Forever Young
Summary: Alphonse will never grow up... Well, at least not this day.
Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist or any of the characters, I just enjoy screwing with them XD
Written by: The Castle in the Clouds
Alphonse snickered as he led Winry by the hand, the blonde mechanic unsure where they were even going.
"Al, where are you taking me?"
The excited young man kept his pace as he turned his head and flashed a big grin. "You'll see, its right up here!"
Winry tried to keep from tripping as Al led her at a hurried pace, his excitement reducing him back to a schoolboy. The duo trotted down the dirt path and finally reached a large shade tree that was just out of sight from their house. In fact it was Al's favorite tree.
"Ta da!" He announced as he held out his hands for added affect. Winry stood with her mouth agape as she stared into a long forgotten memory.
"A-Al! That's your old suit of armor!"
Alphonse grinned and nodded. "Yep, you know that guy you always send me to get parts?"
Winry nodded as she kept her eyes fixed on the time capsule.
"Well," Al continued. "He happens to be an armor collector, and after frequently picking up parts for you he ended up showing me this!"
Al smiled as Winry approached the suit of armor, circling it as if to verify reality itself.
"I saved up and decided to buy it from him. Brother still has his auto mail leg, so I figured I should have a reminder too. Plus," Al paused as a grin spread over his face. "I have a genius prank to pull on Ed."
Winry eyed Al when she heard about the prank, finally coming back into reality. "How did you get the money?"
Al folded his arms and smiled. "Odd and end jobs I picked up. He said If I could earn enough he would sell it to me, although I never told him why I was so interested in it."
Winry nodded, placing her hands on her hips. "And the prank?"
Al's grin came back in an instant as he prepared to explain his idea. "Ok, so when brother goes to sleep I'll need your help. We're going to quietly bring it up to the house where I'll then slip inside. After I'll walk up the stairs, inevitably waking up brother,"
Winry's eyes grew large as she covered her mouth, a smirk growing between her fingers. "And he'll think that you never got your body back!"
Al clapped his hands together and gave a few small hops in anticipation. "Exactly! But you have to play the part, okay?"
Winry waved her hand dismissively. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. But Edward."
They both gave a big toothed smile. "He'll be pissed." The pranksters giggled at the whole idea while imagining Ed's reaction.
"We'll tell him it's all been a dream, right?" questioned Winry.
"Well, I was actually thinking of telling him that he's been in a coma for the last year after the fight with Father. I think It would be more realistic that way."
Winry nodded in agreement. "Yeah, if there's one thing he's good at its getting hurt."
The duo stared at the armor again, memories flooding back from years past.
"He's going to be so pissed when he finds out." admitted Al's new accomplice as she looked to her childhood friend.
"Yeah," he agreed. "But I figured you could bail me out by treating him to something good." He wiggled his eyebrows and gave a wink. Immediately Winry blushed crimson red and slugged his shoulder.
"You were planning on using me the whole time!" She cried out, her voice cracking a bit.
"No! Honest!" Al denied as he rubbed his bruised arm. "I cant carry this by myself..." Winry pulled a wrench from thin air and proceeded to raise it. "Wait!" Al protested as he held his hands out. "I-I I mean, I need you for more than just carrying the armor! Think of it this way! You'll make it way more convincing than if I did this alone! Honest!"
The flustered mechanic lowered her weapon and gave a deep sigh. "Fine. But you owe me one, okay?"
Al nodded as he took a deep breath, happy to still be alive. "Deal." But Alphonse's excitement in pranking his brother made him feel like a little kid, and a smartass as well. "But its not like you wouldn't like it anyway." He grinned as he pivoted on his heels and took off.
"What did you say!?" Yelled Winry as she took of sprinting after him. "Yeah, you better keep running! Because when I get you this wrench will be the last thing you ever eat!"
