Soooooooo... It's been how long again? Whoops anyway
As Greed and Lan Fan disappeared Edward turned to Winry with a soft smile. He took her hand in his and she smiled back.
"So, when should we change your automail over? I'm kind of excited about your northern leg. I got some tips from an engineer from Briggs who opened up shop in Rush Valley. It's cutting edge stuff!" Winry said her eyes bright as she spoke.
"How about after breakfast? You can do it while I grade some essays." Edward said starting to lead her from the room.
"Grade some essays." She repeated with a laugh "Sorry, it's just really funny that you're a teacher. I never thought you would."
"Hey, I'm a great teacher!" He snapped as they walked hand in hand. "Besides I have to if I want to continue my research here. You should see the library, it seems almost endless."
"Of course you're excited about a library. Alchemy freak." She giggled.
"Oi, what was that?" Edward asked playfully making sure they were alone in the hall
"Alchemy freak~" Winry teased "oof!" Edward had lifted her up with one arm, the other under her chin.
"Say it again, I dare you." Edward teased her. She put her hands around his shoulder.
"Or what, Alchemy Freak?" She asked with a cheeky grin. Ed only smirked before kissing her. She giggled and kissed him back.
"Ahem..."
Edward dropped Winry as someone spoke. She fell to the floor with a soft thunk. "Edward!" She cried, looking up at him from the floor.
"Shit, sorry Win!" Ed helped her up as Professor Lupin laughed.
"Sorry for interrupting." he said to them. "But one might think you're students snogging in the hallways like this."
"Shut up." Edward grumbled, his cheeks red.
"It's fine. I was young once too." Lupin smiles at them "At any rate it's time for breakfast Pr- Ed." He walked past them "Come on!" Ed and Winry grinned at each other following after hand in hand.
They entered the Great Hall to many murmurs and glares towards Winry. But she was too wrapped up in the beauty of the hall and Edward's warm hand to notice or care. They sat together with Winry taking Ling's old seat. She helped herself to the food and smiled.
"It's amazing. This whole place is amazing." She turned to Edward and smiled brighter.
"Yeah... Honestly it still freaks me out sometimes." Edward said switching to Amestrian. "My whole life I fought back at people who called Alchemy, magic. I said magic didn't exist. It went, still sorta does go against everything I've ever believed in. And here it was, real this whole time. Their magic is amazing. They grew their own bones back. They can heal almost anything... they turn animals into objects and back... it's sick and fascinating."
"Oh..." Winry said softly "Do you think you might have been able to help Al if you found this sooner?"
"I'm not sure. I don't think so, Al's body was taken by Truth. But magic probably could have helped Nina. It could have helped the wounded after Ishval. There are so many who could have used it." Edward said "And it's been here this whole time."
"But think about all the good you could do now." Winry said softly "You can't change the past so take what you're learning and do something good with it." She took his hand looked up at him. Edward smiled.
"You really are incredible."
"Don't be a baby." Winry said a hand holding his leg down.
"Just do it!" Edward said. He lay on his bed, no pants on as Winry attached his new northern leg, waiting for her to just attach the nerves. She rolled her eyes and twisted her wrench. "Ah! Dammit Winry!"
"Sorry Ed, but I just had to pull the bandaid off." Winry said with a shrug. "Now hop up, see how it feels."
Edward grumbled as he stood and got a feel for the new leg. He gave a kicked and grinned. "Ah yeah! It's so light! I forgot how good northern automail feels!" He grabbed his pants and grinned "Let's go for a walk."
"What?" Winry asked as Ed grabbed a long red coat with white fur around the collar.
"It snowed last night so let's go enjoy it." He said tossing her, her own coat.
Edward lead the way out, into the freshly fallen snow. It was a lovely dusting that looked like white glitter had covered the ground. He pulled her along to the grounds, before bursting into a sprint. Winry let him go and watched fondly as he ran. He jumped up and gave a kick, laughing.
"Winry, it's so light! It's like it's not here at all!" He shouted before running back to her "My port barely aches, my limp is gone, I love this automail."
"I'm glad!" Winry said with a large smile "I was worried it would be too light."
"Not at all, it almost feels like a real leg. At least compared to the steel leg." Edward said. "Now let's have a bit of fun." He said before throwing a snowball at her chest.
"Edward!" Winry said before grinning "It's on Alchemy freak!" She grabbed some snow and tossed it at Edward. He didn't bother to dodge and instead returned fire. They laughed as they pelted each other in snowballs for nearly an hour until they were both tired, cold and wet.
"Damn I'm cold." Edward grumbled as they walked hand in hand back to the castle.
"It's your own fault." Winry said, though she was just as cold. "I want a warm bath."
"Oh wait until you see the teacher's bathroom. Holy shit, they are the best." He grinned and pulled her towards the bathroom, knowing they might do more than bath.