Cap'nHoozits: I don't think Ed has a hidden failsafe to keep his head from exploding. And I thought that it was a very clever idea.

Kashagal and Natures Ruler: Kablamo indeed. And I'm not going to go that far. Besides, that sounds more like something Ed would do, not what someone would do to him.

13-Goth-Gyrl-13: Glad I got someone to laugh. Here's the next chapter you couldn't wait for.

Likexaxrose: A smack in the face indeed. Did you mean Ed faints and drools, or you faint and drool?

Kittygirlthing27: Your mom reads this, too? And she laughs? You've got a freaking awesome mom. Please don't die if I didn't update fast enough. That would really suck. Unless you're already dead. In that case, sorry. Hope you can read this in Heaven.

sam: I thought that line might get a few laughs by itself. Glad you like this story. Don't stop reading.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist. Time for Ed's wake-up call.

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Chapter Twelve: You Hurt Her And I Will Kill You A Hundred Times Over

It was silent for a few moments while Miles, Scar, and Winry stared at the fallen Ed. Miles broke the silence when he started laughing hysterically. Winry and Scar both rolled their eyes. Den, however, decided to take advantage of the opportunity and began to lick Ed's face. Winry laughed when she saw that.

"Alright, you two," Scar said, taking control, "Help me bring him into the house. Den, stop. That's not going to work."

Den obeyed, then went back to the big bone he had been enjoying when Miles and Ed had knocked on the door. Miles and Winry gained control over their laughter, but their shoulders still shook with mirth. Winry took Ed's legs while Miles and Scar took his arms. They carried him into the living room and set him down on the couch.

"I wish I had thought to get my camera before coming here," Miles said. "That face he made was priceless. And the faint. . ." Miles started laughing again. That only lasted a minute before Scar smacked him upside the head.

"I'll admit," Winry said while she wiped the dog drool from Ed's face, "That was pretty funny. Just wait until I tell Al about that. He'll be laughing about it for a month."

Ed groaned and slowly opened his eyes. Winry and Miles stood around him, purposely blocking out Scar from Ed's view.

"You okay, Ed?"

"Winry?" Ed looked at her. "Was I dreaming, or is Scar really your uncle?"

Scar stepped forward so Ed could see him. Ed paled until it seemed like there was not a single drop of blood left in his face, and Winry thought he looked like he might faint again.

"It's been a long time, Fullmetal. Two years, I believe?"

"Uh, yeah. Just about." Who is this guy and what has he done with the real Scar!? There is no way he can be related to Winry!

"His name is Alban," Winry said. "Might want to get used to calling him that."

"I'll call him whatever I want," Ed shouted at her. "And how the heck is he your uncle?"

Winry pulled her mother's locket out of her pocket and opened it. She turned to the pictures of Scar and his brother and showed Ed. Ed stared at Scar's picture for about a minute. There was nothing he could say about that.

"Wait," Ed said, not forgetting what Scar had done in the past, "Doesn't that mean that Scar killed his own sister?"

"I'll be going now," Miles said quickly and awkwardly, moving towards the door. "Goodbye Mr. Elric."

Miles swiftly made his exit. Ed turned back to Winry and Scar, who were both looking at the floor.

"I realized that already," Scar said in a low voice that spoke of pain.

"I actually tried to run away because I thought that it would be too much for us to take," Winry said in an equally low voice. Then she smiled a tiny bit. "But he came after me."

"So you two are okay with this?" Ed asked.

"We've made our peace with each other." Scar put his arm around Winry as he said this. They looked at each other and smiled. "We've decided that we won't let past mistakes keep us from being happy."

Ed looked from one to the other. The last time he had seen Winry and Scar together was in Baschool, when she had pretended to be Scar's hostage. He had been completely against that plan, but it was their only option. Ed hadn't been able to stop worrying about Winry until he saw her again in Resembool. And even though Scar had kept his promise to keep Winry safe and had fought alongside him on the Promised Day, Ed couldn't deny that he felt great relief when he heard that Scar was missing and presumed dead. The relief he felt, however, was for Winry. It meant that she would never again have to see the man who had killed her parents.

Now here they were, together again. Only this time, they were together as uncle and niece. Ed didn't know what to think about that. And seeing Winry and Scar smiling at each other like everything was hunky-dory only confused him more. It was like trying to fit together a jigsaw puzzle only to realize that each piece you had came from a completely different puzzle. He didn't really care about Scar. It was Winry who mattered. Ed sighed.

"Well," he began, "If you two are happy, I'm not gonna rain on your parade." Not two seconds later, Ed found himself in a tight hug from Winry.

"Thank you, Ed," she said happily. "Thank you for understanding. You have no idea how much this means to me."

"No problem. . . Winry. Now could you. . . let me go? I can't. . . breathe."

Winry released Ed, who then began to take dramatic gulps of air. Scar was the one who laughed that time, ignoring Ed's glare.

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How was this chapter? Yeah, kinda short. I had some difficulty deciding what to say here. I'll just do an epilogue now. Please review.

End of Chapter Twelve.