Chapter 10: First Day

Ed tugged at the blue uniform jacket he had shrugged on, wrinkling his nose at his reflection. The black muscle shirt he had tugged on showed under the unbuttoned military jacket and his golden hair was pulled up in a high, unbraided ponytail. He had seen Breda walk around with his jacket undone, so why couldn't he? He was a Colonel now! Either way, it wasn't like the uniform was completely uncomfortable and he didn't look half bad, despite preferring to choose his own attire. "Well don't you look handsome," Glancing over his shoulder, the alchemist allowed his eyes to fall on his newly awakened fiancé. Her hair stuck out in random angles and her eyes still held a sleepy appearance, but she smiled at him all the same.

"What're you doing up so early? I thought you didn't need to be up until ten?" Ed prompted, turning fully and shoving his hands into his pockets. Flipping some hair from her face, the blonde shrugged a shoulder as she made her way over and began to button his jacket, despite the disapproving look on the young man's face, leaving three of the buttons undone.

"I wanted to see you off on your first day is all." She answered, making final adjustments to his collar. A warm smile then crossed her face. "You should have woken me up so I could have at least made you breakfast."

"I'll grab something on the way to work. It's no big deal." At this, Winry pursed her lips into a pout.

"Maybe, but it would have been nice to give you a proper send off." Ed let out a sigh and ruffled her already unruly hair affectionately.

"So long as you welcome me home I'll be fine." He informed and grinned down at her. "Besides, you could always meet me for lunch. I'll be damned if I have to spend my lunch with Mustang." Winry let out a laugh.

"It wouldn't hurt. You're a colonel now. You could get some very useful advice from him you know."

"How to be a jackass 24/7 isn't useful advice." Rolling her eyes, Winry brushed her lips against his swiftly.

"Be nice," She paused for a moment causing Ed to raise an eyebrow at her.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I was just thinking." Ed watched her expectantly but when he got no response he rolled his eyes, side stepped her and placed a quick on the top of her head before walking away.

"Whatever, I've gotta go. I'm walking with Havoc so I don't wanna keep his waiting." He informed, tugging at his jacket collar some.

"Ed, hold on." He looked back at Winry expectantly, raising an eyebrow when he saw her fidgeting.

"Eh, what's wrong?"

"Well… um… call when you get in, alright?" An entertained smile crossed Ed's face.

"Alright, mom." He teased, causing Winry to puff out her cheeks in a huff.

"Don't tease!" With a nod, Ed chuckled, walking over and kissing her softly.

"You're such a brat." He whispered, causing the mechanic to blush, but she simply huffed and waved at him as he left for work. Why was he such a goon? Sighing, the blonde glanced at the clock in kitchen. It was still early. She needed to get in some more sleep before her own busy day began.