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Title: Of Flowers and Steel
PoV: Alphonse Elric
Category: Angst/Angst
A/N: Welcome to the first chapter of my first attempt at Full Metal Alchemist! I just love all the angsty goodness that this anime has to offer. I shall start off with Al. He's such a tragic figure that I just had to write a one-shot on him. Well…Enjoy!
Of Flowers and Steel
I can hardly remember a time when I could walk through a field of wildflowers without crushing them beneath my feet. Brother says that I loved doing that. So, I just sit at the edge of the meadow and sigh.
Flowers…mom's face would light up every time I'd bring her a bunch of wildflowers, my face streaked with dirt and grass. She'd smile and gaze out the window, clutching at her treasure, and sometimes I'd see a stray tear slip unnoticed down her cheek. I'd hug her and she would wrap her arms around me and hold me until I'd thought I'd burst. Brother says that's because I looked just like father.
I want to cry sometimes. My soul gets heavy and I want to scream at this injustice. But…Brother and I did this to ourselves…and…this steel body? I should be grateful for it. Yet…I cannot cry. Brother says we'd never be able to afford all the oil it would take to un-rust my body if I could cry. So...I shall remain this way until the scale is balanced...