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Ed stared up at the stars. The meteor shower would be starting in about an hour. He glanced to the right. Al's shadow stretched over the ground, a massive pool of inky black. Almost like a sky without stars.
"Hey, Ed?"
"Yeah?"
"Remember the first time we ever sat up to see a meteor shower?"
Ed paused as he thought back. "Let's see… I was about six, and you were five…"
"Mom told us she had a surprise for us. She made us take a long nap that afternoon. You complained until you fell asleep."
"And when we got up, we had dinner. It was December, so Mom made us put coats on and grab several blankets. We went to the top of the hill, and Winry and Granny Pinako were there waiting for us."
Al shifted, picking up a stick that was on the ground. "Mom and Granny Pinako wouldn't tell us what was going on. You were pouting about that…."
"I WAS NOT POUTING!"
Al chuckled. " And then the shower started. We sure were amazed."
Ed grinned wickedly. " You were scared!"
"No, I wasn't. Remember how we sat there until the shower ended, and then we all went inside and had cocoa?"
"Yeah. I remember. When we went to bed, all we could do was talk , for about five minutes before we fell asleep." In the starlight, Al could just see the soft smile on his older brothers face. "The next day Mom was so happy that we had liked her surprise."
Ed glanced up, "Hey Al, it's starting!"
Silver streaks began to appear across the sky as the brothers stood to watch. They flashed bright and were gone in a breath.
Ed smiled.