Ed walked along the evening streets of Central. A sunset painted the sky as he headed back to the hotel he and Al were staying at. He had just visited Lieutenant Hawkeye at her apartment after returning the gun she lent him.

After the 'talk' he had with Colonel Mustang, Gluttony had lashed out due to the fact that Mustang killed Lust, causing Ed, Ling and Envy to be swallowed. Once they escaped they, among with Al, got to meet 'Father', creator of the homunculi. Their suspicions of King Bradley being a homunculus were confirmed after he himself told Ed, Al and Roy.

~Flashback to inside Gluttony's stomach~

"Humans are so easy to manipulate!" Envy laughed as if every cruel thing he's ever done was just a joke.

Ed's anger rose with every word he said and started advancing towards Envy. His hands were balled into fists and his teeth clenched. "The one who destroyed our hometown... The one who drove away the Ishvalans... The one who created Scar, a vengeful murderer... The root cause of what killed Winry's parents..."

"That's not all," Envy said before Ed could punch him, continuing with a smile that made him look pure evil. Ed stopped in his tracks, reluctantly waiting to hear what he had to say. He didn't want to listen to Envy talk anymore, but he had a gut feeling that he needed to know whatever was about to be said.

"It was us!" Envy couldn't hold back his laughter. "It was the homunculi that kidnapped your sister five years ago!"

"You bastard!"

~Flashback to meeting with King Bradley after meeting homunculi Father~

" –Whatever you guys are planning, I'll put an end to it." Ed said, determination burned in his eyes as he tried to resign from being a state alchemist. "I'll tell the other state alchemists, and then—"

"What was her name again?" The Fuhrer cut him off. "Oh, that's right, Winry Rockbell." He started stating basic information about their childhood friend as anger rose in Ed and as Al looked uneasy.

"Lay a finger on her and see what happens! People around her, too!" Ed yelled, now out of his seat.

"And what about that other girl?" Bradley continued as if Ed hadn't said a thing. "Myra Elric I believe is her name? She was—"

"Stay away from our sister!" Ed shouted his anger now bubbling.

"You homunculi have had her long enough! Leave her out of this!" Al raised his voice.

And with that, Ed was forced to stay a state alchemist for the lives of Myra and Winry.

~End of flashbacks~

These flashbacks went through Ed's mind as he walked the evening streets of Central. A cool breeze gently moved his bangs back and forth. The area was surprisingly calm and peaceful, easily allowing Ed's mind to wander.

He was so absorbed in his own thoughts that Ed didn't notice he had decided to cross the street when there was a car headed in his direction.

He hadn't realized until someone yelled, "Watch out!" Ed didn't have a chance to react before he felt someone push him off to the side of the road. He and the one who saved him landed in an alleyway.

The sound of screeching reached his ears as he heard the car drive off after a brief pause.

It all happened within a span of two seconds.

Ed landed on his hands and knees, the one who saved him sat a foot away from him rubbing her head.

Ed looked at the girl and his eyes widened dramatically, wavering.

The girl looked up at him. She had gold hair put up in a high ponytail and bangs that framed her face. She had gold eyes, and despite the colour of her hair and eyes, she had her mother's features. She was wearing a simple outfit that was a red t-shirt with the black Flamel symbol on it, paired with black pants and knee high black combat boots. A red cloak hung on her shoulders with the hood down. Her outfit fit her nicely and many would say that she's pretty.

"Are you okay?" The girl asked, concern in her voice. Ed gripped her wrist with his left hand, as if the person would disappear if he let go. "You better not run off again!"

The yellow light from the setting sun reflected off of Ed's eyes, bringing out the colour in his already golden orbs, and showed how they quickly turned glassy.

Her matching gold eyes softened. "I'm not going to." she said softly after seeing the pain in his eyes. "Actually, I've been trying to find you and Al. I did promise to see you guys soon."

"Wh-What happened? I want to know everything!" Ed couldn't stop the tears filling his eyes.

"I'll tell you everything that you and Al want to know... I owe you that much." she said, guilt leaking into her voice. Myra placed a gentle hand on top of Ed's head as he still gripped her other wrist.

His hand around her wrist tightened, but Myra didn't flinch. "We thought you were dead!" Ed couldn't hold back his tears anymore. "Al and I! We lost mom and then we lost you! Why?! Why didn't you come back to us?! We needed you! Idiot! Where have you been all this time?" he sobbed. Hearing her brother's feelings, now Myra was on the verge of tears as an immense amount of guilt washed over.

"I'm sorry..." she said quietly, struggling to fight back tears of her own. Her throat tightened so much that it ached and she slowly released her tears. "You don't know how many times I wanted to see you two. There's not one day that passed where I didn't think of my little brothers. I wanted to see you guys again. To see you smile and laugh. To see how much you've both grown... I wanted to, but I couldn't. I was trying to protect you, and... I'm sorry! I'm sorry I wasn't there when you needed me! I'm sorry... And I know you can't forgive me, but—"

Myra was cut off by Ed wrapping his arms around her waist and hugging her tightly, burying his head in her shoulder. "You have to tell us everything." he said, his tears still intact. "And then I'll forgive you." He tightened his grip, if that was even possible.

Myra hugged him back just as tightly. "Thank you... But you haven't grown much, Ed." she said teasing him, trying to lighten the mood a bit. She gave a small smile through the tears.

"Shut up, stupid sister. I'm not a—" he stops to choke on a sob, "– pint-sized runt. I've grown, you know." Despite his words, they weren't harsh at all. They were said with a teary eyed smile of his own.

"I never called you a 'pint-sized runt'." That smile still lingering on her face, happy to have her little brother in her arms again.

"Ed, so you're the Fullmetal Alchemist, huh? Who knew that the infamous Fullmetal would be my very own little brother." she smirked.

Too bad she doesn't know how he got his infamous name in the first place.

(A/N: Please guys, review to let me know your thoughts on the story! I always appreciate some feedback!)