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Caricature of Intamacy	By : MidoriBond Category: Fullmetal Alchemist > General Views: 1089 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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**Warning: This
fic contains some spoilers for the movie If you haven't seen it,
don't worry, I'm not giving up too much. This is just my own personal
take on a few things. I hope you enjoy!

Midori

Caricature of Intimacy

by Midori Bond

Chapter 1-Nothing to Live For

The city she
learned to call home was in chaos. Out of no where, huge flying
machines were attacking, and suits of armor were advancing, killing
everything in sight. Her blue eyes were searching. She had to get the
children to safety. They evacuated their school, and she was going to
take them to the only safe place she knew.

She would get
the children to the bolt holes where the sewers emptied. She held the
smallest of the children in her arms and her assistant continued to
heard the small orphans down various alleyways. "Roll call,"
she said loud enough for only the children to hear. A shaky smile
came to her face as she listened to the frightened voices saying
their name. She had to make sure all of the kids were with her. She
couldn't lose any of them. She wasn't sure that her mind would be
able to take it.

She paused as
the roll ended. She only heard nine names. There were supposed to be ten.

And the one
missing was her own son.

"Edmund?"
she called out. As she looked behind her, she felt fear gripping her throat.

"Miss
Rose, we have to keep going," her assistant whispered. He looked
at her with sympathetic eyes. "Give me Danielle, and we'll meet
you there."

"Thank
you Craig," she whispered as he lifted the two-year old out of
her arms. Without hesitating, without thinking of the dangers she was
facing, she ran down the street, the exact way she came.

She was in the
middle of the main street as an explosion rocked the surrounding
buildings. Rose lost her balance and fell to the cobblestone. Her
eyes went round as she saw one of the suits of armor, one that looked
so much like one of her dearest friends. It was coming after her with
a battle axe in hand. She fought her way to her feet, ignoring the
trail of blood coming from her leg.

Just as she
rounded a corner, Rose slammed into another suit of armor. This one
carrying a large sword. Her eyes were round as it raised its weapon
over her head. She closed her eyes and pressed her hand against the
breastplate. She didn't want to die. "I have to find Edmund,"
was the only thought in her mind as the bracelet Alex had given her
suddenly came to life.

All she heard
was the distinct sound of the armor shattering. She opened her eyes
and saw pieces of steel, flesh, and some black oily substance falling
to the pavement. Before she had the chance to realize what she had
done, the Al look-a-like made its way down the alley.

"Get
down," a deep voice ordered.

Rose ducked
automatically. She covered her face as flame erupted from the air and
exploded around the armor, and the two following it. When she felt a
hand on her arm, she quickly jerked away. She gasped when she saw the
man that saved her. He was tall, pale skin, with dark hair and eyes,
only one of his eyes were covered by a patch. He was also in a
military uniform. Rose backed away from him and swallowed. It had
been almost four years, but she still could bring herself to trust
that uniform. "Who are you?" she asked as she stood.

"You
shouldn't be here," was all he said.

She shook her
head. She wasn't going anywhere without Edmund."I have to find
my son," she said as another explosion rocked them. She stumbled
forward and was shocked when he wrapped her in his arms to steady her.

He bowed his
head. The school was just down the street, and he had seen the small
child that resembled her so much, sticking out from under the rubble.
"Don't go to the school," he whispered.

Rose's eyes
widened as she pushed away from him. As she looked at the sorrow in
his eye, she felt her world crack. "No," she breathed
before running the rest of the way to the school.

Mustang stood
silent as her scream rang through the streets. As he turned to her,
he noticed the bracelet she wore. Armstrong had ones like it made for
certain people he trusted. Roy's eye closed as he realized who she
was. He wouldn't be able to leave her in this state. He jogged
towards her, and saw that she had brought her hands together in the
same way a certain blonde used to. His jog turned into a sprint as
she reached for her son's hand. "Don't!" he shouted.

As he grabbed
her hands, more pieces of the building fell. Rose screamed as her
son's body was buried, leaving only his hand and bear for view.
"Let me go!" she screamed as he pulled her away her little
boy... the small child she almost lost her sanity over.
"Edmund!" she screamed.

Roy held her
close as she fought against him. He could hear the armors coming
again, and they were accompanied by the shadows of huge flying
machines. As they dropped more bombs, he frowned. Those would have to
go. He looked around. He would have to take her someplace safe before
going to headquarters.

Rose went limp
in his arms. It was over. Her son was gone. Edmund was gone, ripped
out of her life, the same way Cain was. the same way Edward was. She
closed her eyes as she felt tears coming to them. Every man she loved
was dead. Everything she knew about life was turning to dust.
"Ed," she whispered as her entire body went numb.

Roy lifted her
into his arms. He would make sure she was safe. It was the least he
could do, especially after what she just discovered.

* * * * *

These things
weren't here to start a war. They were here to massacre his friends,
his family. And all of it was his fault. Just because he was too
stupid to listen to all of the warnings. Just because he couldn't
leave his mother dead and buried.

