Hello everyone! I really really wanted to write this fic, it's basically how the episode Looming Shadows would have been if I'd been the writter (as if t.t) Anyways, I hope you enjoy it! Drop me a line if you feel like it.
*I do not own any of the characters or the anime, just another crazy fan*
"Doesn't look like anyone's home" Winry heard one of the men who carried her inside the tank to her house say.
"We are here now, Miss Winry" Said the other man.
Winry came out of the tank and left the hot air in exchange for the chilly air that surrounded Rossembool this time of year at this time in the afternoon. She came out of the tank and made her way inside her home. She was glad she was finally here, a place she knew, a place where she wasn't a stranger or a prisoner. "Mmmm, still smells like home" she said relieved, accompanied by her new body guards.
She made a gesture indicating to them to follow her through the backdoor of the house.
"Woow, It seems as if an automail bomb went off" one of the men exclaimed.
"Try not to touch the work in progress" Winry was tired. She didn't feel like giving them a tour around the house and being a proper hostess just yet. She needed a change of clothes. Her clothing was dirty and sweaty from the long journey, nothing that a hot bath and a change of cloth could not fix.
Winry went up the stairs, already enjoying the peace she would have once inside the bathtub. She opened the door to her bedroom taking in the familiar sight, though with the lights still off, a bad habit of hers. She knew this house like the back of Ed's automail's hand. She didn't need much light to move around her small decluttered room. She opened the closet and picked a clean set of clothes, a pink oxford shirt and a pair of blue pants, and headed to her bed to change.
"It's gotten so dusty in here" she murmured to herself while beginning to undress. She started to pull her tank top off when a strange figure caught her attention through the corner of her eye. Her heart stopped in her chest. A million thoughts went through her mind. Maybe someone had sneaked into her bedroom to attack her and hold her captive. Her vision got used to the poor lighting and the strange figure suddenly became painfully familiar. She could not breath. Edward was sitting in a chair only a few meters away from her. She felt her stomach clutch. She screamed. She screamed out of frustration and embarrassment. What the hell was he doing here in Reesembool? Even more, what was he doing in her room?
In no time, the men who had escorted her to the house burst through the bedroom door pointing their guns in the air.
"Hey! What's the matter here?" One said.
Edward tried unsuccessfully to find the words to explain the situation.
"What's Edward Elric doing in here?" the other one inquired.
This was so embarrassing. She remembered one of her childhood fears. When she'd started to grow up and her body began to change and the Elric's were home she always changed herself quickly and made sure she wasn't showering while they were at her house, fearing they would walk on her changing or showering and notice the changes that were so frightful for a young girl without a mother to comfort her and be there through them with her.
All of a sudden not only were the two man standing at her bedroom door but also two familiar faces that had probably followed Ed to Resembool, and the dog appeared as well.
"What the hell is going on up here?" Greed was also here. Though for Winry it was still Lin.
Winry was sick and tired. All she wanted was some peace and quiet after the last couple of months and not a welcoming waggon in her bedroom right after Ed had caught a glimpse of her naked upper body.
While all the men in her room engaged in a discussion of some sort, Winry took the chance to get closer to Ed and tried for once to use words instead of a wrench to get him to speak.
"Ok Ed, you wanna tell me what's going on here?" Winry was still embarrassed and didn't want to look Ed in the eyes. Ed was expecting a beating from her and tried to keep his distance.
"Looks like a cautionary tale about guns"
"Don't be a smart ass and tell me why you are in my room" Winry insisted.
Ed did not want to confess that the very reason he was in Winry's room was because it was a habit of his. Whenever he felt lonely and missed Winry he would sneak into her bedroom and take it all in. The pictures in the wall, the scent, Winry's mess, everything was an interesting piece of a puzzle and Ed liked putting puzzle pieces together.
He blushed deeply and Winry could tell. "Just wanted a place private to eat my sandwich" clearly she wasn't going to buy that was she?
The five men and dog kept arguing and Winry had enough of it. "Get out of my room" shouted Winry releasing the tension that was building inside of her. She kicked the men out except for Ed. Even though Ed had seen her and she did not know what to say next she hadn't seen him in a while and she needed to check on him. See if he was alright and his automail was still working properly.
"I was worried about you" confessed Winry. She knew it was a blunt statement but it was true and she needed to let him know. Ed was stricken by the comment but it warmed his heart and answered that he had been worried about her too.
"I though Al was with you" said Ed making her remember. "He's at the train station right now, he's with Miles. The train's gonna leave soon, you might be able to make it if you hurry" Ed stood up quickly and started running to the door but stopped half way through when he remembered it might not be such a good idea.
"Hey, what's wrong?" Asked Winry concerned. "Don't you wanna see him?"
Ed really did want to see his brother. That's all he wanted right then and there. But he had to be wise about his exposure to the public. "Well, technically I'm a fugitive right now. I can't risk anyone seeing me"
"But still" she said. She knew how much Ed wanted to run towards Al.
