A.N. – Hello, I'd like to start out by saying thank you for starting to read this. I have decided before going on to write a multi-chaptered fic, I'd like to start with the basics, drabbles. To help mold my abilities as a fanfiction writer, I'd like to entertain you with a new series of FMA drabbles, in which I've entitled Simple People. These short (maybe sometime two part) stories will follow the lives of Ed, Al, Roy, Ling, Mei, and many other characters we've come to know and love. They won't be in any specific order and will take place both before and after The Promised Day (so some may have spoilers). I'm aiming for about 50-100(ish) Please feel free to leave suggestions (as they would be would be very appreciated) reviews, or any other comments. Thank You!

Disclaimer – I don't own FMA, nor any of its characters. All credit goes to the amazing Hiromu Arakawa.

Chapter 1 – Apple Pie

"It's getting late, brother,"came the young alchemist "we need to pick up the sugar!"

"Relax, Al, it's not like the shop is going anywhere!" replied Edward, slightly irritated by his brother's vigor. As Edward continued to move at his slow pace, Alphonse grunted at his brother's lack of motivation.

Arms crossed in front of him, Edward stopped in his tracks. "Ya know,"he started "if you wanna get there so damn bad, why don't you just go there yourself!"

"Well, you're the one with the money!", Alphonse half yelled with one hand on his crane and the other at his hip.

"Exactly!" exclaimed Edward "It's my money which I so graciously offered to use to buy the sugar for you with."

"Hey! It's not for me, it's for Winry!" corrected Al. "She's the one making the pie."

"And you're the who's gonna eat it!" shouted Ed as he pointed his index finger at his brother.

"And, what, you're not?!"

There was a short pause in the arguing as Edward thought about what his brother said. Damn straight he was going to eat that pie. He'd eat two if he could. He checked his pocket watch to find it had just struck 5:49. His jaw dropped as he now saw that Alphonse's nagging was all with good reason, for the local shops closed at 6 sharp. Without words and solely from the look on his face, Alphonse knew he had won.

Quickly, he started to run, nearly all but shoving his brother to the side. "Dammit! Why didn't you tell me it was so late!" Edward yelled over his shoulder to his brother.

"I did!"

"They're almost done." Winry said to herself as she watched her pies become a golden brown color through the glass of her oven.

"It smells delicious. The boys will love them." came the voice of Pinako as she came upstairs from her automail workshop. "I hope so! But I feel kind of bad , though, for making those guys go out there for sugar. I forgot I had extra in the pantry."

"Ah, they'll be fine. No man should eat unless they work for their food anywa-" Pinako could not finish her statement for she got cut off in the middle of it by what sounded like a bear beating down their door.

A giggle came from Winry as she thought about how she would explain the misunderstanding to Ed and Al.

A.N. - Welp, that's the first chapter! Love it, hate it, don't care at all? Please remember to review/favorite and hopefully I'll be back within a week or two. That's the plan, at least. Until next time

-Avatardd