As our lives begin
After the Promised Day things have changed but also not much had changed. Roy Mustang has become the Fuhrer of Amestris and has made strides to put things back together and make peace with the Ishvalan's; Riza Hawkeye has agreed to continue to follow him everywhere in his journey, some have suspected that they have become a couple but it hasn't been confirmed. The Elric brothers still travel learning everything they can but once in a while they go back home and discuss what they have learned while rebuilding their old house that they burned down all those years ago. Winry travels between Rush Valley and Resembool helping her customers with their Automail limbs. Some major things that have changed is that Edward and Winry are going to move into the house when the boys are finished with it because they are now married. Alphonse and Mei are dating and they travel between Resembool and Xing. This is where our story starts where everyone lives begin a new adventure, but maybe not as big as the Elric brothers adventure getting their bodies back.
It's a warm Spring morning in Resembool, the skies are mainly clear except a few fluffy white clouds in the sky. Granny was still sleeping while Winry has just awoken, she rubs her eyes then sits up and stretches. Winry lets out a big yawn and scratches her head and ruffling through her long blonde hair. She tossed her blanket off her and swung her legs off the side of her bed she slowly stood up and pulled down the tank top she was wearing which was one of Ed's. Winry walked out of her room and went into the bathroom, she looked at her bed head in the mirror and tried to tame it with a brush but it wasn't working. She turned on the water for a bath once it was warm enough she let the tub filled and got in "Ahhhhh this is nice" she quickly went under the water to get her hair and face wet. She then washed herself and got out of the bath and drained the water. She wrapped herself in a towel and went back into her room to changed, she decided to wear a light-yellow tank top and a pair of jean shorts. She just wore her hair down and headed downstairs to make breakfast for her and Granny.
Winry just made some bacon, eggs, and toast very simple and light she set the table and called for Granny "Hey Gran I made breakfast! Come and eat while its hot!" Winry sat down and started to enjoy her cooking she wasn't a half bad cook at this point, she made lots of food for Al when he got his body back so she learned very much. Granny had soft footsteps on the stairs as she came down and she sat across from Winry and started to enjoy her meal "Morning Winry" "Morning Gram" they ate and made small talk about Automail work and their new customers and the newest Automail mechanics. Once they were done Winry started to clear the table and wash all their dishes "Winry isn't Ed and Al coming home today?" Winry pause and started counting days in her head and remembering dates "Oh yeah, I must have forgotten; Maybe they'll finish the house this time around?" Pinako let out a laugh "Knowing those two I doubt it!" she let out another laugh and went upstairs to get ready.
Winry finished the dishes and sat out on the porch and enjoyed the nice weather, she was excited to see the boys it's been a while since she's seen them; and this time they plan to stay in Resembool for two weeks. She wondered if Al was going to be bringing Mei back with him and when he was going to propose to her. They have been together pretty much after the Promise Day but they weren't serious till a few years after. Winry went out for a walk by the river and wondered how much longer the boys were going to travel, she used to think that men that sit around doing nothing is boring but now she was thinking that she wanted thing to start settling down; she wanted to start a family with Ed one day and that day is coming closer.
Ed was on a train headed home to Resembool he was about two hours away from the looks of it. He was staring out the window looking at the scenery day dreaming, he couldn't wait to tell Al what he has learned since the last they talked and he couldn't wait to see Winry; but she wouldn't be happy to see him. Ed hasn't been taking proper care of his leg so it's becoming stiff and hard to move, knowing Winry she would yell at him to do his maintenance on his leg. He couldn't help himself in forgetting to, he just got so busy with is research and enveloped in it that he forgot time to time about caring for his Automail leg. He wanted to start working on the house soon, he wanted Winry and him to have a place of their own so they wouldn't mooch off of Granny forever. He had talked to Al earlier that day before he got on his train and Al said he would be arriving a few days late because Mei had a fever and he wanted to stay with her and take care of her. As Ed got closer he could almost smell Winry's apple pie that she always made when he and Al were in town.
Ed liked to travel don't get him wrong but sometimes he doesn't want to leave Resembool when he visits, he had thought about staying for a month or two then going back to the West; but he hasn't come to a clear and final decision. After a short nap Edward was back home, he grabbed his suit case and got off the train. Winry and Den were waiting on the platform for him to return, he walked quickly to them and wrapped Winry in a hug and squeezed tight "I've missed you Win" he whispered softly on the top of her head. Winry wrapped her arms around Ed and squeezed him too "I've missed you too" she spoke into his chest, Den barked and whined "I think Den missed you too" they broke apart and Ed patted Den's head "Don't worry boy I didn't forget about you" Den licked his hand as to say 'I love you' "Come on lets go home" the couple held hands and started walking back to Grannys.