They return to Ishval, and the first Scar decides to do with Shade is buy him a new pair of glasses, knowing his brother; he is probably dealing with a headache by now. He remembers his brother always complained about it when his glasses broke for some weird reason and had to cope without for a few days until the new pair would arrive.
Shade didn't complain much about it during the travel, but Scar has the feeling it's because his brother has been sleeping most of the time. Mei did mention that it was good Shade is resting since it would speed up his recovery, Scar has the feeling his brother knew about this as well, wouldn't really surprise him.
But Shade can't sleep at this moment, though; Scar needs him awake for he can't recall what strength his glasses required even if his life depended on it. It wasn't the thing he thought about back when they last saw one another; all he knew that his brother couldn't see a darn thing without them.
That made Scar thinks back to when he was just a small kid with no worries about war and death or thoughts filled with darkness in his mind.
Back then, he used to mess with his brother studies by hiding his glasses all kind of weird places and sometimes even forgot where he hid them. It was probably one of the few times his brother could get angry at him. Also one of the only few times his brother had been doing physical fighting instead of using his words. Although the closet his brother ever got into being lethal, it was when he threw that huge book at him. It hit him square in the face and Scar is sure it knocked him out. His brother did quickly calm down after that and 'nursed' him back to health by putting a wet cloth over the bruise and laugh at him at the same time. It had turned into roughhousing since Scar back then did have quite the temper.
Scar always felt a great pain in his heart when memories like these popped into his mind, but now... glancing to Shade getting help finding the right pair of glasses. Now, this memory fills him with joy they were supposed to. Shade finds the right pair of glasses and the second they are on; Scar is suddenly taken aback to yet another memory lane of all the times his brother would give him that knowing look as if he exactly knew what was going on in whatever situation they were in.

Shade, on the other hand, is just happy he can see correctly again, the smile quickly drops when he realizes that he doesn't have any money to buy them.

"I'll pay." Scar says when noticing the issue, and bit glad he has a small distraction from his memories. After having paid for the glasses, he leaves the shop with Shade close behind him.

"Thanks, but how did you know I needed..." Shade stops his question, for now that he can properly see this other man who has been very fierce on keeping him safe. "Wait," the man stops, giving him an emotionless look but Shade can somehow read through this facade, this man is quite tense, no hopeful, but for what? He reaches out for this man's face, musing, "I know you." This man looks familiar to him, but he just can't places from where.

Scar freezes up hearing those words, only his relentless training is keeping him from revealing any emotions, but it is getting incredibly hard when the man- his brother gently puts his left hand on his face, letting him know this is real.

Shade stares into this other one's eyes, he knows this man, but where or how; his mind refuses to tell. Only that seeing that scarred mug he feels so happy. "Who are you? Do you know me?" He asks this stranger and yet familiar person.

Scar doesn't answer, too caught off guard by the fact that his brother somehow managed to recognize him without even knowing. Slowly he does recover and replies the overly confused man. "I'm... I'm your younger brother."
Shade's hand jerks away from his face, his face holds a startled expression. "You're my... brother?" He slowly asks, as if he can't believe the words. Scar nods; about to explains that this might come as a shock and he will accept it if Shade needs time to adjust to it. But those words never gets the chance to leave his mouth, for the next second; Shade pulls him into a one-armed hug.

"I have a brother." He whispers in genuine joy about this new revelation, he never thought he had more other than his children, and now a man is telling him they are family. Yes, the man can be lying, but Shade saw the truth in this man's eyes and knows this is not a lie.

This quick adjustment and acceptance, followed by the genuine love he recognizes far too well is the last straw; he cannot keep his emotions in control anymore, not around him. Scar returns the hug, quietly cries into Shade's borrowed poncho of the pure relief that he got his older brother back and he cannot thanks Ishvala enough for letting his brother come back to him alive.

Shade doesn't know why, but seeing his newfound brother cry catches him off guard as if this isn't normal. Part of his mind reminds him that his brother must've really believed him to be dead and suffered with it for years to get such a reaction out from him. But again, Shade is not sure. Hell! He didn't even know he had a brother a minute back! He quickly recovers though and lets this man get those bottled up emotions out; he's sure this one needs it.

Even when he recovered from his small breakdown, Scar can't make himself step away from his brother's comforting embrace. It's funny, back when they were kids; he hated it when his older brother hugged him when he was upset, now he embraces it.
"Feeling better?"
Scar nods, and with the sense, he has made enough fool out of himself for today. He steps away from his brother's embrace, musing. "It's been long since you last held me like that."
Shade quirks a smile, tilting his head ever so slightly. "I have to believe your words on it." He says in that calm tone of his.
Oh right, his brother has no memories of their past whatsoever, Scar realizes. It makes him quite surprised that Shade accepted his words of them being family this quickly. Then again; this is his brother after all. The man has always been scarily good at reading him, even better than their parents. Drove him insane back when they were young.
"Let's get you back to your daughters." Scar tells him and leads Shade away. They catch up to Alphonse and Mei, here Shade asks surprised. "Oh, so you have already met your nieces?"
Scar nods, and it was a very pleasured surprise he got there. "The meeting was short, but they seem like sweet kids."
"That they are, although I at times wishes Selena wouldn't be such an adventurous girl." Shade remarks in a chuckle, explaining Scar quite amused; "She's like an overconfident cat."
More like a lioness with that fire in her eyes, Scar thinks.

