So, here's Ed's encore to the last song. This one is the translated (by Vic Mignogna) version of Brothers from the Fullmetal Alchemist anime. Please enjoy.
I LOVE VIC! (Yeah, wanted to be a little random. It's kind of normal for me.)
"Ed, will you do an encore?" Winry asked her friend.
Ed was confused. "What d'ya mean, Winry?"
"Ed, will you sing another song? Please."
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Brothers-Ed's Encore
"Well, I'm not really all that good, but…I guess I can sing another one." Ed thought a minute more about the incident that had forever changed his and his brother's lives. He quickly pieced some words together in his head.
"Here's another one about that transmutation," he told Winry. "I'm sorry if it seems a little redundant, but that transmutation is mostly what I think about nowadays."
Ed strummed the guitar for a minute, but before he started the song, he stopped. "Do you have an acoustic guitar, Winry? The electric sound is a little too hard for this song."
"Sure, Ed." Winry left and returned a minute later, with an acoustic guitar. Ed took him and tuned it up. "Okay, I guess that I'll sing the song for you now. It's a song that I heard in Russia. I translated it, and here it is."
(Edward)
How can I repay you, brother mine?
How can I expect you to forgive?
Clinging to the past
I shed our blood, and shattered your chance to live
Though I knew the laws, I paid no heed
How can I return your wasted breath?
What I did not know has cost you dear,
For there is no cure for death
Beautiful Mother,
Soft and sweet, once you were gone
We were not complete
Back through the years
We reached for you
Alas, t'was not meant to be
And how can I make amends for all that I took from you?
I led you with hopeless dreams
My brother, I was a fool
Ed stopped for a minute as silent tears fell down his face. He intended to finish the song, but his crying impeded. So, Alphonse, knowing the song, picked up where his brother left off:
(Alphonse)
Don't cry for the past now, brother mine
Neither you nor I are free from blame
Nothing can erase the things we did,
For the path we took was the same
Beautiful Mother,
Soft and sweet, once you were gone
We were not complete
Back through the years
We reached for you
Alas, t'was not meant to be
My dreams made me blind and mute
I longed to return to that time
I followed without a word
My brother, the fault is mine
Ed, regaining his composure, thanked his brother for picking up the song. "I'll finish it from here, Al," he told his brother. Then, Ed sang the last stanza with emotion in his voice once again:
(Edward)
So, where do we go from here?
And how to forget and forgive?
What's gone is forever lost
Now, all we can do is live
Ed continued strumming the guitar while Winry applauded his singing. "That was so beautiful, Ed and Al. Thanks for singing it for me."
Ed finished strumming and the sound echoed as he released his guitar pick from the strings. "Thanks, but I'm really not that good." The older alchemist still didn't have enough confidence in himself.
"You're not good, Ed. You're amazing. I want you to show the world that you can sing. Why don't you go to the coffeehouse in Central sometime."
"Nah, I think that I just keep my 'ability' on the down low for right now."
"Please, Ed. I'll be right there in the audience supporting you," Winry begged.
Just like always, Ed couldn't say no to her. "Okay, but give me some time to write more songs to sing."
So, next stop, the coffeehouse in Central (which doesn't really have a name because I'm too lazy to think of one)
Next time, Winry won't be the only one who sees Ed's talent. There will be some other…familiar faces.
Stay tuned for (Song Title Not Being Placed Here Because of Spoilers)-Ed's First Gig
