A/N: Well, I figured I might as well update this because Ed's anger is perfect to channel out in the form of Edallen (if that term makes any sense.) lol. I finished my classes, but for some reason, my parent decides to bitch at me just for getting a B- or C+ on something. How the fuck is a B- or C+ a bad thing? For fuck's sake, an F is bad. I will never understand why parents obsess so much over treating their kids like ornaments for grades and never like people.
So why not channel that hatred out onto Ed? Who also has issues with parental figures? and everyone's favorite Flame Alchemist reappears. Also, I have only read 9 volumes of DGM but know some of the spoilers. So forgive me if I get some things wrong. And the living spirits will be updated soon, I swear. I'm getting around to it.
Now that I have no more classes, I can dedicate more time to fanfics.
And I've only watched FMA 2003, and some of Brotherhood. I'll try to read up on some of the other charas. Mun (tumblr term for the person behind a character) out.
Chapter 3 Reuniting with old friends (no, Colonel, I will not rejoin the military.)
Roy Mustang could safely say he was either very frustrated with the lack of news from Alphonse Elric regarding Full Metal or satisfied. Perhaps it was a mixture of both. While he respected Full Metal, he definitely did not miss his short rants (okay, maybe he did miss the kid a little bit).
But life in Central without Elric was very boring, he had to admit. Alphonse did too much sulking over his brother for a while, then moved on and tried to live his life. Now he was supposed to be returning from an unconfirmed source that claimed that Elric was still among the living. Which was impossible.
Mustang put his head in his hands, for god's sake, he'd seen the kid die before his very eyes! It was horrible the way Alphonse screamed as his brother bled out and died. That kid hadn't deserved to die at such a young age, but he supposed he ought to be used to it by now. In the military, people die. Ed had either acknowledged that a long time ago or else ignored it.
And in the end, Mustang felt responsible. He had signed the kid up for death and now he was gone. Everyone felt the weight of Ed's death. Everyone. The kid's girlfriend wouldn't stop crying and asking when Ed would come back, the little girl with the panda would constantly ask Alphonse if Big Brother Ed was coming back, and even Armstrong seemed to miss the boy's presence.
Eventually, they tried their best to move on. But he knew Alphonse had not moved on.
Somehow, Alphonse still believed that his brother could be alive once again.
What if the boy was a homunculus?
No, impossible. Alphonse would not resort to that, not after the last time.
Damn it, he was not worried about Full Metal if he was alive!
No, he was not worried, not at all.
Okay, maybe he was.
Just a little bit.
His door opened then as Alphonse Elric arrived. It had been several days since his departure.
"Hello, sir. I completed my mission."
"So, what did you find?" Mustang asked in impatience. The idea of finding Elric alive was impossible.
"I found my brother."
Mustang looked at him, really looked at him. "He died."
"He did die." Alphonse said, which only confused Mustang more.
"Is he a homunculus?"
Alphonse's face paled considerably. "No! No, not quite like that! You see, he's alive and all, but he's different-"
"Different how?" Mustang said sharply.
At this point, Fuery, Havoc and Riza had paused to listen, curious about this revelation.
"He's um...been...reborn?"
"Reborn?" Mustang said, looking at Alphonse as if he had gone mad.
"Yes. I met him and he showed me proof. He did a short rant."
At this, Mustang gaped before clearing his throat. "I see. Then you should bring 'Edward' before us so I can determine if he actually is Full Metal."
"He is my brother! And, he refuses."
Mustang frowned. "Doesn't that increase the odds that he is merely an imposter-"
"HE IS MY BROTHER!" Al screamed, before calming. "He is different, but he's still my brother. Well, um, as a matter of fact..." He played with his fingers, looking quite nervous. "He's right out there...?"
"So you brought him with you, anyway?" Mustang questioned, not sure he bought this story at all.
"It's not like Edward's gonna come walking through that door and act like he never died to begin with." Havoc said, chuckling slightly and trying to ease the mood.
Alphonse scowled. "He's out there, you know. Um, Mustang sir, please don't try to make him angry. He's uh...scarier."
Mustang merely sighed. "Elric, come in."
The odds of Edward Elric being behind that door were very, very unlikely. Knowing Elric, if it were him he'd bang the door open, charge at him and call him Colonel Bastard any second now.
Instead, the door cracked open quietly and a new figure stepped in, followed by three others, a red-haired man, a dark-haired girl and a boy with long blue hair.
"So? Where's Full Metal?" Mustang asked, taking in the newcomers. They looked like...exorcists.
His eyes focused on the first figure, that of a teenage boy who appeared relatively innocuous. He had white hair...very odd hair color indeed, and silver eyes that were almost blue in color, with an odd scar running down half of his face. He wore the exorcist uniform and appeared to hold himself relatively calm.
He definitely gave off an innocent air. Full Metal never tried to look innocent.