Edward Elric
ran down the streets of the Forgotten City. He had to find a way to
get above and stop the planes. He had to stop her. A grin
crossed his face as he spotted a building that was mostly toppled
over. The mechanical arms and legs he had in the other world were
decent, but they were nothing like Winry's automail. With ease he
hadn't felt in three years, he scaled the building, making his way to
the fourth or fifth air-bomber that passed through the Gate. That was
his ticket out.

As he jumped
onto the plane's wing, he grabbed desperately onto the metal. This
was his mess. Al wanted him back, his father wanted him to return.
The people of the Thule wanted to destroy. He wanted everyone to live
in peace. He was going to do what was right. He was going to put an
end to all of this.

* * * * *

Roy rounded
the last corner to Central Headquarters and frowned deeply. The
attacks here were worse than he thought. He looked at the catatonic
woman behind him and leaned her against the wall of the building.
"Rose, I want you to stay here," he said softly. As dull
blue eyes looked at him, he frowned. He didn't have the time to charm
her into motion. He looked around and saw that there were now armors
climbing down the Alchemy banner that was draped over the building.

"Miss.
Skyler," he snapped. He knew that most people, could respond to
simple orders while they were in shock. Her back straightened, making
him nod slightly. "There's a back doorway into Headquarters I
want you to find it, and make sure it's clear. I'm going to be
sending the injured to you," he said in his most commanding voice.

She nodded
before moving towards the building. She would do as before. When Lior
was under attack. She would bottle up her own pain for now. Later,
she would find time for her grief. Others needed her now. As she made
her way to the door he indicated, she saw the bright energy of a
transmutation in the sky. Her eyes were wide as she saw one of the
flying machines. It's shape changed into one of a large balloon with
wings, and a faucet spout nose. "Edward," she whispered as
she saw amber eyes on the balloon, and a small figure with a gold
tail sitting on top of it. Her breath left her as one of the other
flying tanks shot at the angry face. "Edward!" she screamed
as the balloon he was on exploded. Tears fell from her eyes. Fate
couldn't be so cruel. Fate wouldn't take her little Edmund and give
her back Edward, only to snatch him away too.

"Rose,"
Mustang's voice barked.

Her head shot
up and her eyes instantly flew to him. She knew she was shaking. She
was going through too much and she wasn't sure if she could cope. She
just wanted this to be over. All of this was too much. She turned
towards the building and gasped when an armor jumped in front of her.
Without a thought, she lifted her hand against its breast plate.

Roy frowned as
he watched her. She was destroying the armors the same way Scar would
kill. Stopping at step two of the transmutation process. She was
moving automatically, but she was making her way to the door with
ease. He took a breath as he heard others calling him. He wasn't
going to think about what Rose saw. He witnessed the same sight as
well. Fullmetal was back. He was actually on this side of the gate,
and doing what he does best.

Fighting the
bad guy, and causing destruction on a massive scale.

A smirk
crossed his face as he and Hawkeye ran closer to the building and saw
that the only thing they had to fight against the flying machines
with, was a flattened hot-air balloon. He smiled as he looked over
his shoulder to the large Colonel next to him. "Armstrong,"
he said lowly. "Rose Skyler is in the building. Look after
her," he said in a whisper.

Armstrong
frowned as he saw the young woman in question. She created a small
shelter and was now helping injured soldiers. "She should be
with her son," he said as Mustang lifted the mouth of the balloon.

Mustang
created his spark, watching with careful eyes as the balloon filled.
"Her son was in the school," he said lowly. His eye turned
to his friend as he jumped into the basket. "It crumbled on top
of the boy."

Armstrong's
shoulders fell as he looked at Rose again. "She's a strong
woman," he said to himself. As Roy's balloon lifted into the
air, he saw Hawkeye run over to them.

"Mustang!"
she shouted as Armstrong grabbed her around her waist.

"Colonel
Hawkeye, please, protect the injured," Roy called out. A smirk
crossed his face as she looked at him with a heartbroken expression.
"Don't look like that. I only have enough power for one,"
he told her.

Her jaw
clenched as she fought against the Strong Arm Alchemist. "That's
a cheap excuse!" she replied. When he was out of firing range,
she felt her feet touch the ground again. She growled low in her
throat as she drew her rifle and shot four more armors as the
approached where Rose had set up her triage unit. She looked at
Havoc, Fuery and Breda. "This is our last line," she called
out. "Let's not let the Major down."

Havoc smirked
around his cigarette. "Who would have thought, we still follow
him, even though he's been demoted." He shook his head.
"Things never change."

* * * * *

It felt like
hours. Rose treated as many as she could, the entire time, fighting
back her fears of being surrounded by so many uniforms. She knew
Mustang had gone to fight the flying machines. After that, everything
became a blur. Two female officers stood near the entrance of her
overhang. Both were excellent shots, but she didn't want to think
about the destruction around her. If she did, she would focus on
Edmund and then Edward.

