Author's note: Sorry again for not updating for ages. My computer is useless at letting me update, so I have to use other people's computers. Also, this chapter seems pitifully small for you guys, but I am going to give you guys more than one chapter today. You may also expect major updates this week too, so enjoy for now.

Tears stung Winry's eyes as she sat on her bed that morning. Her cheeks were red and she could taste the salty liquid of her tears as they dripped into her mouth. Though she was crying it was through tears of joy. After 13 years, she was finally able to hear Edward's voice and oh how she adored and longed for its next hearing. She wanted to hear it all the time in her ears, hear it calling for her love and admiration, which she knew she would give.

But she had to keep in mind what Edward's words were. He was crying for death! He wanted to be killed. But Winry couldn't really act so surprised when Edward was dead he was at peace but now that he had been dragged from his heaven he could only long for it. But there was something else that Edward had mentioned. Another nonsensical line like she had heard before from Hohenheim. "Joined by blood to the evil ones."

Joined by blood didn't make much sense on the first and last hearing and the evil ones could be anything or anyone. The trouble would be trying to find out which was which and who was what. But that answer wasn't coming as easily as she hoped. It had to be decided now through. If the line came up anywhere now then Hohenheim would definitely have to be considered as help. It's been consistent for the past few days and since a line has come up from her dream without fail then there was something strange…even significant going on. Drying her tears, she trudged slowly downstairs in her nightgown to find Nicholas listening to loud music on the radio.

'Hey mum!' Nicholas tried to shout over the racket.

'Turn it down! It's too early!' Winry's voice tried to conquer the noise but it was easily drowned out.

'What?!' Nicholas shouted. In a huff, she stamped over to the radio and turned it down. 'Hey! I was listening to that!'

'It doesn't need to be THAT loud. You could've woken the whole road with that!'

'I won't do it again.' Nicholas sighed.

"A sorry would've sufficed." She sighed inwardly. 'That's ok.' She smiled. 'Just eat your breakfast or you'll be late for school.'

'Fine.' Nicholas groaned.

As Nicholas ate his cereal, she watched him listlessly with a smile on her face. Even if Nicholas could be rebellious at times she still enjoyed his company. But even as she watched him there was never any silence.

The music from the radio seemed crazy to her as the lyrics rang clear from its speakers.

"Creeping under my skin

My blood is wearin' thin

As it pulls me apart, evil ones in this din

Cos this time

Joined by the blood

This time

Joined by blood, to the evil ones

This time, and next time!"

There it was. The lines! The nonsensical line coming through the speakers! This did concern Hohenheim, since he kept turning up in her dreams. And if Edward were alive, it would concern him also, since it carried on from the fight in his coma. That would have to be mentioned to Hohenheim when he came over tomorrow. But for now, for fear of reaction, Nicholas would not be informed. To mention his father in such a way to Nicholas would surely coax a battle from his, especially when all he knew about his father was his name and his hobby, that being alchemy.

Photos though were not shown to Nicholas. The only ones in existence were from the book, Second Heartbeat, the wedding photo, which Winry kept, locked away in her room and the family photos were either kept at Pinako's or with Hohenheim. But Nicholas had never gone to visit old Pinako's house for the fact that it was empty now of her presence and the photos there were kept away in old boxes from sight.

Really, Nicholas could only imagine what he looked like.

Author's note: What did you guys think of the lyrics? Before I got into fan fiction I used to do a lot of lyric writing (because like many people, I dream of writing a song) so i have experience on that. Please Review, because I haven't gotten any reviews since the last time I updated in one big go.

Ophelia Davis