Okay, so I'm starting school soon so I might update late, that being said if I get good reviews I will update more often.

Warnings: No Beta, YAOI

Disclaimer: Don't own FMA cuz if I did I'd be happy and we can't have that...

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Edward hated parties. With the exception of the vast quantities of food, they were a complete and utter waste of time. That being said, this party had to be the worst he'd ever experienced.

First off, the party was in honor of his brother and him, which pretty much guaranteed that everyone's focus -at least in the beginning, before anyone got drunk and rowdy- would be on him. And that was not okay.

Edward didn't like attention. It only caused emotional and physical pain. Already his ass had been pinched about twenty-three times and he'd been asked to dance by thirty-six strangers, half of which had been male.

Then, there was the fact that Winry was latched onto him, completely oblivious to Alphonse's feelings as she clung to Edward and asked him to dance.
Everytime Winry touched him, he would see this expression on his brother's face, like all he wanted to do was jump off a cliff and into a rocky death. Edward flinched every time he saw that expression.

Hurting Alphonse was like hurting himself. Everytime he saw his brother's eyes get watery, every time Alphonse had to force a smile he felt it with every inch of his soul. Like hot glass tearing through his body. He'd caused his brother enough pain. Every time he saw that look of suffering on his brother's face, it was like having his arm and leg ripped of again. All he wanted to do was go and get hurt, he felt like he should have to experience every ounce of his brother's pain, double the pain, to even consider being happy himself, especially since he was the cause. Every bit of his brother's suffering, every ounce of his brother's pain had been his fault and now with every touch from Winry, he was carving new cuts into his brother's already too damaged soul.

"Common, Edo dance with me-e-e!" there she was again. Winry's arms were attached to his waist, clinging hard. This was the fifteenth time she'd asked him to dance. He'd managed to escape each time, but she just kept coming back.

Winry was too drunk though and her hold on Edward began to loosen. Edward took that chance to escape. He quickly dashed left, in hopes of finding a buffet table or at least somewhere to hide, only to slam into the body of his younger brother.

Alphonse was now the same height as Edward, and as he recovered from his fall, Edward felt himself shiver, something bad was about to happen.

"Brother, why don't you dance with Winry?"

Edward, was not afraid of a many things. He could face the homunculi, scar, and even Colonel Roy Mustang if he was really pissed, but there were a few things that Edward Elric was truly afraid of; Milk because anything that comes out of a cow's utters was just wrong, Winry's wrench because it had caused him many a concussion, and his brother Alphonse's wrath. Alphonse was a pretty calm boy, in fact he was somehow always in a constant state of peace, so when he did get riled up Edward knew it was time to run.

"A-Alphonse, wh-what are you doing here?" Edward asked his voice faltering as he slowly but surely made his way away from Alphonse.

"Your not seriously ignoring my question." Alphonse said with a smile. "Right, Brother?" he then flashed Edward his ice smile. It was capable of freezing any man in an instant. This was the third time Edward had received it since being in the other side of the gate and it still never failed to make him tremble. It was like Riza Hawkeye on steroids.

Edward was running now. He didn't want to know what would happen was just about to escape when a hand wrapped around his wrist and yanked him back. For a second he was sure his arm would be wrenched out of its socket, but thankfully everything was fine.

"Brother" Alphonse's grip on his wrist was tightening, "you will ask Winry to dance, and you will try your damn best to make sure she feels like a freakin princess on the dance floor, in fact you will spend the rest of the night doing your utmost best at making sure that Winry gets everything she wants today. This may be our party, but you will dedicate it completely to her." then Alphonse flashed his smile again, this time showcasing his canines,
"Clear?" he asked, his tone making it clear that there was really only one answer.

"Crystal" Ed said his voice coming out as a squeak, all high-pitched and cracked, and when Alphonse moved to approach him Edward flinched.

Edward really didn't like this new sadistic side of Alphonse.

Alphonse just continued smiling his eyes twinkling with amusement as he walked away.

Winry approached him again. She appeared even drunker than before.

Remembering his brother's threat he quickly pulled Winry on to the dance floor and tried not to cry out in pain. Her feet were crushing his toes underneath her new heels which left her eye to eye with the new slightly taller Edward.

"Yunno Edward" she hiccupped, I don't know what they see in you!" she leaned in her mouth pressed against his ear as her feet continued to squash his now throbbing toes, "You're kind of an ass! Like... The king of asses!" Ed silently thanked the nightclub Gods for the loud music that prevented people from hearing Winry's loud cries.
"and, and I was thinkin right, and I was talkin to Alphonse." she paused then as if thinking things over "and I asked him if he liked me and... And he..." she started crying then silent tears rolling down her cheeks. "he said he didn't! He said that he knew I liked you so I should ask you, but I don't like you. I mean I like parts of you! The Alphonse parts, yunno th parts of you that are like Alphonse. The nice parts, the kind parts" she seemed to trail off as she stared at something Edward couldn't see before she quickly returned to the subject at hand, "but your like... like... my brother!"

She wars rubbing at her eyes know, "B- But if Alphonse doesn't want me then I thought I could fall in love with you."

Edward couldn't believe what he was hearing, and people thought he was the dumb one. "Alphonse loves you, why didn't you just confess to Alphonse?" he asked, trying to make his voice soothing in order to avoid any more hysterics.

