Wedding Arrangements
Disclaimer: I do not own FMAB
So this is a fluffy chap with a touch of citrus. Also, starting next week, I go back to posting on Saturday's.
2 days later
Ed felt like he was in a revolving door. Winry and May had decided two days ago that this week would be the planning and arranging, end of next week would be the actual wedding, which meant rehearsal dinner and dancing, something Ed was grateful that his mother taught him when he was little, then followed by a week-long honeymoon, and Ed would need that. The week after would be Al and May's wedding followed by their week-long honeymoon. Since then Winry had made up the invites to the seventy five plus people and was still going.
"So, how's the planning going?" Carlson asked with a small smirk to his commanding officer.
"I'll probably have whiplash by the time the wedding rolls around." Ed said. A light knock sounded at the door.
"This is Sergeant Brosh, permission to enter sir, I also have company." The voice sounded.
"Who?" Ed asked.
"Who do you think alchemy freak." Winry's voice called out.
"Permission granted." Ed said with an almost annoyed tone. Denny opened the door and in walked Winry with a satchel.
"Knew it." Ed grumbled.
"Oh shut up." Winry said as she dug thru her bag and found the right names.
"Al, you already know you're invited and the best man." Winry chuckled.
"No kidding." Al said, rolling his eyes before looking back to his paper work.
"Amy, Phillip, Matthew, and Alexander." Winry said as she handed them their invites.
"Thanks." All of them replied.
"What's the color theme?" Amy asked.
"Red and black for men, and night sky blue and silver for women." Winry replied.
"Ok, I have a silver dress so that works, wait is it a certain style?" Amy asked.
"No, only color." Winry replied.
"I never asked, but who's the maid of honor?" Al asked suddenly thinking about it.
"My maid of honor is May of course, but my Matron of honor is Riza." Winry said. Ed glanced at the clock, seeing that lunch was just an hour away.
"Ok, what's the agenda for my lunch break, since General Mustang is being generous." Ed said.
"I have to visit him next. Cake sampling. Hmm, lunch is soon, so I'll see you then, gotta go, love you, bye." Winry said before she hopped out the door.
"Wait, you can't wander around unsupervised." Denny said before running after her.
"That fiancée of yours is like a little tornado." Phillip chuckled.
"You don't know the half of it." Both Ed and Al replied.
Lunch
"You invited General Armstrong?" Ed asked, stopping Winry in the middle of her listing.
"Yeah, I called her and she said she'd come." Winry said.
"Alright." Ed said.
"I sent out all the long distance ones too, they should arrive in the next few days. Granny should be arriving soon, tomorrow even. She's staying with us you know that." Winry said.
"Hun, I know." Ed said as he turned the corner. He had kept to his word and gotten himself and Al a car the day Al was certified. Stopping in front of the cake shop they got out and entered the small store.
"Hello, are you the twelve thirty counsel?" the woman at the front asked, averting her eyes from Ed as fast as she could.
"Yes." Winry said with slight amusement at Ed's obliviousness. They were led back to the room with quite a few cake samples, and another woman. They started the tasting and concluded on two different types after about fifteen minutes, and knowing that it was going to be a three tiered cake, decided that they would alternate.
"Alright, now what is the color theme and overall theme?" the woman asked as she drew out three tiers.
"Alright, the colors are this shade of red…"Winry said as she pulled out Ed's coat from her satchel. The woman looked at it and then wrote down the mixture for that color.
"Do you know where I could get a color sample like that?" She asked.
"Go to a fabric store, ask for a swath of red nineteen eight seven." Ed replied making Winry look at him oddly.
"How do you know that, I mean, I knew." Winry said.
"I've had to buy the fabric five times. I memorized it after the first two." Ed replied. The woman wrote down what Ed had said before letting Winry continue.
"Black, night blue, I brought the invitation with all the colors on it, and silver." Winry said as she handed her the envelope that was the shade of blue with the invite inside that was the shade of red.
"Nevermind on the fabric." The woman mumbled to herself, though keeping the note for future reference.