"Winry?" interrupted an old and familiar voice. "Welcome home" said Granny Pinako.
"Hey Granny, I hope you weren't worried. I missed you" _
Granny Pinako went downstairs to prepare a meal for the kids and the Hooligans they had brought with them. Winry had asked Ed to leave her room so she could change clothes and then headed downstairs to help her Gran.
Edward was sitting in the kitchen looking bored. He watched Winry while she helped around and for a split second he unlocked the trunk in his head where he kept all of his fantasies about a life with Winry. A life he didn't dare to picture a lot in case the Promise day didn't turn out in their favour. There was also the fact that he would have to confess his feelings to Winry and she had to decide whether to continue by his side or not, and truth be told, at times this seemed much scarier than facing the promised day.
While the family and guests where having dinner, Pinako asked the reason why these men where in Resembool and Greed mentioned Ed having to adjust his automail, to which Pinako answered that she did not like to fidget with Ed's automail because it was not her creation and hinted at Winry to take a look at it later.
Secretly Winry was thrilled she was getting some time along with Ed. Even if lately she had seen him more than usual, having gone to Briggs with him and all, she still cherished every automail appointment she had with his favourite customer and his favourite boy. Even if Winry did not know it yet, Ed felt the same way.
Once dinner was over Pinako and the men cleaned everything up while Winry and Ed went upstairs to the room they usually used to do automail maintenance.
Ed took off his shirt and pants and put on a pair of shorts while Winry opened boxes to look for the pieces necessary for this ordeal. She approached the bed where Ed was sited and took a closer look at his arm. She loved having Ed with so little clothing near her. She felt in power, something she didn't feel often when it came to Ed because, as much as she tried to hide it behind wrench beatings and tough language, her knees destabilised when in close proximity to him.
"Your automail is not in such a bad shape" she said "both of them, they look quite good actually"
"Yes well, I didn't want to worry you... or be at the end of a beating" he was trying to make small talk. Being half naked in front of Winry was never easy.
Winry smiled and look up at him from her kneeling position holding his automail leg. "Wise call"
Ed was not sure if what he was going to do next was as wise as his previous decision but he felt the need to let Winry know how he really did appreciate her. He reached for her hand and put his own on top of hers on his knee and said "Thank you, Win, for everything. For coming to Briggs when I asked and always being there when we need you. I know you have a life apart from us and I should start making appointments and not just dropping by like today. So thank you" He had stopped looking her in the eyes half way through his little speech but went back to her eyes when he was done.
Winry stopped what she was doing. New touches are odd. She knew Ed and how his body felt but not in this way, this new intimate door he was opening. She turned her hand so her palm was facing his palm and gave him a squeeze. "Don't be silly. I'll do anything for you and Al. You are my family after all remember?" She said and noticed Ed's thumb slowly circling in soft motions, caressing his hand. She knew Ed and her where close but this little gesture could only mean so much. She took the chance and did the same to his hand. They stayed like that, hand intertwined and brushing their thumbs to the other's hand looking innocently into each other's eyes and smiling to confirm this action was okay.
"Where are you going to sleep?" Asked Winry breaking the peaceful silence in a small voice "Cause we are a lot of people in this house tonight and I'm not about to give my room to any of them"
"Don't worry. They can sleep in the room I usually use and I'll sleep here or in the couch" Ed motioned Winry to sit next to him instead of being on the cold floor like she was.
"You can sleep with me" said Winry honestly. She didn't want Ed sleeping uncomfortably days before his big fight. "I don't mind and my bed has enough space" she would normally blush just by the thought of suggesting such a thing but she was dead serious, she worried about him and the couch did not seem like an option.
"You are joking right?" laughed Ed "Pinako would kill me if she found out"
"I don't think she would. Anyhow, there's no need to tell her. She's probably sleeping by now" She broke the eye contact. That did sound a little forward of her. She hoped she was reading Ed's signals well, otherwise she would not hear the end of it. They were both quite grown, they could share a bed alright. She had never shared a bed even as innocently as just laying with someone else before. Sure, she had dated two boys from town a couple of times but nothing more than a kiss there and a lonesome hug but since Ed's life had gotten as difficult as it had and he seemed to need her more than before she had stopped trying to date like her friends and be there for the two brothers. She wasn't sure if Ed was as inexperienced as she was but she knew better than to think about that.
"Okay" Ed answered. He was too nervous to say anything else. What did this new arrangement entail? Not much had been said but there was room for endless interpretation.
Winry told the men they could sleep in Ed's usual room and walked to her bedroom where Ed was. She fetched her toiletries and pyjamas and headed to the bathroom where she brushed her teeth. She looked in the mirror and played with her hair. It was ridiculous, she thought. They were just sleeping. She decided to just leave it lose and put on her pyjama shorts and shirt. _
Winry hesitated before entering her own bedroom. Her heart was racing. She was excited but dreadfully nervous. She really liked Ed, she knew she was in love with him and would take whatever he had to offer; but the solely idea of ending up with a broken heart was enough to make her doubt her every move.
