Hello everyone my name is HarleyBB :) This is my Third Fanfic. I hope you all enjoy it and feel free to review I'm open to friendly and constructive criticism and also feel free to give me any ideas. Well that's all for now Happy Reading!
Chapter 1: Winry
It's been four years since the gate on both sides have been destroyed and everything seemed to go back to normal for some except for Winry Rockbell. She's been really depressed ever since both Alphonse and especially Edward left. Before she had the consolation that they would return to her but now she knew they never would. She recently closed the shop and decided to travel to get fresh air and to evaluate her life. She felt alone in the world and wanted to see if could find comfort in it. She and Den locked up the shop and decided to go to the cemetery before beginning their journey. She took five bouquets and set them down three for the Rockbell's and the other two for the Elric's. She wiped the tears from her face as she got on her knees and touched her parent's tombstone.
'I can't believe I'm the last Rockbell' she thought then she turned to the Elric's tombstone 'Well at least one is better than none' she continued. "Mom, dad, granny I'm leaving now I know Den is with me but please take care of me." She whispered to them then she picked up and put on her backpack and signaled Den to start walking.
The sun was close to setting it took her all day to decide to actually leave. As she left Resembol she turned around and waved goodbye to it. She wanted to see the gate for herself though that would have to wait until tomorrow. So she set up camp nearby and made a fireplace like the one Ed taught her to do. She opened her sleeping bag and slid right in then Den crawled next to her. She looked up at the stars and wondered how her friends were doing at that moment. As children they would lie on the grass and watch the stars together. She laughed at the funny memories like when they both proposed to her. At that time she though the idea of it was silly. Now she actually regrets turning them down. She wondered if things would have turned differently if she actually had accepted either one of them.
She began to stroke Dens back 'what's done is done I have to live with my decision and keep walking' she thought that was something Ed would say. She closed her eyes and began to dream the same dream she had since the boys left.
"Edward please come home or at least call once in a while. It seems you only call when you need maintenance." A younger Winry was at a platform at Central Train Station. She just completed maintenance on Edward and was about to head back home.
Edward sighed "Look Winry it's not that we don't care about you guys we do and I think about you all the time (he blushed) but we just never have time for that." He said trying to keep his composure. Alphonse smirked at the way his brother was reacting.
Winry frowned and nodded and got on the train as the horn began to blow. Edward frustrated to see Winry leave upset yelled so Winry was able to hear him.
"Look after we finish business here we'll get on the first train to Resembol alright! So see you in three weeks!" He yelled with his cheery grin. Winry jumped at the news and a huge smile formed on her mouth which seemed that it would never leave her face. As the train moved away they began to fade in darkness usually she would stay on the bus and yell out for them but this time something change. She ran to the back of the train and jumped off. She felt herself drowning for a moment but then began to see a light. She went towards it and felt a jolt of electricity flow through her body. She yelped and woke up.
"Excuse me miss are you alright?" a voice asked
She opened her eyes to see a strange man with dark hair standing looking down on her.
"Um yes thank you very much." She replied. The man helped her stand up she noticed that he was wearing a gold star on his jacket. She gave him a smile. The man looked at her and gave her a questioning look when he saw what she was wearing. Winry was wearing black pants and brown boots with a brown belt a white button downed shirt and a brown leather jacket.
"Are you a foreigner?" the man asked
"Why yes I'm from a town called Resembol" she replied a little more seriously noticing the strange stare the man gave her.
"I've never heard of that town is it far from here?"He asked again
"No not really by the way where is here?" she asked him noticing that they were in an alley and it smelled like trash. She wanted to find an Inn and take a shower.
"You are in Munich." He responded
'Munich!' she thought she never heard of that place before. Wait yes she did 'Oh my! That's the place Al said he was always going to when he slept' she thought
"Munich? What country is this?" she asked scared of his answer.
"Germany" he responded he thought it was odd that she didn't even know the country she was in.
'Oh god. I was sleeping near the ruins of the ancient city. How in the world did I end up here is this a dream like Al's?' It was becoming too much for her to handle and she began to hold her head. The man touched her shoulder.
"Miss are you alright do you need a hospital?" he asked
"No I just need a place to lay down do you know a place where I can stay for free? I'm afraid I have no money and I'm not sure that I know anyone in this city." She told him. The man looked at her suspiciously then nodded.
"I know of a florist lady who would kindly take you in" he said with a smile
"Thank you very much please take me to her." She said. He nodded and they began to walk out of the alley. The city was big nothing like the city back in her world. There were shops and bakery's it seemed nice enough of course there were random bad looking areas though nothing extremely awful. She did notice strange flags with symbols on them. She also saw men with uniforms on like they were military with the same symbols n them. One shoved past against the man she was with and didn't apologize which made her angry. "Hey! Watch it apologize to this man!" Winry yelled to the man in the uniform which caused the man she was with to stiffen and told her to be quiet. The man in the uniform approached them with a frown "Do you know who I am?" he asked her. "No and I don't care you are rude and you should apologize to this man." She responded folding her arms. "I'm not about to apologize to some dirty Jew. Why are you even with him?" He began to get suspicious of them.
"Look I don't even know what a Jew is and for the other thing that is none of your business." She barked back.
The man who was with Winry had enough he began to worry that Winry defending him was going to get them into trouble and went in front of her and spoke to the officer. "Sorry sir she is new here and doesn't know her place." He said looking down.
"Well then teach her before I do. I'm going to keep my eye on both of you." He said sternly and walked away. The man sighed and turned to look at Winry "Please be careful of what you say Miss. We got lucky with that one." He said
Winry looked at him shocked at what occurred "It wasn't our fault he started it first for being a jerk and by the way please call me Winry." She told him
"But no one ever insults them or else they can be hurt. Alexander." he replied as they continued walking.
They stopped at an old looking flower shop. He walked in first "Gracia! Are you here I brought a friend who needs you." He shouted as they went in the shop it was really pretty with a lot of different kinds of flowers everywhere. "Oh Alexander no need to shout I'm coming." A gentle voice came from the back of the store.
Winry's eyes widened when she saw who the owner was she looked exactly like the Gracia from her time. "Hello my name is Gracia how may I help you?" she asked in a friendly tone extending her hand to Winry's.
"Hello my name is Winry I'm new here and I'm looking for a place to stay." She said.
"Well Winry I would be delighted to let you stay." She smiled and began to talk to Alexander Winry tuned out still couldn't believe what was going on. She began to wonder if she knew the Elric's. She interrupted the conversation. "Excuse me Miss gracia but do you happen to know any boys with the last name Elric?" she asked her heart was pounding hard in her chest. She could feel blood rushing to her head.
Gracia smiled "Well I don't know any boys (Winry frowned) but I do know a couple of you men with that name. Actually they just arrived." She said beginning to walk towards the front of the store. Winry stood frozen and listen to a couple of voices that she hadn't heard from a long time.
"Good afternoon Gracia how have you been?" one shy timid voice asked
"Hey what's up is Hughes around?" a more pompous masculine voice asked
"hello boys no he's not he won't be back until late, though there is a cute girl asking for a couple of boys with your last name maybe you can help her." She responded
"Cute you say well don't mind if I do." He said
"Brother don't act foolish what about Noah she'd be upset if she saw you." The other voice said.
Winry gulped and tears began to form in her eyes she just listened to them not actually listening to their conversation but their voices. The young men broke her trance.
"Excuse me Miss are you looking for us?" one of them asked Winry slowly turned around.
All three eyes widened "Ed, Al" Winry whimpered "Winry!" they both gasped.
