Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist or the characters. I also do not own the lyrics.

Warning: Some adult themes and lemon in later chapters. Enjoy.

Every time I think of you,

I get a shot right through with a bolt of blue.

It's no problem of mine,

But it's a problem I find.

Living a life that I can't leave behind.

"Hahaha! You can't catch me!"

Winry ran across the grassy field and she didn't look back because she was afraid that she would be tagged by one of the brothers.

"I'm coming Winry! Better run!"

Edward yelled from behind her as she huffed and puffed while running as fast as she could.

She slowed her running as she got tired and turned around to see that the Elric brothers were trying to catch up to her.

"Hah! You see I'm the fastest there is!" She shouted while placing her hands on her hips and closing her eyes in pride.

"Oh no you're not!"

She just opened her eyes when she was suddenly knocked down to the floor by both brothers.

Edward and Alphonse laughed hysterically on top of her as she squirmed as much as she could to get out from under them.

"Move jerks! Okay you got me I can't breathe!" She yelled and they both let off of her.

"Heh heh sorry Win. We were only playing." Alphonse said rubbing the back of his head and he blushed slightly.

"Yea, I thought you were tougher than that!" Edward yelled back at her as she widened her eyes in fury.

"I am! You two are nothing against me! One more round of tag and this time I'm IT!"

The two brothers panicked and began running off in different directions away from her. She counted to ten and then began running after them.

Those summer days were full of fun and no worries. Part of her wished she could live those times again. But, there comes a time when you grow up and forget about the fun and innocent times and start to focus on more of the responsibilities in life.

Winry awoke from her nap as she grunted and stretched her body on the couch she lay on. She squinted her eyes and looked out the window to see that the sun was still up and that she hadn't overslept from the hard work she was enduring before.

"Winry! Suppers ready." Pinako yelled from downstairs.

"Coming!" She got up slowly wiping her eyes. She rose from the couch and slipped on some shoes as she headed downstairs to eat dinner. When she got to the bottom of the stairs she noticed the wonderful smell of stew linger in the air.

"Mmm..smells so good Grandma! Stew again? I love it!" She said as she sat down at the table.

"I know it's your favorite Winry. That's why I always make it." Pinako said with a smile as they both began eating in peace.

A couple of moments passed before Pinako spoke up again.

"So, have you heard anything from the Elric brothers lately?"

Winry stopped her eating at the mention of the two and responded sadly.

"No…I haven't. It's been a long time since I've heard anything from them. I just hope they aren't getting into too much trouble.." She said while playing with her food with her spoon.

"Well, I'm pretty sure there okay. You know, if they got into trouble or hurt themselves in any way, they'll be back here in an instant to see you."

Winry couldn't help but blush a little and realized that she was right. They'd always visit her when they got into a heap of mess. It was only a matter of time before they showed up again. Even if it's been about 3 years since she last saw them. Somewhere in her heart, she knew they would come to visit her again.

Staring at her bowl of stew, she reminisced about the good times she had with the two. About the time when Ed and Al arrived at Risembool because of the crazy fight they had with Scar, and how she beat the crap out of them for being so careless. But, deep inside of her she was so happy to see them. Although she used to bully them around, she always had a soft side for the two. She also respected their determination to restore each other's bodies and she would always support them no matter what decisions they made in the end.

It was her sole duty to be there for them. Be their mechanic, their friend, and always for whenever they needed help. That was her purpose in life because they were the only family she got.

Although…

She tried to fight off the other feelings she had inside of her that lingered for a very long time…

So long that it had been there since she was a little girl.

There was one thing she knew was true, and that she could never let out. For she knew, deep inside of her, that she was in love.

In love with Edward.

She spent so many nights trying to brush it away in her mind. But, she couldn't. The feelings were so strong.

She sighed as she began eating again and she felt Pinako stare at her from the side of her glance. She could never reveal this to anyone. Never…

And if Alphonse were to find out, would he be happy for the both of them? But, why would it matter what Alphonse thinks?

'It's not like I like him or anything…'

She thought as she finished up her supper and took her bowl to the sink to wash it.

