Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist or their characters. I also do not own the lyrics.
Warning: Some adult themes present
But there's no sense in telling me,
The wisdom of the fool won't set you free.
But that's the way that it goes,
And it's what nobody knows,
Well every day my confusion grows.
"It's me…Ed."
She felt a little confused but she opened the door anyways to let him in.
"Hey, what's up? Is there something wrong?" Winry said looking at him with sleepy eyes.
"Yea, actually there is."
"Well then you can tell me. I'm here for yo-"
She was suddenly cut off from Edward's lips crushing into hers. She gasped at the sudden movement and then pulled away.
"E-Edward? What are you doing?"
"I've been meaning to do this for a long time Winry."
"Do what? What are you talking abou-"
Again Edward kissed her only this time slower and with passion. She tried fighting it at first, but then gave in. She relaxed and kissed him back as he traced his tongue over her bottom lip to gain entrance and she accepted him. They began kissing deeply and he moved her slowly towards her bed without breaking the kiss. She felt a little uneasy and knew this was wrong somehow but she just let it continue. He broke from the kiss and pushed her onto the bed softly. He began to take off his shirt and Winry stared at him in shock and knew what was going to happen from there on.
"E-Edward wait."
He stopped his movements and looked at her with a confused expression on his face. It took her a moment to regain her thoughts before she started to sit up from the bed.
"I…well. I don't know if..I'm ready do this right now. It's too sudden." She looked down to her lap in embarrassment.
Edward felt a little taken back from her response. He had to collect himself for a second before he could answer back.
"Oh…I'm sorry. It's just that…I thought you wanted this. You know between you and me. Cuz you know in the past we've done it before..."
Her eyes went wide and realized that she might have offended him. "No. It's not you! That's not what I meant."
'Ugh how could I be so stupid? Now he probably thinks I don't like him or something!'
He sighed and then made eye contact with her. "Yea I know Win. I agree though. It would have been too fast. Sorry."
She felt like a complete bitch at that moment so she made the next move to reach out and touch his hand lightly. She was embarrassed, but she had to reassure him that she had feelings for him and that she just needed some time to figure things out.
"Ed. You know I like you a lot. We practically grew up together. You're a great person in my life and I just think that you know…" She squeezed his hand a little. "…we should take it slow so that we don't rush into things."
He looked into her eyes while still standing in front of her and nodded. "Yea, your right. Let's take it slow." He smiled and she did too as he leaned down to give a chaste kiss before walking away to the door.
He turned around before he left to face her. "Hey you know. This is why I like you so much Win. You're different from any other girl I've met before."
She smiled and blushed a little at what he said.
"This is a good thing what we're doing…and you know.." He turned to her with a blush on his face. "Now we can be together like we were always supposed to. Night." He closed the door behind him and Winry's smile went straight to a frown in an instant.
'Relationship? Now we're official all of a sudden? I didn't agree to any of this!'
She pressed her hand to her forehead to relieve some pressure from the headache that was forming due to her stress.
'But now that I think about it…I kind of led him on.'
She had to figure things out now because Edward now thinks that there was a relationship going on between them and that she HAD to stop what was going on with her and Alphonse now. She had no other choice so she waited a few minutes before heading out quietly to Alphonse's room.
The hallway was dark and eerie just like every night and she just shrugged it off once more as she crept quietly to his room. While on her way she had to come up with something to say so that she wouldn't hurt his feelings. But, in honesty, it would have kind of bothered her as well. She knew these feelings weren't doing her any good and she had to just end it once and for all. To end any feelings that are forming between them and now focus on Edward. She reached his room and stood there for a second. She was very hesitant to knock, but with a deep breath she raised her hand to knock slightly on the door.
There was no answer.
'Was he asleep already? I thought he was usually up around this time?'
She decided to try once more only to hear footsteps coming to the door. She tried to ignore her heart that was beating fast in her chest, but it was something that wasn't possible to ignore at that moment. The door opened slightly and she swallowed a little hard when she saw his face.
