A/N-wow two reviews already, that warrants posting another chapter, :)
Chapter Two-Waiting
Sometimes it felt all she ever did was wait. Wait for the day her best friends would return home, wait for the Promise day, wait for him to realize what had been between them all this time. And now here she was again, waiting. But this time was different then all the others. This time whenever she thought about the day he'd come back, he would never leave again. He'd made her a promise- to give her half his life. Well that's how he had put it, anyway. She relived the moment at the train station over and over again in her mind, each time causing her heart to flutter in her chest.
He'd made a promise to her, he'd promised himself and she knew he was good to his word. She hated to see him leave this time although she knew he wasn't jumping into another dangerous situation. It had been a whole month and a half since the train station, since their promise to each other. She found her mind drifting to him more and more these days. He had called her when he reached his destination, however any contact after that had been brief and not very often. She could only assume he was busy. Pushing the automail limb she was working on to the side, she let out a sigh before staring out the window at the hills in the distance.
"Come home soon, Ed." Just another day where she didn't want to keep to the task before her. Another day of waiting.
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It must have been midnight by now. Winry was sound asleep at her work bench, unable to hear the knock at the front door. Pinako made her way from the kitchen, knowing there were really only two people who would be calling on them this late.
"I had a feeling it was you." Her tone was gentle even if there was a hint of sarcasm in it.
"Well glad I'm so predictable." The tall blond on the other side of the door entered, leaning on a crutch. Pinako made a face and let out a sigh.
"Predictable alright. She knew you were gonna break it sooner or later." Edward made a face back at the older women. Rumaging for a second, he pulled out a small black box and brought it down to her eye level.
"Predictable huh? Whatdya think of this." Pinako arched an eyebrow at him and turned away with a smile.
"Yeah just as I said. Predictable. But she's sleeping right now, so you'll just have to wait till tomorrow." He just stared in shock at her reaction. Hopefully Winry's would be a little better.
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Morning light drifted in through the curtains, gently waking the blond mechanic from her sleep. She rubbed her eyes and stretched. Letting out a huff, she wondered down to the kitchen where she could hear her grandma talking to someone. As she made it around the corner, she immediately noticed Ed sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in front of him.
He turned and smiled back at her as she stood there blinking away the sleep in her eyes.
"Morning Winry."
"Uh, Ed? When did you get in?" He scratched the back of his head and grinned more.
"Last night." He stood to give her a hug, still leaning on the one crutch. She slouched more where she stood, her mouth pulled into a frown.
"You broke it again, didn't you? And I thought I told you to call first." She brought her fist up but paused mid air when he shoved a small box in her face. Maybe another pair of earings? But he hadn't gotten her anything in awhile.
"Come on now, you don't want to hit the guy bringing you a present, do you?" He looked sneaky to her but she let out a sigh and took the box from him. Opening it, she couldn't help but stare in aw. It was not a pair of earings but a solid silver ring with several small diamonds running across the top. Pinako glanced over from the stove, smiling at the scene taking place in front of her. Winry's mouth hung open as she tilted it some in the sunlight.
"See I didn't forget." Ed stared down at her with a content look on his face. "Do you like it?" She brought her head up, tears pricking the corners of her eyes. Ed shifted back some now unsure of himself. "No, you're not suppose to cry." Before he could say anything else, she moved forward, closing the space between them and practically knocking him over. He clumsily regained his already unbalanced footing.
"It's beautiful, Ed. I love it." She smiled finally, and felt him release the breath he was holding. They took a seat at the table and she kept looking at her ring. He reached over and pulled it out of the box and slid it on her left ring finger.
"It fits too." Pinako came over with two plates of food, interrupting the two of them.
"Alright, alright. Hurry up and eat. Winry, after breakfast you might want to take a look at his leg." She nodded back even though it was clear she was a million miles away.