Chapter 10

Dinner was, to say the least, more than awkward.

Al had seated Ed and Winry next to each other to try to 'keep it going'. But they wouldn't look at each other or talk to anyone. The had moved as far away from each other as was possible. Pikako was wondering about this strange behavior, but had decided that she really didn't want to know. Not yet, anyways. Then Al was getting annoyed.

You would have thought it would have done something for them. Instead, it's only making it awkward for everyone! Jeesh... Al groaned inwardly.

Al tried to at least get Winry to talk. She would probably be easier to get. He tried asking her about how her automail was going, if she found out any new techniques or anything like that. She only told him a simple 'it's good.' Every sound of silverware against dishes could be heard. The sound of people swallowing was magnified by a hundred thousand times. Every shift in each chair was noticeable by everyone.

Word sum up: Extreme awkwardness.

"Ed!" Al was trying to shake Ed awake from his position on the couch. "Ed! Get up already!"

One of Ed's eyes opened halfway. "Mmnumg." He mumbled, turning over so his back was to Al.

Al sighed. He grabbed Ed by the shoulder and rolled him off the couch.

Thunk!

"Ow!" Ed sat up, rubbing the back of his head. "What did you do that for?!" He demanded.

"You have to go talk with Winry!"

"You woke me up for that?!"

"You guys can't continue like this!" Al held out a hand to help Ed up. "It's just to awkward for me and for Pikako as well!"

"Oh, who cares about the old hag, anyways?" Ed accepted the hand and stood up.

"Just go talk to Winry!"

"Well, what am I supposed to tell her?!"

"I DON'T KNOW AND I REALLY DON'T CARE! JUST GO TALK TO HER AND GET YOUR HEADS ON STRAIGHT ALREADY!" Al shouted at his older brother.

Ed held up his hands in surrender. "Fine! I'll go talk to her..." He had wanted to talk to her anyways, but he had been too nervous to.

Al sighed, relieved. "Good. I think she's up in her room."

"Yeah, yeah..." Ed started walking slowly towards the stairs.

Al rolled his eyes and went outside.

Ed went up the staircase and stood in front of Winry's door. He swallowed, then knocked on her door twice.

A few seconds later, the door opened and Winry stood before him.

"Ed?" She opened the door wider.

"Yeah... um... Winry?" Ed said nervously.

"Yes?" She looked like she was expecting something. If only Ed could tell what...

"I just want to say... um..." He rubbed the back of his neck.

"...yes...?"

"I'm um..." Ed gulped. Then his head dropped slightly. "I'm sorry about earlier. I-I don't know why I did that. It just... I'm sorry."

(A/N: So that was in Ed's point of view. Now we randomly switch over to what Winry is thinking/feeling. Just to let you know so you're not confused.)

That was not what Winry was expecting at all.

"What?" Maybe she misheard...

Ed gulped again. "I-I'm sorry about earlier o-on the porch. I don't know why I did that and... I'm sorry."

Winry's grip on the doorknob tightened. He was apologizing for earlier?! Did he not mean it? But she thought he... maybe she was wrong. Maybe he had meant something totally different at the train station six months ago. But...

"Right." She said through gritted teeth. "That all you came to say?" She was doing her best not to cry.

Ed wouldn't look at her. "...yeah. I guess."

"Right, then." She stepped back. "GOODBYE!" She slammed the door in his face.

It was a minute later when she heard him going back downstairs. When Winry was sure Ed was gone, she sat on her bed and held her head in her hands.

And she began to cry.

Not what you guys were expecting, was it?

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