AN: Hey everybody! I'm finally able to get a moment to myself to write an update! I keep going back and forth in my mind over what I want to do in the end of this. One day I'm sure of my choice the next I waver. There may still be two endings yet...we will see. A big thanks to Le Confidant, Sofipitch, Kashagal and Natures Ruler, iAnneart01 and kittygirlthing97 for your encouraging reviews! Please REVIEW, FAVE AND FOLLOW! You guys are the best to keep letting me know what you think!

AN2: Did anyone get a chance to check out the craziness of Le Confidant's Insidious? Perfect timing for Halloween with the dark and twisted nature. If you haven't you definitely should!

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Wearing holes in Envy's floor, Ed walked in circles while muttering to himself about the events that had just transpired. He couldn't believe that he had walked in on Winry willingly being with that pinecone, let alone pressing that incredible body and mouth to his! GAH! Every time he pictured them together again like that his blood began to sizzle, how could she have kissed Envy and not him? Hearing everything she had to say about what he thought of her and their relationship, Ed felt like he'd been sucker punched in the stomach. How could she think that she was merely a mechanic to him? They had been friends since they were kids! Hell the only reason he kept her at arms length was because he always worried that situations like this very one would come up.

Picking up her tools that had been laid out on the little table, he kept replaying her words in his mind. Truthfully maybe he could've spent more time with her besides getting his automail maintenanced. He had just been so focused on trying to do right by Alphonse that he had lost sight of the other things that were important to him. Of course he cared about her! He cared too much! If he were to give into the thoughts and feelings he had for her Al would stay in that damn armor forever and he couldn't live with that. However now seeing that he might have packaged and delivered her into the arms of that green haired psycho, he wondered if his priorities weren't a bit out of order. He dropped into the chair and ran his fingers through his golden bangs.

"Brother, we have to go find her...she has no idea just what is going on and could be in danger even if she doesn't think so." Looking up to his little brother, a look of desperation crossed his face. They had to get to her before anything else could go wrong. He would have to apologize to her and explain just how much she meant to him. What would he do if it didn't matter at this point? Shaking his head of that thought he rose to his feet.

"You're right Al, we have to keep moving forward. We will find her and make things right." His amber eyes shone with confidence as they began heading where they had come from. Still deep in thought, Ed remained silent as they made their way back up to the street.

"I know I don't really know you Ed and it's not really my place to say so, but I think that Winry does care intensely for you. A woman can only be as deeply hurt as deeply as they are emotionally attached to something or someone. Also I could feel great confusion within her chi." Letting this sink in, Ed shut his eyes willing May's words to be true. "Just so you know, that Envy person had a chi like nothing I have ever felt before. Like a mass of movement was inside of him underneath his skin. I could feel it before we were actually with him and continued to feel it up until just a few moments ago. It was almost the same with your friend Lyra."

"Really? Do you think it would be possible to find them again by that feeling?" Al asked eagerly.

"I would imagine so, especially since it was such a unique sensation. I would certainly know it when i felt it again, it was so unnatural it made me nauseous." Turning her face up to Al, she gave him a small half smile. Shao May seemed to mimic this action.

"We are going to have to explain to that Bastard what is going on, he probably is just waiting to be an ass about us being so late." Just thinking of Colonel dip shit made Ed more agitated. He could just picture his smug face when he relayed that Winry had left with that monster of her own accord.

Making their way into Central command, Ed noticed how different it was without Maes Hughes to brighten the place with his over zealous ravings about his darling daughter and wonderful wife. Forever brimming with unbridled curiosity and good intentions, Maes was one of the single most selfless people he had known. Approaching Mustang's door, like usual he just walked right on in.

"Fullmetal, I see you still have your bad manners in tow. I was expecting you a while ago, what took you so long?" His dark brooding eyes narrowed at him. "And I see you took it upon yourself to bring a guest?"

"This guest might be the only means we have to finding Winry, so shut your damn mouth! And as to why we took some time getting here..." Heat flooded his cheeks, rendering him speechless. How was he going to tell Mustang what had happened with Winry?

"Well sir, we found Winry and her captor." Somehow even Al in that huge suit of armor managed to look embarrassed.

"Okay, let me get this straight, this girl here is your only means for finding Winry but you already found Winry and her captor? Is that what you heard Lieutenant Hawkeye?" Shooting a facetiously questioning face at her, Ed was ready to punch him with his automail fist.

"Yes sir, it appeared to sound that way to me also." Never a woman for many words or overly warm welcomes, Hawkeye stood off to the side watching the story unfold.

"Perhaps, someone would like to clarify this situation for us." Placing his hands in front of him on the desk, he laced his fingers together poised to hear what was going on. Ed couldn't bring himself to talk so Alphonse stepped forward.

"You see sir, a friend had seen Winry with a man fitting Ed's description and showed us where they had gone. Upon entering where she was being held, we saw her and her captor..." At this point Al also trailed off unable to repeat what had happened. Ed was sure he looked like a cherry tomato just thinking about what they had walked in on.

"We walked in and Winry and said captor were making out on his couch. Ed confronted the situation in a way that Ms. Rockbell didn't take kindly to and she chose to leave with her abductor and not us. Considering the man called Envy was able to look like Ed he must be dangerous. Anyone with that power could do just about anything." Staring at the floor Edward tried to focus on breathing in and out while waiting for Mustang's response. To his surprise besides a moment of shock that crossed the Colonel's face, he stayed professional asking May how she would be able to find them again when the time came. He seemed interested in the practice of Alkahestry and her ability to sense chi.

After pausing for a few moments to weigh everything out, Mustang sprang into action making calls and letting them know that he had a plan that would take their complete cooperation. Everyone was in agreement, they would get Winry back and figure out what this shape shifting homunculus was after.