AN: As you will notice I use a lot of Keith Urban songs because I love his songs and they have a true meaning in the words.
Fullmetal Rock chap.3
It was four forty five when Winry arrived at the big house and she wondered why the hell she had even came as she rang the doorbell. She hadn't had much luck with boys in her life and the one boy she did like when she was younger when her family lived in Resembool had up and all but disappeared. He and his brother used to live down the road from her but after their mother passed away she went to visit one day and their house was burnt to the ground and they were gone. She had one boyfriend after that a year ago and he beat her down so badly in her confidence and every other part of her. There was also a secret she had buried inside her and she thought all boys were just brutal.
The door slowly opened and a blonde woman smiled "Hello you must be Winry? Edward told me you would be coming. I'm Riza his mother." She motioned her hand and Winry walked in as the woman shut the door and turned "They are all in the studio. Come this way." The woman started walking and Winry followed her 'Studio?' she thought as she followed Riza to a door and when she opened it she saw Edward and the rest of his friends sitting behind some glass and the music hit her ears and she was intrigued as she walked in.
Edward was sitting on a stool strumming a guitar and then the rest of the band joined in while he sang 'You'll think of me' by Keith Urban. His voice was awesome as she stood there and listened. He could actually sing and the band was great she wanted so much to jump in there and join them but her shyness made that impossible.
Rhea looked up and noticed her and she pointed over Edward's shoulder as he turned around and smiled. God he was gorgeous but her ventures with men had shown her they could be good-looking and cruel. She slightly grinned at him then he stopped and told the band to take five while he talked to her.
Walking out of the booth she lowered her shoulders "You're a really good singer." She told him shyly smiling. "Thanks" He noticed she made herself seem smaller around men by slumping her shoulders and lowering her head. She was a stunning looking girl and he couldn't understand why she would do that. She should carry herself with pride looking that good. "So have you thought about our project subject title?" she shook her head shyly, "No I haven't." He didn't know what had happened to her in the past but someone had done something to her to make her this way and that pissed him off a little. He walked over in front of her "Come on then let's go discuss some things." He then turned to everybody in the booth area "HEY GO ON WITHOUT ME FOR NOW. I'LL BE BACK LATER." Everyone nodded as he turned back around and gently placed his hand on her wrist and gave her a nudge in the direction of the door. She stared back at the studio and he noticed "Do you like music?"
Noticing her eyes brighten up and sparkle as he asked that question she smiled a huge smile "Music is everything to me it's truly the only way I can relate to most things." Wow! He thought as he looked back at the group "Hey do you want to listen to us practice for a while?" stars formed in her eyes as she smiled "Really that would be great. We can work on our project later." She turned and almost ran back to the studio and he laughed "Alright then later it is." Walking back into the studio he yelled "I'M BACK!" Al looked over and stopped playing which threw everybody off so they stopped "Well that was quick" Rhea said looking at him. Edward smiled "Winry likes music and she wants to listen to us practice." Al stood up and walked over to Ed he knew this would be the perfect time to tell Ed about her singing "Brother, can you come with me for a second?" Al led Ed into the hallway and pulled his phone out "You have to hear this girl sing." He pressed the play button and Edward listened "Wow! she's good. Who is she? Can we audition her?"
Al stopped the recording "You have to ask her she's standing over there." Ed couldn't believe that was Winry as he walked back into the studio. But from the way she carried herself he knew he would have to be careful the way he asked her about her singing. She seemed to genuinely like music but would she want to sing in front of everyone? So he tucked that little tid-bit of information in the back of his brain as he walked into the studio and grabbed his guitar and began to play 'Need you now' by Lady Antebellum as Rhea took over vocals, then Ed sang with Al as background for Ed. Winry was caught up in the song as she listened intensely as their voices mixed so well.
After that it was some old rock n roll AC/DC's 'Back in Black' with Envy on vocals. Envy's low voice gave him an Edge on everyone else in the old school rock n roll department. He did AC/DC, White Zombie and many more songs no one thought he could match but he surprised them all when he pulled it out of his ass. The tone to Envy's voice was unmatchable his lower bass tone was an essential voice in the group and his keyboard playing was like nothing Edward had ever seen. He was a genius on it when it came to bringing the instrument alive.
Their playing ran a little over what it normally did so Roy walked into the studio and pushed a button on the sound board "Alright you guys its study time." They all stopped hearing his voice "Sorry we got carried away" Al told him as he turned to Winry and she dropped her head "Are you studying with Edward?" She shyly looked up "Yes I am." Roy smiled looking at her as he noticed she was a stunning girl and he was glad to see Edward wasn't with Vickey. "Well that's good he needs a new friend." She smiled shyly as he walked out and she thought that Edward had a nice family and friends. She thought back in her mind to the other Edward she once knew he also had a brother named Al. She got a stunned look on her face and thought 'No this can't be them because their last name is Mustang and the other two were the Elric brothers' she studied his face and then his hair and eye color they were the same as the Elric's. But after sitting there for a moment she shook the thought off because the Edward she knew long ago was an obnoxious little brat. But she sure did miss him and his brother.
