... I can't do this. I'm going back to Amestris.

It's a little weak of me, but I've spent all of this years searching to be with my brother.. so I'm going back to be with him.

Thank you to everyone whose had such kind words for me. I wish you all the best.

~ Al

I should get out more.. it seems I missed a lot. Ano.. I told myself I wasn't going to sit in my room all day after brother left. That's just childish...

Does... anyone want to go somewhere? I don't know quite where yet... it just feels a little suffocating in here. I should go and socialise instead of sitting in here with my books. They're wonderful and all, but they're not the same.

( Private to Greed )

...so brother went back to Amestris. Orders of the military, or so I'm told.

It's time to stop chasing him. There's someone out there who doesn't want us to be together so.. it looks as if we're destined to be apart. I don't know... I'm just happy that he's okay, and he's alive. Even if that has to be without me, then it's something I can live with. I know I'm lucky for what I have.

I need to go study for a little bit. I don't want to fall behind.

Onsen trip...? Ano, my attention span has been awful lately. Not that I get out a lot, outside of classes. I guess I really am a geek.. or just unbelievably happy that niisan is back and alive

I don't know my room mates for the trip... ano, I hope I get on with them alright. Especially since I'm a little nervous about this already. Where will I bet without my layers of clothing? I'm still so scrawny and young looking, and oh ano...

If any of you are reading this, say hi? It'd be nice to get to know you before we go.

Ano... I don't know how it's possible, but the academy seems even bigger on the inside. I just know I'm going to get lost at some point... I never had the best sense of direction. I haven't met my room-mate either... I just hope they're not too annoyed that they have to share a room now. I hope they like cats.

There's so much knowledge here... I know that if I buckle down hard and study, I'll be able to locate my brother. It's not a matter of where I'm looking, it's what I'm looking for. Even the tiniest piece of information would be anything by now... ano, as they say, no news is good news, right?

And the more places he isn't, the fewer places are left where he can be.