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Another Fight

I awoke from a very fitful sleep one night to tapping at my apartment door, that was all too familiar. Brother. He intentionally not only knocked loudly but with his metal knuckles. He knew that I knew that was a sound I wouldn't hear from any one else. It was also apparent that no one else in there right mind would be awake and out at an hour like this.

I stumbled out of bed, dragging a hand through my hair and letting out a long sigh. I reached the door, unlatched the locks (courtesy of Winry) to see my brother standing in the rain, soaking wet and looking miserable as ever. I sighed again and gestured him to come in. Ed, as usual took his coat off and threw over my dining room chair, plopping on the sofa, shook his long hair out and sighed. And me as usual went to kitchen and made him some tea. I peered through the breakfast bar to see Ed curling and uncurling his metal digits. He did that on occasion for either two reasons. One, his joints ached or two they had a fight. Or well both in this case it was rain after all. Ed always suffered just a little when it rained. Tonight (this morning) however he was suffering a little more.

"You had another fight, didn't you brother." I asked wearily as I poured hot water into a mug and placed a tea bag in it.

"Yup. You pegged it Al. You are a genius." He snorted sarcastically, putting a real hand now through his hair.

Winry never and I mean never kicked Ed out of the house when they had their squabbles. She wouldn't, even if she was ridiculously furious with him. But brother being the way he is, chooses to leave her be and give her some space. Either that or he'll dig himself a finer hole involving a wrench and a blazing wife that will also make him go off of the deep end. It was better if he just left and came to my house at 3 am to bother me. Not that I truly minded. It has been a year since I moved out and I think (even though he won't admit it) he misses me. I have a gal of my own as well.

"So what about now…" I asked as I hand him the tea and take a seat next to him. He puts his feet up on my coffee table and sighs loudly.

"She's pissed 'cause I have to go away for General Bastard and miss Maes game. She fails to realize that I don't have missions anymore Al, I going to a damn library to reconstruct some books…" He growls slightly, plucks his boots off and stares at me like I know how to solve his problems. Him and his golden, sad, pathetic looking eyes.

"Well, you know brother, she has a point. Maes is six now which means his games are important and you are important to him. He wants you to be there too." I try to reason.

Brother chuckles and smiles a small smile. I see his cheeks turn a rouge color and floor becomes a spectacle for him.

"Well…I know that and I told her I am going to try to postpone it. I know she will get over it. She also told me she was pregnant again. It appears I have done it again. I must be crazy, I'll be spending a lot of nights here for the next eight or nine months. One night... one wonderful night leads to nine months of moody, irritating and hellish Winry. I should just neuter myself, no her for that matter. Stupid, sexy machine idiot. What does she expect prancing around the house in that black…slinky…see through thing she calls a nightie, nightie my ass." He rants, finally catching the look of I-really-don't-want-to-know-all-the-kinky-things-you-and-winry-do look.

"Sorry Alphonse…you know what I mean." He laughs, taking a gulp of his tea.

Unfortunately for him I knew exactly what he meant, I just had more control than him with my girlfriend. We want to be married first. But I always had more control over my feelings than Ed, even when I was trapped in the armor.

"Brother, that's great news! It's probably just her hormones. She be calling here tomorrow crying a river to talk to you. And you'll tell how you love her and miss her and whisper all the unmentionables you want to do to her. Besides it was just another little fight."

Ed snorted again. "Right Al, it was just another little fight." He yawned and I smiled.

A/N Heh- I don't know where this came from. Just thought it up and wrote it.

As always reviews are welcome! I love Alphonse!!