Valentine's Day with Alphonse Elric

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Today was a day always spent with Alphonse Elric. No, the two of you were unfortunately not a couple but if the opportunity arose, you already knew your answer. It had been almost five months since you had last seen Edward and Alphonse and it made you very upset. Winry had gone off and visited them when they asked the both of you come with them for a while but you had gotten sick that week and Granny Pinako was close to chaining you to your bed to keep you home.

Every Valentine's Day, Alphonse and yourself would get together and do fun things like watching movies or make cute little cards for each other asking to be each other's Valentine. Edward seemed to get annoyed or disgusted; maybe both, and Winry only squealed to herself; sometimes letting it slip and having everyone look at her strangely.

You sat in your room alone, watching the greens of the land and blues in the sky through the window after you had placed your clock right next to you to stare at the time hands ticking away. You never imagined yourself alone on a Valentine's Day and Winry's constant reassurance didn't really help. She was only trying to help; you knew that much but sometimes she spoke too much and that resulted in your brain creating false hope.

It was already ten o'clock in the morning and you had nothing to do at all. Even if Alphonse came right now, you still wouldn't have anything to do- but that's the good part about being with Alphonse on this romantic day; You never had to think too hard about doing things because you two would just do them automatically as long as the two of you were together.

In the past, Alphonse would sometimes hide secret gifts in his armour and leave them around the house, watching as you searched high and low and he grew ecstatic at the sight of your smile when he knew that he was the cause of it. Maybe Alphonse forgotten this year? You never wanted to add unnecessary pressure on him because you knew that his main objective- along with Edward's, was to get their bodies back so you couldn't really stay mad if he had forgotten.

The time had ticked on to ten thirty and you knew you couldn't just sit around and wait for the metal armour that was Alphonse. With being said you jumped up and got your shoes on, pulled out for jacket; just for safety measures and made your way downstairs where Winry greeted you with a smile. You already knew she was going to say something about Alphonse's absence and so in a second flat, you were out the door with Den by your side.

Walking along the fields of green grass brought a smile to your face and you were slightly happier because Den was keeping you company. Maybe this year your Valentine was Den, as sad as it sounds. You kept on walking until your feet began to hurt and took a seat in the grass, resting until your eyes slipped close.

"(Y/N)!"

You were startled awake after what felt like hours later when it was only probably minutes. You sat up and looked behind you to see Winry running toward you, you were silent and waited until she arrived- watching her slow to a stop in front of you where she smiled, looking extremely happy and quickly got you off of the ground.

You pulled away annoyed, scrunching your face in confusion as her happy-go-lucky nature got on your nerves. Probably because you were so tired, or maybe it was the lack of a Valentine. Nevertheless you wordlessly followed her as she cheerfully led you back towards the Rockbell household.

"What do you want Winry?" She frowned slightly at your words, feeling her mood dampen due to the annoyance and sadness heard in your voice. You continued to stare ahead when you finally reached the house and avoided her pitiful smile. You were puzzled, frowning when she kept dragging you and continued on past the house as she sighed and spoke,

"I have a Valentine's Day surprise for you, come on."

She seemed to laugh awkwardly when you stayed emotionless, watching with a bewildered expression when you thought about replacing Alphonse on the day of romance and love. You didn't want to, you didn't want to do this- this was only for Alphonse and yourself. It didn't feel right to do it without him, you felt as if you were somehow betraying him and you could never put the boy who stole your heart in second place. The thought made you cringe immensely.

"I-I don't w-want to do th-this! W-Winry n-no.." You suddenly gasped out when unexpected tears began building in your eyes. The blonde girl gasped from beside you, watching in shock as the salty water leaked down your face. She hurriedly rubbed your tears away and hugged you, patting your back for reassurance and whispered in your ear.

"I know (Y/N), I know it isn't the same without Al being here but I promise it will be worth it, just come see please- if you still don't like it we can go home."

