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Chapter 11
RIIIIINNNNGGGGGGG!
"Finally! Time for lunch" Ling exclaimed. "Let's go, Ed" He said, patting Ed's back.
"Yeah yeah" Ed replied, standing up. He notices Winry making her way to them and waited for her to catch up.
"Hey" She said when their eyes met
"Hey" Ed replied, not being able to hold her gaze and looking away
"What's with the awkwardness between you two? Did something happened?" Ling teased again.
The two of them blushed, remembering what happened during the weekend.
Ling sure has good intuition Winry thought.
Rose saw what happened and felt irritated. Winry said there's nothing between them.. but now there is? She thought.
She made a pouty face as she watches Ling tease the two again. This is annoying
"Hey Winry, could you accompany me to the CR?" She said
"Oh uhmm.. Sure Rose" Winry replied. "You guys go ahead. We'll see ya in the cafeteria"
The two separated and made their way to the girl's CR. While walking, Rose suddenly stopped on her tracks.
"What's wrong Rose?" Winry asked
Rose stayed silent for a while.. Just staring at the ground, leaving Winry there looking at her all confused.
Then she said "Winry... do you like Ed?"
"N-no I don't" Winry replied, slightly blushing
"Come oooon.. Don't deny it now." Rose said, irritated
"I don't like him!" Winry said, raising her voice
"I... I love him..."
Both the girls were shocked at that statement. There was an awkward silence until Rose broke it.
"You said there's nothing between you two!"
"There isn't!"
"Then why do you have feelings for him now when I told you before that I like him?"
"I-I don't know okay?! They just came outta nowhere!"
Awkward silence again
"So... you really love him huh?" She said
"Y-yeah... I guess so.." Winry replied, she couldn't take back what she said now.
"What do you plan to do then?" Rose asked
"What?"
"If you love him, what do you plan to do with your relationship?"
"I... Uhmm.." Winry stopped to think.. She never thought about that before..
"Well, I don't know about you but I do know that I don't just want this friendly relationship with Ed"
"Huh?"
"I don't plan to just sit around and wait for something to happen"
Wait for something to happen? Winry thought..
"Don't you plan on having him as your boyfriend at all?" Rose asked
"Uhmm.. N-no.. I don't know..." Winry replied, now deep in thought.
I never considered having Ed as a boyfriend at all before.. I just thought that acknowledging these feelings would be
the end of it.. I mean, we're always together anyway.. But.. It would be nice.. No, what the heck am I even thinking?
Ahhhhhh!
"Are you even sure you love him?" Rose said
"well..."
"Because you're not even proving your feelings for him."
"..." Winry remains silent.
"Just to give you a head's up, I'm confessing to him later."
"What?" Winry said, snapping out of her thoughts.
"I know we're somewhat friends... but now that we're rivals, I'm not planning on losing to you.
So I'm going to confess to him later when we walk home"
She's so.. what's the word? aggressive? I don't know.. But I don't like it.. Winry thought.
She started feeling competitive with this girl now. The things Rose said hit her, but made her realize things too.
"Well, we better head back.." Rose said, walking towards the opposite direction.
Winry just stood still.. Many things are running through her mind.
"I don't plan on losing to you either." She finally said.
Rose stopped walking and faced her.
"Me and Ed.. We have a bond greater than you have.. I mean.. I've known him since I can remember..
And.. I KNOW I love him. Yeah, he's rude, annoying, short... I mean.. short tempered, and he can be a big idiot sometimes..
But... behind these negative traits is a determined, dependable, loyal and caring guy...
And... Loving someone is greater than just liking someone right?
I'm just starting to understand what love is, but I'm certain about my feelings for Ed.. So I know I won't lose to you, Rose"
Winry can feel herself blushing as she said this but just couldn't stop. It's as if the things Rose said triggered something that
just made her want to pour all her feelings out.
Rose was speechless for a while.. Taking in what Winry just said to her..
She didn't expect Winry to "fight back" or anything.. But she somehow knew that Winry is the type that won't give up so easily..
"Well.." Rose finally said. "I guess I better do my best then. But just so you know, I won't accept defeat."
"Then bring it on." Winry replied, feeling her competitive side kick in.
"Oh, it's on." Rose said with a smirk
"Hey you guys!" Both girls were startled and turned to see who called out to them.
It was Ling, jogging up to them. Winry was concerned if he heard their conversation, and could tell Rose was too.
"What took you guys so long? Lunch is almost over..! Ed and Lan Fan are at the cafeteria waiting for us.
We better head back." Ling said to them
"Oh, sorry Ling." Rose said
"Yeah, sorry for making you guys wait." Winry added
"It's okay.. Let's just hurry before the bell rings. We already started eating, but you guys haven't yet."
The three hurriedly went to the cafeteria. Winry couldn't get over what just happened.
Rose's confrontation, and her confession for her feelings towards Ed.
But... what do I really want, now that I entered this rivalry with Rose?
They arrive at the cafeteria and see Ed and Lan Fan waiting for them at a table.
Winry felt a little awkward but tried to act natural.
Her eyes meet with Ed, and she felt like melting into his golden eyes. She couldn't think of anything to do so she just smiles at him
as they walk towards their table. Ed returns her smile and it made her feel light and oh so wonderful.
I don't know what I really want yet, but I want to feel this way.. always.. with Ed..
END OF CHAPTER