"All of
the men have been treated," Armstrong said as the fighting died.

She wiped her
eyes, startled to find that the back of her hands were wet. "Is
there any word on Edward?" she asked.

He shook his
head, knowing that she loved the young blonde. "No. Nothing yet."

No sooner did
the words leave his mouth did Mustang float down to the ground. He
looked at the young woman and grimaced. He knew she wasn't going to
take this well. He didn't want to take this well.

Rose ran over
to him. "Where's Ed?" she asked instantly. She saw the way
his eye turned to the ground and frowned. He was about to tell her
something that she wasn't going to like.

Mustang
stepped to the side and showed her the flying machine that was
falling back towards the Gate. "He's going to destroy the door
from the other side. We have to do the same here."

Rose's eyes
widened as she realized what that meant. "No," she
whispered before moving past him. She took to a run as a gold light
engulfed the flying machine. "Edward!" she called out.

"Alex,"
Mustang said lowly. "Please, stop her."

Armstrong
could see how the scene was ripping Roy apart. He slammed his fist
into the ground and a large wall erected itself in the archway.

"No!"
Rose screamed as she met the wall. "Edward," she breathed
as she fell to her knees. Her heart shattered as she leaned her head
against the stone and the tears that she tried to hold back all day,
came back tenfold.

Roy turned to
Hawkeye and Ross. "Take her inside. One of you two, or Armstrong
will be with her at all times."

"Sir,"
the three acknowledged.

He closed his
eye and lowered his head. He wanted to leave this life behind, but
now knew that he couldn't. Just like Edward was owning up to his
mistakes, and taking his responsibilities like a man, it was time for
him to do the same. He looked up when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Are you
alright with Fullmetal's decision?" Alex asked in a low voice.

His answer was
a muse.

"He's
doing what he thinks is best for the greater good," Armstrong
said in Edward's defence. "We can explain that to Alphonse."

"Al went
with him," Roy said looking at the larger man. "The only
ones we have to explain everything to is Rose, and Winry Rockbell."

* * * * *

Ed looked
behind him as they rode back to town. Noah was looking out into the
night sky, but what caught his attention was his brother. Al was
curled up in his seat crying quietly. "Hey, you alright back
there Al?" he asked turning to face the younger blonde better.
When he wiped his eyes, Ed couldn't help but grin. "There's no
need for the tears or anything. We destroyed the door. Everyone's safe."

Al shook his
head. "No, not everyone," he said in a whisper. He looked
at Noah, noticing how much she resembled the woman he was thinking
about. His chestnut colored eyes turned to his brother. "Do you
remember Rose?"

Ed lowered his
head as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Yeah, I remember
her," he said quietly. Of coarse he remembered her. She was one
of the people he wanted to protect the most. "Why? Do you think
something happened to her?"

"Not her.
Edmund." Al looked into Edward's eyes, knowing that there were a
lot of things left unsaid between the pair, but also knowing that
this was going to hurt Ed as much as Rose. "That's what she
named her son."

"Go
on," Ed whispered. He had a sinking feeling in his stomach as
Al's eyes turned back to the passing landscape.

"When we
met on the streets, and I saw the building that had fallen on a
child," Al paused as a pained sob escaped him. "And you
told me not to bring him back."

Gold eyes
slowly widened as his mind caught up with what his brother was
telling him.

"It was
him," Al cried. "I killed Rose's son."

Noah's heart
was breaking as she wrapped her arms around Al's body and pulled him
close. She ran her fingers through his hair, trying to comfort him,
while seeing everything in his past. "No, it's not your
fault," she whispered into his hair.

Edward turned
to the front, his own eyes filling with tears. Rose's son, a boy that
was only three, and now he was dead. He closed his eyes tightly as he
hung his head. He knew Rose was destroyed over this. Yet another sin
for him to have on his shoulders. He leaned back in his seat and
looked up at the moon. "Why did she name him Edmund?" he
asked in a choked voice.

"Because
she wanted him to be like you," Al answered in a small voice.
"When I asked her, she said she wouldn't name him Edward. That
was your name, and if you ever had a son, it was your right to name
him Edward. But Edmund was close enough. His full name was Edmund
Alexander Skyler."

An ironic
smile crossed Ed's face as he wiped tears out of his eyes. "Ed,
Al. She always wanted to remember us, even if we never saw her
again," he said lowly.

Al shook his
head. He always saw Rose. "She wanted a reminder if she never
saw you again, Brother."

Hughes looked
at the young man sitting next to him. He never expected to see the
things that he had, or do the things he did because of Edward, but
the more time he spent with the blonde, the more he was starting to
like him. "Are you going to look for a way to go back?" he
asked lowly.

Ed frowned. It
was easy to adjust to life here, but knowing that Rose needed him,
that gave him a lot to think about. "I don't know."

TBC...
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