Chapter 1- "A Too Curious Edward"

Winry was busy working on some automail she was designing for an automail festival. She had hoped to win first prize at the automail competition. Automail was a passion for Winry and her grandmother, Pinako. They had their own automail business in Resenbool.

Nothing excited Winry more than fixing Edward's automail. She couldn't wait for the next time to fix it got broken. Sometimes she hoped it would break on purpose so he would have to find her.

Edward finally called and said he would visiting for a few days. His automail was broken again; he broke it in a fight and as always wasn't careful with it.

At the same time, Winry bought a diary. It was a lovely pink and red diary with a beautiful rose on the cover. Winry began writing her thoughts in it. Many entries were about Edward. She promised herself to not let it seen by Edward.

Winry continued working on some automail when Edward appeared in the doorway. He came up behind Winry and playfully tapped Winry as she shrieked.

"Edward Elric!" she yelled. "Would it kill you to knock first?!"

Edward laughed. "Yeah...I kind of broke my automail again..."

Winry crossed her arms. "What did you do this time?"

Edward laughed nervously. "I got in a fight..."

"It's always a fight, Edward. You have to be more careful!" Winry lectured. "You can't be doing so many stupid things with the automail!"

Edward laughed nervously and saw Winry's diary. "Oh...what's this? A diary?"

Winry took the diary from Edward. "It's not for your eyes, Ed. This isn't for you!"

"Oh...got something to hide in there?" Edward arched his eyebrow. "Don't want me to see?"

Winry guarded her diary. There was so much things in it about Edward. She couldn't have it go into his hands. She made sure to have an eye on it at all times. Edward couldn't be trusted.

"Sorry, Ed. This isn't for you. It's private." Winry replied.

Edward had so many thoughts going through his head. What could be in there? Edward decided he was going to get to the bottom of it. He wouldn't let Winry know of his plans and decided to leave Winry alone.

"Ok, Winry. You're right. It's your diary." Edward replied as he stretched. "So, about my automail..."

Winry went to inspect the automail for the damage, it wasn't too bad. "Ed, the automail festival is coming up. I'm building something for the competition."

"Oh, so you'll have your hands full then?" Edward asked.

"Somewhat but I'll attend to your automail first. Is it just the arm?" Winry continued inspected Edward's arms. "It's not the leg?"

"No, just the arm." Edward replied.

Winry smiled. "I'll get to work on it right away."

Edward laid down as Winry got her tools and began fixing the arm. Winry was so excited to fix Edward's arm. Edward was a real trooper when it came to doing this because reattaching the nerves was the painful part.

"So, how's your day?" Edward asked.

"Good." Winry replied as she began screwing some attachments. "I'm excited about the automail festival. People from all over are coming to it."

"It's a big thing then." Edward replied.

"Of course, Ed! Some of the best automail mechanics around will be there!" Winry said passionately. "I hope to win first prize!"

Edward continued staring at the diary that laid on Winry's desk. Edward couldn't ignore the bright colors. It caught his eye. He wanted to break it open and read it. It kept staring him the face. He wanted to see what Winry was really thinking.

His goal was to read it before he left.

Edward winced in pain. "You like causing me pain, don't you?"

Winry continued fixing the arm for another half an hour until it was done. As usual, Edward tested it out to make sure it worked.

"Be careful with it!" Winry put her hands on her hips. "I made it a bit more resistant but that doesn't mean it can handle everything!"

"Great, thanks Winry." Edward replied. "You always do such a good job with my automail."

"Really?" Winry blushed a little. "You really like it?"

"Of course. I love it." Edward smiled. "I get asked who's my mechanic all the time. I always put in a good word for you."

Winry felt so touched by Edward's admiration of her work. She decided to take a break and do some other things around the house. The diary stayed with her at all times. She made sure it fit in her apron pocket. She didn't want Edward to read it all.

Edward laid on the bed in the spare room. He couldn't stop thinking about what Winry was righting in her diary.

Alphonse entered in the room. "Hey brother, dinner is almost ready."

"Al, Winry has a diary." Edward replied.

"So, that's what that bright book was." Alphonse replied.

"I want to read it." Edward replied seriously.

"Brother! A diary is private! It's not meant for anyone's eyes!" Alphonse yelled.

"So, I still want to read it." Edward began looking at his automail. "I wonder what Winry has to hide?"

"Brother, I don't have a good feeling about this." Alphonse sat on the other bed. "I think you should leave it alone."

Edward couldn't leave it alone. It was bothering him. Edward was stubborn to boot too so of course he would try to get his hands on it. Edward turned to face the door and just kept thinking about it.

"Al, I'm going to read that diary." Edward replied. "I want to know something important and I need to see if it's true."

"Brother!" Alphonse sighed. "Winry won't get over this easily if you're caught."

"So, I can say curiosity got to the better of me." Edward looked up at the ceiling.

Alphonse realized there was no other way to convince Edward out of his plans. Edward still kept thinking about that bright colored book. The one that contained some of Winry's private thoughts.

Winry came into the room to tell the Elric brothers that dinner was ready. The book caught Edward's eye again. He quickly looked away.

"Edward, this diary is forbidden to everyone and you." Winry warned.

"I know, Winry. I respect that." Edward replied.

"Ok, I hope you don't look inside." Winry left the room.

"Ed, this isn't going to go well." Alphonse replied.

Edward said nothing more and walked down to dinner. He would try to get it away from Winry somehow. He just had to come up with a few plans. He started thinking about a few and would try one when nightfall happened.

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It was nightfall and Edward got up. He slowly opened the door and decided to see if Winry was sleeping. She was. Edward slowly went in the room. Winry was tossing and turning in her sleep. The diary laid right on the nightstand. Edward smiled a little and went to go take it up.

Winry turned to the side facing the nightstand. Edward stopped stiff. He was almost caught. Edward slowly took up the diary. As he was leaving the room he tripped on the rug and fell on the ground.

Winry changed positions. Edward panicked and quickly placed the diary back. He ran out of the room and back into bed.

"Damn it! I made too much noise!" Edward thought.

Footsteps could be heard as Winry entered the room. She shook Edward. "Edward...did you hear a loud noise just now?"

"Huh? No I didn't. Did something wake you up?" Edward rubbed his eyes.

"Yes, but I don't know what it was." Winry replied.

"Oh, it may have been me. I tripped going to the bathroom. Sorry." Edward replied calmly. "Sorry, I woke you, Winry."

"It's ok, Ed." Winry smiled. "I'll go back to bed."

Edward saw the silk sleepwear Winry was wearing. Edward didn't realize how big Winry's breasts were. Winry had a nice figure to Edward. She was in such great shape. Winry began walking back to her room as Edward became mad at himself. He ruined his own plans.

The attempt to read the diary was a failure. He would have to try again another day when he wasn't so clumsy.

Edward laid his head on the pillow. Something was bothering Edward. Now he had another thought that Winry had a boyfriend. It was almost too much for Edward. He needed to get to the bottom of if Winry had feelings for him or not.

That was his mission.