Hours had seemed to fly on by as the sunny day had soon started to into a almost dark evening as Katrina and Winry had FINALLY finished their shopping.
Katrina started slumping lazily as she and Winry were walking on back to the house, wishing so much she could fall back on her bed and just take a long nap without anyone distrubing her. "Ugh...are we almost there yet?" Katrina mumbled out.
Winry smiled and nodded. "Yep! Actually, we're already here!" She said happily as they soon arrived to the old yellow house.
Katrina sighed of relief when seeing it and started straitening up while switching hand postions with the bags she was holding, which were quit a lot. Katrina and Winry had pretty much bought all kinds of things for her missions with the Elric brothers. Alot of new clothes, a new traveling light weighed backpack, and some other traveling equitment, and even some mechanic things Winry had appearently talked her into getting, or should we say 'forced' her into, but she was pretty much packed for the whole nine yards for her missions with the Elric brothers, but knew she didn't need to have any of this junk. Katrina already had her own mission and it didn't even include all of this.
"Hey come on Katrina! We're almost up the porch steps! Don't go slow turtle on me now!" Winry called out, already up on the front porch door.
Katrina sighed and started mumbling something under her breath. "Damn little...stupid girl...mechanic freak..." Katrina muttered as she walked up the front porch steps and towards Winry.
She smiled and started opening the door up with a loud bang and cheerfully started walking on in with Katrina slowly walking behind her. "Hey, we're finally back you guys!" Winry called out happily as Katrina and her finally made it into the house and closed the door.
Katrina sighed whenever they made it in, and nearly collasped on the couch beside her as she slowly started setting down her load of bags. But as she did, she quickly started hearing some footsteps and someone calling out upstairs. Katrina and Winry looked up to see Ed and Al coming on downstairs with big smiles on their faces. "Oh hey you guys! Finally get back?" Ed asked as him and Al walked over.
Winry quickly smiled and nodded. "Yep! Finally! But it sure was fun, wasn't it Katrina?" Winry asked happily while smiling down at her. She only sighed and crossed her arms, mumbling. "Yeah...fun..."
"Thats great to know. So you guys get everything you needed?" Al asked looking down at the big piles of bags on the floor.
"Yep, pretty much. Got everything down from new traveling clothes for your guys missions and then from everything 'important' Katrina might need." Winry said winking down at her, when saying that. Katrina only grimanced, knowing full well that she was a humunculi, and even though she had the body still yet of a young teenage woman, she never even had those woman things happen to her since she was human.((Yes all of us woman go through it once a month, so if you guys don't know what it is then...ask.))
"And then all the other things you guys will need on your missions. And also a few mechanical things for your limbs Ed. Katrina and Al could help you out a bit whenever i'm not around helping you with your automail incase something happens and you guys are too far away, but then again that shouldn't ever happen...should it?" Winry asked glaring deadly up at Ed.
Ed quickly laughed nervously and shook his head. "Uhhh n-no of course not!"
"Good, but I should have everything else Katrina should need on your guy's journey." She said smiling.
"Thats great to know. So it looks like your finally ready to travel and go on missions with us Katrina. I can't wait to see what you look like in your new clothes and other traveling things." Al said smiling sweetly at her.
Katrina sighed and rolled her eyes. "Ugh, whatever. I bet thats just an excuse to look at my breasts...damn, freakin perverted bastard." She said, muttering the two last parts softly.
"What was that?"
"Ugh, nothing, nothing." She said sighing once more and turning back up to look at Ed and Al.
"Ummm ok, sooo are you and Pinako almost finished with my new automail parts yet?" Ed asked looking back up at Winry.
She sighed, and shook her head. "No not yet Edward. But i'm sure we could have it all ready for you by tomorrow and then you and Al could stay one more day and hang around home for a while, whenever we're finished, and then leave on Monday." Winry said smiling.
Ed and Al both sighed. "Well I guess. But we're gonna have to leave early, if we're gonna stay another night. But maybe some nice relaxation could help us a bit. Besides all these damn missions have been kinda ruff lately." Ed said with a small yawn.
"Yeah tell me about. And I do wanna get out and maybe visit mom for a while too." Al said, while slowly looking down.
Katrina looked at Al, lifting her eyebrow "What? You mean your mom doesn't live with you guys? Whats the matter she get so sick of you two that she just decided to move away or what?" She asked crossing her arms.
