A/N: This story was inspired by a quote. "I come to you from the western hemisphere to tell you that Edward Elric likes girls!" Vic Mignogna, Ed's english voice actor. Whose birthday is today, I believe. Yay. Happy Birthday to Vic! ) Edit: I wrote this on the 27th Vic's birthday, and posted it the next day.

Post anime. Pre-movie. Ed makes something clear to Heidrich.

Disclaimer: (shakes head) FMA is not mine.

Walking Straight.

He froze at the sight of blue eyes, all too familiar for that one second.

Edward went crashing to reality when he took in the rest of her face. He had never seen this girl before.

The girl gave him a very strange look, then she flipped her yellow hair over her shoulder and walked off.

"Hey, Ed."

He turned to see Alfons giving him one of those concerned friend looks of his. "Wow you look like you've seen a ghost are you okay?"

Edward turned and grinned. "It's nothing, I just spaced out there for a moment. I really need to watch where I'm going."

Alfons shrugged and Edward started walking again. What the heck had he been expecting?

They were in Romania, miles and a world away from Amestris, there was no way he would run into his mechanic here. Then again, he had run into Alfons who was the very image of his brother back home.

He shook his head, he wasn't Al though, and if even he did find this world's double of Winry she wouldn't be her. He was being stupid.

He told himself to focus on actually getting this rocket done and worry about everything else later. If he ever wanted to get home he couldn't let his mind wander off like that again.

"Hey, Ed."

"Yeah."

"You're about to walk into a street lamp."

Ed stopped seeing that Alfons was quite right about that. "Huh, well would you look at that." He changed course to avoid it.

So much for not letting his mind wander.

"You're a bit off today." Alfons said falling into step beside him. "Acting stranger than usual, and that's saying a lot."

"I guess I didn't get enough sleep last night." Ed responded only half life lying.

"Well if you're not feeling well you could ask Oberth to let you off today, you never catch a break anyway."

Ed shook his head. "No need. I'm fine."

"Don't look now but that girl over there keeps glancing your way."

They were in the middle of the market cutting across it was the quickest way to the hangar after all. He looked up to see that indeed some blonde by the flower shop was giving him the eye. In fact she was too busy looking at him to notice that the flower pots she was arranging in the display were falling over.

"She's cute." Alfons smiled. "Maybe you should go talk to her?"

"Yep she's a beauty all right." Ed said. He continued walking. "I think I'll pass."

He could feel Alfon's wide eyed stare on his back. "What? Ed!"

Ed sped up his pace. "You really expect me charm her with my slurred Romanian? It's more likely I'd end up accidently insulting her."

"I don't think it'd matter, the way she's looking at you, it seems like she's not interested in small talk." Alfons sounded amused.

Ed glared at him. "Who the heck do you take me for?" Despite his best efforts he could feel a blush spreading to his hairline.

Heidrich only laughed in response. Ed could tell he was getting a kick out of this. "She's not my type anyway." He said trying to end the conversation, then and there.

"You have a type? That's a surprise. No offense Ed but as long as I've known you I've never seen you take interest in the opposite sex. Even the guys at the hangar are starting to think you might be asexual or…" he trailed off, clearly not comfortable with finishing that sentence.

Ed felt like he had been doused with cold water. "Or what? Just what are you implying?"

He'd only known Alfons a few months but even so it should be obvious he wasn't what Ed thought Al thought he was.

Alfons decided the floor was very interesting indeed. "I never said I agreed with them…It really doesn't make a difference either way."

Ed laughed nervously. "You're kidding me?"

Alfons uncomfortable glance up at him and the way his hands were pushed into his pockets told him differently.

"Oh boy…" Ed sighed shaking his head, clearly not believing that Alfons of all people actually thought something so ridiculous.

"I'm not saying I care either way what a couple of losers at the hangar have to say. Still I'll have you know I'm quite attracted to the fairer sex. I know when it comes to women I don't talk much, and I tend to stay away as much as possible and I understand that it might seem strange to some people, but I have other things to focus on right now. And I can't let anything or anyone distract me from that."

"Like finding a way back home," Heidrich almost whispered.

"Exactly. And pretty girls like the one you just pointed out are one of if not the biggest distractions there are. That and as I said my Romanian is terrible and I don't see the point of making a fool of myself in a foreign country," Ed grinned. "Anyway the way I see it, I wasn't the only one she was staring at."

Alfons smiled. "You really think so?"

Ed gave him a playful push. "Why don't you go talk to her? It's not like Oberth will freak out if you're a bit late. I bet he'd understand, being stuck with a group of guys all day who apparently have nothing better to do than start rumors."

Heidrich nodded. "Sorry for that. I'll set them straight on it." and Ed watched as he crossed the street a bit enthusiastically to talk to the girl.

He sighed. Now that his sexual preferences were made clear, he hoped Heidrich or any of his other hangar buddies would try to set him up with every female he saw.

The girl and Al looked like they were really hitting it off. Maybe he should go on ahead and let Oberth know his friend was going to be a bit late.

As he walked he laughed to himself at the sillyness of it all. Why was Alfons so surprised? Of course he had a type. He just didn't think he'd find her on this side of the gate. European girls didn't seem to fall under the category of violent machine junkies.


A/N:

Ed muse: Damn straight! (throws random confetti) A good ending!

Me: Don't celebrate yet...you're in my other stories remember?

Ed muse: (sulks)

This is all I have for today, but I'm sure something will come to me on the train ride home. Plot bunnies never sleep! Well hope you guys enjoyed these as much as I have had writing them. Check back for more in the future if you do so wish.

Till next time this has been a literally moment brought to you by yours truly.