"Hey Winry. What's up?"
His hair was messy and he had a slight smile on his face. She was now at a loss of words because she never saw him look this way before. He looked really handsome and it made her not want to stop their attraction for each other even more.
"Hey Al-phonse…um…what's going on?"
'God really?! That's the best response you can give?'
She felt stupid, but he just giggled a little watching her act out on her obvious inner argument.
"Well, I was laying down in my bed and all. Thinking I guess, what about you? What brings you here at this time?" He smiled already knowing why she was there but let her speak anyways.
"You know..heh." She felt like a complete idiot now because she just couldn't get her words out correctly and Alphonse noticed this so he motioned for her to come inside his room.
"Come in."
She moved past him quickly and he shut the door and turned to look at her. Her hands were in a fist and regretting every word that was about to come out of her mouth. But, she needed to get it out, once and for all.
"Alphonse. We need to talk."
"Okay…what about?"
She looked down for a moment and then looked back up hesitantly to see his face. She frowned a little and watched as his smile disappeared and turned into a look of worry. She felt really crappy, but she knew she had to do this.
"I…think we should just be friends."
He now stared at her with his eyes widening slightly.
"This…what we're doing. Well, last night was not supposed to happen. Because, you know, I like your brother and-and this can't be. Whatever you are feeling, whatever I am feeling needs to stop…"
She knew she was rambling on but then she noticed his face relax a little smiling slightly as he began walking towards her slowly, step by step. This only made her more nervous, but she had to get her point across.
"Y-You see Alphonse. Your Edward's younger brother. It would be awkward to like each other, especially in front of him. So, you understand right? Right you.." She noticed that he stopped right in front of her. His face inches away from hers that she had to swallow hard and shake her head a little to focus. She could practically feel his soft breath on her face and was losing focus quickly. She suddenly turned around and walked to his bed. She sat down with a small thump and looked back at him and noticed that he was heading over to sit next to her.
"Winry?"
She turned her head and noticed his greenish gold eyes staring into her blue ones so close.
"I understand."
Her eyes widened at his response and she suddenly felt a lump in her throat not knowing why this bothered her that he had just agreed with her.
"You…do?"
"Yea. I know what you mean. It would be weird and I know you and brother liked each other for a long time. I don't want to ruin things…"
She was surprised to see that his words did not match with his facial expression because even though he sounded okay with it, his face showed differently. His expression was a little bitter and she didn't know what to say then.
There was some silence between the two before she finally got the will power to speak again.
"So, then that's settled. I'm glad you understand Alphonse."
She stood up from the bed slowly.
"Goodnight."
She started to walk away and when Alphonse suddenly grabbed her wrist and stopped her. She gasped at the sudden movement and turned to look at him with a blush on her face.
"Wait.." He said and she started to feel confused.
"What's wrong Al?"
"I can't stop these...feelings for you."
She froze in place as he got up from the bed and grabbed her by the shoulders pulling her into a soft kiss. She whimpered at the sudden action and then realized what was going on and quickly pushed him away from her.
"No! Alphonse I told you, I…" She stopped her words as she was now gazing into his green eyes full of lust. She grabbed him by his shirt with two hands and pulled him into a rough kiss. She couldn't resist the way he made her feel at that moment no matter how hard she tried. Moments passed and Winry noticed that things were getting too crazy so she had to pull back and back away from him.
"I'm sorry Al…I can't."
With that said she turned around and headed quickly for the door and out to the hallway. She practically ran to her room and closed the door shut behind her as quietly as possible. Her heart was beating fast and she had to catch her breath from what just happened. She felt somewhat relieved, but at the same time in the pit of her stomach, it felt like she did something wrong. Not only to him, but to herself as well. She felt like she had hurt Alphonse by turning him away like that. She was now so far confused with this situation that's going on with the two that she wouldn't know what to do.
'Do I have a choice on who I want at this point?'
