I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist or Brotherhood. But there will be some direct lines from the story.

This story deals with a gender-swapped Ed, there will be no Ed/ Roy romance in this story just parental relationship. Also gender-swapped Winry.

And please feel free to comment and or give suggestions.

I was fast asleep when I felt the train lurch forward.

"Are we here, I'm awake." I said still half asleep, I went to rub the sleep from my eyes, when only my left hand touched my face I clicked in to what was going on.

"Relax Fullmetal we aren't there yet, the train is making another stop." Roy didn't even look up from his paper work. He had his leg crossed over the other one, doing the work on his propped up leg. He wasn't wearing his jacket which is odd because he was never out of uniform. I shifted in my seat to get more comfortable, when a blue jacket slid down on to my lap. It was his. "You were sleeping" He defending himself

"You're treating me differently" I stated

"What you were sleeping I put my jacket on you..."

"I have a jacket" I tugged on my red one.

"I can't win!"He threw his hands up in the air frustrated with the situation. "What do you want me to do?" He asked

"Don't treat me differently." I threw his jacket back at him he caught it and threw it beside him.

"We need to set up ground rules." He stated rubbing his face, and stretching his arms.

"Okay, how about outside of work we treat each others as equals, in work we pretend that I'm still a boy and we don't tell anyone." Mustang tried to interrupt me and I glared at him "And finally, you don't hold back because I'm a girl. If something is to dangerous, don't hold back because you think I'm fragile, I'm plenty tough." Roy nodded

"And you need to trust me more. I know I might act different around you right now but there are two reasons why. One you're hurt, and I don't care how much you say you aren't your arm is missing. Two I just found out, it's a lot to deal with."

"I've had worse." I muttered under my breath

"I know." He picked the files up, sometime during the argument they must have been thrown down. He started working on them again.

"Why are you doing that now shouldn't you be on watch for Scar or something?" I asked trying to end the silence that had filled the room.

"Hawkeye is watching us, And if I get this done now I don't have to do it later and maybe I can relax on this trip." He said still writing.

"That's great and everything, but Hawkeye isn't here." That got his attention his head shot up and started looking around the cab like she was in his blind spot or something. He opened up the window and looked out it.

"Found her. She's talking to someone." Mustang said he pulled his head back into the train cart. I looked out to see Hawkeye walking towards the entry to the train.

"Gezz Colonel you looked almost worried there." I prodded him with my boot

"Why would the Colonel be worried" Hawkeye asked as she entered the compartment.

"I was wondering about whether or not somebody dropped Al off at the wrong stop." Roy covered. I shot up in my seat that got me worried. How long has Al been back there, if he was still there.

"Well don't worry that's where I just came from, He'd fine Edelle." She sat down "Mustang I thought you were working." Mustangs turn to freak out a bit. She looked sternly at him.

"I'm taking a break. I've been at this for already six hours non-stop."

"Six hours! I took a six hour nap and you let me?" I yelled at them

"And just think only six more hours to go" The bastard Colonel said trying to lighten the mood.

"You had a though day yesterday, no one blames you for going to sleep." She leaned into the seat more and put her feet up. "Sir you're on guard." He nodded and pulled out his gloves and slipped one on. "Oh that's right Ed I have something for you." She pulled out a paper from her jacket. "I ran into one of our old army buddies and told him you're story. And he gave me this and told me to tell you that 'You will uncover the truth behind the truth'."

"Who did you run into?" Mustang asked as she tried to drift off

"Tim Marcoh." Mustang stood and started to head towards the door of the cabin when the train started again. The sudden movement caused him to fall onto my side of the cabin in the seat next to me. The Lieutenant took up his empty space and fell into a deeper sleep. He only scoffed at her and picked up his jacket and laid it on her shoulders.

"See you're not the only one getting special attention." He smirked at me, then turn to face the door. With his back to me I opened note and studied it, then put it into my pocket. "Fullmetal you do know I am twice your age right? Nothing is ever going to happen between us." He stated. I knew that but hearing him say that gave me a bit more comfort.

By the time we got to Resembool it was early in the morning I was leading Mustang and Hawkeye on the road to the Rockbells. The were dragging Al behind them in a cart and explained to him what was happening now that they knew I was a girl. I could hear Den barking before I could see the house. The dog ran up to us and started trying to play with me. When I got to the house Granny was already outside waiting for us.

"We could use your help again Granny." I walked up to her and gave her a one armed hug not that I had much of a choice. "You remember Colonel Mustang and 1st Lieutenant Hawkeye right." I said gesturing to my body guards, and they waved.

"Nice to see you again." She snipped at them, I guess she wasn't over the last time they saw each other and Roy abducted me into the military basically. She looked me up and down a couple of times. "Ed you've gotten shorter." 'Oh so now the short jokes start eh?' We started yelling back and forth calling each other every short nickname we could think of. When it happened.

"Hey Ed!" Winston called I turned to look to see a wrench flying towards my head. It was to late to dodge it so I let it hit me. Man has he been working on his throwing arm cause that knocked me flat on my ass. "I told you to call before you show up here for a maintenance check!?" He yelled at me from his balcony

"Winston you jack ass are you trying to kill me?!" I yelled back, two can play at that game.

"Welcome home guys." He smiled at us.

We got settled into the house before Winston came downstairs Pinako even had time to make tea before he saw that my arm wasn't there.

"What the hell did you do to my automail Ed! This is a little more then busted up." He looked at Al "And what the hell happened to Al half of him is gone!"

"We got a little smashed up, its nothing new." I said in my defence. Mustang and Hawkeye were watching from the side lines at the two of us fighting, they were probably wondering on how they could have ever thought I was a boy. Winston has a tough build for a guy, I mean he still on the lean side but he has muscles and callous where other boys don't. Were I have a tiny frame and a even with my built up muscle I still didn't compare with him. We both had long hair but on him it looks mainly, I would've keep my hair short but I need my bangs to hide my girly face.

"Ed you haven't answered me yet." 'shit he was still talking'

"Um I need to be in Central as soon as possible so can we just get to the point?" I asked trying to dodge his question

"Okay you know the drill, do you want to be in your underwear or in more comfortable clothing?" Pinako asked looking at the Colonel and his Lieutenant

"Comfy clothes. Do you still have some of my old stuff here?" I asked standing up

"Everything you left behind is in the closet of the guest room." Pinako said as she started getting her gear ready. I went up the stairs to the guest room past the family pictures, I didn't even hear the person behind me. I got into the room and laid out what I planed on wearing. I started to undress myself when someone cleared their throat. 'please not Mustang, please not Mustang.' I thought to myself, even though nothing will ever happen between us, I still don't want help undressing from the bastard Colonel.

"Do you want help?" Hawkeye asked. 'thank god' "I broke my arm once as a kid, you never know how hard getting dressed is until you've tired it with one arm." She was right

"Um sure." I responded she walked over and started undoing buttons.

"Not used to getting helped are you." She asked facing away from me as we were working on getting the pants off.

"Not used to needing it." I replied. I took off the shirt by myself then started unwinding the binding to free my chest. I slipped the other tank top on and faced the Lieutenant

"So do you always wear that or..." She asked the question that really sounded uncomfortable for her to ask, she was a professional woman, and asking other women about underwear just wasn't done.

"No not it I could help it. It really cuts down on your breathing." I half joked. She nodded and walked towards the door.

"I'll be downstairs if you need anything else." She said before she took off. I smiled in the empty room. 'Both of them were handling this great.' I wondered how the others would react to it and if the would still help me. But then I realized that at least two people accept it and me, maybe the others will too.

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