Hi again! Here is chapter 2! I hope you enjoy this story and are as excited as I am about it! I absolutely love and adore Edward and Winry as a couple and have tried to stick true to their characters. (Edward's temper, Winry's great aim.) hahahaha. Please review kindly and enjoy!

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WINRY's POV

The only noise that could be heard from the room was Den's small whines for attention from one of us. Despite the cold breeze that crept underneath the screen door, every inch of my body was engulfed in a hot frenzy of embarrassment. Sure, he'd seen me in a tube top before, but this was different..this was more intimate. This was attire you kept personal until you became...well, intimate. Neither of us moved and we continued to stare in shock at the other. Den growled at this in protest to us ignoring his need to be acknowledged. With one last growl, Den pushed his head against my leg, causing the glass of water I held to spill down the front of me. I squeaked in surprise at the cold sensation and let out a rambling of profanities towards the pup. My eyes darted around for the roll of paper towels that I had forgotten to replace earlier. These tiny insignificant choices were now biting me in the ass. But it was in mere seconds where our eyes came into contact again, only his seemed to be taking in the situation now. I followed his eyes that slunk down to the water slowly dripping down my body. I quickly began to look for a way out of the embarrassing hell we were both plastered in, and finally found my saving grace. Within seconds, my fingers curled around a big wooden spoon sitting on the counter, and with my quickest capability, I threw it at him. He let out a pained yell as he went flying to the ground. I high-fived myself mentally when I realized my moment of escape had finally come. I turned on my heel to make a run for my room. The worst of the situation finally coming to a close!

"Brother!? Are you alright?!"

Again my body froze at the sound of a younger man's voice. My head kept sending signals for my feet to move but my body stayed stuck in place. "AL?!"

"What happened!?" Alphonse asked, kneeling to the floor to tend to his brother's now gushing head wound.

"What do you think Al! That crazy woman threw something at me!" Edward groaned, whipping his arm to point in my direction. Alphonse turned towards me while pressing a cloth to his brother's head wound.

"Winry? Why aren't you dressed?" Alphonse asked, a blush forming on his face as he darted his eyes back to his brother. Before I could even form some sort of reply, he had already begun to make assumptions. "BROTHER! You couldn't wait to be in a more private area?!"

If there was ever an opportune moment to suddenly die, this would be it for me.

"It's not like that! I walked in and she was prancing around naked! How was I suppose to know that she decided to flaunt herself at me!" Edward growled, wiping blood away from his forehead.

Oh god strike me dead. "Flaunt?! I wasn't flaunting myself! This is my home! I can walk around like this freely! You weren't even supposed to be here yet!" I screamed back at him. My embarrassment began to fade as anger took over.

"Well it's gross! And you're scaring Alphonse so why don't you go put clothes on like a normal human being!?" Edward remarked back. He stood up and huffed towards me, peering down. My blood began to boil. Poor Alphonse continued to sit on the floor, watching the situation unravel into a violent banter.

"Brother that's not-" Alphonse tried to cut in, but was immediately cut off by my retort to his older brother's comment.

"GROSS? GROSS?! Well you won't have to worry about that! You'll never see me like this again!"

"FINE WITH ME! I ONLY CAME FOR MAINTENANCE ANYWAYS!"

"OHHHH. BUT I'M TOO GROSS TO WORK ON YOUR LEG REMEMBER?"

"AS LONG AS YOU CAN KEEP YOUR CLOTHES ON AROUND ME!" He yelled. Our noses almost touched as we continued to glare at each other. Edward stuck his chin up in the air and smirked down at me. "Or maybe this was your plan all along, to seduce me!"

If looks could kill...I heard Alphonse gulp as he backed into the corner of the kitchen, protecting Den from the obvious upcoming wave of flying objects he knew was coming. I clenched my teeth and spotted a pan on the drying rack. As soon as Edward turned his gaze back to me, I swung the pan instantly and felt it connect with his face. Again, Edward went flying to the ground, a red mark forming across his face. Alphonse ran to his brother, grabbing paper towels to aid to his new wound.

"How's that for gross!" I huffed. I whistled for Den to follow me as I stomped down the hallway towards my room. Granny peered over to me as I walked by and just shook her head. "After you get dressed, make sure he doesn't bleed out completely. He's a nice paycheck for us." Granny remarked as she continued to clean the grease smothered tools. I huffed in response and grabbed my door, slamming it as hard as I could against the door frame.

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I relaxed in the shower for a good 20 minutes before deciding I would have to face the music from earlier. I sighed as I opened my drawer looking for shorts. I debated on choosing a tube top, but I didn't want to come off as GROSS to a certain someone. I settled for a black tank top and fixed my drawer before closing it. His comment had made me become aware of my body as I began to debate whether I should just wear pants. I didn't want to make him sick from my shorts not being long enough. I scoffed and decided to tell myself that I simply didn't care what he thought as I slid the tank top over my head and angrily yanked up my shorts.