She soon started to notice the room growing into a deep silence, as Ed and Al both looked at her. Katrina saw something in their eyes she couldn't make out, which made her go a bit confused. "What?" She asked.
Ed and Al both sighed and turned away. "Nothing..." They both said as they then started walking on back on upstairs towards their bedrooms, without even saying another word.
After they left, Katrina started going even more confused and then turned around. "Yo, what the hell was their prob..." She started to say, but quickly cut off when she saw no one behind her. Katrina blinked a few times, and looked around the living room to see it empty. "What the...ughhh, oh great." She muttered to herself sighing. "Oh well, like it matters. Those two idiots are just weird. Not to mention their dorky little mechanic girl. I wonder what there is to eat around this dump." Katrina mumbled to herself as she then started walking on into the kitchen.
It was getting late into the night as Katrina was still upstairs in her room, reading as usual up on her bed. Everyone had already gone to bed, and since she knew she could never sleep much during the night, decided to read a few books she had gotten that day to calm herself.
But Katrina sighed whenever she was reading, feeling her stomach growling a bit. She hadn't ate since yesterday afternoon and knew she was starting to get a little hungry. "Man, perfect time to started growling...stupid stomach." She muttered outloud to herself as she slowly picked up her book mark and placed it into her book, then closed it and sat up. She yawned and started stretching herself out a bit. "I could grab a little bit to eat, before heading back to my reading. I guess it couldn't hurt." She said as she slid off of her bed and started walking towards her door and out of it and on downstairs.
As she made it down, she couldn't help, but start hearing some little noises coming from upstairs. Her ears twitched a bit, wondering what the sound was, and wondered who could be up this late in the night. "Thats weird. Wonder what idiot human is up this late." She mumbled to herself, as she slowly stopped herself from downstairs and turned herself around and started walking in the other direction, to where the sounds were coming from.
She quietly crept through the darkness of the hallways, slithering about, as she soon came to a little crack of light coming from a door not to far close from her. She blinked a few times, wondering who's room it was, as she slowly brushed her hand against the door and gently pushed it open a little, taking a peak inside to see Winry sitting down over a small wooden table with a big cutting like machine and all kinds of wires surrounding her.
Katrina lifted her eyebrow, wondering what all of the things were as she slowly started walking in the room. She watched and heard as Winry was humming to herself as she was working, but then heard her sigh, but keep smiling as she held a, what it seemed like, a metal arm up in the light. "Soooo this is why your up so late?" Katrina muttered outloud, startling Winry as she quickly stumbled backwards at the sound of her voice.
"Ah!" She yelped, falling out of her chair and onto the floor.
Katrina blinked as she did and lifted her eyebrow up at her.
"Ah! Katrina! Don't sneak up on me like that!" Winry said sighing of relief once seeing you as she then placed a hand over her beating heart.
"I wasn't sneaking up on you. I was only seeing what you were doing up so late."
"Oh, well as you can see i'm working on Ed's new automail arm and leg. I promised him i'd have it done by tomorrow, but sorry if I woke you." Winry said nervously, while scratching the back of her neck.
"You didn't. I was already awake anyway. But why are you working on it now though? I mean little pipsqueak can wait couldn't he?" Katrina asked, folding her arms across her chest.
Winry sighed and gently placed the automail arm upon the table once more and ran her fingers across it. "Yes, but I just thought i'd save him the wait, and start getting it done tonight."
"Well shouldn't your little old granny help you or something?"
"Yeah, but I sent her off to bed. She needs her sleep, she's been working all day, but as for us we've been having fun all day haven't we?" She said with a smile as she started using the machine again down on the automail arm.
Katrina looked at her for a second before she finally started to sigh and sit down to a chair next to her.
"Sooooo you come to keep me company?" Winry asked with a smile as she looked up at her, cutting off the machine.
"No. I'm just bored and there's nothing else to do around here."
"Oh, well sorry if this place is so boring. But i'm sure you can find something to do by tomorrow. Maybe you could train with Edward and Alphonse for a while and they could take you around the village for a while. I'm sure they'd like that."
"Ummm no thanks. I'd rather not."
"Why not? You shy around boys or something? Or is it maybe you have a little crush on one of them?" She asked grinning at her, as she quickly glared at her and snorted, turning her head away.
"Yeah right! I'm NOT shy, and I certainly DO NOT have a crush on those two idiots. I'd rather clit my own throat then hang out with those weirdo's." Katrina mumbled, growling.
Winry looked at her, blinking a few times before finally lifting her eyebrow.