"Will you be alright?" Alphonse asks Shade, he wants to head back to Rush Valley and tell Winry and his own brother about this small adventure, but he doesn't want to leave Shade if he doesn't feel comfortable around Scar. It doesn't matter if they are supposed to be in family with one another, it's not like Shade remembers that.
But Shade does feel comfortable around the scarred man, more than comfortable in fact. "I will be now, all thanks to the two of you." They have helped him get reunited not only with a part of his past, but also a lost family member.
Scar too must voice his gratitude, "Thank you."
Alphonse shoots Scar a single stare, not really wanting the thanks from this guy. He turns back to Shade, "Best of luck Shade. If you get into any trouble, I, Mei and my brother will help you any way we can."
Shade nods and the two leave the two Ishvalens, heading back to the train station.

With them gone, Shade turns to his newfound brother. "Nice kids, sure hope I will see them again soon."

Scar doesn't answer; he doesn't mind Mei Chang one bit, she's a sweet girl and one he has come to care for like family. Alphonse Elric on the other hand, well all they have ever settled on is a shaky agreement that they shouldn't try harm the other unless there is one hell of a good reason. "We'll take the horses." He instead says, giving the reigns of the red mare there apparently belongs to his brother. "There's still some kilometers between us and where your children are." And he highly doubts his brother can walk on his own the whole way, yes his wounds are more or less healed, but Scar doesn't want to take any chances.
Shade didn't look bothered by his brother's words and with some trouble- thanks to the frailness from his injuries and the lack of an arm- he gets onto his horse. "Alright, it means I only have to suffer under the sun," he remarks and glances up to said sun, asking a bit annoyed from how hot it is. "have I really been living in this before? It feels like I'm getting cooked alive."
Scar almost laughs by this ignorant question; he does keep himself in the skin from doing it, though, only a ghost of a smile appears on his face. "You will get used to it."
They ride in silence for a while, then broken by the dreaded question from Shade. "What's your name?"

Shade watches the man riding beside him, taking notice of a pained expression appears on his brother's stone face. He gets the feeling he won't get the answer, so instead, explains what he has so far figured out by listing when he had been awake under his brother's conversations between the two others. "Mei and Alphonse had a habit calling you Scar; I presume it comes from the large scar on your forehead, and from how she and Alphonse have been saying it. The word Scar is their name for you." Glancing at the now extremely tense man, but decides to continue on his guesswork. "I take you don't want anyone to know your name— out of pride perhaps?" The pained look increases, and he gets an idea of why. "No, not out of pride, there's more to it than that. Can it be you're doing it because hearing your name causes you great distress: possible from the war? Selena often suffers nightmares from it. No, that's only the start of it, so the—"
"Stop."
Shade blinks, turning back to the man. He looks as if suffering from extreme pain.
"No more." Scar almost begs his brother; he has completely forgotten how observant his brother really can be. He's not only can figure out how alchemy works, but also what is wrong with Amestris alchemy, create both the arms of deconstruction and reconstruction and the reverse transmutation circle in a matter of a couple of years. He has forgotten his brother knows how to read him like an open book and that he cannot hide anything from his brother and now; more than ever wishes he could. "Please don't talk about it..." But he knows deep inside that his brother will discover what he has done, and Scar dreads his reaction, for facing his brother about the time when he went on a rampage of vengeance and defiling his right arm of deconstruction will be the hardest thing he'll ever do. His brother's disappointment and anger of his actions, maybe even reject him as family... that will be the worst punishment of them all.
Is this why God has allowed his brother to survive? Scar is likely to think so, and yes he would deserve that punishment but... he can't bear the thought of his brother turning his back on him. Then he will rather die.
Shade stares at Scar for about a minute, watching the pain and regret flashing through that scarred and worn-out face of the younger man. Then Shade looks away, musing softly. "Alright," to carefully asks since he didn't want to cause the man more suffering. "What do you wish me to call you?"

"Whatever you like."

Shade nods slowly, thinking he will simply call this man: "Brother, it is then." That's what he is to him after all. He would still like this man's real name, and from how his brother reacted- stopped his pondering, Shade has a feeling he got quite close to the reason why the man doesn't want to be called his name anymore. Does that also count about his name? "What about my name?" Again that pained expression returns on his brother's face and the theory that the man feels sincere regret about something is back.

"You will have to ask the elders for it." Scar replies, not feeling worthy uttering his brother's name anymore, he does not want to spoil his brother's name with the filth that is still tainting him from his unjust killing spree. "I do not deserve speaking your name."

"Why?"

He doesn't answer.

Shade watches the man carefully and very thoughtfully; he will keep his ears open for anything people have to say about his brother. Might solve this mystery, even though he does dread what his brother has done if he's so afraid of his reaction that he refuses to tell him anything. The name thing, however. "I want you to say it."

"I can't."

"Then I will stay as Shade until I remember."

Scar's eyes harden hearing this statement; he doesn't want his beloved brother bear that name. It's not worth him. But if there is one thing they both have in common: it's their stubbornness.
Shade won't ask anyone about his name, and since he will never speak it. His brother will only learn about it if his memories ever return, which might never happen. There is a sad irony in this, two brothers, once carrying sacred names, but the war in Ishval removed both those names. They both bear a name giving from others: the scarred murder and the shadow of a former self. Scar hates it, hates that his brother chose this same path of being a nameless, lost person. "You're a fool." He growls, but of course, being his older brother; Shade gives him that infuriating nonchalant shrug.
If his brother hadn't been wounded, then Scar probably would have punched him.

I am certain that if you have a sister or a brother, you will know that unlike others, a sibling exactly knows what to do to piss you off. I have that with my sister. I may not have hidden her glasses, but she has thrown the book at me. I deserved it though.

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