“Please don’t go!” Alphonse practically begged as he clung onto William’s arm, “Is this because of us sneaking into dad’s lab and taking his notes? We’re really sorry! Please don’t leave!” Meanwhile Edward was just glaring angrily at him.
“Alphonse, it’s going to be alright,” he said, “I won’t be gone for long. I promise. You miss dad too, right? Well I’m going to go find him. I’m gonna make sure he comes back and helps me take care of you two.”
“Whatever…” Edward muttered.
William turned to him and frowned. “What was that?” he questioned.
The boy continued to glare at him. “If you’re going to leave, just leave,” he said, hurt clear in his voice although he was trying to cover it with bite, “Go ahead and run off! Have fun frolicing around the country with dad or something.”
“Edward,” he said walking over to him and folding his arms. “I am coming back. I will come back!” he said, “I promise that.”
Edward continued to glare at him, but there was hope and trust in his eyes behind the cold look. “You better!” he warned, “Cause if you don’t, I’ll go after you and kick your ass!”
William smirked before he chuckled and ruffled Edward’s hair. The boy scrunched up his nose in annoyance. “I’d love to see you try pipsqueak!” he joked, causing him to growl, “But don’t worry. I’ll be back.”
“Don’t call me small…” Ed grumbled.
“Oh but this might be my last chance I get!” William joked, “Maybe next time I see you, you’ll finally have hit your growth spurt…though probably not.”
“Shut up!” Ed said, “You’ll see! I’ll be plenty tall once you get back!”
“We’ll see,” William said with a shrug before giving his brother a hug, “See ya soon, squirt. You and Alphonse stay out of trouble, ok? And make sure you listen to Pinako.”
“No promises,” Ed mumbled as he returned the hug.

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Awwww. Poor widdle Al, who would walk away from that cute, sad, pouty face?

And Ed, but he cheers up a little at the end.


Great work.