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SMACK
A loud crash echoes around a small, cramped room, and a howl of pain soon follows.
"Ow! Winry, what the hell was that for?"
Her blue eyes are growing narrower and her mouth is pressed into a hard line as she desperately fights back angry tears.
"You're leaving!" She screams, "Edward Elric, I can't believe this! I knew it!"
He shakes his head in anger and yells right back, "So what; Why do you care?"
"Well, I'm sorry that I prefer to see you when you're alive! Is that so bad?"
"It is when there's no reason for me not to go! I'm not a kid anymore, Winry! I can do what I want!" He regrets those childish words straight away, but simply shoves his arms into his coat, forcing it roughly onto his back. She's shaking her head, now, and he doesn't want to look at her in case he can't bear to leave those pleading eyes.
"Ed! Don't do this! Don't walk out that door!"
"I'm going, Winry! Don't try to stop me!" He shouts as he turns his back on her and begins to clip his suitcase shut.
"Why do you always do this?" She yells in anguish, even though she knows that Al and her grandma can hear them, "You just run off and leave me here to-"
"I'll call before hand, if I ruin my automail" He interrupts calmly; she hates him for that. Winry glares at his as his blonde hair falls conveniently over his eyes. She hates the way that his movements are now unreadable to her.
"What?"
"I can't promise it will stay in perfect condition, and I know I have to keep the screws tight, but loose enough to-"
"Ed, don't do this…" She whispers in desperation, but he continues like she had said nothing.
"…and I know that I shouldn't get them too wet, too often," Now he picks his bag up off the floor and pulls his gloves on, "I'll be sure to let Hughes know that you say hi-"
"I don't give a damn about Hughes, Ed! Don't do this!"
He's at the door, now, with his hand on the doorknob, when he turns slowly.
Winry's shocked to see moisture welling up in his eyes. His lips are shut tightly, but she can see how much pain he is in.
He opens his mouth to say something, but suddenly stops and shakes his head. Winry stares at the floor as her eyes begin to overflow with tears.
"Ed, I don't…I don't want you to go…Not now…please…"
"Winry…"
She looks up, hope in her eyes; has he changed his mind? Has he realised how important he is to her; has he finally understood that if he does go, he won't come back?
"…I'm sorry"
The door closes and there's silence, then-
"I don't want you're apologies, Edward Elric! In fact: Don't even bother coming back!" When there is no response from the other side of her door, she screams in frustration, then falls to her bed and buries her head into her pillow- She doesn't care if she can't get any air, now: nothing matters.
Outside Winry's room, Edward leans against the wall, his fist clenched against his chest, as he tries to control the silent sobs racking his body.
He also knows he's not coming back.
A/N: I honestly don't know what made me think of this, but c'mon, Ed/Winry can't always be happy. And no, I have no idea where Ed's going- maybe, like…another Ishbalian war? Like, say Hughes survived this is before Scar turns good and all…? I've got no idea, but anyway- first Fullmetal FanFic! Yay! Enjoy and review