Renee and Hohenheim talked for a while before heading back inside.
"Oh, there you are. Renee you should head off to bed." Pinako stated.
"Right, thank you for speaking with me, Hohenheim." Renee bowed to him, "Goodnight." Bowed to Pinako and headed upstairs to Winry's room, where she was sleeping for the night. After a while she heard Hohenheim come up the stairs and check on Ed, and then head back down. Then she heard Ed go back down the stairs. She couldn't help but follow, but when she reached Ed's room, Ed was coming back up.
"Renee.. What are you doing?" Ed whispered, walking towards her.
"I wan-" She began before Ed pulled her into the room, closing the door softly. He then put his finger to his lips and walked over to the bed and sat down. Renee walked over and sat next to him. "I wanted to see if you were okay. You looked pretty shaken up at dinner... I mean, you complained about being hungry and then hardly ate anything."
"I... I'm fine. I guess just seeing my-" Ed stopped himself. "That man, kinda messed me up." Renee nodded.
"Right. If I saw my dad after this long... I don't know if I could even keep myself together like you did. You're strong Ed, and everyone knows it, there is no doubt about it. So maybe... Just for tonight. Just for a moment. You can be weak and let it out." Renee requested, taking Ed's hand in hers, "Unlike some people you meet, I can actually somewhat understand you. My dad left me and my siblings behind too. Even though we have different situations, there is still that constant feeling of being abandoned by the one person who is suppose to love you. We both have these weights on our shoulders to protect everyone, especially our younger siblings. You can say anything in this room, and it will stay between us. I promise not another living soul will hear about anything." Renee stopped talking when she felt something wet hit her hand. She looked up and saw tears streaming down Edward's cheeks. She slipped her hand out of his and wrapped her arms around him, he clutched onto her waist. They sat in silence for a while, maybe even hours, before Renee broke it. "We can only do so much Ed. We're only humans. You don't have to take on everything yourself and you don't have to stay strong all the time. With me, you can do and say anything, I'm here to help you." Ed tears stopped and he looked up at Renee. She gave him a smile, and wiped his remaining tears away.
"What about you?" Ed asked softly.
"Huh?"
"You said that you have my back and I have yours. You also told Ross that you've only cried at death once. You could argue you have a worst past then me, yet you are still smiling."
"That's just how I am I guess. All my emotions build up in me. I don't cry or yell when I should or when people expect me to. But eventually it all catches up to me and I break down. I am waiting for that moment. I'm waiting until my body will let me cry. But for right now," Renee looked into Ed's eyes, trying to give him the smallest sense of hope with just a look. She had her hand against his jaw. "For now, you just need to be happy again. Or continue being sad. Maybe even get angry. While you can, do what you must." Renee began to stand up, "Or maybe you just need your rest." Before she could reach the door, Ed stood up and grabbed her hand, pulling her back into a hug. He rested his chin on her head.
"You know. I am taller than you by a lot actually." Ed laughed.
"I'm still older." Renee said, looking up at him.
"I'll give you that." Ed reasoned. Renee smiled, but soon felt lips being pressed against hers. Renee slowly let her eyes drift shut, clutching onto his pale blue shirt. Ed's fingers worked through her dark hair, trying to bring her as close as possible. His tongue ran over her bottom lip softly. Renee parted her lips for him, not in any mood to protest, her hand running along his collar bone. The kiss turned into small pecks as they both tried to catch their breath, but Ed didn't let up his hold on her. As soon as he could, he brought her face back to his. Renee brought her body closer, pressing her chest against his, one hand resting on his shoulder, while the other wrapped around his back, holding the nape of his neck. Ed ran his hand down from her head, over her chest and to her waist, before they pulled apart.
"You know, I really like your hair down like this." Renee breathed.
"Really, everyone says it looks girlier than the braid." Ed whined as Renee pulled herself away.
"Well I like it. Now get to bed. I'll see you later." Renee walked off back to Winry's room.
...
"You're leaving already, ." Angelina asked from the table.
