Chapter Five
Where the wind blows
After the war ended finally, Rose was reported killed or gone forever. No one had heard of her. Rose replaced her clothes and wore new ones that she bought with some money she found to her luck. She was looking for the little girl. She was getting closer and closer, people said she was an Auto-mail expert in a small town just down the way. Yes if you're thinking, it was the home town of the Elric brothers. But they were away on training at the moment. Rose wandered, she say news reports about Death Freeze's disappearance. She ignored them, it just made her feel worse about the war, that she too part in. The evil talking too her, begging for freedom, but they were two separate people now.
Rose finally made it to the small town and looked up this girl. She knocked on the door; an old woman answered the door.
"May I help you?" she asked.
"I'm looking for Winry Rockbell, Daughter of the two doctors?" Rose said.
The woman gaped at her "How do you know them?"
"I was a friend of theirs." Rose said.
"You aren't Rose, are you?" The woman said "We got letters from them about you; you were a little girl fighting in the war against the Ishbalins, Winry!" The woman called, "Please come in." she said
Rose stepped inside as the old woman closed the door behind her. Rose looked around, "Such fine handy work you have around here." Rose complemented.
The woman nodded as a girl the same age as Rose stepped in. She had long blonde hair and sweet eyes. "Yes?" she said.
The woman grinned 'Winry, this is Rose." she said, "Please forgive me, I've lost my manners, and I'm Pinako Rockbell." she said.
Winry looked at Rose "Your Rose? My parents said you were the great Alchemist that gave them protection! Why weren't you there when they got killed!" she asked crying now.
"I was there, the shoved me in a closet and I couldn't do anything about it, I'm sorry, I'm as tough as the get here." Rose said, she seemed so calm.
"Oh...But...do you know who did it?" Winry asked.
"No." Rose lied. "I was slammed into some glass and I was in real pain so I couldn't see straight. I heard a gun shot and that was it, then the captured me and took me away. I'm sorry Winry, I couldn't help them." she said.
"It's not your fault." Winry said, "I was a fool to think it was."
It began to rain, "You're welcome to stay here if you like." Pinako said. "We have plenty of room." she said
"That would be pleasant." she said.
After they ate, Rose heard Winry's scream from the living room. She came around the door and saw a tin suit and a boy, bleeding. The voice in the suit was like a small child's.
"Please help him! He's going to bleed to death!" the boy said.
"Alphonse! Is-is that you?" Winry asked.
Rose was blocked out but she could make out faint works such as, "Human Alchemy, and shame on you boys." Rose finally stepped in "You were able to commit Human Transmutation, the books say it's forbidden for a reason you know." Rose said.
"Who's she?" Alphonse asked.
"This is Rose," Winry said.
"You mean your-Death Freeze!" Alphonse said "EEE! You kill Alchemists!"
"Calm down tin man. That was the past. If I could do it over I wouldn't have started it. I had a cause; they killed my foster family, and my friends, including Winry's parents. It was pure revenge and rage powering me. Not anymore thought." she said, she looked at the boy. "Who are you...? Might I ask?" Rose asked them.
"I'm Alphonse Elric and my brother Edward Elric." he said.
Rose was staring at Edward and smiled. He sort of looked like Sirus. She stopped herself when she heard the door open.
It-it was Roy? "Pardon me." he said, "Did you send me this?" he asked. Rose darted into the other room, remaining hidden.
"I'm Roy Mustang!" he said, ignoring her now. He looked at Edward; Rose sulked back into the corner.
Rose grew wide eyed, she understood now! Macho's words his words of wisdom! She looked at him still hidden.
Yes Rose one day we will bake your Uncle's favorite pie and go see him! Rose could hear her mothers voice again. Rose's thoughts were broken when he spoke again.
He nodded "I hope I get to see you again..." he turned and caught site of the book on the table but kept walking, he had seen that book before…
"What are you going to do Rose?" Winry and Alphonse asked at different times.
"I don't know, I really don't know..." Rose muttered, picking up her diary from the table, they couldn't understand how close Mustang was to her…mother…oh dearest mother…why…?
