AN: This story is attached to songs in the story. Every chapter has a song that goes with the writing in the chapter. I would suggest that if you want to understand the meaning of the chapter LISTEN TO THE SONGS PLEASE along with reading.

Disclaimer: I do not own FMA

May I have this Dance?

It was a warm spring day when Winry and her parents moved into their new home in Central. Feeling she needed to explore some after getting her room settled she walked outside. "There'sthe pool" she said as she walked over and stuck her toes 'Burrrr that's freezing.' she thought as she pulled her foot out thinking maybe the heater wasn't working so she discarded the idea of taking a swim. Turning to go in the house she happened to glance up at the second story window next door. That's when she saw him staring down at her their eyes locked for a second then he shook his head and turned around and disappeared back into the window.

She stood there wondering who he was when a football flew over the fence and landed at her feet.

"HELLO, IS ANYONE THERE? MY FOOTBALL DO YOU SEE IT?" a young boy peered through the fence at her "OH HI, Can you please throw my football back over?" he smiled and she noticed he looked like the other boy only his hair was shorter. She bent down and picked it up walking over to the gate that separated the yards she opened it and a smiling teenager greeted her "Hi I'm Alphonse Elric." Handing the ball to him she smiled "Winry Rockbell I just moved in."

"Hey do you like football?" Al asked smiling. That's when he heard the door open and his brother's voice "ALPHONSE" He walked out the door and looked around the corner. "AL! What are you doing?"

"Brother, come meet our neighbor" turning to Winry Al introduced his brother "This is my older Brother Edward." Edward just nodded "Hey" then he turned and walked back in the house. She thought maybe she had done something wrong "Don't mind Ed he doesn't talk to a lot people." She wondered why? Was there something wrong with him or was he a serial killer hiding out taking care of his younger brother.

"AL dear" a lovely women came out the door "There you are can you please take the trash out? Because, your brother has to go to work." He turned and smiling "Sure mom." Trisha Elric a lovely chestnut haired woman with a heart of gold raising her two sons. She looked at WInry "Oh and who's this lovely young woman?" Just then Ed walked by and in his normal rude self "Just some girl who moved in next door with her rich doctor parents." Trisha's head snapped around "EDWARD!" turning back to Winry "I'm sorry dear he's very outspoken" She glared at her older son "I thought I taught him better manners than that." As he walked past her she smacked the back of his head. "I got to go to work." He looked at Al and ordered "Take the trash out idiot." Then he walked off down the street "I'm sorry about Edward ever since his dad left he's been very angry." She smiled softly watching him walk out of her sight "But he really is a good boy."

"I understand." Winry said smiling as she threw the football to Al "You want to play catch with me? I'm really bored and I don't know anyone."

"Sure" Al answered excitedly because it had been a long time since someone had played catch with him. Edward used to but it seemed he was always too busy now or he was just in a bad mood. Winry and Al threw the football back and forth so much both of them thought their arms were going to fall off and they laughed so hard at each other's stupidity their sides were hurting when they finally stopped. It was about 10:00 p.m. when Winry's mother yelled for her to came home "Thanks for the fun Winry maybe we can do it again tomorrow?"

Smiling she turned to walk away "Sure Al I'd like that." Al went in his house and Winry went to hers. She took a shower because she was sweaty and got out she hadn't even thought about shutting her blinds before she went in. Walking out in a towel she happened to glance out her window and there he was, her window was directly across from his. He was doing some martial arts moves in his bedroom and as she watched him she became somewhat hypnotized by his moves. He was also easy on the eyes to look at with his bare chest and a six pack most men would kill for. His long golden hair was down he looked much better than he did with the braid earlier. His biceps glistened with sweat and the way he moved fascinated her just the shear flow of tone in his body. She watched for a few minutes and then thought she better stop because if he saw her he might get pissed. She went in and pulled the towel off of her hair and brushed it then she put on her shorts and spaghetti strap camisole slipping on her bunny slippers she walked out into her room and flipped the stereo on.

She had forgotten all about the blinds being open because she was used to living in the country not having neighbors this close. A song she loved can on and her foot started tapping to the beat and the next thing she knew she started dancing around. Now mind you her dancing was very seductive.

Edward had finished his exercises and practicing his moves when he happened to glance across the way into the window. 'What the hell is she-' he watched as she continued to dance squatting down and spreading both her knees out to the sides 'WOW?' She had taken his breath away as he watched her glide across the room. Noticing her stereo was on he turned his on hoping to find the song she was dancing to when he came across a station playing Saving Abel's "Addicted." and the beat went with the dance she was doing so he stood there and listened to the words and watched her intensely as she did the booty shake. He was beginning to feel strange watching her he felt like a peeping tom but he couldn't take his eyes off her backing up he fell over his bed. "Ooow Shit!" he said standing up and rubbing his head looking back over at her, he couldn't get enough. 'WAIT! But I just met this girl. I don't even know her. What the hell's up with this feeling I have?' he watched for a few more seconds then he had to turn away but he left the song playing as he sat at his desk with his back to the window he started reading a book.

