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Bring Me Back
Chapter 2
Al walked home with Ed after school, a plan having already formed in the elder Elric's head.
"Are you sure this is the right thing to do?" Al asked as they made their way up the front walk to Ed's house.
"'Course I am Al." Ed said with a toothy grin as they made it to the front door. Ed pulled out his key, Al shifting uneasily on the steps. Once he unlocked it, Ed turned to his brother. "Last chance to back out."
Al shook his head.
Ed shrugged, then opened the door, making sure Al couldn't be seen from the entrance hall by blocking him with the door.
"HEY MOM! I'VE GOT A QUESTION!" Ed yelled.
"Yes, dear?" Trisha asked, sticking her head out of the kitchen door into the entrance hall.
"Did you have two sons?" Ed asked, pulling the door open all the way to reveal al, wearing clothes very similar to Ed's.
"Oh my Lord…" Trisha muttered, then fell to the floor in a dead faint.
"Yeah." Ed said to Al with a sigh. "She had two sons."
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xxLater That Eveningxx
Ed, Al and Trisha walked down the street, Al leading the other two of his newfound family.
After Trisha had woken up from her faint, there were many hugs and kisses, followed by a quick, yet unanswerable question from Trisha for Al: "How are you alive?"
That's where the trio were headed now…to find out exactly how…from Ed and Al's father.
Once they reached a certain house, Al motioned for them to follow, then had to drag them after him with an exasperated sigh as they gaped at the size of the place.
"This is…your house!" Ed said.
"It's…a mansion!" Trisha and Ed both blurted once they were able to walk on their own without being led.
"Yeah…Father bought it after getting a sizable scientist award." Al explained with a sweatdrop. Al rang the doorbell and it was quickly opened.
"Lord Alphonse, your Father was getting quite worried about you, young man!" The woman who opened the door said in an accusing tone, then pointed a finger at him. "You could have at least called, or-" She then noticed Ed and Trisha standing behind Al. "Oh, hello!" She said, then hissed to Al, "And now you bring guests without asking?"
"Julie, I think that Father will make an exception this once." Al tried to explain.
"Oh? And why would he do that?" She countered.
"Mother, Brother, I'd like you to meet Julie…she's our fulltime housekeeper…I've known her since I can remember." Al said, motioning to the woman.
She gaped at the two, then sputtered, "Oh! Lady Trisha! Lord Edward! Please, come inside! I'll go get Lord Hoenhiem for you!" She said quickly, ushering them in the door. She ran off up stairs after closing the front door, Al chuckling in her wake.
"Please excuse Julie…she can be a bit…spastic at times…" Al said with a small sigh.
"I can see that." Ed said, grinning.
"Edward, what am I going to do? I haven't met your father or talked to him for sixteen years! What if he doesn't love me anymore? What if he's in love with another woman? (if he is, I'll kill him) What'll I do? What'll I say to him?" Trisha asked as she started to panic, speaking very fast.
There were footsteps on the stairs above, and both brothers turned to their mother, Ed saying, "I don't know Mom, but you better think fast, because he's coming."
Al quickly pushed Ed and Trisha out of immediate sight and made it back jut before a deep, rich voice spoke from up the stairs.
"Alphonse, what's wrong? Julie said it was an emergency."
Trisha almost fainted at hearing the voice, yet Ed kept her upright and fanned her face with his free hand.
"Well, Father, I have some surprise guests." Al said.
"Well, surprise it is, Alphonse, but you know not to invite others over on such short notice!" The voice said, gradually getting closer and closer to the ground floor.
"I think you'll make an exception this once, Father." Al said.
"Why?"
Al grinned, saying quietly, "You can come out now."
Trisha and Ed slowly made their way out into the light, Ed looking up to see a cheerful Julie looking over the railing of the staircase a floor up.
"Hello Hoenhiem…" Trisha managed out.
Ed's gaze then turned to the man on the stairs, grinning at the shocked look on his face.
