I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist or Brotherhood. But there will be some direct lines from the story.
This story deals with a gender-swapped Ed.
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"Maybe they aren't home." I told Al as we walked up to the Meat shop where teacher works. Mason greeted us at the front door.
"You guys are just in time Mr Izumi just got back from his trip." He said leading us to the back door. 'It would be great if they went on another trip.' I thought. Sig Curtis stepped outside of the butcher shop.
"Edelle?" He lifted his arm and grabbed my head. 'Oh god teacher isn't even going to be the one that kills me it'll be Sig.' I wasn't expecting him to start rubbing my head. "You've grown." I smiled, 'We should visit more often.' "Is this Alphonse?" He asked to the suit of armour.
"Yep, long time no see." Alphonse said. He started petting Al's head to.
"You've grown really tall." He looked to me. "What's the matter?"
"I have some questions for teacher."
"Then let's go, Mason look after the shop for me." He took off his butcher apron and started walking towards his house.
"How is teacher?" I asked trying to start conversation.
"She's quite healthy but sick at the moment." He walked up to his bed room window. And yelled into it. Al and I went to wait at the door for teacher to come out.
"We aren't going to worsen her condition are we?" I asked Al. He just shrugged. I wasn't expecting the kick to the back of my head.
"News of you has reached us my foolish student." She stepped out of the house. "You became a dog of the military and a man?... Well?!" I didn't answer her I was a little stunned. "Who's the walking tin can?" She asked looking at Al.
"It's her brother Alphonse teacher." He held his hands up in surrender.
"How tall you've grown Al." She switched back into her sweet voice. 'Al don't fall for it!' I thought but didn't say. He went to grabbed her hand and she flipped him over her shoulder. "Not enough training" She said as she walked back towards the house. We followed her in and she made us tea. I asked her if she ever heard of the philosopher's stone. The only lead she gave us was connected to the bastard Hohenheim. I couldn't believe he was still alive. "You two know him?" Izumi asked
"He's our father." Al informed her.
"That's good maybe he's still in Central City..." I cut her off
"That Bastard! I will never ask that bastard for help!" I looked away from the group so they couldn't see how upset I was.
"What did Father say?"
"Something about nearly fulling his long last dream, he seamed pretty happy." Izumi told us. That bastard didn't deserve to be happy.
When dinner was served Al and I told stories of our missions. It struck a cord on teacher when we mentioned helping Sadila give birth in Rush Valley.
"Speaking of which, teacher why haven't you had any kids?" But before teacher could answer Mason yelled my name.
"Edelle! Why did you pretend to be a boy to get into the army?"
"I just wanted to make sure that I got in. I mean it wasn't that hard when the Colonel showed up he already thought I was a boy I just had to lower my voice and learn to walk like a guy." I admitted "Anyway teacher you never answered me." I said going back to the original topic.
"Ed!" Mason interrupted again, "How's your Alchemy coming along?" He asked this time. "Lets see what you can do."
"Sure no problem." I ran to a spot of dirt on the yard "Come on teacher over here." Al walked up to the spot and started drawing a transmutation circle. When he was done he touched the edge of the circle and a horse came out of the ground. Izumi seemed pretty impressed with his work. "Okay my turn." I clapped my hands together and touched the ground. I wanted to show up Al a little bit so I created a pegasus standing on its back two legs.
"Sister's creation could have used more detail." Al commented on my work.
"You have a problem with my work." I questioned him. Izumi looked at us
"You don't need to inscribe a circle to do that?" She asked.
"No I don't" I answered. She was looking at us with cold eyes.
"Ed, have you seen that thing?" I knew what she was talking about. I shuddered at the thought of it. "You have seen it right?"
"I've seen it."
"That's why you were called a genius and received the acceptance of the State at such a young age."
"I'm not a genius I just saw that thing..." Everyone else had no idea what we were talking about. "Teacher." I started but I was cut off by little kids who wanted teacher to fix their toy. She fixed their toy with tools in her house and when she came back outside I tried again to only be interrupted by a little girl holding a dead cat. The little girl begged teacher to fix her cat but she couldn't.
"Living things are different from toys. I'm not god I can't bring her back, Chiko's life has ended, it can't come back." The little girl started crying at this. I felt so helpless, because I know what it feels like to want to bring someone back from the dead. "Though I can't bring her back to life I can make a grave for her, Okay?" She asked.
Twenty minutes later the cat was buried and we were walking back to the house.
"Teacher do you think we could revive a dead person?" I asked in the silence of the walk.
"Yes." There was more silence before she spoke again "Ed do you think being the Army's dog is such a good idea?" I froze.
"Since it began when I'm called to be a living weapon, I don't know if it means I'll have to take life I'm afraid."
"But you'll do this even to accomplish your dreams?"
"I have a dream to fulfil no matter what!" I thought that was the right answer. Teacher kicked me in the face.
"Looks like you didn't just break my rules. Al, the armour is empty inside. Ed two mechanical limbs."
"How?"
"How did I know? When I threw you the left and right made different sounds. You think I'm stupid? Don't take me for a fool. What happened. Speak up."
I took a deep breath, I was about to tell teacher everything, mom, that thing we made, the truth.
Hey guys sort of a cliff hanger I guess. Don't worry I'll condense the flash back you it's not like 5 different chapters all in the past. It will most likely be narrated by Ed in Ed's POV So see you next time guys. Don't worry if it takes a while to update I'm still writing, you could expect it for the end of the week.