It was a Friday Afternoon and Winry was running like a madwoman, it was going to be her older son's birthday and she couldn't handle it. She couldn't believe that almost 4 years ago she gave birth to the loudest, but sweetest child in the world. At least from her point of view.
She was running from one end of the living room to the other, preparing all the arrangements, making sure that everything is in order, so that in 5 days she wouldn't have to stress even more about it...
Ed just watched from a far, he didn't want to interrupt her while she is in the zone. NEVER MESS WITH WINRY WHEN SHE IS IN THE ZONE. After a few minutes he just chuckled, and very quickly she turned around and with the angriest face replied: "WHAT?"
"Nothing, nothing, you just look kinda crazy." He said while still chuckling...
Winry gave a very soft smile, started very slowly walking towards Ed and said: "Crazy? Well would a 'crazy' wife do THIS?" She said while pulling a wrench from her back and giving an evil smile to Ed.
Ed gasped "WHERE THE HELL DO YOU KEEP GETTING THOSE THIN-"
He didn't get a chance to finish his sentence because of a very powerful hit to the head with a cold metal object.
Winry went straight back to work while humming happily.
-Meanwhile in Xing-
Al had just finished packing his things. He made sure that he had everything about 7 times, he couldn't forget anything. ANYTHING! Especialy the little guy's present (Not talking about Edward).
Mei was sitting in his bed, pouting and with really sad puppy eyes. Xiao May was doing the exact same thing.
Al noticed the little sad xingese girl and sat next to her, pulling her head to his chest and hugging her tightly. "I'm sorry you can't come, but I'll take lots of pictures, and bring you a souvenier."
"A souvenier? You are going to resembool, there is basically nothing that you can buy..." She said as she made herself leave the hug and looked him in the face.
"I'll get something from Ed's house. A souvenier from their house!" He said while giving his usual adorable smile.
"Wouldn't that be stealing?" She said while looking confused. Xiao May hopped to her shoulder.
"Uhhhhh... He doesn't need to know." He said as he got up and walked towards his suitcase.
There was a little silence, then interrupted by Mei's low, sad voice.
"Have a safe trip..." She was looking down at her hands that were place in her knees.
"Oh, you are not walking me to the train station?" Al said while tilting his head.
"Oh, yeah! Of course!" She said while very rapidly getting up and walking towards the door. Xiao May was making little high-pitched noises of excitment.
-Transition from the Chan palace to the weastern of Xing train station-
"Well... This is where we part..." Mei said while looking down at her feet.
Al giggled a bit, and then placed his hand on her head and very softly moving it around. "You make it seem like we are never going to see each other again.. I'll be back in 2 weeks!"
Mei looked at him. I mean, looked UP at him. "You are correct Alphonse-sama!" Mei paused for a moment. "And one more thing..."
"Yes?"
"MAKE SURE TO STUDY EVERYDAY! ALSO ON THE TRAIN RIDE THERE GRAB YOURSELF ONE OF THE BOOKS AND READ READ READ!" She shouted making everyone in the station stare at them.
"Y- Y- Yes Mam'! I mean, Yes Princess!" Al said sightly scared
Mei then wrapped her tiny arms around Al's torso and arms. She coulnd't even get the arms to touch on the other end. "I'll miss you. Come back safe and soon please."
"Of course!" And right after he said that, the train to Eastern Amestris arrived.
"Well, I've gotta go, can you let go of me?" Al said with a slight worried face
"Oh, yes, yes. I apologize Alphonse-sama." She said as she let go of him.
Al gave her a kiss on the forehead and petted Xiao May with his index finger and said: "See you two later!" And ran off to catch the train.
"GOODBYE ALPHONSE-SAMAAAAA!"She said while jumping and waving both arms up high.
-At the Elric-Rockbell house-
Winry had calm down a bit, and was now giving her little girl the bottle. Ed was upstairs, like always, working on his alchemy. He then looked at the corkboard in front of him and saw the picture of his parents, him and his little brother. Pinako got that picture from Homenheim's jacket when he had passed away in front of Trisha's grave. That reminded him to pay his parents a visit, and as he walked out the door he decided to stop, because he thought it would be more special if he went with his younger brother.
In the living room there was a little sad boy by himself playing with his mother's wrench. Ed instead of going "back to work" decided to play with him. So without his son noticing he picked him up and threw him in the air, and then caught and started tickling him.
