Its been 6 years since the Elric brothers found me. I can't remember anything about my past, only that my mom is dead and my father is out there somewhere. I can't even remember my last name, only remembering that it started with "M". The brothers had brought me to their home, where they contacted Winry's grandma, Pinako, and had her fix up and automail arm for me. I was forever grateful to her for that.
We were all sitting in the grass outside of Winry's home, looking into the landscape. Al was about 10 years old, and Ed, Winry, and I were 11. I deeply cared for the brothers and found it upon myself to protect them at all costs. I always protected Al, as he was not exactly a vicious type. I look at Winry, who smiles at me. She was my best friend, other than the Elrics, of course. She was always there for me. I look back out to the landscape and swim in my life memories. I smile and look up into the sky as i remember an experience where I had protected Al.
Al and I were sitting in the front yard of our house, looking at a demented sphere Al had created during his alchemy practice. As we looked at it, Al yelps and I see a rock bounce off his head. I look around and spy three boys. They were throwing rocks at Al. I dart up and plant myself in front of Al. "(y/n), get out of the way! They will hurt you!" Al say shrilly. I ignore him, gritting my teeth as rocks pelt my body. When the boys stoop down to reload on rocks, you strike. I dash forward and bring my leg down on the head of the left boy. One out, two to go. Then, I punch the right one with my normal arm, sending him a good two feet away. Then, I punch the middle one's face with my auto-mail arm, sending him three feet away. While the other boys scramble away, I kneel down in front of the middle one and grab his shirt collar. "Leave Alphonse alone. If you mess with him, you answer to me," I hiss into his face. I let the boy go, and he scrambles away, holding his bloody nose. I look back at Al, whose eyes are wide with shock. Seeing that he was a tad bit traumatized, I walk over to him and hug him. Then you take him home to Trisha, who was the closest thing to a mom I have.
That was one of the many experiences you had protecting Al. As I swim in my head for more memories, I grasp one that reminded me of something. Even though I was dedicated to solely protecting the brothers, Ed was always protecting me.
One sunny day, I was watching a blue butterfly dance with a white butterfly. They both did twist and flips in the air, daring dives and saving soars. Suddenly, a foot stops very near the butterflies, so I whisk my hand out and got them to fly away. Looking up, I saw a tall man with a shaved head. He was smoking a cigarette and looking down at you with a look of hunger and evil in his eyes. The man kicks my chin, sending me into the air and back onto the grass with a hard thump. I wanted to cry for help, but I knew it was useless, as Ed was at Winry's and Al was helping Trisha hang up clothes to dry. So I stood up, blood trickling out my lip. As I dart forward to attempt to hit the man in the crotch, he reaches over and grabs my hair. As I am lifted into the air, I realize that I am useless against a grown man at this point. The man looks into my eyes, still with the burning look that made me feel uncomfortable. "Such a pretty face," he says in his gravelly voice. He takes his cigarette and slashes my right cheek with it. I want to scream, but I am determined not to show weakness and I clench my teeth and I feel the heat burning my face. I know I am bleeding when I feel something stream down my face from the wound. "Maybe I should take you to my house, where I can just torture you more..." the man says with an evil smirk. As he drags me away, I feebly reach my hand out towards the Elric house. Suddenly, the man releases his grip on my hair and I fall to the ground. I recover from the short fall quickly and flash my leg out, tripping the man. As he falls towards me, I jump out of the way and bump into Ed, who pushes me behind him. I see that Ed must've punched the man in the face, as his eye was beginning to swell. "Why you little..." he snarls, reaching for us. But Trisha jumps in front of me and Ed with a broom and whacks the man in the face. "Don't you dare harm my children!" she screeches. Al jumps onto the man and covers his head with a sheet. While Trisha and Al proceeded to scream and whack the man, Ed turns to me. "Oh my gosh! (y/n) are you ok?" he says, and his eyes flicker to the burn on my cheek. "Come on, I'll fix this up for you.." he says, leading me to the house.
Suddenly, Den, Winry's dog, jumps onto my chest and licks my face. Everyone laughs and I push Den off of me. "Hey, (y/n), we're going home now!" Ed says, getting up and running towards the Elric house. "I'll be right there!" I call, standing up. Then I see a blue object out of the corner of my eye. I turn to look at it curiously. It was a stunning ice-blue flower, its petals stretched wide and proud. I reach over and pluck it from the ground. "That's really pretty," Winry says, looking over my shoulder. "Isn't it? I'm going to give it to mom..." I say, fingering the petals. Winry laughs. "Well, Grandma Pinako and I be inside if you need anything. Come on, Den.." Winry walks inside her house, closing the door after Den trots in. I walk towards home, and hear a voice yelling my name. Looking up, I see that its Al. He's running until he falls to his knees. I run to his aid, and as I get closer to him I realize that he's sobbing. I tuck the flower in the pocket of my khaki pants and kneel beside Al. "Hey, what's up?" I say nervously. "Mom... She's...she's.." Al says between sobs before wailing. I take off my jacket and wrap it around Al. "She what, Alphonse?" I say, panic edging my voice. Al shakes his head and continues to wail. He was obviously in shock. I dash up and run towards home. I fling open the door and stumble into the kitchen, where I see Ed holding Trisha's head in his lap. "She just collapsed and she won't wake up. She's still breathing..." he says, sniffling. From then on, my world turns pitch black.