"Mom! Mom!" a little voice cried happily.
Trisha, having heard the noisy return of her rambunctious sons, had already lowered the heat on the stove so that she could go greet her sons in favor of cooking dinner. She had made it to the living room doorway when small arms were thrown around her waist.
"Alphonse," she smiled, taking note of Edward hovering in the background silently. They must have just gotten over a fight, her boys. Whenever they did, Alphonse tended to be more enthusiastic while Edward remained subdued for a while.
Al grinned up at her, jumping excitedly "Hey Mom! Guess what? I found this someone that I really like."
"Oh, is that so?" she asked, amused. "Did you make a new friend?"
Al nodded cheerfully, "Uh-huh! She was nice, and she swung with me, and was really funny!"
Trisha laughed, "That's wonderful, dear. But…" Here, she leaned in and whispered just loud enough that Ed would overhear them, "I think you're making Ed jealous."
"I am not!" Edward cried indigently, small fists swinging in the air erratically. "So what?! I have plenty of other friends!"
Neither his mother nor his younger brother was fooled.
"Winry's your only friend though," Al pointed out.
Ed's face colored red in frustration and embarrassment, "Well, she's your only friend too!"
"Nu-uh! I've got another friend now!"
"Yeah?! Then what's her name?"
"I… I…"
"You don't even know her name?"
"…I forgot to ask."
"See! You just met her and you don't know her name! She can't be your friend."
"Boys," Trisha chuckled helplessly.
"Who's right, Mom?" Ed demanded, seeking her wise judgment.
She sighed, cupping a cheek with a hand as she shook her head at her rowdy children. "You do tend to scare away the other kids, Ed."
Edward pouted, not expecting his own mother to turn against him. Crossing his arms, he looked away. "It's not my fault. They call me short."
Trisha couldn't help but smile at him. Patting his head, she cooed, "You're just right to me, my little man."
Canon wise, I do believe that Trisha was dead by the time Al was 6 and Ed was 7. But as I stated in the summary, this is slight AU.
This whole story was basically inspired by this scene, which is based on the song, "Two Breaths Walking." I used a couple lines from road's English translation. Try to figure out which ones, if you so desire.