Ed opened his eyes. He got blinded by a very sharp light. "Am I dead?" Suddenly he saw a person. A female figure. The person sat down on the bed, he was lying on. She got closer.

"Winry?" she smiled at him. He tried to touch her, but couldn't move. She closed the space between them. Now, only a few inches away from him.

"Edward…"

"Fullmetal?" He felt a hand on his shoulder. "Are you there?" Ed opened his eyes slowly, hoping what he had seen was not just a dream. When he opened them, he saw a very familiar face.

"Mu- Mustang?" The tall man nodded. Ed continued. "Where am I? An- and where's Al?"

"You are at the hospital." Now this was a female voice, but also a voice he knew, and remembered, very well.

"Hawkeye?"

"Mhm, and don't you worry, your brother's just fine. He is in the bed next to you."

Ed looked to his left and found Al – sleeping peacefully. He grew a big smile on his lips. "We did it!"

"So, why did you guys come back to this world? I thought you were planning on close the portal on the other site?"

Ed was silent for a moment. "Yea, that was the plan…" He paused. "But after nearly three years, we still could figure out how to do so."

"Either way, it's good to have you boys back." Ed looked out of the window, when he heard Roy continue. "And I'm sure there's a special, young woman, who is going to be happy to see you too, Fullmetal." He now eyed Al. "The both of you…"

Ed's body stiffened at his word. He knew who Roy was talking about. He was talking about Winry. One more blush. He couldn't wait to see her again. To see what a beautiful woman she had become. He must have looked weird, since everyone in the room looked at him in a funny way.

"Ed… Are you alright?" Roy sounded kind of worried.

"Sure, eeehh... I'll be right back!" And with that, Ed walked out of the room.

After three years of not seen or heard her voice, Ed got that, according to his own mind, brilliant idea to call her. Not to talk to her or anything, because he still wanted it be a surprise. He just wanted to hear her voice. He found a phone somewhere downstairs and dialed her number. He was very nervous. It took some time before he finally heard a click.

"Rockbell automail, this is Winry speaking." Ed held his breath.

"Eh, hello? Someone's there?" Her voice was still so beautiful and it almost made the older Elric melt. It was really hard to him, not to say anything.

"Hello… Who is this?" Another pause. Then she sighed and hung up.

Ed felt like nothing could stop him now. He just wanted to get out of the hospital as soon as possible, and then go to Resembool to surprise both Winry and the old Pinako.

Al was now awake again and the days flew by. It was now the day they both had waited for. They could now leave the hospital and travel to Resembool. Everyone had made a promise to the two brothers that they would not tell anyone about their return. They didn't want anyone to know it yet, just in case Winry and her grandma should talk to some of those people around the area.

It was a long journey. It took them almost a half day to come to their destination. But it was all worth it. Ed and Al walked the long road up to the Rockbells and they could already see the big, yellow house. Ed stopped. He just stood there and looked at the house. Al kept walking until he saw that his brother wasn't coming along. He looked from Ed to the house and then back to Ed again.

"What's the matter, Ed?"

"It's just... I'm really happy that we are going to see them again, but I'm also kind of scared. You know what I mean?"

"Yeah, I know exactly what you mean, brother."

"And Winry – what if she's got a boyfriend…"

"Ha, don't worry about it. I'm sure she's going to be all yours!"

"Wha- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!"

"Ha ha ha, nothing. Come on let's go. We can't stand here all day!"

And with that, the two brothers continued waking. It took them about ten minutes, before they came to the house. Outside, they were met by a dog, which were staring at them. It was Den. He got off of the ground and ran over to the two brothers. He was clearly happy to see them, because he licked them all over the faces. Den barked a few times, which made the front door open and out came Pinako. She looked shocked at first, but then she turned into a huge smile.

"So… You guys are back, huh?" Both Ed and Al grinned.

"Yea, granny. And this time it's for good."

Winry were in the basement – working on an arm, for a customer.
She could hear some noise from outside. It was clearly her grandma, but who was she talking to? It was past 8 pm, so who could it be? Winry went back to work for a little while, when her curiosity took over.

She went upstairs. She was near the door now and the voices were louder than before. They sounded familiar to her, but could it be..? "E-Ed?" She shook her head. "No, it can't be him. Maybe I've been working too hard. I just need some sleep." She sighted. "Well, guess I should tell grandma goodnight." Winry opened the door. When she did so, everyone went quiet. The first person she saw was ... Edward! Her heart skept a beat. She couldn't say aything.

The, now tall, Ed gave her a big smile. "Hey!" His voice was so sweet. Winry just stood there. Still in chok.

The younger Elric stood up and looked at her. Also with a huge smile. "Hi Winry!"

The blonde girl stood with tear in her eyes. She just couldn't hold them back. The tears went down her cheeks and she fell on her knees. "It- it can't be. This isn't real. You are not real!" She was crying – her hands were covering her eyes. At first she felt a warm hand on her shoulder, but then the person put its arms around her – embraced her.

"Don't cry… It's us. We are home."

She looked up and found the beautiful, golden eyes of the man she had missed for so long. It really was him. She could feel him - holding her. She smiled at him.

"Ed…" Then she looked at another direction. "Al."

The younger brother got closer to them and Winry hugged them both. "Welcome home."

The two Elrics hugged her back. Ed nodded. "It's good to be back!"

Pinako stood in the back. Watching the young ones. She couldn't help but smile to herself. "You boys really did it..."

"Are you boys hungry? There's still some stew left, if you are interested." The old lady asked.

"Are you crazy lady, it's stew! I can always eat that!" Ed then said. Both Al and Winry laughed. Everyone went inside and got something to eat.