The question came to her as she walked over to her bed to lie down.
'I just don't understand what's wrong with me…I've always loved Edward, but why am I feeling this now for Alphonse?'
Her head started to ache as she pressed her hands to her head to relieve the pressure. She laid back down on her bed slowly with a sigh.
'What will I do now? How am I going to handle this situation without hurting the both of them?'
She closed her eyes and tried to think of something to distract herself so that she could get some sleep for the night. She would only have to worry about it tomorrow.
The next morning, Winry awoke to the sound of a rooster that was outside of the house. She hated that bird, but what could she do? She lived in the country side after all. She got up slowly from her bed and groaned while glancing at the clock. It was half past ten as she stretched and got up to change. She did her normal routine getting ready in the morning to head downstairs for breakfast. Last night was still fresh in her mind and she shrugged it off because she could only worry about it later. Right at that moment she was hungry and needed some coffee to wake herself up. Having finished with her usual routine of getting dressed, fixing her hair and brushing her teeth, she started to head downstairs. She could hear laughs coming from the kitchen as she slowed her walking and stopped at the end of the stairs to hear what all the ruckus was about.
"So, I was like "WHAT THE HELL OLD MAN? YOUR GUNNA CHARGE ME THIS MUCH TO STAY AT YOUR CRAPPY MOTEL?!" Edward said while acting out a situation that occurred on his travels.
"Oh really? Haha, then what happened?" Pinako said sounding very interested in his story.
"And then, he was like "Well, this is how much it is, take it or sleep outside ex military scum!" So, at that point I had no choice but to pay because Al was with me and I didn't want him to sleep outside and all. Of course I didn't care if I slept outside, but I wanted him to be comfortable ya know?"
She could hear Alphonse laugh and she peaked carefully to see what their reactions were during their conversation.
"Oh yeah. I remember brother. After you paid, he called you "short stuff" and you practically almost killed him if I haven't held you back. Hahaha."
Edward grimaced at the word "short" and Winry couldn't help but laugh as she came from the stairs and entered the kitchen.
"Yep, sounds like Ed alright. Sorry but I overheard the conversation. Thank god you stopped him Al, who knows what kind of trouble he would have gotten into."
She smiled at Edward and he only rolled her eyes at her. He mumbled something like "I'm not short anymore" to her and Alphonse laughed again. He scooted over in his seat so that she could sit in between both of them at the table.
"Sounds like you boys had quite an adventure together." Pinako said while bringing over the scrambled eggs and pancakes to the table.
"Yea, it's always an adventure with brother. Although…"
Alphonse made eye contact with Winry.
"It's really great to be home again."
He smirked at her and her heart fluttered as she blushed slightly from the sudden look that he gave her. She forced her eyes away from his before anyone noticed and took a long drink from her glass of orange juice trying to hide her reaction.
"Yep. And now we can keep Winry company at all times. Right Win?"
Edward glanced at her with a smile on his face and she smiled as well.
"Well when you two are done, I need help around the house. A couple of shingles are missing on the roof due to the storm we just had a couple of weeks ago." Pinako said.
"Yea no prob. I'll get right on that. Thanks for the breakfast." Edward said while sitting up from the table and headed over to the sink to wash his plate.
"I'm coming too." Alphonse got up and washed his plate too.
As they were heading outside, Pinako's back was facing away from them as Alphonse turned to her before heading out and gave her a quick smile. She almost melted at the way he looked at her. At that moment the crazy feelings that stirred within her had arisen once more. It was driving her literally insane. But, when he turned to smile at her like that, something fluttered in her stomach like butterflies. Watching him smile at her with his short sun-kissed blonde hair, white teeth, and lips that were so irresistible….
"I'm going to the auto mail room Granny. Thank you for the breakfast!"
"Okay dear. Don't work too hard."
She got up from the table abruptly stopping herself from those thoughts and headed off to the auto mail room.