"Yes but you take care." Hohenheim said as he began to leave. He said some words of warning to Pinako but she brushed it off
"Goodbye Mr. Hohenheim!" Angelina waved. Renee had been sitting on the porch, as she took Den out earlier.
"Bye Theo." Renee muttered as Hohenheim walked by. He stopped and then waved behind him.
"Goodbye Renee. I will speak to you later." Hohenheim said before Pinako rushed out of the door, and called some last words to him.
"You should get inside. It looks like its about to rain." Pinako warned, stepping back inside. Renee called to Den and brought him back in. Ed had come down, and ate a little breakfast.
"Oh Renee! I want to show you something I learned!" Angelina beamed, dragging her sister down to the basement. Angelina had showed her more of her progress. Renee continued to watch her sister work, then they heard footsteps move towards the door.
"Are they leaving?" Renee asked. Angelina shrugged. She continued to work, but Renee continued to worry. Eventually it started raining, hard, and Angelina couldn't help but worry too. Renee and Angelina went upstairs to the living room. Renee called Winry and Al and Angelina looked out the windows for any sign of Pinako or Ed. After a while, the sky started to clear up, but neither of them were back. Angelina sat in her sisters lap again, waiting for them to come back. They heard the door open and they both looked up. Pinako and Ed removed their wet jackets and shoes.
"Where were you two?! We were so worried!" Angelina cried, running up to them.
"We had to take care of something." Pinako stated, "Angelina. I think I should show you some more things today and get started on the hand." Pinako took her downstairs.
"I called Winry and Al earlier and told them we were here. I didn't say anything else, I thought I should leave that up to you." Renee informed him as she stood up.
"Right. Thanks." Ed said, moving towards the phone. Renee walked up the stairs, up to Winry's room and sat down with an Alchemy book. She fell asleep while reading and when she woke up, Ed was sitting on the other end of the bed, looking at the books.
"You just had to go through all my books." Ed joked, "But, we should probably head back to Central." Renee yawned and gave him a little nod.
"Heading back to Central already?" Pinako asked.
"Yeah, Al's probably mad at me. We're gonna have plenty of explaining to do." Ed explained.
"Alright, then." Pinako said.
"Bye, Call when you get there, okay?" Angelina requested, hugging her sister.
"Right!" Renee smiled. Angelina hugged Ed too before they left.
"Guess what Angelina told me the last time I was in Resembool?" Renee said as her and Ed sat on the train.
"What?" Ed responded.
"She said she really looks up to you." Renee laughed.
"She really said that?" Ed asked with a smile.
"Don't get all excited! It's no crush! She said that you are really outspoken and driven. She wishes she could say more of whats on her mind without a care like you do!"
...
"What the hell?!" Ed shouted as he took in Al's appearance. Al's lower jaw and right arm were completely missing, and his left arm scratched up a lot.
"I'm sorry brother." Al replied.
"How are you this beat up?!" Ed gawked, He then turned towards Ling and Lan Fan, "And you! What the hell are you doing here?!"
"Eating a delicious dinner." Ling stated. Ed kicked them out. Renee laughed to herself. While it was nice that Ed let out his emotions, she did miss this side of him.
"Seriously. How did this happen to you?" Ed asked, removing the cloths that were covering up his missing parts. Al explained it all, The run in with Lust and Barry the Chopper and the information of his body rejecting his soul. Ed fixed it as much as he could. Then it was Ed's chance to explain everything. Renee tried to listen, but ended up falling asleep on the couch they were sitting on.
"Heh, it's just as well. She didn't sleep at all on the train here and hardly the night at Granny's." Ed explained.
"Why not?" Al asked. Ed thought back and turned red. She didn't sleep not only because of her comforting him, but he also took up some time because of the kiss. It was actually the first time that he had fully remembered the kiss since that night. Between his nightmare and digging up that thing with Pinako, he had forgotten about it.
"How should I know?" Ed muttered.
"Mr. Elric, You have a phone call from Izumi Curtis." A bellhop called from the other side of the door.
A/N: I'm so sorry for this atrocious chapter. Ed is so out of character... I will come back to this chapter soon when I can think of a better way to go about it :c