(Author's Personal Note: If you want, you can skip this and just go the regular a/n for the story...Still here? Okay so, I watched The Amazing Spiderman 2. today. I knew what was going to happen but no. I can't handle my feels. My heart hurts. If you haven't watched it and you liked the first one, go watch it! T.T)
(A/N: Yo! Chibi-Sen1124, here! It's EdWin Day on Tumblr and I submitted my other story to contribute. It's called Two Sides of a Person. If you haven't read it, go read it! I realize I took a lot longer to update. Because of that, this chapter is about twice as long with two stories rolled up in one. After the first "line break yo", its a continuation of the first part but it doesn't really have anything to do with it. Just read it. It'll make sense. Oh! And in the second part, if you don't want to read the italic story, you don't have to. I own that, BTW.
To BluezebraAFHS, the first part of the chapter is for you. No Al to interrupt. Thanks for reviewing! It means a lot to me!
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To Namidu, Royai? Let's see. If you want, I can make it like a bonus chapter. Unless you want to see Ed and Winry have a double date with Roy and Riza, then that might be a bit difficult. And yes, Nikko will be included a lot more. Your reviews are, as always, short and super epic. Thank you.
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"Please."
"No."
"Please."
"No."
"Pllleassseeee." Winry begged. Al looked at both Ed and Winry, who were once again, having an argument.
"I like it this length." Ed said. Winry scoffed.
"Ed, it's about the same length as mine. I'm pretty sure that means it's time for a haircut." Winry argued. With the cold setting on Resembool, Ed had let his hair down for the day in order to "keep warm." And as soon as Winry saw him, she flipped. His hair was way too long now and she wanted to cut his hair. But Ed wasn't going to even let her trim it.
"No, I think it's fine like this." Ed said again. Winry sighed and looked at Al who was watching it all happen. He was stroking Nikko's golden fur, watching with pure enjoyment on his face...until Winry had looked at him for help.
"Al, say something to him. Tell him that he needs to get a haircut." she said to Al.
"I'm right here you know." Ed said out loud.
"Brother, you need a haircut." Al said to Ed. All three of them groaned at the same time. Al looked down at his small kitty and began to play with it's small pink paws. The kitty just stared at Al and didn't bother to play with Al.
"Ed, just let me give you the stupid haircut so we can be over this." Winry tried again. Ed crossed his arms over his chest. Al sighed. This wasn't going to go anywhere with the both of them being stubborn.
"Why do you want me to cut my hair so badly, Win? It's just hair." Ed said. Winry felt her heart skip a beat. Hearing him call her "Win" felt so special to her. It made her completely happy and she felt her heart get lighter and lighter and-
"Oh no, you don't! Stop calling me nicknames, Ed. I know what you're trying to do!" she yelled. He looked at her innocently and pointed at himself.
"Me? No! I wouldn't do anything li-"
"Edward," she said in a warning tone. He stopped himself from talking anymore. Eventually, he finally gave up.
"UGH. Fine. I'll let you cut my hair." he said, annoyed. Winry smiled triumphantly.
"Let me go get everything. Just go sit down in the chair over there." she pointed to the chair that was in the kitchen. Ed got up and dragged himself over there. Al followed him, carrying Nikko in his arms.
"It's only a haircut, Brother. Why are you so against it?" Al asked Ed. Ed sighed and put his hand over his eyes.
"Because it's Winry who's going to cut my hair." Ed said at last. At first, Al didn't understand but then, he got it. He couldn't help but give a cheeky smile.
"Ah, yes. It will be a pain. Her hands on your hair. At times, she might have to touch your skin. Like, the back of your neck. She'll be really close to you. REALLY close." Al explained. Ed could feel his cheeks get warmer.
"Yes, I got it Al. Thank you for that fine explanation." Ed said firmly. Al shrugged his shoulders.
"It was no problem, really." Al said. But Al knew exactly what he did to Ed. His imagination must be working on overdrive.
"Winry's coming. I'll leave you to it." Al said, heading outside. Ed sat up quickly.
"You're leaving the house!?" he exclaimed. Al gave him a goofy grin.
"I want to let Nikko out for a walk." Al said.
"He's not a dog. He doesn't need to be taken out for a walk." Ed tried to explain but Al was already out the door.
"Bye!" Al yelled grabbing his hoodie and ran out the door. Don't panic. So what Al left? So what Granny isn't here because she had to go out to take care of something? It's okay. It'll be fine.
"I'm back!" Winry said. Ed jumped a little and placed his hand over his heart.
"Y-yeah. I saw that." Winry walked over to him and ran her fingers through his hair.
"Hmm. It's actually a lot longer than I expected. C'mon. We have to wet your hair." Winry told him. Ed nodded slowly and followed Winry into the bathroom. The bathtub already had been filled with water. She sat on her knees and waited for Ed to do the same thing. After he did, she motioned with her hands to place his head over the bathtub.
