Hi, everyone! Here's the next chapter for you, and the idea for the song came from lovelyalchemist. Hope y'all enjoy!
Should You Return by Copeland
Winry wasn't sure how it had really happened. It had taken ten years of melt downs and snapping at anyone who even dared to look at her to get her to this point. If anyone mentioned his name, she didn't dissolve into a puddle of tears. If she ran across one of the screws she used only in his auto-mail, she didn't chuck it across the room in a fit of rage. When men asked her out on dates, she didn't scream and declare her unending love for someone who wasn't there.
Not at the moment, anyway. She waited until she was alone in her room at night, letting the hurt boil over as she sobbed into her pillow. She cried until she fell asleep, her dreams the only real place where she was happy. In her dreams, she didn't need to pretend she was moving on, didn't have to put on a brave face. And in the morning, she would wake up with a calm smile on her face, ready to face the day.
So, she continued to hang on just in case he returned.
I know this particular scenario has been explored a lot within my stories, but what would it really be like for Winry many years after Ed and Al leave her? I could see her not really reaching a point where she was ok with it and not being able to really be with anyone. Maybe go out on a date or two, but nothing majorly committal. Saving herself, in a way. Well, that's enough of me getting all philosophical and mopey feeling. As always, please review and enjoy yourselves until next time!