"Mom! Al wet the bed again!"
"Did not!"
Its 7:00 AM in Risembool and the Elric brothers were just waking up. Trisha Elric, their mother, looks after them with close eyes. "Al? Please bring the bed sheets down so I can wash them!" Ed sat down at the kitchen table giggling as he ate his breakfast. Al came downstairs looking down with a red face. "Alphonse? Did you wet the bed again?" Trisha wasn't yelling at him, she just had a stern tone to her voice. Al walked over to the table, "Yes..." he mumbled quietly. Ed instantly burst into laughter. "I-I knew it!," he yelled holding his stomach. "Edward Elric! Don't laugh at your brother!" Ed looked down. "Sorry mom..." Ed continued to eat his breakfast in silence.
After breakfast Ed and Al went outside to play. They couldn't find Winry anywhere. Ed decided he would go see if she was home. Ed knocked on the door, "WINRY!" Pinako answered the door. "Hello, Ed. Come on in." Ed thanked Pinako and walked inside to see Winry sitting on the floor playing with a girl about their age with long blond hair, about the same length as Ed's, and eyes the same color as Ed's to. She could've been his sister. The only difference was that she had a bandanna on, her hair was down, and she was a girl.
She looked over to him," Hello! I'm Kat! You must be Edward!" Ed looked past the girl to Winry. "Winry? Who is she?" he asked pointing to her from the side. "I found her sitting under a tree earlier." Kat continued to look at Ed with wide eyes and a bright smile. Pinako came over to her, "Where did you say you came from again?" Kat looked down, "I'm not from around Amestris..." Ed kept staring at the bandanna, wondering what she was hiding...if she was hiding something. He was staring at the top of the bandanna when he saw something move! His face had a confused look on it when Winry came up to him "Ed? Do you and Al wanna play with me and Kat?" Ed shook his head fast and looked over to Winry, "Did you say something?" Winry sighed. "Do...you...and Al...want to play...with me and Kat?"
"Sure," he said with enthusiasm, "I'll meet you guys outside!"
Ed began to run over the tree where they always meet. Al was lying under it apparently asleep. Ed kneeled by him and shook him awake, "Al! Al! Winry's coming to play and she's bringing a new girl!" Al blinked and looked up at Ed. "A new girl?" he asked innocently. "Yeah! Her name's Kat." Al pointed past Ed as the two girls were walking toward them. Ed nodded as if he knew what Al was going to ask. The two girls bounced over to them happily. Ed's eyes were focused on the bandanna again and the next thing he knew Winry was waving her hand in front of his face," Ed? Are you still there?" Ed looked over to Winry. "Sorry," he turned to Kat, "What d'you wanna do, Kat?"
"Anything? Really?"
"Hmm, how about...Tag!"
"I love tag!" They all exclaimed. Kat slapped Winry on the back, "YOU'RE IT!" she yelled at the top of her lungs.
After the game of tag the sun was setting behind the horizon and the sky was ruby colored. They were sitting in the grass waiting for the stars to shoe themselves. Trisha came outside to put the laundry on the line when she saw all of them sitting under the tree, she smiled then went to sit on the porch to wait for her boys to come running home.
Al and Winry yawned loudly. "Are you guys tired?" Winry asked. "Yes..." Kat could barely keep her eyes open when she answered the question. Al looked over to the house and elbowed Ed, "Brother, I think Mom wants us home." He pointed over to Trisha who was now waving to them to come home. Ed nodded and got up, so did Kat. Kat was following Ed and Al home but Ed and Al didn't notice until they got to the house.
Trisha welcomed the boys back home with open arms. "Who's your friend?," she asked. Ed turned around and looked at Kat with confused eyes. "Um, Kat, I think you should be getting home. Your parents are probably worried." Ed's words pierced Kat's heart with fear. She looked down, "W-well I d-don't have a home right now." She mumbled her response, and it was inaudible to Ed, Al, and Trisha. Trisha looked back to Ed and Al, "How would you like it if Kat stayed the night?" Ed and Al's faces lit up in excitement as the nodded their response. Trisha smiled and showed them inside.
Eventually, the ruby sky turned to the black of night. Inside the house dinner was just finishing and Ed was stuffed to the bone. Kat stretched her arms. "Thanks, Mrs. Elric. That stew was delicious!" she said patting her stomach happily. Ed stood up and pointed at Kat, "You bet it was!" Trisha smiled at the three young friends as they laughed and smiled, she knew she might not have much longer to see those innocent little faces.
The next morning Ed woke up half-way off the bed, Kat was hogging all the pillows, and Al was splayed out in the middle of the two. Ed was the first to actually wake up, he looked over to Al then Kat. He realized after a few seconds that she still had her bandanna on. She moved over a bit after a couple seconds and the bandanna fell off to reveal to ears on the top of her head like a cat's. Ed just blinked a few times and rubbed his eyes. Kat woke up shortly after that. "Good morning, Ed," she said with a smiling face. Ed continued to stare at the top of her head. "Um, K-Kat..." he stammered pointing at the ears. Her eyes went wide and she touched the top of her head, "Oh no..." Ed kicked Al hoping he would wake up. Al grumbled and sat up. "Good morning Ka-" he almost finished his sentence but then he saw the ears that were now drooping a bit. His bright smile faded. "You guys can't tell ANYONE!" Kat said in a hushed tone, "Not even your mother!" Ed and Al nodded slightly. "Can we at least tell Winry, she can keep a secret," Al asked. Kat nodded, "But no one else after that!" Kat slid off the bed and put her bandanna back on then took a deep breath trough her nose. "Mmmm, Bacon!" She exclaimed as she ran out of the room into the kitchen. Ed and Al looked at each other then did the same as Kat.
After breakfast Ed, Kat and Al ran outside to Winry's house. "Winry! Winry!" Kat was yelling as she ran up the step to her house. Pinako answered the door, "Hello Ed, Kat, Al." Kat was waving violently and Ed said, "Hi Granny is Winry home?" Kat was swinging on her bare heels when Winry came to the door. "Hi you guys, wanna play?" she said. Al nodded, "Yep, we'll meet you under the old tree, Ok?" Winry nodded then went back inside and shut the door behind her. Kat then stuck out her arms and ran to the big tree, Ed and Al did the same. Laughing, all three of them fell down on the soft inviting grass under the tree. When Winry can over to the tree she sat down with them. "So what d'you guys wanna play?," she asked. Ed looked to Kat. "Well first we have a secret to tell you," he said in a whisper. "I love secrets!" Kat took off her bandanna and flicked the ears. Winry's face was indescribable; almost a mixture of confusion, surprise, and fear. Kat then saw Trisha putting clothes on the line. She immediately put the bandanna back on as quickly as she could. Winry still had a strange look on her face. "So, what do you think Winry?" Ed asked. Winry looked at Kat, "Well, I'm a little scared, but I think I can keep your secret Kat." Kat smiled widley and hugged Winry. "Thank you so much!"