Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ Untitled ❯ Chapter Two ( Chapter 2 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

It had been nearly a month since Edward's successful Transmutation and so far Al was proving to
be very healthy. At least Edward had hoped. Lately, Al had spent most of his time at Winry's, in his room alone. And every time Ed called to see how he was doing, Winry would say that either he wasn't home or he didn't feel like talking. So, when Fuhrer Mustang had given him a couple days off, Ed had taken this time to go and see Al.

Havoc drove the car steadily down the dirt road towards Rockbell Residence. Dirt and dust flying rapidly in back of them. At the house, Seventeen-year-old Winry Rockbell peered out her upstairs
bedroom window and smiled as she noticed the car driving towards the house. She carefully placed down a dirty wrench that she had been polishing on the table and left downstairs to greet Edward.

Winry opened the door and rushed outside and embraced Edward in a warm hug. At first Edward blushed and didn't know what to do. When he didn't respond to her hug, Winry pulled back and smiled at Ed.

''Welcome home, Ed''

Edward smiled and scratched the back of his head.

''Yah, Thanks Winry.''

She smiled back and grabbed his hand.

''Come on in,''

She looked back at Havoc,

''Your welcome to come too Lieutenant,''

Havoc waved his hand

''No thanks, I've got a ton of paperwork left to do, I'll catch you guys later.''

Havoc stepped back into the car, closed the door and began to drive back down the dirt road.
Meanwhile, Winry and Ed were just closing the door behind them.

Edward sat down at the kitchen table as Winry served him a hot cup of tea. She carefully placed
it on the table and Ed smiled gratefully. Then looked at his reflection in his cup.

''Winry...''

He muttered softly

''Yah? what is it Ed?''

''Al...he's not here..is he..''

Winry looked downward,

''No. He went back to your old house...He said he was looking for something..''

Ed nodded.

Wait a second...dummy! your house is only five minutes away!

Ed jolted up from his chair, knocking it down to the floor. Winry looked up with a puzzled look.
Ed smiled.

''It's only five minutes!''

After Ed explained to Winry what he meant exactly, Winry and him headed out the door and ran towards Edwards old house.

When Edward and Winry were just a couple of feet away from the house, Edward immediately noticed a dark figure leaning against the burnt tree that stood next to black burnt debris from the
house both Ed and Al burnt down so long ago. Ed worriedly looked at Winry, she cast her eyes downward and nodded.

''He's been there for days now,''

Ed didn't respond he just continued to walk. When he made it to the dark figure, indeed it was Al.
But he looked sick; His face was extremely pale, blood seeped from the corner of his mouth and
his chest moved extremely slowly.

Edward bent down and put his hand on Al's shoulder.

''Al...?''

Nothing. Ed shook his shoulder, and Al's eyes shot open as he let out a wild yell. Ed fell back on his bottom as he looked at Al in surprise.

''...Al?!''

Al's screaming seized and he snapped his head in Ed's direction.

''Brother?..What are you doing here?''

Ed laughed,

''I came to see you, silly.''

Al continued to breathe heavily as he over looked Ed,

''Oh...You did?..Why?''

Ed seemed really concerned now,

''I've been calling you for days, and each time you were never home, so with the time Fuhrer Mustang gave me off, I came to see you and Winry,''

Al nodded incoherently,

''Oh...that was nice, but you didn't have to,''

Al got up by himself and pushed himself past Ed without a word. Ed looked back at Al who walked past Winry and towards the house.

What the hell...!?

Winry gave a shrug and walked over to Ed.

''He's been like that for awhile now...''

Ed gave her a shocked expression.

''He's never...''

Winry cast her look downward

''I know..''

Ed shook his head and ran after Al.

''Al!..Hey! Wait!''

Al stopped and waited for his older sibling to catch up with him. When Ed finally caught up with him, Al turned around in annoyance and gave Ed a mean glare.

''Go home.''

Ed looked up at his younger sibling puzzled and in shock.

What the hell is going on with him!?

''Al, If something's bothering you-''

''Go home. I don't want you here. Just l-leave...''

Tears started to form out of the corners of Al's bronze eyes. Ed was really concerned now.

''Al,-''

He placed his auto-mail hand on Al's shoulder. Al smacked the hand off and striked his brother across the face, hard.

''DON'T YOU EVER TOUCH ME!''

Ed was stunned. He could hear Winry yelling in the background but ignored her.

Suddenly without warning. Al began to scream, he grabbed his head with both hands, as if he was suffering a severe migraine. His breathing shortened and Ed soon snapped out of his daze and began to panic. Al fell to his knees, still screaming. Ed bent down in front of his brother and grabbed his arms tightly.

''Al!...Al can you hear me!?''

Nothing. He just continued to scream. Soon, Winry appeared next to Ed, tears streaming down her rosy cheeks.

''What's going on Ed!?''

Ed held Al against his chest tightly,

''Go home, call an ambulance,fast!''

Winry nodded and ran as fast as she could down the road, as Ed continued to hold Al tightly against his warm body.

Al's screaming started to subside into soft whimpers as he pulled back from Ed and looked into his warm eyes. Al's eyes were bloodshot, and his eyelids started to become increasingly heavy. Ed was
trying to tell him something, but it just didn't seem to get through for Al. Soon, his vision became
blurred and fuzzy. His head hit the floor, his vision now gone, the sounds of blurred yelling and sirens...then..nothing...