From Best Friends to Soul Mates

Disclaimer: ok Im gonna say this again cause u guys insist. I don't own FMA or anything else that is worldwide know or City wide known in this story. See im broke. I don't even own the things in my room my mom bought those.

A special thanks to my few reviewers! C.A.M.E.O.1 and Only, i-love-ed-and-cheese, Shadows Desire, and Green FR00TL00PS. Only u 4 are left. L it took me a long time to update because I just havent been feeling up to it…havent really been inspired. But here it is!

Chapter 4: Catching Up

They were all sitting at the table, they had finished eating and were now sitting in silence. Winry looked over at Ed, he was staring at Pinako smiling. The old lady looked at him.

"What are you staring at?" she asked. Ed shook his head with a sigh. He looked up and smiled again.

"Oh nothing. Just thinking about old times." Pinako laughed and looked at Winry. She was surprised at the look on her granddaughter's face. Winry was staring at Ed with a small smile and a look in her eyes she probably didn't want there. The look was full of love.

"So what have you two mechanics been up to?" Ed asked. Winry and Pinkao looked at each other.

"Well after you left we went on with life as usual." Pinako said. Winry nodded in agreement. "We kept the business running and got a lot of business too. Winry even met a new friend." When Pinako said this Ed's head shot up. Al looked amused. and Winry looked embarrassed.

"Grandma!" Winry hissed.

"A new friend?" Ed asked slowly and dangerously. "What kind of new friend?" Winry looked at him in confusion.

"A friend from school. Besides when did you start caring?" she asked, amused. Ed blushed cutely and ducked his head again.

"Who said I cared? I just wanted to know if I need to beat him up." he said defensively.

"Well you don't need to beat him up, because she isn't a he." Ed looked up at this and turned even more red. Winry laughed. "Feeling a bit on the defensive side, Edward?"

"Brother was just being protective Winry." Al broke in, defending his older brother. "I would have said the same thing, Brother just got to it first." Winry laughed again and smiled warmly at Al.

"Thanks Al, and thank you too Ed." Ed mumbled something that sounded like a your welcome, but Winry wasn't sure. " Well enough about us. What about you two. What have you been up to in those new bodies?"

Ed looked up, happy the subject had changed. "Well we went back to central and I got promoted. I'm now a lieutenant." He flashed a smile at Winry and she burst out laughing.

"You…hahaha…a lieutenant… hahahhaha…oh my god Ed you have to be kidding me. Who in their right mind would make you in command of other human lives?" Ed looked coldly at her and said between stiff lips,

"Furor Roy Mustang would." Winry stopped laughing immediately and gaped at Ed. Ed sat back with a smile. "Thought that would shut you up. Yup, when we got back he promoted me and granted Al permission to become a State Alchemist."

Pinako sputtered at this and gaped at Al. "You became one of those DOGS too! How can you do this to me?"

Winry sighed and shook her head at her melodramatic grandmother. "Oh Grandma stop being so dramatic. State Alchemists aren't all that bad. Look at Armstrong. When he came to visit he cut a years worth of firewood, and Riza is one of my best friends."

"Hmph" was all the response Winry got. Instead of arguing with her grandmother more, Winry chose to turn her attention to the boys again. "So a State Alchemist huh? Wow impressive. I'm really proud Al." Ed stared at her, open mouthed.

"PROUD OF HIM! WHAT ABOUT ME! I was the one whogot promoted! All you had to say to that was 'hahaha.' What about me?"

"Oh Ed you know I'm proud of you. But you've been a State Alchemist before. It's Al's first time." Ed slumped back in his chair and huffed a breath out. Pinako stood up grumbling something about repairs and left the kitchen. Winry looked at the two boys. They were such the opposite of one another. Ed was immature and carefree, while Al was more of the grown up and responsible. One would think they didn't get along well, but they actually got along better than most people. They completed each other. Winry knew that she would always love Al in the little brother way, but what about Ed? She knew she wouldn't be able to contain her feelings for him for muchlonger.

Ed sat there staring at Winry with his golden eyes. She was so perfect. Her smile, the way she laughed, the love he saw in her eyes when she looked at Pinako. It all fit together in one package. And then there was the great body. Her body had taken on a golden hue and accented her brilliantly blue eyes. She had great curves and wasn't too skinny. All in all she was perfect. He loved her. And not only in the sister way. He deep down truly loved her. That had been a hard fact for him to accept at first, but it was easier now. He hadn't been able to get her out of his mind since they had been in Central. Even Mustang had noticed something. That was bad. If Mustang had noticed something then it had to be big. Like majorly huge. He was going to tell her. He couldn't bear not being able to hold her. It was killing him. He would tell her soon. He had to before he lost his chance.

A/N ok here it is! I liked this chapter. Its one of my favs other than Pinakos back. Ill put the next chapter up soon. Ive been kind of discouraged with how few reviews I got for the last chapter. It was very…whats the word….o I don't know. Ill say discouraging again. Yes it was very discouraging. I want to keep going with this story but I don't know…anyways hope you liked it! REVIEW! Quoting one of my fav fanfic authors Ovp " reviews make authors happy. Happy authors update sooner." in the next chapter you'll meet Winry's "friend" hehehe

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