Chapter Fourteen:
Tears of a Grown Man
Shedding tears is not a weakness. Keeping them locked away forever, is.
Gone...
She's gone...
Gone...
Jenny...
JENNY!
Elric was sitting on his couch. The police wear there.
Tears fell from his face.
Jenny...
Officers looked at him, frowning.
"A grown man, crying..." one said. "I guess the girl was his daughter."
"Yeah..." said another. "Poor guy. I feel really sorry for him."
I don't care... thought Elric. I just don't care anymore...
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A few days later, Elric was at Jenny's funeral. Many people were there...
"Jenny..." he muttered. Everyone there was crying. Sarah, Fuery, and many others were there. They were all crying.
Elric's own tears had stopped flowing. He had cried non-stop for several days.
Why, Jenny?
It seemed to have gone in a full circle. The murder of Riza. Roy's drinking. The beating of Jenny. Havoc's interruption. Roy's attempted suicide. Jenny's tears. Bradley's break-in. Elric's own failed attempt at saving Roy...
The funeral of Roy.
The world spun around, never ending. Time didn't stop just for this one group of people. Everyone affected by it, they were all dead. Elric and Bradley were the only ones left, Bradley a demon and Elric wracked with guilt. Tears had fallen from the eyes of both, one a puddle and one a lake.
"Jenny..." Elric muttered again. It was late, and everyone else had left.
"Yes..." said Jenny. "Yes, I will admit it...
"Edward...you're the one I consider my father...
"I love...you..."
Why did you have to love me? Thought Elric. Why couldn't...you just let me die instead? I wouldn't have minded...for you...
Jenny...I think of you as a daughter...I love you as well.
Tears started to fall down his face again. I won't fall into revenge like Bradley and Estar did. I won't go to drinking like Roy did. I won't hurt myself and lock everything inside myself, like you did...I will be strong.
I'll work hard, live well, become old, and then die. Then I can finally...rest...
I'm sorry, Jenny...
I'm sorry, Roy...
I'm sorry, Havoc...
I'm sorry, Riza...
I'm sorry, mom...
I'm sorry, dad...
I'm sorry, Alphonse...
I'm sorry...myself.
I'll do the best I can to live for all.
Elric looked up at the sky.
"Do you guys hear that? I'll live for you!
"You can count on it!"
He smiled. It was a sad smile, but still a smile. "Goodbye, Jennifer Edward Mustang...I'll never forget you."
He bent down to her gravestone and placed a rose down. He smiled a...teary...smile.
"Good...bye..."
He walked away.
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End of Story
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Author's Note: Awwwwwwwwwww! Poor Edward...and yet, his promise fits, somehow.
Well, another story over. Actually, this whole series is complete. And this story ended at hitting ten thousand words. (Laughs)
Well, I'm glad that I was able to create these two stories, even though I could have made them a lot better...
Please R&R, people! Enjoy life! Be like Edward, and live your life!
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME!
-Salazare