Disclaimer: I do not own these characters and I do not make money off of this fiction.

A/N: This is my first FMA fanfic, so go easy on me. I haven't written a fanfic in many years. I also want to thank PockymonX3 for being my beta!

For You

By Winterimperfect

Chapter One

I met him at a punk rock concert and everything changed...

Staring out the window during such a boring school day, watching the birds flutter as the ear buds that were discreetly in my ears softly played one of my favourite Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards songs.

I really wasn't interested in school, I needn't pay attention either, I always got good grades whether I was paying attention or not. I continued to lightly tap my fingers against the desk top until I heard the bell ring signalling time for lunch. Grabbing my backpack from the back of my chair, I headed outside to sit under a tree with my bag in hand. It didn't take long for my brother and best friend to join me.

I guess I should introduce myself, my name is Edward Elric, a god with light blonde hair braided down my back and amber eyes, I'm also very, very tall and I'm in love with punk rock and hardcore.

Regardless of living in a small village, I discovered punk and hardcore while surfing radio channels and since that time my life has changed. Now, at sixteen years of age, I'm still in school and while I'm slightly outcasted, I'm far from lonely.

My brother, Alphonse, who has dark blonde hair cut short, fair skin, amber eyes like yours truly, and dressed in a button down shirt and dress pants, is in my class with me despite the age difference, due to lack of space in the small building so the two grades were placed together.

While Alphonse was slightly more low key, liking more light rock and pop and dressing nicely, I was more laid back, with long hair and baggy clothing. I also had my childhood friend, Winry, with me.

Winry dressed similarly to me, keeping her light blonde hair in a ponytail and wearing a ripped shirt and baggy cargo pants. She also shared my taste in music. I once thought she was the love of my life but it really was more of a sibling love. Our passions were also quite varied. While she loved mechanics, Al and I adored chemistry.

You might be wondering what kind of parents a godlike creature like me might have, well, unfortunately due to an epidemic, we lost our dear mother and our father left when we were just children. We were technically orphans, so while we lived alone, we were never lonely or in need for we were nicely taken care of by Winry and her grandmother.

Anyways, enough with the lame chatter, it was this Thursday afternoon that my life really changed. I was unwrapping my sandwich when my thoughts began to circle around my head. I was starting to get slightly depressed because I would miss a Rancid show that was playing in the near city. I bit into my fake turkey sandwich, trying to forget about something I could never afford to go too.

Being a fan since the age of eight, it crushed me. I sighed and finished up my sandwich. C'est la vie, nothing I can do about it really. I'll probably just watch it on YouTube at Winry's house.

"Edward!" Winry sing-songed my name. She was running up the school yard towards me waving a paper or something in her hand, her messenger bag flying behind her as she ran.

After catching her breath, she beamed at me in a very sly way because she lifted her hand with the paper in it.

"Happy very belated birthday!" she chirped waving two tickets to the Rancid concert in front of my face.

I snatched them and stared at it in disbelief.

"Surely you jest!" I cried, checking them over to make sure they weren't forgeries. They were authentic.

"We're both going, are you excited?" She asked as she sat down beside me. As if she didn't know.

"Hell yeah!" I exclaimed as Al finally made his appearance.

"By the look of it, I do say you gave the surprise to brother!" He stated, sitting down beside me and pulling out his bologna sandwich. I really hated bologna. Almost as much as milk, but not quite.

"After school tomorrow we'll be taking the train to the city, then we'll take a bus to the venue! Pack for overnight, we'll be staying in a motel." She rushed, excitement lacing her voice.

"Will do!" I said as I flung my arms around her in happiness. She laughed, holding her egg salad sandwich in one hand, and wrapping one arm around my back.

"Thanks alot, Winry." I said sincerely, before looking over at Al in worry. "You won't be lonely, will you?"

"No, brother, I wont. I have a friend coming over to spend the weekend, so I won't be lonely. He wants to show me his latest games so I will be very busy." He said with a smile before continuing to eat his sandwich.

"See? Now you can have a great time tomorrow and not be worried about Al!" She said happily, leaning against my shoulder in a friendly manner as we all ate our lunch.

I smiled at her, calming slightly. The true excitement wouldn't hit me until I was actually inside the venue staring up at the vast stage. I continued to stare at the tickets in a daze, disbelief still in my mind. I wouldn't allow myself to be excited just in case something happened that caused it to be cancelled. It really cushioned the blow of disappointment should something like that ever occur.

We teased and talked until the bell rang for class to begin once more, and while putting my ear buds back in my ears and turning on my old iPod nano, I couldn't help but press a hand to my front pocket were the ticket was. She's Automatic started to play through my ear buds and a smile lit my face as I walked into class.

The concert was tomorrow night and I couldn't wait.

To be continued..