Disclaimers and Warnings: My name is not Hiromu Arakawa; therefore, I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist or any of the characters, although I wish I owned Ed!!! This fic is pure EDxWIN and some RoyxRiza if you don't like the pairings don't read!

Making Amends

Victoria sighed. She was sitting at the kitchen table, chewing on her dog tag necklace. It has the Amestris dragon symbol, which is on the state flag. Ed had given it to her to prove that Amestris existed. Victoria rubbed her eyes sleepily as she tried to keep awake. She hadn't been sleeping that well lately and it was starting to get to her. Natalie was sitting on the couch listening to her I pod. She hadn't spoken since they got to Winry's. This was usual for Natalie; it seemed that she didn't have much to say. Everyone was in a numb stage, waiting for something to happen. Alphonse, Wrath, and Pinako were going to come home tomorrow and there was nothing to do. Victoria's head thudded on the table, she wasn't usually this quiet. Liz looked up from her sketchbook. Ed was sitting across from Victoria and he found himself unable to pry his eyes from Victoria. He liked to watch her sleep. Her eyes weren't squeezed shut; they just seemed to be brushed closed like, they could snap open at any second. Ed smiled. He loved Winry, he did, but Victoria was still cute to watch. Winry sat next to Liz, watching her draw. Everyone was quiet. Victoria's head lifted and she shook it as if to wake herself up. She let out a huge yawn, got up, and stretched. Victoria walked over behind Natalie and pulled out an earpiece. Natalie turned and furrowed her brow at this. Victoria hopped over the couch's back and sat next to Natalie.

"Mind if I listen with you?" Natalie nodded,

"Just because you came and 'rescued' me doesn't mean I forgive you."

"What if I'm sorry?" Natalie shrugged,

"I guess I can forgive you." Victoria went to hand Natalie back the earpiece but Natalie pushed it away. "You can listen." Victoria smiled, and put the earpiece in. Natalie was listening to "Papercut" by Linkin Park. Ed got up and jumped over the couch's back too. He sat next to Victoria and looked as if he wanted to listen too. Natalie reached over beside her and pulled up speakers. She connected them to where you connect headphones, and cranked up the volume. "From the Heart" by Hoobastank came on it seemed as if Ed had heard this song before. He began to sing it.

"Edward, I didn't know you could sing!" Winry proclaimed, when the song ended "Lying from you" by Linkin Park came on. Natalie and Victoria stood up. Natalie began singing Mike Shinoda's part and Victoria sang Chester Bennington's part. Ed raised his eyebrows at Natalie, for she didn't seem like the rapping kind. This singing frenzy continued into all genres of songs from "Listen to your heart" to "Me against the world". Natalie and Victoria were in the spotlight the whole time. Ed would join them if he knew the song.

"See what coming to America did for you?" Natalie asked during the song "Numb" by Linkin Park. Ed smirked.

"What were you and Victoria fighting over anyway?"

"You." Liz answered quickly; she was so used to telling everyone else that she didn't think about what she was saying before she said it. Everyone looked at Victoria, then at Natalie.

"I guess I have a huge fan base." Ed said nonchalantly. He had known that Victoria liked him but not Natalie. He stopped what he was doing and opened his arms. "Come 'ere I love all my fans!" Victoria and Natalie nearly knocked him down, they both hugged him, and they both could smell the gunpowder on his black tank top.

"Do I get a hug?" Winry asked standing up from the love seat.

"You're a fan aren't you?"

"A Fan of what? You nearly getting yourself killed every time you leave this house?" Ed stopped hugging Victoria and Natalie, he brushed past them and looked Winry in the eye. Ed was tall enough now to where he didn't have to look up to see her eyes. His brow furrowed.

"I'm very careful, if you paid a speck of attention to me and not that, that machine crap maybe you would know that!"

"That 'machine crap' has kept you going through the past years!"

"Well, maybe I don't want it anymore!" Ed said pulling the automail out of the socket. He winced at the pain but he wanted to be tough.

"Why would you give up something that helps you live, dolt?"

"Because it reminds me of you!" Ed let the automail arm clatter to the oak floor and stormed outside. Winry's mouth opened and she slumped onto the love seat.

"Edward, I…" The door slammed, and Winry looked down at the automail. Why is he so stubborn? Winry thought.

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"What do you mean 'killed'?" Korth asked in a raspy voice.

"Envy has been defeated, you know not breathing." Greed answered sarcastically.

