Unnoticed: Meh! I'm horrible for making you guys wait for so long. (Well, I hope you still are reading this once in a while.) I'm sorry for that. I was slightly… busy and lazy. XD

Technically, this story doesn't really have a plot… So, you can read whatever chapter or one-shot you like. Oh well, I've come to announce you that this is the second to the last one-shot I'll be placing here. I decided that this is enough.

Ok!!! Let's start! I don't own FMA… Let's just leave that sentence alone…

It's still in Al's POV and there are slight mature things here.

Care, Crestfallen, Concealed

"Hello… My, what a strong young man you must be!"

"Um…"

"Such strength to carry that armor!"

"Um… I…"

"And still very shy! You are soooo cute!"

"Um… excuse me but I-…"

"What do you say, you take off that armor to show me that hidden handsomeness and we spend the night?"

I was getting more and more uncomfortable at this clearly drunken lady and her words. I just wanted to push her off and run away as fast as I can. Where was brother? One moment he was there and the next he was gone!

"Al!"

To my utmost relief, I saw my older brother running to me. He gave the odd lady a curious glance. He came up to me and promptly ignored her.

"At last I found you Al! Damn all those people who doesn't even know what 'excuse me' mean and pushed me away. Are you okay?" He muttered angrily but even in his anger, there was this underlying tone that hinted care, concern and relief.

"So your name is Al! That is such a pretty name!" Drawled the drunken lady.

Brother glanced at the lady and he looked back at me. "You know her?"

I shook my head. She just suddenly popped out of nowhere when I was looking for brother.

The drunken lady smiled woozily. "Hey, Al, why don't we ditch this little kid and spend some together time?"

Faster than lightning, my brother started his rant and I was barely able to hold him back from attacking the lady. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT HE LOOKS LIKE HE GOES TO KINDERGARTEN?!?!?!"

The lady squeaked and ran away. I sighed and tried to mollify my brother. Keyword, tried.

He huffed and crossed his arms. His eyes showed his annoyance. He glared at me. "Who the hell was that?!?"

"I don't know… She just came up to me and said things…"

"What fucking kind of things?"

"W-well…, if I could I would have been blushing at this point, things like I was strong and handsome and about spending the night…"

Brother grumbled obscenities. "Women… I'm glad you didn't fall for her charms…"

Yup, if I had my body I would have been blushing from head to toe. "W-w-well I-I w-wasn't r-really i-interested! A-and I-I w-wasn't r-really f-feeling a-anything! I-..."

I froze. Brother had this crestfallen look on him. I immediately started berating myself. His eyes glanced at me and I barely caught the silent apology in those golden orbs. He closed his eyes and sighed.

I studied my brother for a moment and noticed how his body screamed for rest. How his sigh was filled with sorrowful determination. I winced a little and scolded myself. Brother didn't need to be reminded that I couldn't feel. He had enough worries and guilt inside of him. The only thing I could do now was to follow him and care for him.

"Brother, should we go home now? It's almost 10…"

Brother opened his eyes and smiled at me. "Sure, let's go Al. I'm tired."

We walked to the apartment we were staying on. Brother released a breath. He glanced at me and started a conversation.

"Al, do you have a crush on someone?"

"Eh?!?!?"

"I said, do you have a crush on someone?"

"W-well, n-not r-really brother…"

Brother regarded me silently, his eyes had guilt in them and pain.

I wondered if he was thinking it was his fault that I don't have a crush. If he was thinking I should be living a normal teenage life now if our lives didn't became so messed up.

Sometimes, when he gets that look on his face that's the time I am most bothered. That look only appears when he is thinking of certain things, when he is most affected by the shadows in our past and when he berates himself about the things he should have done… or shouldn't have done.

"Ah, well… When we get out bodies back I'll surely find someone after that and we'll try to find if we love each other and settle down…"

Brother smiled a little. He slowly concealed all his sadness and smiled at my hope. I hated it when he does that but I understood that it was his way to keep himself sane. When he hide his emotions I think it affects him less.

That doesn't mean I'm supposed to like it.

Unnoticed: Hmmm… I like this one… And I changed the title of the chapters too… Not too much…

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