This is it. Ed's pairing is finally revealed. I've had some great opinions given to me on certain pairings.
So far, Royai, AlWin, and LingxLan Fan (is there a name for that one?) has been confirmed. Now just wait until you see who Ed gets with.
Chapter Twenty-Two
"Are you sure you'll be all right?" Alphonse asked. The Resembool trio had traveled to the Central train station together, and were waiting on the platform. They would be going on separate trains. Ed was heading to West city to get to her final destination. Alphonse and Winry were taking a train that would be passing through Rush Valley.
"You're really worried about me now?" Ed asked. "We've been traveling apart for years now. I think I'll be okay."
"I just get worried because you don't have your alchemy to protect you anymore," Alphonse said. "I don't want someone to target you and you not be able to defend yourself."
"Don't patronize me, Al," Ed said. "My alchemy is what made me a target in the first place, and I know how to fight without alchemy. Teacher taught us all she knew."
"Right," Al responded.
"Speaking of which," Ed began. "Make sure to invite her to your wedding. And let me know when it is, after you plan it, because I'm definitely coming."
"There's something I want to ask you before you go," Al said suddenly. "Ed, will you be my best man?"
"You know I'm not a man, right?" Ed asked.
"Yeah, but you'll never wear a dress, so this is all I can get," Al said. "Winry and I talked about it. She said you probably wouldn't want to be her maid of honor, so said I could ask you about being my best man."
"Well, of course I'll be your best man," Ed said. "But I'm wearing a suit."
"I wouldn't have had it any other way," Al responded. "Have a safe trip. I wish you would tell us where you were going."
"Ah, but that would ruin the surprise," Ed said with a smirk. "West is all you need to know. I've gotta check up on some things."
"All right," Al said. "I'll write you about the wedding, but you've got to write me first and tell me where you're staying."
"I'll just call you," Ed said. "I think... I'll be there for a while. So you shouldn't have any trouble reaching me." There was a whistle of the train besides him announcing the last of boarding. "That's my train. I'll see you guys later."
"Be safe, Ed," Winry said. The three exchanged hugs and goodbyes before Ed jumped onto her train, taking her seat.
She let out a relieved sigh.
"Ed!" a familiar voice called out when Ed stepped off the train and into Creta. She felt like it had been so long since she had been there.
The first time Ed had arrived in Creta when she was just a teenager at fifteen years old. She wouldn't say he had helped the people there, but she had definitely done something. The military there hadn't been thrilled with her.
But Ed turned to the familiar voice to see Julia Crichton. The two had met when they were teenagers and Ed had shown up. When Ed and Al had separated to travel and Ed went to the West, she had popped into Creta to see how it was doing. They were actually getting on their feet, and their society had traveled from the trench back into their home of Creta. Well, Milos…
"Julia!" Ed exclaimed when she spotted the redheaded girl. Julia ran to her friend and wrapped her arms around the blonde's neck. "It's been so long," Ed said as she wrapped her arms around the older girl.
"You've been gone for three months," Julia said. "I thought I'd have to sneak across the border just to see you again."
"Please don't go sneaking across the border again," Ed begged. "I already had to call in a favor last time. As much as Mustang wants to help me, I don't think he'll do something like that unless I tell him we're dating."
"You mean you haven't told anyone yet?" Julia asked. Ed shook her head. The two had been dating for a year. Ed had left Creta to travel like she said she was doing, but always returned to Creta to see Julia. Of course, Julia had met Ed when she was still disguised as a male, and while she had been shocked to discover Ed's gender, she accepted it all the same. That seemed to be the general consensus.
"I don't want Al to look at me differently," Ed said. "I mean, he's been great with a lot of stuff, but...I don't know about this. To find out his sister is gay? I mean...it's hard."
"You and Alphonse are close," Julia began. "I don't think he would be the type to judge you about something like this. I mean, he was all right with you being a guy all these years, wasn't he?"
"Yeah..." Ed trailed off. "And he...he asked me to be his best man at his wedding."
"See? He'll accept you no matter what," Julia said. "Hold on, he's getting married?"
"To Winry," Ed said with a nod. "It's crazy, right? Now they want me to settle down so they can have all the Elrics having families."
"Have you ever thought about it?" Julia asked.
Ed shrugged. "I've thought about it, but I'm just not sure. I don't know if I'm ready to settle down; there's so much I want to do on my own."
"You and I have a long way before we start talking about getting married and having a family," Julia said. "Let's just enjoy things the way they are now."
"Yeah," Ed said with a smile. Julia was right; they didn't have to get married now just because Alphonse and Winry were. Who cared about people wanting to Elrics settling down? Ed was just going to enjoy her life with Julia now. "You know...Al totally dropped this huge bombshell of a wedding on me as a surprise. I think I'm gonna surprise him a little bit."
"Oh no, Ed..." Julia trailed off with a groan.
Did you see that coming? Probably not, haha. I wanted to make this a little longer, but decided against adding any more to it. See you in the next chapter!
So Julia wasn't in the Brotherhood or the manga, which is what this was solely based off of, but the Sacred Star of Milos seemed like it was kind of attached to the Brotherhood at some point. It was either her or bringing back the Tringham brothers (neither of which are part of the Brotherhood) and I chose her.
Lily (Guest): "You didn't lose me don't worry :)"
Yes! I'm so happy that you're still reading.
