Warmth
Chapter 6
Aunt Pinako was standing infront of Winry, ready to yell at highest volume. "Winry! What are you doing outside at this time!" Aunt Pinako scolded her, "You know what time it is?"
"I.. uhh…-" Winry started to speak, but then was interrupted by Al.
"O..o…oba-san, Winry went to pick me up from the train station," Al said to prevent further yellings from Aunt Pinako.
"Ed? Winry, Ed came back! Come in, come in!" Aunt Pinako said with a surprised tone of voice.
"Uhh, It's Al, Aunty. Al, his clothes are Ed's though. And his hair, is like Ed, I know," Winry corrected her Aunt.
"Ahh… you, Al. Pardon me, you look so similar to your brother. And you have 3 kittens with you," Aunt Pinako said looking from the kitten that Winry was holding, and Al was hugging. She mentioned for them to enter the house.
"Thanks," Winry said softly to Al.
"It's okay," replied Al quietly. Winry smiled. She still wondered how the brothers totally different. Al always replied humbly to a 'thank you' or a 'thanks', while Ed would say quite loudly 'It's because of meEeeE!' or 'Ha! No need to say thanks to me' or something along that line. Still, he probably means more than what he says. However, it was still Ed that cared about both of them, Al and her, the most. It was Ed who had the highest ambition in trying to restore his and Al's body. Al was there to support Ed, and make sure that Ed doesn't get killed first. But, the incident that happened changed almost everything. How was Al going to react when he finds out that Ed's disappearance had something to do with him? Still, Al probably won't blame every single thing on himself, that's for sure. Ed blamed everything on himself that happened, even though it was some one else's fault.
Al put the kittens in a box after Winry had laid down the towels and the kitten she was holding. They told Den not to harm the kittens, or get annoyed by them. Hopefully, Den was used to Al bringing kittens home. The automail equiped dog started to follow Aunt Pinako up to her room.
"Den, go back to sleep," Aunt Pinako ordered, "I'll be going up now also, since I have several customers coming early tomorrow. Winry, you need sleep too. Al, you can sleep in your brother's room, can you? But it's messy though." Den quickly dashed down stairs, and went to his place.
"I'll manage," answered Al. Of course he will, Winry thought. That place they stayed in Central was worse.
"Good night then," Aunt Pinako said while walking up the stairs, "Turn off the lights too. I don't want those electricity people all over my place for over usage of electricity."
"Yes, Aunty!" Winry replied, "Hey, Al. Tell me the info about Ed you have tomorrow after breakfast? Or, well, when Aunty's gone. I don't want her to get all worried and stuff. Get some sleep, okay?"
"Don't worry Winry – neechan, I will," Al told her, "And, neechan, is it okay if I bring the kittens up? I mean they're still young and everything.." Arrrghhhh! Again! She couldn't possibly say no, or throw a wrench at his head. He was Al, not Ed. With Ed, she can hurt him how ever much she wanted, and he still doesn't care that much, well he won't be that hurt deeply. With Al, she knew if she tried anything with him. A person like Al would feel hurt.
So, once again, Winry said, "Yes, Al you could."
"Thankyouuu sooo muuuchhh! Arigatou gozaimasu!" Al thanked Winry, and started carrying the box of kittens upstairs.
"Wait… do keep my work in his room, safe, from the kittens please?" Winry told Al. She didn't want her work to be harmed by the kittens, not Al's kittens (if she dared to hurt the kittens, Al would definitely be mad).
"Okay, nee-chan. I'll keep them away from your work." Al assured her. She did do a lot of work. Researching about things related to Ed's disappearance; why he disappeared, how, basically everything. Even though her information sources were limited to only the notes Ed left, Ed's library, and the Risenbul Library, she still found quite a lot of information. But, she still couldn't fit the information together. Maybe, Al could help.
"G'nite. Alphonse," Winry yawned.
"See you tomorrow morning," Al said. He then entered Ed's room still carrying the box with 3 kittens. Ed wouldn't like it, Winry thought. She chuckled at the thought of seeing Ed's face when Al broght kittens into his room. One of Ed's priceless expressions. She missed them. Missed them a lot. She missed seeing Ed's face when he's forced to drink milk. She just wished that she could see them again. Somehow, she knew she would see them. Because, deep inside, she has this feeling that Ed is alive somewhere, probably thinking similar thoughts.
A/N: Al in Ed's clothes...Oh...if you can't already tell, this is set during the movie period. Always, Winry. Also, thanks goes to all those who have reviewed my stories!