(a/n: Yo! Chibi, here. Yes, I did update early. I'm happy I did because this story would not leave my mind. AT ALL. I'm not kidding.

To fullmetal passion: Writing chapter three also made me cry. I can't believe no one talked about it. I really wanted to know how everyone felt. Thank you for your review! It means a lot!

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Ed woke up to the sound of slow rain falling on the roof. His eyes settled on a blonde haired beauty snuggled close to his chest. His arms was draped protectively around her. He took in this small moment, looking at her slightly pink cheeks, her lips, her everything. It surprised Ed that he never truly saw her for the women she had become until now. He was always away, always ignorant to her. Winry stirred slightly and he stiffened. It would be the death of him if he was caught staring at Winry. When he felt her relax, he let out a sigh of relief. Until he heard someone clear his throat.

Ed turned around to see Al holding his head up with his arm, fully awake.

"Morning, brother. Get a good night sleep?" Al whispered to him.

"Do you purposely do this to me?" Ed whispered back. But he didn't move away from Winry.

"No. You just make it so easy for me." Al said. Ed rolled his eyes at him.

"Let's get up and make breakfast before anyone else wakes up." Ed told him. Carefully, Ed placed Winry's head on the pillow and covered her with his blanket. She snuggled closer to the blanket, making Ed's heart skip a beat.

"Brother, I don't think it's normal to stare a person while they're asleep." Al whispered to him as he got up. He fixed his shirt, which had been wrinkled.

"Even if the person I'm staring at is someone I deeply care about?" Ed retorted. Al opened his mouth to say something but then just closed it.

"You got me there." Al said at last. Ed chuckled and they made their way to the kitchen. Ed looked outside when he passed the window. With the wind blowing the naked trees and the clouds forming thick barriers, it was most likely that the rain wouldn't let go anytime soon.

Al came up to his brother and touched his arm slightly.

"Are you going to be alright?" he asked him. Ed knew he was referring to the last time it rained. Rain still had an emotional effect on him but he wasn't going to let it take over.

"Yeah. Don't worry." Ed gave him his best smile and Al just smiled back.

"Morning, boys." Pinako said as she entered the kitchen. They both murmured a small "good morning" and began making the morning's meal.

"Oh! Before you boys start making breakfast, can you fix the table for me? It's beginning to get a little wobbly and I don't have the strength to fix it." she said, rubbing her eyes.

"She can't fix a table but she can fix people's automail without sleeping for days." Ed muttered underneath his breath. Pinako rolled her eyes.

"Stop whining about it. Just do it." Pinako said, making her way back to her room. Ed made a face at her back. He turned the table around so the legs faced up. He shook each one until he found the one that was slightly wobbly. He went to the drawer that held the hammer and the nails.

"Do you really think we should make noise while Winry is asleep?" Al asked Ed. Before Ed could answer, Winry walked in, placing her head in her usual ponytail.

"It's okay. I'm already awake." Ed froze.

"H-how long have you been awake?" he asked. Maybe it's a coincidence that she woke up now. I mean, what's the chance of her being awake when I was talking to Al?

"I've been awake long enough to hear a few certain things." she mumbled, avoiding his eyes. Ed nodded at the ground, his cheeks getting a bit red. He was just so new to this and he couldn't help but getting embarrassed easily. Al cleared his throat and nudged his brother in the stomach.

"We should really fix this table, brother." Al said to Ed. Ed realized where he was again and set out to do what Pinako had asked them to do.

It wasn't until Ed placed the nail on the leg and he had raised the hammer that he realized he didn't know how to fix the table. He looked up at Al, who was waiting for him. Ed looks so confused, his eyes furrowed together as he came to the horrible conclusion:

"I-I don't know how to fix it." Al gave a small laugh.

"What do you mean you don't know how to fix it? It's easy." Al held out his hand. Ed gave him the nail and the hammer. Al put the nail where Ed had it and raised the hammer. The feeling was a bit unusual to him. He tried to hit the nail...and missed.

"OWW!" Al cried, holding his thumb. He looked at the hammer he dropped in frustration. Ed grabbed the hammer and nail, staring at them as if he had discovered something new. Al stared at his brother. Winry, who had been in the bathroom for the moment, walked back in to see Al and Ed in a trance by something or someone.

"It's called a hammer, Ed." she said to him. He quickly turned his head to her, glaring.

"Yes, I see that. Thank you." he said, sarcasm seeping from his mouth. She glared back and just raised her hands in defense. Ed placed the nail back where it was going to go and raised the hammer again. His eyes had a confused look to it. Al startled everyone when he yelled.

"What!?" Ed asked, worried.

"What if we use alchemy?" Al asked his brother. For a quick second, Ed's eyes looked sad. Then he smiled at his brother.

"Sure, Al. But you gotta do the honors." Al's smiled quickly left as it came. It came to everyone's realization that Ed couldn't do alchemy. Ever. Again.

"Oh. Um, okay." Al kneeled in front of the table. He clapped his hands together and placed them on the table. Nothing happened. Al felt his heart stop.

"W-what happened to my alchemy?" he asked, horrified. Ed kneeled beside his brother to calm him.

"Don't worry. You still have it. But I think since you got your body back, you aren't able to do alchemy without a transmutation circle anymore. Looks like you have to go back to the ol' fashioned way." he said, teasingly.

