Author's Note: (2-14-08) Not much has changed, just a few grammatical and spelling errors fixed. Happy Valentine's Day.

Here's a new story! I do hope that you'll enjoy it! Valentine's Day in Amestris…is obviously finding our characters anticipating the upcoming holiday. It is also a continuation of All I want for Christmas. So, and yes this is a shameless plug, it helps if you read that one first!

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Chapter 1:

Winry Rockbell stood on the front porch of her yellow Resembool home with a steaming cup of black coffee in her hands. She had just finished repairs on three limbs for several patients and was taking her first break since starting at eight o'clock this morning. As it was 2 o'clock in the afternoon, she figured it was indeed time to take a break and eat lunch.

It was now February 7th, one week before Valentine's Day. She didn't know when Amestris starting celebrating the holiday, from what she had learned from Riza Hawkeye, it was early in the last century. She liked the idea of the holiday. A day to celebrate the one you love; which took her thoughts to something, or rather someone else. Ed. She had plans to send him her gift, something he would like…something that wasn't alchemy.

Since Christmas, they had stayed in touch as much as they could, which wasn't as much as she, or Ed hoped. Truth was she had received more letters than phone calls, and they were never very long, except a few; those along with the short notes were tied with real ribbon hid on the top shelf of her closet in a box of diaries, photos, and other memories.

Her letters to Ed were much longer. After dinner with Granny, she'd hide herself up in her room in front of the door to the balcony, and write her letters to Ed. She let him know what was going on with her, than Granny, Resembool, and what gossip she heard from Riza, Gracia, and Scieszka about Central and their friends. She tried to keep her letters light, knowing that at the end of the day when he read them, he needed happiness; not sadness and sappiness of how much she missed, loved and needed him. Although to her it was evident in every word.

Ed and Al had left two days after Christmas, and hadn't returned to Resembool, or Central for that matter. She hadn't been able to get any information out of Ed, or Al, to when she'd see them next, but that wasn't exactly new either. She was use to that.

She smiled when she saw the mailman approaching on his bike. "Hello Will, how are you today?" She asked.

"Very well, thank you. How are you?"

"Good, but I have a feeling I'll be feeling even better when you give me our mail."

"We'll see about that." Will answered as he turned his bike around. "Have a good afternoon, Miss. Winry."

Winry filed through the envelopes, looking for one with small, quick and hastily done writing. "Granny, Granny, bill…" she muttered to herself. She stopped at the last envelope, Miss Winry Rockbell; she didn't really recognize the towns' name, only that it was in the East, but the writing was very familiar. "Ed." She whispered, holding the envelope to her heart, and smiled.

"Winry! Lunch time!" She heard Granny yelling from the kitchen, breaking her reverie.

"Coming!" Winry said opening the door. "Mail came. You got two letters and a bill." She said placing the envelopes on the table and stuffing hers in her pocket.

"And you?"

"A letter from the East." Winry said smiling.

"Ah, Ed sent one. Have you read it yet?"

"No. You know the ritual. I will read it tonight after dinner and probably write one back to him."

"Of course; and I will find out in the morning what is new with those boys."

"Of course."

:---:

"Sir? You wanted to speak to me?" Riza asked as she walked towards Roy Mustang's desk. It was mid afternoon, and everyone else was out of the office doing reports or out on business, therefore they were the only two left in the office.

"Yes, I did need to see you." Roy said. "Would you please come here?"

"What is it that you want, Sir?" Riza responded as she came to stand next to his chair as he faced out the window.

Roy smirked at her in response, grabbing her hand and pulled her into his lap.

"I can't see my girl?" Roy said kissing her.

"Roy, Colonel." Riza said. "We're at the office; we can't be doing this here." She responded, but despite her words she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"But these stolen moments are the best." Roy responded, pulling her tighter within his arms.

"Was there anything else you wanted to talk about while you have me here, Sir?"

"Just that there will be several guests with us next week." Roy responded.

"Are Ed and Al coming back through Central?"

"Well, I got a call this morning from Full Metal. They are close enough that they'll be through to report some findings and to see…certain people."

"Winry?"

"He sent her tickets in the mail to be here the 13th."

"Roy?" Riza asked after a few moments of silence.

"Hm?" He answered.

"Do we have plans for Valentine's Day?"

"I would suppose so." Roy said. "But let's have it be quiet, okay? Nothing fancy or over the top?"

"Sounds absolutely lovely." Riza answered, leaning down and kissing him

"And you're the one that said this was inappropriate for the office." Roy said after breaking the kiss.

