Childhood Friend
She was just that kind of girl, so full of life and in love with the life she lived.
She's the type of girl who was known to give, even if what she was giving was something she loved dearly. Whenever Ed and Al would come over to play, she'd scurry over and stand in front of the two brothers, with a big, teethy grin as their greeting and her arms outstretched towards them, offering her brand new teddy bear or a nice jump rope for them to play with. She found joy in making others happy.
She's the girl who took other's feelings into consideration, she's selfless. After losing both of her parents in the war, she was heartbroken, it seemed as if her whole world fell apart right beneath her feet. She shed her tears and moved on, even though it's the last thing she wanted to do, she missed her parents and felt lost without them, but she knew they would have wanted her to stay strong, learn to live happily, and make them proud. So, that's exactly what she did.
She's the girl who was fully devoted to her work, she's passionate. Going into mechanics was truly the call that Winry was made to answer, she was a natural, viewing every limb she made as artwork and always treating her customers with the upmost care, hoping to never disappoint, which she hardly ever did so. She was a perfectionist and put a piece of her heart into every automail arm and leg that she made, down to the last screw. Her work was her pride.
She's the girl with a will as strong as diamonds, it's unbreakable. Meeting the man that killed her parents deeply disturbed Winry to her core, thoughts of revenge were racing through her mind, her body was shaking aggresively and uncontrollably, and she was experiencing emotions she didn't even know existed. She was shocked, the same man that killed her parents was also trying to take the lives of her two best friends and all she could picture herself doing was shooting him with the gun that was just inches away, but after feeling the cool metal in her hands, that was meant to take a life, and knowing that she would be the person taking that life...she couldn't. She knew killing for revenge was not the person she was, or wanted to be, and she knew that her parents would not have wanted her to kill on their behalf.
She's the type of girl who was always there, she's a true best friend. Ever since the day she promised Ed and Al that she would stand beside them and support them in whatever they do until they got their bodies back, she's been there. She was always there to pick them up when they discovered that the road they chose led to a dead end, she was there to keep them upbeat when the gruesome sights their young eyes saw threatened to take away their zest for life, and she was there to remind them that, "Tomorrow is a new day, you can start fresh and maybe you'll find the answer you're looking for." She was just there and even though he wasn't very good at showing it, Edward was truly grateful.
But, when asked by someone who the young woman was, standing beside him and his brother, he would reply, "She's my mechanic and our childhood friend." with a hint of a shrug rolling off his shoulders, as if it were a simple statement and nothing more.
Alphonse knew better, though.
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I'm not too happy with how this one ended. =/ Please review if you read or if you have any critiques for me!