Edward walked over to her and sat down next to her. He approached the subject of her singing. "I hear you can sing." She looked up at him shocked "How'd you know?" she smiled shyly "I sing some but not a well as you guys do." Looking at her he thought he'd ask "Would you sing for me sometime?" he lowered his head "I hear you have a pretty voice." She looked up stunned "Who told you?" then she remembered Rhea and Al were in her choir class. She took a deep breath and sighed "Well I guess if it's only you."
He jumped up and pulled her up "Great! What about now?" She followed after him as he almost drug her to the booth "NOW! But I thought you said sometime?"
"Now's as good a time as any" He said pushing her gently into the booth and shutting the door walking over to the board panel he sat down "So what's your preference?" She fidgeted with her fingers for a moment then smiled a huge smile "Do you have Carly Rae Jepson?" He smiled and his fingers went to work on the computer as he typed it up. Then a few seconds later he smiled and looked up "It's all yours my dear." Edward had punched in the music for 'Call me maybe' by Carly Rae Jepson and when the music started she started to sing. She was sort of shy at first until she began to get into it and he sat back and enjoyed her voice. She did an awesome job but by hearing her voice he knew she had a lot of potential if she would work with him.
She pictured herself singing this song to Edward and she broke loose into a little dance as he smiled. 'Good she enjoys music and she can dance' he thought as she finished the song he stood up and applauded "That was awesome!" he told her as she looked at him "Really?" He smiled "Yeah you have a great voice." He walked to the door of the booth and opened it as she walked out "Hey would you mind if I worked with you on your voice?" Edward asked her and she was a little unsure about that "Uh. Well. Uh." Edward saw her uneasiness "Hey I'm just going to help you progress that beautiful voice you have. Not to mention we can work on our project. Just tell me yes and I promise you won't regret it." She felt good about this so she agreed.
As they walked out of the studio Riza looked at him "Edward you need to get to your studies" Smiling at her he led Winry to the living room "That's where were going." She knew he was intrigued by this girl but his studies had to come first "Alright then." She turned and Roy stopped her "Let him take his time with this one. At least it's not Vickey." They both nodded in agreement because neither one of them could stand that girl.
Entering the living room everyone was sitting around studying so Edward pulled Winry over to the little couch they had as they both sat down. He looked up at her then noticed her looking at everyone "Oh I'm sorry I haven't introduced you to everyone." He stood up "Hey everyone I'd like you to meet my science partner Winey Rockbell." Why the hell did that name sound so familiar to him? He didn't know at this point so he shook it off pointing to the foreign kid laughing at a joke Envy told him "This is Ling." Ling smiled "Hi yea pretty girl." Winry blushed then smiled shyly "Hi." He pointed to the waist length black haired kid who's hair stuck up like Nikki Sixx's on the top "That is Chris but we call him Envy a genius on the keyboards." Envy looked up and she couldn't even see his eyes behind his hair "Hey" He nodded and she raised an eyebrow "Hi." He then turned to Al and Rhea as his brother was checking out his girlfriend's boobs "That boob stalker there is my brother Al and the boobed beauty next to him is Rhea." Rhea smiled "Yeah I know her from school we've hung out some." Al smiled red in the face that he was caught "Uh hi." Edward turned to himself and bowed "And my name is Edward as you already know." She laughed a little and he felt a smile tug his lip because she had a beautiful laugh. He couldn't understand why she didn't laugh more.
Just then Riza came in "Alright who's staying for dinner?" Three hands shot in the air without even looking up from their books as she smiled "As many as usual I see." Then she turned to Winry "Are you staying too?" Winry's head lowered "Uh I don't think so I have to get home." Edward didn't want her to leave so soon he wanted to talk more music with her "Aw come on. Stay. Mom makes the best hamburgers." Riza smiled "Yeah there's plenty." Winry looked up at Edward and she really didn't want to leave and it genuinely seemed like he wanted her to stay "I'll drive you home after." He gave her a pleading look and she smiled "I have to call my parents."
He turned around and grabbed his phone "Here you go." She was truly surprised he wanted her to stay and everyone else noticed it too only they thought it was for another reason. He was truly interested in her musical talents and he wanted to find out what had happened to make her so down on herself but he thought it was too soon to pry. She called her parents and they said okay as long as she was home by ten o'clock. She looked at the clock and it was only six what the hell was she going to do for four hours? She didn't know Edward had a plan to get her talking then maybe she would open up to him.