This Chapter is part 4 of a 5-part plotline to the story.

ED AND WINRY'S WEDDING CHAPTER pt 1!

The Pastor is a character from the 1st Fullmetal Alchemist video game for the ps2. "The Broken Angel."

Sophie is a character from the 3rd Fullmetal Alchemist video game for the ps2. "The Girl Who Succeeded God."

Alchemist Chronicles

Chapter 21 - Metal to Metal, Heart to Heart Part 4

The Next Morning: Day of the Wedding; Fall 1917

On a bright and sunny day, not a speck of any clouds for miles and miles. A light crisp of wind blowing, not too much though but just enough to give it that nice cool breeze.

Arriving at different entrances into the Venue, both Winry and Ed head over to their rooms to get ready for their day. As guests from their list start to show up and take their seats. May, Paninya, Mr. Garfiel, Lan-Fan and Pinako all help Winry get fitted and dolled up for her big day.

On Ed's side, however...

Ed - "DAMN IT AL! WHERE ARE YOU!"

Boom!

His door shoots open."I'M HERE! I'M HERE! Sorry, bro-WAAH! "Al trips and falls to his knees, quickly standing back up. "Alright! Let's get started!"

Once Ed is dressed in his suit. Al is having difficulty straightening his tie. Roy knocks on the door, then helps himself in. "Are you two alright in here? We heard a scream- (He notices the scrunched up tie) you need help with that, Edward?"

Sighing defeatedly, Al lets Roy take over with fixing the tie. "Al, Izumi and Sig have just arrived." Al quickly leaves. When Roy turns back to Ed, he notices his unusual behavior. "You alright there, Edward? It isn't like you to be this quiet."

Ed sighs. "You know, I didn't realize it until Ari pointed it out last night when me and her chatted at the counter. I uh- I wanna thank you." "Thank me? For what?" Roy asks. Ed replies. "Ari brought up about how much you've been protecting her from certain people and things going on around her at the Headquarters ever since she joined. I can only guess that you did the same for me back when I was working under you. I owe you a thank you if you did."

Smirking and waving his hand, Roy says. "Don't mention it. The both of you had alot on your plate then. Besides, It was upsetting to me when you had to tag along for those body count days. Damn Bradley was being an ass for doing that to a kid, regardless if you were a dog of the military. Anyway in Ari's case, her mother asked me to look out for her."

Fixing and straightening it out for him, Roy pats him on the shoulder. "There, that looks better." "Thanks, Roy." "You're welcome, Edward." Grabbing his garter, Ed stares at it momentarily, then smiles. "I think I'll ask Izumi to help me with this." Roy nods.

Someone then knocks on the door, Roy walks over and opens it. "Is he dressed yet, can we come in?" AJ asks, with Roxy and Maria behind her. Walking in, Maria tells Edward. "Wow, Edward. You look handsome."

Roxy - "Damn! Homeboy, looking sharp!"

AJ - "You look very nice today, Ed."

Rubbing the back of his own head, he says thanks to all three of them. AJ informs Ed that many of his guests have already arrived and are already seated. Then tells Roy that Riza and the crew are waiting for him. The both of them nod their heads to her. Roy and girls leave the room as Al walks in with Izumi and Sig.

When Izumi walks in and sees Ed standing there, dressed in his suit. She immediately gets teary-eyed and so does he. She walks forward and wraps her arms around him. "I'm so proud of you." He wraps his arms around her as well.

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Ari and Roxy head over back to Winry's room. Knocking first then entering, she lets her know about the seated guests. "Thanks Ari." Winry says then turns around.

Ari's and Roxy's eyes light up. Ari waves her hands in front of her face as she starts crying. "You're so beautiful, Winry."

"Don't make me cry, Ari!" "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Paninya then fixes the back part of Winry's dress. "There, now that part is done." When she inspects the rest of her dress. "Alright, you are good to go, Winry." "You sure?" "Positive." Ari then lets Winry know that she's gonna let Ed know that she's ready. When she leaves, May leaves a few minutes behind her.

Winry - "Uh- should one us-"

Roxy - "Naw. Baby girl can handle herself if that chick tries sumthin'."

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Walking to the grooms room that is on the other side of the hallway corridor, May calls out to her. "Hey!" AJ stops and turns around. "You must be May." AJ extends her hand and May bows first then grabs it, shaking her hand in return. "Yeah and you're Ari?" "Janine or AJ for short, actually. Ari was once a childhood nickname that my friends used to call me." "So why does Winry call you that then?" "I sure she has her reasons. I don't mind it too much though."