"Edward…Trisha…" Hoenhiem said, then a joyful look came to his face and he ran down the remainder of the stairs at full speed and threw his arms around Trisha before pulling her into a kiss.
Ed and Al, who were now standing next to each other, turned and made a gagging motion with their mouth and hands at the exact same time.
A few minutes later Hoenhiem and Trisha stopped kissing, but they didn't take their arms away from the hug they had trapped the other in.
"You're both alive! How did you…" Trisha started, but trailed off.
"It's quite a long story. Why don't you two join us for dinner?" Hoenhiem asked her, a grin on her face.
Trisha looked at Ed who shrugged, then turned back to Hoenhiem. "We'd be delighted."
Hoenhiem smiled, then called up the stairs, "Julie, I know you've been listening, so go ahead and fix two extra places, all right?"
Julie slowly came out from her place a floor up, then curtsied to Hoenhiem. "Right away, Lord Hoenhiem." She said, then made her way out of the extravagant entrance hall.
Another maid came out a moment later from the same door and curtsied to them. "Lady Trisha, Lord Edward, Lord Alphonse, if you'll follow me, I'll show you where to get the proper attire for dinner."
"Of course, Lucy." Al said with a soft smile to her, then motioned for Ed and Trisha to follow Lucy. He followed after them, saying, "We'll be down in a minute, Father."
Hoenhiem nodded as they started to walk off, sighing heavily.
"I don't think your father wanted me to leave, Edward." Trisha said jokingly.
"That's the happiest I've seen Father. He's never looked like that before, and he's never run down the stairs…as far as I can remember." Al said as they followed Lucy up the stairs.
"Actually, when your father and I hadn't met in a while, he would always run down the stairs to greet me." Trisha said, looking thoughtful.
Ed chuckled. "I wouldn't put it past him…I barely remember him doing that, but I know he did."
Trisha nodded.
"Lord Alphonse, would you be so kind as to help Lord Edward find the proper attire while I help Lady Trisha dress?" Lucy asked as she stopped before two doors.
"Sure, Lucy." Al said, then led Ed through one door while Lucy led Trisha through another.
"This…is your ROOM?" Ed asked in disbelief as Al dropped his backpack on the floor and started to take off his jacket, motioning for Ed to do the same.
"Yeah, but this is only my room temporarily…while they renovate my room two floors up." Al said, throwing his jacket on the king size bed. "It's actually double this size."
Ed almost lost his balance on that one. "WHAT! DOUBLE!" Ed yelled as Al chuckled and sweatdropped.
"Yeah…eheheh…" Al said, Ed looking around the already over large bedroom. "Big, huh?"
"No joke!"
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At dinner, Trisha and Hoenhiem, as Ed and Al, caught up on their lives since they hadn't met each other for sixteen years. By the time dessert was finished, Ed was now telling the tale of his past until Trisha asked Hoenhiem a question that made both brothers fall silent and look at them.
"When can Edward and I move in?"
Ed stared at his parents in slight shock. "Good thing we haven't unpacked most of the boxes yet…"
"Well…if you'd like to, Edward…" Trisha said, seeing the look on his face.
"I'd love to Mom." Ed said as he shook himself back into reality.
"Well…whenever you can." Hoenhiem replied with a smile.
"Oh, yes, Father, I've got a question." Al said.
"What is it, Alphonse?" Hoenhiem asked him.
"Can Morgan, Mustang and Hughes come for dinner tomorrow night?" Al asked hopefully.
"I don't see why not." Hoenhiem said almost immediately.
Al grinned. "Thanks Father." He sat there for a moment then added, "Can Kararu and Shikou come as well? Kararu doesn't like to be separated from Morgan for very long and if she has a moment, Shikou's one of the only people who can really calm her down…"
"All right. I wouldn't mind." Hoenhiem said with a smile.
"Thank you." Al said.
"You're quite welcome, Alphonse." Hoenhiem said, then turned to Trisha. "I suppose we can move things tomorrow?"
Trisha nodded. "I still haven't gotten a job, so I should be free. Edward and Alphonse have school, though…"
"Don't worry about getting a job. I can cover everything." Hoenhiem said with a smile.
