Full Metal Alchemist: Untold Truths

Chapter 7

Lie

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Winry lay on her bed her face buried in her pillow. I'm saying I love you! Those words echoed through her over and over. But, as flattered as she was she didn't feel the same way, she didn't love Al. She just didn't. But how could she say that? How could she be so cold so cruel? He had just lost Ed and now soon to be spurned by the woman he loves? No she couldn't do that. But she couldn't lie could she? Well why not she told herself she had been lying for years, pretending she thought of Ed as only a friend nothing more. Never anything more. Al had told her she didn't have to answer him not yet at least. He had even apologized for springing this on her. He had walked her back to her room and left. He was kind how could she be so cold to him? she pulled herself into a ball and closed her eyes. If only life wasn't this confusing, this hard. She dosed off leaving the hopeless world behind.

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Ed sat under an tall oak tree only ten miles from Winry's house. His hands tightly grasping the grass just thinking about what he saw made him angry. But it wasn't a crime to hug someone. Could he have made a mistake? He had made a rash decision in a fit of anger. He might be wrong. But, was he? If he did return would he find that Winry loved him or that she and Al were happy that he had left and be increasingly uncomfortable if he returned? He just didn't know what to do, on top of which he could feel the earth giving off to much alchametic power something was happening. something bad. How was he suppose to concentrate when his love life, if you could call it that, was in such turmoil? He gave a heavy sigh and placed his head in his hands. He loved her didn't he? No...Yes... He knew he had strong feelings towards her but was it love? Was it a brotherly sister connection? No not that he had always seen her as something more, something much more. Except, did he know what love is? he wasn't sure. he was just so frustrated! But he knew he had to do something, he could, he wouldn't just leave.

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It was midnight, no past midnight by the time Winry awoke. Her eyes slowly focused to the dark room. No, she didn't want to be awake, just go back to sleep. A sliding nose dragged her away from pending sleep. The window? or her imagination? She sighed and pulled herself up and looked over. The window was open. She crossed the room to close it, the cold floor froze her bare feet. She pulled the window down and flicked her blond hair from her face, it was so long now. She turned to go back to her sleep but stopped, he was only a foot from her.

"Hey" Ed said, he looked so unsure of himself, never a good look for him. "I wasn't sure...I wanted to-" Winry fell into him, her hands held his shirt lightly. Ed slowly moved down to the floor with winry still clinging to him.

"Hey are you okay?" he asked concern filled his voice and it made her so happy. And for no reason her eyes filled with tears. She buried her head in his neck, Ed held her by her shoulders but then slowly became a full embrace.

"I love you." Winry whispered, she wasn't sure if he heard it or not but she had to say it.

"I wasn't even sure I knew what love was," Ed said simply, Winry pulled back and looked into his eyes "until now." And he kissed her, deeply softly, she never wanted it to end but then she remembered with a heart wrenching pain. She pulled away from his kiss, he seemed to freeze realizing that he had done something wrong.

"Ed... I can't" Winry whispered her voice braking "I love you but... I just..." She lowered her head and cried.

"Is it Al?" Ed asked quietly, softly almost understandingly. He loved her didn't he? After all these years both he and she were able to admitt it and yet they couldn't be together.

"He told me he loves me Ed..." She smiled sadly, tears streaming down her soft cheeks. Ed brushed her tears away with his hand, she held it in place with her own.

"Do you love him?" Ed asked seriously. Winry didn't know what to say. Of course not! is what she wanted to yell, but for some reason the words cought in her throat.

"No" she croaked bitterly after a few moments "I don't...but I can't hurt him like that I can't be that cold..."

"Don't make yourself live a lie Winry" Ed begged "I love you, and you love me, don't put a wall between us."

"I don't want to!" Winry cried "But how can I do that to your brother!?" Winry lowered her hands to her lap though Ed's remained on her shoulders. She looked down she didn't want him to see her like this.

"Do you want me to leave?" Ed asked after a moment. Winry's head shot up.

"No!" She cried, and yes, she thought silently to herself. he released her shoulders and stood up. "Ed..." Winry said pleadingly, she didn't want him to go, at least not forever.

"So, are you going to lie to him?" Ed asked, bitterness in his voice, "are you going to lie to him forever?" Winry returned her gaze to her lap. What was she going to do? She couldn't lie forever, that wasn't fair. What was she suppose to do? choose neither of the brothers? Run off with Ed so she didn't have to see Al's hurt face? Ed was right she couldn't lie...That would be the most unfair thing of all, telling him she loved him too when she didn't. she placed her hands over her face, she could imagine how pathetic she looked to Ed. She let out a sob, she couldn't hold it back. Why was life so complicated?

A knock came at Winry's Door.

Al.

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So I finally updated with Chapter 7, see I update (sometimes). Sorry it's not really long, my whole summer has been really crazy, also If Sora was a Girl is going to be updated probably tomorow or later today as soon as I get all the spelling errors out of it. So is anyone still reading this this? I kept this chapter serious at least. Review if you read this because if no one reads my stuff anymore I mind as well stop writing. Thanks for your patience!!!!(am I talking to air or is there someone there?)