"Ah, man. Looks like I gotta go get my chalk." Al said, standing up. He headed to his room, leaving Winry and Ed alone. Winry, who was quiet the whole time, looked at Ed. Ed was still smiling when he looked at her. Winry looked mad.

"You can't fix it? What do you mean you can't fix it?" Ed looked confused.

"It means that I don't know how to use a hammer, Winry." he responded. Winry shook her head. Her hands were in fists and she was shaking.

"Don't be stupid. Yes you can. You make it seem like you can't do something as simple as hitting a stupid nail with a hammer." she whispered harshly. Now Ed was starting to get mad.

"What are you trying to say, Winry?" But Ed knew where she was going with this. She knew him too well.

"I know what you're thinking, Edward. And it's not true." she said angrily. Ed couldn't help but chuckle. She had seen the hidden message he didn't mean to relay.

"Winry, listen. I-"

"I got it!" Al yelled as he came back in holding his white chalk. Ed and Winry shared a secret look that said we're not done talking yet. The three of them carefully flipped the table back over. Al drew a small transmutation circle on top. He placed his hands on top of the circle. A bright blue light emerged from the table and filled the kitchen. Ed looked at the familiar light, a sudden nostalgia overwhelming his heart. But the look on Al's face as he did alchemy made it go away. His smile was bright as the light itself and his eyes were filled with such a fierce passion. Winry took Ed's hand, never looking away from Al. She squeezed his hand gently and let go.

Eventually, the light died down. Al tried to wobble the table again but it was obviously fixed. He smiled at Ed and Winry.

"I did it." he whispered happily. Ed suddenly remembered his mother. Those times when Ed and Al did alchemy, how much did it hurt her to be reminded of Hohenheim? Now, when Ed sees Al, all he remembers is the fact that he can never do alchemy again. Yet...seeing Al smile so happily, it made him happy as well.

"Yes, you did." Ed said, smiling and ruffling Al's hair. Al beamed at his older brother who could never use alchemy again.

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Winry walked -no- stomped into Ed's room after she had finished with her work. Al and Ed were sitting on the floor, alchemy books surrounding them. There was dozens of transmutations circles all around them, drawn on paper. Al and Ed looked up at them same time when Winry cleared her throat. Apparently, they hadn't heard her stomping to the room.

"Oh! Hey, Winry! Look at what me and brother created!" he said, holding up a piece of paper. Winry hadn't seen a genuine smile like that since Al and Ed had shown Winry alchemy for the second time. (The first was obviously a failure.) She smiled back at him.

"You look like a little kid again, smiling like that." she teased. Al gave a cheeky grin.

"Granny wanted you for something, Al." Winry said. Al looked at Winry, then at Ed.

"Oh! Suuuuure. Granny wants me for something. If you wanted to be alone, you could have asked." Al said, getting up. Winry sputtered, trying to deny it. Al just laughed as he walked it. Winry closed the door. She looked back at Ed who was leaning against the bed.

"I'm fine, Winry." Ed said. She rolled her eyes.

"I'm not stupid." Winry snapped. Ed's eye twitched. He frowned at her.

"I never said that. And you know it. Look, I gave up my alchemy for him. I don't regret it and I'll never regret it." Winry walked over to Ed to sit down next to him. She leaned against the bed.

"It's not about regretting it. I know you don't regret it. But you lost something you had for so long. It's obviously going to hurt." she said quietly. Ed didn't say anything. He stared at the books surrounding him. They weren't even the ones his dad had owned. Their brand new ones that he and Al had bought during the years they traveled everywhere.

"Ed, talk to me. I know boys aren't supposed to talk about their feelings but you've haven't talked in so long. It's okay to speak your mind." she whispered quietly. He gave her a small smile.

"You really know me, don't you?" he whispered back. He let his head fall back on the bed. His golden hair trickled down the bed like waves of honey. Winry noticed his eyes had become glossy. He closed them and let out a shaky sigh.

"If someone had taken your ability to do automail, what's the first thing you would think of?" he asked her. Winry let her head lean back on the bed as well. She stared up at the ceiling.

"I would probably freak out and wonder what the heck am I going to do next." she answered him.

"Exactly. That's how I feel. But I don't know what I can do. Sure, I can fight and cook and stuff. But that's it. I just never thought it would come down to this." Winry looked over at Ed, who still had his eyes closed. She sighed.

"If I lost my ability, I would still try to do something that had to do with automail. I would own a shop and hire people who knew how to make automail. I don't know. Maybe something like that. But the point is, I might have lost the ability to do automail, but I will always have my love and passion for it." she said to him. Winry felt Ed's hand meet hers. He held her hand, giving it a small squeeze.

"How is it that you know how to say the right things?" he asked. She shrugged, squeezing his hand this time.

"It's a talent, really." she said. Ed chuckled. They stayed like that for a couple more minutes before Winry broke the silence.

"The rain never went away, did it?" she asked.

"Nope. I doubt it'll go away quickly."he responded. Ed finally opened his eyes to look over at her. This time her eyes were closed. He smiled but then stopped when he became aware of how close they were. His face was warm and he was about to back away before he stopped himself.

"Winry?" he asked. She smiled.

"Yes?" she asked. He looked away, took a deep breath, and looked at Winry again.

"I'm going to kiss your cheek, okay?" Before she could respond, he placed a small kiss on her cheek. His lips were tingly. Her skin was soft and smelled like oil and sweet peas. