A/N: Not one of my best chapters, but it was okay. Thanks a ton to Meso the Hanyu for giving me my prompt for this chapter, which anyone could do if they wanted to in a review.

Disclaimer: I don't own FMA, but I do own a DVD, a tin, and a CD of FMA. And the tin came with a big piece of foam, too!

Stars

He had always enjoyed watching the stars. When he was younger, shortly after his mother died, the stars had been the only thing able to comfort him.

By now, they held a certain famaliarness and beauty that nothing else could compare with.

Well almost nothing else.

There was one thing, one person, that made the stars look like mere rocks compared to her enchanting beauty.

Because compared to her, everything looked plain and unimpressive.

She was the most beautiful person in the world.

Glancing up at her, he smiled.

She herself was also gazing at the stars and little did he know, she was thinking similar thoughts.

"M-master," She said softly, nervousness obvious in her voice.

He looked at her expectantly.

"Yes, Ran Fan?"

"The stars look beautiful tonight," She whispered, and he could have sworn he saw her blush.

"So do you," He said what was on his mind without thinking, and she turned to look at him.

"Uh…w-what?"

He sighed deeply.

"I'm tired of pretending, Ran Fan. I love you and I always have, Hell, I probably always will." His heart was beating out of his chest as he wondered what her reply would be.

She blushed even more.

"Master I-" She started, but he didn't let her finish.

"Ran Fan, don't call me 'Master' here. We're alone. Please, call me Ling."

"Ling," she corrected herself quietly, "I…I feel the same way."

He smiled, letting go of a breath he didn't even realize he'd been holding.

Leaning in closer to her, he kissed her gently on the lips. Blushing even redder, she kissed back.

The two were happy from that day forward. A few years after their first kiss, they were married.

One of Ling's brother's became emperor and he was secretly relieved. Emperors usually had to take more than one wife, and Ling only wanted one girl.

They lived in Amestris, in a small town near Central.

And every single night, they would stand outside together and gaze up at the stars, always reminded of the night of that first kiss…

A/N: Well, did you like it? Please review, constructive critism welcome!