"I guess I can allow some frivolous moments." Riza said smiling softly.

"Just some?"
"Just some." Riza replied. "Now, someone is coming back to the office, and therefore this frivolous moment must end."

"Too bad." Roy said helping Riza out of his lap just moments before the door to the office opened.

"Hey Colonel, Lieutenant Hawkeye." Havoc said as he walked into the office.

"Good afternoon, Havoc. Did you get the information we needed?" Roy asked.

"Yes, there it is." Havoc said dropping a file on Roy's desk.

"What information is that, Sir?"

"Something Havoc has been working on for me." Roy said cryptically.

"Havoc?"

"Roy wanted me to look into something. Don't worry, Lieutenant Hawkeye, We just want to be sure of our information first."

Riza looked at both of her coworkers suspiciously, then left to go back to own desk saying, "I give up, I give up completely."

:---:

The rest of the day went slowly for Winry. It seemed that with every move she made she could hear or feel the letter in her pocket. Each of the patients that came in and saw the envelope chuckled at her jitteriness and asked how Edward Elric was doing. She would blush and say she hadn't read the letter as of yet. It hadn't taken Resembool long to find out Ed and Winry had finally confessed to each other, and with every letter she got the questions; she really should have been used to it now. She thought it would be easier had Ed been here, even for a little longer after their snow adventure on Christmas Day. But most any one who knew them both had seen it, waiting for the day where the two teens would finally get the nerve. And she knew that having him here would probably not make anything other than her own lonely heart.

By dinner time she was practically jumping in her seat; she just couldn't sit still.

After dinner Granny said, "Go on Winry; I'll take care of the dishes."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive, you would break every dish the way you're jumping around and so forth."

"Oh. Thank you Granny!" Winry said jumping up and hugging her.

"You're welcome."

Winry rushed up the stairs to her bedroom. Once there she took the bandana off of her head, took the ponytail out, and tied her jumpsuit sleeves around her waist, and then opened the doors to the balcony, plopping down in the chair.

She tore open the envelope, being careful not to tare the letter and opened it up. 'An entire page!' Winry thought as she glanced across the page. The second page was a short note sent by Al. The letter had only taken five days to reach her, pretty good for being sent across the country.

Jan 31.

Dear Win,

I received you letters today. Couldn't tell ya how happy I was to receive them when we got back to the house we are staying at. They're a nice older couple. The husband taught Alchemic Surgery at the University a few towns over; the wife taught piano lessons and stayed at home with the kids. Their son is a State Alchemist now, his name didn't sound familiar though. Their daughter is a surgeon in Central at the Military hospital. The two of them and Al teased me meticulously at how excited I got at your letters.

I don't mind though.

It sounds so weird coming from me, but it had been so long since I got a letter. I know it's hard to get to me. Hawkeye and Scieszka and Gracia must be pulling a lot of strings. I try to keep them, and you, updated on our whereabouts, hoping that it will then be easier to get word to me.

Hopefully it won't be too much longer. I think we're getting really close. Some day I'll tell you more. There's so much danger involved now, and I don't know who to trust for the most part. I promise, someday though.

I like the idea of Valentine's Day; strangely enough. It sounds like a nice celebration/ holiday.

Hopefully I'll be seeing you soon. We're leaving tomorrow to head back to the other side of the country. Maybe we'll be near Resembool or Central.

You're always in my thoughts.

I miss you.

I love you.

Ed.

By the time she finished Ed's letter, tears were falling down her face. She read it two more times, and then read Al's.

Win,

Ed's been terribly grouchy and disheartened lately. Thank you for the letters. He tries to hide it from me with excitement of getting closer to our goal, but I know it's because he's not near you. Keep him cheered up, okay? I'll keep trying too.

Hope everything is okay and I can't wait to see you again.

Al

Winry sighed and thought of what Al had said, as well as what Ed had said. Ed's had felt different. Not so much just news, or about where they were, or a funny story about their travels, like they normally were.

He had said 'I love you', as well. Ed saying 'I miss you' wasn't as strange; he normally ended his letters that way. He never said 'I love you".

After a few moments of thinking about what the letters had said, she got up and went to her desk, taking some stationary and a pen to write a response to Ed.