What felt like minutes, were actually hours of her working on her new auto mail arm for Edward. She wanted it to be perfect this time. Light weight and easy to maneuver. Every time she would build a new arm or leg for Edward, she got a happy feeling inside. She always loved how he would react to the new and improved models. He would thank her in which she would feel that she had accomplished something great. Making Edward happy was one of her favorite things. Although she admitted to herself once that when he got angry, he was pretty cute.
She loved the Elric brothers ever since she was a little girl. So by having them not around for a while made her feel empty inside. But, now that they were back, for god knows how long, she felt the emptiness dissipate and she felt like they were a family once again.
But, something was eating her away from the inside. Why did she all of a sudden take an interest in Alphonse? Was Edward not good enough for her? Did she want both of them in her lives instead?
She laughed to herself at the stupid thought she just had and focused back on the arm she was working on. Sparks flew as she dremeled the metal to smooth the edges as she heard a knock on the door. For a second she felt butterflies in her stomach because at this point it could be any one of the Elric's that would enter. Or it could be Granny Pinako…it didn't matter anyways.
"Come in."
The door opened slowly and she still had her back to the person as she heard footsteps come closer to her.
"What are you working on there?"
She widened her eyes and turned her head slightly to see that it was Edward. She smiled and stopped what she was doing to put her full attention towards him.
"Oh it's your new and improved auto mail arm. It's not finished yet, but I'll have it ready sooner than you can imagine."
He moved next to her to examine the new arm.
"Hmm, yea it looks nice. Is it going to be heavy this time?"
"No, not at all. I actually made it lightweight so you can move around easier."
"Will it break easily?"
She frowned at him. "No, it'll be fine. What are you doubting my skills now?"
Edward looked taken a back. "N-no that's not what I meant! I swea-"
"It seems like your blaming me for your auto mail breaking all the time when it is YOU that always get into trouble and you always come back crying to me!"
Edward backed away when noticing the anger in her tone of voice.
"So-sorry Win. I didn't mean it that way." He said with his hands raised slightly in defense and a blush on his face.
She snapped out of her attitude with him and realized that she had gone too far. She looked down ashamed of herself. Had she just snapped at him for no reason?
"I'm sorry Ed. I don't know what's wrong with me lately…"
'Yea, why the hell did I just explode at him like that? These emotional feelings I'm having lately are doing a number on me…'
There was a moment of silence between them and then he spoke again.
"It's okay Winry. I know you didn't mean it. It seems you have a lot going on, so I'll go now."
He turned around and started heading for the door when she stopped him.
"Wait, I'm sorry. Listen please don't take it the wrong way. I just have a lot of things on my mind lately." She said while looking to the floor in shame.
"Hey, don't worry about it. Anyways I came in here to see if you wanted to go out to dinner tonight with me and Al?"
Her face brightened at the offer and she nodded.
"Okay, that sounds nice. Where are we going?"
"It's a new place that opened up. They serve some sort of Xingese food which I never had before. Just be ready by eight. See ya Win."
He left the room and she turned back to her work with a sigh.
'Phew that was a close one. I almost lost it there. I guess tonight would be nice. I haven't been out in a while, so this would be a good chance for me to clear my mind.'
She finished working on her auto mail and headed out of the room and upstairs to take a shower.
A while passed and Winry was in her room getting changed for the dinner date. She wore a nice white blouse and a short black skirt. Followed by some black heels to go along with her casual attire. She looked herself over in the mirror and approved.
'Tonight would be a nice night I hope.'
She smoothed out her skirt and went to her purse to get her lipstick.
'I hope I look pretty enough. I never do this kind of thing. I wonder what they would think of me.'
She had her hair down and drew on some black eyeliner on her eyes. She then smoothed on her lipstick and blotted on a napkin and then started to head downstairs to meet with the two. She held her breath as she neared the bottom of the steps and then advanced past the kitchen to where she saw Edward and Alphonse sitting on the living room couch. They were reading some kind of material before she cleared her throat to get their attention. They both looked up and their mouths dramatically hung open from the sight of her. She smiled feeling satisfied that she looked good and spoke to knock them out of their gawking behavior.
