Chapter 26

As soon as they reached central headquarters, Edward spoke up ''I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU LEFT HER BEHIND!'' he yelled at ed, yep Edward was angry.

Ethan couldn't believe either his father left her, but he had so his doubts about it.

''YEAH, I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT EITHER, WHY LEAVE WE COULD AT LEAST TRY TO SAVE HER!'' yelled alphonse, even he was angry about it, still ed didn't react to it all, he just kept ignoring them completely.

Even roy started to wonder why, he had seen how overprotected he was about his kids especially about that girl, why leaving her so easily 'I wonder it has something to do with him not able to fight them, but this was fullmetal, well.. an older one but still I can't believe that I would give up so easily ' thought roy as he looked at him.

Edward was starting to get irritated with himself, how weird that even is, ''ALL RIGHT I CAN'T STAND THIS ANYMORE, YOU LEAVE HER BEHIND AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE THE GUTS TO EXPLAIN IT, YOU THE WORST FATHER EVER!'' yelled Edward, that hit the nerve.

''what did you say…?'' said ed in a harsh whisper. Edward stopped yelling and looking at him he knew he was going to regret it, but ''you heard me, you just like him!'' Edward said looking angry at his older self.

Roy and alphonse looked at ed who started to shake violently, but stopped soon after, what confused roy and alphonse, Edward was never easy with his feelings everyone knew that, but ed was.

Ed sighed deeply to calm himself he knew that he was sensitive about the subject 'fatherhood' or rather 'the family man' especially when he was a teenager, he always said to himself that he would do better than his old man did, that didn't changed ,in fact ed had forgiven his father for leaving them, but he didn't forgave him for not telling especially his mother.

He knew he couldn't blame them for saying such stuff, he did in fact leave her behind but only to get a change to save her, if he had stayed and fought them they would be dead by now.

Ed turned his head slightly ''if you really think I am bad father because I didn't stay to fight, that is fine with me, but tell me one thing: if we had stayed to fight how would you save her?'' he said ''would you have fight her as well?, would you try to get the stone out of her by killing her ? tell me… what would you have done?''

Everyone was quiet, Edward looked down, ''I don't know how I would have save her, but I wouldn't run away, like you did!'' he said loud.

''who said I run away?'' ed said smiling a little wickedly.

''huh?'' said Edward not getting what he said, ''I didn't run away, the only reason that I left her alone now is because I know she isn't completely lost'' said ed.

''what do you mean, dad?'' asked ethan.

''I mean you guys remember ling right, who is now greed?'' asked ed, ''yes'' they answered, ''well than you know that if you bound the stone to a living human that the soul wouldn't die, only be controlled by the souls that are trapped within the stone, but if you listen carefully to them they won't control you but help you, just before we left I saw eliza's eyes turn back to gold a couple of times, that means she is still fighting and that she is stronger than lust'' ed explained.

''okay.. but how are you planning on helping her?'' asked alphonse, ''easy when I traveled around the west and you around the east, we came by a theory that said how to deconstruct a philosopher stone, and free the souls of the people that are trapped and if that is true than the soul where it is attached to will be free as well.'' Said ed,

''but how are you planning on doing it, I mean we don't know that kind of alchemy and you aren't able to?'' asked roy, ''jeez mustang, thanks for pointing that out'' ed said.

''I know normally don't agree with him, but he is right'' said Edward.

''well, the only ones who know how to do it are eliza, me and al.'' ed said thoughtful.

'' well…?'' asked Edward.

''I think I would have to teach you guys, I mean you do need two people to do it… man on times like these I wish my little brother was here as well.''ed said sighing deeply again.

Edward and alphonse looked at each other, ''well let's start!'' they said together.

''okay then'' ed said.

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