"Thanks Grandma. The food was great.." She said lazily as she began to wash her dish.

"No problem…Hey Winry?"

She noticed the question and concern in her voice.

"Yea Grandma?"

"Do you miss Edward and Alphonse?"

She stopped her washing and stared at the wall in front of her not knowing how to answer.

"Because…you know they're coming soon to visit ya know."

Winry's eyes widened to the news and tried to hide her excitement.

"Oh...really? Well then I guess I'd better tidy up the place."

She finished washing her dishes and stopped the water as she grabbed a kitchen towel and dried her hands. She started to head up the stairs when Pinako spoke again.

"Aren't you glad to know they're coming?"

Winry froze for a second and then turned to face her.

"Yea…well I am. I just hope they didn't get into trouble again. Otherwise, it would be double work time for me heh.." She said with a smile and turned around again to head up the stairs.

She could feel Pinako's glare at her backside as she walked up the stairs.

She now knew that they were finally coming back for sure as she kept her excitement hidden and started to get ready for bed.

When she was done changing and brushing her teeth, she laid down on her bed and stared at the ceiling in thought.

'They're coming back…I hope they are doing well. I hope they don't see much of a difference in my growth.'

She giggled to herself remembering how short Ed was the last time she saw him.

'I also hope that Edward has grown a bit. I know he's always been short, and Alphonse towering over him in that suit of armor of his. But…'

She smiled to herself as she started to slip into a deep sleep.

'But…I hope they are doing fine. And remember me as I always was. Their best friend Winry. Their one and only…but if only they would know how I-'

She then fell into a deep sleep and let the sweet dreams overcome her for the next day would truly be a surprise.

"Winry dear! They'll be here soon. Wake up!"

She awoke suddenly from her deep sleep and looked out her window to see that it was sunrise already. She yawned and put her legs over the bed side attempting to get up. Even though she was hesitant to get up and get ready, she had a good night's rest and was ready for the day ahead of her.

She got up and stretched. Then headed over to her dresser where she would pick out a nice set of clothing to wear for the day. She decided on a white tee-shirt with black shorts. Simple, but the usual for her when she wasn't working hard on her auto mails. She brushed her teeth in the bathroom, put her hair up in a high ponytail and headed down the stairs for breakfast.

As usual, Pinako had made eggs with bacon and toast. She wasn't feeling that much hungry this morning because of her inner excitement for the Elric brothers arrival. She sat at the kitchen table as her grandma served her breakfast.

"The usual for you dear." Pinako said with a smile.

"Thanks Grandma." She smiled back and started eating her breakfast even though she wasn't hungry.

A little while passed and she finished and offered to clear the table and Pinako gladly accepted.

They cleaned together and much to their surprise, they heard Den bark from the outside. The bark stunned Winry as she started getting nervous and it was now obvious in Pinako's eyes.

Pinako just grinned and headed for the door.

Winry stood there not knowing what to do, or how to act. She just stood there as Pinako opened the door and stepped outside as the morning sun illuminated around her.

"Edward! Alphonse! How are my boys doing!" Pinako said while Winry stood behind her.

"Hey Pinako, how's it been?" Edward said with an obvious sound of maturity in his voice.

"Good, good. Oh my! Alphonse? Is that you?!"

Pinako's eyes widened to the full form of Alphonse in front of her. He was just a few inches taller than Edward and his hair was blonde but just slightly darker than Ed's.

"Since when did you get your body back? My my…your so handsome! Much better looking than your tiny brother over here."

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO TINY THAT IT WOULD TAKE A MAGNIFYING GLASS TO SPOT MY EXISTENCE!?"

Alphonse sighed and held his brother in place to calm him down.

"Brother, you're almost as tall as me now. Why are you still getting mad at being called short?"

Winry couldn't help but laugh at how Ed didn't change at all with his anger when people called him short. Ed stopped his angry fuse and noticed that Winry was standing behind Pinako in the doorway.

"Oh…hey Winry. Whats up? Long time-"

Edward stopped in mid sentence when he saw Winry step from behind Pinako and smile at him. He was in awe because he could see how much she'd grown and developed a beautiful body since they were away. His gaze was quickly interrupted by her words.

