Aishiteru…Ototo
Chapter 2
Author's Note: I'm so glad you all like this story so far. And I'm really sorry for slow updates. But…yea…writer's block sucks…anyway…
I really do hope you all like this chapter…and…again…about ages…I think Ed is 21 and Al 15 ; cause I think that Ed gived up his life at 16..but who am I to know? I didn't see the ending yet…
Disclaimer: I don't own Full Metal Alchemist of any of it's characters. I also wont be adding my own character, so…technically…I own nothing…just this computer that I'm writing this on…but…that isn't mine either…o.o…I own nothing!
Ok…so I did add a character…
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Marshmellow13Dragon I'm gonna answer your question of Armstrong in this one too, lol, yea. Armstrong does have an English dub. I'm afraid I only know English…so if I saw it in any other language, I'd be utterly confused. But I do watch some in Japanese…lucky for me it comes on cable down here. Anyway…lol, I'm glad you like it! And again…sorry about the writer's block…and…yea…I shall comment on your fics, I'm just…feeling very lazy right now…but I know I gotta get off meh butt and update…so here I am…
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Edward lay on his side. His face held no emotion as he tried to fall asleep. Aru…
Ed had freaked when he saw his brother. Really freaked. The young alchemist had almost jumped into the lake. He would have…if his blasted father hadn't interfered.
Since then…since he came back…he just stayed in bed and said nothing. Did nothing. Just thought…about Al. He hadn't gotten up once since the day before. Not even to eat…or to contact Heiderich.
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Alphonse Heiderich had gotten worried. Ed hadn't come by to work on the rockets, like he had been doing for the past few years. And he hadn't received a letter, nor a phone call. So, he had decided to come by and check up. What he found was Edward, lying in bed, not responding to anything.
His father seemed shaken up too…but he was polite and assured Alphonse that he'd call once Ed had gotten over what he called 'a fit.'
Al had known that Ed had a hard life. Knew of the automail…just…not what happened and how it happened. Just…that it did.
And that was all that Ed seemed content on telling him…so…he had left it at that…
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"Aru…" Ed whispered to himself as he buried his face in his pillow. Tears…damn them…he could feel them coming to his eyes…threatening to break thru…to…
"Aru…" Al was always so sweet…so gentle. He never did like fighting…or pain…
So…just…seeing him missing a limb…
To see him. Him. Al…sweet, generous Al, missing a limb… It was scary…and wrong…out of place…not right…
He knew he hadn't caused it…Al would have gotten automail before…so then how did he get it? The military had been there…
He must have joined the military…
"Aru…" Tears…they passed thru Ed's eyes freely. The lake…it was like a sea of tears…tears of those who saw what they dared not…tears of…
"Aru…oh Aru…Ototo…" a sob escaped his chapped lips but he couldn't care anymore…couldn't if he tried…if he wanted to…
What were tears?
Tears were pain…and sadness…sorrow…mourning…death…
Water…water wasn't pain…sadness…sorrow…mourning…death…then why tears? Why something so small? How could something so small represent something so vile?
Tears…maybe they weren't all death…pain…sorrow…happy…
Tears could be happy…joyful…relieved…
All that Ed wanted to be…
The Alchemist stood and stumbled to the door. His eyes still leaked just as his heart did. But he had to tell someone…someone…
"Hohenheim…" he whispered to himself, voice cracked and unreliable.
He was in the kitchen, miserably sipping on some coffee when Edward entered. And, his presence was startling.
"Ed?" he asked as he stood up, arms going towards the boy, asking silently if he needed any help.
Edward quickly retreated into the elder's embrace and he held back tightly, muttering something that his father couldn't make out.
After a while, Ed pulled back and stared up at his father with saddened, round, wet eyes. But…there was a spark…what…
"Tousan…when I see Al…I'm going to look like this…but…my tears…wont make him sad…"
Hope…
"They'll make him happy…and…I'll be happy…and we'll cry together…" Ed sniffed and chocked on another batch of fresh tears.
"And then…we'll both be happy…forever…but…we need to be sad first…before we can be happy…"
"We have to be sad first…"
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Al sighed deeply as he absentmindedly rubbed at the auto-mail port. It was very uncomfortable. It felt as if it was tearing at his skin…
The teen groaned and clenched his eyes shut as he rolled over onto his back. He had no idea it hurt so badly. And the recovery took forever…he still didn't have his arm…just the port. And that was a pain in the neck.
He could hardly wonder what it was like for Ed…
He didn't remember what happened past trying to revive their mother…but he had heard stories from Winry, Granny, and from the military men his brother had 'befriended.'
That wasn't much to go on…because none of them really knew him. Al knew more, truth be told. Knew about his personality…and how he'd act when he thought no one was looking.
Al knew the real Edward…and he remembered nothing short of 10 years prior.
"Niisan…" Al whimpered and rubbed at the port again. "It hurts, niisan…" eyes clenched tight, Al sighed and buried his face in his pillow.
Winry had told him that they could wait as long as he liked. She told him that she wouldn't install the arm until he was used to just the port. She had blown up in Mustang's face when he mentioned the war the other day too…
"Alphonse is NOT going out to war again until he is absolutely used to BOTH his arm AND port! You are NOT going to send him out while he is still recovering. UNDERSTAND!"
Al smiled slightly at that. Winry cared for him and wanted him safe. That was nice to know…
A knock at the door snapped Al out of his thoughts. He heard footsteps, then he could faintly hear the creak of the old wooden door as it was opened. Voices followed soon, and Al could tell that it had been Roy to answer.
