You know what I am gunna say, you win again! Lol

Some issues have arisen with people and I shall clear them up now! Thanks for all your comments (kisses)

Lady Kaika: First of all thank you very much for your compliment! For your first question, you are right, it's supposed to be like 1921 Germany. But I, the twisted fan fiction writer can not take that lack of technology. So I have placed cell phones in. Of course I am not stupid, the Germany in my fic is a little more modern, think the exact year mobiles came into Germany. I'm not trying to stick mobiles into the 1920's or anything lol. The second one about switching places is incorrect. Edward's body is somewhere at the gate right now, as is explained in the later episodes of FMA. Edward's soul and mind were attracted to the Edward's of Germany. So think of it sort of like Edward is possessing Edward, and has a time limit. He needs to get back to the gate before a week otherwise Ed, is stuck in the body for eternity. Well life's eternity anyway. Thanks for your feedback and questions! Interactivity is always awesome.

Zamnandi & Kayemesi: First of all to Zamn, I accept your offer to be my editor since you were the first one to initially ask. I will contact you soon enough so we can figure out the details and everything. I am glad you are acknowledging the fact I have a deadline! Yes all my dedicated readers must get this fic on time! Otherwise there isn't much point is there? Okay moving on to your point and Kayemesi's. I understand better than anyone that Amestris is not set in Japan. However there is the food issue. All I have seen them eat is Japanese food, well I have seen them eat Western food aswell, but meh. So I just said Japanese food. Besides, even though Amestris is not Japan, maybe the three liked Japanese food! I hope that cleared it all up, thanks for your comments you two. If you even have an queries of suggestions don't be afraid to ask, or tell.

I think that clears up all the misunderstandings. So now you can all just enjoy the fluffy chapter (cough)

Also thanks to everyone else who offered to be my Beta Reader. It was so kind of you all.

Chapter Twenty-seven: Awoken

I tried to get on my way towards Winry's, but wasn't having much progress. I wondered through the streets aimlessly, trying to find this woman, a woman Al should be talking to!

I half-smiled to the women walking past me… I really don't want to ask them for directions… but it's fairly tempting. I sighed and took a step forward and turned down a street. Well it was definitely this way.

I walked around the place for more than an hour and became quite familiar with it, as I was going around in circles most of the time. The try and fail theory… works every time. I would head down a street and realise it didn't look familiar before turning back. After a tiring ordeal, the familiar warm light of Winry's home greeted me. Once I had set off down the right path it became fairly easy… it had taken a long time to get down on Winry lane mind you. Ah that sounds wrong! Why am I such a pervert?

I took a deep breath and straightened the brown jacket before I even bothered to knock on her door. Here goes nothing. I knocked quickly, then looked away with a blush. Oh god I hope she doesn't think I have come over to see her… well I have but… Why am I blushing? Why does Winry make me blush even in Germany? She opened the door with a slightly shocked expression and dropped her arms to the side..

"Edward…" She said softly, her eyes widening. I feel the blush coming on again…

"Yeah me…"

She let me in after I rubbed the back of my head stupidly and sat me down on the couch. I fiddled mindlessly with my fingers as she left for the kitchen to grab some refreshments… god just the thought of her doing that sent hot thoughts to my mind. God I really miss Winry. I had began starting to feel just how much I missedmy Winry when Germany Winry walked back into the room, looking as gorgeous as ever.

She sat down on the couch and passed me a glass of lemonade… Winry always did that for me. "So Al sent you?" Winry asked. She crossed her legs on the couch and scuttled closer to me. What is up with Winry and short skirts? It's really frustrating! Especially in times of sexual frustration… Oh god Edward you're going to blush. No Edward, don't do it, maybe I should just run out of the room and stroll back in casually after the glow subsides like nothing happened…

"Oh really…?" I asked not actually paying attention. I was trying not to blush furiously and look like a stupid idiot in the process. I looked away and stared at my drink as an excuse. "So I can't just visit you?"

"Um… I doubt you would do it without a logical reason…"

"You don't know me… you know your Edward…" I glanced up at her to see her raise her eyebrows at me curiously.

"Oh really?"

"I guess it isn't a very Edward thing to do…" I sighed with defeat.

"I'm really not mad at Al…" She placed a hand on my leg sympathetically. I felt the heat run through my body and found it intensely embarrassing.

"I miss Al… I want him to come home." I told her.

