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Uniform

"That Ed…he's so messy…" Winry complained as she folded Ed's shirts and pants neatly in a pile, before she organized his closet. While for the most part, it was organized, there were a few drawers here and there that made her scrunch her nose up in displeasure.

As she folded his clothes and put them in order again, her eye caught sight of blue fabric on the bottom of the closet floor.

Curiously, she grabbed it and lifted it out of the dark closet, holding it out into the light the sun provided from outside.

A uniform. A blue uniform. Winry scrunched her brows together in thought, the uniform looked like-

Of course! It's from the State Military! No wonder it looked so familiar to her, she had seen Mustang and Riza wearing it more often than their casual clothes, even off duty.

Wait…why was this uniform here? In Ed's closet? She knew Edward had been a State Alchemist working – unwillingly – with the military but he never said anything about a uniform. And she never saw him bring it home either.

Odd…how could he have brought it here without Granny or her seeing it? And…why didn't he ever wore it? She only ever saw him in his signature red coat and casual clothes, never in a uniform.

An image of Ed in a uniform suddenly appeared in her mind and her cheeks heated up at the thought.

Ever since defeating Father and losing his abilities as a Alchemist in exchange for Al's body, Ed had something of a growth spurt. Winry had never believed him, thinking he was just searching for excuses that he was naturally short, but she was starting to think it was the truth.

Edward had mentioned on a couple of instances that due to him providing for Al's body while his body was sealed inside the Gates of Truth, Ed's growth and general development had decreased as a side effect. He was aging normally, but his body was growing slower since he had to somehow sustain Al's body when it had been inside the Gates of Truth.

Now that Al had his body back, Edward was a head taller than Winry, broad shoulders, muscled torso, strong, good functioning legs, all male. All Edward.

Winry's cheeks only heated further because of her thoughts, damn her! Why did she have to think of such things now?!

She willed the thoughts away, but when she looked at the uniform in her arms again, she realized she wanted Ed to at least try it on once. She knew he would immediately get rid of it once he found it, she was pretty sure if he had the same abilities as Mustang, then he would have personally burnt it to ashes.

As if on cue, she heard the familiar footsteps ascending the stairs, heading for his room. Winry felt panic swell inside her for a moment, before she clutched the uniform tighter to her and steeled herself. She could do this, she was a big girl.

Ed opened the door to his room and immediately his eyes landed on Winry, dressed in her home wear; a simple black short-sleeved shirt, a white thin sweater and baggy pants, nothing special and yet to Edward, she still looked beautiful. He mentally kicked himself for his straying thoughts before regarding her, his eyes zeroed in on the familiar item she was clutching in her hands like a lifeline.

"Winry….what are you doing in my room?" Winry swallowed hard, steeling herself once more.

"Tch, the nerve of y-you to even ask! Your room is in desperate need of cleaning, since I'm cleaning the whole house I thought to dare and step inside your room. Ed, it's a mess! I just finished organizing your closet and clothes, all neatly folded inside. I…I found this at the bottom." She bit her lip anxiously, "You remember? It's the State military uniform."

Edward's expression turned grim, his lips drawing in a thin line, "Yeah…I remember," Winry suddenly felt that showing him the uniform instead of just throwing it in the bin may have not been such a good idea.

"Um…I never seen you wear it before," she looked into his golden eyes, waiting for his answer.

Ed scoffed, glaring at the uniform, "Yeah, never could stand those things. It was worse enough I saw Mustang in it," he shivered, Winry managed a small smile at his attempt at joking.

"Don't worry, I will throw it away but…" it was now or never, "Would you…be willing to try it on? Just once?" her eyes were slightly hopeful yet held that rebellious streak in them that indicated she would fight if he started a shouting match with her.

Edward's eyes widened at her question, what? Wear it? But why?

"Why do you want me to wear it?" Edward asked suspiciously, feeling like a mouse about to walk into a trap.

"W-well, do I-I need a reason?! And besides, I saw Roy and Riza in it but I never saw you in it! And it will be just for a minute, it's not like I'm forcing you to wear it all day ya know?!" Winry huffed, turning her head away from him in defiance.

"Alright," Ed said grimly, he was displeased and uncomfortable but Winry did say for a minute, not like he would die if he wore it for a minute.

"W-what?" blue eyes blinked several times in surprise.

Ed sighed and walked over to her, taking the uniform out of her arms, he looked at it with a slight frown, "I said alright, I'll wear it. But only for a minute." She nodded quickly, watching as he went inside the bathroom to change.

Winry suddenly felt like a utter stranger in his room, it's not like she has never been to Edward's room, in fact Ed, Al and her would often play cards or the like in Ed's room or sometimes hers.

And yet…she felt like she didn't really belong here…

Before she could dwell too long on the thought, the door to the bathroom clicked open and her gaze immediately shot to the door.

Her mouth gaped open on its own, her eyes widening, her body freezing at the sight before her.

A small pout was marring his handsome features, Ed was wearing the uniform. He was actually wearing the uniform.

