Summary: Saying he disliked milk was an understatement. Back in the hospital after yet another dangerous mission, his military colleagues, his brother and Winry make it their mission to make Ed drink milk. Ed/Winry.

Pairings: Ed/Winry

Disclaimer: I don't own Full Metal Alchemist, at all. All the characters belong to Hiromu Arakawa-sensei. The only thing in this story that is mine is the plot itself.

Mission: Drink Milk

Golden eyes stared at the bottle that was there. The wretched bottle of milk was still there! Yet again, the military was there to visit him. Winry and Al had spent the night in Ed's room; the State Alchemist forcing his younger brother to make sure Winry didn't go off and impulsively whack him in the head with her wrench. His lips were pressed together in a thin line, twitching.

"Ed, don't forget to drink your milk," said Winry sweetly, swinging her wrench casually. The military officers eyed her hand warily.

Ed didn't even bother to reply as he brought the sandwich to his mouth and chewed thoughtfully.

"Full Metal, what made you hate milk?" asked Roy out of curiosity.

"Winry," spat Ed plainly as a cold shiver ran down his spine. Winry whistled as she continued swinging her wrench.

"Winry-chan, can you tell us what happened?" asked the First Lieutenant, a curious look appearing on her face.

"Well, it all started when we were still kids. Ed and Al were of course still perfectly human and we were all still in Rizembool," began Winry. Ed shivered at the memory.

"Ed! Al! Come here," shouted Winry as she waved her hands in the air, signaling to the two Elric brothers. The two boys looked at each other before jogging up to Winry. "Ed, Al! Nelly's family gave us a couple of big bottles!"

"Bottles? Bottles of what?" asked Ed curiously, scrunching his nose.

"Yep! Bottles of milk," said Winry proudly.

"Milk? Isn't that the thing Kaa-san says we should be getting soon?" asked Al as he looked at his older brother. Ed nodded slowly. "I've never had it before. Is it good?" Winry stared at them, aghast.

"Never? Never ever!" said Winry in surprise. Grabbing the arms of the two boys, she dragged them off to her home. Soon enough, they were there.

Winry had told them to sit down as she got two glasses and poured a white liquid in them. Setting the filled glasses in front of them, she smiled.

"Drink up!" Al had readily picked up his glass and started to down the liquid, forming a white moustache on his upper lip. Ed had resigned to just staring at the glass.

"Where did it come from?" asked Ed in curiosity, poking at the water condensing at the sides.

"A cow," said Winry intelligently.

"A… cow? That thing Nelly walks around with?" said Ed, his nose scrunched up in distaste. Winry nodded enthusiastically. "No thanks on the milk. I don't want to drink something that came out of some animal," muttered Ed as he leaned back on his chair.

A vein popped out on the back of Winry's head as she proceeded to beat Ed senseless for insulting Daisy, the cow Nelly tended to.

"Well, it went something like that," said Winry as she scratched her chin thoughtfully.

"I still have a scar from that day. Want to see so I can remind you?" said Ed bitterly as he tugged at his shirt.

"Drink your milk, Ed," said Winry as she pointed to the bottle filled with white liquid. Ed cringed as he backed away, doing his vampire act once more. Picking up the bottle, she peeled the foil off. "Want me to do it again?"

"Give me that," muttered Ed as he stared at the bottle, willing himself to drink it. He was about to put it back down when Winry slapped his hand.

"Ed!" The State Alchemist sighed as he began crying, downing the white liquid. When he was done, he was hacking and coughing, throwing the bottle violently back on the bed. "Now that's a good boy!" Winry patted his blonde head as if he were a dog, a triumphant grin on her face.

Owari

Haha. This is what boredom does to you again.

And I'm not even sure if Nelly has a cow but I recall seeing her with one.

Daisy is such a generic cow name. XD

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