Sleepless in Central
Chapter 1 "Mother's gone..."
Mommy got sick. And she was gone just like that...
"Brother?" Al was worried about his brother. Edward had been cheerful as long as Alphonse knew him, but ever since that afternoon when their mother died, it was as if his brother's smile had died, too.
Edward pondered over all the alchemy he knew, but none of it could bring a human back to life. He knew little of the forbidden part of science that could bring people back, but at a high price.
"What, Al?" Ed whispered. He had been depressed ever since the evening of Trisha's funeral.
"Just try to cheer up, Ed, okay?"
"Don't say that."
"Brother...please! Sulking won't bring her back!"
"Al, I know you miss her, too! but why do you have to act like it didn't effect you! You have a softer heart than I do, Al!" Ed broke down and cried his lungs out.
Next Day, Central HQ
"Get yourself a girl, Ed." Roy said without looking over his paper or putting his coffee down. "You worry too much."
"You're one to talk!" Ed was in a bad mood. Crying always made him tired and cranky.
"See here, Ed? There's a girl over in Rizenbul who sounds nice." Roy showed him a small article in the paper for a girl who's looking for someone. The article read:
WINRY ROCKBELL
Age: 18
Hair: Blonde Eyes: Blue
A spunky girl who loves mechanics
looking for any type.
Location: Rizenbul
"Get a life, Colonel!" Ed groaned. "She's too young for you! Wait..." Ed saw a picture of a young lady next to the article. "She looks like my old neighbor! And I hated my old neighbor... Wait a minute! She IS my old neighbor! Is that the Winry in the article?"
"Yep" Roy said, smirking and pointing to the name written on the bottom of the picture. It was the same name. Winry Rockbell.
Edward thought a moment. She's kinda cute... he told himself, hoping Roy didn't hear. It was just his luck, Roy didn't hear him. He was looking at another article on the same page and sipping some coffee when he suddenly saw an article for one of the Military officers, he knew her from years ago, Riza Hawkeye. But the picture to the side was not of the Hawkeye he knew. It was of a beautiful woman with long blonde hair and casual attire and on top of that, the background, or what he could see of it anyway, was a farm.
"Colonel?" Edward asked. Roy came back to his senses and realised he had spilled a little coffee on his uniform. Darn... he cursed himself.
"What, Ed?"
"I'm thinking about heading over there. You think playing dumb would work?"
"You really like that lady, don't you Ed?"
"Well, it's not that. Doesn't she look lonely? And besides, there's something in it for me too." Ed added with a smirk. "My auto mail just got stuck again." Indeed it had, he was leaning onto the desk in such a way for the joint to bend in the wrong direction.
Hiya everybody! I know this chapter was kinda short, butI hope you enjoyed the first chapter! This is my first FullMetal Alchemist EdxWinry fanfic, please R&R!