"I know… I am just finding it hard to let go…" She rested herself on my chest with a slight sniff. I can feel the redness rising up my neck and my chin. I want to pull my collar up and cover the red blush that will soon be on my face. But I wanted to maintain that slither of dignity I had left. So I looked at the wall with an interested face… yes that wall is interesting… this shall distract me from the impostor on my chest.

Winry looked up at me with concern. I know what she is thinking… something is wrong with that red faced man. I turned my head slightly and tried to keep my hands to myself.

"Edward you like my curtains…?" Winry asked innocently with a giggle.

"Hmmm yes interesting…" I answered, looking down only to see her gorgeous eyes glancing up at me with amusement. Shit wrong direction.

I was becoming extremely fidgety…

"Edward is something wrong?" Winry raised herself from me and moved slightly closer to observe my face... damn it now her lips are close… "Edward are you okay?" She felt my face which was obviously red now, for any sign of heat… there would be lots of it I was betting… But the simple check up felt more like Winry back at home was touching my face gently. God damn not, I am not okay… I'm feeling hot. "I think your coming up with a fever… are you sick?" She asked. "Edward… stop ignoring me what's wrong?" Her face had drawn closer with concern now and it was driving me insane. Yes something is god damn wrong! But what am I supposed to tell her? Get off me, because your innocent lying on my chest is making me want to undress you! In times like these I really damned male hormones to hell and thought about just running while I could.

"Arrrr… ummm no I am fine really… maybe… um." She relaxed on my chest again with a giggle and placed her legs over mine. Okay so I have established the fact she looks at me as a friend right now, since she knows I am not her real Edward… but that doesn't mean she can go lying all over me like Winry did to Al, because I actually have feelings towards Winry… more than an innocent friend at that.

"I hope Al isn't too upset… but I really just can't do it…" Winry told me. "How can I say goodbye to him? I love him!" She sighed. "God I'm sorry Ed, I'm going to start crying.

Don't do that! That will only remind me of Winry more! Her bare legs were showing and she didn't seem to care that her underwear was showing slightly either. But I cared! I am 21 years of age! What does she think this was? Lie over Edward and expect no reaction?

I looked up at the ceiling and tried not to listen to her melodic voice that was music to my ears. Instead I observed the cream coloured ceiling. Yes nice plain colour… more interesting than this beautiful woman on my lap.

"And what's Ed going to think? He will be pissed at me for letting him go!" Winry said with sadness. "I am so torn," Winry looked up at me and believed that my lack of conversation was due to my irritation. "oh you must think I am such a jerk… that I am trying to keep your brother… really I am so sorry, don't be angry at me." She begged placing her hands on my shoulders. You're a jerk? I am a jerk! Women are right! Men are jerks! One beautiful woman lies all over you and you're a goner… but I do have a logical excuse… she is Winry in an alternate world… that doesn't make me feel any less guiltier though…

"Ed…" Winry said with desperation. She shook me a little. Right I haven't replied yet… she thinks I am mad… well she is sort of being a jerk, but it's not like I am going to say that.

"Um yeah sure Winry…" I told her.

"You're agreeing that I am a jerk?" She asked her face flaring slightly.

"Uh no!" I began to blush again. Why do I blush at such random things?

"Are you blushing Edward Elric?" She asked with a giggle. Damn it! Forgot to look away that time. I looked away with a slight gasp and tensed my fists, a guilty expression plastered on my red face. "Why are you blushing…?" Try your freaking bad excuse for an outfit! "You're so sweet… so gentlemanly…" She grinned. "I want to kiss you" Oh please do! I moved my head back slightly after she said, that despite the want for Winry's lips against mine. Winry's! But this was as close as I could get! Jerk! I really should have argued Al.

"Winry…" I muttered. "I want you to come with me…"

"That's a bit of a bold request. How forward." She grinned.

I glared at her; it wasn't even funny to be tempting me when my stomach was swirling with emotions already. "To say good-bye to Al!" I corrected.

"Eh?" Winry asked with shock. "But then he will think its okay! I can't let him think that."

"Winry… I beg you… as a favour to your alternate lover." I blushed again, I am a pathetic excuse for a man.

"If you're my alternate lover! Start acting like it." She grunted.

ARGGH! "Well… I'll kiss your cheek." I bent down over her and lowered my lips to her soft cheek. She moaned, complaining it was much too close to her neck. What? Suddenly she grabbed my collar and pulled me down on top of her, as I was moving away. My face was barley inches from hers before she began to speak.

"Make love to me Edward."

I couldn't believe what I had just heard and blinked. Make love to… who?

