a/n: heya! I know I'm a little late on this update, sorry bout that! I'll probably update once a week, sound good?

I'd like to let you InuYasha fans know that I have a new series of drabbles for that as well. It's called Drabbles for the Belivers. I got the first chapipe up; check it out!

So, this is a songfic. It's set to Yellowcard's Way Away. I really like the song, and I hope you like the fic!

Disclaimer: On the other side of the gate, I own Fullmetal Alchemist! Not here though... I don't own Yellowcard either.

"Brother, Are you sure you want to do this?"

"I'm sure Al. I have all of the equations. It will all go right. I'm positive...this time, it'll all go right."

"Ed..."

Ed scowled at Al. "You're not helping with the confidence here."

"Sorry. Do you need help?"

"Yeah. Can you draw this array over there? No...A little more to the left. Yeah, that's perfect. Thanks Al." Ed carefully moved his papers out of the way.

I think I'm breaking out
I'm gonna leave you now
There's nothing for me here, it's all the same
And even though I know
That everything might go
Go downhill from here, I'm not afraid

"It's gonna be okay." He whispered. He smiled. "Hey Al!"

"Brother?"

"What do you wanna do when you get your body back?" If Al had had a face, he would have smiled.

Way away away from here I'll be
Way away away so you can see
How it feels to be alone and not believe (Feels to be alone and not believe)
Feels to be alone and not believe anything

"Well...I think I wanna sleep."

"Sleep! I work my ass off and you wanna sleep?"

"Yup. Sleep. And I wanna eat. Roast beef, maybe. And Ice cream, some salad, and a nice cold glass of milk." Ed made a face. "And I wanna learn how to swim. So I can swim with Winry while you watch. I don't wanna take it all for granted anymore." I wanna be free...

"We'll do it all Al."

You can't stop me now
You can't hold me down
You can't keep me here, I'm on my way
I've made it this far now
And I'm not burning out
No matter what you say, I'm not afraid

"All right, you go stand over there in the array you made. I should be ready in just a sec..."

"Right here brother?"

"Yes Al." Sweat beaded Ed's forehead. He ignored it, and pricked his finger with the tip of a pocketknife, drawing blood. He drew a smaller model of Al's blood-seal on the floor in front of him, clapped his hands and pressed them on the fresh array.

Letting out the noise inside of me (Letting out the noise inside of me)
Every window pane is shattering (Every window pane is shattering)
Cutting up my words before I speak (Cutting up my words)
This is how it feels to not believe

Violet light blossomed around the brothers. Al's soul rattled around in his armour, desperatley seeking a release. Slashes appeared on Ed's metal and flesh arms alike, but no blood spilled. And then Al screamed. And then...it was over.

Way away away from here I'll be
Way away away so you can see
How it feels to be alone and not believe (feels to be alone and not believe)
Feels to be alone and not believe anything

Ed was thrown backwards, his body slapping against the wall, and then collapsing limpy to the ground, almost like a puppet. As fast as his legs would carry him, he stood up. And then fell. And toppled over to the ground. Damn limp automail... Ed gritted his teeth and walked forward, stepping on a piece of glass. He ignored the pain that shot up through his left leg, and sped toward Al's limp metal form.

Pushing with all of his might, Ed heaved Al's armour over. Behind it was a smaller form, breathing heavily. Ed gasped and tears welled in his eyes. And he hugged his brother with out a second thought.

a/n: did i fool ya? did you think they were gonna die? i didn't wanna write another Ed death fic. I think it turned out nicely. The next one will be where you find out what was in Ed's note...stay tuned. Until then, Ja ne!

Reviewer Responses:

Flamara Cat Eyes: (hands you a machine gun) (cocks gun) Let's go get that sucker! To war! (runs madly into palm trees)

Basser: (1)Thank you so very much! (2) Yes indeed. xXxHolic is the name. (huggles) I love EdRoy.

Always Smiling: Thanks so much! Izumi really is a dynamic character, I enjoyed writing about her. The episode sorta brought everything into focus. Keep reading!