You hiccuped and nuzzled into her neck a bit more, feeling warm and comfortable while Alphonse was away. You liked the feeling because you weren't alone but you took a breath and released the girl who was tenderly smiling at you. She grinned to lift your spirits and you only lifted your lips a little, giving her the only approval she needed to keep leading you to the unknown location.

Softly grabbing your hand she brought you through the bushes, leading into the forest as Winry used the familiar trees and sunlight to help her guide her to the place she had to get you to. She seemed to smile in triumph to herself and sped up, Den barked at her and this almost causing you to trip over a branch on the ground. You yelped as you leaped through some bushed into a little clearing surrounded by trees.

"Wh-wha! Winry slow do-"

Your words immediately came to a halt, your mind pausing completely to take in the sight in front of you. There were red rose petals surrounding a small table that had a little vase with a single red rose. Two chairs were around each end of the table and plates, glasses and cutlery were on the table in a delicate and formal manner.

You gasped at the empty jars that hung on the trees, the sun rays pierced into them creating a beautiful lighting in the forest and there standing in a white dress shirt, black pants and dress shoes was the man who you so dearly wished to see again. About five meters away from you was the man who you know you had fallen for, possibly in love with; Alphonse Elric.

You eyes had gone blurry and the only thing you could do while still trying to comprehend the situation was wipe the tears away to see the gorgeous looking boy. You couldn't remember the last time you saw him in his natural and human body but you missed it so much- He couldn't feel you and you couldn't properly see him which didn't fit well with you.

"(Y/N), my Valentine, l-let's go and e-eat..?" He spoke softly, walking closer and visibly getting more flustered as he neared you. Winry and Den had vanished and you knew you looked like a goldfish with your mouth gaping open and closed. He seemed to smile wider at the sight, bringing his hand up to close your mouth entirely and snuck in a peck on your lips in the process.

You blinked, your mind becoming completely blank when he did that and he blushed crimson red as he trailed his hand down to your hand to slowly lead you to the table. As soon as you felt your body being dragged he yelped when your body forced itself onto his, your legs subconsciously made there way around his waist to hang on like a monkey. He fell back from the contact and you only nuzzled your face into his warm neck that smelt like the scent you engulfed yourself in on his pillows before they were cleaned and the smell disappeared.  

This caused you to sob harder, finally regaining your thoughts and actions, you got comfortable and straddled him, feeling him chuckled breathlessly and wrap his arms around your waist to pull you closer to him.

He began whispering sweet nothings in your ear like; "I'm here", or "Please don't cry" and you swore you heard, "I love you so much," over your sob as you regained your breath. You pulled back to look into his light brown eyes and smiled weakly when he smiled at you while your hands found his face to softly rub your fingers over the warm and smooth skin.

You surprised him by quickly placing multiple light kisses all over his face and he laughed from the feeling, his face turning red from the intimate actions but did nothing to stop it. You kissed his cheeks, nose, forehead and everywhere in between and he only mumbled out, "So-sorry for falling, I-I'm still n-not that st-strong yet."

"It's completely okay Alphonse, you're h-here.. I ca-can't believe it." You replied in a trance, kissing his lips for a second and then looking into his eyes. Watching his embarrassed expression you only smiled and kissed him again, earning a better reaction from before as he returned the kiss and leaned up to get off of the ground and take you to the Valentine's Day lunch he prepared just for you.

Getting off of the ground, he pulled out the chair for you and in response you kissed him again, feeling the soft lips embrace yours as butterflies went on a rampage in your stomach. He sat in his seat across from you and stared, you blushed from the intense gaze and opened your mouth to speak, not realising he did to,

"Happy Valentine's Day Alphonse."

"Happy Valentine's Day (Y/N)"

You giggled when his wide eyes watched you for a second, then went back to normal as he awkwardly laughed at his mistake but he stopped when you spoke again,

"I've missed you.. I love you, Al."