Chapter 7 (siete)

Small things hold big surprises.

The door to the yellow house creaked open, and in walked the two flustered teens. Ed threw his wet jacket, gloves, and shoes on the floor, and headed upstairs.

"Im taking a shower." He called down to her.

"Ok!" Winry called back. Picking up the remote to the tv, she began to mindlessly flip through the channels until she could find something good to watch. Al sat beside her.

"So...What's going on between you and Ed?" He asked. Winry looked away from the tv screen, and up at the armor. She sighed. "Im...not sure..."

Al laughed. "You don't know? But he nearly kissed you a little while ago."

Winry shook her head. "Nah..." The two looked back at the tv screen.

"Wait...he did?" She asked in shock.

"Duh!" Al said, going to find aunt Pinako. The blonde girl lay down on the couch and began to watch the news for no apparent reason. She eyed the gifts at the end of the sofa, noticing hers was rather small. Sure, she had a few big ones, but most were small. She picked one up and read the label.

To Winry From Edward.

Merry christmas. I Love you.

She read it over and over again in shock. Al tapped her shoulder. She spun around, hiding the small parcel behind her back. "Youre not supposed to open that yet..." he sighed.

Winry looked away. "I know...I just wanted to have a peek at the uh...Wrapping paper! It's really pretty! I love it! Did you pick it out?" She blurted out. The hollow armor shell turned his gaze to the stairs and sighed. "No...Ed did. I dont even know what's in there, either. As a matter of fact, he refused to tell me..."

Winry stared at the label again. "Ed..." She sighed.

Say about, oh, fifteen minutes later, Winry heard the voice of her lover call to her.

"Shower's free!" He shouted. Winry jumped up and began to walk to the source of his footsteps. "Im next!" She called out. The two met underneath the doorway that had the dreaded mistletoe hanging above them. The blondes looked up and blushed. Without a word passing his lips, Ed lifted her chin and brought her into a passionate kiss. Winry was surprised, but followed suit, for this was what she had been waiting for the whole day. When both needed air, they unwillingly parted their lips, and heard an "AWWW! Ed's got a girlfriend!" echo from the kitchen. Both laughed and held onto one another tight. Looking into her sapphire eyes, Ed rubbed noses with the mechanic, who let out a giggle. A certain someone who had just walked in the door, was in shock. His shiny pink sparkles fell to the floor like rocks. "Edward Elric! Lady Winry! So glad to see you two finally admitting your feelings for one another during this wonderful holiday of cheer and good will!" His speech like voice boomed as he lifted them up off their feet into a bone crushing embrace. Both sweatdropped.

"Oh why, god? WHY!" Ed screamed.

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And so...here's a nice little cliffy for you all! Enjoy it! TRy and guess who Mr pink-sparkles is...