It was a tight fit, Winry had to admit. After all, he had been short back then when he joined the military. It…it actually looked quite ridiculous to be honest.

The upper uniform, the shirt, if you could still call it that, reached Ed's chest, leaving his stomach slightly exposed but not wholly, the sleeves were also too short, reaching a little above his wrists.

Winry burst out laughing, clutching her stomach at the display. Ed crossed his muscular arms, still pouting.

"Y-you look ridiculous!" Winry laughed, which only made Ed more annoyed.

"Yeah, yeah I get it. Can I take it off now? I feel like a circus monkey…" Ed sighed, scratching his head.

Winry looked at him for a bit longer, "Alright..fine…you can take it off," Edward sighed in relief, immediately throwing the shirt onto the floor.

Winry blushed furiously, "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!? NOT HERE IDIOT!" her heart was racing a million miles an hour, she was sure she would get a heart attack at this rate.

"OI! RELAX WOULD YA!? AND STOP SCREAMING DAMN IT! I ain't gonna get naked ya know?!" Ed blushed, crossing his exposed, muscular arms.

He was shirtless. Winry felt slightly light headed.

She had to admit, she had seen Ed more shirtless in his youth than she had cared to count, all times were because of maintenance for her precious automail whenever he destroyed and completely wrecked it or to simply adjust the parts because he had grown an inch or two since his last check up.

But she hadn't seen older Ed, this Ed, shirtless, until now. She felt overwhelmed, she was wondering when Ed had had the opportunity to train to get this…buff but she immediately pushed the thought back, into the darkest recesses of her mind to never be brought up again.

"What?" Ed asked, feeling Winry's intense stare at him. He tilted his head to the side in confusion, observing how her cheeks reddened.

"N-nothing!" she looked away, embarrassed.

"Damn it's too hot to walk around in that shirt" Ed complained, looking at the uniform in disdain.

„W-well…you know…you could just walk without a shirt on…the shirt doesn't even fit you, it's a number or two smaller than you…can't believe I would ever say that," Winry giggled, a light blush covering her cheeks.

Edward, being ever the attentive and clever guy, of course only heard the bit concerning his size, "Oi! What do ya wanna say with that? Course I grew! Now that Al's back to normal, I grow normally! You implyin' something there?" he shot her a dirty look.

"Yeah right, stop being stupid! I just said you d-don't need a shirt…since…since it's so hot outside!" Winry's blush only grew brighter.

"Fine, I need to fix the roof anyway," Ed was about to open the door before Winry's hand suddenly shot out and gripped his wrist firmly.

"WHAT HE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING EDWARD?!" Winry screamed at him, her face red, whether from anger or embarrassment she herself couldn't quite tell.

"WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?! I'm going outside to fix the roof!" he fumed, he still got so easily irritated by the woman even as an adult, it was a miracle how they didn't end up strangling each-other…yet.

"Y-y-you can't go out like this! Put on a shirt moron!" Winry was very tempted to throw her wench at him, but unfortunately it was down at her work desk.

Ed cocked his head to the side, scratching his neck in confusion, "Why? It's hot and my shirt's just gonna get soaked till I'm through with the roof," he shrugged, his muscles bulging slightly from the movement.

Winry could feel her eyes drawn to the action, before she stubbornly averted her gaze, "Ugh, you can't just run around half naked! We have neighbors ya know?!" and then Winry remembered.

Oh, oh.

She just remembered all the women in Resembool had suddenly, at least ever since he got back from his long journey and staying to live in the Rockbell home, grown a weird attraction towards him.

Whenever Ed would accompany her to town in order to buy groceries and other necessities for the house, most women were whispering in hushed voices about how tall Ed had gotten, or how handsome and how he was working out…etc.

In Winry's opinion, the worst of them were the bold ones. They usually directly approached them and obviously flirted with Edward, which in turn made Winry instinctively search for her trusty wench, too bad she never brought it with her to town, she would have to reconsider…

Though, much to Winry's secret relief, Ed was either too oblivious to notice their advances or he simply wasn't interested, he usually politely rejected them or simply said they didn't have time and that Ed would listen to what they had to say later.

Thankfully, that later never came.

"Neighbors? You call ole' Mr. Peabrain and Miss Catlady neighbors?" he laughed, his abdominal muscles contracting and relaxing. Winry tried hard not to let her eyes wander.

" Don't call them that Ed! I told you countless of times it's rude to call people nicknames! Besides, they are not our only neighbors! You will give these poor people heart attacks when they see you working on the roof shirtless!" Winry rested her hands on her hips, a pout on her lips.

Edward blinked, "Huh? Why? Oh…" he suddenly looked embarrassed, ashamed…he instinctively traced the scars where his shoulder meets his arm, still lined with some bolts from where he used to have his automail attached.

Winry suddenly felt terrible, very terrible.

"Oh no, Ed! I-I didn't mean that! I-I…" her lips were quivering, trying not to tell him the truth but it just blurted out of her mouth, "I-I just don't w-want other w-women to see you half naked alright!?" her face was beet red, her eyes tightly shut in order not to look into his face and see his reaction.

