Tada! The first chapter of "The Promise". I also have another chapter ready, but not yet typed. This one is acually quiet long. I hope you don't mind. I hope you enjoy reading it and I'd appriciate it if you'd care to review? Well that's it. I hope that I'm making a point of my EdxWinry ness!
He remembers it all too well, as if it was yesterday, when he knows that it's been almost 10 years. He ran his finger down the wrinkled and dry bark of the tree. Then in that single moment it seemed that all the past emotions and memories flooded back into him.
He chuckled a small laugh to himself. Boy we sure were different back then. He thought to himself.
Subconsciously, he sat down under the tree's shady branches. He remembered all the times that they'd sit here. All the good times and the bad.
He remembered when they're play on the swings, fighting for who'd go first. He usually won that. Unless that is, Winry had her wrench. Then she'd win. Al usually stood there… laughing at them. Joking that one day either they'd get married, or kill each other in the process. At that time they'd all pushed it off as a joke. But inside his head Edward really did wonder, and hope, if that dream would become a reality.
There were also the sad times. Like when Winry's parents died. He remembers that she had run away. They searched everywhere for her, and finally he found her here. He remembers she was crying. Well no duh she was crying. What did you expect, Winry to be laughing? He thought now. Boy, was he thickheaded when he was little. He remembers he dried her tears, and comforted her. He told her everything was going to be okay.
A single tear dropped on his automail.
Why am I crying? He asked himself.
He also remembers hugging her. Then she, oh so innocently, fell into his arms. They stayed there for a while. Almost for the whole day, till Al came. He wished that Al didn't come, for once in his life. He wished that they could have stayed there like that forever, or at least till suppertime. When you were little, suppertime seemed to be forever. Ed never told anyone about his feelings.
He was supposed to be the Edward Elric. The Fullmetal Alchemist. The child that became a state alchemist at the age of 12. They'd all laugh at him if he told anyone.
He looked back up at the tree. This had almost become a second home to them. The tree must know all our secrets. He though. He smiled. Edward quickly glanced at his watch. His silver watch, the one that proved his ability.
5 more minutes. He told himself.
"Ah why not?" He smirked. That oh-so famous smirk that everyone had come to love. He felt as if the old times were coming back to him.
He got onto the swing, no longer needing Al's boost. He mentally made a note about that to himself. Feeling proud at his accomplishment. Then realizing it wasn't much of an accomplishment. Of course he'd have grown in 10 years! Who wouldn't have?
He started to swing, back and forth. Not as high or as daring as when he was little. He'd like to keep his legs for a little longer. He was also afraid that the swing would collapse…
"Ed…?" a voice came from behind the tree. "Aren't you a little too old for that?"
The voice sounded familiar. He got off the swing only to see the hair that looked like spun gold, flowing in the wind. That familiar face and smile that would have lighted up the whole world. And those oh-so blue eyes that he gazed into.
"Win…ry?" he spoke in a little voice. As he looked into her eyes, to know that she was there, all the pains from his heart was gone. It was like they'd never been apart.
"You look… gorgeous", he said while attempting to not stare at her. It was hard because the truth was she was looking amazing. She wore a soft blue dress that brought out her eyes. In the beautiful summer day, Winry truly did shine.
"Ed… you... remembered", she spoke while hiding tears that were trying to escape her eyes.
"Of course I- ", Ed stopped in mid sentence. He was shocked he'll say. Winry had flung herself into his arms. Tears were streaming down her face like rain falling down, only she was happy. They were tears of joy.
"Shuu" Ed said, hugging her tightly, never wanting to let her go again.
Winry let her body go limp, completely falling into Ed's care.
Those golden eyes… She thought to herself. How I missed them. How I longed to see them again.
They were still arm in arm, smiling at each other. No words were exchanged; their feelings and their heart spoke for themselves.
"I was… afraid. That you would have… forgotten." Winry spoke in a whispering tone.
"How could I forget?" Ed replied. He remembers it so well. That day was engraved into the back of his head. That day, all so similar to today. That day, 10 years ago. That day… When they made the promise.