Chapter 1

8 and 7 year old Edward and Alphonse Elric sat by the river. It had been a week since there mother Trisha's death, and the two boys were far from over her absence. The boys had come to the river almost every day since her death, there friend Winry came to bring them home everyday for dinner. It was getting late in the day, so Ed expected Winry to come for them soon. He looked over to his brother. Al had been devastated since Trisha's death, only talking to Ed. "Al," Ed said softly, putting a hand on his brothers shoulder. Al looked up at his brother. He had been the only person Al would open up too since there mother's death. Al knew that Winry and Granny were there for him and his brother, but he just needed some time. "Al, I-" Ed started but was cut short by a sudden figure behind his brother. Al turned around to see a tall skinny man with long green hair smiling brightly.

" Hello, nice to meet you two, too bad it wont last long" He said, and turned his arm into a blade. Ed grabbed Al and pushed him away into the grass as the man lunged forward. Ed managed to scramble out of the way of a slash to the heart, but gained a nasty cut on the arm.

"Brother!" Al screamed and started to run forward. Ed turned to Al, fear in his eyes. Ed would not let his brother get hurt.

"Stay back Al!" Ed yelled, running from there attentive killer. Al halted to a stop, frozen. There was no way he was going to let his brother die, not when he could help. Al knew he should either run forward or away, but he couldn't seem to do either, his legs where dead, and so was his brain, the couldn't think, or move, or even breath. Suddenly his brother's scream brought him back, with one thought in his head, save Ed, no matter what the cost.

Ed ran away from the man, terrified for his and his brother's life. If I could just get this guy away from Al, it will be fine, Ed thought, leading the man away. Suddenly, Ed felt a hot, stinging pain in his shoulder and let out a scream, falling over. Ed looked up to see the green man right above him, blade held high in the air.

"Goodbye, brother," The said quietly, swinging the blade down. He could feel the blade cutting smoothly though hot flesh. He smiled, finally, he thought, revenge. He looked down, he didn't even realize he had been looking up, and saw a small body lying on the ground motionless.

Ed closed his eyes, knowing what was about to happen, just let Al be safe, he thought, waiting for the metal blade to cut though him, and he waited, but, it didn't come. Ed slowly opened his eyes, but what he saw made him wish he didn't. "Al!" He shouted, tears already flowing from his eyes, as he crawled over to his brother, who lay bloody on his side, dead.