"Alright, now, what's the theme?" the woman asked.
"Through the ashes." Ed and Winry replied.
"Might I ask about why?" the woman asked genuinely interested. They went into the reason why, explaining some but not all of the details. By the time they were done the woman was almost crying but had come up with a beautiful cake design that got the stamp of approval from both Winry and Ed.
"Ok, so the wedding is next Friday as I can see on the invite." The woman verified.
"Correct." Winry said.
"It will be done." The woman said.
"Thank you." Winry said as she and Ed left.
"What was the name again, sorry, I forgot." The woman said, stopping them as they started for the door.
"Elric." Ed replied.
"R-i-c-k or r-i-c?" the woman asked.
"R-i-c." Ed replied.
"Alright, see you in a week." The woman waved as they left.
"That man was fine." The girl at the front giggled.
"Yes, he was, but the look in his eyes to that young woman said it all; he truly loves her." The counselor said.
"Yeah." The girl at the front sighed dreamily.
"So what's left?" Ed asked.
"Flowers and then the planner who's doing the decorations. And then dresses for May and I, with granny of course." Winry said.
"I'm grateful that I have my formal wear uniform." Ed said with a smile.
"Heck, most the men I invited are all in the military." Winry said.
"Making it exceedingly easy on all of them." Ed chuckled. Winry rolled her eyes as Ed dropped her off at the house and headed back to work.
The next day
Winry had gone to the flower shop with her grandmother and the wedding planner to help pick out the flowers.
"White roses with red calla lilies. Stupendous idea Miss Rockbell." The planner said excitedly as she wrote it down and figured how to incorporate it with the overall theme.
"Winry!" May shouted as she ran up to her.
"Hey May." Winry said with a smile.
"So, I got the invites sent to Xing with the local traders, I said it was for the emperor and his wife and child." May said.
"Thank you." Winry said.
"No problem, they took off running and said they would be there in two days, and I believe them." May giggled as she caught her breath.
"Yeah, and luckily most the women I've talked to all went out and got dresses, showing me of course. Granny brought my dress in today, my mother's when she married my father, and I have yet to see or try it on." Winry said with a smile. They continued to figure out the flower and other decorations, glad that they had found the venue four days ago, the day Al got his certification.
"Well, thank you for coming with us and we'll see you in a week." Winry said to the planner.
"No problem, though I do have just a few questions." She said.
"Ok…"Winry said confused.
"Usually I work with the couples, but I have yet to meet your fiancée, is he not interested in helping?" she asked.
"Ah, that. Edward is in the military, and his job takes up most of the day from nine until five, maybe even six, with about an hour lunch break. He's a Colonel." Winry said before a loud explosion went off somewhere close by.
"Please get inside, this is not a drill." A voice called over the speakers. They all ran into the nearest shop and drew the shades. They heard cars squeal by and then the sound of soldier's feet.
"Makuto, Kran, get into a high area, I need to know the whereabouts of these men. Elric, Carlson, Marks, stay close, we're following General Mustang." Ed's all too familiar voice rang out.
"Sir!" they all replied before the two ordered to go left quickly and quietly.
"Nicely done Colonel Elric. We're dealing with a group of radicals, no idea on numbers." Roy said.
"What are they against?" Ed asked.
"They want our country to go from being militaristic to being religious; you could say they're leftovers of Liore. The Ishvalans are even more accepting of us because we rebuilt their nation and gave them back their lands, agreeing to not try to change us and accept who we are if we accept them, hence we only trade with them. But I'm getting off topic." Roy said.
"True, but it was helpful." Ed replied. Another explosion went off.
"Elric sir, they are moving this way, there are about twenty of them." Kran said, catching her breath.
"Heavily armed I take it?" Ed asked.
"Yes." Makuto replied.
"Well, this ought to be fun." Al snickered.
"I just called to have Armstrong on standby." Riza said.
"Thank you Lieutenant." Roy said.
"Kill the military hounds of hell!" one extremist shouted.
