Winry stood looking out of her hotel room window at the snow covered outside. It was winter, Winry and Granny Pinako had come to Central at the insistence of the Elric Brothers seeing as how Al has his body back and has been in the hospital recovering from his malnutrition now that the entire country voted Roy Mustang in as Führer and the last of "father's" or Bradley's supporters are locked away now or dead and Ed and Al can't travel yet., they thought that Winry and Pinako should come visit central and celebrate Christmas with them in Al's hospital room bust so far Ed hadn't even popped his head around to say hello and they can't go visit Al without him, Maria Ross who Roy reinstated in the military with a full pardon picked them up from the train station and bought them here to the most expensive hotel which Ed was paying for apparently, then later that day Hawkeye and Sheska arrived and picked Winry and Maria up to go dress shopping for the winter/Christmas military ball Roy was throwing to up-lift and relax everyone. Winry was going with Ed who had given Hawkeye a lot of money for Winry to use to buy herself a dress and jewellery and shoes and what-not. But still three days later and no Ed. He was meant to be coming to pick them up and take them to visit Al and then Christmas shopping for presents. Then he was to take them to his new house which he'd been given and they were meant to be living in but he was working overtime, visiting Al or Mrs. Hughes and her daughter or Nina's grave or Mr. Hughes grave. It just wasn't fair why can't he spend five maybe ten minutes just to say hello? If he didn't come soon he was to find himself dateless for Mr. Mustangs ball, and alone with Al and Pinako on Christmas also he'd need a new mechanic. ..
"Winry are you ready to go? Ed should be here soon to take you ice-skating."
"Yes Granny I'm ready to go if Ed bothers to show up."
"He will. He's just been a little busy. You know with paperwork and working on getting stuff ready for the ball. And visiting people and dropping off invitations to the ball and getting his suit ready for the ball… so you don't have to worry and don't worry about buying a train ticket home…"
"Hmmm yer he won't show I might as already be on the train home it'd do me more good, at least I could work then." Winry said turning around to stare out the window.
"Hey! Way to show you care. I've been busy anyway if you and Granny are ready and packed I'll take you to my house then we can go ice-skating and then visit Al, then go Christmas shopping." Ed said appearing in the doorway, smirking.
"OK but can we go shopping before we see Al because I have a train to catch this evening, and I'd like to be able to give him his present before I go." Winry said putting on her jacket and scarf and picking up her suitcase.
"Nope we have to go after we see Al and you don't have a train to catch any more. Seeing as how the Risembool station is closed for repairs and the trains have stopped due to snow coverage being too bad by order of the Fuhrer." Ed said smiling as he took Winry and granny's bags and walked them out of the hotel and over to his car.
After Ed had payed and they were all sitting comfortably in his new car Ed started to drive. Winry was looking around her seat the front passenger side seat Granny had insisted that she sit up the front for reason's unknown to Winry something about how she should start getting used to being in the front seat…. As she searched though the stuff in his glove compartment and side compartment she found some weird things like an umbrella, shampoo and conditioner, paper work he needed to do at home for something… clothes… her clothes but the thing that got her attention the most was…
"Ed why do you have a wrench set in your car?"