"So, how do I look?"
Alphonse stood up from the couch looking at her with adoration in his eyes and was about to compliment her when Edward butted in.
"Wow, you look…different."
Winry apparently didn't like the way he answered and frowned a little at him.
"What do you mean?"
Edward could see an annoyance start to form on her face and at that moment he realized that he might have said something wrong again. He got up from the couch and walked towards her quickly. He was in front of her when he got a better chance to cover up what he had just said.
"What I meant was…you look really pretty Win."
For what he did next, she would have never thought he would ever do in her life. He took her hand in his and brought it to his lips to kiss it softly. He was acting all gentlemen like and she couldn't help but blush at the sudden action. She quickly glanced over at Alphonse and saw that he looked kind of bothered. She removed her hand from his and gestured to the door to leave.
"I, uh, think we should go now."
The night was beautiful as Winry stepped out from the house. A warm breeze passed by as she breathed it in. They started walking on the dirt road which Winry was a little hesitant about. She didn't want to ruin her shoes, but she guessed it couldn't be helped. It was about a mile walk as they reached the train station. They purchased their tickets and sat down on a bench waiting for the train to come. It was about nine o'clock when the train had arrived. The train made a loud whistling noise and the conductor yelled out from his compartment window allowing people to come aboard. She was the first to walk into the train car followed by Ed then Al. They sat towards the back area and waiting for the train to start moving. Edward sat next to her and Alphonse sat in the front of them. There was some silence between them along the way, but nothing too uncomfortable. She looked over to her side and saw Edward looking out the window in thought. Then she looked forward and saw Alphonse with his arms crossed and his eyes closed.
'They look so peaceful.' She thought as she smiled to herself.
'I can't believe I grew up with these two. I wouldn't know what to do without them.'
She looked down to her lap and started to play with the rim of her blouse.
'I'm actually glad that were going out like this. We really need it. Well…I really need it.'
She felt like there were eyes watching her as she looked up slowly to see that Alphonse was looking at her with a small smile.
"What's up?" He said.
"Oh, nothing. Just bored I guess.."
"Heh, yea me too. Are you excited about going out? When was the last time you went out like this?"
"Not in ages actually. This is good though because I need a break sometimes from the countryside."
"Yea, I know what you mean. I'm actually excited too. I bet they have tons of great food. I've been to Xing before and the food is so amazing. Your gunna love it." He said with a smile.
She smiled and then looked over to Edward.
"Hey Ed. You okay?"
"Yea…why wouldn't I be?"
"Oh, no reason..just your so quiet that's all."
"Yea, sorry. I've just been thinking."
She fell silent and decided not to keep bothering him. While leaning back in her seat, she closed her eyes for a little while waiting for their arrival.
About a half hour later they arrived at East City. The train whistled again and opened its doors for them to leave. They walked onto the platform and she waited for them to lead her to the restaurant. Ed started walking towards the street to call a cab and when the car stopped for them they went in. Winry was smushed in between the two and it felt a little uncomfortable how close she was to them. She was practically sitting on both of their laps. Though, she could feel the warmth of their legs on either side of her and she couldn't help but enjoy the sensation. Edward spoke out to the driver for where they needed to go and the car started moving. She looked out the window to see building after building pass by. She also noticed the pretty street lights that illuminated the city. They passed the Central Command Headquarters as well. She was so focused on the beauty of the city that she hadn't realized that she had her hand on Alphonse's lap. She noticed it only when her hand started getting warm and she turned to look at her hand and then at Alphonse. She blushed a deep red when she noticed that Alphonse was blushing as well. Moving her hand quickly from his lap she turned to Edward to ask him something to distract herself.
"So, uh Ed, how much longer until we get there?"
"Heh, you're that excited huh?"
"Well…yes. Also, I'm pretty hungry."
