When it hurts to remember
-Chapter 3-
-unexpected visits-
"Unexpected things happen to those who least expect them."
One Colonel Roy Mustang climbed off of the train as it stopped at the Resimbol. He decided to pay a visit to Ed's grave. He fingered the velvet box that he refused to relinquish since Ed's death.
Maybe things would get better. They always did right? No, things like that only happen in fairy tales.
That didn't stop him from hoping and praying to a God that he wondered existed. First, he thought he'd pay a visit to Ed's dear brother Al. Maybe it'd do the boy some good to see an old friend.
Roy remembered the day that he'd bought the ring. Al had been with him.
"I think it's so good that you and Nii-San are finally going to be together." Al's high pitched voice echoed through his mind. "Would you do the honors of helping me pick out the perfect ring?" Roy remembered asking. "It's be my pleasure." Al was never one to let someone down who asked for help. The two of them spent that whole day going from jewelry store to jewelry store in hopes of finding that perfect ring. "What do you think of this one?" Al pointed to a silver band with a red stone. "I like it. Do you think he'll?" "Of course, no one knows Nii-San better than I do." Al had replied, and thus the ring was bought. All that was needed was the perfect timing.
Roy could almost laugh at the irony of it all. In fact he did on the way to the Rockbell's house. This was a path that he hadn't planned on walking until him and Ed were one.
It's funny how, just when everything is going great, fate turns on you like a terrible bout of the flu.
Roy saw the familiar road. It had been the same one that he'd walked the day he responded to Ed's and Al's letter. Part of him couldn't help but wonder if he hadn't come here that day would things have been different. Would he have ever met Ed? Would Ed be alive today.
He stopped dead in his tracks as he stood just feet away from the Rockbell's door. An all to familiar blond head stood in the door way just staring at the door.
Roy had to rub his eyes to make sure he wasn't dreaming. When the figure didn't go away the realization hit him that he wasn't. This had certainly been an unexpected turn of events. Part of him wanted to run up to him, and drop to his knees. He wanted to bond the younger one to him and never let him out of his site ever again, but he didn't.
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Pride stared at the door for a few minutes before reaching out and knocking like any normal person would. He had this strange feeling that he was being watched, but he figured that it was just Envy making sure that he did his job.
Pride, even though he found it a meaningless thing to do, silently went over the plan in his mind again.
The door cracked open, dim light slipped through the crack, and...
TBC...I'm so mean. Here's the next chapter. Please R&R
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