Chapter fifty-one: Ed's house party and Winry's return

Slender fingers rapped on the door. "Is this the right address?"

There was the crinkling of paper beside her as her companion looked down. "Yes. This is the right address."

"I can't believe someone would do something as mean as burn down our house!"

"We're lucky we weren't in it."

"How did that woman know us?"

"Who cares? We have a place to stay, don't we?"

Edward opened the door. "Hello… OH MY GOD!" He flung his arms around the woman. "WINRY! You're alive! And Grandma Pinako!"

"You thought we were dead?" Winry hugged him back. "Someone burned down our house while we were in town, and we met this lady who said our house burned down and she gave us this address to come to."

"Come in! I want you to meet my wife, Coniniaue."

"Your WIFE?"

Coniniaue was wearing the red dress she wore on her first date with Edward. She walked out of the kitchen, and lifted her eyes to her husband. "Alright Ed, everything's set up, and I have Kiwi pouring champagne…"

Her glance shot to Winry. "You must be Winry… We thought you were dead! Edward has told me so much about you."

"Hey! Aren't you that girl who got shot and I had to add automail?" Winry asked. "And, uh, he has?"

"Yeah. I was loopy when you operated so I didn't get a chance to speak with you. Yeah, he told me all about you. You're prettier up close than he described!" She smiled.

"Coniniaue!" Edward hissed.

"Oh, get a life. Did Alphonse get here yet?"

"I'm here, Coniniaue!" Alphonse waved from the doorway. "I caught up with Winry when I got off the train. I would have called you but we didn't have any money…"

"Oh! Sorry, Al, I didn't notice you… Unbelievable, yes. I know."

Five minutes later...

"Oh my God."

"Sir?"

"…It's damn huge."

Edward opened the door. "You like it, Roy?"

Roy was very angry. "Did you only invite me to brag about it?"

"Oh, you noticed?"

"Shut up." He walked in, Hawkeye trailing behind him. She looked pretty with her hair down for once. "Just because you're richer than me and married doesn't make you better than me."

"DADDY!" Kiwi ran up and hugged Edward's waist. "Daddy, I'm sorry, it was all Rusty's fault!"

"Kiwi, what's wrong?" Edward asked, kneeling to eye height (A/N: Ed, kneeling to eye height? Hard to believe XD) of his daughter.

"I dropped a champagne glass… Rusty climbed up my leg and made me drop it, I swear! I'm sorry, daddy!" Kiwi started to cry quietly.

"Kiwi, it's okay." Edward hugged her. "Just go get a dust pan and sweep up the glass okay? It's in the hall closet hanging on one of the pegs. If you can't reach it let me know, okay?"

Kiwi sniffled. "Okay, daddy."

"There's a good girl. Run along now!"

Kiwi nodded and flounced off, her long, lime green hair trailing behind her. Edward stood back up and looked at Roy with a slight smirk.

Roy blinked. "Oh, damn... I forgot... You have a daughter now...OH COME ON!"