LAST CHAPPY! ENJOOOOOOOOOOY!
Blurred voices and a rush of light assaulted my pounding head. I was lying in a bed, and I felt warm. I tried to open my eyes, but the stark brightness of the light sent a cruel throb through my aching head. After a few moments, I opened my eyes completely and looked around. Winry was staring out the window, her face lined with worry. I sat up slowly, trying to catch her attention.
"Ed! You're awake!" Winry cried, turning to face me and smiling with all her heart. Her cheeks were damp with fretful tears. Suddenly feeling weak, I laid back down. It was then that I noticed the figure sitting in a chair beside my bed, fast asleep with his head on the mattress.
"Al?" I whispered. The boy jerked awake, eyes wide. His eyes met mine and his face shone with an expression of true joy.
"Brother!" he cried out. He threw his arms around me. My eyes filled with tears as I studied him. He was very handsome as a seventeen year-old. His golden hair was tousled from sleep, and his bronze eyes sparkled with adoration and relief. I held onto him fiercely. "I'm so glad you're home, brother," he whispered. Al let a lifetime worth of loneliness out with his tears.
I smiled at my little brother and stroked his hair. "I promise I'll never leave you again," I whispered.
And I never have. Al and I spent weeks catching up on the life we'd spent apart. He's a wonderful alchemist and is absolutely thriving. We still do our little battles, he still always wins, and he's still taller than me. It's like old times. It feels like only a few days have passed since we were young children studying alchemy, and that all the years in between were nothing more than a shared dream. All I know is I have my brother back, and nothing will ever separate us. Not even death. We're stronger than that.
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Okay, that's it! Owari! Please review, I need encouragement. Thanks!