"Hey, Ed. Long time no see."

She continued to smile as Edward smiled back and looked down at his feet trying to hide his blush that had formed on his face.

"Yea…it's been a real long time."

"Hey Winry! It's me Al!"

Winry stopped looking at Edward and looked over him to see Alphonse standing there in his human form. Her eyes widened. She remembered when he was still a kid and kind of kept his same appearance, only much more grown up and handsome now.

"Hi Alphonse. You look…different. But, I mean in a good way haha." She said with a smile and Alphonse just blushed at her response.

"Yea, Brother got my body back. I'm so happy you finally got to see the real me again."

Alphonse kept smiling at her and now she was the one who had to look down to her feet to hide her blush.

Pinako noticed what was going on and then broke the 'soon to be awkward moment' between them.

"Well everyone. Please come inside. I made some breakfast if you boys were hungry?" She took a drag from her pipe and headed into the house.

They both nodded as they picked up their luggage and walked inside the Rockbell's house.

Winry eyed the luggage in their hands as she then spoke up.

"Oh..you guys were planning on staying long?" She asked in a curious tone.

Before the Elric's began to explain Pinako stepped in.

"Well, I was going to explain to you before dear, but I thought I'd make it a surprise."

"Yea Win we're staying for a month or two." Ed spoke as Winry became shocked from the news.

"Oh…oh I didn't know. Well…wow this is great!"

She picked up her excitement and Ed and Al let out the air they were holding in while waiting for her response.

"I'm glad your okay with it Winry." Alphonse said while putting his hands in his pockets.

"Yea if you don't mind.." Ed said looking around the room trying not to stare at Winry.

"Yes of course I don't mind! You guys are always welcome."

She then thought about something important.

"Then that means…let me get the rooms ready for you!"

She turned around and headed upstairs to get their rooms ready.

"Well that went well." Ed spoke and Alphonse nodded.

"You two look so handsome! How long ago did you get your body back Alphonse?" Pinako asked.

"It's been about a year now."

"Well, you look wonderful. The both of you…I mean."

Ed just rolled his eyes and heard footsteps coming back down the stairs.

"Rooms ready."

It was long past nightfall, and Winry was downstairs in her automail repair room as she heard a knock on the door. She stopped her focus on her work for a second as she answered.

"Come in."

The door opened slowly giving off a creaking sound.

"Hey Winry. What are you doing up this late?"

She turned around to see that it was Alphonse standing in the doorway. She smiled and showed him the new piece of automail that she had been working on.

"Oh, I've been working on a new model. I actually just finished. Do you like it?"

Alphonse walked up to her and picked up the new arm holding it to the light.

"Wow it has a lot of detail in it. Great job."

He handed it back to her with a smile. She couldn't help but blush again at the new sight of Alphonse's face. He too blushed a little when he noticed and placed his hands back in his pant pockets while rocking back and forth on the heels of his feet.

"So, do you always stay up this late working on your projects?"

"Yea.. usually. I'm sort of an insomniac if you can't tell already." She giggled. "What time is it anyway?"

"It's a little past 2am."

"Wow, time flies. Wait…aren't you supposed to be sleeping?"

He looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Uh, no. I think I'm old enough now to stay up anytime I want." He said chuckling a little.

"Oh no, I didn't mean it that way." She responded blushing a little more at her poor choice of words. "I just meant that it's late and that you guys were probably tired from your trip and all."

"No. I'm okay. I usually can't sleep either. I guess I'm used to it from not being able to sleep all those years in the armor, heh." He said while rubbing the back on his head.

A moment passed and she had to break the silence before it got awkward.

"So…how old are you now anyways? Just out of curiosity. I can't remember things for the life of me."

"I just turned 20 last week."

Winry's eyes widened and she could not believe it's been that long since she last saw them.

"Well. You've grown a lot Al. You look…really good."

She just realized what she said and didn't mean for it to come out that way and hoped that Alphonse didn't notice.

"Thanks…and you look….really good too."

There was an obvious blush on his face and Winry looked to the floor quickly to hide the little smile that formed on her face.