"That's our cue." Ed chuckled. Three rings went off and soon the light that emitted from alchemy flickered through the windows.
"Your fiancée is also an alchemist?" the planner whispered.
"Yeah, so is May's, Ed's brother." Winry whispered back before the back door swung open. The planner almost screamed but both May and Winry clapped their hands over her mouth, Pinako holding a finger up to her lips. The men walked around the shop, the shop keeper under the table.
"Look here." One of the men said with an evil smirk.
"Ok, that's fifteen, and there are three still here, so where are the other two?" Al asked as he stood behind the barrier. The shop door flung open and out walked two men and women. Ed and Al froze for a moment, they had Winry and May.
"Stay calm." Riza whispered.
"Easier said than done." Ed growled quietly.
"I know, but you need to trust me." Riza said quietly.
"We do." Ed and Al replied, calming their breathing.
"Shoot and the girls get their pretty little brains blown out, let our men go and they might go free." The man who was holding a gun ton Winry's head said with a sick smile.
"And you heathens' of the military with your heretical alchemy don't try anything or the consequence will be the same." The other man holding May growled. All was still for a moment and Winry could see that look in Ed's eyes, the look that he was going to attack.
"No." Winry mouthed to him, seeing him cock his head to the side. Her eyes flicked to May, then back to Ed and Al, and then back to May.
"Well, what are you waiting for, release our men!" the man shouted. Winry looked to May who looked back to her and smiled. May whistled and out sprang Shao May, biting the man that was holding her on the butt. Letting out a cry and releasing May to get the mini-panda off his rear, the other was distracted long enough for Winry to whirl around and punch him in the groin, making him collapse.
"Shao May, come." May said as she and Winry ran over to where Ed and Al were.
"Granny and the planner are still in the shop." Winry said once she got there.
"Got it." Ed said before Riza fired a shot into one of the men's knees. Kran and Makuto apprehended the two who were in front of the store while the other three charged. Al brought up a wall, followed by three others, boxing them in.
"Marks, Carlson." Ed said. They nodded and jumped over the wall and into it. A few minutes passed.
"Subdued sir." Marks called out. Al brought the walls down and the three men were subdued and in cuffs. They put them in the truck with the others and then once it was all clear people came out of their homes or the shops. In unison, May and Winry looked to Roy.
"Five minutes, then we all have to get back to HQ and get to filing this case." Roy chuckled before he and the others walked off. Both women hugged their fiancées tightly, shocking them for a moment before placing their hands on them.
"That was some pretty fast thinking there." Ed chuckled as he stroked her hair.
"Thanks." Winry said.
"So what were you doing downtown anyway, business slow back home?" Ed asked.
"No, I close up shop when I'm doing the wedding stuff, and I was just about to head back." Winry said as Pinako and the planner walked out.
"Hey granny." Ed chuckled. The planner looked at her oddly.
"I've been those boys' guardian since their mother died, and they've always called me that because they never knew their grandparents." Pinako said. The woman nodded before looking back to Ed and Winry and walking over.
"Hello, I'm Alexis Ritaza, the planner for your wedding." She said with a smile.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Edward Elric, but most people just call me Ed." Ed replied with a smile back to her.
"Sir." Kran said.
"Yes?" Ed asked, Winry looking up and smiling.
"The prisoners are starting to thrash around; General Mustang suggested that you and Major Elric secure them to their seats." Kran said.
"The sly bastard would think of something like that." Ed chuckled before he and Al went over and performed the quick alchemy.
"Mister Elric, do you know if you will have any time off before the wedding?" Alexis asked as he came back over.
"I only have weekends off." Ed said with a stretch.
"So what do you think of the flower selection, which is..." Alexis started.
"White roses and red calla lilies. We decided on those last night." Ed said calmly.
"Ah. Glad to hear it." Alexis said.
"You're also doing the fitting right?" Ed asked.
"Yup." Winry said.
"I don't suppose…" Ed started, but Winry began to shake her head.
"Not even." Winry giggled.
"Damn." Ed chuckled.
