Bad memories {RoyEd AU}

1 - Introduction

~Edwards pov~

Rain poured down creating noise on everyone's open umbrellas. I stared at the coffin in front of me. "Heavenly Father please bring peace to these two boys, now without parents they need your guidance" an old man prayed next to my mother's coffin. I will avenge you mom even if it takes my whole life. Two officers walked us out of the cemetery and into their car. My little brother Alphonse broke the painful silence. "What now"he asked, his lips quivering at the very thought.

"You boys will stay with your god mother until you're 18"one older officer stated calmly. We were taken to Pinkaco's house. She's been a friend of the family for a long time. Life was going to be so much different now. All that we knew and loved seemed to come to a halt. We spent years plotting and learning everything we could. While Al took an interest in that structural science behind powers, I developed my own.

I am very grateful to get the ability to manipulate matter. A gift I can use to stop all this madness. Pinkaco and winry, her granddaughter, very good care of us through the years. However, as soon as Al was 18 we left. We had to.

Al came home quietly and set his bag down on the counter. "How was school?" I asked pouting myself some coffee. "It was okay, I didn't learn anything new." He sighed and asked "are you leaving for work soon?". I smiled "yeah hopefully it won't be too annoying tonight" I laughed. He shook his head. "I still don't understand why you picked that kind of work. We want to be out of the spotlight."

"Hide in plain sight Al. Besides I'm still allowed to enjoy my life" I smiled knowing full well he didn't approve. "I don't care what it takes I'm gonna make all those bastards pay for what they've done"I sighed. We went into the living room which is set up more like a double office. Papers lined the walls of information about hero's and the top 10 hero's. "Being in this city means we're close to the best hero in the world. If we can take him down, the rest will follow soon after" I pointed to a picture. "That's the flame prince but how are we going to do that" Al whispered softly. I shrugged and grabbed my bag.

"We just need to wait for an opening, but until then I'm going to make a name for myself. I need fear to draw them in"