"Oh…thanks."

Another silent moment passed and now Alphonse had to break the awkwardness from happening.

"Well, I'm off to bed. Night Win. Don't stay up too late."

She lifted her head and saw him leave the room and close the door behind.

'Phew.' She thought. "That was a close one."

She turned around in her seat and continued to touch up on her finished project and then suddenly stopped.

'Wait…did I just say "that was a close one"? Close one what? What would have happened? This is Alphonse, what the hell am I thinking?!'

She got up from her table and knew that she was really tired because she was thinking about things that she normally wouldn't when she was more awake. She left the room and headed to her own for the night.

It was about an hour later and Winry was tossing and turning in her bed. She couldn't sleep as she groaned and then sat up straight.

'Why can't I sleep? What's wrong with me?'

She got up and placed her slippers on and headed out of her room to the bathroom. While in the hallway, she noticed the silence in the house and how dark and creepy it was. She shivered a little as she quickly headed to the bathroom. When she was done, she stepped out and almost screamed when she saw Edward leaning on the wall outside of the bathroom.

"Jesus Ed! You scared me!" She whispered as he chuckled a little.

"Sorry, I had to use the restroom too. Didn't think anyone was still awake."

Winry looked at him for a moment and saw the moonlight radiate off of his bare chest and she could also see that his hair was loose and fell over his shoulders.

"Is…there something wrong?" He said watching her look him over.

"Oh, no nothing. I'm just…tired. I'm going back to bed. Goodnight Edward."

"Night Win." She turned around and headed back for her room. She closed the door behind her and let out her breath that she was holding in.

'Wow…Ed sure has grown up a lot. He looks…really handsome.'

She walked to her bed and slipped off her slippers. She laid down slowly and tried to fall back asleep when there was a slight knock on her door. Her eyes opened a little as she wondered who would be knocking on her door at this hour. She thought that maybe it was all in her head and let it go closing her eyes again. A few moments later the knock came back. Her eyes shot open and she got up quickly to head to the door and opened it slowly.

"Who is it?" She whispered through the crack of the door.

"It's Alphonse. Can I come in?"

She couldn't believe that Alphonse came to her room at this hour. But she opened the door anyways and motioned for him to come in.

"Hey, I'm sorry to bother you, but I couldn't sleep. And I knew you were still awake…can I chill with you a bit?" He asked with a worried look on his face wondering if she would reject him.

"Yea sure of course Al. Anytime you want company I'm here." She smiled slightly and she walked over to her little couch in the corner and patted the seat for him to sit next to her. Alphonse walked over to her and sat down.

"Do you want to watch some t.v. to get your eyes tired or something?"

"Yea, that'll be nice. Thanks."

She grabbed the remote and turned on the t.v and saw that one of the 1920 horror movies were playing.

"Is this okay?" Winry asked eying Alphonse from the side and he nodded.

"Yea, this is perfect. I love horror movies." He smiled and Winry put down the remote and watched the movie with Alphonse.

"So, how old are you now?" He suddenly asked cutting off the gaze she had on the television screen.

"Oh, I'm 21." She said looking at him and he turned back his gaze to the t.v.

"Why do you ask?"

Al looked down and was hesitant to respond.

"Oh…it's because you asked me my age before. And that…"

She waited silently for the rest of his response.

"That…you look different that's all."

She turned her face back to the t.v. because she didn't want him to notice the bright blush on her face. They continued watching the movie for a while and before you knew it they were both fast asleep.

It must have been about 20 minutes into their sleep when Winry felt a hand on hers. She slowly awoke from her sleep and opened her eyes slowly to see what was going on. She saw that it was a much larger hand than hers and she froze for a second before turning her head slowly to look at Alphonse. He was still sleeping and she couldn't help but smile at the way he looked. He was sleeping so peacefully. Something inside of her gave her a weird feeling at that moment. A feeling in her stomach that she normally would not feel. Not especially for Edwards younger brother.

She leaned closer to Alphonse's face and without thinking she brushed her lips up against his and pulled away to look at him. He slowly opened his eyes to the sudden movement and stared at Winry blankly. She was so close to his face that he couldn't even move. She then took the next move and boldly pressed her lips against his. He still didn't move and she opened her eyes slightly to see his were still open wide in shock. She pulled back and felt humiliated at what she had just done.

