Author's Note: Here's the second chapter where Ed and Al return home and Al finally gets to eat Winry's apple pie! I had this written earlier when I posted the first chapter but didn't have time to post it. I hope you enjoy!

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(disclaimer: I do not own fullmetal alchemist or fullmetal alchemist brotherhood, sadly)

Chapter 2

It had been three weeks since Al had gotten out of the hospital. He could now walk for about an hour (with his cane) without needing to rest. Even though the walk from the train station home was a bit longer than that Al decided (and Ed gave in) that they should head back to Resembool soon, and sure enough, the next day they were on a train heading home.

Almost as soon as the train started moving, Al started going on about all of the different smells and feelings he had almost forgot existed.

"Well I'm going to sleep since we've got awhile before we get there." Ed said yawning. "You should probably too."

" I don't think I'll be able to." Al said. Although he looked fairly calm, it was obvious to Ed that he was excited, but he also knew that Al had been sleeping a lot since he got his body back.

He'll definitely fall asleep after within an hour of just sitting here. Ed thought to himself.

Sure enough, only half an hour after the trip started both brothers were passed out in their seats.

Al woke up as the train was pulling into the station.

We're home! Al thought to himself.

He looked over at Ed who was still fast asleep in his seat. Al put his hand on Ed's shoulder and shook him.

"Brother wake up, we're here."

Ed just grunted and tried to go back to sleep. Al shook him again, this time more forcefully.

"C'mon we have to get off the train."

Ed lifted his arms up and stretched.

"Alright, fine, I guess we have to."

Ed and Al stepped out onto the platform and took in their surroundings.

"The country air smells so good." Al said

"Yeah." Ed agreed.

As they walked down the long dirt path Al only had to stop a couple times commenting on how he "hadn't realized just how much his muscles had atrophied on the other side."

While they were walking they talked about how they had made so many friends over the past few years and Ed teased Al about Mei to which Al came back with,

"But what about you, and Winry?"

Ed stopped in his tracks and looked ahead where he could see the house that was the closest thing he and Al had had to a home since they had burned down their childhood home. Al didn't press for an answer but kept walking.

"C'mon! Don't just stand there all day!"

They walked up to the front of the house the black and white do laying on the front porch looked up at them not seeming to recognize Al at all until Al called to him,

"Den! We're home boy!"

Upon hearing Al's voice the dog ran over and jumped on Al causing him to fall to the ground, and started licking him.

"Den, stop that tickles!" Al said laughing.

A few moments later Den jumped off of him and moved to the side Al got up and looked towards the front door which was now open with Winry Rockbell standing in the doorway staring at him and Ed. Then she ran towards them and hugged them causing all three of them to fall to the ground.

"Dummies." she said with tears in her eyes, "Welcome home!"

"Good to be back." Al said smiling back at her.

Once Winry let them both get up and they had walked into the house Winry started lecturing them trying to sound upset but was having trouble since she was so happy to see them.

"It has been two months since the promise day! You didn't call or write, the only way I knew you weren't dead is that the radio mentioned all the names of the people who did die!"

"Sorry Winry." both brothers said together.

"It's ok just make sure you don't worry me like that again."

"We promise." both brother said again in unison.

"By the way Winry… my leg is a little beat up…"

She gave him a look that said 'just how beat up?'

"But you don't need to worry about my arm anymore!" Ed said sounding enthusiastic

"Alright I'll work on it tomorrow." she said

"Tomorrow? Why not today?" Ed asked

Winry smiled and looked from Ed to Al, then said "Because I've got a apple pie to make! Right Al?"

"Yes please!" Al said smiling.

"Alright I guess I can wait." Ed said with a sigh.

A few hours later Winry walked out of the kitchen holding the pie she had been making while Ed and Al had gotten settled in. She set it down on the kitchen and set it down in the center of the table then cut it and pulled of the biggest piece and put in on a plate in front of Al.

"Enjoy!" she said smiling.

"Thanks Winry!" Al said before digging in. "This is the best thing I've ever tasted!" Al exclaimed after he had taken a bite and swallowed. "And not just in the past two months either."

"I'm glad you like it." Winry said smiling even more.

They ended up finishing the entire pie between them while Ed and Al filled her in on some of the things that had happened since they had left. Winry told them about how Hohenheim had come back and passed away in front of their mom's grave.

"Oh…" Al said looking a little sad, but Ed only momentarily looked surprised then grunted/sighed. It wasn't like this hugely impacted either of their lives since Hohenheim hadn't ever really been a father to them, but he was still their dad.

The mood shifted when Winry asked what happened between the people from Xing. They told her how greed had been ripped out of Ling and helped defeat Father, and how Fu had given his life to try and kill King Bradley. As well as tell her about how Ling got a philosopher's stone and promised to protect Mei's clan and all the other Xingese clans.

Once it started getting late Pinako (who had come in while they were talking and greeted Ed and Al) pointed out they should probably get to bed since they all looked half asleep anyway

Al laid in bed that night, grateful that he and Ed was finally home and could just relax. For once they weren't on the move they could just live their lives, and it would be another two years before they left Resembool to explore the world.

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Author's note: Ok so this probably the end of this fanfic (sorry it's kinda short). I'm definitely going write some more but I don't know if I should write about the two years before they leave to travel the world or just jump to the when the leave Amestris, so please let me know what you think! please review tell me what you think.