Thick black lashes fluttered apart as Ed opened his eyes. Judging by the lack of light, it was still night. And it was raining. Rolling over, his gaze moved quickly to his brothers bed. Empty. He worried for a moment, until he remembered. Al was gone. Swallowing back the pain and the tears, he lay on his back once again, staring at the ceiling, then shifting to the left and staring out the window. Rain was streaking down the glass panes, illuminated with the faint glow of the streetlights.
The movement of the rain slowly calmed him, and he drifted back to sleep. Back into the blank emptiness he now welcomed. Back into a world where his brother was still by his side. Into a world where promises and pain were all forgotten, and the only thing he was aware of was Al's smile and his own soaring heart and the warm hugs and soft kisses. And as he slept, enjoying his little illusions, he smiled.
And kept smiling till he woke.
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A/N Yet another senseless FMA drabble. I'm on a roll! I have no idea what I'm refering to when I say "Al's gone" but, as I doubt (Okay, I know they don't) they kill him off, this is labled AU, Alternate Universe. So mwhah!