.:For Ever And Always:.

Part One

Disclaimer: I do not own Full Metal Alchemist; it belongs to the amazing Hiromu Arakawa...

Author Note:

You know how when you got loads of exams your mind become super creative?

will mine functions in this twisted way, and so here is another Ed X Winry lovely (short) story, maybe 4 or 5 chapters, not sure :D

Hope you enjoy it and don't forget to leave a review telling me how was it ^^

btw; the name is from one of my favorite songs ever (For ever and always) by the wonderful (Taylor Swift).

The sun was hot and standing in the middle of the sky, as a spring nice breeze swept a long Ed's face, leaving his golden braid flying a little behind him, as he walked the oh so familiar road.

Ed was feeling all kind of emotions swirling in his stomach making him feel so anxious, he was going home for the first time in 3 months and he hadn't called Winry for the same exact period of time, it felt like ages since his eyes set them selves on that blonde mechanic, and he felt scared, hopeful, missing and most of all happiness cause it was just a matter of mere second and he will be greeted by a wrench whacking his poor head, yet he felt ready and content.

He just needed a simple maintenance from the best mechanic he knew, and he forced Al to stay at Central to capture a new lead that may reveal another non- sacrificing human being method to get their bodies back, just to save time.

Ed walked the few step that led to the wooden door of the Rockbell residence, he then left his metal limp that Winry made for him and knocked on the door, glancing around trying to spot Den around the house, several moments passed by the impatience Ed to make him feel more troubled about this whole seeing Winry thing, not that he knew why he felt this horrible yet soothing feeling washing all over him when ever he thought about seeing her bright blue eyes, or being greeted by her cherry lips curled into a perfect smile, he just felt this way, nothing more and nothing less.

Still no answer came from behind the wooden frame, and so Ed curled his metal hand around the door knob and pushed it forward to find it surprisingly open, and so his stomach was now knotted in more tension, he walked a few steps inside the seemingly empty house" They just might have gone to town for some shopping or something, when they come back am gonna warn them not to leave the door open" thought Ed trying to calm his panicking mind down.

He walked inside the house, the sound of his footsteps echoing in his ears, making his more nervous; his feet then led him to the kitchen, as he was calling for their names to stop frozen in his place so abruptly.

And then all air left Ed's lungs, all light died in his golden eyes, his heart stopped beating in his ribcage, his mind blanked out, he just couldn't believe what his eyes were seeing, Winry, his Winry was laying unconsciously on the kitchen floor, her whole body seeming lifeless, her hair covering her eyes, a bowl shattered to millions of pieces right next to her, with apples sprawled all round her.

Ed then lit out a breath he didn't know he was holding in, he was about to freak out, he was always smart, always knew exactly what to do, what to say, he even managed to find a way to get himself out from Gluttony's stomach when all hope was literally gone, but why did he feel so weak now, so helpless, like he couldn't even move his lips, he was looking at her, shock and horror splattered on his features, his brows set in a deadly frown.

Then his body finally moved on it's own, carrying his frantic self to her side, he leaned down beside her not wanting to shake her, afraid of breaking her fragile form, his fingers traveled up her whole lifeless body so tenderly reaching her hair, tucking her lose blonde lock behind her eras, pushing away the tangled locks out of her eyes, to reveal her troubled face, killing Ed even more, his lips saying her name again and again "Winry, please Winry, wake up!" his voice was choked in his throat, sounding as if someone was strangling him to death, which felt that way to him.

Then he couldn't take it anymore, so he simply scoped Winry form the floor, feeling her body colder than it was supposed to be, feeling more rage take over him, placing her head on his lap, running his flesh warm finger tips along her jaw line, whispering to her in coherent words to wake up, just to open her eyes.

"Winry please, am begging you, just for me!" his lips then moved on it's own and he brushed them along hers trying to warm them up, his lips moving against hers so lightly like a feather telling her to wake up, to come back to his side, Ed felt like a whole kind of a new fear taking all over his body, afraid that he was too late, that he didn't make it, hope was starting to lave his side, leaving him to the darkness of a world without Winry to consume him a life.

Winry's eye lids opened slowly allowing some light to invade her state of unconscious, to shift slightly in Ed's firm hold.

"Winry, God Winry" Ed voice was filled with so much happiness that anybody could ever imagine, his golden eyes shining more than the sun could ever shine, he let out an enormous sigh, and hugged Winry to his chest so tightly afraid that if he let her go she might slip away from his embrace to another world without him again.

Winry's fuzzy mind was slowly trying to take in everything that surrounded her, the warm feeling that was spreading through her vines making her feel all so heavenly, she inhaled deeply, taking all of his smell in, not wanting to exhale, cause she just loved the way this scent intoxicated her, making her feel so loved, and then it hit her, she knew very well to whom this wonderful manly smell belonged to, in fact she loved it sincerely, and she then felt truly safe, in Ed's protective arms.

