Fullmetal Alchemist: Reawakening (1/6)

[jordannamorgan]

Title: Reawakening (1/6)
Author: jordannamorgan
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Rating/Warnings: PG for a small amount of violence.
Characters: Edward, Alphonse, the Curtises, Winry, Mustang, assorted original characters, and a special guest villain.
Setting: First anime. Continuation of my AU one-shot story “Rebirth”.
Summary: Fifteen years after being reborn as a child of the Curtises, Edward has grown to be a healthy, settled teenager with no memory of his first life. Yet shadows of the past are beginning to fall over the family’s happiness… and not all of Ed’s old enemies have forgotten him.
Disclaimer: They belong to Hiromu Arakawa. I’m just playing with them.
Notes: From the time I wrote “Rebirth”, it intrigued me to speculate on how Ed’s second life in the Curtis family might unfold—and what would happen when his true identity caught up with him at last. The ideas were so compelling that, unlike most of my open-ended Things That Never Happened tales, the story demanded a sequel. I am usually not one to linger in alternate universes, but the richness of the emotional bonds in this one made it a great pleasure to further explore.
As always, my thanks to my cheerleader/idea-bouncer kristensk, who particularly helped by suggesting the villain of the piece.

PLEASE NOTE: Before you read this story, I strongly suggest reading my much shorter story “Rebirth” first. The backstory it provides is important to fully understanding the circumstances here.

( Chapter I: Who We Are )

Chapters: I. - II. - III. - IV. - V. - VI. - Alternate Ending