"Daddy, daddy stooooop! I'm gonna peeee!" The little boy said while laughing immensely.
Playfully Edward said "NEVER! MUAHAHAHAHAH, YOU SHALL BE TICKLED UNTIL YOUR PANTS ARE WET!"
The laughs from the other room were heard by Winry in the kitchen with the little girl. As she thought "Is he trying to make him pee his pants? Nothing that a wrench won't fix..." She got up and went to the living room very quietly looking for her favourite hitting tool. But it was nowhere to be seen.
Edward noticed her presence in the room and put the little guy on the floor, and as soon as he hit the ground he went running to a bathroom.
With a really sly look on his face, from his back pocket Ed pulls The Wrench and says "Is it this that you are looking for?"
Winry's cheecks flash red in an instant as she gasps "EDWARD ELRIC GIVE ME MY TOOL BACK! I TOLD YOU TO NEVER TOUCH MY INSTRUMENT!"
"Nope" He said playfully.
"GIVE ME THE WRENCH OR ELSE!"
"Or else what? You can't do anything if you don't have your tool! MUAHAHAHAHAH"
"Give it back!" She said as she aproached him to grab the wrench.
"No!" He says while raising his arm above his head holding the wrench so that she can't reach.
"Oh? You're using that tactic? Laaame.." She said as backed away and crossed her arms.
"What do you mean lame? You did it to me for years! Now it's my turn!"
"You know what forget about it! Keep the wrench, I have better things to do, like be a mother, unlike some people..." She said as she walked to the kitchen.
"What's that suppose to mean? Are you saying I'm not a good mothe- I mean dad?" He said as he followed her no longer having his arm up.
Winry turned around and saw the perfect opportunity to snatch the wrench back. "No what I'm saying is that-" She stole it out of his hand, and gave her usual 'I'm going to kick your ass' look.
Ed started shaking and very quickly turned around and ran as fast as he could. Still, like always, she headshotted him.
-Alphonse in the Train-
Alphonse was in his own cubicle reading through one of his Alkhastry books, as his attention flew from the book to the view outside the window. He hasn't visited his brother, or Amestris in general in almost a year. Even though he was still crossing the desert, loads of memories of people from Amestris popped into his head. He then whispered to himself "I want to see everyone in there. I hope they all got invited to the party."
He put his book in his lap, not closing it, and winged his head back to be leaning on the seat and sighed "Knowing Ed, Mustang won't be there..."
He puts a bookmark on the page he was reading, and puts the book inside of his suitcase. "I've been studying for an hour already, let me appreciate the view.." He says has he leans on the window, and slowly starts closing his eyes. "The window is so cold." Al smiles a bit. He ends up falling asleep.
- 7 hours later -
Al has been awake for a while, and he was reading his book again. He looks out of the window and notices that he is so close to Resembol. He puts the book back in the suitcase and stares out of the window. He's on the edge of the seat. He is too exicted to go back home.
After 15 minutes of Al getting up, and sitting back down, tapping his foot on the floor and his finger on his own legs, he arrives at the station. He grabs his bag and leaves running.
He sees the Madam that is normally at the train station.
"Hello Miss, I'm hooome!"
"Alphonse-kun! It's been a while! Look at you! You look more like a gentleman everytime I see you!"
"Hahaa.. Thank you! I'm in a hurry to see the little guy for his birthday!" He says as he starts running.
"You brother is not that short anymore!" She screams.
"I'm talking about my nephew!" He says looking back, smiling, but still running.
Al's run back home was giving him lots of memories, from when he was a kid, to all the visits he had.
All the farmers were waving hello, and all of the 'grannys' were complementing his handsomeness.
And then there it was. The house, where his brother, his childhood friend and now sister-in-law, and his nephew and niece. He couldn't wait, but he also didn't want to look out of breath and sweaty by the time he ran up that hill. He decided to walk, and think about what he was going to say, or what he was going to do.
He's 5 meters away from the front porch. And is just staring at the house. He reminded himself that Den was no longer there, because she was living with Granny in another house.. Slowly he started walking towards the door. He breathed in and out. Why was he nervous? He was excited 5 minutes ago. Maybe because it is the first visit he has done on his own. Normally he would come with Mei and Xiao May..
He decides to finnaly knock on the door. And instantly hears footsteps going towards the said door.
~~This was my first ever Fanfic/Story hope you enjoyed it ^^ Also if there are any typos or sentences that don't make sense let me know. (English is not my first language)~~