Chapter X

"Don't worry Pride, its ok, next time we'll practice not using that strength of yours to throw a ball." Al giggled. Pride moaned out of embarrassment. Al laughed a little more as he took off his shoes.

"Where've you two been?" Winry greeted them at the door as the two males came in. She didn't look at Al but stared solemnly at the sin only. He looked back.

"Oh, just playing with Den in the front." Al said out of discomfort of the situation. "Winry I…um…"

"Here, Granny dug out this old album book for him. 'Happy memories in here' she said, it'll be good if we expose him to them." Al took the book from her out stretched hands. He relaxed now that Winry had the courage to show she'll help too. "…What…?"

"Oh, nothing." Al mumbled. "Uh, here Pride. Would you like to look through this book?" Pride did what he was told without farther questions. He went to the living room while to humans went the other way into the kitchen.

Al sat down at the table and pulled out a note book, Winry sat on the opposite side. "I'd like you to know I'm sorry, Winry." Al said not looking up from his note book that lay open on the table. "Don't feel resentment towards Pride and the fact he looks the way he does, he couldn't help it, he was brought into this world by a selfish alchemist." Al paused "Not by me mind you… and carries the appearance of my brother. I didn't mean to upset anyone-"

"No, no, don't talk about that anymore, I was just upset and only upset, I wasn't mad at him nor you. Surprised thought, but just a little warning that you were bringing 'him' home would've been nice." Winry replied.

"If this ever happens again I'll let you know a head of time." Al smiled a small grin.

Winry nodded; at last, Al didn't have to worry. "So what are you writing?"

"Pride's progress and a few observations, that's all really. Today he had a sad expression, but no luck of returning his memories yet."

"You keep that stuff in notes?" Winry said with a weird expression.

"Ya I know it's a strange thing to do but I'm an alchemist, it's just a thing were constantly doing I guess… but the difference is I'm not treating it like he's some kind of science subject or something to study. It's more like… how a doctor keeps track of his patients, kind of thing."

"So… what kind of stuff have you come up with?" she asked leaning over to have a peek.

"Oh, just stuff." Al pulled the book a little closer.

"Like…?"

"It's just a guess but… no, I'm not sure it's true… I think the reason behind why he talks so strangely and whys he's not always… completely there (as in when he spaces out), is… well, some of the other homunculi are almost 1000's of years old. Ed died almost 2 years ago so that makes…?" Al paused.

Winry fell off the chair when she came to the realization of when Al had said, "Th…that only makes him 2 years old!"

"Are you ok? I said it's only a guess." Al said as he helped her up off the floor.

"But, but he looks like he's 18!"

"Yes good point, although he shares Ed's body and his mind so he's a little smarter and looks older then your average 2 year old." Al mentioned.

"WWWWwwwooooow! Ok there" Winry said as if he was crazy.

"Yah, I'm not even sure what percent of that I think is true. So, soon I'm thinking about bringing him into town. Show him the school we grew up in, the river where he once played and other stuff."

"Count me in."

"Really, why interested so suddenly?"

"To look out for you two so you don't get into any trouble for one thing and to prevent any more strays you decide a bring home." Winry laughed jokingly, that goes for cats or homunculi.

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