A minute passed by the two, hugging on the kitchen floor, not wanting to let go, feeling perfectly complete.

Winry then shut her eyes forcefully, dropping her head, feeling the worst kind of headache, she was somehow used to this kind of attacks, but Ed was now here, he would see her weak, he would worry, he would want answers, answers Winry wasn't going to give him easily!

"Winry, don't faint on me again, are you okay? What's Wrong Win?" frantic could be sensed clearly in Ed's worried river of questions, he was able to relax for a second after she opened her eyes, and now she seemed in a lot more amount of unbearable pain, he knew cause it was written all upon her once delicate features, now cranked in a deep pain frown.

Winry tried to smile at him, only for her lips to curl a little at the side of her mouth "Am okay, it's just a headache" she explained trying to sound fine, not wanting to worry him even more, but he could tell perfectly when Winry was lying, after all he knew her like the back of his own hand!

Just then Pinako and Den entered the kitchen, to droop all of what was in her hands on the ground, sending all kind of fruit to roll on the floor, rushing to the side of her only granddaughter, taking to notice Ed's presence.

"Oh! Winry what happened sweetie? Are you okay?"

"Ed can you carry her to her room while I bring her medicine? Pinako tried to sound calm, but she was feeling over whelmed by the situation, she loved Winry so much, she couldn't bare to see her like this, so weak.

Her medicine?

Those words startled Ed's while he was carrying Winry up stairs to her room so hardly making him feel scared for some reason he didn't know, why would she need medication for?

And before his mind was consumed of the storm of frantic questions, Pinako was already behind him climbing the sitars, "She's just a little exhausted from trying to finish an auto-mail for one of our customers, and therefore catching a cold a several days ago," her words was like a wave that washed over Ed making him feel so much calmness over whelming him, making him feel somehow numb.

Then Pinako went on as they both entered Winry's room, Ed placing Winry on her bed so gently "She told me that she felt better today, and that she want to make an apple pie, I advised her not to move around yet but you know how stubborn Winry is," they both laughed stiffly knowing that Winry was stubborn as hell when she wanted to be "I left to grab some stuff from town, guess she felt a little dizzy and passed out, and then apparently you arrived," Pinako was trying to sound casual though Ed picked some uncertainty in her voice, as if she was trying to hide something, then with one glance at Winry's direction laying their in her bed all if his thoughts seemed to vaporize suddenly, leaving her sleepy face carved in his mind.

Pinako then ushered Ed out of Winry's room, leaving her to rest.

As they both made their ways down the stairs so lightly, not wanting to wake Winry up, crossed the kitchen floor until they reached the table, Ed pulled a chair as Pinako started making some tea.

"So what brings you here Ed after 3 months?" asked Pinako while pouring hot tea into a cup she place in front of Ed.

"Same old same old, just wanted some maintenance for my arm and leg," said Ed as he reached for the hot cup, sipping tea from it as it burned his tongue.

"And where is Al?" asked Pinako as she seated her self in the chair across of Ed and started drinking her hot tea as well.

"He's still back in Central doing some work, he wanted to come badly and he says hi, but I told him that I will take only a day and that we don't have to waist time by both of us coming here" he said casually as his hands reaching to grab a cookie from the plate placed in the center of the table.

"Want me to check it for you now Ed so you could be on your way?" Pinako looked directly in his golden eyes, as her simple question sank deep in Ed's mind.

"I-It's okay, I'll wait for Winry to get better, beside you told me once that she was the one who made my auto-mail and therefore she was the only one who knew how to handle it very well!" Ed's voice cracked with nervousness as if he was explaining why he was caught steeling form the cookie jar at night, his hands rubbing the back of his head, a grin playing on his lips, he just wanted to make sure Winry is going to be okay, that's all.

"Okay, that's fine by me," with that last sentence this conversation ended leaving Ed wondering about the source of bad feeling that was swirling in his stomach, tearing him apart.

Was Winry really okay? Ed wondered while anguish ripped his heart.

Ed stood up, planning on walking to his room, but as his feet were crossing the space in front of Winry's room they stopped, and his hand moved to open her door, his head beaked inside, his eyes lingering on Winry's sleeping form as he felt at ease upon seeing her safe, a smile drawn on her lips, she looked better by every moment passed, which made Ed's face lighten up, his heart beat to rise a little, then he closed the door slowly, and walked to his room, her smile playing like a record in his head, her voice was the only missing piece of this whole soothing delusion.

I will make sure she will be. As if his thoughts answered his freaking mind''s question a moment ago.

I know, heart breaking, right?

well that's how it's supposed to be ^^

if you like it leave a review, and therefore I will feel happy and write you more fics!