Title: Names and other such things.

Chapter Title: Names and Warriors.

Disclaimer: I do not own Full Metal Alchemist.

Rating: PG – 13/K+.

Warning: Young!Fem!Ed.

Summary: On how Ellice become Edward.

Ellice Elric likes the name Edward. It's a strong name, a just name. A name for warriors and mighty war-lords. A name for a hero.

Like Edward Gakusha.

She read about him in one of her father's books. A warrior who saved innocents. A warrior who overthrew an evil tyrant. A warrior who fought for good no matter what. A warrior who saved his family from the hands of death himself. A warrior who could do anything.

When Al disappears into the darkness of the gate. When Ellice looses everything she doesn't stop to think, she just draws. Draws arrays in blood – because there's nothing else she can use then – draws and draws and even though she doesn't believe in any God anymore (after seeing that thing that is supposed to be her mother how could she?) she prays that the gate will return her baby brother to her.

Later on – when Granny has bandaged her up – Edward watches her brother clank around the room through slitted eyes as she pretends to sleep.

She had been just like Edward Gakusha. He hadn't thought about the dangers to himself when he went to save his family from his enemy. Hadn't thought about anything apart from saving the ones he loved.

For a few seconds Ellice had been like him.

She wants to be more like him. Because he hadn't failed, he managed to save everyone he loved. And she wanted to save Al – wanted to save him so much that it hurt.

But the real questions was how?

When Mustang comes and leaves – talking about state alchemists and paths to her dreams – Ellice thinks about things.

Thinks about the arm and leg she's going to need if she does join the army.

Thinks about the fact that Mustang mistook her for a boy.

Thinks about the 'no female state alchemists' rule.

They wouldn't want Ellice. Silly, foolish Ellice who had almost killed the last member of her family. No, they wanted strong, fearless boys.

Like Edward Elric would be.

She could be like Edward Gakusha, she could be like the almighty war-lord. She could find a way to save her family. She could find a way to fix Al.

She could take his name and make it her own. It would give her strength. Strength to overcome anything just like he had.

As Edward she could do anything – even the impossible.

End Names and Warriors.

So I read Harkami and nekokoban's series of Always-fem!Ed Au on FMA-genderswap and really enjoyed the one where Ed got her male name when she was a child and thought to myself, huh, where else could Ed get a name from? And here it is.

I also have a lot of ideas to go with this – I have a real obsession with fem!Ed (and FMA in general) so if people like this more shall be coming!