Sleepless in Central
Chapter 2 "Sleepless in Central"
Edward stomped back into his room and flopped down on his bed. Alphonse looked sadly at his brother and had an idea of what to do once his brother went to sleep.
Even later, hall
"Hello?" Al said quietly into the phone. He had called a radio station to see if he could get some comfort and maybe some ideas on how to help his brother.
"This is Doctor Nina Tucker and who are you going to be talking about tonight?" said the girl on the other side.
"Well, it's about my brother. We lost our mother recently and he's been really sad."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"He cries alot at night and he sulks so much I swear he's never going to be happy!" Al started to cry a little.
"Don't worry, young man, what's your name?"
"Alphonse, ma'am. My name is Alphonse Elric."
"Is your brother there, Alphonse?"
"Yes...well, he's asleep I think."
"What's your brother's name, Alphonse?"
"Edward, ma'am."
"Why don't you let me speak to him?"
"I'll see if he's still awake, can you hold on a sec?
"Of course."
Winry
Winry was driving home from her evening job and singing along with the radio.
"Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells! Jingle all the way!
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, HEY!"
The song faded away and the nighttime radio DJ was on. The program that particular evening was called "Sleepless in Central". Winry mumbled with disappointment as her favorite song ended.
"Good evening everyone, this is Doctor Nina Tucker and we are live on the air with our very own Sleepless in Central. What do you have to say?"
"Well, it's about my brother. We lost our mother recently and he's been really sad."
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"He cries alot at night and he sulks so much I swear he's never going to be happy!" Al started to cry a little.
"Don't worry, young man, what's your name?"
"Alphonse, ma'am. My name is Alphonse Elric."
"Is your brother there, Alphonse?"
"Yes...well, he's asleep I think."
"What's your brother's name, Alphonse?"
"Edward, ma'am."
"Why don't you let me speak to him?"
"I'll see if he's still awake, can you hold on a sec?
"Of course."
Winry scowled, it was too dramatic. Dr. Tucker was always like that. She reached for the dial when a cracked voice started speaking.
Ed
"Yeah? What do you want?"
"I want to talk about the loss of your mother."
"Who is this?"
"This is Dr. Nina Tucker and you are on the air."
"YOU CALLED A RADIO STATION!" Ed whispered loudly to the guilty and sad face of his brother.
"You don't have to say anything if you don't want to, Edward."
"No, it's just...I've never done this before. Well, where to begin..."
"Just start with how much you loved your mother."
"My brother and I loved her so much, but we had to leave our hometown because we got a call to come here. To come to Central. We got a letter just last week that said she had died. I felt like a piece of my heart died too, that evening we got the letter."
"Is there anybody out there you could love as much as your mother?"
"Well, Doctor Nina Tucker, I find that hard to imagine."
"What are you going to do?"
"Well..." Ed took a deep breath here. "I'm going to get out of bed every morning, go to work, and breath in and out. Then...after a while I won't have to remind myself to get out of bed every morning, go to work, and breath in and out. Then...after a while I won't have to think about how I had a beautiful life for a while."
"Tell me, what was the most special thing about your mother?"
"Well, how long is the show?" Ed was started to sniffle. "Well, it was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were suppose to be part of a family... and I felt it. I felt it every time I touched her. It was like coming home... only to no home I'd ever known... My brother and I would see the light flashing from the second floor window if we stayed out too late, and no matter where we were, we'd see it...and we'd come running home. It was like... magic."
Winry
A tear slid down her cheek. She had loved her mother and father, but this guy on the radio had so much love for his mother that she wondered how long they had together and where his father was. Shortly before the program ended she started thinking of all the memories she had of her parents and how it all seemed like magic.
"Tell me, what was the most special thing about your mother?"
"Well, how long is the show?" Ed was started to sniffle. "Well, it was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were suppose to be part of a family... and I felt it. I felt it every time I touched her. It was like coming home... only to no home I'd ever known... My brother and I would see the light flashing from the second floor window if we stayed out too late, and no matter where we were, we'd see it...and we'd come running home. It was like... magic."
"...Magic..." Winry whispered it at the same time.
Here's Chapter 2 everybody! Please R&R!