Alphonse loved to watch his brother ice skate. There was a pond behind the house where they now lived, and everyday, Edward would go and skate. He normally had to freeze the water alchemy, but if it were in winter, it wasn't necassary. He would take out the phonograph and put on whatever caught his attention that day, normally classical. It wasn't a well known fact that Edward could skate, not even Winry knew. Alphonse was the only one allowed to watch him, and he was grateful. To watch him skate was breathtaking. His movement, his concentration, and his pure passion was captivating, and the fact that he was blissfully unaware of this made it all the more beautiful.
Alphonse would follow Edward out to the pond at the edge of the woods. Edward set everything up without any help from Alphonse. It was an unwritten rule. Al would then sit down and watch Edward glide across the frozen water, cutting complictated pattern and his long blonde hair streaming wildly behind him. Alphonse loved his brother, on more way than one. Neither one of them could see themsleves without the other. They complemented each other, like matching jigsaw puzzle pieces.
When Edward's 18th birthday rolled around, Alphonse woke him up and pulled out into the backyard. Bleary-eyed and yawning, Edward noticed Alphonse had set up the phonograph by the pond. Edward narrowed his eyes in confusion and said,"Al, I'm not going skating.Wh-"
Al silenced him with a kiss and motioned for him to take a seat. Still a little puzzled, Edward did as he was instructed. Al put on some music and Ed recognized it as the Chopin record he had been looking for for about two weeks now. He opened his mouth to say something, then stopped as he realized Alphonse was skating.Not just skating, but skating his favorite routine. Edward sat there in wonder and shock as Al expertly preformed the movements. It was a very entrancing sight. When the current song ended(Fantasie Impromptu), Alphonse stopped and looked at his brother's stunned face.
"Al...where...I mean...I didn't know you could skate...let alone do that..."Edward said softly.
Alphonse smiled and wrapped his arms around Edward and said,"You are so beautiful when you skate. I just wanted you to see what I see. Happy birthday, nii-san."
Edward didn't know what to say, so he leaned foward and kissed Alphonse with a fiery passion. Teeth and tongue clashed as the two melted into one another.When they finally pulled apart, they looked into each other's eyes. As they kissed once more, Edward thought,'See what he says, huh? Just what I wanted.'