Hello all! Im afraid this chappter is a painfully short one It WAS meant to be longer but I had a brain block and could'nt finish the rest of it! So for now be happy I've at least updated ne? Enjoy!
Jade xx
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Chapter 4- Alchohol
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Edward Elric smiled sadly as he watched his younger brother sleep peacefully on a plie of books and papers that were scattered on the desk Alphonse was sleeping on and littered the floor, his small arms were folded under his head and lay upon the desk as a susbsitute pillow, the younge teenagers breathing was deep, steady and even. The older blonde sighed and shook his head; he didn't understand his younger brother at all right now; for some reason Al was still searching for a way home, even though all of the leads Edward had found all pointed to one dreaded conclusion; there was no way home; without alchemy they wouldn't be able to open they gate, so they were stuck here.
The eldest Elrics eyes were dim, the normally bright golden hues were now full of sadness at remembering that this place, this world that they were living in was now their 'home'. Slowly Edward reached out witth his ungloved flesh hand and raked it fondly through his younger brothers hair gently, knowing such a gentle touch wouldn't wake up the other. Al muttered something unintelligible in his sleep before once again sleeping quietly on the desk. "Why Al? Wy are you still trying?" Ed whispered, more to himself than to his younger sibling, who didn't respond to Ed's question he just continued to sleep peacefully, blissfully unaware of what was going on.
Ed sighed and closed his eyes as he remembered when he first found out that Al was still looking for a way home; it had surprised the older Elric and when he curiously asked Al why, the younger sibling had been unsusually tight-lipped about why he was still looking for a way home, the only explaination he'd give (And one that Edward didn't belive) was that he was just making sure that the older Elric hadn't missed anything when doing his research. Despite all his younger brothers efforts to be convincing, Ed knew Alphonse was lying to him; he'd always been a terrible liar and this was no exception. Not only that Edward was a genius in both reserching and performing alchemy, there was no way he'd have missed something, so he knew his little bother had an ulterior motive and Ed being Ed made up his own reasons as to why Al was still looking.
One of the only theoires that Ed could come up with was that Al was trying to find a way back for Winry (Ed was under no illusions that he had a crush on her even though Al strongly denied it) but in the end he realized Al wasn't doing this just for himself, he realized that his younger brother knew that he'd given up hope so, his younger borother was taking over looking for a way home for them both, so that they could go back to their real home back to friends and family that cared about them.
Quietly Edward picked out a blanket off his bothers bed and gently draped it over the teens shoulders, as he slept before quietly leaving the brdroom and heading downsairs to their small living room. In the dark ness of the room Edward easily weaved his way through the furniture and made his way to a small drinks cabinet before he opened it and grabbed a random bottle before pouring some into a glass, Edward smelled it and wrinkled his nose; he'd picked whiskey as his drink for tonight. With a shrug he downed the glass on one go, grimicing slightly at the bitter aftertaste but savouring the warmth that spred from the pit of his stomach "Heh the bastard would laugh if he could see me like this…" Edward muttered aloud his voice bitter yet at the same time it was soft and very sad as he poured himself another glass of whiskey before he sat down in a worm leather arm chair his eyes brimming with tears waiting to be shed.
"I miss you, you stupid bastard" Ed whispered to the room as he slowly lifted the half filled tumbler up in the air as though he was giving a toast before sipping the alcohol down much more slowly than before, as large tears began falling down his face. Edward elric knew that tonight just like all the ones before hand were going to be long and painful.
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I know this update is short but its an update none the less the next chapter will be in (Surprizingly) Riza's point of veiw. Please please PLEASE read and review! Untill next time peeps!
Jade xx