[Al shifts to make room for her on the bench. It puts them close, and he can feel her warmth. It's calming. It always is. Al leans back against the building and turns his eyes towards her, expression mixed and in pain.]
... not really. [It's very, very soft.]
I just want everything to go back to being... peaceful. [If not entirely happy.]
Love has a way of affecting people...of making them stronger. My love for you and your brother gave me strength. Even on the hardest days, you two kept me going. Even now, you and your brother, Winry, Negi, Kotarou...you've all helped me move forward.
[Having his mother here makes so many things better that just wouldn't be, otherwise. Every moment he spends with her, he remembers how much he missed her back then, and how little he can take her for granted now.
Where are you, sweetheart?
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... outside, the clinic porch.
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[With that she pockets her PCD and makes her way through the clinic until she's out on the porch. She sees her son right away and moves next to him.]
Do you want to talk about what happened?
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... not really. [It's very, very soft.]
I just want everything to go back to being... peaceful. [If not entirely happy.]
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[She reaches over and takes his hand in hers and she runs her thumb over Al's knuckles.]
I do too, Alphonse. It's been a hard few weeks for everyone. I just hope things will calm down soon before anyone else gets hurt.
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Mom...
How'd you do it...? When we were growing up? How did you ever stay this strong, even now?
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I really don't know what I would do without you.
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Yeah...
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Everything will be fine, darling. With the good comes the bad...that's just how the world is. Things might be bad now but it can't last forever.
[And this just reminds her about how much she's been dwelling on her own losses far too much.]
And I'm sorry, Alphonse...for being so distant lately.
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A soft squeeze in response.]
No, Mom... you lost him again. [It's very soft.]
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