Oh god…he would surely laugh at her, tell her she was crazy and that he didn't like her that way…

Winry had expected to hear him laughing, poking fun at her, anything. What she didn't expect though, was the rustling of clothes.

Winry opened her eyes hesitantly, they shot fully open when she noticed Ed rummaging through his drawers, fishing out a navy blue shirt.

He pulled it over his head wordlessly, thankfully it was sleeves so it would grant him at least a little freedom and function as a air conditioner to prevent him from completely sweating like a pig.

When Edward turned around to face Winry again, he was met with her speechless, surprised expression. He blinked, a light rosy blush dusting his cheeks, "W-what?" he looked away for a split second, before again meeting her gaze.

This time, he rested his hands on his trim hips, "What now? Still not satisfied? Should I wear a winter jacket?" he lightly teased, hoping to infuriate Winry to lift the awkward atmosphere. No such thing happened.

Winry was still in shock.

Worriedly, Ed cautiously approached her, "Uh, hey, Win?" he waved his hand in front of her face a few times, before snapping his fingers once. That seemed to do the trick.

"H-H-huh? E-Ed…."she blinked, a adorable blush covering almost her entire face, "W-why…why did you pull on a s-shirt?"

He blinked, tilting his head to the side like Den when she sometimes didn't understand what Pinako or Winry told her to do, "Whatcha mean? You just said you didn't like it when other women see me shirtless, so I pulled on a shirt. Ya happy now?" he looked at her expectantly, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Winry was speechless again, the blush reaching all the way down to her neck.

"Or don't you care that I don't wear a shirt outside?" Ed suddenly asked, moving closer to Winry with a small smirk.

Had he seen through her?

"I-I-I a-already said what I think about that!" Winry tried hard not to look at the exposed bits and pieces of skin exposed by the shirt, most notably his bare arms and collarbone.

Edward grinned like the devil, leaning in close to Winry, whispering in a low voice, "Heh, if that's so then I'll follow the lady's request." He was grinning all the way as he left Winry standing there, gaping like a fish.

Edward snickered to himself as he exited the house, breathing in the fresh air. He patted Den on her head on his way out, Alphonse was sitting on the chair on the balcony before he looked up at his brother.

While he was still thinner than he should be for his height and age, he looked considerably healthier than when Ed had brought his body back, back then he had looked like a walking skeleton.

Ed smiled at him, "Hey Al, wanna help me fix the roof?" his younger brother smiled and nodded, standing up.

"Don't worry, you'll just pass me the nails and tools, you won't actually get to do much," Ed winked, patting his brother's shoulder. Al chuckled.

"Come on Ed, I'm feeling fine. I'm healthy again and I can do physical labor, in fact, I have to. I can't look like a walking skeleton all the time after all," he laughed, his smile widening.

Ed chuckled, "Oho, working out for Mei huh?" the grin Ed wore rivaled the devil's as he playfully nudged his brother's ribs with his elbow. Al turned a bright shade of red in embarrassment.

"B-brother!" he covered his face in embarrassment, Ed just laughed harder at his little brother's reaction.

"By the way, why do you have those pants on brother? Aren't those from Roy?" he rose an eyebrow at the familiar, blue pants his older brother was wearing.

"Nah, don't know whose these are. I just found them in my closet the other day, I think I got them from the military when I became a State Alchemist but I can't remember," Ed scratched his chin, a thoughtful look on his face. Al shook his head at his brother's forgetfulness.

"I see. How comes you're wearing them now?"

"Well, Winry insisted I tried the uniform at least once. She has been oddly insistent on it so I did her a favor and tried it on. Though the shirt didn't really fit me, it's too small on my shoulders and chest and too short, it leaves my stomach open." He grinned sheepishly.

"Oh, that's right. You used to be shorter back then-"

"Yeah, yeah, who cares about that now. Let's get to work Al!" Ed was quick to cut his brother off before he started reminding him of his peanut size before. Though Ed didn't see the smirk Al was wearing.

"So, Winry wanted to badly see you in a uniform huh?" it was his turn to playfully tease his brother about his obvious love interest.

Ed's reaction was instant, "Aaaallllll! Stop making fun of me! I-It's not what you think alright?!" his ears and entire face turned bright red, he quickly turned his head and started reciting the periodic system at rapid speed, making Al chuckle in amusement.

He knew for a fact he only did that when he was heavily embarrassed and that only ever happened when a certain Rockbell girl was involved…

As the two brothers made their way towards the shed to gather the tools, with Den hot on their heels, Winry was leaning against the railing of the balcony on the first floor with a fond smile on her face.

"Well…maybe he is right after all," she rested her chin on top of her hands, a small blush on her cheeks," I don't want any other women seeing him like this, but me…" Winry sighed, blaming the redness on her face on the heat of the sun.

She would never admit it out loud but…

Maybe she was just a little jealous.

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