The song had finished and out of breath Winry spun around and realized she'd left the blinds open. 'OH GOD!' she looked over and saw him with his back to her, breathing heavily she shut the stereo off 'Thank god he didn't see that.' She walked over and slipped into bed and shut her light off curling up in bed she thought she wanted to try to talk to him tomorrow but she didn't know if that would be such a good idea especially after the meeting they had today.

Edward read for a few hours then turned his stereo off and looked at the window across the way it was dark. Smiling to himself he shook his head as he crawled into bed and dozed off. He woke the next morning early and went to the garage to work out on his punching bag and lift some weights. He had his music going and he didn't hear the garage door open as he continued to punch the shit out of the bag visualizing it as his father. She startled him when she said "Hi Edward" he turned to see her standing by the door.

Straightening up and walking to the weight bench "Hey" he sat down and grabbed a bar with two twenty pound weights on it and began to do curls. "If you're looking for Al I think he's in the shower." He continued curling the weights in twenty count sets and switching arms.

"I know you're mom told me." She shyly walked over to the punching bag "Why do you hit this bag like you're hitting someone for real?" She didn't know if she was prying she was just trying to make small talk.

"Sometimes I picture it as someone I don't like." He sighed and continued his sets.

She smiled and turned to him "Could you teach me?" she didn't know what fun it would be beating the crap out of a bag full of sand but she wanted to try. He looked up at her and cracked a slight smile and chuckled "Sure" he shrugged his shoulders and set his weights down and walked over behind her.

Putting his fists up in front of him "Put your hands this way." She curled her arms up the way he showed her and made a fist with both hands. "Keep your wrist straight when you hit." She nodded he took a look at her stance then put his arms around her and pushed her arms into the place. As he stood there with his arms around her he could smell the scent of her perfume in his nostrils. She liked the feel of his arms around her and she leaned back into his chest as he showed her how to hold her arms when she punched.

"Alright I think you're ready." Thinking it would be funny watching her punch this thing he stepped back. "Picture someone you can't stand then punch as hard as you can." She got a serious look and thought for a second about her ex-boyfriend and he almost busted a gut from the look of determination on her face as her fist went back and she threw a solid punch but she forgot to keep her wrist straight and when it connected with the bag she felt pain shoot up her arm.

She jumped at the pain and started shaking it "Oooow" he put his hand out and took her arm "Are you okay?" she smiled "Yeah" he began to examine her wrist by pushing on it "Does that hurt?" She felt so stupid not following his directions then she gazed up at him as his amber eyes looked into hers and she saw a softer side to him for a second "A little, I feel so stupid that was an awful punch."

He was still rubbing her wrist "Nah, That was a good punch." Looking back down at her wrist "For a girl." Realizing he was still holding her arm he dropped it just as the garage door opened and Al came in.

"Hey Winry are you ready to go do something?" Al said smiling then he noticed the way they were acting "Is something wrong?"

Edward went back to his normal self "No just a stupid girl thinking she could do something a guy could." She couldn't understand how one minute he could be so caring and be such an ass the next. She thought she had connected with him but did he really think of her as just a stupid girl. Edward noticed the look on her face and the slight tear that was forming in her eye and deep down he was sorry that he had just said it that way and now he felt like an asshole. But showing his emotions to people was not something he liked to do so he put up the whole tough demeanor.

Winry took a deep breath and turning to Al she nodded then turning to glare at Edward "Yeah, let's go find something to do. It seems your brother thinks dumbbells are more interesting than some stupid girl." He hadn't wanted her to take it that way and he knew he had hurt her feelings but what should he care she was just a stupid girl. He didn't have time for girls he had to take care of his mother and brother.

As her and Al walked off Edward found himself standing there wondering why he even cared that he'd hurt her feelings. Picking up his dumbbells he started curling them again then he got disgusted and just dropped them and went in the house.

"Hey son what's the matter you look down?" Trisha asked washing dishes she knew her oldest well and the look on his face was one she hadn't seen in a long time.

Edward walked over by her and leaned against the counter "I want you to be honest mom." Crossing his arms he looked at his mother "Am I an asshole?" Trisha chuckled some then straightened her face seeing the sincere look on his face.

"Well Edward" she picked a towel up and dried her hands and turning to him "You can be brutally honest sometimes." She smiled at him "But that doesn't mean you're an asshole it just means you don't mind telling people what's on your mind."

