A/N: Thank you the MistOfThePast and Princess Happy for your sweet reviews. And everyone else who reviewed me, I kind deleted my emails so I lost the names! This chapter is for you guys!

Its been a week ago today, when Winry first met Alphonse and Mei. Mei went and engulfed her in a hug and Al just nodded. Ed, Al, Mei and Winry were at Mana's Cafe.

Mei sat next to Al deep in conversation with Winry. Winry was leaning on Ed who was arguing with Al.

"Boys! Shut up. Talk quietly, Win and I are talking!" Mei growled.

Ed rolled his eyes and Al looked down hiding a smirk.

"Winry?"A soft, familiar voice asked. Turning her head fast, Winry felt all the pain that disappeared a week ago come into heart. Alexis was standing there looking confused. She seemed to try and stand in a position to make Winry invisible.

"Can I talk to you?" Alexis asked biting her lip. Winry nodded and got up. Alexis led her to an empty booth in the very back of the store.

"Winry!" She cried. "I missed you. Kayla doesn't now how much the others and I hurt. We miss you."

"I'm sorry Lexxie."

"What? Your not coming back? But, W-w-winry. Your joking!" Alexis said her voice getting squeaky.

"You told me we are no longer friends. Ok. You see those people I as sitting with? They trust me. They are my new friends. I actually got to meet and become friends with that guy I told you about."

"You replaced us that easily." An accusing Amelia hissed.

"Yeah. They actually care."

"AND WE DON'T!" Hannah shrieked. Whoever was in the store turned around and the girls nodded and walked outside.

"You turned me away and want me back! Who do you think you are?" Winry growls.

"The people who've known you longer." Miranda reasoned.

"Ya. You've known me longer but when a new person comes into your life you think they are always trustworthy."

"Get over yourself!" Amelia glared.

"No get over yourself. I'm not your slave and I never will be."

"What made you change?" Alexis managed to get out. Her face was blotchy red, and her dark brown eyes were filled with tears.

"Lex, you strong, puerto-rican. You never cried. What changed you?" Winry whispered back.

"You leaving. Winry, we love you and you blow us off. It hurts! It hurts!" Alexis sobbed.

"Sorry. I really am Lexxie. I told you guys I was walking away a new person and I did. " Winry shot out.

Walking away she shouted over her shoulder, "His name is Edward!"

When she got back to where she and the others were sitting, Ed, Al and Mei were staring at her.

"I'm fine guys." She said with a smile. Putting her hand to her eyes she realized she was crying. After wiping her eyes, she grinned. No longer was the heavy feeling pressing down on her shoulders. The pain she had dissipated. The hand squeezing and twisting her heart disappeared. She was really a new person.

She had a familiar feeling, Winry leaned back and closed her eyes. Instead of a strange daydream, she opened her eyes in reality. Al and Mei holding hands while Al was trying to avoid Ed spraying him with ketchup. Winry was trying to catch little oyster crackers in her mouth as Mei tossed them.

Ed and Al disappeared, so Mei started stealing Ed's food.

"Ai! You bakka!" Mei shouted as a pitcher of ice cold water was poured on her head.

"Pay back hurts Mei!" Ed grinned while Al fell laughing. Mei got up and grabbed Ed's ear. Al grabbed the pitcher that was still half-filled with water and tossed it at Winry.

"EEEEP!"

Winry grinned and tossed some fries at Al.

"Guess pouring water on her head didn't stop the temper did it Al?" Ed grinned. Mei took his coke and dumped it down his shirt.

"BRO!"

Winry ducked under the table and grabbed the bottle of ketchup. Mei had her hand laying on the table and Winry sprayed ketchup in it.

"Mei! There's a bug on your cheek!" Winry cried. Winry laughed hysterically when Mei slammed her hand on her face.

The payback hurt when a milkshake got thrown in her hair. The manager of the cafe came out and yelled at them probably banning them for a week. Al put his arm over his brothers shoulder and then Winry's. Ed did the same to Mei. The four laughing hysterically walked out of the store, after the manager promised to send a bill. People pointed and laughed, but they didn't care. They were all soaked and covered with various types of food so... it was no big deal. Winry's old friends watched from a window. An the only thing Winry could remember was that 'Best thing I never knew I needed' by Ne-Yo was playing.