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Mischief Managed

It's never a pretty picture when brother and Winry argue. He yells, she yells; he gives his comebacks, she throws her wrench. I can tell Karina doesn't like it when her parents do that because she comes to find me with a rather upset face.

"They always fight, Uncle Al. I want for them to stop," she was suffering, but how could I reassure a four year old that they would stop soon?

"The best way is to let them work it out and cool down, Rina," when I said that, her frown came close to a scowl. That reminded me of Edward, even if she had Winry's face.

"Do you think it would be mean of us to play a prank on them?" her question surprised me.

"Well, your dad would surely kick me out of here," I said, but she didn't listen and made her way down the stairs. She is their kid; stubbornness and determination was trapped in a four year old body.

And like a nice uncle, I followed her. Deep down, I was also tired of their quarrels, so I decided to actually help her with the joke.

It was just a defenseless act, but enough to get them furious. Their shouts had seized and they were giving each other space and by the looks of it, the cold shoulder. They ignored us in the process, which made it easier for us. We placed tow buckets filled with water and hung them on two hooks, so when Ed and Winry would walk through, they would get splashed. Karina and I called (or yelled) for Winry and we ran to the closest corner we could find to watch Rina's idea. As oblivious as she could be, Winry walked through the door and screamed her head off when the liquid cascaded down on her. To us, it was obvious that it was water, but she didn't know that and sounded frightened.

At the sound of her scream, Ed came searching for her and walked through the door she had walked through, having water flooding down to pour on his head. He didn't yell like Winry did, though, but he was taken aback.

"You okay?" even after they argued and yelled, he, surprisingly, managed to forget that and ask with concern.

Winry stared at him in awe and nodded her head. We didn't even want to think about interrupting them; they were having a silent reconciliation. But when that was over, they searched for us with intense eyes.

"There's no point in hiding," Ed warned.

"Come out, come out where ever you are," Winry advised with a low voice.

We felt that there was really no escape from them. And I wasn't a coward to hide from my own brother. The second we stepped away from the hiding place that was our corner, Ed and Winry shot us sharp eyes.

"You two," they said, almost in a menacing whisper.

"Sorry mommy, sorry daddy," Rina said suddenly with gloomy blue eyes. "We just wanted for you to stop fighting."

They looked dumbfounded for a moment before Ed asked me if I had taken part in the prank. When he stared at you, you had to answer, and it was more of a reason for me because he's my brother.

Winry took her daughter in her arms. "We're sorry baby, but sometimes mommy and daddy have to raise their voices at each other."

Rina pouted at her words.

"But," Ed began, "we promise to stop fighting…"

My niece's eyes widened and shined when she heard her father's unfinished promise.

"…if you two endure a punishment." Rina and I frowned at that.

Rina saw it was worth it, thought, since Ed and Winry did, in fact, kept their promise, even if she was restricted from playing with her prized dolls and eating dessert for month. I, however, had to clean around until my hands felt like falling off.


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