(A/N: Yeah… Here's a new story. I seem to be having a minor writer's block for 'The Flower Princess and the Alchemist', so here's a series of short Edward/Orihime stories to help me get my mojo back. Granted, I have thought of these for quite a while, and since I'm currently in a slump for my main Fullmetal Alchemist/Bleach story, might as well write this one. Plus, like I said, I'm in love with Edward/Orihime! Of course, Ichigo/Orihime is still the best. But Edward/Orihime is coming near second now for best Orihime pairing! Man, I wish they were in the same universe, so if Ichigo got with Rukia, I would be fine with it as long as Orihime got with Edward. Anyway, this is a series of interconnected short chapters/drabbles, so enjoy! Oh, I don't own Bleach or Fullmetal Alchemist. As for pairing, Edward/Orihime [obviously] and maybe some Alphonse/Winry, but romance won't come until later.)
Chapter One
"Big brother! Big brother! Are we there yet?" an orange haired, four year old girl asked her older brother, gleefully as she joyously bounced up and down in her seat.
Sora chuckled at his little sister's antics. "Not yet, Orihime. We will soon."
The younger sister, known as Orihime, pouted slightly before sitting down in her seat. But in a split second, another happy grin spread across her face as she started her brother the list of things she's going to do once she arrives at the town they are both going to start living in, most pertaining to making friends and playing outside all day.
They recently just escaped that bad place with their abusive mother and dismissive father, so this was a new start for them.
"Oh, wow!" Orihime shouted amazed as she stared at the small blue house with an mint green roof and outline staring at them. "This a really nice house! Look, brother! There's lots of flowers around the house!"
Sora smiled as he watched his little sister run straight towards the flowers surrounding the building, which is now their new home, giggling happily herself.
"I'm going to set our things inside, and we'll go meet our new neighbors," Sora informed his younger sister.
"Okay!" the ginger haired girl beamed as she followed her brother into the house.
There was a small knock on the door. A nice blonde looking woman with blue eyes greeted them with a kind smile.
"Ah! You must be the new neighbors!" she spoke.
"Yes, ma'am. I'm Sora Inoue and this is my little sister, Orihime," Sora introduced himself and his sibling, politely.
"Nice to meet you, Sora. I'm Sarah Rockbell," the woman replied, finally giving her name. She then bent down to her knees, so that her blue eyes were staring at the little girl's own gray ones. "Nice to meet you, Orihime," Sarah greeted the girl, kindly.
In response, Orihime gripped her brother's pant leg, shyly hiding her face behind her brother's leg.
Sora chuckled at that. "Sorry, she's just a little shy," he explained.
Sarah straighten up, a smile never leaving her face. "Oh, that's okay. This all must be new for her. It always takes time for children to adjust to their new environment. In fact, I have a daughter about her age. I'll go call her. Why don't you come inside and have some tea?"
Sarah opened the door wider to allow the Inoue siblings inside.
"Winry!" the woman called upstairs.
Within a seconds, a pair of small feet came running down the stairs, and soon revealed to belong to a little girl with the same hair color and eye color as her mother.
"What is it, mom?" Winry asked, staring at her mother with curious eyes. Then her eyes drifted towards the two unknown occupants in the room.
She ran up to the new girl with auburn colored hair. "Wow! You have orange hair! I've never seen anybody with orange hair! My name is Winry! What's yours?"
A bashful smile graced Orihime's lips. "I'm Orihime. And this my big brother, Sora," she greeted, her little finger pointing the older brown haired male.
Winry's blue eyes widened in awe and disbelief. "That's your brother?! He's old enough to be your daddy!"
Sora chuckled lightly at the little blonde girl's incredulity. "Nice to meet you, Winry."
"Winry?"
"Hmm?" Winry turned her attention towards her mother.
"Why don't you take Orihime upstairs to your room to play?" Sarah suggested.
"Okay!" the young blonde girl beamed before grabbing the ginger haired girl and pulling her up the stairs. "C'mon, Orihime! I have lots of toys in my room!"
"Yay, toys!" Orihime cheered, happily.
The adults smiled at the two giggling girls racing off to Winry's room.
(A/N: That's the end of the first chapter. Remember, this is series of short chapters/drabbles, so chapters aren't really long. I'll try to keep each chapter between one thousand to twenty five hundred words each. Anyway, not much for this chapter. Just waited to have Orihime move into Resembool and be introduced to Winry and the Rockbells. The next chapter Orihime would be Edward and Alphonse.
Oh, before I forget, nothing related to Bleach is in this, except for the characters. What I mean is, is that there are no Hollows or Soul Reapers or anything spiritually related in regards to Bleach. Some Bleach characters may make an appearance later, but they won't be Soul Reapers or Quinicies or Hollows or any of that. Just ordinary humans. They may be alchemists, though I haven't decided yet. So, in essence, Orihime won't be having the Shun Shun Rikka in this story.
Anyway, leave and any suggestions, comments, or questions in a review and see ya next time!)