"He's here, you know!" Alphonse protested.
The white-haired young man smiled and stepped forward. "I think I can speak for myself." His voice was high but polite. Though almost...ominous? "It's been a long time, Mustang-san. Still being a bastard like usual?"
Roy's eyes traveled from Alphonse to the boy's friends and then back to the white-haired kid, who was still smiling like this was some sort of joke.
"You've gotta be kidding me, Alphonse. The only thing this kid has in common is that he's short. And if he were Elric, he'd be reacting to that comment."
The white-haired boy didn't even react, he just continued smiling.
"See? He's not Ed. Elric would react if I were to say he's a scrawny little pipsqueak who can't be seen without a microscope-"
A few seconds later, the white-haired kid had punched the wall, an ominous smile on his face.
"Care repeating that again, Mustang-san?"
"Elric?" He muttered, at a loss for words.
"Hi, everyone! It's been a while, Miss Riza, and Mister Havoc, Fuery!" He greeted, waving his innocence arm at them.
"My god, it really is him." Havoc remarked.
"Miss Riza?"
A few seconds later, a gun shot rang out. Allen jumped to the side, barely missing it.
Another gunshot.
"Are you trying to kill Allen-kun?" Lenalee cried.
"Are you satisfied, Miss Riza?" Allen said, still in that patient tone of his.
Riza paused before she hugged Allen.
"Why didn't you tell us you were still alive?"
"Complications-you're squashing me-" Allen tried to say.
When she let him go, the rest of them also embraced him.
Roy paused, staring at Allen. "White hair doesn't suit you, Elric."
"Better than black any day." He said simply, still smiling.
'Why the fuck is Elric still smiling? Can he stop that, it's creeping me out!' Virtually everyone in the room thought except for Alphonse and Allen's friends.
"You know him, Allen-kun?" Lenalee asked.
"Yes, this is my old boss, Roy Mustang. These are Lenalee Lee, Lavi Bookman, and Yu Kanda." Allen introduced. "We're all exorcists."
"So, Elric, you were...reborn?" Mustang remarked.
"Yes." He said, smiling.
"So what's with your arm? It's not automail."
"I was born with it that way." He explained.
"And why are you smiling so much?" Mustang asked, very unnerved by Ed's new nature.
"It's much easier to take out your enemies that way." Was Allen's simple reply.
Ah, yes, he was Full Metal. That sarcasm couldn't be coming from anyone else.
"And who's this Allen person?" Havoc spoke up.
"My new name is Allen Walker. It's what I want to be called by." Allen explained.
"Brother, you've scared everyone to death." Al said.
"So?" Allen said.
"Beansprout is finally gaining a backbone." Was all Kanda said.
"Who are you calling a beansprout, you jerk?"
Another fight broke out between Kanda and Allen like usual.
"Ah, that's Edward, all right. Always sensitive about his height." Riza said.
"So, beansprout, you were an alchemist before and now you're an exorcist?"
"Yeah, so what?" Allen snapped.
"Nothing. I guess you've always been a short beansprout."
That did it.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A BEANSPROUT THAT'S SO SMALL THAT HE CAN ONLY BE SEEN BY A MAGNIFYING GLASS?"
Mustang covered his ears. "Oh no, Elric's started his short rant again."
Allen paused. "Still as arrogant as ever, Colonel Bastard. I haven't done that in forever, it felt good to let it out."
Kanda was still unimpressed. "Tch, still the same pipsqueak to me."
"Brother-" Al cautioned, but Allen just sighed.
"I'm calm now. What? Am I scary or something?"
The silence in the room answered his question.
"Well, El-er, Mr. Walker, I don't think we'll have to worry about your safety. I think your enemies are going to be even more terrified." Mustang said, "On the subject of business, you guys came to-"
"Discuss forging an alliance with you idiots on how to stop the Millennium Earl!" Yu Kanda said.
"Kanda, be nice," Lavi said. "Oh, that lady over there is cute, are you single?"
Riza fired again.
"Guess that means no," Lavi moaned.
"What a playboy." Lenalee grumbled.
"Idiot." Kanda said.
"Always flirting, huh?" Allen muttered.
"So, brother...you've got nightmarish abominations after you in this life, too?"
Allen smirked. "Yep. And I'm still going to kick their asses."
Roy Mustang had a headache. And it was all because of Elric. But a part of him was glad to see him again. Even if he was still a pain.
"Uh, brother? How are you going to tell Winry that you're alive?"
Allen paled. "Uh, I hadn't even thought of that. She'll probably kill me! On second thought, Al, can we leave the country?"
"Scared of a woman, beansprout?" Kanda said.
Within a few seconds, the catfight had begun again.
"It feels like home now." Havoc remarked.
"And Elric? Why is your voice so feminine now?" Roy remarked.
Allen punched him for that. "I do not sound like a girl!"
"Do so, Beansprout."
"You take that back!"