Chapter Eleven-Uneasy feelings

The night seemed to wear on, slowly. Ed just couldn't shut his mind off as he laid next to Winry. There was so much to think about though. He hated that he had to run away earlier from Pride but there was nothing else he could have done. Without alchemy he was so limited and he still hadn't completely cracked Alkehestry either. After spending months researching it, there had been little progress. Of course with Al and May in town, he could always tell her what he wasn't getting and maybe she could explain it better. Even though they hadn't always gotten along, Alphonse had brought them to a place of partial acceptance at least.

He rolled onto his side, bringing his arm up to rest his head on. His gaze fell on Winry as she slept. Worry worked into his features and he realized how concerned he was about the baby. Everything had been simple between them up to this point and the idea of having a kid around made him wonder what kind of strain it would put on their relationship. That and he knew how crazy pregnant woman get. Being in the military for so many years didn't help his perspective either. Guys made it sound like women loose their minds when it came to babies. As much as this all really had him on edge, Winry shifted some and leaned against his chest, mumbling quietly in her sleep. The movement caused him to smile contently and he brought his arm around her.

They would be fine. Besides he'd always gotten along with kids so he knew deep down they could handle this. Having a baby really did mean he had to settle down, which for some reason didn't bother him so much anymore. He didn't know if he should head back to Resembol with her or stick around and try to help with this new homunculus problem. There was the chance that there was more then one although he didn't know who could even create them now. He was completely torn between leaving and staying here. He felt responsible for Pride since he kind of let him get away. Of course without alchemy, he really was limited on what he could do.

'I'll talk to Mustang about it in the morning. Then I can take Winry shopping, spend some time with Al and we'll leave tomorrow night.' He almost felt like he was lecturing himself but sometimes that was the best he could do in order to shut his mind off. Closing his eyes, he leaned more into his wife and managed to fall asleep.

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Alphonse had no idea of the attack that had happened but still wasn't able to fall asleep. After tossing and turning for so many hours, he got up and looked out the window. It was so different to see Central so quiet. Being away from home for so long, it was amazing how nothing seemed to change around here. After the Promise day, things had really settled down both here and in Xing. Although something that May had said to him earlier that evening had him a little worried. When he dropped her off at her room, she had mentioned that she could still sense that same feeling from below. It wasn't as bad as it was the first time she was here but it still gave her the creeps. And after hearing about the attack that happened earlier this week, he wondered if they had somehow missed something before. He also wondered if they were dealing with a homunculus then why wait several years before attacking? Why wait for them to get things back to normal. After defeating 'Father' they were left pretty vulnerable as a country, it would have been a perfect time to cause problems. He knew that if he kept thinking so much about this he would never be able to sleep. Shaking his head, he headed back to the bed, hoping he could turn his thoughts off long enough to get at least a couple hours of sleep.

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Morning filtered into the room through the blinds. The soft streams of sunlight caused Winry to sleepily turn over, unwilling to admit it was morning. Bringing her arms around Ed's chest, her one hand moved up to the scar going around his right shoulder where his automail used to be. Her fingertips gently rubbed the scar tissue as she massaged the tense muscles. He groaned in response, moving his arm over his head, out of her way. Smiling contently to herself she buried her face in his hair, brushing her lips against the back of his neck. Despite what happened the night before, she loved mornings like this. Even though he had no desire to wake up yet either, it was clear that Winry wanted his attention. But as much as he thought about turning to her, he was enjoying the feel of her hand on his shoulder. For some reason that area was still sensitive for him and she seemed to know that.

"Ed," she purred in his ear, finally getting him to squint back at her.

"Mmm?"

"Guess you managed to get some sleep." There was a hint of laughter in her voice and Edward found himself smiling at the sound. Rolling onto his back, he let out a content yawn in response.

"And how bout you?" This seemed to be the first morning that she wasn't sick.

"I'm alright. So have you figured anything out yet?" She sat up some and leaned on her one palm while her other hand kept to rubbing his shoulder. He let out a sigh as everything he'd thought about the night before came back to mind.

"Well I've decided that I really can't do much here and now that Mustang has a pretty good idea of what he's dealing with, there's no reason for me to stay. So I figured that we'd get some shopping done while we're here and spend some time with Al and May. If you're up for it , I thought we could leave tonight and head home." She seemed pleased with that idea. Staying here in town meant he would no doubt be in danger and she worried about him.

"Shopping?" Winry's eyes lit up at the word causing Edward to drop his head and let out a sigh.

"That was the only thing I said that you heard, isn't it?"

"No I heard the rest, but shopping was the best part." She grinned back at him. Finally he smiled as well, leaning his forehead against hers.

"Yah know I can think of better things to do." His grin became mischevious and Winry had a pretty good idea where this was headed.

"You would seriously want to do that here? After the General let us stay the night?"

"So what, he owes me for coming all the way out here." There was movement outside the door that caught both of their attention.

"Don't you even think about doing anything in there!" Roy's tone made it quite clear that he knew what they were talking about.

"You dirty pervert. What? Are you listening to us out in the hallway?"

"The walls are thin, couldn't help but hear you." Edward let out a slow huff.

"Way to kill the mood," he muttered under his breath while Winry tried to contain her laughter.

A/N-sorry I have been so AWOL on this story. Just been really busy lately. Thanks for being so patient and please leave me a nice little review, it feels like no one is reading this. But then that might have to do with the fact that the show isn't finished over here in english.