I do not own FMA at all!
Edward and Alfonse Elric, the two most well known people in the military. After a long journey and eventually traveling to a different world they had finally gotten home to Resenbool. The two brothers were staying with Winry and Pionaco, seeing that their house was gone.
"Ed! Will you hurry up with the shower?" Winry yelled from out side of her bathroom door. She heard a sigh and the water turned off then some shuffling was heard. Ed walked out of the bathroom fully dressed.
"There you happy?" Winry nodded with a smile before she stepped into the bathroom herself. Ed walked down the stairs to the kitchen where he found his little brother Al making eggs.
"Hey Al could you tell Winry that I'll be out for a while?" He brother smiled and nodded. Ed walked to the large wooden door and slipped on his boots. He threw on his crimson red coat and put on his gloves. Edward opened the front door and was met with a cold gust of wind. He hopped down the old creaky stairs and headed off to town. When he got to the small market part of the town he looked for a place that would sell something warm. He felt something wet drop onto his nose, it started to lightly snow. The little snowflakes drifted across town with each slight gust of wind. He noted that the wind would pick up soon so he wanted to find a warm place to sit down and think. He then saw an old coffee shop on the corner of the narrow road. He walked through the door seeing only one man sitting at a table drinking from a mug while reading a book. He glanced to the corner and didn't see any one manning the cashier.
The shop seemed almost like home. The chairs were tall black painted wooden chairs and the tables were a burgundy red. There was a fire place at the end of the large room, and surrounding the fire place were large single person loveseats. Then there was a long couch in front of the fire place. The counter that had the cash register was a deep brown wood. Then there was a glass case for deserts like muffins, cream puffs, cookies and such sugary goods. He could smell fresh cookies in the oven and his mouth started to water.
"Well you look pretty hungry." Said a feminine voice from behind him. He quickly spun around to look at the person. There was a short girl that looked at be about thirteen. Well him saying that she was short was unusual but she really was shorter than him. She had curly brown hair that went to her shoulders, and brown eyes that had a tint of green in them. Even Ed thought she looked pretty cute.
"So are you hungry?" he was snapped out of his thoughts by her voice.
"I guess but" She cut him off.
"Okay then I'll get you something." She ran to the back of the counter and grabbed a mug. She filled it with hot chocolate and looked to him. Hmmm, he doesn't seem like much of a milk guy. She skipped the milk and put chocolate syrup into the drink. When she finished his cup she grabbed another mug but added milk and whip cream. She walked back around the corner and handed Ed his hot coco. The girl walked to the fireplace and sat down in one of the loveseats. Ed followed her and sat in the chair across from her. He looked at the hot chocolate.
"So how did you know not to put any milk into this?" He asked.
"Oh that's easy, I could just take one look at you and could see that you don't like milk." She said.
"What are you implying that I'm short because of not drinking milk?" He asked getting a little anger.
"No I didn't mean anything like that. Actually compared to me your pretty tall." She said with a smile in her voice.
"But there is an age difference between us." She raised an eyebrow.
"How old are you?" He looked at her oddly.
"I'm eighteen." She sighed.
"I'm seventeen, now wouldn't you call that short." Ed was practically blown away by this news. She was really seventeen? She looked to be about twelve or thirteen.
"Okay I guess you are pretty short." Instead of getting angry like Ed thought she would, she smiled and giggled a little. Then her eyes widened in surprise.
"What?" He sounded worried. She looked like maybe she had forgotten to tell the state that there were terrorists around.
"Oh my god I forgot to put Cody away!" She set down her mug and ran to the back room, Ed found her struggling with a dog. The dog wouldn't let go of a large pillow.
"Cody give that back right now!" She yelled. Ed laughed and walked over to the dog. The dog lost interest in the pillow and gained full interest in Ed. He started to lick Ed's hand and barked to get his attention.
"Thanks…" The girl said as she glared at the dog.
"Now, now Willow don't get angry at the dog." An old woman walked into the room and she had put a hand on Willow's shoulder. Willow sighed and nodded.
"Sorry." Ed chuckled and gave her the pillow.
"Here, I think this is yours." Willow looked to him and smiled.
"Thanks. This dog right here is probably the worst dog in the world. Yet he is the best guard dog, he'll rip robbers to pieces. We can always trust him to take care of the house." Ed smiled at how much she showed that she loved this dog even if she said that he was the worst.
"Well then what about finishing those hot chocolates?" She asked. Before he could answer she grabbed his hand and pulled him back to the chairs they had been in before.
"Alright so back to what we were talking about before, yes I am seventeen." Ed chuckled. She was acting like nothing had happened.
"That's pretty unbelievable considering how short you are." Then the old woman walked out of the back room.
"Yeah she was the runt of the litter. She hasn't grown at all either, don't think she ever will." The woman commented as she laid out some cookies. Then Ed saw a little vein pop out on Willow's forehead.
"Oh yeah well at least I'm not an old wrinkly gas bag." Ed realized she didn't like to be called short just like him.