May then asks. "Why did you join the military? You look so young." Smirking and slightly nodding her head. "Me and Al are the same age and I have my reasons for why joined. What about you? What do you do for a living, May?"

Havoc, Breda, and Falman, knock on Ed's room's door. Sig answers it and lets them in, leaving the room, closing the door behind himself afterwards. "Hey, Ed, ready for your big day?" Havoc asks him. To which Ed sarcastically replies. "Isn't every man ready? I can't be the only one." The men laugh. Breda then spots Al. "Hey, Al. Come over here for a moment, we wanna talk to you." Al looks at his brother first. Ed nods his head in their direction. Al sighs defeatedly and walks over to them.

Havoc - "Listen, we've been wanting to talk to you about something but just never got around to it last night. I, personally want you to understand, to think about the other guy's feelings regarding May. I don't think it's a good idea for you to start a relationship with of any kind with her, in or outside of Xing, for the time being. I'm not too familiar with their traditions and what not but over here, people will look at you the wrong way and may even look in your brother's direction as well."

Falman - "Just take your time. Date or get to know some other girls in the meantime. Who knows, maybe Ling or whoever is in charge will get rid of that rule or maybe that other guy will change his mind and cancel the engagement."

Breda - "Yeah. Just don't copy your brother here and marry the first girl that grants you intimate relations." The three men laugh when Al blushes deeply.

Ed who makes an annoyed expression. "You know Heymans, there's the door. (pointing to it) If you wish to use it, be my guest."

"Damn Edward, he was just kidding." Havoc replies.

"Sounding just like the General there, Ed." Falman says. Ed makes an annoyed groan.

Once the girls make it to the door, AJ knocks. Havoc opens it. "Hello th- Well I'll be-." "The guy without a girlfriend, yeah we all know already." AJ replies. Ed, Breda, and Falman start laughing. May giggles to AJ's comment.

"Anyway, Winry asked us to relay a message to her prince charming." May tells them. "Tell Ed that his goddess is ready." AJ says. With a blushed face, Ed rushes to the door. Al stands behind him. The brothers make a surprised face. Both AJ and May make the same confused face. "What?" Both girls say at the same time. "Uhhh..." Al says. Ed pats his brother on his back. "Well good luck with that Al, I have a busy day ahead of me." He then walks back to his seat.

AJ looks at both Al and May. "Well, I should get going. I have something to do before the ceremony starts." AJ starts walking away. "Wait..." Al says softly.

"Is there something you wanna tell me, Al?" May asks him.

Al then looks back at her. "There is something I need ask you, May. Did you know about your engagement while you were over here looking for the Philosopher's Stone?" Making a surprised expression before she puts her head down sadly. "... yes." She replies.

He takes a deep breath and tells her. "I think it's best for us to just be only friends, May. I respect you too much to have you be exiled from Xing because of my feelings that I have for you. ...I-I'm sorry." He says as he runs past her down the hall with tears in his eyes. May sadly walks away in the other direction.

Havoc, Breda, and Falman start talking among themselves. "Damn, I didn't think Al would of reacted like that." "Can't blame him at all. It must be hard to like a girl that you know you can't date because of the circumstances." "Yeah." The three men then sigh. Ed sighs sadly as well.

Winry flinches when someone knocks on the door. "Paninya can you get that, please!" She asks. Paninya stands and opens the door. Both Riza and AJ let Sophie walk in first. Winry jumps out of her chair when she sees her through the mirror. "So- Sop- SOPHIE!" Winry yells. As she turns around and runs to her. "Sophie! Sophie!" Winry shouts as she hugs her.

"Winry!" Grabbing her by the sides of her face, Winry tells her. "I'm so happy that you're here, Sophie!" "Of course, I had to be. It's your's and Ed wedding. I wouldn't want to miss it for anything." She replies. They hug again.

When separating, Winry looks behind Sophie and sees both Riza and AJ smiling at the both of them. "Did you bring her here, Riza?" "Although I do have a part in her arrival, Janine was the one who paid for Sophie's train ticket." Winry then looks at AJ. Waving her hand. "Don't worry about it. It was my pleasure." Winry, whose eyes are leaking with tears. "I told you not make me cry, Ari and now look..." AJ wraps her arms around Winry as she does the same to AJ. Riza and Sophie join in the hug as well.