February 7

Ed,

Got your letter this afternoon, it was good to hear from your. I miss you so much. I can't wait to hear your voice, see your face. I can't tell you how many times a day something reminds me of you, or I just conjure your face up in my mind; it seems like you're always on my mind. It seems like forever since we've seen each other. You would think I'd be use to not seeing you for long periods of time, I guess things have changed. Not seeing you was always difficult, it was so lonely here without you and Al. Now it seems that I need you here more often, I can't stand not seeing you, or hearing from you; so much changed with three little words. But I don't disparage, and neither should you, hear me? Keep strong, and stay brave like I know you are, I know you will succeed in your goals. I know you will.

And we'll see each other soon enough.

I love you and I miss you so much. Remember that, please. You'll always be on my mind and my heart.

Everything is going well here in Resembool. The shop is as busy as ever and I'm working on several designs for new automail, experimenting with different metals. Both Granny and Den are doing well, also. Riza and Scieszka were here last weekend and we had a lovely visit. The plans for Fury and Scieszka's wedding are going well. They'll be married this July she said. Riza and Colonel Mustang haven't killed each other as of yet, and their relationship seems to be getting a bit more serious. Havoc-kun still hasn't found a girlfriend, even with Colonel Mustang being in a relationship. Guess he can't use that as an excuse any longer

Please come home soon; or at least to Central where I can come and visit.

Winry.

Winry reread her letter, not caring how much love, sorrow and how much she missed him showed through her words; said point blank or not. She was long past the days where she felt she had to hide her love from Ed; or her love for Ed from anyone else.

After rereading her letter she quickly showered and climbed into her warm bed, looking at the picture on the bedside table.

:---:

"Brother?" AL said quietly through the dark room.

"What is it, Al? I thought you were asleep."

"What are you doing, Ed?"

"Sending Winry her tickets, this way she should get them about the 12th, in plenty of time to get her to Central."

"What exactly are you planning?" Al asked.

"I'm not exactly sure. I just know that we'll be back in Central on that Valentine's Day holiday that she told me about."

"Don't you have any gifts for her?" Al said.

"Yeah. I've got that covered. I just don't have the date planned yet. I guess I'll ask Lieutenant Hawkeye when we get to Central in a few days."

"Hawkeye?" Al asked.

"Yeah, What about it?" Ed responded.

"Are you sure Hawkeye is the right person to ask?"

"She's a girl isn't she? Ed asked.

"She's not an expert in…relationships, I would think." Al said.

"She is kind of tomboyish, isn't she?" Ed said. "But, so is Winry. I still can't believe Hawkeye and Mustang are going out."

"Hard to believe isn't?"

"Yeah. It's definitely hard to believe that those two are together. They're so different." He said.

"Yeah, that's true." Al said. "Well, I'm off to bed, see you in the morning, don't stay up too late."

"Okay, I won't be too much longer; I just have to finish my letter."

"Good luck, Brother."

Ed grunted as he started to reread his letter to Winry.

February 7

Winry,

I hope you'll be able to join me in Central. I want to see you so badly, and I miss you so much. Here are tickets for the 13th of February. I'll be in Central before you, in just a few days actually. We'll be together for Valentine's Day, won't that be great?

I can't wait to see you, I know I've said this before, but I miss you so much. I love you so much. Sounds so weird, corny even, to me. But so true.

Please come. Please, please come to Central.

Love, Ed.

When he finished he looked at the pictures next to him and smiled at Winry's face smiling up at him.

"G'night Win. See ya in a few days." Ed said as he touched his fingers to his lips then to the picture, as he did every night.

:---:

"Good afternoon, Miss. Winry." Will said, approaching the porch.

"Hello, Will, how are you today?" Winry said.

"Good Miss. Winry. Only one piece of mail today." He responded. "It's kind of thick too." He said handing her the envelope.

"Thank you Will." Winry said looking down at the writing that filled the front of the envelope. Ed, again? Winry through as Will went back in the direction of the road.

She quickly placed the envelope in her pocket as Granny called her in for lunch.

Later that evening, after supper had been eaten, and the dishes cleaned and put away, Winry was up in her room, sitting in front of her window, looking at the envelope. She carefully opened it, noticing the thickness and pulled out the piece of paper, reading the note and holding the ticket in her hand.

And why wouldn't I be in Central? Let's see…today is the 10th, I should be able to exchange the ticket for an earlier one…I could be there tomorrow night or early on the 12th probably. Winry thought as she reread the letter, then carefully placed it back into the envelope, then placed it with the others on her top shelf while putting the ticket on her desk under her wrench that also laid there to keep it from blowing away.

She fell asleep with a smile on her face.

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