NC Ace: This will be a little different from the other chapters. Instead of Winry and Ed "thinking" of all this, I'm going to have a chapter where they're actually spending time together.

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"Come on Ed!"

"Agh, Impatient b- "

"Have fun brother! Winry!"

Ed was finally able to catch up to his blonde friend. It wouldn't have been very hard if she wasn't a good two miles away.

"See- I TOLD you not to wear your red jacket. You would've gotten it stained!" Winry laughed, "Besides- It's the middle of summer! I have no clue how you run around in that."

Ed grumbled, "That's what alchemy's for."

"Alchemy, Shmalchemy." She pouted, "You probably would've fainted from heat stroke."

"Whatever. Let's get this over with and get back to Al."

"Why isn't he coming anyway?" Winry questioned, adjusting her grip on basket in her hands. They had agreed to go into the orchard nearby to help pick the sun ripened plums off the trees.

"Something about not wanting to accidentally destroy any trees, or something…" Ed sighed. He wasn't really speaking the truth. The night before, he had been committed to trying to convince Al not to go on this, but his little brother had agreed a bit too easily. In fact, Alphonse had nearly forced him to let him go without his metal-clad brother.

"Come on- race you there!" Ed added, dashing off.

"HEY! Not fair!" Winry cried out, chasing after him.

When they arrived at the orchard, they were already hot and sweaty from running under the summer heat.

They sought out the orchard owner, who happened to be a good friend of Granny Pinako's, and were soon off picking plums off the trees.

I'm sorry, this will be in two parts because then it'll get to long, and spoil the drabble like effect of the other chapters.