It's a typical day at home, we have had so many customers today, but we are almost always busy. I am exhausted. I am resting at the kitchen table. My head is down on the table, my eyes closed when I hear Den barking. I lift my head up. "What's he barking at now?" I ask myself. I get up and walk out of the room. I get to the door of the next room and stop, when I hear someone's voice. It's Al, he's telling Den that he is tickling him.
Wait. Al would need a body to feel Den licking him. I am shocked and overwhelmed with emotions. This can't be real, I'm dreaming. I walk into the front room. I finally reach the front door and pull open the door. I stare outside. Den is licking Al, who is on the ground. Al… Al in his body. I don't believe it. Al looks at me and smiles. Ed is behind him, also smiling at me. My face crumples, I feel the tears starting. They are happy tears, of course. I turns out I had kept my promise to Ed. I start running to them. When I get close enough, I jump on top of them. I am sobbing now. "Dummies, welcome home." I greet them. "Thanks." Ed replies. Al laughs and says, "Good to be back."
About two years later, Ed is leaving for the west. I decided to come to the train station with him. We are sitting on the bench, waiting for the train to arrive. "Make sure to oil it every day." I tell Ed, reminding him to care for his automail leg. "Right." Ed replies. "And please keep the screws tightened." I add. "Yeah." Ed says. "Dry it off immediately when you get out of the tub." I tell him. "Fine." He says. He's not listening is he? "Are you even listening?" I ask. "Yeah." He says. I grunt. I hear the train whistle. "There's your train." I say.
"Knowing you, you'll probably break it within a month and have to come home for maintenance." I say to him, knowing it's true. "Yeah, yeah." Ed faces the train. "You're probably right." He says. I smile. "Well whenever that does happen, just call me to make an appointment." I say. "Sure." Ed replies as he walking. He stops with one foot on the train. Huh? What's he doing? He turns around and faces me. "What's wrong?" I ask. "Listen, Winry." He says in a serious tone. "Well, what? Just come out and say it." I say. I'm eager to know what he has to say. Ed blushes and makes stuttering noises. "Equivalent exchange!" He says. "Huh?!" I reply. "Ed points at me and says, "I'll give you half of my life if you give half of your to me." I gasp a little. Is he asking me to spend my life with him? As in marriage?! But, he's using alchemy as a metaphor?! This is not at all how I wanted him to do this.
"Ugh, come on do you have to treat everything like alchemy?" The whole equivalent exchange thing is just nonsense." I say. "What'd you say?!" Ed shouts at me. "It's nonsense! How about I just give you my whole life?" I reply. Ed stares at me, he is blushing again. I gasp and make strange noises. I realize what I just said. I put my hands out and blush deeply. "Maybe not all of it." I hold my fingers out, and try to count. "Ninety, maybe eighty percent. Seventy? That's not enough. Eighty five… yeah eighty five is a good number." I say, I feel embarrassed and nervous.
Ed chuckles. I turn to face him. "What?!" I ask. Ed laughs even more. "Shut up!" I shout at him. I am now annoyed at him. I was serious and he is taking it as a joke! Ed is still laughing, but he says: "Oh sorry, really." He still continues to laugh. "Edward!" I yell. "You are so incredible. Ha ha you knocked equivalent exchange flat on its butt in just a few words." He says.
"Uh… and what's that mean? Are you making fun of me?" I ask him, still annoyed that he is acting so immature. Ed stands up. "Not at all." His hand goes to my head. He is looking into my eyes. I blush. His other hand goes to my shoulder and he pulls me into his shoulder for a hug. I gasp quietly. He never shows public affection. "Thanks for cheering me up. I'll miss you. Goodbye for now." He says. I hug him back, grabbing onto his waist. I nod into his shoulder. "Come home soon." I tell him. I have a sweet moment with him as he holds me for a little longer. He pulls away a little, but then does the most shocking thing yet. He leans in and kisses me. At first, I am too shocked to do anything. But then I blush and kiss him back. I think back to our first kiss.
A couple of weeks ago, I was working on his automail, doing typical maintenance. Ed was sitting on a chair. I finished working on his automail and rolled his pant leg down for him. He grabbed my hand and held it in his and just looked into my eyes. I stared back, wondering if he was going to say anything. He was blushing. I decided to make a move. I moved in closer to him. "Winry… I…" He started to say. But I stopped him and put my lips on his. I was tired of not doing anything to really show my feelings. I gently moved my lips a little, but his stayed still. I pulled away. I stepped away from him. "Sorry… I uh…" I bit my lip and stopped talking. Ed was staring at me, blushing. I ran and left the room, feeling embarrassed. That was our first kiss. I regretted making a move imediely. We haven't spoken of that day since.
My mind returns to the present. Ed pulls away from me. He blushes and looks at me. I smile and say, "I'll miss you too." He smiles back and then turns around and boards the train. He loves me too, I know that now. I also know that I can't wait for him to return.
THE END.