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Chapter 1: The Return

The train car was mostly empty except for one man, seated with his head against the window, he was fast asleep. The scenery flew past the window as the train hurtled down the track. The gold haired man slept against the window, dreaming about his blond haired, blue eyed fiancé, who he had awkwardly proposed to before he hopped on the train headed west, that was four years ago, now the sleeping man was 22 years old and was going home.

Winry Rockbell sat on the sofa, it was a boring day and there were no customers in need of automail repairs. She placed her head on a pillow and fell asleep.

She dreamt of her beloved Edward who had left her four years ago on his journey west. In her dreams she could picture Ed's golden hair and stunning gold eyes.

When she awoke her granny, Pinako Rockbell, was cooking dinner. It was just the two of them, waiting for Ed and Al to come home fro their journeys like the always had.

"I received a call from Al" Pinako softly spoke.

"He will be here in a week."

Winry was filled with joy at these words but was then shot down because there hadn't been any word from Ed in four years.

"Did you happen to hear from Ed?" Winry asked saddened

"No." Granny replied uneasily.

This is just like him, Winry thought to herself, he never lets us know anything.

Winry was overcome by anger and stormed to her room. Her anger subsided but was taken over by fear, she feared that Ed was hurt. Winry fell onto her bed a started to cry into her pillow.

Minutes had passed but the sound of dog barks caught her attention.

"Den?" Winry asked herself. "Do we have company?"

Winry stood up and went to the window. She moved the curtains aside and looked out. Winry gasped at what she saw. It was Edward, her Edward. Winry bolted down the stairs.

"Ed is home." Winry yelled to her Grandma.

Winry swung open the door and was met by Ed's golden eyes and his wide grin.

"I'm home." He said

Winry's eyes welled up with tears of joy and jumped on him wrapping her arms around his neck almost knocking him over.

"Yes Ed, your home." She muttered into his shoulder.

Pinako hobbled out to meat Ed.

"Ah Ed your home, Perfect timing dinner's ready come on in." Granny said and hobbled back into the house.

Ed and Winry nodded and followed Granny into the house, holding hands all the way to the kitchen table.

They were all seated at the table and eat quietly.

"So Ed, why did you come home?" Pinako asked, breaking the silence.

Ed stared at her, trying to come up with a good answer.

"I don't know." He replied with a lie.

Ed's real reason for his return was simple, he missed Winry. The rest of dinner went on quietly and in a few hours Winry made her way to bed. Ed sighed with a little relief.

"Granny, may I have the privilege of marrying Winry?" Ed asked shakily.

They sat in the living room staring at each other in complete silence.

"Of coarse Ed, I don't know anyone better then you to marry my granddaughter." Granny replied taking a draw from her pipe.

Ed held back his tramendous joy, now he could give Winry the proposal she deserved, one that wasn't a bunch alchemic mumbo-jumbo.

"Thank you." Ed sighed.

"Mmhm" Granny replied from her pipe.

Ed Stood up from his chair and made his way to the stairs. I'll get her an engagement ring tomorrow. Ed thought staring up the stairs.

"Take good care of her" granny said just as he was about to disappear up the stairs.

"I will." Ed replied and slipped up the stairs.

Ed was about to enter his room when Winry stopped him and their eyes locked. Ed's hand left the door knob and the two walked closer to each other. Winry was lost in Ed's golden eyes and Ed was lost in Winry's oceans. Winry wrapped her arms around Ed's muscular neck and Ed put his hands on her curvy hips. They leaned in closer their lips coming ever so closely then met. They couldn't believe it, they were kissing. It was their first kiss, which was more like making out. Winry broke away from the bliss. Winry took Ed's hand and led him to her room.

"I love you." Winry said, being the first to express their love.

"I... I love you too." Ed chocked out.

Winry led him onto her bed, Ed put his arms around her and she pulled up the covers. Winry fell asleep in his arms and Ed was overcome by exhaustion and fell asleep too.