The morning dawned quickly and Ed awoke to the sound of his mother's voice.
"Ed, have you seen Al?" she asked her voice filled with worry.Ed shook his head and sat up.
"Not since last night." he said looking down shamefully. Trisha Elric looked worried.
"I can't find him anywhere!" she cried out her voice shaking. Ed's head shot up.
"C-can't find him? What do you mean?" he asked trying to stay calm.
"I've looked everywhere." she replied sitting down and burying her head in her hands. Ed got off of the couch and looked around the entire house, but Al was nowhere to be found. He walked past the rack where he and Al's coats were hung. Al's was gone.
"Damnit!" Ed cried out grabbing his coat and pulling on his boots.
"Mom I'll be back!" Ed yelled starting to head out the door.
"Wait!" his mother cried out rushing to him. She grabbed his scarf and wrapped it around him and gave him a gentle hug.
"Be back before nightfall….even if you don't find him……" she letting go tears filling her eyes. Ed gave a reassuring grin and headed out the door. He trudged through the snow calling out Al's name. But, there was no answer.
"Al, I'm sorry!" Ed cried out but, still there were no answers to his cries. Ed came to some woods and he went through calling out Al's name. The woods were dark and cold, icicles hung from the trees and Ed's feet crunched in the frozen snow. The sun started to set and the woods became darker and darker.
"I'd better head back" Ed thought to himself sadly. He looked around but he couldn't find his way. He was lost.