The military didn't want to make their presence known. So they had asked to stay with the Rockbells until they had to go back to HQ. Al idly wondered why Winry had allowed it…she didn't seem to like Roy very much…
Voices, again snapped him out of his thoughts. Right, the door. Roy had answered…why? Winry usually answered the door. Or Auntie Pinako…
But never Roy…he was supposed to be laying low… Maybe Winry and Auntie were out…
He groaned in pain when he heard the door close…but the voices didn't silence. Deciding something was up, Al sat up and made his way over to his door. Al opened the door quietly before putting his hand over the port, hoping to make the dull ache go away.
He listened carefully, trying to see if it was a private conversation before stepping into the hallway. "Fuhrer Mustang?" he whispered softly as he crept along. It sounded like he was in the kitchen…
Deciding that he was, the younger of the Elrics quietly made his way t his destination and peeked inside. There he was…and he was with a man in a military uniform.
"Fuhrer Mustang?" he called out softly, hand still in place over his missing limb. The talking quieted and Roy turned to him. "Ah…Alphonse. How are you feeling today?" he stood and made his way over to the boy before kneeling in front of him. He placed a hand over Al's own and took a look at the port.
"It looks better then it did yesterday…" he muttered quietly before standing. "Al, this is Brigadier General Odaki. He came here to see you." Al blinked and looked up at the man, arm drooping from his shoulder.
The General smiled and walked up to Alphonse, arm extended. Al took his hand and sent him a confused look. The man chuckled slightly and let go of his hand. "I am Brigadier General Odaki, as Fuhrer Mustang pointed out. I have heard so much about the famous Edward Elric, and I have wanted to meet him for some time-"
"He's dead." Alphonse interrupted with a blank look.
"Oh, I know. And when I found out that his younger brother wasn't, I decided to meet him instead. You are quite famous yourself. The Elric brothers are often talked about, you know." He smiled gently.
"I heard that you were sent off to war, and so I looked you up, found your station and decided to look for you. When I was finally transferred, I heard that you were wounded and sent out." He wandered over to a chair and sat down.
"It took a little while, but I got myself a break. You see, aside from just wanting to meet you, I have done some research and have plenty of notes on something I'm sure you'll be interested in."
Al's handed wandered to his shoulder again. "Oh?" he asked. "On what?"
Odaki sent Al another smile.
"Tell me…have you ever heard of a thing called 'The Gate'?"
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Alphonse had come by again…decided that if Ed wasn't going to go to him, that he would come instead. Ed was usually happy when Alphonse came by. But now…he wanted to figure out a way to hear through the lake. If he brought it up with Hohenheim around however…Alphonse would want to know what he was talking about.
Alchemy didn't exist here…it was laughed at. Spit upon…brushed aside.
Ed couldn't talk about it with someone around, so he was itching to kick Alphonse out.
"Can you work without me today?" He asked the blonde-hair, blue-eyed 20-year-old.
"We don't have to work today, Ed. I just want to make sure your ok. Besides we need a break anyway, and I have nothing better to do then to hang out with you-uu should be lying down! Don't try to move around too much. Your only exciting yourself! Your father told me you weren't well!"
Ed groaned and pouted as Alphonse wrestled him back under the covers.
"But I feel fine!"
Alphonse wasn't buying it…
"Kuso.." he muttered under his breath. 'I need to check up on Al…it's been a few days…I need t make sure he's ok…' he thought to himself, a serious look on his face.
"-lloo…Earth to Ed? Anyone home?" Alphonse waved his hands in front of Ed's face, a worried glint in his eye.
"Wha? Oh…I'm fine…look, Alphonse, I need to go check up on something…ok?"
He blinked and stared at the elder.
"What would that be, Ed?" Alphonse asked, curious.
"Something…"
"O…kay? Let me come." Alphonse smiled and reached for his coat…ah…he knew Ed pretty well.
"But…it's…-" Alphonse smiled and grabbed Ed's brown trench coat with one hand, as he eased his way into his own coat with the other.
"-Nothing you need to hide from me." Alphonse interrupted the older. "We're friends, Ed. And whatever it is, is safe with me. You know that…right?" Ed numbly nodded and took his coat when it was offered to him.
"Alright…" he muttered to himself softly.
Hohenheim chose that moment to poke his head through the door. "Oh, Alphonse! You were so quiet I almost forgot you were here. I was wondering if you could possibly help me for a minute." He smiled and walked to the pair before dropping a book into Edward's hands.
"Please? It wont be for a minute, Al." The younger smiled back and nodded.
"Alright. What do you need help with?"
"Well…it's about rockets…" Alphonse smiled again and took off his coat.
"Alright then. Ed, you can go on without me. I'll see you when you get back I guess."
Ed nodded dumbly and eased his way out of the room. His father sent him a warm smile before taking Alphonse by the hand and leading him out.
Down the hall Ed could hear him blabbing on and on about a discovery he made.
"Arigato…" Edward whispered to himself as he found himself running down the street. He had memorized the way in just that one trip. Odd really…but not quite.
He smiled gently when he saw the cave, and he quickly opened it and turned on the torch light.
He idly remembered the book. Turning it over in his hands he opened it and read the top line. It was notes…
"Hearing?" Ed's eyes widened. He smiled as he flipped through the pages.
He could add on with those notes.
Edward grinned and closed it before happily running down to the room with the lake. The cave was bigger then what Ed had first thought…but he was to excited to really pay any attention.
"Arigato, tousan." Edward whispered softly as he went to his knees in from of the circle, book now opened.
"Don't worry Aru. Soon, I'll see and hear you…and I promise, one day soon…you'll see and hear me too."
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Demi: yay! I updated! I know I should be updating HL…but…yea… I felt like updating this first. Anyway…I really do hope you like it. It took me a few days. And I feel very proud that I'm not off playing my FMA game…that right! I GOT THE FMA GAME::dies:
Wait…o-o…I have homework! Kuso…
Lol, I hope you enjoyed my chappie…
Kuso means Damn.
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