood for this right now. He put Winy down, silencing the two, and walked into his room. This happened every time he remembered Amestris. It hurt so much…..he could never see them again. They weren't blessed like him, they couldn't cheat like he did. And it would be a very long time until he died, even though he was already so old. Normally when he felt like this he called his little brother…who wouldn't be stuck here if he hadn't been so selfish. It wasn't fair…..equivalent exchange…..yeah right. He might have been a real sinner, but Alphonse wasn't. Dammit! Now he was too guilty to call Al. Al even had to age more than him! Al looked more like the 50 year old, while Ed looked 30 or 35. Damn. "Uhh, Grandpa…" Ed turned to see Winy and Hon in the doorway and smiled, or at least tried to. "Don't worry, I am fine. Why won't you two go hang out with Ned and Cal or something." Winy looked ready to protest, but Hon stopped her. "Okay . We'll be back in a bit." Ed nodded and kept his smile, and Hon mimicked him, before dragging Winy out the house.
Ed sat down at his desk and sighed. He allowed himself to remember what happened after Noah saw the Nazis. It had changed him…..a lot.
-1923 Stottgart, Germany-
"Nazis." Ed froze. "Brother, what's wrong?" Ed hadn't replied, just grabbed Al and Noah before running to the front counter. Ed noticed that the Nazis had seen Noah and where coming to the diner. "Excuse me miss?" he stopped a waitress. "Does this place have a back exit?" she nodded and pointed down a hall. Ed, Al, and Noah took no time in waiting before they ran down the hall and left through the door. It had lead to a ally way and the trio made their way to the front of it. Seeing no Nazis or police they ran back to their Inn.
"Brother what-" Ed cut Al off. "I don't know so please stop asking." Al nodded and keep quiet. Ed, wanting to look around for their next way out of town, left the Inn. Though remembering the Nazis wore a disguise. The Thule Society always followed them.
After asking around he found out there were no trains going to or from Stottgart, and sat down on a nearby bench. "Dammit how am I going to get out of Germany now." he mumbled to himself. Though apparently someone heard it. "I can give you a ride." Ed looked up to see who it was and immediately regretted it.
"Just come back…JUST COME BACK ALIVE!"
"Russell…"
AN: Yep I left you hanging. I just love Russell:)
R&R
