Chapter 7
The diamond ring, glittered as Winry, played with it in her hands, "Al?" looking up to see if she had caught his attention, "You said Ed, appreciates me more than I know, why doesn't he show it more often?"
Put on the spot, the suit of armor paused for a moment, trying to think of what to say, "Umm… well Brother isn't very good at expressing his feelings, mainly." Pulling feelings out of him was as hard as getting him to admit he was a bit lacking in height.
She looked down at the floor, she knew this, ever since their mother died, and he became closed off not even telling her of their plans to bring Trisha Elric back to life. After that it was guilt that made him hide his feelings. "Because of your mother…?"
Al was silent for a moment, "Brother has had a difficult childhood." They both had, being part of the military hadn't made life any easier for them, if anything it had made it worse. "It made a harsh impact on him… on both of us." Winry looked up, at him, knowing all this already, but she still wanted him to confide in her more often even though they were married he rarely talked to her about his troubles. "However, for those who have made a true impact on him, Brother shows his deeper unselfish and compassionate side… As someone who has had to suffer greatly at such a young age, neither of us can ignore the true suffering of others, and don't want you to have to worry about it too, we strive to resolve pain in their hearts. Winry, I don't know if Ed told you this before but he told me that of all the people in the world, even more than me you're the one who keeps him moving forward, you've had the greatest impact on him."
Tears glistened in the corners of her eyes, smiling "For once he should worry about himself first. I care about him, if he gets himself killed how will I move on, he tries too hard to be tough you know…." An explosion is heard in the distance, a clear distinct one that both could recognize as Roy's flame alchemy, Winry's face drained of color, they were fighting right now, Ed needed her, she put a hand on the door knob.
Seeing her stand up Al grabbed her arm gently and firmly, "You can't go… The Colonel…"
"Isn't here right now! And I don't take orders from him! I'm getting that idiot before he wrecks more than my auto mail!" Struggling in Al's grasp.
"But Winry."
"I have to go check on the little runt. His auto mail is probably a pile of rubble by now!" She manages to get free and runs out the door wrench in hand. "You better keep your promise, Riza, I want that idiot in one piece."
A/N: Next Chapter will be the last one, and it will probably be the longest of them all I'll try and have it up tonight or tomorrow morning. Please please review I want one please.