Author's Note:

First I have to say thanks for all of the reviews. Having a review pop up in my inbox was always a great feeling and kept me motivated. :)

So, a bit of an explanation. My goal in writing this was (obviously) to continue Fullmetall Alchemist: Brotherhood. I've never been a fan of EdxWinry, but I didn't want to act like the series hadn't ended with them together. And so this was born.

As for the name, it is the phrase commonly repeated in the anime for the steps to alchemy. I just happened to think about how love could follow the same path, and thus the ending was born. I actually wrote the ending first, and then came back at this story from the beginning.

Hopefully you all found it at least somewhat realistic. I've gotten attached and I'm almost sad to see it end, but I like how it turned out. :)

Keep checking back for more Roy x Ed stories~