"So, uh, is it cold or warm water?" he asked her. She grabbed the bowl floating on top of the tub, filled it with water and looked at Ed.
"Cold." she dumped the entire thing on Ed's hair and he gasped.
"That was super cold! Winry!" he yelled. She dumped more water on his long golden hair.
"Hey, I had to get you back for arguing with me. This is the only thing I could think of." she said, seriously. Once all of his hair was wet, she grabbed the towel on the sink.
"Stand up so I can dry your hair a little bit." Carefully, Ed stood up, his head still over the bathtub. She grabbed his hair and slowly began to dry his hair. It was bit hard since he was taller than her.
Ed couldn't help but begin to doze off. It felt like a really small massage.
"Let's go back." she said, taking the towel off his head. He sighed and followed Winry back to the kitchen. Winry ran a comb through his locks. When it came to Winry, she did everything gently. He was sure it was a mechanic thing to handle everything with care. But he noticed that she did that with almost everything. When she was cooking or cleaning or even just holding a book. Even with his hair, he felt her trying to be as gently as possible. If she found a knot, she would try to get rid of it without hurting him at all.
Finally, Winry grabbed the scissors and began to trim Ed's hair. He wasn't sure how short she was cutting it but he imagined it was only about an inch.
"You almost done, Winry?" he asked her. She scoffed.
"It's only been ten minutes, Ed. Have some patience." she said. He sighed again and waited. He felt her brush her fingers on his neck. He shivered slightly.
"Your hands are kinda cold, Winry." he said. She smiled at his head.
"Sorry. Your hair's still wet, that's why. It made my hands cold." Winry said softly. The air was filled with silence. Ed desperately wanted to talk but he couldn't think of anything to talk about. If he asked her about automail, she would begin to think about automail and next thing he knew, his hair was in the shape of an automail arm. Anything else just seemed really boring. Especially alchemy. Ed heard Winry beginning to hum softly. He closed his eyes and listened to her. It was enough to fill the silence.
Winry, still humming, stood in front of Ed looking at his hair. He opened his eyes to see her face close to his.
"Done! I did a very good job, if I might add." she said proudly. He shook his head, trying to feel how long his hair was. It reached a little bit past the bottom of his shoulder blades. She had cut off about five inches off.
"Winry! I thought you were going to trim it, not hack it!" Ed yelled, reaching behind him.
"I didn't cut off a lot." Winry argued. He placed his hands over his face and groaned loudly.
"Ed, stop being a drama queen." She went to grab the dust pan and broom but Ed had grabbed from behind the waist.
"Wait, let me pay you." He said. Before she could even ask how, he moved her ponytail over her shoulder and placed his lips on the back of her neck. She let out a gasp. He trailed kisses all over her exposed neck, below her ear, and on her cheek. He let her go and she spun around to look at him.
"Wow." was all she could manage. He gave an embarrassed look. He only did that in the spur of the moment (what moment, Ed?) and now, he was actually embarrassed.
"It was supposed to be revenge for pouring cold water on my head but I highly doubt you hated it." he said, grinning stupidly. Winry could feel her heart working overtime.
"Well, I didn't hate it." Winry replied. He was about to lean in to kiss her when Granny and Al walked in.
"We're back!" Al yelled as loudly as he possibly could. Ed, panicking, ran to the bathroom.
"I'm going to take a bath!" he yelled before he slammed the bathroom door. Winry quickly went to the kitchen to grab the broom and dustpan.
"Oh, were we interrupting something?" Granny asked loudly. Al snickered behind her, carrying Nikko.
"No!" yelled Ed and Winry at the same time. Granny only shook her head and chuckled.
"That runt." she said to herself. The ground rumbled and all of them heard the thunder roaring over them.
"It wasn't that cloudy when we were outside just now." Al said in confusion. Granny grabbed her pipe from her apron pocket and lit it. She sighed.
"Looks like winter wanted to arrive with a grand entrance." Granny finally said.
"Don't be surprised if it snows in a week. Anyhow, I'm tired so i'll be going to bed. Good night." she said over her shoulder. Granny left the two alone, staring at each other as the ground kept rumbling.
"Thanks, Granny." Winry said.
LINE BREAK YO
When Ed came down after taking his bath, he found Al, Winry, Nikko, and Den sitting on top of blankets and pillows in the living room Al was reading a horror novel and Winry was working on an automail leg.
"Um, what's this?" Ed heard the sky rumble and the rain pounding the ground.
"Oh! Me and Winry decide we should all sleep altogether. You know, like when we were kids?" Al said to him, not even looking up from his book. Ed nodded as if he understood. No, he did understand. But what he didn't get was why they wanted to do this now. Suddenly, a bright flash appeared in the sky. Al and Winry flinched at the sudden light. They pretended to be engrossed in what they were doing.