"Ooook. Whats the matter? You have a grudge against them or something?" Winry asked.
Katrina sighed and only turned away. "No, they're just annoying spoiled litle brats is all. And I don't trust them at all." She muttered.
"Really? Why not? They're actually really nice once you get to know them you know. And they turn out to be really awesome friends too. Why do you hate them?" Winry asked, as she continued working on her automail parts.
"I don't know, I just do, ok. They're annoying brothers who just won't shut up. There thats a reason."
"Actually they are like that alot, but thats only because they show how much they care is all. Sure they can be over protective and you may get into fights with them, but they only do that because they're caring. Or either that they just want to be hit in the head." She said, giggling the last part to herself.
"Oh really? I'd probably say the last part then..."
"I see, but hey Katrina? I am kinda curious to know. You and I have only met for like two days now, and yet I am still clueless about you. And since you are gonna be traveling with the brothers now, and gonne be close friends with them, I was thinking that maybe we could also be close friends too. I mean just gal friends you know? Hang out and do all kinds of girl stuff together whenever you guys come back and visit. Or maybe I could come with you on your missions or something and we could hang out there that way you wouldn't be hanging out with boys 24.7." Winry said smiling up at her.
"Ugh, whatever. Listen I don't do any girly stuff ok, i'm not that type of person, and nor do I allow people to get to know me."
"But why though?"
"Because, it's none of their buiness duh. It's my life and i'd prefer if they'd stay out of it. Like I stay out of theirs."
"Oh...Katrina? You've only known the Elric brothers for a whole week right?" Winry questioned.
"Yeah."
"And do you know anything about them?"
"No, nor do I want to."
"Not even how old they are?"
"No, of course not. Like i'd actually waste my time getting to know them." She said snorting.
"Oh...well they are your partners you know and it would be right for you to get to know them...like they should get to know you."
"Well I don't want them to get to know me, like I don't want to get to know them. It's as simple as that." Katrina said, now getting slightly annoyed.
"You know, Katrina. I've known the brothers ever since I can remember and you know they have always been there for me. And I know, if you'd give them a chance and get to know them well, they'd always be there for you too. I mean getting to know them would be fun. You'd be experiencing new things with them, as them with you. So why not just try to get to know them. Who knows, they could just turn your world upside down." Winry said with a small smile.
Katrina looked at her and sighed. "Like that could happen. Listen I understand what your trying to say, but listen. There are things that I just don't want people to get to know about me, and getting to know those two dorks won't help anything either. So i'd prefer to stay as far away from them as possible."
Winry sighed when hearing her say that, and shook her head.
"Oh Katrina. You really don't know what your missing from them. I'm sure on your jounrey's they'll teach you so many things that you haven't even known before. Things i've never even knew. Just give them a little chance Katrina. And who knows. Someday you might even be so close to them you might actually fall strait in love with one of them, and be so weak in the knees you probably won't even be able to stand anymore on your journey's." She said grinning as she stood up, and started walking across the other side of the room.
Katrina glared at her and rolled her eyes. "Ugh like that could ever happen."
"Well there are plenty of possiblities you know. And thats one of them. But oh just come on and give them a chance. Your leaving in two days and it won't be long till you guys start your next mission. And maybe while your here you could get to know me more too. And find out about all our pasts and histories together as friends and i'm sure you'll love it! Kinda like going down memory lane." She said sighing, but smiling brightly to herself.
She only snorted. "Honestly what is it with you people and all that?" She asked sighing.
Winry giggled and walked on back over towards her. "Oh well it's just us. We grew up in happy land here I guess."
"Yeah I can pretty much see that..." She mumbled.
"Yeah, well, do you think maybe you could go for my advice and started getting to know the brothers more?" Winry asked.
Katrina sighed and slowly looked away. "I don't know..."
"Oh please? I'm sure you might actually like getting to know them."
"Yeah right, but if it will make you shut up, then I MIGHT try and get to know them..." Katrina said, finally giving in and turned away.
Winry quickly started giggling. "Yayyy! Thats great! I'm glad your giving it a shot! But now that thats finally settled! You mind helping out here with a few automail parts?" She asked happily.
Katrina sighed and slowly turned around towards her. "Ugh, I guess..."
"Awesome! Thanks!" She said cheerfully as Katrina and her then started working on the piece of automail together as they talked for the rest of the night, both of them not really realizing the dark eyes that were watching their every move.