Chapter 3: The awakening
I pushed myself up, rubbed my eyes and looked at Brother. He had a bag over his shoulder and a look of smugness over his face.
"Haven't forgotten what today is, have you Al?" His smirk grew wider as he took off the bag and opened it. Confused, I looked around the room. It was decorated with banners which read 'Happy Birthday!'
"It's... Your birthday?" I replied shakily. He sighed, shaking his head.
"Nope, it's yours!" he pulled out an apple pie from his bag and placed it on my lap. "Happy birthday, Al!"
A few hours passed and we were celebrating at Winry's house. We were sitting around the table when Ed asked "Did you have a nightmare last night, Al? You looked like you saw a ghost when you woke up." My throat tightens as I think about the dream. I slowly retell it, trying to hold back from crying.
"Aww, that sounds awful, Al" Winry said sympathetically. "It's a good thing that it was just a dream." She rose from her chair and hugged me tightly. "Don't worry, we'll be here to protect you if that does ever happen!"
I nodded, letting out a sigh of relief. We all left the table and went outside. We sat on a hill looking over where our house used to be. We were there, talking about what we could do to celebrate Ed's self-promotion to 'Saviour of Central' when Pinako called us back for dinner.
When we got back, each room was full of welcoming smells that embraced anyone who entered. Brother offered to go out and cut wood for the fire and Winry helped Pinako with the food. I sat back in my chair, slowly relaxing and becoming more tired. That soon ended when there was a knock on the door.