A few minutes later, Al knocks on Winry's door. "It's Al."

"Coming!" Paninya shouts and walks Sophie over so then she can open the door. When everyone else is ready, Sophie opens up the door. Al can't believe his eyes when he sees her standing there. "SOPHIE!" He yells as he rushes to her giving her a hug and picking her up. The other girls in the room join in the hug as well.

"What- How- When-" Sophie puts a finger to his lips. "Janine paid for my train ticket and Miss Hawkeye picked me up from the train station so that way I could come to the wedding. I know you guys intended to invite me but just wasn't too sure if I still lived in Valdora or not." Al sighs before replying. "I'm sorry, Sophie." He says as he starts crying. Sophie pulls him into another hug.

Pinako calls Winry to her. Sitting in front of her grandmother, Pinako wipes Winry's tears from her eyes. "I'm so happy for you sweetheart." "Thanks, granny."

Smiling, Pinako tells Winry. "You know, I remember when that shrimp asked me if he could marry you."

{Flashback Begins}

Spring 1917; Before Ed left for his trip to Creta

Walking up the steps to Pinako's room, Ed knocks first. "Hello granny, are you in here?" "Come in, boy." Smiling, he opens the door and sees her sitting on bed, reading a book. "I uh- can I ask you something?" "What is the matter, Edward?" Taking a nervous deep breath and clearing his throat, he asks. "I need your permission. I want to marry Winry, Pinako." She closes and puts her book and places it down next to herself.

She then couldn't stop the laughter that erupted from her lips, afterwards. With a heated blush of embarassment to his cheeks, he stares at her. "Granny." "I'm sorry, dear. I don't know what came over me." He sighs. He looks back at her when she calls him over to her. Stopping in front of her, she grabs his hands."Edward." He looks at her, staring directly into her eyes. "You have my blessing." With the biggest grin on his face, he hugs her. She giggles at his excitement. "Thank you, Grandma." "Don't leave her in the dark and abanden her like your father did with your mother and don't make her cry. Or I'll make you cry... shorty." He rolls his eyes as he backs away a little, staring at her. "Of course, Pinako. I promise." He replies, smiling. She smiles back. A tear then drops from his right eye. He wipes his eye. Pinako pulls him to her as she hugs him in comfort as he cries happily on her shoulder.

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"That idiot." Winry says as she wipes her teary eyes with a tissue. Al and the girls smile at her.

When Ed is finally walking down the hall with Izumi beside him, Pitt walks up and lets him know that his guests are seated and Roy also lets him know that he has guards throughout the premises looking out any protentials. Ed thanks them. When they make it to the Chapel doors, Izumi locks her arm with his. "This is it." She says. "Yeah. I'm ready." He replies.

The doors open and they walk forward through them. Walking down the aisle, he makes it to the arch and notices The Pastor from the church of old Hiessgart as his wedding minister. "Hello there Edward, I glad to see that you have grown into a fine young man." "Thank you, Pastor. It's good to see you again as well." Then Ed notices Al standing in the wrong spot.

Ed - "AL! You're in the wrong spot! (Al grins) Huh? Why are you smiling like that for?" Al steps to the side and reveals Sophie. She waves to Ed. "Hi, Ed!" Ed face lights with joy. "Sophie!" He shouts as he wraps his arms around her, hugging her. She hugs him back.

Shortly there after Paninya walks to her place as Winry's maid of honor, Elicia walks down the aisle as the flower girl. When she makes it to the stage, Elicia hands Sophie the rings, tapping her on the arm at the same time. "Your turn is coming up." Both girls smile at each other.

Walking down the hallway, Pinako leads Winry (who is holding the bouquet already) to the double doors that lead into the chapel. Making it there, she stands in front of it. "Are you ready, Winry? It's not too late to stay a Rockbell, dear." Chuckling, Winry says. "Winry Elric. I like the sound of that." Pinako smiles. "Alright, Winry. He's waiting for you." "I'm ready, let's go." The doors start to open...

End of Chapter 21

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Sorry! I know this chapter is a bit short but don't worry. I can guarantee ya that the next one will be longer. Also, I know that these two chapters that I've recently posted are a little over a month from the previous one, sorry about that as well. To those of you who have left me messages/ comments or kudos/ likes via on any of my social media accounts regarding my fanfiction story. Thank You! You're the best! Stay beautiful!