"Really?" Trisha asked hopefully.
"Really, Sweetheart. You don't need to get a job at all. That scientist award was worth more than I care to actually admit…"
"Thank you!" She said, pulling him into a hug. Ed and Al smiled, having not seen that all their life.
"Edward, I suppose we should get changed and be going." Trisha said as she stood. "We'll have to pack everything again…"
"It's okay, we haven't even had the chance to unpack most of the stuff anyway." Ed said with a smile.
Ed and Trisha nodded to Hoenhiem before they stood, and Al showed them back up to the rooms where they left their original clothes and they changed back. The walked back downstairs, Hoenhiem waiting for her.
"You have my phone number, right?" Trisha asked him.
"Yes, Sweetheart, I do." He said, leaning down a bit to kiss her cheek. "I'll call you tomorrow morning, all right?"
"I have to take Edward to school, so don't call too early."
"I have to take Alphonse, so that'll be perfect. We could meet at your house around eight thirty." Hoenhiem told her.
"All right, that'll be fine."
"I'll see you tomorrow." He walked the two to the door, but not before Ed and Al could shake hands.
"It looks like we'll see each other tomorrow, pal." Ed said with a toothy grin.
"I'll see you tomorrow then, Brother." Al said, grinning right back at him.
"Bye!" They all coursed as they went their separate ways, though they'd all soon be together.
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xxThe Next Morningxx
Ed got out of Trisha's car, smiling at her. "I would help you guys pack but…" Ed said, trailing off as he turned to glare at the school building behind him.
"I know Edward…" Trisha said with a small sigh. "I'll be here to pick up you and your brother at three thirty. We can go pack up the stuff we took out and bring it over to your fathers."
"All right." Ed said with a smile, leaning back in the car to kiss Trisha's cheek. "Bye Mom."
"Bye Edward." Trisha said, waving as he closed the door. Ed waved as she drove off, then turned when he heard a yell behind him.
"Brother!"
He turned to see Al running towards him, watching out of the corner of his eye as a red corvette drove away to follow his mothers deep blue mustang.
"Hey Al." Ed said with a wave, smiling as Al reached him. "So…you ready to face school again?" Ed asked.
Al nodded with a small sigh. "Might as well go to this hell again…why not?" He asked with a grin.
"True." Ed said as he started to walk inside, turning again when he heard a yell behind him.
"Edward! Wait!"
He turned to see Kararu getting out of a parked red sports car. She ran over to him and gave him a big hug, a smile on her face.
Morgan jumped out of the car and was about to run after her, but he saw where she had gone and he calmed, a lopsided grin appearing on his face.
"Hey, well, good morning to you too." Ed said with a laugh, putting his arms around the girl.
"Morning." Kararu said, looking at him, since she was eye level with him.
"Come on, let's get inside." Ed said with a grin as Morgan caught up to the two.
"All right." Kararu and Morgan said as one.
Ed grinned again and they started to walk inside, Ed's arm remaining around Kararu's shoulder as they walked. They walked up the steps and into the building, Ed looking over, waving to two people.
"Hey Roy, Maes!" Ed said as he waved to the two.
"Morning guys!" Maes said, cheerful as ever as he walked over to them.
"Morning." Roy said as he walked over, a grin on his face. Shikou came over and joined the small ring in silence, a nod in greeting to each, a smile on her face when she came to Kararu.
The group walked down the hall, walking into the history classroom, nodding in silent greeting to Psiren.
They walked to a group of seats and claimed them as their own, sitting down, soon all getting caught up in a conversation, which made Ed and Al look up.
"Hey, we got something to tell you." Al said with a grin.
"Yes?" Roy questioned.
"Al and I just found out last night…we're brothers. I've been living with Mom and Al's been living with Dad." Ed said with a grin.
"That's great!" Morgan said. "I just knew there was a resemblance between the two of you."
Ed and Al shrugged just as the bell rang.
They all settled back in their seats, ready for a boring lesson in Amestris history.
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