"Oh my Gosh…Alphonse…I am so sorry."

She covered her face with her hands to hide her massive blush that came after her actions and Alphonse still stood in the same position that he was in. It took a moment for him to snap back into reality and noticed that Winry was completely embarrassed.

"No wait. Winry…"

He placed his hand on her shoulder and pulled away her arm from her face motioning for her to look at him. She hesitantly turned to him to see that he was blushing as well.

"Winry I…"

The words couldn't come out of his mouth as Winry's heart started beating faster as the seconds went by.

He started breathing faster as he moved closer to her and pressed his lips against hers. Her eyes went wide from the spontaneous action, but then relaxed a bit as Alphonse began passionately kissing her. They did not dare use their tongues, but Winry felt the urge to move onto his lap and straddle him from a top. They kissed deeper which caused Winry to lose control in herself. She stuck her tongue in Alphonse's mouth and started massaging her tongue with his looking for dominance. Al moaned in her mouth and then she began grinding herself on him. His hands slid from her upper thighs to her hips and then started moving slowly up her shirt. Just when things were getting intense, there was a knock on her door.

She quickly got off of Alphonse and fixed her clothing. She snapped out of her infatuation with Alphonse and looked at him shocked. She stood up from the couch and fixed her clothing. She walked to her door to open it just a little bit.

"Who is it?"

"Hey, it's me Edward."

She cursed mentally at herself and had to come up with something because what would he think if he knew his brother was in the same room with her at this hour?

"Um..whats up?"

"Can I come in?"

It was like deja vu all over again.

"Uh…um, I can't. I'm…"

She had to think, and think fast.

"I'm naked."

She could have smacked herself from the stupid response she gave him, but it seemed to have worked.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'll talk to you tomorrow then. Goodnight Win."

She closed the door and laid her back against it. She sighed and realized that Alphonse was still in her room. And, just kissed her.

More than just kissed her. He almost felt her up.

But this wasn't good. Why did she kiss him in the first place? Why did he kiss her back? She couldn't understand because she was supposed to be in love with Ed.

She looked over to where the couch was and saw Alphonse sit up and walk towards her. Her heart sped up a little as he ended up right in front of her.

"I'm going to bed now Winry…goodnight." He took one look at her and her eyes stared back as he leaned down and kissed her on the cheek. A tingly sensation ran through her body as he moved past her to open the door and headed back to his room.

She headed back to her bed quickly and laid down throwing the covers over her body. 'This is going to be a crazy couple of months.' She closed her eyes and surprisingly fell asleep within a few minutes.

The next morning she awoke and felt like she had no sleep. She glanced over at the clock and saw that it was half past nine. She groaned when she realized that she only had five and a half hours of sleep. Also the fact that she had to get up and help her Grandma make breakfast for the boys. Well, they weren't boys anymore. But, she still had to show respect for the two and help out. She leaned up from her bed and stretched noticing that the sun wasn't present and heard the sound of rainfall hitting the roof of the house. She got up and got dressed like she usual did and then brushed her teeth in the bathroom. She was too lazy to put her hair up so she just combed it through and made her way downstairs.

The kitchen light hurt her eyes as she entered and saw Pinako preparing breakfast.

"Hey Grandma. Good morning." She said with a yawn.

"Hey Winry. Wow you look like hell. Did you sleep at all?"

"Yea I got some hours in. I guess I have a lot on my mind lately."

She sat down at the table and placed her head in her hands closing her eyes a little because she was still tired from the lack of sleep. Pinako noticed and smiled to herself.

"I think today you should just take it easy. Don't worry about breakfast. I'll take care of it."

"No, I'll help just give me a-"

"Don't worry, you look like you need a break." Pinako interrupted her and Winry gave up on arguing and continued to close her eyes for a bit. She was disturbed when she heard footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Hey guys. What's for breakfast?" Edward spoke as he pulled out a chair to the left of Winry and sat down.

