Okay so so this is my first ever story so pleeaaassee comment and tell me what you think. Regardless, I will be posting updates and regular as I can remember to do! Thanks a lot and hope you enjoy!

It wasn't that Edward didn't love his brother or hat he didn't appreciate what he was trying to do, but as Al told him his plan, Ed couldn't help but wonder what in the everliving Hell his brother was thinking

"Al..."

"I know, I know Brother, but I listen! I think this is totally possible!"

"I just don't think it's a good idea..."

"But don't you want your alchemy back?"

"Of course!" Ed shot back, "Just not this way."

It physically hurt Edward to see Alphonse's expression fall. He was so excited. There was transmutation circle ready and everything. It was just such a bad idea

There was no way it would work

"Ed, I don't think there is another way."

"Then it won't happen! I'll just remain alchemy-less."

"You've been complaining about not having alchemy for months!" Al said, anger starting to form in his eyes. He tightened his fists, real human fists, Ed thought. "Why are you so stubborn to not help yourself?"

"Why are you so stubborn to put yourself in danger?"

"Brother, nothing is going to happen to me!"

"You. Don't. Know. That."

Ed was about done with this conversation. He couldn't put Alphonse in any situation where he might get hurt. Not now. Not after last year. Not after all they'd been through.

"Look, Al, we have come so far to get your body back. Why would you risk it?"

"Because I don't want it anymore!"

"Want what?"

"MY ALCHEMY"

"What do you mean you don't want your alchemy?"

Silence

No, this was not happening. Ever since Ed had given up his alchemy at the Promised Day, he had missed his alchemy. He couldn't do anything anymore. He had to give up his position in the military. And God knows he is too lazy to ever do anything the long way. Alchemy had been a part of him for years and he had trained day in and day out to use it to get his brother his body back. And just like that, it was gone

He never regretted it, though. He would give it up ten fold to have Alphonse with him again. And now Alphonse was here and he didn't want what he had. Alphonse had made this big talk about getting in alkhestry with Mei and using it to heal people. What happened to that?

But regardless of Al's wishes, Ed wasn't gonna take it from him Al didn't know what it was like to not be able to rely on it. And there was no way there was a safe process of transferring it, if that was even possible. Al wanted to try transmuting it to Ed, but Ed couldn't do that.

No more human transformations. That's what they had said. And now, Al was breaking that promise to give him something he wanted so bad.

He he just couldn't take it.

Edward turned away. He couldn't bear to bring his eyes up to Al's

"Ed... this is your chance to have it all back! I've tried helping people with my alchemy... with alkahestry... I'm just not good at it but you- you could really help people.

That's why I want you to have my alchemy Ed. I want to give it to you cuz you're better at this than me. I've seen you help so many people and you can do it again! You've just been so depressed without your alchemy and- well I can't live with knowing you don't have it because of me! I don't want it if you can't have it! And hear thoughts have ruined my performance - I can't perform any transmutations successfully! It's just been a huge waste!

But t won't be if you let me do this!"

Ed looked up slowly at his still taller-than-him brother and saw Al was crying. Dammit, Ed didn't want to start crying too.

Al took his hand.

"You already gave me my body back. Now it's time to give you something back too."

"No, Al" Ed said finally.

"Ed, nothing is going to happen! It's equivalent exchange!"

"Equivalent exchange my ass! When has anything ever been equal!"

"This will be different! Please, Brother! Let me do this!"

Al was immovable. Ed had the sneaking suspicion that even if he said no, Al would do it behind his back when he was sleeping or something

Dammit

He caved

"Fine, but if this transmutation backfires, I'm gonna kill you."

"No worries Brother!"

Al led his brother to the center of the circle. He gave him his signature red coat. He wanted Ed to have it when he got his alchemy back.

He mentally readied himself to see the Truth again. For, of course, it was Truth that he would have to talk to in order to give Ed his alchemy gate.

But then it would be over.

And everything would be perfect

"Al, are you sure-"

Ed was cut off as Al clapped his hands together and brought them down to the circle.

Ed saw the flashing of blue light. It wrapped around the circle and hen wrapped around him. He felt the energy coming off of it and it hurt. It felt worse than getting his auto mail connected. He let out a strangled cry before his brother seemed to vanish before him - "AL!" - and he fell into a dark pit of nothingness.