I'm not too pleased with this one, but I really wanted to write one about their first meeting with Winry. It's not romance, but it ties in, if you think about it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Full Metal Alchemist or any related material in any way whatsoever
"Come on," Trisha urged her four year old up the steps of the porch, "If you dilly-dally, you won't be able to meet the new neighbors."
"But I don't wanna meet the neighbors!" Ed complained. Trisha sighed. Why did he have to get the stubborn gene?
"The Rockbells are very nice people. They have a daughter your age. You'll have someone to play with!" Ed frowned and crossed his arms.
"I bet she's really boring," he grumbled.
Al, on the other hand, was positively ecstatic to meet the Rockbells, and was completely oblivious to his brother's gloom as Trisha rang the doorbell. A moment passed, and a pleasant looking woman with blonde hair answered the door.
"Trisha," she greeted, "How good to see you. Come in, come in." The house was small, but comfortable, and gave off an aura of friendliness when they walked in.
"I'm sorry, but my husband is out on a trip," The woman said.
"Oh, that's alright. Ed, Al." She crouched by her two boys, "This is Sarah. Say hello." Al happily greeted Sarah, but Ed didn't say anything.
"I'm sorry, Ed's very shy." He blushed, but didn't say anything. Suddenly, footsteps echoed down the stairs, and a girl his age appeared.
"Mama? Who are those people?" she asked curiously, stepping onto the main floor.
"Winry, these are the Elrics. They live in the next house over." Winry smiled brightly, "Hello. I'm Winry." Sarah smiled and turned to Ed and Al.
"Why don't you two go play with Winry outside?" Winry happily took them outside, much to the disgruntlement of Ed. He trailed farther back, watching his brother and Winry from a distance.
"So, what do you want to play Al?" she asked, sitting on the grass. She had blonde hair like her mother, and bright blue eyes that rivaled the sky.
"Tag is a fun game to play. Right, Brother?" Al turned to Ed.
"Tag is boring. I don't want to play," He sat on the ground, and looked away from the other two.
"Suit yourself," Al shrugged and began to play tag with Winry.
Ed tried to ignore the laughing and playful calls of, "You're it!" He kept reminding himself that he did not want to be here.
Suddenly, a shadow passed over him, and he looked up to see Winry.
"Are you sure you don't want to play?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm sure," Ed grunted.
"But aren't you lonely sitting here all by yourself?" Winry asked, sitting down beside him. Ed was lonely sitting here by himself, but he wasn't going to say that.
"I'm fine."
Winry sighed, "Well, I'm tired of playing tag, so I'm going to sit with you." Ed looked up, surprised, "Really?"
"Yep," she grinned, "I think that you're going to be a fun person to talk to. Mama said that I had good…" She wrinkled her brow, "Inkstinkts."
Ed giggled, "You pronounced it wrong. It's instincts."
"Wow. You're really smart!" Ed smiled tentatively, "Not really. I just read it in a book, that's all."
"That still makes you smart." Winry smiled happily, "You must have a really big brain to make up for your shortness."
"Hey! Who're you calling short?" Ed jumped up, and Winry laughed as he began chasing her around.
"Short, short, short!" she called out, making him even more annoyed.
"I'm gonna get you!"
"Hey, are we playing tag again?" Al asked, chasing after Ed, "I'm it!" Within moments, the three of them were running around, laughing, and chasing each other until they were so tired they collapsed on the ground.
"That was really fun," Winry said, breathing heavily.
"Yeah," Ed and Al agreed.
"Will you come over tomorrow to play?" The two boys sat up, and grinned, "Yep!"
"That's good. Mama and Papa are always very busy, so I don't have anyone to play with." Ed and Al looked at each other, then back to Winry.
"Don't worry Winry, with us around, you'll always have someone to play with!" Ed said. Winry sat up, "Really? Oh, thank you so much!" She embraced them both, and Ed felt himself blush.
"Don't hug us! We're boys!" Winry laughed and let them go.
Soon, they had to leave though, and they waved avidly to Winry as they walked away.
"It looks like you've made a new friend," Trisha said, holding their hands as they walked.
"Uh-huh. Winry is really nice," Ed said.
"Really, really nice," Al added. Trisha smiled. She hadn't seen her boys this happy since he left.
In case you don't know, the he Trisha is referring to is Hohenheim. The time period is right after he left, so Trisha is feeling very alone. It's not apparent in my drabble, but you get the idea.