"I know what killed means you moron. So, Envy is dead and you're still in pain."

"Yes sir." Greed said still holding his bruised stomach.

"Some jobs you just have to do yourself." Korth said heading towards the door. "What have you done with Izumi and Wrath?"

"They are secure, sir."

"Good."

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Why do I have to find Ed? Victoria thought. She was now in Central market place. There was a huge crowd of people; there was no way Victoria could get through. She soon saw a man with a leather jacket. He had black hair that seemed spiked all the way around. He was big and pushing his way through the crowd. Victoria followed him and they got through the crowd. Victoria was walking past him on his right side. All of the sudden, the man pushed Victoria in the nearby ally. He didn't hesitate to grab her right hand and squeeze as tight as he could. When Victoria heard a pop, she attempted to punch him or push him away with her other hand. However, this guy was fast. He caught that hand and pushed up on Victoria's automail arm. Her arm was just like Ed's; it was connected at the end of the shoulder blade. There were horrible scars near her automail too. A loud pop echoed the ally; a light rain began to fall. Victoria yelped out in pain as her automail went limp, one nerve was connected. The man then moved on to her leg. He pushed down on her shoulders with great force and her automail ankle became horizontal to the ground. He pushed her down and jumped on her leg right where the connection was, her mid thigh. Her pants ripped and her automail leg lay, disconnected. The rain picked up as if it was substituting for the tears that Victoria refused to let escape. The man was not finished though, he continued by jumping repeatedly on Victoria's automail arm and leg, smashing them both to bits.

"Edward…" Was the last thing Victoria managed to mumble before she blacked out.

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Victoria opened her eyes and saw a blond headed figure above her, Edward.

"Ed? Is that you?" Victoria sputtered. Her energy was drained and she felt so weak. Ed knelt by her side and wiped mud off her cheek.

"Yeah, it's me." Ed reached over and picked up a piece of automail with his left arm, he still didn't have his right arm. This reminded Victoria of what happened.

"It all happened so fast. He broke them both to pieces, when he got to the leg I was so numb I didn't feel it." Victoria fought to hold back the tears. There was a lump in her throat and a knot in her stomach. Ed could tell that she was about to cry. Somehow, he felt more helpless when Victoria cried because she wasn't the type of person to cry.

"Calm down, you'll be fine. I'm here now." Ed helped Victoria up with his left hand, he wrapped his left arm around her waist, and she wrapped her right arm around his neck. They were the same height so this mechanism worked. He shared his jacket with her too. It had a hood and it kept out some of the rain.

"Where will we go?" Victoria asked, knowing that Ed wouldn't want to set foot in the Rockbell home for quite a while. Ed looked over at Victoria and smirked, he pushed her against the wall. There was no one on the streets Victoria just now noticed this.

"Anywhere where we can be alone." Ed said under his breath, as if there were hundreds of people watching.

"What?" Victoria asked smiling a wry smile. Ed smirked.

"You're cute when you're soaking wet." Ed said throwing off his coat, the two of them now standing in the downpour. Her hair stuck to her face and Ed pushed a strand out of her eyes and put it behind her ear. "When you kissed me at Winry's that was pretty risqué. You know, I like that about you too. You're not afraid of that wrench either." Victoria blushed.

"I dunno if you could call me risqué…"

"Oh, come on." Ed growled. He put his left hand on Victoria's left shoulder and pushed her against the wall. She grimaced from the pain but right now, she didn't mind. She had dreamt of this moment for years, but she would never dream of it to actually happen. Ed shut his eyes and moved in; Victoria's eyes grew wide. She had never been kissed before; this was her first true kiss. She could feel that Ed was right before, but now she was positive. He no longer seemed to love Winry, so why not take the chance. He even claimed he liked Victoria. Victoria gave in to Ed and they kissed for what seemed like hours. They pulled away and gazed at each other for a while. Victoria blushed and turned away; Ed pulled her up and kissed her again, softly this time. Victoria melted in his arm. When they pulled apart this time, Ed smiled. They both began to limp toward Rush Valley; they had a long walk in the rain to get there.

So, what do ya think? I know you EdxWin lovers probably hate me right now, for putting me and Ed together. Who knew Ed liked risque girls? Oh well, I'll probably put Ed and Winry back together sometime in the next two chapters... I dunno. Please review! Ps I know it's a short chapter... writers block is a horrible thing!

-Victoria