Two Years Later

(Y/n)'s POV

"Happy two year anniversary!" Alphonse said, hugging me then twirling me around.

"It feels like it hasn't been that long." I said, smiling a bit and reminiscing on the past two years with him.

"Well... since I'm going away soon, I want to do something special." He said, his nose touching mine.

In two years, I've been going back and forth from my town to Resembool, helping out with the slightly larger population there and convincing Ms. Jasmine to keep her shop. I also joined the military, which took lots of convincing from Alphonse, who wanted me to be safe and take it easy for a while. But, I became the certified State Alchemist: The Ammonia Alchemist. I can basically make an array of explosives, poisonous gases, but only when exposed to some sort of heat, so I work along side Mustang a lot.

Other than that, I've just been chilling with Alphonse and studying with him. And he's been amazing, our relationship is stronger than ever, as well. But I'm kinda worried about when he goes off traveling, I can't point out why, it's probably just be being nervous about everything.

"Congrats, you guys!" Winry said, hopping downstairs as Ed soon followed after, both with bed head. "When are you going out?" She said, letting out a yawn soon after.

"Probably at around 7." Al said, smiling a little.

"When are you leaving?" She said, knowing well that Ed was leaving today. I kinda feel bad for her, knowing well they are a thing, just not as serious.

"In a couple of days." He said, fidgeting a bit.

"Well, you better make it last, I've never even heard you two have-"

"Alright Winry! You probably have Ed's automail to fix or check up on! On your way!" I say, pushing her out of the room, leaving Alphonse and I alone, both with blushes on our face.

"I mean, she's right." Alphonse said bluntly, as I covered my red face.

"I thought you where supposed to be the shy one!" I said, shooing his response off. I heard him chuckle a bit.

"I guess not then." He said, teasing me. He tried to get me to uncover my hands, trying to pull them down or poke me. Then, he went down eye level and looked at me. "I love you." He said, cheerfully.

"...... I love you too."

"You look amazing! Who knew you actually had a good sense of style!" Winry said, fixing my hair and helping zip up a part of my dress. I looked in the mirror and spinned around. I had on a blue dress, with black flats on that Winry helped me pick out the previous day. I skipped down the stairs, feeling a light smile on my face. Alphonse had on a vest with a long sleeve shirt under it, with a smile on his face.

"Are you ready?" He said, about to link his arm with mine.

"Yep. Onward!" I said, pointing to the door before opening it.

"Have fun!" Winry said, before I skipped out the door with Alphonse.

"So... what are we doing?" I say, skipping along the path.

"You'll see." He said, with a smile on his face. "You look beautiful."

"And you look handsome." I say, leaning into him.

When we get there, we're awaited by a hot air balloon, on the ground by lots of sandbags.

"Woah...." I say, looking at it. He leads me inside and I sit down across from him, as he quickly lets a few sandbags down and closes the door, as we fly into the air.

"It's so beautiful from up here!" I say, looking down at the lights of the town below us. He quickly set up something, and before I knew it, he set up dinner for the both of us.

"I knew you've always loved the lights of central, so I decided to give you the next best thing." He smiled at me before going into eat. He packed my (f/f).

"How did you learn how to cook so good?!" I said, eating more and more by the second. He chuckled.

"I got some help from Winry and Ed a few weeks back, and I had an old friend here who had a hot air balloon." He said, with a blush on his face. "I'm glad you like it."

"Like it? I love it!" I say, with a wide smile on my face.

"I also wanted to give you these." He said, as he pulled something from next to him. He pulled out a bouquet of purple lilies, and handed them to me. I felt my eyes water, and I stand up and hug him, and pull him into a kiss, putting my hands through his hair, and pushing him against the side of the cart.

When I pull away, his face is red.

"Who's the shy one now?"

After hours of talking, joking, and a bit of flirting, we land on the other side of Resembool. Alphonse gets out before me, bringing it to the ground before going to help me down. He holds my hand, as I hop out of it and follow him.

"Where are we going now?" I say, looking around the other part of Resembool.

"It's a part I used to go when I was little." I looked over to see distant, white lights inside of the forest. He then covers my eyes.

"What are you doing?" I asked curiously, as he led the way.

"You'll see. Cover your eyes." I trusted him, and covered both of my eyes with one of my hands, the other holding the flowers. I hear something drop softly.

"(Y/n), since the day I met you, I knew you'd be someone in my life. Even through hell and heaven, I always wanted to be with you, sharing our small, special moments together. I always want to be by your side, to comfort you, laugh with you, and love you. I will never forget how you fell in love with a walking tin can." He chuckled, his voice shaking. "Every moment I want to be with you, I want to grow old with you, (Y/n). I want to spend my life with you, that's why I want you to be the future (Y/n) Elric." I open my eyes, feeling my throat tighten and butterflies in my stomach explode.

"(Y/n) (L/n), will you marry me?"

I look at my boyfriend, a goofy smile on my face and a nervous look in his golden eyes. I feel hot tears run down my cheeks. "Yes! Yes, yes yes yes yes!" I say, feeling my heart jump with adrenaline and glee. I go down and hug Alphonse, feeling his arms wrap around me lovingly, with hot tears pouring down my face. I come up from his shoulder and kiss him, feeling myself melt into him. I run my hands on through his short hair, feeling his golden locks. Then, I pull away.

I put my head on his shoulder, feeling his racing heartbeat slow down. "Wait the ring!" He said, as we both stood up as he placed it on my finger.

"It's... my moms. How did you manage to find this?" I said, looking at its reflection in the moonlight.

"When I asked Chloe for her approval, she gave me this to give to you. She said that it's the best person for this person to go to." He said, holding my hand as he kissed the back of it. I feel my heart race as we walk back home, the adrenaline of the moment lingering.

We walked back home hand in hand, as I tried to calm myself down from the moment.

"You did it!" Winry said, looking at the ring on my hand. "I made a bet with Ed that you might chicken out at the last minute. I guess I owe him."

"Have a little faith!" I joked, having the same smile on my face.

"You have to decide where you're going to get married! And when, and plan, and-"

"Relax, we'll do that eventually." I said, shooing her away.

I walk upstairs with Alphonse, plopping down on the bed as he laid down next to me, a smile on his face. He buried his head into the croak of my neck.

"I don't want to leave you." He said, murmuring enough for me to hear him.

"Relax, Alphonse. You can visit, and we'll call each other. I'm just going to be in Central." I said, holding his cheek with my hand.

"But you're on the frontlines. And I don't want you to-"

I pecked him on the lips. "Trust me, ok? That's all I need, and I'll trust you." I said.

"Ok, just promise me not to die."

"I could say the same thing to you, Alphonse. But I wouldn't die."

"Then I wouldn't, either."

"Goodnight, Alphonse."

"Goodnight, (Y/n)."

We have two more chapters left! The next will be the wedding, then after that a bonus chapter about their future from yours truly! Thank you for everything you guys gave for this book, this project has made me into a better person, and has improved my life for the better. I always know, when I get home from a bad day that I'll always have a place to call home with help, support, and love. ❤️

Thank you for reading!