"This means I get to gush about what she looks like in the dress for the next week." May giggled.
"You're evil." Winry laughed.
"Me, never." May giggled as they started to leave.
"Watch out Al." Ed chuckled.
"Brother, your fiancée is a bad influence on my fiancée." Al said.
"I know, and I love it." Ed laughed as they got into his car and headed back to work. The four got into Alexis's car and drove back to where Ed and Winry lived to try on the dress Pinako had brought. They went in and found the master bedroom and soon got Winry in the dress.
"My god it fits you perfectly." Alexis said. The dress was beautiful. It was a mermaid style dress, hugging her curves perfectly with a sweetheart neckline, and the bodice had intricate silver embroidery that seemed to thin out as it got to the bottom of the dress with dark blue gems at the bottom.
"When your mother bought this dress she loved it the moment she saw it. She loved the minimum colors and how they were just to flatter and add to the dresses overall beauty. She also said that if she had a daughter she would want her to have it." Pinako said smiling fondly at those memories. Winry could feel her eyes stinging with the tears that were building up.
"I trust you'll be wearing the jewelry Ed gave you." May said. Pinako walked over to the counter, found the necklace and handed it to May who put it on Winry, somehow, it matched.
"Do you have a veil?" Alexis asked.
"No." Winry replied.
"We should get this gown back in its bag and then head down to a shop to get a veil to go with it." Alexis said with a smile. Soon enough they were on the road to a wedding dress shop and found the perfect veil for the dress and necklace.
"Ok, now all we have to do is the catering, which we can do this weekend so that your fiancée can join." Alexis said.
"Alright, see you Saturday." Winry smiled as she dropped them off in front of the home.
5 p.m.
Ed pulled up in front of his home, tired from the day and just wanting to relax. He knew, however, that he wouldn't get that until it was time for rest. He saw Pinako sitting on the couch as he smelled the food cooking and heard the shower going. Ed took off his jacket, revealing the tight military issue black shirt, took off his boots and walked over and sat on the couch as well.
"Rough day?" Pinako asked.
"Probably not as rough as yours." Ed chuckled with a stretch.
"Valid point. By the way, the dress fits her perfectly, just do me a favor, try not to gawk too much on the wedding day." Pinako teased.
"Good to know and will do." Ed chuckled before hearing the shower water turn off. Winry came down the stairs a few moments later, hair damp and in her pajamas. Once they ate dinner Pinako went to one of the guest rooms a few rooms away from the master bedroom.
"Hey Win, I wanna try something." Ed said as she lay there, head on his chest.
"That would be?" Winry asked.
"It's intimate that much I'll say." Ed said with a smirk.
"How so?" Winry asked, narrowing her eyes at her fiancée. Ed just looked at her for a moment before kissing her heatedly and rolling on top of her, pushing her legs apart with his knees as his hands traveled down her body to the bottom of her nightgown. His hands then went up her nightgown, his fingers dancing on the apex of her thighs, making her breath hitch. Ed pulled away from her lips and started to kiss her neck, loving how she was breathing heavily and hotly. Pulling the straps down, her arms wiggled out of them before he pushed the article down and below her breasts, wrapping his lips around them and flicking them with his tongue while his fingers began to tease her womanhood, curling with her blonde curls and making her mewl in need. His finger grazed her clit and she moaned before his fingers began to run up her slit. The heat was radiating from her sex and Ed had a hunch that if he were to fully touch her he would find wetness.
Deciding that he was done teasing her, he inserted two fingers, making her arch and let out a moan like never before. Ed started to pump watching with fascination as Winry bucked her hips in the same rhythm, and instantly images of him being inside her, making her moan while he pounded away filled his head. He stopped, pulled out his fingers, making her let out a frustrated groan before he smiled up at her after releasing her nipple and then faster than she could imagine he brought his face to her wet and warm core, seeing her clit quiver and her juices coating her aching folds. Winry watched as Ed buried his face between her legs, his tongue plunging into her and swirling, hitting everything it could, while his teeth and lips nibbled at her folds and clit.
