A blonde boy sat on the edge of a roof, gazing out over the city. Central lay sprawled over acre after acre, mile after mile of land.
It made Ed's heart warm to know that it hadn't changed.
Birds fluttered off of the sill near him when he stood. It was time to leave after all. Ed chuckled as the birds took off above him in a feathered cloud. Maybe, just like in that other place, someday they'd fly here too.
"Brother!" Ed turned around swiftly to see a cute, cherubic face poking out from a window, features scrunched up in a scowl. "Dinner's ready brother!" Al called, waving a ladle. "Come and eat!"
"Oh, all right Al!" Ed walked back across the roof and nudged his brother aside as he entered. "You didn't have to give me that look."
Al poked his brother hard in the chest. "I wouldn't if you had listened when I called you before!" Al poked him again, harder. "You think growing a little gives you the right to ignore me--"
"Hey!" Ed grimaced, fending off Al's furious ladle attack with his hand. "Not 'a little'. I grew a whole six and a half inches! There's something in the water over there, I'm tellin' you!"
"Well, while you were out there daydreaming, the guests came. Will you go out and say hi already?"
Ed held up both hands in defense. "Jesus, Al! No need to go all house-wife on me. I get enough of that from Roy."
Al flushed at the mention of his boyfriend. "Ohohoho!" Ed snickered, patting his brother on the head. "Embarrassed at the mention of your--"
"Say it and you get milk with dinner." Al huffed, walking off into the kitchen.
"Whaaaaaaat?" Ed yelled back. "No fair!"
tsukiraven: This is my view of what life would've been like for Ed and Al after the movie, if they had stayed in Amestris.
I haven't written anything FMA in awhile... I was starting to miss it.
Holy bejesus, I wrote RoyAl. I'm too stunned. Maybe I'll do another, longer one next time.
Actually, next time is most likely heading towards… GreedIzumi.
Sorry, again, for the wait. Review so that I remember that this story exists! Ja!