Directly continued from last time. I kinda feel like I took the obvious way out, but have some cuteness.
16. From now on, too
They had been walking from the train station for almost an hour, and Ed found himself uncomfortably accepting of the fate he feared.
"Moment of truth, Al," he groaned as they crested the hill. Al stopped all of a sudden as though hit by a blunt object, or a realization.
"Brother, what if she and Granny didn't get your letter to come home?" he asked. "What if they went somewhere else, what if it got intercepted, what if-"
"Then we'll find them," replied Ed. He gazed at the top of the hill. "Let's go," he said, moving forward and shoving his hands in his coat pockets (rather forcefully, he'd admit).
Al ran after his brother, who stopped at the hill's crest. When the younger caught up, he saw movement at the yellow house; Den was running with a stick in her mouth back toward the house, toward-
"WINRY!"
Al took off at top speed toward the girl, who had just enough time to brace for impact. The younger Elric slammed into her and almost knocked her over. Ed smiled as he reached them, relief having slowed his pace. Winry had sunk to her knees hugging Al. She looked up as Ed approached, her eyes predictably full of tears.
"Careful, Winry, you'll squeeze the breath out of him."
Winry rose slowly, and Al backed out of the way, watching the girl and his brother with a huge face-splitting grin. They stared at each other for a few long seconds, before Ed took his hands out of his pockets and Winry threw herself into his arms.
"I'll squeeze the life out of you from now on, too, you stupid alchemy freak," she practically sobbed into his shoulder.