"I'm making eggs, bacon, and toast. Is that okay?" Pinako spoke awaiting his response.

"Yea that'll be fine."

He looked over Winry and noticed her head in her hands and eyes closed. "You feeling okay?"

"Yea, I'm just really tired that's all."

"Yea you were up pretty late last night. I couldn't help but check up on you because I heard the t.v. on and noises coming from your room."

With that said Winry blushed deeply as she just remembered what happened last night with her and Alphonse.

"Oh, hahaha that was just the movie I was watching. It was a horror movie, Er, horror romance movie." Winry tried not to sound nervous and Edward looked at her while raising an eyebrow.

"Oh..kay."

"Here's your food. Eat up and maybe you'll grow a little more."

Edward growled and mumbled something about Pinako's remark, then ignored it and started eating. Winry got her plate too and just picked at her food not wanting to eat much. A couple of minutes passed and there were another pair of footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Hey guys, good morning!"

Alphonse smiled at everyone showing his usual cheery self as he pulled out a chair to the right of Winry and sat down. Winry noticed both brothers on either side of her as she sighed and continued picking at her food. Pinako placed Alphonse's food in front of him and he thanked her and started eating. She bravely peaked at him without turning her head to watch him eat.

'Does he not remember anything from last night? How is he so calm around me?' She wondered as she finished her food and went over to the sink to wash it. She lazily began washing as she felt a presence behind her. Then she noticed Edward move next to her arm to arm.

"Mind if I join in?" He said with a smirk and she blushed a little and let him wash with her. She felt a little uneasy knowing that Alphonse was behind them and she felt like his eyes were on her. She finished quickly and moved away from him feeling the awkwardness overcome her and began heading towards the automail room for work. Edward watched her with a confused look and turned to Alphonse.

"What's up with her?"

Alphonse shrugged and smiled while he finished his plate of food.

She walked into the room and closed the door behind her pressing her back against the door.

'What the hell is going on? Why am I acting this way?'

She shook her head and went over to her table and began working on another automail project that she had in mind.

'Edward is obviously into me, and I am into him. But, what are these feelings that I'm having for Alphonse?'

She thought as she started putting together metal and forging it.

'My mind is driving me crazy. I have to tell Alphonse that this can't work out. Whatever is in his head needs to stop now before it goes any further.'

She started drilling the metal so that she can fit screws into it.

'Will it go any further?...No why am I even thinking that! This is Alphonse dammit! He is like a little brother to me. No…Tonight. Tonight I'm going to tell him.'

Sparks started to fly around her as she drilled into the metal in front of her to rid her frustration.

Night came around and Winry had finally finished her work after long hours of being in the automail room. She wiped the sweat from her brow and got up to stretch. Her stomach growled and she suddenly realized that she was starving. She was so focused in her work that she forgot to eat. She closed the light in the room, walked out and locked the door. She headed towards the kitchen and noticed that it was really dark in the house and that she couldn't see well. She felt for the light switch on the wall and turned it on. She went towards the refrigerator and grabbed something to make. She prepared her food and ate silently alone in the kitchen. When she was done she finished cleaning and headed up the stairs to get ready for bed. The hallway was quiet and eerie like the night before as she shivered again and entered her room quickly. She began unchanging and slipped into her light pink nightgown. She headed to her mirror and stared at herself for a second. Dark rings were visible under her eyes which were caused from the lack of sleep she's been having. She shrugged it off and then walked towards her bed to lie down. She put the covers over her body and glanced at the clock.

'12 am.'

She sighed and tried to drift to sleep. The sound of the rain hitting the roof seemed to be never-ending. She then shot her eyes open and realized that she had something important to do and that she had totally forgot. She knew that Alphonse would still be awake as she got up from her bed and slipped on her slippers. She headed to the door and grabbed the doorknob turning it slightly when she heard a knock on her door. She paused for a minute surprised at the sudden knock and opened the door slowly.

"W-who is it?"

"It's me..Ed."

I left a little cliffhanger for the next chapter. For the next one I'm most likely adding a lemon so here's a future warning. Reviews are greatly appreciated whether negative or positive. Thanks for reading!