Open Up

Okay so I gave in and posted this right now. I have no self control, but I did shorten it by a lot and moved the Resembool visit to the chapter that will get posted tomorrow. So at least you'll get another update! I hope you all like it.

Typical disclaimer: I don't own FMA but I do own Cecela and etc.

The next morning Cecelia could hardly drag herself out of bed. She didn't get very much sleep the night before because the events from the last morning kept replaying in her head. I think I was a little bit hasty about leaving…maybe I should call him and we can talk about it. She rolled out of bed and made her way downstairs, but just as she was about to pick up the phone, her mother called her in for breakfast. Cecelia took a seat at the dining room table as her mother walked in with a plate stacked high with blueberry pancakes.

"Yum my favorite, thanks mom." she said as she filled her plate.

"Anything for my baby," Lisa sat across from her daughter, "so Cecelia how are you feeling today?"

"I feel better; I probably should have talked everything out with Ed though."

"That would have been a good idea, but I don't mind having you home either."

Cecelia rolled her eyes and continued to eat her food. She was starting to feel bad about the way she stormed out of Ed's apartment after he'd graciously let her stay with him. It's not like he was in love with me anyway... he said he loved Winry. The doorbell rang just as she'd taken a bite from her second pancake. She swallowed it before getting up to answer the door. Cecelia pulled the door open and her jaw nearly dropped to the floor, there was the man who'd kept her up through most of the night. She anxiously started pushing him off the stoop.

"No no no, you can't be here. You've got to go Ed."

But he didn't go far. "No way, I want to talk to you Cecelia. What happened yesterday?"

She cringed. "It's nothing, I just needed to go and you need to go back home. You shouldn't be here; it's not fair to Winry."

She had to push him away despite her heart's protests.

"What are you talking about? What's not fair to Winry?" he asked, getting his footing together so he wouldn't lose his balance.

"You can't be seeing me if you're with her." she snapped.

"That's what I don't get, I'm not with Winry anymore, I'm with you!"

Cecelia stopped trying to push him and frowned. "But yesterday morning I heard you tell Winry that you loved her."

Ed blinked and simply stared down at her before laughing out loud. Cecelia stood there shocked and embarrassed as her bottom lip began to quiver and her hazel eyes brimmed with angry tears. He saw the upset look on her face and quieted his laughter down to a chuckle.

"Oh Cecelia you silly little troll."

He pulled her into his arms despite her pounding his chest with her fists. Ed hugged her tight before holding her arms length away. The tears were freely flowing down her face now and he reached down to wipe a tear away, but she swatted his hand.

"You've got it all wrong Cecelia, that wasn't real at all."

"What do you mean?"

"I called Winry yesterday to tell her that I was taking you to Resembool to show you something important and as a joke she said you were taking me away. I was only playing along Cecelia; you're the one I want to be with."

Her eyes grew wide as she processed this new information. Immediately she felt ashamed of herself and she ducked her head down, hiding behind her hair. Ed tucked it behind her ear and tipped her head up. Her cheeks were damp and flushed and her eyes were red from the tears, but he couldn't help but think she looked beautiful.

"I…I'm so sorry Ed."

He pulled her back into a hug and just let her cry, tracing circles on her back with his index finger until she began to calm down. Even though it'd only been a day since he'd seen her last, it felt like weeks and he didn't want to let her go, but when clapping came from inside the house they pulled apart. Lisa Wheelright stood there with her husband in tow.

"How wonderful, I knew I liked you Edward."

Cecelia's father simply huffed before stalking back into the house. The three of them followed suit and ended up at the dining room table. Although it wasn't proper, Ed sat next to Cecelia. After getting Lisa's blessing to eat, he piled his plate with pancakes and dug in while everyone else finished the food they'd already had. Cecelia parents left midway through the meal, leaving Ed and Cecelia alone. She pushed her food around on her plate with her fork.

"Ed…I feel really bad about what happened."

He chuckled and shook his head. "It was a misunderstanding, that's all. You needed to visit your parents anyway so it was a gift in disguise, but next time maybe we could talk about it before you go storming out because train tickets can be expensive."

She stuck her tongue out at him but nodded. "I can live with that."

Ed and Cecelia cleared the table after breakfast and cleaned up all the dishes. After finding out he was staying at an inn, Cecelia insisted that he stay at her house and they left to pick up his stuff and bring it back. As they were walking he brought up Resembool.

"So Cecelia, are you still interested in coming to my hometown?"

"Of course I am and I promise I won't run off, didn't you say you wanted to show me something important?"

"Yes I did."

"Well what is it?"

"None of your business, you'll see it when we get there."

She pouted, but didn't fight him on it. She'd already caused enough issues for the week. While they were walking to the house, they dropped by the train station and picked up tickets for Resembool. They spent the rest of the day socializing with Cecelia's parents and soon night fell and they retreated to their separate rooms because they had an early morning the next day.

"Oh wait Cecelia, one last thing." Ed said, catching her by the arm before she could slip into her bedroom.

"Hm?"

He cupped her cheek and kissed her. "I just wanted to let you know that I would never deceive you like you thought."

"I know you wouldn't, I just … got overwhelmed."

"Well now you know so you'll never have to worry about it again."

He kissed her one more time before leaving and going to his own room, leaving her standing there with a smile. She went to her own bedroom, changed into fresh pajamas and went to bed, excited for what Ed had in store for her in Resembool.

Short and sweet, I'm not a fan of conflicts. Any who, see you all tomorrow and leave a review if you can!