Greeting
None of them like to spend much time away from home. Ed and his brother have been travelling for so long that by now they would be grateful to have a house to live in at all. That it is with Winry- in Risembool, even- could almost be described as a blessing, if he believed in that sort of thing. The region calls him in the most raw, irresistible way possible, and although he spends half his time in Central these days, he still considers Risembool his home.
Some day, if it becomes possible, he would like Scieszka to live here with him.
For now, he puts up with travelling.
It is different with Al and Winry. Their work means that it is comparatively rare for them to be called away from the village, and they have grown accustomed to seeing each other every day. This makes it almost unbearable for Al when Winry- usually on a business trip to one of her automail clients- has not been at home for a few days; for Ed, when he is left in the house with his brother, and he can see how badly Al misses her- but the subject is not broached until the third day, maybe the fourth.
"I know, Al."
"I'm worried, even though I know she does this sort of thing all the time."
"I know, Al."
And the next day she arrives home, tired and grumpy, complaining about dusty roads and uncomfortable trains. She kicks her shoes off and drops her huge travelling case onto the ground-
-and Al flies out into the corridor at the speed of sound and lifts her feet off the ground with the enthusiasm of his embrace-
"Calm down, Al, I've not even been gone a week!"
-and he sets her down but doesn't let go, and she is laughing, and she wraps her arms around his waist-
-and Ed sidles quietly off into the kitchen, because he knows from experience that there is very little that will distract them from each other at this point, and they have already forgotten that he is there.
Author's notes: Any Death Note fans out there? I may have a fic on the way.
I still have lots planned for this series, though! Most of all, I'd like to include more of Roy and Riza, but it's quite difficult. They seem a bit isolated...