Humankind cannot gain anything without first giving something in return...

To obtain Alphonse's body, something of equal value had to be lost...

That is the way of the truth. What I given was my alchemy and I would happily do it again.

Chapter 2:- Lost Kitty

"Brother Wake up" they're the last words I remember before. It was Alphonse's voice, my dear little brother; he always tried to wake me up early but I can't remember why.

The word 'why' is always in my mind but I didn't understand why it's there.

The cold air made the streets empty apart from a lonely boy –around 18-, walking near a cliff. It had taken him all day and night to reach Central. It had been a long way but he was finally in a safer place then before.

He walked to the edge, placing his hands on the thick bar as the wind was blowing his long blonde hair backwards. He stared –with golden eyes- up and out towards nothing. He put his rode hood back over his head, carefully not to hurt his ears.

His rode was too short –for a normal size people- but it was the best thing he had at the time. It showed his battle scars on his automail leg more than anywhere. It had been harder to move the metal lately; it really needed a repair.

He wasn't there long when someone came across the hooded blonde. A huge guy –in a state uniform- who looked familiar but the lost boy can't remember and with no time to think back as the state guy ran towards him.

The only thing he remembered what to run when he had no idea but the giant ran after him, shouting "Please Wait! Do you know a boy named Edward Elric?" The state giant didn't get any answer or reply.

The boy was heavily breathing under some kind of shield –from the rain- after losing the guy but a thought entered his mind, "Elric is my name. Why would he be looking for me?"

After his breathing was normal again and he had a little cat nap until the rain stopped, he was on the move. He remembered his flat that he shared with Al and knew find to it so went there first.

Arriving there with the door unlocked was a surprise. The silent blonde pop in without knocking, once being his home he thought it was fine. He walked straight passed a sleeping blonde girl who he looked to place her before giving up and marching to what was his room.

Opening the door, he saw nothing had charge. He spotted his warm, welcoming bed in the dark, cold room. He hadn't been near a bed in so long; closing the door and driving into the freshly clean bedding. It was safe. It was heaven. It was natural for him to fall asleep in seconds.

He awoke to noises in the other room. A voice he remembered, "Alphonse?" the Elric was questioning what his ears heard. The voice got clearer with his ears hearing, "I wish things would be normal again."

A huge smile appeared on the blonde's lips; his eyes lighted up like someone had brought him back from death. He rushed to the door but stopped. He was biting his lip as he thought through it again.

The short lad didn't remember a lot and his brother hadn't seen him for some time now. He had charge.

He banged on the door with both fists in rage which silent the two in the front room. He looked up at the door, hoping that they hadn't heard him. Nothing happen for a few minters until Al's sweet, brotherly voice spook, "Brother is that you."

He looked shocked but couldn't give an answer as much as he tried moving his lips to speak. In the end, he decide on just coming out and facing all the pain that would be there.

Ed opened it slowly and only a tiny bit so he could see Alphonse and Roy. He was full of fear but now was the perfect time to be brave. He opened it fully.

The older Elric was standing in the doorway with his hood still up and arms behind him, making his rode show his shorts and legs. Roy fell to his knees –now that was a first- with bother the younger blonde and Mustang's mouths wide open.

Edward did a tiny wave to say hi with a smile but he didn't dare look them in the eyes. His brother had got over his shock and sounded angry as he said, "Brother you were gone for two whole weeks."

The older brother back up with Al noticing so he charge his tone, "I miss you brother." He gave out his arms for a hug but the quiet blonde didn't feel like move just yet.

General Mustang pulled himself together, "Edward! Where the hell were you?" His tone frightened the boy to step back again. Roy calmed himself and then went toward his beloved short ass.

The flame alchemist wrapped his arms around the ex. alchemist, it was warm and safe. Roy's head was over Ed's shoulder with his arms fix. Al just smiled and nodded to his brother who was looking oddly surprise by this.

The older Elric grabbed hold of Mustang's purple shirt –a gift from the blonde- tightly. He was happy and his heartbeat increase. His eyes charge with his younger brother noticing straight away. The scared blonde pulled the dark men away and covered his eyes.

"Ed?" A confuse Mustang said, clueless.

"Brother, why did your eyes charge?" Alphonse had to ask and hope for an answer. His brother reply with the taking off of his rode.

Roy returned to his knees; Al wasn't shock and joke about it instead, "Roy can I keep the kitty-human?" his voice was cute. Mustang went into a loud laugh; Ed didn't see that coming and blush.

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Riza and Winry appeared after an hour of clothes shopping. They walked in as Edward was throwing food into his mouth with water following. He was sat in the middle of the sofa.

Al was making more food and drinks for his brother and another coffee for Mustang who was just happy to see the blonde back, sitting in the left chair.

The girls hadn't found anything so they just stared at the pig that they knew as Ed. The Lieutenant was the first to said, "When did he get here and what's with the ears?"

The kitty Elric just looked at her with his tail moving behind him so Roy explained what happen and that he hadn't spook yet. The girls were fine with that; Winry going to see Al in the kitchen and Riza looking back at the blonde, waiting for him to return to his meal which he didn't.

Standing up, the kitty walked towards the soldier; kneeling down as he wrapped his arms round her waist and placed his ears against her stomach, lightly. It was anyone's guess why he did so.

Riza saw his smile so reply with her own and rubbing his soft blonde hair. Roy didn't understand that as the other Elric and Miss. Rockbell walked back in with more food for the hungry boy.

"Winry can you repair brother's leg," Al asked as they placed to plates down.

She moved round to look at what she could do. She touched an open part with pain running through the half-cat. He jumped, landing in Hawkeyes arms; her smiled had leaved, "I think that needs taking of first Winry."

"Yes but to really repair it, I'll have to take it," Winry explain before taking the legs and Edward putting up a fight about it. He wanted to keep his leg with him.

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