"Don't worry. It'll be another five minutes or so. We're almost there."
"Okay."
She looked forward and waited for the time to pass as they soon arrived at the location. Edward stepped out of the car first and held his hand out to help Winry out.
'What's with him lately? This is so not Edward to do this.'
She took his hand and eased out of the car. Alphonse followed after her as they walked up the small set of stairs to the restaurant. The outside appearance was not much but once they stepped inside it was beautiful. A dim light lit the restaurant and lots of Xingese art flowed decoratively throughout the large room. There were many people who were sitting down eating and laughing over their drinks. She felt at that moment that this would be a good night. The waiter greeted them and brought them to their table. It was a little booth in the corner which was nice because she didn't like to be surrounded by a lot of people. But, it was sort of bad because now she had to squeeze in with the Elric's again. It seemed like déjà vu had occurred like in the taxi cab before as Edward once again slipped in first, then Winry, and then Al. She sighed but then realized that she had just a little bit more room than before when she was almost sitting on them in the cab. Their legs still touched but this didn't seem to bother her because she was somewhat used to it already. Another waiter greeted them and took their orders. Ed ordered the ramen special, Al ordered the seafood mei fun, and she ordered the tempura. When the waiter was done, she left and then Edward spoke up.
"Anyone want a drink? I'm parched."
"Yea sure, get me a whiskey on the rocks." Alphonse said while Edward eyed him like he didn't know he could drink those kinds of drinks. Then he looked to Winry.
"And you?"
"Um. Hmm, I guess a cranberry and vodka please."
"Sure, be right back."
He got up from the table and walked over to the bar. She took the time to look around the room and enjoy the nice view. She could smell the amazing food and also loved to hear the small band play a nice tune. She looked to the side and smiled at Alphonse watching him enjoy the same experience she was having. Then Edward came back with their drinks. She started to sip slowly not to get too tipsy before the food came. Edward downed his drink right away and Alphonse drank at a normal pace. She couldn't help but notice how different the two were as far as their personalities and actions. The waiter came back and served them their dinner.
A little while passed and they finished their meals and felt stuffed. Winry was very satisfied and actually wanted another drink because she felt like she needed to loosen up a bit now that they were out.
"Hey Ed, could you get me another one of this?"
He smiled at her. "Yea sure, hold up."
"Wait, me too!"
He stopped in his tracks and turned to him in confusion. "You sure Al?"
He stared at him with a little worry in his eyes as Alphonse reassured him that he was fine. Then he nodded and headed off to the bar once again.
"So, do you like this place?" Alphonse asked while turning slightly towards her in the seat.
"Yea, it's really nice. Thanks for taking me here."
"No problem. It was actually Ed's idea. You should thank him instead."
"Of course."
They fell silent again. Winry was staring at her lap as Alphonse spoke again.
"I'm sorry."
She looked up from her lap in confusion and turned to look at him.
"Sorry about what?"
"About last night. I shouldn't have pushed on like that. I don't know what's wrong with me. Is there any way you can forgive me?"
He looked at her with apology and she smiled slightly and nodded her head.
"Of course Alphonse. I'm sorry too.."
Just when he was about to speak again Edward came to the table. He gave them their drinks and they carried on with their drinking. The band started to play a loud and exciting song and some people got up from their tables to start dancing. Winry watched with amusement and laughed at the people who were falling over a little from being tipsy. At this rate, soon she would be too tipsy to stand if she keeps up drinking like this.
Half an hour later, after a couple of more drinks, Winry was now as she expected, tipsy. She laughed at almost everything Ed and Al said and they both raised an eyebrow at each other. They noticed that she might have had a little too much.
"Haha Okay Win. No more for you!" Edward said moving his hand to take the drink out of her way.
"Nooo Ed! I'm fine really."