"Oh God Ed…fuck...E-Ed…ah!" Winry moaned as her fingers tangled his hair. His hands were holding her still while his magical tongue continued to bring her closer and closer to climax. Just when Winry was about to explode Ed brought one hand down and pinched her overly sensitive clit, breaking her.
"Ed! Yes…oh…Ed!" Winry moaned as she came and Ed licked her up, loving her taste and smell before kissing her thighs once she came off her high and then kissed back up her body. He wiped his mouth with his hand and then kissed her gently, letting her taste herself, and before he knew it, she flipped them so she was on top.
"What are ya doin Win?" Ed asked as she pulled the straps down, stripping naked and smiled at him, her eye shining and a glow seemed to radiate off of her.
"Equivalent Exchange my dear fiancée." Winry giggled as she started kissing down his torso, her teeth grazing his nipple making him hiss from the pleasure. She continued her decent, scratching and nipping as she did making him writhe and wriggle beneath her and she enjoyed the power she had over him. Her hand went down and grabbed his already standing member.
"Winry." Ed whined lustfully. Winry smiled up at him before pulling down his shorts to reveal his eight inch arousal. Without hesitation she took his length slowly into her mouth, earning growls of approval from her fiancée. She began to bob her head at a steady pace, her tongue licking the underside of his length while her teeth gently grazed the upper side, making him hiss and groan in pleasure. Her hands went up and stroked the base of his arousal, while also cupping and stroking his balls, making him groan and growl. His hands held the back of her head, pushing her farther down. Winry's eyes watered for a moment at the new deepness he was in her mouth before she sped up her pace, his fingers fisting her hair.
"Fuck…Win." Ed growled before finally releasing into Winry's mouth. Winry swallowed what she could before slowly sliding him out, earning a grunt from her now sated fiancée. She kissed back up his body and then kissed him on the lips, both of them smiling into it and at the feeling of their naked bodies touching.
"Love you." Winry said as she pulled away from the kiss only to place her head on his chest.
"Love you too." Ed replied as he stroked her hair.
"We should get dressed." Winry giggled.
"Nah." Ed snickered. Winry rolled her eyes before finding her night gown and pulling it back on.
"Why do you torture me so?" Ed chuckled as he pulled his shorts back on.
"Ed, just think about it, if this was fun, just wait for the honeymoon." Winry said in a seductive tone. Ed smirked at her tone before kissing her again.
"You just love making things difficult for me don't you?" Ed asked with a smirk.
"You mean hard for you? Yes, I do." Winry giggled before leaning over and turning out the light.
"Saturday we go pick out catering." Winry said with a yawn before letting sleep have her. Ed chuckled at that thought of the honeymoon before finally exhaustion won out. The weekend would be busy, but soon enough, they would be away from it all.
Saturday
They had been to three or so catering services and hadn't had much luck with what they were wanting. There were just some things that didn't sound or taste right to them and they figured others would feel the same. Finally they came upon one of the last stops for today, and Ed hoped this would be it, the smell was already enticing.
"It smells good from out here." Winry giggled as they walked into the catering service.
"Welcome to Leatte Catering, do you have an appointment?" the woman at the front asked, her eyes flicking to Ed. Winry would need to get used to this, the women looking at him. Didn't seem to matter if he was in casual clothes or his uniform, he had an appeal, and Winry would attest to that, she just wouldn't appreciate the other women ogling.
"Yes, the two thirty Elric appointment." Alexis said with a smile. The woman, whose name tag read Lisa, went to get the caterer. Ed, Winry, and Alexis took a seat.
"That woman was ogling you." Alexis said quietly to Ed.
"She was?" Ed asked, quirking an eyebrow in confusion. Winry giggled at her fiancée's obliviousness.
"Yes Mister Elric. Winry dear, you'll have to keep a look out for those types of women." Alexis snickered.
"Yes, although, I trust Ed." Winry replied before kissing him on the cheek.
"You know I would never do that." Ed replied with smirk. Just then Lisa walked back out, shooting a glance to Ed.
