Author's Note: On Ed's 16th birthday, Winry and Edo-kun are discussion Aru's birthday when he was really small. How Den ate his cake, and he "cried so much". It sounded so cute ( and sort of sad XD), that I couldn't help but write it out as a fanfiction. I hope you enjoy it. The funny one is after this. This one is not sad, though.

Older Brother: 6 Younger Brother: 5 (Now)

Trisha bent down to kiss her younger son's forehead. "Happy Birthday, Aru-chan!" she declared with a smile. Placing a beautifully wrapped gift before him, he blushed in delight and unwrapped it with her help. Inside was a small wooden train, with kittens of all colors painted on the sides. Jumping up to hug his mother, Alphonse laughed and declared "It's perfect! I love it, Okaa-san!" Trisha beamed and pat his head softly. "I was sure you would." Winry looked over it in fascination, fingering the smooth metal wheels, her eyes sparkling. "It's great, Aru. You're lucky." she remarked, secretly wishing she could take his gift apart. Edward crossed his arms and pouted in slight jealously. "Yeah, yeah...that's great, Aru. Now, cake time!" Trisha chuckled softly, and nodded. "Alright. Winry's grandmother helped me with it, so we have to head over to the Rockbell's." Alphonse nodded, picked up his train, and started pointing out the different kittens, trying to remember the easier breeds. Edward rolled his eyes, and pulled on his mother's apron anxiously. "What kind of cake is it, Okaa-san?" Trisha laughed, and stroked his hair a bit, affectionatly. "Vanilla on the outside, lemon on the inside." Edward smiled. That was fair. His favorite was lemon, and his brother's was vanilla. The walk was quiet, and Edward grew bored, as he poked his brother, mischiveous smile on his face. "I wonder who'll get a bigger piece?" he asked teasingly, his voice in a sing-song tone. Alphonse frowned and looked down at his train. "Me." he said finally.

"What makes you say that?"

"I'm the birthday boy, Nii-chan." Alphonse declared, rather proudly.

"But I'm older then you, so I need more."

Alphonse pouted bitterly. "But you're the small one!"

Before Edward could open his mouth to argue, Trisha stopped him, adding. "You'll both get equal pieces. Equivelent trade, right?"

Edward sighed and nodded heisitantly. Before he knew it, they were at the Rockbell household. Edward grinned and ran into the house, yelling "CAKE!"

Winry and Alphonse quickly followed behind. "Nii-san!" "Edowado!"

They looked around desperately- like a dog, for the cake. Searching every room. Edward even yelled out "Here, cake cake cake!" But it seemed that Grandma Pinako was asleep, because she didn't even hear the children come in.

As they reached the living room, they saw paw prints on the ground. But not just any paw-prints. These were covered with vanilla icing. Edward frowned, staring at the pawprints in wonder. Then it hit his tiny chibi head. DEN. He ran down the hallway, following the pawprints, his heart pounding. Alphonse followed him, with Winry, and even his mother close behind.

"Edward, honey, what's the matter? Settle down."

"Nii-san! Stop! Where're you going?"

"EDO! STOP IT RIGHT NOW! YOU'RE MAKING ME TIRED!"

Edward paused, his mind at work. There, his conclusion was decided. On the old couch was tiny puppy Den, his paws in the air, groaning with a stomach ache, icing all over his paws, fur and mouth.

Alphonse came up behind him, looking first at his brother, then the puppy. Finally, it came to him, slowly but surely. Den had eaten the cake. The entire thing, not a morsel left. How did a puppy of 10 pounds eat a 2 pound cake? Not even the authoress knows.

"He...ate..the...whole thing? The whole cake? Every last bite? Everything...the vaniella...the lemon...everything!" Alphonse whimpered with tears in his eyes.

Edward stared at the puppy, caked with the prized birthday treat. "Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! It's the end of the world! I waited since Winry's birthday last month to eat cake, and now it's gone!"

Alphonse fell to his small knees in disbelief. "The...whole...thing?"

Winry threw her head back and laughed. "My puppy's wonderdog! Yay, Den!"

Edward looked at his best friend as if a wrench grew out of her head. "What're you talking about? He just ate the cake. OUR CAKE! The WHOLE THING!"

Alphonse held his head in his hands, and bawled childishly. "THE WHOLE THING!"

Trisha came up behind her sons, and gently tapped their shoulders. "Edo..,Aru. It's not the end of the world. I have some pumpkin pie at home. I know it's new to you, but..." she cleared her throat and closed her eyes. "I think you'll like it. Maybe you want to give it a try?"

Edward frowned for a moment, and looked up at his mom, a concentrated expression on his face, as if he was reviewing a big decison. Finally, he smiled. "Okay." Then, he helped his younger brother up. Winry grined. "You think of everything, Auntie Trisha."

Back at the Elric household, Trisha brought out the pie. "I hope you like it." she said, beaming. They gathered around the table, and sang "Happy Birthday", to Alphonse. Finally, after he blew out the candles, Edward and Alphonse both took their first bites into the pie, at the same time exactly.