Enjoy the third chapter... 3
Kapitel Drei - Die Andere Seite
(Chapter Three - The Other Side)
Winry put the bouquet of lovely, snow white, daisies that she picked from her garden on Izumi's grave. She gave a smile, prayed, and then walked away.
It was warm-ish, but still cool for autumn. Winery put on a scarf that she knitted for Edward, but since Edward wasn't going to be in this world, she will wear it until he comes here for good.
She sighed, carrying a huge shoulder bag filled with goodies a good automail engineer needs.
Winry found a nice little cafe in Rezinbul, and decided to have a little snack before supper.
"Hello 'mam! Would you like anything to eat or drink this wonderful afternoon?" a little girl, perhaps eight or nine, offered Winry a glass of water.
Winry smiled "You remind me of someone I knew..." she looked down.
The girl was confused, "What's wrong 'mam?" the girl looked at Winry, worried that she would burst in tears, or throw her all away to Xing for serving her poorly. She waited for the worst.
"Oh nothing! Could I have a slice of apple pie if you have some?" the automail enginer smiled.
The girl nodded, and trotted off to get the slice.
Sitting in the warmth of the open fire, Roy Mustang, still in the military, looks outside.
"Snow..." the man muffled under a warm, green coloured scarf.
He stood up, and walked towards the kitchen to make himself some good old cup of coffee.
A knock came from the door.
"Come in, door is open," Roy said clearly for the person to hear.
A lady, dressed in thick jackets (At least four or five on), and enormous pants, walked in. She undressed herself, and sat herself down by the fire.
Roy smiled "I see you came to visit me, how very thoughtful of you Hawkeye"
Riza pulled out her hair elastic to dry her hair, "Why do you have to live up here in such hard conditions colonel"
"Don't call me a colonel..." Roy sighed, then walked over to Riza, "Remember I"
"I still want to call you colonel sir..." Riza smiled a faint smile, looking at the handed cup of coffee from Roy.
Roy smiled, and then walked over to grab his royal blue coffee cup. He sat down next to the woman.
Riza blushed, and then she added, "Um... Sir"
"What is it"
"You're a bit to close for comfort for me"
Roy scooted a bit down the sofa, and sighed.
Why doesn't she see that I like her? I mean, I've given her all the signs.
Hawkeye smiled, sipping your coffee, "Hayate is growing well, It's been a while since you've seen him last"
"Yeah, except I don't really have a lot of money to stay in a hotel in Central right now," Roy looked at the fire, how its orange flames flickered from the wooden logs.
Riza smiled, "You... Can... Stay with me if you'd like"
"Really?" Roy asked to make sure that the woman he was talking to was being sarcastic or not.
Riza nodded, "Yes. You can stay there as long as you would like to too"
"Thank you Hawkeye." Roy looked at the woman's dark, mysterious brown eyes.
Hawkeye smiled, "Call me 'Riza' for now on colonel."
"I'm home grandma..." Winry dropped her bags at the front door of her house; she walked over to a picture. She smiled, looking at the latest picture of Pinako. She passed on a few weeks ago.
Winry cried. She whipped her tears away on her sleeve of her jacket, and walked upstairs to her dark, cold bedroom. She lied there, crying. Crying, hoping that the two brothers that she knew would return to her. Then, she fell asleep.
"Hm..." The doctor examined Alphonse.
The boy blinked, "What is it sir? Am I sick"
The doctor shook his head side to side, "Nope, you appear to be fine. But, I'll leave you a packet of pills to take, just in case," the doctor handed Alphonse the pills, and walked out the front door.
Edward stood up from a stool he was sitting on beside Alphonse, "I'm going to go grab some food, and we're running low on stock. I'll be right back okay Al"
Alphonse nodded, "Sure Nii-san"
"What's wrong"
"Nothing Ed..." Alphonse curled up in the thick, knitted quilt and went to sleep.