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Theme 67: This Time Once Again
The soft breeze moved swiftly past Winry as she leaned on the balcony railing outside her bedroom. Her gaze stretched over the green hills and farther than the dim sky. Dawn had only just come, but not even the February sunshine was enough to sweep away the cold morning air covering the countryside. Winry was not bothered by the chilling weather. Her focus was set on something else, something more important.
The door slightly creaked open behind her, but she did not move a single inch.
"Up already, Winry?" Pinako poked her head in Winry's room from behind the door. "I'm going to start breakfast soon. I know you're anxious, but you gotta eat too."
"Yes Granny." Winry replied, sounding quite apathetic. Pinako sighed, shutting the door.
"How can I eat on day like this…?" Winry thought of the small green box sitting on her desk. "It's this time once again…Ed's birthday…" As much as it seemed, she wasn't waiting for him to show up. She wasn't hoping for him to show up. She already knew he wouldn't show up, even if she wished on a shooting star twice the size of Amestris. Instead, all she could do was sigh out of melancholy.
Hours passed, Winry didn't even bother to go back inside when the icy winds began to blow slightly harder. Tiredness was beginning to take over her body. Her eyelids wanted to close, and she wanted to collapse on the balcony and sleep, but she never did.
Soon enough it was sunset. The clouds looked red with beauty, but it wasn't enough to outshine the sadness that came every year on this very day…the sadness of predictability. However, the predictability of one day was useless for the next. Not even Winry expected what was to come the morning after.
Of course, Ed didn't either.
He had only arrived in Risembool just before dawn. Unlike Winry, the cold air did bother him, and he wanted to get back to the warmth of Central as soon as he possibly could .However, that couldn't be done until he had his automail fixed once more.
Ed decided he would surprise Winry. Al argued against him, but caved in at the last moment. Taking a pebble in his hand, Ed aimed toward Winry's balcony window.
Before he could release the pebble, the balcony window opened, and he was almost instantaneously hit in the head with a small green box.
"Here's your present, moron!" Winry appeared on the balcony.
"What the hell was that for?" Ed asked.
"For making me think I wasted money on a present that would go to waste because you never show up!" Winry sighed. "It's been the same every year before…"
"Fine!" Ed said.
"Fine what?" Winry watched him open the small box.
Inside was a framed photo from when they were kids, along with a card. The card was dated February, three years ago. Ed looked up towards Winry.
"You kept this for three years..?" He asked.
Winry nodded.
"Even though I knew you would never show up on your own birthday…there is no way to tell about the day after."
I really have nothing to say about this one…Unusual huh? xD Please review~
