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Chapter 2

Winry headed towards the front desk, where a busy nurse handed her a phone. Once she put the receiver to her ear, she could hear the low, manly voice in the background.

"Hello?" She sounded like a nervous child.

"It's Mustang." A quick greeting, but a greeting nonetheless.

"Hello Colonel Mustang. What's this about?"

"Ed better not be disabled, how is he?" It seemed Mustang thought of Ed more of a Military Dog then a friend.

"Ed'll be fine. He has to stay home for a while." Mustang's voice turned angry.

"That idiot, he didn't take any others with him on that mission, and look where it lands him. Listen, Winry, I'm arranging a train to take me there tomorrow afternoon. Hawkeye will be accompanying me. Do you think it's possible you can provide accommodations?" He sounded stern to the point where her answer wouldn't matter. He was coming whether there was room or not.

"It's short notice, but I'm sure Aunt Pinako would be fine with it."

"Thank you. Bye." Without waiting for a similar farewell, Mustang hung up. Winry handed the phone back to the nurse. She had a long night ahead of her to prepare her house for the three guests. Pinako isn't going to be happy. So knowing Ed was sleeping, she went back home.

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When Winry arrived, Pinako was waiting on the porch in a small, comfortable chair.

"How's Edward?" Winry took a seat beside the old woman and sighed. He wasn't going to be alright once he got home. This little old lady didn't look strong, but she had an arm.

"He's fine. He fell asleep, but he can leave the hospital-"

"And come here, eh? Just wait until he gets here I swear I'm going to find my biggest pan and-" She was about to answer but changed her tone. "I just hope he's alright." Pinako sighed and stared off into the distance.

"Uhm, Roy and Lt. Hawkeye are coming too..." Winry awaited what she thought would be a horrible reaction. Instead, Pinako just nodded, unaffected.

"They called. I have two cots in the spare room set up for them. Everything's fine..."

"Well where is Ed going to sleep? Ed and Al always had the spare room, and the only other room is mine." Wait a minute...

"Well, I was planning on-"

"NO NO NO! You are not making me share a room with Ed! He snores and whines all night! NO!" She was ready to throw a tantrum. One time when they were little, Winry, Ed, and Al tried a camping out night in a tent, and she had felt Ed's wrath of kicking, heard his loud whimpers accompanied by his obnoxious snores.

"Don't be such a baby! It's just a few nights, you'll survive." There was no way she would be able to fight back with Pinako, so she went into the house. After she went into her room, she already noticed her bed was pushed to the corner to squeeze in another. With a sigh, she laid onto the comfy mattress, and fell asleep.