"At least when I was still growing I was actually making progress." The old woman snapped back.
"Oh yeah Grandma? Well at least I can still make it up the stairs with out breaking my back!" Willow yelled standing.
"Hey I can easily walk up the stairs and down again! Now you on the other hand are too small to get to the first one!" She yelled back.
"Why do you think I'm so small…?" Willow was playing the heart broken child now.
"Oh honey I didn't mean it." The woman apologized. "You just look so much like a… hobbit." She said the last word with a smile.
"That's it!" Willow bolted toward the woman jumping over the counter. She grabbed a large spoon and started to duel with the woman. Ed laughed at the sight of an old woman over powering a seventeen year old. He turned to the man in the corner.
"Doesn't this bother you." The man looked up from his book.
"Nah, they're at it like this almost every day. I get used to it. After all the little shrimp has a tiny temper." Willow stopped fighting the woman and slowly turned to the man.
"Who you calling a shrimp!?" She yelled.
"Why you of course my dear." He answered with a smile. Willow dropped her spoon and walked to the man.
"I dare you to say that to my face." She mumbled.
"Okay, you. Are. A. shrimp." Then Willow jumped onto the mans back and started to choke him.
"Get off you little French fry!" He yelled.
"Not until you take that back!" He smiled.
"No, and sense you wont get off…" He trailed off while walking somewhere.
"No! Wait let me down!" The man just chuckled. Ed followed after when he turned the corner. Then he saw a huge pool like thing that was out side. The man ripped Willow off his back and threw her into it. She jumped out of the water screaming.
"God, Chris what the hell?"
"You wouldn't get off of me."
"I said that I would." Chris just smiled and walked back inside the shop. Ed watched her grab a towel and wrap it around her fragile body.
"What a bastard…" Ed laughed as he walked over and helped her towel on.
"Wait I haven't properly introduced my self. My name is Willow Forest." Ed stared at her for a minuet then started laughing like crazy.
"It's not funny. My parents thought that it would be hilarious to name their daughter after a tree sense her last name is Forest… though they let my brother have a normal name…" When Ed was done laughing he put a hand on her shoulder.
"Actually I think your name is cool. It was just funny at the time." She rolled her eyes at him.
"I'm Edward Elric; it's a pleasure to meet you." She smiled.
"It's nice to meet you Edward, or can I call you Eddie?" Ed's eye twitched.
"No never say that again."
"Why I like the name Eddie." He blinked and shook his head.
"That name sounds to weird." She sighed. "You can call me Ed."
"That sounds good, even shorter so I can remember it better." They laughed together and walked inside the shop.
"I'll be right back I've got to get into some different clothes seeing as how my older brother likes to mess with me." She ran upstairs before Ed could ask about the man being her brother.
"Yup that's right I'm her brother!" large hands were placed on his shoulders. "And if you so as much lay a finger on my little sister I will decapitate you." Ed shivered looking at the huge man standing in front of him. He looked like he could pass as a line backer in football.
"Chris step away from the poor guy, he looks terrified." Chris listened to his younger sister and let Ed out of his grasp.
"Sorry about that my bother's a dork." She said while walking Ed to the door. Before Ed walked out the door he turned to Willow.
"So would I see you here if I came to get some hot chocolate again…?" He was attempting to make it sound like he wasn't going to plan on coming back.
"I live here so I think you will." He chuckled and turned out the door.
"Bye Willow!" He called. She waved back and closed the door. When it was good and locked she sunk to the ground and sighed. Chris came and sat by her on the floor.
"You really like this kid don't you."
"What?! What are you talking about I just met him! I'm not into dating right now anyways." She yelled as her face kept getting redder and redder.
"Willow you cant let a bad relationship ruin the rest of you life." She sighed at her brothers words. After all he is right, I need to move on. She leaned on her brother and sighed again.
"Life is stupid." She mumbled.
"You can fix that." She nodded and got up.
"Well it's getting late, I'm off to bed." She said as she stretched.
"Okay well when you can't sleep, don't leave the house." Willow rolled her eyes at her brother's worries.
Willow went to her room and slipped on some pajamas. She sighed for the umpteenth time that day and pulled her covers over her head.
3:45 am- Stupid insomnia! I can't get to sleep! Stupid! "Ugh…" Willow had been up for about five hours and still hadn't fallen asleep. She sat up and decided to get something to eat. She slipped on her pink fluffy slippers and tip toed down the stairs. When she got to the kitchen she found some cookies and milk. She grabbed a few cookies and poured her self a glass of milk. Then she walked to one of the chairs by the fire place. The fire was still lightly going and she watched to flames lick the air as she curled into a ball on the couch. After having her fill of cookies and milk she drifted off to sleep watching the fire dance.
Hey I hope you guys liked that. If you don't know insomnia is when you can barely ever sleep at night. Willow can only be lulled to sleep by either watching fire or listening to her mother sing… but the latter is a little impossible. Well please review. By the way, Ed still has his automail.