Winry showed up at the house about half an hour later. She headed to the kitchen, and found Ed and Al busy making breakfast.

"Hey guys. Need some help?" She said, trying not to laugh.

"We don't need it," Ed said, then smiled, "But it'd be nice."

Winry walked over and watched over some sausage as Ed flipped pancakes and Al fried bacon.

"So Ed," Winry said, smiling to herself. "Having a good morning?"

"AHHHH! I LOOK LIKE A GIRL!" Came Inu's voice from upstairs.

Ed looked towards the staircase, then back at Winry, smiling widely. "It just keeps getting better!"

"Edward," Pinako said, coming into the kitchen, "Did you put make-up on Inu?"

"Would I do that?" Ed asked innocently.

Pinako gave Ed a stern look. She was still trying to figure out who dyed Inu's ears pink in the first chapter.

After she left, Winry turned to Ed, saying, "You lied to her..."

"No no, I said would I. Did you hear me say I didn't do it?" Ed justified. "And how did you know I did?"

"Women's intution...You're good." Winry said, smirking.

After a semi-calm breakfast, Kagome showed up to collect Shippou and Rin. Kagome noticed (thankfully) that Winry didn't appear to have said anything to Ed, who wasn't acting any different from any other day. Roy left after breakfast, to pick up Riza. He was going to take her to a weapons expo, then to fireworks later that night. Kagome gave Winry a hard glance, promising death if she said anything. Winry just smiled sweetly, unnerving Kagome to no end. She was almost to the door (home free in her mind) when Ed poked his head out a doorway and asked:

"Kagome, can I talk to you about something?"

"Yeah, sure..." She replied, trying to calm down. 'Oh no, no no no no! He wasn't supposed to do anything!'

He led her away from the main house, walking towards a small pond.

"Um, listen, Kagome, about this morning...I just wanted to say that I understand if you just want to forget it." He said, blushing very (very) lightly.

Kagome started at this. 'Forget? Do I really seem that upset about it?' She sighed, saying, "Why would you think I'd want that?"

"Well," Ed said, "You just seemed real uppity earlier, and you kept giving Winry these strange looks--"

"Did she say anything to you!" Kagome asked hurriedly.

Ed stared at her for a moment, then said slowly, "Nooooo. Why?"

Kagome said nothing, but Ed figured it out.

"You told her, didn't you?" He asked (aactually, it didn't sound like a question) in an amused tone.

"...Maybe..." Kagome said, refusing to meet his eyes.

Ed smiled. "So if you don't want to forget about it, I have another question."

"Oh?" Kagome said, knowing what would most likely come next. She looked towards Ed.

"Yeah..."

Ed and Kagome walked towards the house, each smiling softly. Kagome called Rin and Shippou, and they left. Ed meanwhile, was just walking around the house, smiling from ear to ear. It was unnerving. Until, of course, Winry noticed the fact that her would just smiled more at random times.

"...Ed, what are you thinking about?" She asked suspisously.

"Oh, nothing...But you were right about Jessica." He said, staring up the drive, where all good and bad things entered.

"...About what?" Winry said. She forgot most of the things she said about Jessica.

"You know," Ed said, turning to look at her michieviously, "The part where you said I wouldn't feel so bad about it if I moved on and went out with someone."

It took Winry a minute to realize what he meant. "Ohhhhhhhhh. Kagome?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Maaaaaaaybe." Ed said teasingly.

Winry laughed. "Ha! I knew I was right. Now you just have to admit I am not insane."

"Can't do that, I would be lying." Ed replied staring back at the window. Which just happened to have someone walking up it. "Great."

"What? What's wrong?" Inu asked, walking in just soon enought to hear the last bit.

"It's Maes. And unless I'm much mistaken, that's Elysia he's got on his shoulders."

Inu ranabout the house, saying, "GET RID OF ALL PROOF OF RELATIONSHIPS, IT'S HUGHES!"

Maes came through the door, saying, "Ed, I saw Kagome on the way here."

"Ahh." Ed said, just smiling.

"Does mister Ed have a new girlfriend?" Elysia asked.

"Yes he DOES!" Maes said, smirking.

"Okay, enough drooling over me like some wierd dog." Ed said.

Inu was walking pass when Ed said this, and was deeply offened. And so began a spirited discussion about why 'dog' was used in such a manner. Which ended when Seeshoumaru walked by and delicately flicked his claws in a threatening manner. As soon as they were out of immediat danger, Ed decided he wnted to go for a walk, despite the fact darkness was rapidly falling.

While walking aimlessly (or was it aimless?), Ed found himself thinking about Jessica, which didn't seem to make too much sense. Normally, thoughts of Jessica made him sad, but now he was happy. Happy, happy, deliriously happy. He smiled. When he realized he had ended up under the apple tree mentioned in chapter 7. He smiled, thinking how this was the place Jessica had broken up with him. And where he had spent time after Jessica's 'visit'. But somehow, he couldn't be sad. Or even upset. He was just in a peaceful bliss.

"Ed, you shouldn't be out past dark."

Ed turned to see Roy in the dim light.

"C'mon Roy, I'm a big boy now, I can take care of myself."

"I can tell." Roy said in a smooth voice. "Though I don't know why you like this place so much."

"Niether do I." Ed noted, looking around. "But it's just so peaceful..."

"...So who's the lucky lady?" Roy asked.

"Say what?" Ed asked, bewildered.

"The only time I've seen you this happy was when you were with what's-her-face. So who's it this time?"

Ed laughed. "You're really wierd, Roy. If you must know, it's Kagome."

"Congrats ed. Now then, we need to head back, it's time for dinner. Not to mention, Maes is having kittens from being so behind. First he found out you and Kagome were dating, then it was Riza and I, and for some reason, he thinks Sesshomaru wants to go out with Winry. Needless to say, he has a wrench shaped welt on one side of his head, and claw marks on the other."

Ed laughed again. 'I love my life.'

And everybody went 'Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww'. And now, I must apologize, I've neglected this story. I had this major mind blank, but I thinkit went away.