A/N: Hello again! i said that i would be faster updating and well here it is! fun fun fun! i have so much fun with writing stuff with Ed! Though it is a little hardder because i am really into this whole Naruto kick right now. Go Sasuke x Sakura! but Ed is still my all time favorite anime person! and Ed x Winry rocks! though all my friends say that Roy is better TT. well all but one, thank you Takoyaki!anyway R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own FMA…

Chapter seven

Winry looked up at the bright blue sky, soaking up all the sun. Ed and Winry had just gotten off of a four-hour train ride that was more torture for Ed then Winry. It went something on the lines of:

"Are we there yet?"

"No"

"How about now?"

"No"

Five minutes later.

"Are we there now?"

"No."

Ten minutes later.

"Ok, now are we there?"

"No."

"When will we get there?"

"I don't know."

"Soon?"

"I just told you that I don't know."

"Ok…Hey Ed?"

"What?"

"How much longer?"

Ed was about to go crazy on that train ride. He was tempted to just go up the engine room and yell at the conductor to make the train ride go faster. That or just put a gag on Winry, but he would get it for that one.

"Ed look!" Winry yelled as she pulled him off of the train platform and into a field full of flowers. Bending down Winry picked up several handed them to Ed while she asked, "Aren't they pretty?"

Ed smiled at her; all anger and frustration from the train ride disappearing. "Yep." He answered. Fields of flowers surrounded the train platform for as far as the eye could see, except for a little forest on the edge.

"Mr. Elric?" a man said as he came closer to Ed and Winry. He was wearing a military outfit, a 2nd Lieutenant from the looks of it.

"Can I help you?" Ed asked Winry just looked at him deciding that it was better if she just stayed out of Ed's way.

"I was sent by Captain Briggs to escort you to the town just beyond the forest over there." The man said. For some reason this man gave Winry the shivers and she didn't like the look in his eyes.

"Can I see your orders?" Ed asked. The man nodded and took out several sheets of paper from his jacket. While Ed looked threw the papers Winry couldn't help but notice that the man kept sneaking glances at her. "They all seem in order." Ed stated as he looked at the last one. Handing them back to the man Ed continued, "What is your name, rank, and serial number. You know all that crap?" Ed asked.

The man nodded and saluted. After so he said, "My name is Jonathan Smith, 2nd Lieutenant under the command of Captain Briggs. My serial number is 60532308. Is there any other information that you require sir?"

"Yes, did Captain Briggs give you a letter from Colonel Mustang to give to me?"

The man looked a little confused, as he stated, "No sir I gave you everything that I was given."

Ed smiled, "Good because there wasn't one. Now shall we go?" Jonathan nodded as he showed them to a little carriage.

"Ed what was all that about? I have never seen you so formal." Winry asked as they got into it. It was a cute little open roof carriage. It was pulled by one horse and had room enough for four people to sit comfortably. (Like those little carriages in New York or something)

"I just didn't want to take the chance of him being a enemy, that's all."

"Oh…" Winry felt stupid. It was so obvious, but yet she hadn't got it.

"Are you two ready?" Jonathan asked. Ed nodded and the carriage took off with a start.

"How far away is the village?" Winry asked.

"Not that far Miss." Jonathan answered.

Winry nodded and sat back. Not even five minutes later she opened her mouth again. "So Jonathan are we there yet?"

"Oh Winry don't start this again!" Ed complained.

"Start what? All I am doing is asking if we're there yet." Winry countered.

"But you did this for four hours on the train!" Ed was about to start another fight with her when Jonathan spoke up.

"Miss. We won't be there for some time, so you should just relax and enjoy the ride."

Winry nodded. About three minutes later she opened her mouth again. "So Jonathan was it, what exactly do you do for the military?"

"Winry I don't think that he wants you prying into his business."

"Oh it is quite alright sir. You see Miss all that I really do is run errands for the Captain. Or well that is what it seems. And do call me John."

"Ok John." Winry smiled. By now they had gotten into the forest. Ed noticed John blushing as she talked to him and wasn't too crazy about it. But hey he was happy that she had stopped asking if they were there yet. "What's it like working for the military? Who is this Captain Briggs? Is he a state alchemist too? Does this town have an auto mail shop? Or how about a mechanic shop? Anything like that is good with me! How about restaurants? Do they have anything good to eat there?"

"Winry leave the poor man alone." Ed told her as he sighed.

"You can't order me around!" Winry yelled at him.

"Do you want to start something right here?" Ed yelled. Fists where about to start flying when John interrupted.

"It really isn't that big of a deal sir. I don't know about the shops and stuff Miss, we are not allowed to leave the base much."

"How do you know that we are going to a base?" Ed asked.

"What do you mean sir? I was told to take you to the base."

"There isn't a base around here in over ten miles." Ed stated.

"Sir?"

"Admit it. You aren't really Jonathan Smith. You killed him, took his identity and all of that. We were supposed to meet Captain Briggs at a restaurant in town." Ed stated.

"That is a pretty serious offense sir." Ed noticed that John didn't turn to face them.

"Ed…" Winry whispered as she leaned closer to Ed.

"Though I have to admit that you hit it right on the head. Good job Fullmetal." John stopped the carriage and turned to face Ed and Winry. Ed was in front of Winry, shielding her with his own body.

"Who the hell are you?" Ed asked.

"But you should know me." John stated as put a hand to his throat. He stuck his hand under a flap that was hidden by makeup and pulled up. It was like he was pulling off a layer of skin as he removed his mask. Winry held onto Ed tight as she stared right into the man's eyes. "I thought that you missed me Winry."

"Oh my god…" Winry breathed.

"Oh shit…." Ed cursed, as they looked right into Jim's face.