I wish he would tell me something, anything ...

She sat, tinkering with the automail limb of a valued customer, her mind half set on finishing the job and doing it right, while the other half worried itself with heavier things than the metal she worked with every day. She sighed, biting her lip and brushing stray wisps of pale blonde hair out of her eyes, willing herself to concentrate on the limb, but to no avail.

These days, her mind consistently wandered. It constantly drifted. Her thoughts were filled of visions of golden blonde hair, eyes of the same color, an attire of black and white ... the same cocky grin and flashes of silver she associated with him.

Winry Rockbell sighed, placing her screwdriver to the side and standing. It was time for another break.

I wish she wouldn't worry.

He gazed out the window, golden eyes dulled with the boredom hidden within him. Colonel shithead again. Gah. If he were going to call him to his office, he could at least be prepared to meet him when he arrived! This was bullshit, blashphemy, idiocy, every word in the book that described how unfair this was to him. He had better things to be doing, more people to be seeing, more information to be gathered ...

He had a little brother's body to restore and a waiting girl to see once again.

He sighed. She was always kept waiting, and he felt bad for what he felt he was doing to her ... He knew how many tears had been shed on her part. He knew how many times he and Al had deliberately kept her in the dark, and he hated himself more every time he saw her eyes well with the tears that she often tried not to show.

Edward Elric sighed, allowing his golden bangs to cover his closed eyes. He wanted to see her again, now more than ever.

I wish he would come home.

She now sat on her bed, hands balled into fists on her lap, eyes shut in retaliation to the tears that threatened to flow from her eyes once more. She refused. She wouldn't let his promise to her be in vain. Sighing (almost in relief) as the feeling of immense sadness passed, she reached up to the red jacket she had wrapped around her shoulders and pulled it tighter around her, burying her nose into the fabric.

His scent. It still remained, even after it had been washed, rid of the blood and debris that had once stained it. His scent was still there.

Winry Rockbell pulled the jacket closer to her body, relishing in the warmth it provided, though knowing it could never replace the warmth she had felt in his arms.

I wish she wouldn't cry.

Her tear-stained face flashes before his eyes, haunts his dreams.

His eyes opened with the flash of lightning that lit up the night sky. Rain poured outside of his window, and thunder accompanied the lightning that flashed more often than he wanted to see. He sat up with a groan, staring down toward the bed he occupied.

He didn't want her to cry. He promised her he would make her cry tears of joy the next time she cried on his behalf. He had promised ...

But Al was right. He had broken too many promises. How could he know that she wasn't crying right now?

Edward Elric lay back in his bed, staring up toward the ceiling until sleep befell him once more.

I wish he didn't have to go through this.

She fell into a restless slumber, tossing and turning with the inner turmoil she faced daily by waiting for him; she only awoke when her boss, worried, rushed in to check on her.

I wish I could make her happy.

He clutched his covers closer to his body, sweat dotting his brow as another nightmare plagued him; gone ... everybody was gone. The next thing he heard was the hollow sound of his younger brother's voice, pulling out of the dreadful fantasy his mind often created.

I wish he were here!

I wish she were with me ...

Both of them drifted back to sleep eventually ... but neither forgot the dreams that plagued them. They would return the next night, and the next ...

I wish ... I wish we could live live normally.

10.22.2006

AN: Dedicated to my big sister, Nyago. :3 She's been there for me so much, and always so completely awesome. n.n I really am very grateful for her guidance and her kindness. I luff ya, big sis! n.n!