"Miss Leatte will see you now." Lisa said before guiding them back to her door.
"So, what's the occasion?" Lisa asked Ed.
"Wedding." Ed replied.
"Whose?" Lisa asked, almost sneering.
"Mine and hers." Ed replied nodding his head to Winry. Lisa sneered for a second before zipping her lip and knocking on the caterer's door.
"Mom, they're here." Lisa said before turning on her heel and huffing off. The kind woman answered the door.
"Pardon my daughter." The woman said.
"No harm done." Winry chuckled before they went to the eating area.
"So I have prepared for you an assortment of lamb, beef, chicken, pork, and fish, along with a few entrées and horderves, along with a few drinks." The woman said.
"Alright, I'm sorry, but I didn't catch your name." Winry said.
"Jess Leatte. Your names are again?" Jess asked.
"I'm Winry Rockbell and this is my fiancé Edward Elric." Winry said gesturing to herself and Ed. Jess's eyes widened.
"I recognize that name…you're a state alchemist." Jess said.
"That I am." Ed replied with a smile. After some casual conversation they began to try the food and knowing that most the people invited would like a variety of meats, they agreed on have the beef dish they liked, the lamb dish they liked, and the pork dish they liked, two different appetizers and at least three different drinks.
"I know that a great amount of our guests are military personnel, so the protein will be highly wanted." Ed chuckled.
"Understood, I recall another caterer a few years back having a similar order, only with salmon instead of pork. The order had three different appetizers and if I recall correctly five different horderves." Jess said.
"Hmm…that sounds like Roy and Riza Mustang's wedding." Ed chuckled.
"That was it!" Jess laughed. They gave her the invitation so she would have date, time and location and got up and left.
"Just a quick question." Winry said.
"Lisa?" Jess chuckled.
"Win." Ed laughed.
"No, she has a good reason. One of the first few times that I took her to a wedding, they found her in a closet with the groom. She was forcing herself on him and he was trying to escape, hence how they found them when he literally busted down the door to escape. Another one she spoke at the 'if anyone disagrees with the bonding of these two, speak now or forever hold your peace' part, saying that she was having an affair with the groom and pregnant, lies of course. And the last straw was when she got into an all-out cat-fight with the bride after the nuptials. She doesn't go on catering jobs anymore, her older brother and twin sister do." Jess explained.
"Why is that if you don't mind me asking?" Winry asked.
"Simple, they're both happily married and have a family." Jess said. Ed and Winry nodded before they all went to the door. Just then two people walked in smiling.
"Mark, Vanessa." Jess smiled.
"Hey mom." Both said with a smile. Vanessa looked to her twin and rolled her eyes at her sister's obvious annoyance.
"Still banished from catering weddings I see." Vanessa said.
"Oh shut it miss perfect, let's just get one thing clear, it's a good thing your husband could tell the difference between us or else I would be married." Lisa hissed.
"And probably cheating on him." Vanessa said bored. It was obvious to both Ed and Winry that this conversation had happened before.
"I would still be wearing that rock on my finger, but no, he chooses little miss virtue." Lisa said sarcastically.
"Well yeah, quite a few guys would choose a woman who still has that virtue over someone who gave it away for the hell of it without caring." Ed said as they started to move by.
"Ed." Winry said, hitting his arm.
"Well, I'm just being honest." Ed said with a smirk.
"I'll beat you later." Winry huffed, earning a chuckle from Vanessa.
"I take it this is our next order mom?" Vanessa asked with a giggle.
"Yes, this is Edward Elric and Winry Rockbell." Jess said, gesturing to the two blondes.
"The Fullmetal Alchemist! Honor to meet you sir." Mark said enthusiastically.
"Thanks." Ed said with a smile before they managed to walk out the door.
"Friday is going to be a crazy day." Winry said as they got into Alexis's car.
"Yup, but it'll work out." Ed chuckled as they drove back to the house talking and eager about the rest of the week.
So, tell me what you think. Hope you like it. Again, next post will be next Saturday. Until then, please, R&R!