Mini Chapter made to give an excuse and story at the same time!

I'm sort of stuck... and I don't know what to put next... I'm also in a very, VERY good mood... really, I am!

Note: Taken place after Edo brought Al's body back.

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Mini Chapter: Dreams

It's been half a year since I woke up in a place called Germany.

I awakened on the streets, my mind on Al, wondering if he did get his body back.

I took shelter in my father's house: I didn't like to but I had nowhere else to go.

I miss Al and Winry. Alchemy doesn't exist in this world so I can't go back to the side of the Gate I belong.

I would do anything to see a familiar face, even Roy's.

It is only when I close my eyes I se their faces once more.

Only through dreams I see them once more.

Sometimes, I feel I'm with them.

Other times, I feel I'm just watching a show, as they don't even see me during those times.

Then one night, I had a dream that gave me hope.

It gave me hope to one day I would see them once more.

In my dream, I was walking along a narrow stone path. Darkness covered the area. I could sense coldness, Both mentally and physically. Not an ordinary dream.

As I continued walking along, I saw Al running to me.

"Brother!" He cried.

I ran to him. Even though I knew this was a dream, it felt good seeing him once more. Unlike the other dreams I had, Al had his body. It's been so long since I saw him like this.

I felt he really did get his body back.

"Brother! Are you really here? Is this a dream?" He asked, holding my hand.

I could definitely feel his warm touch.

In dreams, you can't feel things physically.

This was no ordinary dream, as I felt both physically and mentally.

"Al, is... is this really you?" I asked.

"Of course it's me, Brother! But is it really you I'm seeing?"

I nodded in reply.

What kind if dream is this? I could feel Al was here with me.

"Brother, why didn't you come back? Winry... she doesn't believe you'll come back..." Al said with sorrow.

"I... I couldn't because... because where I am, I can't use Alchemy."

"Brother... what..."

I nodded sadly. "It's true. I'm at the other side of the Gate. But don't worry, Al. I'm... I'm finding a way back... I'm trying! I'm trying my best! Don't worry, we'll see each other once more!" I said.

Al looked at me, trust in his grey eyes. "You promise?" He asked, hope in his voice.

I nodded. "I promise." I whispered, a small smile on my face.

Al smiled back.

Then he started fading away.

My eyes widened. I felt fear, as in every dream I had, they would fade away.

In this one, Al was really here, and I didn't want him to fade.

"Al... you... you're fading..." I whispered in shock.

His eyes widened as well when he realized so.

"Brother... help me! Please..." He pleaded, his voice fading as well.

I froze, not knowing what to do.

soon, he was gone.

I lost him again.

But I was not to remain alone in this dream.

Soon, a figure in black came to me.

I felt coldness once more, as with Al I felt warmth.

"Who are you?" I asked. I did not know anyone like him.

He did not answer. Instead, he asked, "Do you want to see your brother once more?"

This was no ordinary dream.

I nodded my head. I couldn't reply with my voice for some odd reason.

"Good. When you awaken, I want you to do what I tell you. It will take more than three years, but you will return to him."

"I don't like this. What should I give in return?" I asked, surprised my voice returned.

Even though I could not see his face, I felt him smirk.

"Equivalency... yes, yes... I will not tell... you have to find out yourself."

I didn't like what he said. How was I to prepare? But I did want to see Al again... and this dream was more of reality.

"I... I accept." I agreed, a little shakily.

"Good..." He said. "Now here is what you do..."

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"Al, what's wrong?" Winry asked, poking into Alphonse's room.

He had woken up in the middle of the night, screaming his brother's name.

There, Al sat on his bed, crying.

"I... I saw Brother! I saw him! He said he couldn't come back because where he was, he couldn't use Alchemy... he was at the other side of the Gate..." Al breathed.

"Al, it was just a dream..." Winry explained.

"No! He was there, I felt it! He's finding a way to come back!"

"Al, he'll never come back."

"Yes he will! He told me... I won't give up hope Winry, I won't." Al said sternly, hope in his eyes. He turned to the window and stared at the moon.

"He will come back, I just know it..."

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Ed, meanwhile, wide awake, stared at the moon through his window.

"Wait for me, Al. I'm coming home once more."