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Restless Heart Syndrome, Part 1
It must of only been about three weeks after we made it back to Risembool when Ed and Winry fell in love. She was probably the happiest she's ever been when she saw the two of us walking down that old dirt road in our real bodies.
Yes, I had in fact gotten my body back, and was out of that armer for the first time in over five years. Ed got his arm and leg back as well, all thanks to the 'Promised Day'. We had heard the news that Pinako just passed away only days before we arrived, and Winry was taking it hard. After all, she was sort of a mother to all of us.
After she hugged us and fed us with that hot homemade apple pie she promised, she explained the entire thing. She cried while telling us the painful story of one of her best friends, but we were there.
She had brought a cold hand up to her face, as brother watched in pain. I was the first however to get up from my seat and wrap my arms around her waist as she cried into my shoulder. Eventually, my embarrassed older brother walked over to her and touched her shoulder with a flesh right hand.
It must of been then she realized it was time to share her secret love for him When he touched her like that, just so innocently, with a flesh hand he risked both of our lives for, that just must of meant the world to her.
She cried of happiness, just like he told her she would.
I thought it would at least take a month or so for them to get over their awkwardness, but only the next night I could hear them from my room moaning and banging, loudly.
At first I was truly happy for them, I have to admit, I knew they were in love with each other for a long time. Winry always had this weird smile of hers when she was around him. And I remember at least once while she was up right between his legs screwing in something into his leg, his face turned bright red as he tried to hide his junk.
Geeze, you would never think how horny the Full Metal Alchemist really was.
Night after night, I heard brother secretly creep into her room, and make sweet love to her. And in the morning during breakfast the two would sit next to each other laughing about all the times they used to share not even realizing their love.
I would smile and pass the salt whenever brother asked, and I was happy to get Winry a cold glass of water while she had an intense conversation with Ed working on some auto mail. But other then that I had began to get completely ignored.
No, I'm not going to say I needed a woman to replace my brother's company, but yes that thought did cross my mind, especially when Winry teased me.
"You know Al, the reason you don't have a girlfriend is because your not bad enough." Well, that sure struck the wrong chord. I put down the paper I was reading and looked her straight in the eye. I didn't want her to know I knew everything she and Edward did, but...
"And you think your bad enough to have one?"
"Well, yeah. You don't even have an idea what me and Ed do." She smirked looking at her thumb nail.
"You better be careful Win. I don't think I am ready to have a nephew or niece." I said looking down. Her eyes shot up finding mine immediately as she turned as red as that old coat my brother used to wear
"Shut up, Al! It's not like we're not careful or anything!"
"How would I know? I don't know anything." We both looked down, me at my news paper and her at her finger nails. About a second later Edward came out of nowhere at the worst time.
"Hey Al! I know what's been getting you down, and I know how to fix it. You need a girlfriend!" It was almost funny how he thought he knew everything at that moment, like it was his idea.
"Brilliant brother! You sure are prodigy, I think I'll just go pick up some girl right now." And at that moment I threw my paper on the chair and marched out of the room with out another thought.
I guess it was after that I started taking walks around Risembool. I just needed to be away from the two. I knew Ed and Winry really had no intention of pissing me off, after all, brother was the one who thought he was helping.
I'd walk about a mile or so away from the Rockbell house, and I met a lot of people who I had knew when I was younger.
"Hey Alphonse! It feels like I haven't seen you in over five years, where have you been?" A neighbor asked. I scratched the back of my head blushing with a smile.
"Well, you probably haven't seen me in five years. I've been helping my brother in the military."
"Aw, you mean little Edward? He was a good boy. How's he doing? He find a girlfriend yet."
Yeah I just walked away right then.
I was never jealous of my brother before, I always just wanted to be like him and help him. We were best friends, and I knew him inside out. I knew the way he talked, walked, slept and ate. But the fact that he had won our childhood friend over me, sort of hit me strangely.
I knew I wasn't in love with Winry, Winry Rockbell was his, and they were happy. I just felt maybe their sex life was screaming their love a little too loudly.
Maybe it was because I just never thought I would find someone good enough for me, someone like Winry who I knew I could love when we were ninety. They were absolutely perfect for each other, and I guess it was my turn to suffer from depression as Ed had for the past five years.
For the next three months I was alone in a body I missed so much. I'd leave the house after breakfast and return before Ed and Winry went to bed so I could fall asleep before they played.
Is it out of the ordinary one June evening I met a girl being mugged about five miles from Risembool? She was corned by one man while the other shifted through her purse for cash and identification.
"Let go of me you fucktards! And give me my damn purse back, I have noth'in to hide!" She cried trying to stay above tears.
"Shut up Miss, you have nothing hide, eh? Looks like you got a nice wad of cash here." He spit and walked over to her slowly.
Hm, I guess that was my cue. I marched over to the men and spoke.
"What are you guys doing to her, that doesn't seem like a very manly way to treat a woman."
"Who 'da hell do ya think you are, Mister?" The one cornering her asked. She looked up with some hope in her eyes, sort of surprised; I was pretty sure she thought she would lose her virginity that night. I had only gotten my body back a few months ago, and although I was taller then Ed, he was defiantly more toned then I. I had a few muscles going, but overall I was pretty boney.
Guess those guys didn't see it coming. When they didn't back down, I gave 'em a few punches while she checked her purse to make sure everything was intact.
I walked over to her helping her to her feet. She looked up taking my hand with a small smile.
"Wow, you really shocked me there. I was sure I was done fore. Thanks a lot, I guess I owe you something, right?"
"Nah, not a problem. Those guys were real jerks, I don't recall ever seeing guys like that around these parts." I stated calmly stuffing a hand in my pocket.
"Well, you 'gotta at least tell me your name. After all, your my savior." She smiled shyly, brushing off her shorts.
"I'm Alphonse Elric. Well, now I need to know yours." She looked shocked.
"Your kidding right? Elric, as in the famous Elric brothers?" I blushed again, thinking back to as how giddy Ed would be if he were here.
"Yeah, we recently returned to our hometown to take a break from all that." She laughed.
"I must be pretty damn lucky then, I'm Stephanie. Nice to meet to Alphonse Elric." Now that I gave her a good look over, she was pretty good looking, sort of reminded me of Winry. She had deep brown eyes that matched her waist length wavy hair. She was a little taller then Winry, and her eyes were a tad smaller. But her frame was slightly thinner then Winry's as Win was more muscular.
"I think you should get going, before these guys get up anyway. Where do you live?"
"I live on the far side of Risembool, over that way." She said pointing to the opposite direction of Winry's house. "No worries though, I can make it there on my own. As a matter of fact this is the first time I've ever been mugged before as well and I have been living with my sister's family here in Risembool for about five years." Strange how she moved to the country right after I lost my body, am I right? I nodded and smiled as I let her continue.
"But here is my number, weather you like it or not I do owe you a favor for saving my ass. It's equivalent exchange, thats they way of the alchemist, correct?"
From right then and on, I was turned on by this mysterious girl getting mugged five miles from Risembool.
Author's Note: There will be two parts of this story, the next one will be up very soon! What did you think?