I'm trying to make each chapter be a little longer with flashbacks of Ed's. I'm not sure how its working out haha. Please review and tell me what I can do better! Thanks!

The next letter was written on smooth creamy white paper. The paper had gotten fragile after years of it being folded up in this box and before that in Ed's suitcase hidden in the closet. The words were written in a beautiful curved writing, yet it held a bit of edginess in it. This had been his first letter from one of the military personal, and what had surprised him that most was from who it was.

Riza Hawkeye. The strong calm collected woman of the military that forced Mustang to do all of his work. Her writing a letter surprised him more than anything else. He never would have thought that she, a sniper in the Ishbal War, would show womanly emotions and be concerned about him and Al! But she had.

Dear Edward,

I'm quite sure that you are surprised at receiving a letter from me. I myself have no idea why I am writing you. All I know is that some unknown force is compelling me to do so. Since I am not able to ignore this force I am writing this letter to you and your brother Al.

Its been some time since the both of you have visited the military base. I was starting to get worried about you safety, not to mention your health. The both of you are still children, you should concern yourselves with taking of each other. Make your main goal to grow up. Looking for that stone, its going to make you sick. Spending all of your time looking for it will cause more pain than the happiness gained.

I understand why you are forcing all your time to find it. You want to right the wrong that you did to your brother. But wasting all of you time to find it isn't helping yourself Edward. I know you would argue me if I told you this in person, so that's why I've decided to add this in the letter. You are still a child, you should act like one once in a while. You act to mature for your age Edward, that's not good. You're childhood should be filled with laughter and friendship, not fighting and alchemy.

I bet you don't understand why I am telling you all of this, but in time you will. You're brother Al, is the most important person in your life. You would do anything for him. I understand that, I have a person I would do anything for too. I just don't want your childhood to be ruined, like mine was. So please Edward take some time off for yourself.

Please visit soon. By the way I am sending some paperwork to you. Please fill it out and send it back completed before the week is finished.

Thank you,

Riza Hawkeye

When Ed had finished the letter the first time to as he was shocked would be exactly on the dot. He had never known that Hawkeye had always been so concern about him. Her being worried about him not having a childhood had made him angry. Of course he had his own childhood, though it was different than anyone else's. Then again the Elrics have never been normal. When he had gotten this letter he had exploded up at Al about everything she had wrote, calling her a nosy military follower.

"I can believe it Al!" Ed growled as he stomped along the street with Al in his big suit of armor following right behind him. "Telling me to be a child! I'm a teenager! Dragging my height in to this, how dare that nosy collective woman!"

"Brother she didn't mention your height," Al voiced in only to be shot deadly glares from Ed.

"Shut up Al," Ed hissed evilly at his brother.

"Brother Miss Riza is just worried about your health and mind," Al reminded him, staying far away from the word 'body' in case Ed decided to yell out that he wasn't short.

"So? My health is fine. What matters more is getting back your body," Ed huffed. "She doesn't understand, no one understands. I did this to you Al. I'm the reason that you are unable to feel, sleep, or eat. And I wont feel right until we get your body back. Which means we have to find that damn stone."

"It wasn't your fault brother," Al told him truthfully. "We both decided to try to bring mom back. So the fault is also mine."

"I forced you to do it," Ed muttered lowly. "So its my fault."

"No brother-" Al started to argue.

"Its my fault damn it! Don't argue with me," Ed growled stomping forward to go towards a market stall. "Lets get some food, I'm starving."

Al watched as his brother marched over to the food stall talking to the man behind it. "Brother its not your fault. Its both of our faults." Al stifled a laugh. "You always hated people showing their concern for you brother. You try to act like it doesn't matter when really it touches your heart that they are worried about you. Stupid brother."

"What did you say?" Ed demanded turning angrily toward Al.

Al laughed. "Nothing brother!"

Ed laughed lightly. That was too true for him. He hated when people were worried for him, yet it somehow always managed to touch his heart. Reading the letter again made him remember how much of a mother Hawkeye acted to them. She worried about them, comforted them, and made them understand the strange parts of the adult world they lived in.

Ed now an old man understood what Hawkeye had been talking about in her letter. He had seen his children grow up in comfort, living freely as children. Not constrained like he had been when he was younger. He wished that he had left some more free time for him when he had been searching for the Philosopher stone. Just an hour or so, just so he could act like a teenager once in a while.

Al was more important though. Even if now wished for some time for himself he knew that when he was younger he would still have used that time to research. It was just in his blood. He had been so determined in his youth that nothing could stop him from finding out the truth. When the truth had been revealed, oh how his hopes come crashing down!

Everything seemed to work it owns way out though. Al got his body back, that's what Ed wanted. Even if he was sent to another world, knowing that his brother's body had been returned had made Ed happy. Now he was in this same world with his brother, but without all of his friends. Being with Al was worth it though. He missed all his old friends, but they weren't blood like Al was. Blood is always thicker than water, or fake blood. Like Winry and Pinako. Al was and will always be the most important person in his life, no matter who else he loved.

Ed let out a huge breath of air as he gently folded up the letter and placed it beneath the earlier two. He missed the cool Hawkeye that no matter what kind of situation she was in she always remained calm. Unless something had to do with Mustang, then she showed her true feelings. Ed smirked as he reached out and grabbed the next letter.