Winry seemed to think it over, then her face changed into one of rage.
"He... said he didn't like me!" she cried, her voice louder than even the music now, "He rejected me!" she sobbed her whole body quivering as she tried to hold in her feelings. Okay, so Winry was a sad drunk. Edward needed to get her to stop crying before his brother pummeled him.

Edward couldn't take it anymore. He was solving this once and for all. He couldn't believe he was going to have to play match maker.

He grabbed Winry and started looking for Alphonse. At first Edward thought his brother had left, but then he spotted him. His brother was sneaking out, already halfway out the door of the club. Edward followed him out, bringing with him a very intoxicated and very sad Winry.

The air outside of the club was cold. The night dark, Alphonse's body could barely be seen walking away. Edward quickly hid Winry behind one of the cars parked on the street with a quick order to shush.

"Alphonse! Wait!" he yelled, his legs already running to catch up with his brother.

"B- Brother!" Alphonse said, his front still turned away from Edward, he seemed to have returned to his usual sweet self.

Edward was really quite amazed at how quickly Alphonse changed personalities, and if he wasn't completely terrified of one of them he would totally have investigated.
"I thought I told you to stay with Winry?" Alphonse said, his tone already changing into that of his sadistic alter ego.

"Alphonse, I'm tired of this." Edward sighed, as he ran his hand nervously through his hair, "I have... already hurt you so much, I've taken so much from you; your body, your humanity, your childhood. I... don't want to take Winry from you too."

Alphonse looked startled, then he laughed, a low laugh without any amusement.

"It doesn't matter. Winry wants you not me. You can't take her from me if she's not mine. Anyway, you always do this!" Alphonse seemed to have gained some steam, he stepped up to Edward and fisted his hands in Edward's shirt, "You assume you're to blame for anything and everything and you want to protect me, but brother, don't you think I feel the same way? I want to protect you too brother, I want you to be happy and if that means having to see you with Winry so be it!"

"So you admit it! You do love her!" said Edward, making sure to speak loudly enough for Winry to hear.

"It doesn't matter!" Alphonse finally yelled, as his hands reached up to grab at his short hair, he was finally starting to lose his cool, "Of course I love her, she's Winry, she was the only thing I was willing to fight you over, but... but she loves you, not me! It doesn't matter that I live for her, that I would do anything to get her to feel the same way I feel, that every time I see you two together I want to slam myself against brick walls because at least then I would be too focused on the pain to think about anything else. You and Winry are the two people I love most and that means that for the sake of your happiness I'm willing to do anything! Even if it means giving up my own!" Alphonse's face was red and as he took in what he'd just said he seemed to deflate into himself.

Alphonse finally turned, exhausted, "I... I have to go-"

"You love me?" the voice came from behind the car and both Alphonse and Edward froze as Winry stepped out from her hiding spot. The shock momentarily overpowering the effects of the alcohol. She seemed prettier Edward thought, with that expression on her face, a cross between disbelief, shock, and hope.

Alphonse, though stood stock still, and when he turned to look at Edward his face was livid, "You had no right, brother!" he yelled, and this time he stormed off towards the club with Winry following after him.

Edward stood still for a moment, then headed into the bar after Winry. He sighed, life was not going well for him lately.

He'd thought the drama was over now that he'd returned from the gate, but instead now it was worse. He couldn't punch love into submission. He couldn't fight against the emotions of the people around him. He had no way of dealing with this new emotional drama.

His brother was mad at him, Winry was drunk and in no condition to start a relationship, and worst of all Roy Mustang was walking towards him and Edward was definitely not in the mood.

Edward was just about to make a run for the exit when Maes' eccentric nature finally came in handy as he tackled the Colonel and dragged him to the back of the bar.

Edward sighed, he needed a drink, but he had to go to work tomorrow and he didn't want to show up with a hangover. That was the last thing he needed. Why Winry had thought Sunday was a good day for on open bar party he would never know. Still, as he looked at the anxious faces of Alphonse and Winry he walked toward the bartender to ask for some Vodka.

I was gonna go with a different drink but then I thought of Russia so Vodka it is. I'm super exited because One of my favorite fanfiction writers is back and she's writing plot twisters like there's no fuckin tomorrow. Agh! I think I'm in love. So I was thinking that I woudn't update untill I got reviews but this was ready and I didn't wannt to be asn ass sooooo... Still can I pretty please get reviews? PLEASEEEEE! I appreciate the follows and favorites but please people I need some feedback to soothe my wounded self esteem. I know my work is shit, but a little white lie never hurt anyone, right? Right?

I'm so sorry about how weird Alphonse is being and I apologize if it was OOC but I thought that it was understandable that the brother's would change as a result of their stay on the other side of the gate. I am truly sorry to all you Winry haters, I hate her too, so I'm sorry that she's getting screen time(no offense to pro-winry), but I wanted to get Alphonse settled and happy first well maybe, it's just Edward seems like he feels guilty and I don't think he could try to find happiness before his brother, it's one of the thingd we love about him. ]

Yeah, Maes is ALIVE! I'm so sorry for that but I know we can all just pretend that episode didn't happen.