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This chapter is shorter than the first one and im sorry. I dont have alot of time on my hands. This one will be about Ed and Als reaction and why they think she is dead. The next one will be about whats happening to winry.
"Grams! Winry! We're back!" Al screamed. Ed and Al made their way in the front door holding a large package behind Als back.
Grams came into the room and looked at them. Winry wasn't there.
"Were is Winry?" Grams asked.
"What do you mean she stayed here with you." Ed responded giving her a confused look.
"No she left a while ago to meet you two at the train station. Didn't you see her there?" She asked now sounding worried.
"We never saw her. It is possible we missed her though the train arrived a few minuetes early." Al responded.
"But even then we would of saw her on the road." Ed exclaimed. "Give it a few minuetes. She is probably at the train station right now figuring out that she just missed us. Lets wait a while before we really start to worry."
Everyone nodded in agreement. 15 minuetes passed and still no Winry. Everyone was at a window looking out at the road at this time.
"Maybe we should go to the train station and see whats holding her." Al suggested.
"Yeah I guess we should go it has been a bit since we saw her." Ed said in a cool way even though he was really worried about her. He perhaps was the most worried of them all though he didn't show it.
Ed and Al started down the road leading to the station.
"What is that over by the cliff?" Al pointed toward something on the ground.
There was a huge cliff that was near the road. It went way down and held a small but very strong river.
"It looks like Winrys jacket." Ed said picking the clothing up and examining it. "That means Winry did come by here." He added.
"Does that mean she...?" Al stopped and was looking over the edge of the cliff.
"You shouldn't suggest things like that Al. You know she wouldn't, she couldn't." He stated. "Lets go to the train station before we jump to any conclusions."
"I suppose your right." Al said and followed his brother down the road now at a quicker pace.
Ed and Al arrived at the station and it was empty except for a few bums that basically lived there. They asked them if they had seen Winry and they each responded no. Now they were really worried. Winry wasn't seen at the station and they had found her jacket at the cliffs. They hurried home to Grams so they could tell her what they had uncovered. She was just as baffled as they were. They each knew that Winry wouldn't do something like that. Or at least they thought she wouldn't.
Ed had a few people in the military help in an investigation to see if Winry had done the unthinkable. The current in the river made it hard for them to come to a conclusion. All the evidence pointed to the cliffs. She was declared legally dead. It was a month after her disappearence and nothing had been turned up. Grams, Al and Ed were all devistated. Ed was in denial though. He still couldn't see how or why she could of done that. The only thing they could think of for a reason was her parents. Since they had died every birthday had been difficult for her. But she never showed it. Maybe it was the fact that it was her sweet sixteen that made it too much for her to handle. Al and Grams tried their best to accept that but Ed was still in denial.
"She would never do that and you know that!" Ed screamed at them and then ran to his bedroom he stayed in at Grams.
"I'll go talk to him." Al said standing up.
"No. Maybe it's best that he has some time alone to sort things out." Grams said signaling for him to sit back down.
"Ok maybe you're right." Al said.
Ed sat on his bed for a little while and cooled off. He cried a little which he never did and sat still and silent lost in thought. He made his way to Winrys room. It was the say as it was when she left. A mess. ed looked around at this mess she called a room and gave a small smile. He thought of all the fun things they did as kids in the room. After a bit he walked out of the room and into the living room. Grams was dressed in all black and they were both standing there watching him come across the room.
"Its about time." Grams exclaimed. "Are you ready?" She asked.
"As ready as i'll ever be." He replied.
The ceremony was over but no one left. The tombstone read : Winry Rockbell Loved friend and grand daughter and Treasured Mechanic.
It was starting to get dark so they all decided to go home. Ed was the last one to leave. They all three made their way back to the house and all went to bed right away. None of them however went to sleep. They all layed in their beds, silent and lost in thought.
Ok guys how did you like that chapter? Well i'll update as soon as I can. I am busy with other stories and stuff so it may be a bit. Thanx to all my reviewers!