Sunburn and a Healing Kiss
The summer had definitely taken its toll, unleashing a wrath of endless heat upon the land. Breakfast could be cooked on the ground; the air the breeze carried was humid and warm. It was unbearable so everyone was found inside the refuge of their homes, trying to get away from the hot temperature.
Winry wiped away the sweat forming on her brow, setting down Ed's automail arm on her desk. Everything in the house was so quiet, which was odd since she hadn't heard any complaining about hurrying up from Ed practically all day. She didn't know where he could have gone in such weather, so it was anyone's guess.
'Maybe he's over at the river,' she mused, leaving her workroom to get some water. 'Or maybe, he went to visit his mother's grave...'
The front door opened suddenly, causing Winry to jump up in surprise as Ed entered inside. Looking redder than usual, and a little put off, he collapsed onto the sofa with his back to the cushion and feet dangling over the arm of the couch.
"Where have you been?" Winry inquired, looking at him with her hands at her hips. "You've been gone all day."
"Nowhere," he groaned, putting a pillow over his face so that only his eyes were visible to her.
Winry sighed, sitting down in the empty space above his head. "Is that so? You've been nowhere this whole day?"
"Yes, now get off my back," his muffled voice said from behind the pillow. She shook her head, eyeing the cushion he was clutching so dearly on his face. A suspicious feeling told her he was hiding something behind that pillow, and she was going to find out what it was.
In a swift movement, she removed the pillow, glancing down at him. The first thing that caught her attention was how red his nose was from everything else. It was as if he had gotten a-
"Sunburn?" she asked. "You got a sunburn?"
"No," he denied, obviously lying. "It's not a sunburn."
She lightly tapped his nose with a finger, making him sit up as he yelped in pain. "Looks like one to me."
"Dammit Winry!" he hissed, wincing slightly. "Don't do that! It hurts!"
"How'd you get it?" she inquired, ignoring the scowling look he was shooting at her.
"I was reading a book under the tree outside and I fell asleep," he muttered. "Next thing I know the sun's beating down on me."
"Well, if it'll make you feel any better, I made some lemonade this morning," she got up, and headed towards the kitchen. "Do you want some?"
"Sure," he grumbled, feeling miserable about the sun's gift to him. It was enough that people were calling him short, but now that he had the sunburn, it was likely he'd get a new nickname: Edward the Red-Nosed Shrimp.
"Here you go, Ed," Winry reappeared, handing him a cup of cold lemonade. He took it, sipping down the cool beverage all at once, feeling the chilliness from the drink wash down his throat.
"Thanks," he gave her a small grin. She nodded with a smile, deciding to head back to her workroom to finish repairing his automail arm.
Looking over her shoulder, she saw him grimacing at his sunburn, feeling a little bad for touching his scalded nose. Feeling she should make up for it, she walked over to him, standing in front so she was face-to-face.
"Uh...Winry?" Ed inched back in the couch, uncomfortable about the closeness between them. "What are you...?"
Slowly, she leaned forward until her lips delicately touched his sunburned nose in a butterfly kiss. It was so tender, Ed barely felt it, but even so, it sent a tingling sensation throughout him. She pulled back, sapphire eyes sparkling and lips in a soft smile.
"W-what the hell-?"
"A kiss to take the pain away," was all she said before leaving the room. Ed stared after her, his face a darker shade of red than his sunburned nose.