Author's notes: This is the companion fic to For Now: How Could I have Done This, only this one is from Al's point to view. - Same stuff as the other, only italics is Al's thoughts now. Sorry if the last one was slightly out of character, this one's better for that.

Disclaimer: Boy do I WISH that I owned FMA, but I really don't. sob

For Now: Why did it have to be You?

By Jimmy Sprinkles

Al couldn't sleep. He got up out of bed and crept over to the room Ed was sleeping in. He opened to door quietly.

"Nii-san, are you asleep?" he whispered.

Ed looked up. "No. What's up?

Al closed the door behind him and walked over. "May I sleep here?"

Ed seemed startled. "How come?"

Al fidgeted. "Well, you've been gone for so long, and… I just, well, wanted to be near you now that you're back."

"Oh, yeah, sure." Ed shifted over, allowing Al room on the bed.

"Thanks." Al hugged his brother and whispered, "Good night, Nii-san." He then settled down and closed his eyes.

"'Night," came the quiet reply as Ed, too, shut his eyes and fell silent.

As though in sleep, Ed rolled over and lay on Al. Like he was sleeping, Al put his arms around his brother and embraced him, softly, tightly.

Neither boy was asleep, but both thought the other was and so remained silent.

I hope I didn't wake him. He's so sweet when he's asleep! Oh, of all the people in this huge world, why did I have to fall in love with my own blood brother? I could have fallen for a girl, or even a boy, but it had to be my brother! But it wouldn't work anyway- he likes someone else. At least when I seen them together, if people thought that I looked jealous, they'd think that I was jealous of Nii-san because I liked Winry. They'd never know that I was jealous of her. It's best that Nii-san like her, it is… But I want him to stay with me. I want to keep him here, with me, forever. I want to hold him tight, so warm, for always. But I shouldn't be so selfish. I shouldn't. I ought to give up while I'm ahead. He likes me now, a lot more than he does other people, and I should be glad for that. I don't want to mess things up. I shouldn't ask for more. And yet…

But I have him here now. Asleep, I can hold him tight and he'd never know. He's close to me, very close. For now, he can be mine. For now, I'm happy. Warmth and happiness until I wake up. Just mine until I wake up. All night, I can be in love with him until morning.

Owari