Fullmetal59; I guess the lack of reviews are giving me a little less encouragement than I hoped but I am very pleased with the ones who did! So if you like the story, try and review it for me! Even a simple 'good job' works for me! (sorry if it's a bit short)

Your Overprotective Automail Touch

Chapter 3: Edward…

Central; Colonel Mustang's Office

"So what do you need this time, Colonel?" Ed said with his arms crossed. Roy smirked.

"Well, I wanted to talk about the incident with Scar. What exactly—" He looked over to find Winry standing in the room. He sighed, "Um, Fullmetal, what is she doing here?"

"You of all people should know the danger of leaving her alone, especially in the military headquarters," Ed replied. Winry rolled her eyes.

"Well, what about Alphonse? You couldn't leave her with him?"

"He's not around right now. He had something to take care of."

"Well I have to ask some questions about Scar. I don't mean to sound rude, Miss Rockbell, but you could you wait outside for just a moment?" Roy asked.

"Of course, it's no problem." She nodded instantly and smiled. Edward grunted.

"Well will you have someone watching her?" He kept his gaze away from her.

"I guess I can have Hawkeye watch her if you'd want."

"Edward…" Winry violently whispered. Ed looked back at her to see she was trembling.

"Stop treating me like some damn child!" She exploded. She used all her strength to punch him square on the cheek. Ed fell to the floor in shock. Winry ran past Hawkeye and out of Mustang's office.

"Um, Lieutenant, could you run after her?" Ed asked, mindlessly before falling unconscious. The collision of his head to the floor didn't help him at all. Hawkeye looked at Roy before following Ed's command.

Central; The streets

Riza stumbled across Winry sitting down on a bench. She caught her breath and sat next to her with a soft face.

"Ed told you to come follow me, didn't he?" she asked with an annoyed face. "Of all people, he should know I can take care of myself." Riza rested her hand on Winry's shoulder.

"I'm sure he does know that, but, he has his reasons, Winry. There are a lot of things that are not right in the military right now. We have all felt the effects of that. I'm not even working under Roy anymore," she slightly laughed to hide her true feelings about the situation.

"You're not? But weren't you with him this afternoon?"

"I was actually just picking a few things up from his office." Winry lowered her eyes and muttered a small 'oh' under her breath.

"Look, Winry, I know how you're mad about Edward's actions, but he's just worried about you. He cares about you a lot more than you could even imagine, trust me," Riza said with a lighthearted smile. Winry blushed at the thought of her little blond alchemist.

Central; Ed and Al's Room

After her talk with Riza, she had returned to the room she stayed at with Ed and Al. She sighed as she instantly fell on the couch, as if she had been running around all day. She reached into her suitcase, which had coincidentally been beside the couch, and pulled out a picture.

He kissed my cheek the day my parents died. It was really subtle, after I had stopped yelling at them. Granny took the picture without either of us knowing. That peck seemed to be the biggest thing in the world for me when I was young. Now it just makes me blush. The thought of him doing that to me now…oh Edward.