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Someone I Want To Protect
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She had never quite figured out why she had been drawn to him. When he had started as her father's pupil, he had been an imposing figure in her life. She wasn't often home, so she never really saw him, but when she did return from school, she was wary of him. He was only a few years older than her, but somehow, he was a completely different world then she. She silently revered him, though.
At the time of her father's death, he had taken care of everything. He'd done everything within his power for her, made an effort to see that she could take care of herself. He'd stayed with her for a while after his death, and she'd learned more about him, and he'd become more than just her father's student. He was human, she realized, with goals and aspirations. And so she had trusted him, and given over her father's secrets.
She was sent to Ishbal the same time he was, although she never realized he was there until she had saved him from being stabbed in the back by one of the Ishbalan insurgents. She later served under him, and she protected him.
She couldn't say exactly why it was that she trusted him. She didn't know what it was about him that was different from the other men she had met. She didn't really understand why she was willing to throw away her life for his sake. The only thing she knew was that these things were truths. So, when Winry had asked her why she had joined the military, she had only answered: "There is someone I want to protect."