He could tell by the look on her face that she was clearly not, but he didn't want to get into an angry confrontation with her again so he let it go. Moments passed and Edward needed another drink. It was as if he was a bottomless pit and he never got drunk. But, unfortunately for Winry and Alphonse, they were almost smashed. Alphonse might have had about four or five glasses of Whiskey and she had about four drinks of cranberry and vodka. Edward was up to glass seven, but he seemed fine which astonished the two.
"Brother! You're not drunk?!" Alphonse yelled out obviously tipsy.
"Maybe only a little. For some reason I have a good tolerance." He said with a wide smile.
"Haha, you're so funny Ed!" Winry said while slapping his lap which caused him to jerk and almost spill his drink in his hand.
"Yea, well I try I guess..?" Edward was amused at the way his younger brother and sort of girlfriend were acting around him.
Edward kept on by trying to amuse Winry even more, and Alphonse would follow right in after as if they were in a battle to gain her attention. Though, Edward was a little bit too tipsy to notice.
A long time passed and all three of them were completely wasted. Edward was now minding his own business and staring at the crowd enjoying the livelihood of the place. On the other hand, Alphonse and Winry were exchanging jokes to each other and laughing while having an amazing time.
"And then I turn to her and was like, "So, what is this made of again?!" Alphonse said while Winry laughed so hard she almost cried.
"Hahaha, that's hilarious! I can't imagine how she felt when you said that!"
Alphonse laughed too and then stopped to watch Winry laugh which made him feel butterflies in his stomach. He loved the way she laughed at his jokes, and the way they would engage in interesting conversations. Also, the fact that she was so beautiful..
It was then that something snapped inside of him. He boldly moved his hand slowly and placed it on her leg. Winry was still laughing and then stopped suddenly to notice that he wasn't laughing anymore. He had a serious expression on his face and she wondered if she had said something wrong. She felt a hot flush form on her cheeks when she suddenly realized what was going on. His hand was on her leg. Just like in the car, when her hand fell on his by accident. But was this an accident? She looked to his hand and then to his face as her heart skipped a heat. Alphonse was staring at her with love and adoration and she soon felt a heat sensation tingle all over her body. It seemed like he wanted her… needed her at the moment. All of her emotions were running in circles and she didn't know how to properly respond to the sudden touch.
In that moment he leaned forward and placed his lips onto hers. A small gasp escaped her mouth as she soon gave in to the warm sensation on her lips. She closed her eyes slowly and leaned into the kiss. It was hot and sensual and she couldn't help but make a little noise. He moved his tongue so that it glided over her bottom lip and she soon accepted him. They slid their tongues over each other's and found a rhythm that had them both feeling hot. The kiss started getting out of hand as she hooked her arms around his neck and pressed her body flush against him. He moaned into the kiss hugging her around the waist to pull her even closer. Then suddenly they snapped out of their moment when they heard Edward speak.
Winry shot her eyes open and separated herself from the kiss by moving away from Alphonse as fast as she could. She was breathing heavy and tried to act normal when she turned to Edward and saw that he was talking in his sleep! Could it have been fate at that moment that they were to not get caught? Or was it just luck. Either way she could not believe what had just happened and it happened right in front of Edward!
"Wh-what time is it?" He said stirring awake from his nap.
She was still in a state of shock and had trouble answering.
"It's time to go brother. It's getting late." Alphonse spoke quickly leaning forward in his seat.
"Geez it's almost one in the morning."
"Heh, yea we should go now."
They started to get up and left money on the table for their food and drinks. Winry got up very slowly still feeling the dizziness from the alcohol…and from the situation from before. Edward helped her up and they started walking through the restaurant and out the door.
While in the cab, Edward was leaning on Alphonse's shoulder fast asleep. Winry was to the left of Ed staring out the window in silence as they were on their way to the train station. They finally arrived at the East City train station and boarded the train. After a long and uncomfortable ride, they finally reached Risembool. Winry almost stumbled out of the train car when Alphonse caught her by her arm to stop her fall. She blushed and slowly moved her arm from his grasp.