"Are you crazy?" I yelled pulling away from her.

"Do it."

"NO!" I'm not even going to have this conversation.

"Eddddddddddddddddd!"

"Winnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!"

"Just do it!"

"Just leave me alone!"

"Why won't you do it?"

"Why do I have to do it?"

Before I knew it she had pulled me down on top of her again. I mumbled incoherent curses after my face fell into her breasts, and raised my head slightly. I was dazed… there was that glaze over my eyes as I started back into hers with want… my body against hers, I wasn't able to ignore that familiar heat coming from her body. "I'll say goodbye to Al if you do it." There it was, the dream was coming on, I was finding it difficult to differentiate between my lover and his lover.

"But Winry…" I said softly unable to argue anymore. "Blackmail"

"No! Don't you see? I am 21 and he still won't let me touch him! I want him! I want you! You are him!" She cried. I could see the tears well in her eyes. Don't cry over me…

"But I…"

"Would you care if Winry made love to you? Only in another world?" She argued.

"Well… I guess I would be flattered she fell for me again…" I told her.

"Exactly."

"But… the woman and man's mind work completely differently… let me flip the script… what would you do if your Edward was in my world making love to my Winry?"

At this she fell silent.

"I would just be jealous… but that doesn't mean its wrong…"

"What do you think my Winry is going to think?" I told her. "She is like you in every single way possible. She has lighter hair… that's about it."

"She will…" She stumbled for words. "She will… god damn who cares!" She reached up for my lips and pulled me down onto her, despite my moans of protest. It's harassment. She started to un-button my shirt instinctively and pulled the heavy coat off my body. "Edward… please" She moaned wriggling underneath me. "Touch me… do it." I was too busy trying to catch my breath and my self control above her, to even register that comment. I closed my eyes when her body began rubbing against mine. This felt good but… She reached up to kiss me again and pulled me down on top of her stubbornly. Her soft lips caressed mine in a way all the same as Winry's but something was off as I kissed her. I was not kissing Winry… this wasn't the same soul… this woman was different, however much the same she appeared… This was not Winry… it felt good… but something was missing. This is where I finally understood Nelly, I was lusting after this woman, I didn't love her. So I broke away viciously causing me to fall back off the couch with a loud 'oof'

Winry looked down at my body which was trying desperately to get air in it's lungs over all the excitement. "What do I have to do?" She yelled.

"Be yourself…" I smiled.

"I am myself! You're not going to do anything are you?" She didn't bother moving from the couch. Suddenly I felt much better and sighed that my testosterone was not out of control. "Tell me how to get him to love me?" She yelled. "It doesn't work with you or him, does he even love me?" She sobbed.

"Winry…"

"God! I don't want anyone else but him; we have known each other since we were children… why won't he just love me!"

"Trust me he does love you. He just doesn't realise it." I told her, the situation was all too familiar.

"Well it's unfair! Winry gets to be with you in your world! What did she do to get you?" Winry cried. Obviously this girl had been trying so hard to change herself to get the man she loved, it hurt me. "Why is she with you? Did she somehow get you to make love to her?"

"She tried that… it didn't exactly work… and I only hurt her."

"Then how!"

"I realised myself… I finally saw the truth… well someone helped me there."

"Edward I need your help." I sighed and sat up on the couch next to her, took her in my arms and whispered in her ear.

"Tell him… your hurting more without him… tell him if he keeps running away you will die. Even if he does want to go off and join the military. You would rather have been loved by him than for him to just leave you… he will understand." I held her tightly as she clung to me desperately. "He doesn't want to hurt you." I told her.

"But I hurt so much without him!" She yelled.

"I know, I know… we can't see so clearly… we need guidance… tell him Winry… he will come to you." With that I planted a soft kiss on her lips and snuggled up with her on the couch.

"Why are you holding me?" Winry cried into my chest.

"Because I know what it feels like to be away from the one you love… it hurt me so much… I am here for you Winry… I do love you as a friend." She sniffed sightly and allowed me to wipe her tears. "Just get some sleep okay?"

It was Winry that fell asleep first, closing her eyes on my chest with a content sigh. I didn't feel guilty at all for holding her like this, because I knew that I cared about this girl. I hadn't known her for long… but she was already special to me. I really have changed… I can't believe I was really the jerk this guy still is. I felt bad about taking Al away from these people, but I was going to restore my brother to our world no matter what.

I glanced down at my arms… pure flesh. For some reason the thought didn't seem as inviting as it had always seemed… had I matured?

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