He sighed "So I am an asshole then?" he pushed off the counter and turned to walk out of the kitchen when out of the corner of his eye he saw his mother sway back and forth as she fell he caught her "MOM! Are you okay?" he picked her up and carried her to the couch and knowing that Winry's parents were doctors he ran next door.

He banged on their door till Mr. Rockbell opened it and seeing the frightened look on Edward's face "What can I do for you?"

"M-My mom" Edward looked towards his house "I-It's my mom she just collapsed." Mr. Rockbell could tell he was shaken so he grabbed his bag and yelled for his wife. When they entered Edward's house his mother was sitting on the couch rubbing her head as she smiled at her son "I'm sorry I scared you dear."

Mr. Rockbell began to check her out then she asked Edward to leave the room. He didn't understand what was going on but in a few minutes Mr. Rockbell emerged from the living room "Your mother wants to talk to you. I gave her something to help her sleep so you have a few minutes." Edward nodded as he walked into the living room and bent down next to the couch "Mom what's wrong?"

She gazed up at him knowing Edward was always the strong one "Edward I'm dying. I have known for some time now. But lately it seems to be getting worse." Edward couldn't believe what she'd just told him 'NO! NOOO!' "M-Mom what's going to happen to AL and I? You can't leave us." He felt every muscle in his body tighten then the emptiness that came over him as he began to sob in disbelief.

She put her hand to his face "Edward don't tell your brother yet." She smiled at him with a loving mothers smile "I know you'll take care of your brother. You're a good brother and you won't let anything happen to him." Her eyes began to droop and she closed them "You're the best brother and son." She whispered before she went to sleep.

Edward walked outside into the garage and as he stood there the hate for his father built up in him and he began beating the shit out of the punching bag to the point he put a hole in it and it spilled sand everywhere. "AHHHHHH" screaming out loud he turned to the weights and began throwing them around the garage making huge holes in the walls. He pushed himself to such exhaustion that he fell against the wall and slide down into a crouched position and sobbed into his hands. 'What am I going to do? I CAN"T DO THIS!' Looking up he screamed "WHY? WHY HER? WHY CAN'T YOU TAKE THAT BASTARD FATHER OF OURS?" Standing up he grabbed the bench for the weights and threw it out of the garage into the driveway.

Mr. and Mrs. Rockbell watched Edward's meltdown from afar "That poor boy." She said turning to her husband "He and his brother are going to be alone soon with no one to care for them."

"They'll be fine and we'll help them through it when the time comes." Mr. Rockbell said putting his arm around his wife "He's one angry boy though." Al and Winry returned to see the weight bench in the driveway and the garage in shambles, with weights and big huge holes in the wall.

Walking into the living room they found Edward sitting in the chair with his head down. "Brother, what happened to the garage?" Al looked at their mother on the couch "What did you do to mom?"

Edward glanced at their mother then looked up at Al "Nothing Al, I got a little upset about dad." Edward got up and walking over to the couch "Mom got a little light-headed but that was before I got mad about dad." Turning to look at Winry, "Mr. Rockbell came over and gave her something to help her sleep."

"Huh…Oh that's good right?" Al looked at Edward slightly smiling at his brother and lowering his eyes "Yeah Al that's good." But Winry knew there was something else going on Edward he had a distant look in his eyes. She turned to walk out as Edward pulled on her arm and nodded in the direction of the door.

"Well Al I'll see you later okay." She smiled turning to walk out the door.

"I'll walk you out." Turning to follow her Edward looked back at his mother on the couch. Winry stopped at the door and looking into his amber eyes she could see hurt in them.

"Edward what's going on?"

He lowered his head "Tell your dad thanks for his help. I'm sure he'll explain." Opening the door he turned to her "Even though Al just met you Winry thanks for being a friend to him." He couldn't believe he had just said that to her.

Putting her hand on his shoulder she smiled at him "I'd like to be your friend too Ed." Not knowing how to accept it he just turned to her "I'll try, I don't really have that many friends."

She nodded at him then walked out the door, shutting the door Edward leaned against it. Wondering why someone like her would want to be his friend? They had absolutely nothing in common. Feeling the effects of the day he decided to go fix Al some dinner then he was going to turn in. Al had taken a blanket and covered their mother up and walking into the kitchen "Ed, What's really going on? You totally destroyed the garage it looks like you were more upset than mad."

Turning to see his brother concerned face Edward sighed "Sit down Al I have something to tell you and your gonna freak out just like I did." Al sat down giving Edward a puzzled look as Edward began to explain to him what their mother told him.

"Nooo" Putting his hand to his head in disbelief Al couldn't think straight at this point "Dying? But How?...Why?" Looking up at his older brother, "I don't understand."

Walking over Ed put his hand on Al's shoulder "Don't worry Al everything will be fine but don't let on to mom I told you okay." Smiling a soft smile he turned to finish cooking.