After a long and agonizing walk, they arrived at the Rockbell house. She couldn't wait until she got out of those shoes as they were killing her feet from the walk. She reached for her key and opened the door to let them in. Quietly, without waking Pinako, they snuck through the kitchen. It was really dark and Edward bumped into a couple of chairs which caused them to giggle. He was in a sleepy state and the way he maneuvered around the dark room was pretty entertaining.
"Shhh! Be quiet." She said as they kept walking through the kitchen, then got to the stairs and started to head up. She went first and started walking slowly trying to make as little noise as possible. The last thing she needed was to wake Pinako up and hear her lecture about how she shouldn't be out this late and all. As she was heading up the stairs she couldn't help but notice, even in her drunken state, that she was still wearing a skirt.
'Oh my god, what if they could see up my skirt!'
She quickly advanced up the stairs and headed to her room closing the door quickly behind her. She let out the air she was holding in and finally started to undress. First went off her shoes, then her blouse, then skirt. She was left in her underwear now and didn't bother to put on her night-gown because she just wanted to sleep. She lay down in her bed and tried to close her eyes but felt a little uneasy because the room was slightly spinning. She tried to ignore it and focus more on what happened before.
'Did we really just kiss like that before?'
She started thinking back to when Alphonse made the move on her and how she didn't stop it this time.
'If Edward wasn't there, would it have gotten out of control?'
She couldn't help but feel guilty that she had just kissed Edward's younger brother in front of him like that. She felt so ashamed, but at the same time, it felt so right. Her thoughts about it were now making her dizzy as she closed her eyes again and started drifting to sleep.
Her dream started off with her as a little girl. She was running in a field full of grass. It was a hot summer day and she could feel the sun kiss her skin. She laughed as she was being chased by the two brothers. A distant memory of hers that had once occurred in the past, but now alive in her dream. The same events happened leaving them lying on the grass cracking up. She was having such a good time with them when suddenly a dark cloud casts its shadow over the land. She could see that it was a storm brewing and she looked at the two and saw that their faces were sad. She frowned and took them by the hands to seek shelter somewhere. She kept running with them to the house but it seemed like they were getting nowhere. They could never reach the house as it started to rain hard and she started to get nervous. A bolt of lightning hit the ground with a clash as she turned away covering her ears with her eyes closed tight.
The next minute she was in her room. This time it was the present and she was lying in her bed. The storm was brewing outside and she jumped from the thunder that sounded. The thunder started getting louder and louder and she couldn't take it anymore so she jumped out of bed and ran to the door. She entered the hallway and stopped when she noticed a faceless figure in front of her. They reached out their hand to her and she accepted it. Soon she was brought back to her room and the storm had calmed down just a bit as she was brought to her bed. She slid in and the person followed after her. She could feel a warm hand rub her shoulder and then move to her neck. Then the person started to kiss her jaw line softly moving to her lips in a slow trail. Her lips met with the person and they started to kiss. The storm no longer bothered her as she felt warm hands slide over her stomach and up to grasp her breast. She gasped at the feeling and then continued to kiss the mysterious person passionately. Then things started getting hot when they moved from her lips to her neck, sucking slightly on the tender skin and nipping it with their teeth. She moaned a little and was enjoying the sensation this person was giving her. Just when the person moved their lips slowly downwards over her breasts and stomach. Something felt different. As if this was real, but she could not see this person. The person stopped from their ministrations and met with her lips again.
"I love you Winry."
The person breathed those words against her lips. Though the voice sounded so familiar, she just couldn't figure it out.
'Wait Love? Love…You love me?'
'But, who are you?'
"Who are you..?" She asked slightly while in a daze.
'Who are you? Tell me. I need to know, I need…'
Suddenly she awoke from her sleep speaking those words out loud.
"Who…who are you? Who are you!?" She cried out and struggled to open her eyes moving her head from side to side. Then she was hushed by someone that was hovering over her. She almost screamed but stopped herself to see who the person was that was on top of her in her bed.
"Alphonse!?"
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