Better Days to Come
[[Chapter 1: Completed
Ed comes out from the library in Central, with granted permission from General Mustang. "Hey Al!" Ed waves his hand in the air. "Brother! Did you get it?" Ed smirks and winks at Alphonse. While walking down the street, they spotted Winry at the train station. "Brother look, it's Winry!" Al shouts out in excitement. "Ha-Hey hey Winry." Ed and Al walk up to greet her. "Hey boys, I see you both need some work. Ed, you have to stop abusing my work." Winry pulls his auto-mail arm over towards her and examines it excitedly. "Ah, come one Winry; enjoy your day or so visiting." Ed pulls his arm back embarrassed. "Ok then, you should buy me something!" She grabs both of the boys and jets off. Later that evening, they all return to the little apartment Ed and Al were staying in at the time.
"So, this is it huh?" Winry looks around unsatisfied. "You say that like it's a bad thing Winry" Al adds in a little upset. "Oh! No Al it's wonderful." Winry looks away and rolls her eyes. "Hey brother, you've got a letter." Ed turns, "whose it from Al?" Al shrugs, for there was no name written ion the envelope. "Heh, it's probably from Mustang…" Ed opens the letter and begins to read:
Edward Elric,
It's been a while and I have finally tracked you down. How have you been? I hope all of your studies are going well. I know your probably freaking out right now because I left no name on the envelope. I am not your enemy, but a long lost friend. I hope to hear back from you… So in that case tomorrow, around noon, meet me at the local flower market. I actually might enjoy some red and white roses, or even white lilies. I hope that gives you a clue; I'll be standing by the black roses; till then…
Forever yours
Ed stops to think, "Those flowers…" His face lights up and he remembers a long lost friend from two years ago. They met her when they were searching for the philosopher's stone. "Hey Alphonse, tomorrow you should take Winry to the shopping center they just built, around lunch." Al grows suspicious, "Why that time of day brother is something wrong?" Ed shakes his head no, "I just think you and Winry should catch up that's all." Al agrees and shows Winry where she'll be sleeping. "Those flowers, I thought she would have forgotten all about those. Heh, I only left them to tell her I was sorry for leaving her… For leaving us in a rush like I did; I was so foolish back then, she meant so much to me and more. But, I had my mind set on one thing, the philosopher's stone. After I found it, I couldn't find her. I've missed her; there hasn't been a day I haven't thought about her smile, her laugh…" "Brother, are you ok?" Al finds Ed with his head resting in his hand, daydreaming, and looking out of the window into the sunny day. "Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm good Al… So should we order out?" Winry and Alphonse give thumbs up.
Older Brother:: 17
Younger Brother:: 16