She pushed the door open gently and Ed was awkwardly standing next to her desk facing her. "I didn't know which side of the bed you liked best" he smiled not looking directly at her; until he did and Winry said "I mean... the bed is big enough for two but It's definitely not a two sized bed"
"You know what I mean!" said Ed stubbornly. She missed that tone. That one was familiar, not the soft way he was speaking to her since the automail maintenance earlier that day.
"I'll sleep next to the wall" Winry walked to the bed and got down the covers patting the space available inviting Ed in. He walked to the bed with a straight face and got down the covers as well.
At first their bodies did not dare to move. Their feet and legs where at a cautious distance. Winry was lying on her side facing Ed and he was looking up at the ceiling.
"Ed?" asked Winry "Is everything ok?... It's just-it's just sleeping you know?" She did not want to make him feel uncomfortable.
"Yeah. It actually feels nice. Knowing and seeing with my eyes that you are safe" He turned to his side as well and looked her in the eyes. He blushed and Winry noticed it which gave her more confidence. She touched his flesh foot with hers which were dead cold and made Edward say "God! are you always this cold? what are you a zombie?"
Following their playful state, she answered "Well then I'll leave them there, so you can warm them for me"
"if you are cold I can hug you, you know?" Ed said. Now it was Winry's turn to blush. Ed found this really cute and with a little "Come on" he nagged closer and hugged Winry who, after a while, said "I missed you".
Ed answered "I missed you too" and kissed the top of her head. The walls they had built to function around each other where slowly coming down. They both knew it and they could feel it. Right there in the dark of the night inside those four walls that kept them from the rest of the world the rules seemed bendable and everything seemed possible.
Winry started to think about the fact that Ed and Al's biggest battle was about to come and the possibility of nights like this one to repeat themselves might be close to zero. She knew what she wanted and thought that Ed might want the same too.
"Ed?" Winry asked timidly but steadily.
"Yes?" He answered with a hint of curiosity.
"Have you dated, ever?" Winry pronounced those words quietly and tentatively. She did not want to go too far and scare Ed away.
Ed didn't answer at first. He didn't know what the best answer was. Maybe she was looking for someone with experience. Maybe if he said he had dated a few girls she might think he wasn't serious about relationships, when the truth was that everything concerning Winry was serious to him.
"No" Ed decided to answer honestly "I haven't really had the time; it's not something I'm avoiding I just haven't thought about it much" He started to draw circles in her arm with his fingers causing goose bumps all over her arm. He didn't know if she was still cold or if that's how she reacted to his touch. If that was the case, he could not wait until he could cause goose bumps all over her body.
"And you?" he felt he had the right to receive an answer as well.
"I have" She felt him stiffen a bit "Two guys from town. My friends sat me up with Bill from the house near the station, remember him? and some other guy you probably don't know" Suddenly she felt the need to say "We only hanged out a couple of times, just kisses and holding hands. Nothing more"
Ed did not mind if Winry had experienced things with other guys, it was only natural for her to continue with her life while he wasn't around. He had to admit though that he did feel a bit happier to know she had not shared a bed with anyone yet.
"Mustang is always telling me how I should have fun with girls more often so I can blow off some steam. He says the problem with me is that I'm always tense and angry" Ed laughed trying not to feel uncomfortable talking about such a subject with his childhood friend.
Winry decided to take this opportunity to put sex on the table. She had grown up, she knew that, she could feel it when she thought about Ed and what their bodies could do. They weren't kids anymore, young sure, but not kids. If there was someone who she wanted to share her first time with was Edward Elric.
"Maybe I could help you with that" She began moving her leg, the one that at the moment had peacefully rested between Ed's legs, upwards until it pressed against Ed's groin. Ed jumped slightly at the touch and blushed profusely. He was new to this, that was for sure, but he wasn't naive. He knew were this was going.
"Winry..." Ed tried to speak but his bed partner cut him off
"I mean it Ed. If you need to relax then I might be able to give you the release you need" She climbed on top of Ed, her hair falling down her shoulders and reaching Ed's shoulders as well. Straddling one leg she kissed him slightly and when Ed kissed her back she deepened the kiss. Right in that moment Ed was in heaven. Winry's lips made him feel knots in his stomach and his skin felt a hundred times more sensitive than ever. He was enjoying the kissing until he felt Winry's hips thrust right next to his groin. Ed stopped.
"Winry, I don't know if this is a good idea" he stroked her cheek gently "I might hurt you and you haven't given this much thought" Ed watched Winry's face go from a love, to doubt, to annoyance.
"Do you seriously think I would just give my virginity just like that? Without thinking about it?" She sighed "I'm old enough Ed. I want to do this with you because I can and I think you would like it too. Besides, there's not much to think about. You are under a lot of preassure and could use sex to release the tension and I like you and I know you care for me"
"I do" Ed replied sincerely resting his arms on Winry's hips.
"Then what do you say? should we try?"
"Ok" and they continued kissing.