"I get it now. You guys are scared of lightning." Ed observed. Al and Winry stayed quiet.
"Hey, I'm not making fun of you. I'm just saying." Ed walked over to them. He sat down beside Winry and grabbed a book Al had next to him. It was quiet for a couple of minutes before there was another flash of light outside. Winry jumped and Al accidentally dropped his book on his face.
"Ow!" he said. Ed looked at the both of them and sighed.
"How about I tell you guys a story?" Ed suggested. Al looked at Ed.
"We're not kids, brother. I think we can take on a little lightning." he said. Ed shrugged his shoulders.
"Okay then. I'll be going back to my room then." Ed was about to get up before Winry grabbed his hand.
"Stay. Please.' she whispered. Ed looked at Winry's light blue eyes. He sat back down in defeat. Al looked relieved.
"So, can I tell this story or not?" Ed asked. Al closed his book and set it to the side. Winry stopped working on her automail. Ed took this is a sign to start the story.
"Okay. I remember reading this story when I was little. Actually, I kinda memorized it because mom gave me the book. Most of it is…" he stopped looking down in embarrassment.
"Love stories." Ed finished. Al shook his head and smiled.
"It's like mom to lend you a book like that." Al said to him. Winry couldn't help but grin at all the stories Ed and Al's mom had told her that had to do with love.
"Here goes. It's also a fantasy." Ed added.
"C'mon, Ed!" Winry urged him to continue.
"You know what, let me go grab the book." Ed said. He ran to his room going through the mess he had to find the book. He finally found it and quietly ran back.
"Okay! Here I go." Ed said. He cleared his throat and began to read.
"The High Summoner and the fugitive ran down the pitch black hall. Their footsteps echoed through the narrow path. The High Summoner was panting and her heart was beating loudly. Tears began to trickle down her cheeks. She knew what she was doing was wrong. It went everything against everything she was taught But she loved this person too much to him go. When they reached the end of the hall, a large circle like room was lit up with searchlights. A giant cannon was pointed in the direction of the hall they just came from. The fugitive told her to wait. She felt like her heart was bruising the inside of her ribs. She cutched the locket on her chest. Without warning, there was the sound of a piano being played. The five glowing orbs on the cannon turned from blue to red. One by one, a symbol began to appear. She knew what he was going to do."
"Wait, wait. Hang on a second. This is a love story? This sounds like a tragedy. And this is the story you memorized, brother?" Al said. Ed shrugged.
"I was a little kid who hated romance. What are you gonna do?" he replied.
"What about now?" Winry asked, a bit worried.
"Now? It's probably the best thing that's ever happened to me." he said before he continued.
"'Stop!' The High Summoner cried out. The sound of rhythmical beats entered the hall. They found them. The fugitive ran out from behind the cannon to embrace the High Summoner. They looked at each other, pain and sadness filling their eyes. The fugitive tried to burn every detail of her in his mind. He smiled at the hair beads he had given to her for her birthday. He felt like a fool. What good is he if he can't protect the most important person in his life? The High Summoner placed her hand on his cheek. Using her other hand, she yanked the locket from her neck. She placed it in his hand."
A loud crack of lightning filled the entire room. But no one seemed to notice. They were too busy listening to Ed's voice telling the story of two tragic lovers.
"The marching of footsteps finally halted. The fugitive glared at the men with guns pointed at them. They cocked their rifles. The High Summoner let her arm drop to her side. Small balls of light began to orbit around them like fireflies. She looked at the soldiers, tears falling down her eyes.
'I love you.' she whispered to him. Slowly, she closed her eyes. The sound of shots echoed through the room. Two bodies fell to the floor. The fugitive couldn't feel anything. Using the little strength he could, he grabbed the High Summoners hand. Her eyes began to dim, her life escaping her. He tried to make out the words he wanted her to hear. But the light in her eyes gave out. He wasn't able to tell her. And now he could never hear them. He prayed to the gods he betrayed to give them a second chance. Because he loved her so much."
Ed closed the book and looked at them. Winry was holding back tears and Al was staring at him with his mouth open.
"Now that I re-read it…" Ed said.
"That was so sad. What happened afterwards?" Winry asked.
"This happens to be a story about reincarnation. So, you have to read it to find out." Ed said, handing her the book. Winry frantically kept reading from where Ed left off.
Throughout the rest of the night, they all talked about the idea of reincarnation. It was a small debate and they found themselves staying up all night until the crack of dawn. When they finally fell asleep, Ed was laying on his back with his stomach exposed, Winry right next to Ed's stomach, and Al being suffocated by Nikko and Den.
(A/N: SO! How was that? I'm pretty proud of the story I created. It's a spin-off of a game. It's not original but I tried to make it. Question: Who believes in reincarnation besides me? Anyhow, review?)