"Stupid. This is stupid. He's stupid!" I reluctantly left the comfort of my room and headed towards the living area where I found Edward slumped on the couch with disapproval, holding the same bloody cloth to his head. I could hear Alphonse chatting away with Granny down the hall, leaving me to deal with Ed's pleasant being.

"Idiot. You didn't even clean it?" I asked, quickly walking into the bathroom and grabbing bandages from the medicine cabinet. I wet a clean cloth with luke warm water and tucked the antiseptic under my arm. He scoffed at me when I walked back into the living room.

"Did I cause this?"

I rolled my eyes at his stubborn remark and sat down next to him, pulling away the dirty cloth and gently dabbing away the blood with the clean one. He continued to mutter under his breath as I leaned in closer to examine his cut. I reached for the antiseptic and began to place it over the wound.

"That hurts!" He winced, pulling away from me.

"You've been in near death experiences plenty of times and this is painful to you?" I snapped. He tried to turn his head away but I grabbed his chin and forced it back in my direction.

"Maybe if you had more of a woman's touch!"

"What woman would want to touch you!" I retorted. He was being so pissy.

"You're touching me aren't you?!" He fired back.

"Only because I'm trying to clean up your wound!"

"Maybe that's why it burns!" He pushed my hands away and crossed his arms. He was testing my patience to no end. I bit my lip and decided to keep my comments to myself. I picked up the bandage and lifted his bangs to begin dressing the area. He didn't try to fight me off at this point and we remained quiet during those few minutes. I heard him sigh.

"I didn't mean it."

I looked at him, confused. "Didn't mean what?" I asked, now curious.

I watched his face turn to a dark shade of red as he fumbled to give me an answer.

"When I said you were gross. I don't think you look gross...without clothes." Edward pulled at his shirt collar, clearly not happy with how his sentence ended up forming. I felt my face heat up and my eyes go wide. I wasn't sure how to respond. I almost preferred that he had continued to make snarky comments because I at least had a response to those! I rested my hands in my lap and studied the carpet that suddenly became extremely interesting to look at. The awkward tension continued to build as we sat in silence, keeping our gazes off of each other. I felt his body shift on the couch, but I didn't dare look over.

"Look, Winry. I've been meaning to talk to you about-"

"Ah! It's fine! I already know I'm not gross! I get a lot of attention anyways from male customers! I don't need you to find me attractive because I already know I am! Hahahahahaha!" I rambled nervously, putting on a show of confidence. I knew I sounded ridiculous.

"What? No I'm talking about at the train sta-" I again cut Edward off by quickly putting my hand over his mouth. I continued to laugh nervously, not really sure by my actions.

"You know what? You must be hungry! I'll go...run and get you something from the market and then we can have a look at your leg! Okay that sounds like a plan!" I paced quickly over to the coat rack and pushed my arms into my jacket, continuing my nervous spree of laughter and smiles. Edward stared at me confused and got up from the couch and walked over to me.

"Winry." He said, annoyed.

"I won't be long! I know what you like!" I chimed in an overly delightful tone, but he wasn't buying it. He attempted to move closer to me with a look that made my skin feel hot, and for a moment it felt like my body froze. That same determined look from the train station months ago.

"Winry where are you going?"

Just as time felt like it froze, my body was able to function again at the sound of Alphonse's voice. I smiled in relief.

"I'm going to the market to get some stuff for dinner! I'll be right back! Bye!" I yelled as I quickly closed the door and skipped the porch steps to make a fast get away. My heart raced inside my chest as images of Edward's determined look flashed inside my head.

"This is not going as planned..."

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EDWARD's POV

I stared at the door, wanting to kick it off it's hinges. I sighed and turned towards my younger brother who looked back at me, confused. We both walked over to the window, watching Winry walk down the path in a hurried manner.

"So...she's not making this easy, is she?" Alphonse stated.

"Nope." I crossed my arms and huffed.

"I thought you said you worked this out at the train station?" Alphonse persisted.

"I did! She's just being a crazy woman!"

"Well, maybe you weren't clear enough with her Ed."

I slowly turned my head towards him and squinted with annoyance. "I was clear! I referenced equivalent exchange!"

My younger brother's kind face twisted into his own annoyance. He rolled his eyes and tossed his hands in the air.

"Unbelievable. Looks like you really aren't going to see her undressed again." Alphonse stated walking away. I heard him try to contain a chuckle as he continued down the hall to the guest room. I gritted my teeth and stomped off to my own room, irritated by how the day had gone. I kicked off my boots and let my body hit the bed. Instantly thoughts from earlier in the kitchen began to whirlwind inside my brain. I blushed as the image of Winry's curves entered into my head. The way my eyes followed the drops of water slide down in between her breasts. I growled and threw the pillow over my face. Deciding that a nap was my only time killer until she got back, I pushed her out of my head the best I could and shut my eyes tightly.

"This is not going the way I planned."

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Thank you so much for reading my second chapter! I hope you like it so far! The ideas continue to come to me as I write each chapter, but feel free to review your own ideas if you'd like! I love hearing back from my readers. :) Please review kindly! And thank you for your patience!