Yaoi: Alright, chapter eight! XD

Disclaimer: I no own!

Warning: Yaoi (BOY ON BOY…don't like don't read…And don't flame me because you did for I have warned you!)

Pairing: RoyxEd
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It was late in the afternoon when a man fully covered from head to toe in clothing walked into the Pinako auto-mail shop slash house.

"Good afternoon, sir. How can I be of service?" The blonde young woman asks with a bright smile.

"Yes, I was looking for a great auto-mail to fix my arm." The man said in a hoarse voice as he showed his masked face.

"Well, you came to the right place. We make the best auto-mail around." She bragged with a smile as she rested a wrench over her shoulder.

"That's what I heard from a friend. He said someone name Winry could make and fix any auto-mail better than anyone he's ever seen." The man said in a calm but amused voice.

"I'm Winry…Who is this friend of yours?" Winry asked with her eyebrows drawn together.

"Edward Elric. You know him?" He asked as looked at Winry with his head tilted to the side.

"Yeah, we used to hang out when we were kids and then he and his brother lived with us for a while when their mother passed away. How do you know him anyway?" Winry asked as she led the man into the living room to sit down so she could work upon his arm.

"I helped him get out of trouble once. My name is Envidia, by the way." He said as he pulled the sleeve up to show the auto-mail.

Winry looked down and automatically gasped. She'd know that arm anywhere. After all she's the one that made it and worked hard on it too. "Ed?" She asked softly in shock as she stared at the shining metal.

"It's Envidia, Winry. You'd do well to remember that." Ed said as he removed the mask to show his smile. "I need your help." He said sadly as he covered his are again.

"Okay...Um, Envidia, where's Al?" She asked completely confused.

"He is safe. I cannot discuss where he is because I wish to keep him and you both safe. If anyone asks if you Ed has been here or even Envidia, deny it like you've never denied before. Now, unless it's Roy, tell him this 'The shrimp had been here, but left to play in the dirt.' He'll understand what it means." Ed explained with a slight smile as he looked at Winry with sad eyes.

"You can't stay here?" Winry asked confused as she looked at Ed with her eyebrows knitted together.

"I can't. I would put you and Pinako in danger. I will be in town but not here or in an inn. The help I wish of is some food and water before I go into hiding. Where I'll be has no living necessities but it shall suffice." Ed informed as he placed his mask back on right as a short woman walked in.

"Why, hello, stranger. What brings you to our little home?" The woman asked in a slight amused tone.

"I've come to get my auto-mail fixed by Miss Winry here." Ed lied as he looked at the uninterested woman.

"Well, that's a great choice. My name is Pinako and don't be a stranger around us. We are here to help." Pinako said with a slight smile.

"Nice to meet you, Pinako. My name is Envidia." Ed repeated his fake name as he shook Pinako's hand.

"Well, I do not mean to be rude, Envidia, but I have urgent matters I must attend to. If you will excuse me." Pinako said as she dismissed herself and left.

"Winry, you will not tell Pinako who I really am. Do you understand?" Ed slightly demanded as he looked at the door that Pinako had exited through.

"I understand." Winry answered with a slight frown as she looked from Ed to the door he was looking at and then back. She couldn't truly understand the true danger that Ed was in but she understood she wanted to help Ed and hide him from whatever he was running from. Sadly, she knew she couldn't and that it was for Ed to figure out how to get away. Plus, she was totally confused by what Ed had told her to tell Roy, but she made sure to burn it into her mind. She understood the shrimp part but not the playing in the dirt part.

"Oh, one little detail I forgot to mention. If Roy is alone when he shows, ask him to bring in Hawkeye, if he says Hawkeye is not with him, doesn't bring her in, or whatever. Tell that Roy 'The shrimp went to play in its old house'. Now tell the Roy with Hawkeye what I said earlier. Do you understand?" Ed explained with an inward smirk.

"Yes." Winry answered as she stood and began to collect things for Ed.

"I am doing all this to get away and not put anyone in true danger." Ed informed with a frown that was hidden by his mask.

"It's okay. I'd rather you be safe than be safe myself." Winry said as she grabbed a few bags and began to pack the things.

"I disagree, Winry. I only wish for my loved ones' safety." Ed said in a depressed tone as he stood and went to help Winry. He sighed in sadness as he grabbed the bags and began towards the front door.

"Will…Will you-"

"I'll be back again once this all blows over and we win." Ed said with a cocky tone and a slight laugh as he left the house and began his way done the dirt road toward his hiding place.

"Please, come back to me alive, Ed." Winry breathed as she sadly and longingly watched said man walk away. Again she felt the need to hide him somewhere in her house but she knew better because it would cause more trouble than it would help him. She reached up and touched her cheeks when she felt something wet falling down them. She was crying without even realizing it. The tears falling to the ground one at a time to disappear just like her friend.

"Edward." She whispered in hurt before she turned and walked back into her house. She dried her tears and began to do things around the house to forget about the hurt in her heart.

-TBC-

Yaoi: I actually like how this story is coming out. I plan to not stop working on this one.