A Brother's Love
A/N: I had typed up chapter 8 a long time ago but the disk just refuses to work so I can't pull it up right now. And since everyone is begging me to update I figured I'd just rewrite it and maybe post the other one us as a bonus or something. Anyway here is the revised version of chapter 8
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Chapter 8: Life Anew
He had been with her for only a month now and she still knew absolutely nothing about him, but they didn't bother her any, Winry figured that if Ed wanted to talk to her then he would. But she wished he would hurry up and do it, he hasn't spoken a word since the day he arrived. And only then it was to tell her his name, "ED WILL YOU COME DOWN HERE FOR A MOMENT!" she shouted and almost smiled at how quickly the sound of his footsteps on the stairs sounded.
"Yes Winry?" she frowned at how thin he was, and how exhausted he looked, even though he had done nothing but eat and sleep since he got here. "Where are the clothes I gave you?" she asked when she noticed he was in the rag he showed up in "they are too big" he grumbled, "so I put them back" she shook her head and sighed. "I was going to tell you that since I finally got paid we could go shopping for some clothes that actually fit, but if you prefer to stay in that rag..." she turned around and got ready to walk off.
"NO! I want some new clothes" Ed cried and grabbed ahold of her arm "please?" she glared at him. "Oh alright, but nothing too expensive" Ed nodded, "I won't need much I promise." Winry smiled "afterwords we'll go see Greed ok?" Ed's face instantly lit up, Greed was the owner of a small restaruant in town and him and Ed had become quick friends, "really! that's great thank you so much Winry." She slipped her shoes on "let's go right now" Ed nodded and was instantly out the door "HEY WAIT UP!" she called hurriedly locking the door and running after the overly-excited boy.
"Are you sure you want that?" Winry asked looking at the black jacket and matching leather jeans. "They seem kinda... warm... for this type of weather" Ed shrugged "I don't mind" he went over to look at the shoes while Winry, who knew everyone in town, went to talk to Sloth (the clothing store owner) and pay for a the clothes, a pair of shoes, and threw in about 30 extra dollars for anything else he might want.
When they were finished Ed came out dressed in his black clothes, with a pair of white gloves over his hands, and black elevator boots on his feet. "Now to Greed!" he yelled out excitedly as he raced her to the restaruant. They weren't suprized at all to see the place empty when they got there, hardly anyone came at this time in the morning, "GREED!" Ed called summoning him from the back store room. "Well hello Ed, Winry, what brings you two here?" Winry didn't like the way Greed was looking at Ed, to her it felt like all the looks Ed had described when Tucker had ahold of him.
Two weeks later...
Ed had alot of things happen on his birthday, first thing that happened was that Greed finally gave Ed a present, but he didn't like it, it reminded him too much of Tucker and that sick bastard's ways. The next thing that happened was that Winry died in a accident. But the third thing was what stuck in his mind the most, the thing that made all the others seem unimportant, because when Ed trudged home after being raped by Greed he found the best present in the world sitting on the couch.
"Happy Birthday Ed, I got you a present I hope you like it" Alphonse Elric got up from the couch and walked over to his older brother. Placing a box in his hands he blushed "I'm sorry I didn't have time to wrap it" there was something about Al, then Ed realized it, not only was he wearing a blue uniform, but there was a silver chain of some kind going from a belt loop to his pocket. "Well open it" Al encouraged Ed opened the lid and set the box down on the table. Pulling out a long red coat Ed instantly tried it on, "do you like it?" Al asked then suddenly became worried when his brother started crying. "Brother what's wrong?" Al asked, Ed wrapped him in a hug "thank you Al, this is the best present I've ever recieved" he whispered.
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Ha ha! I hoped you liked that chapter because it's the last. Chapter 8 is the end.. No more story sorry :( but if you watch closely, a sequal just might pop up somewhere, someday, somehow if your lucky.