VII Brother

Al watched as his brother slowly walked towards him. Neither one of them said anything, but Al noticed that he never put his automail blade away. As he got closer Al closed his eyes and waited. He heard a loud clap ring out, but nothing else ever happened. Then he felt Ed pull him into a tight hug and he opened his eyes in shock. Was he crying?"

"I'm sorry"

He was practically sobbing.

"Brother?"

"I only wanted to get your body back; I never wanted any of this to happen"

Al blinked. He didn't know what to say.

"I promised you I would get your body back, well now I'm making another promise: I promise I'll find a way to make you human again, without a Philosophers Stone"

Now they were both crying.

"Oh brother"

Why did he have to care about him so much? Why did he always have to say he was sorry?

"We're gonna have to leave town for a while since the military's gonna be after us soon"

Al frowned. He still wasn't sure if he should stay with his big brother.

"Can you handle that?" Ed finished.

Al nodded. They would get by somehow, they always did.

To Be Continued…

Author's Notes

I know, I know, it's short, but the Sequel (On The Run) will be longer I promise. Like I said I'm already working on it, but I have a HUGE art project due in two weeks that I still haven't gotten around to yet so it may take me a bit to finish it and get it up here. Fortunately I still have study hall, and we're not doing much in choir either so I should have it done in a week or two. Please review, and don't hate me for making Al a homunculus, but do you really think I would let him stay that way? No.