Chapter 5- Trust Me

Winry's heart seemed to skip a beat at his words.

Back to the military? Even after everything that's happened? How could he even think that! Was he just

going to leave her again like all those other times?

"What?!" Was all she could say, pushing herself back from him and propping herself up with one arm,

keeping the sheets around her as best she could. Edward sat up alongside her, "I know it sounds crazy,

Win, but-"

"But what! You apologize for leaving and never coming home, yet now youre going to pull the same

stunt again?! What purpose do you have left to go back to them? Why cant you just be content with the

life you could have here! With me!" She snaped at him, obviously displeased with his decision.

"You…you're my reason …I want to have a life with you, I want to support you…and the money that they

offer can help me do that…I'm doing it for you…for us."

"You were kicked out, how will you manage to get back in."

"I have my connections…Trust me on this, Winry."

"I trust you, Ed…but I don't trust your decision. You'll be enrolled in the military again, meaning at any

given time, you could be called out for some form of duty, and I'll have to go weeks without seeing you

again…and what if it's dangerous? What if I lose you?"

He touched her arm, "You wont lose me, Win."

She glared at him, "You cant guarantee that!"

He looked down and sighed. She was right, he couldn't guarantee coming home alive from a mission.

Winry, tucked her hand under his chin and lifted his face up, looking him straight in the eye, "Edward, I

know nothing I say will change your decision, but I hope that it will at least sway it somehow…I don't

want you to leave me again…I want you to stay here with me. You can find a good enough job here, in

Resembool. You don't have to rely on the military, Ed. With my automail business, I make enough to



take care of the both of us. We don't need much to get by here…" She kissed him, "I want to have a life

with you as well, Ed…but I can't do that if you're going to be leaving all the time."

Edward took her hand holding his chin, gripping it tightly, yet gently, "I won't leave you, Winry…"

"Is that a promise?"

"I promise…"

"Then don't go back…"

Edward stared her in the eyes, searching, almost, for some kind of sign that she was only toying with his

mind…before sighing once more, lowering his head in submission to her request. He felt her hand slip

from his and pull his head close so that she could kiss the top of it. She gently pushed at his shoulder,

"lay down now and sleep, Edward…We can talk more in the morning."

With a nod, Edward retreated back under the sheets, with Winry in his arms. And together, they drifted

into a peaceful sleep.

Like ohmygad, this was a short fackin fic.

Epilogue gonna be put up soon, thanks fer reading!