Words are Better Left Unspoken
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A/N: Sorry but this is just to let you all know that there's a lot of angst in this next chapter….sorry people a light chapter will be coming soon!
Chapter 5: The screaming echo's of a haunting past
Ed was fully content to listen to this next story…however there was a question still rubbing deeply, etching in the back of his mind.
"Uh, I'm sorry but something's been bothering me….ever since I've met him…." Ed said breaking the laughing coming from the three of them. They stopped and looked seriously at Ed.
"And what would that be Full Metal?" Roy asked.
"Why did he go insane?" the room went deathly silent.
"You'll have to ask Roy that one…I wasn't there when it happened…he was." Maese said sadly.
"He went insane because…because his heart died…"
"Mustang." Ed said getting his attention.
"Tell me…please. The moment I looked at him I knew something must've happened in his past. After all he fought me and he could've killed me but he instead escaped…what happened?"
"It was the night before we were shipped to the sidelines in case they needed us for the war…"
Roy's POV
I decided there and then.
Nothing could beat my brother's cooking.
"Thanks dear, the boys thank you too." Kelli said giggling while she pointed to her heavy stomach. She was expecting twin boys and when she informed my brother that he was going to be a dad yet again I've never seen him so happy other than when she told him that she was with child the first time.
"I'm so pissed at Colonel Basque Gran…he knows I'm going to be a father of twins any day now and he's sending me off….grr." Zolf said while sitting down with a huff. I could tell he was mad…his hairline was begging to go pink.
"Dear…with as strong as you are I'm very sure that your going to come back to me…although it kills me to see you like this. I don't want you to go as much as you do."
I sighed and excused myself seeing that it was the couple's last few moments together since at 10:00 pm we had to be at the train station to be sent off to war. They had been married for over 6 years now. They had a daughter, Sara and she was at the adorable age of 5.
Glancing down at my watch I realized that it was 9:30.……we're gonna be late if we don't leave soon…
Zolf emerged from the kitchen with his wife in toe. I could tell that both of them had been crying. Zolf was such a sucker for his family. I wish that one day I could have one I had to give my daughter away for one: I had fathered the child where another soldier mothered her and two: I was only 15 when she was born….I sighed to myself. My daughter should be around 7 now…something about automailis all I canremembered of the people who adopted her. Riza was the one who had all the information.
I was ripped from my thoughts when Zolf was handing me my coat. I could tell that Zolf knew what I was thinking about…he had that 'knowing smile' as Maese and I like to say. Looking into those warm eyes of my brother and only father figure. I have such a bad feeling though I don't know how to place it.
"Something wrong Roy?" he asked a little concerned.
"Something's foul…" his eyebrows shot up.
"Gees…all these years I thought you actually liked my cooking…" he said teasingly. But then gave me a nod knowing that he understood.
Opening the front door we stopped as we heard little padded feet coming down the steps. Sara had been put to sleep but it seems that she didn't stay that way for long. She was dragging her teddy bear with her. She was too cute. She had her mother's platinum blonde hair with her father's gold eyes. She truly was a beauty.
"Daddy…where you going?"
"Daddy's gotta go work…don't worry I'll be back baby." He said while she made her way over to him.
"Then you need a goodbye kiss to help you along the way. Promise you'll be back." she said with her child voice. Just hearing it made me yearn for my little girl who was somewhere on the countryside.
"I promise. Hey do you remember how much I love you?" he asked with tears in his eyes. I could tell that he didn't want to leave her behind. Since I grew up and moved out of the dorm five years ago he decided to have a baby with his newly wedded wife. It seems that he needs to father something.
"All the way up to heaven…" she paused pointing up.
"And all the way back again!" they both said while gentlly poking the other's nose. It was something that Zolf had always done when we were young.
"You take care of your mother…you hear? You got to be the big sister and watch your brothers for her!"
"Alright daddy, I will! Be careful!" She said as we walked out into the snow. It was in the middle of December and we were off to the desert. So much for Christmas…
"Remember I love you..." he whispered into the freezing night air.
Did I mention how cold it was?
Kelli, being the sweet angle she is only smiled at him…almost as if she heard him.
Sighing to myself. I hated war. I absolutely despise the fact that I could so easily take another's life with just the snap of my finger. Not to mention that I could just tell something was going to happen…and it wasn't going to be go-
My thoughts were interrupted when a loud explosion was heard throughout the nigh. Zolf and I whirled around only to witness the town we just left, a portion of it was just bombed.
I've seen a lot of scary things…the most scariest thing I saw was the look that crossed Zolf's face. He went as pale as Frank Archer…now that's saying something.
I noticed then that it was the part of town that his house was at. Oh dear…
With speed I never knew he possessed, I tried to keep up with him. So we were gonna be late for a war…no big. The big question was is his family ok?
When we got to where his house used to stand we saw a Ishballan child…he had a grenade in one hand and a gun in his other hand. He took one look at Zolf and ran for dear life.
I watched the child leave and I could've sworn I saw it change shape once it was in the forest. A whimper from Zolf is what redirected my attention. I turned only to have my stomach tighten at the sight. Kelli…was dead. Blood was coming out of her stomach, showing that's where the child aimed for.
However that isn't the only thing that made Zolf whimper…there in his arms was his beloved little girl…Sara. Her guts decorated the debris along with her mother's blood.
"Daddy you came home quick just like you…said." she said in such a weak voice that it was pitiful.
"Shh…its ok. Daddy's gonna get help. Just hold on Sara. Hold on…" I watched as her eyes filled up with tears. Mine began to do the same.
" I'm…sorry daddy. Mommy's hurt…she can't move. Daddy…make it stop. It hurts daddy…" I myself gave out a choking sob.
Zolf was ready to say something until he saw the color drain out of her eyes.
Oh no.
She was gone…just like that. Not even an hour ago she was full of life and now, at this moment she had none. I forgot how cruel fate could be.
Zolf's body was wracked with silent sobs. I did the only thing one could do in a situation like that…I cried with him.
NORMAL POV
Ed sat there in disbelief.
"That's…horrible. He could actually live after something so traumatic like that!" he asked in horror.
"If you can call what his life was like afterwards living…."
"So he went insane from grief?"
"Yes and I think that it was our older brother that killed his family…"
Maese turned to Roy looking shocked.
"You think GREEED did it? He couldn't have he was sealed for over 150 years."
"Not Greed but Envy." Roy told him.
"Wait…did you just say GREED is our brother too!"
"You didn't know?" Roy asked.
"Hell no! Aww man I killed my brother. He wasn't so bad as a homunculus. Looking back on it I realized that he let Al go and let me kill him…speaking of Al…"
Meanwhile
Alphonse sat on the steps of Central HQ.
He was listening to everything that was being said beyond the window. So…he was the yongest of the seven brothers…hard to believe that the same person who turned him into a bomb was his older brother.
Footsteps came from ahead and he lifted his eyes to meet gold ones.
"Hello…is Brigadier General Mustang and Brigadier General Hughes hear? I may not look it but I too was once in the military. A state alchemist in fact." he said with the cocky grin that Al remembered so acutely.
"Kimbley!"
A/N: HAHAHA CLIFFIE! Sorry its so short but I am really busy. How do you think I should proceed. Any requests? Please R&R!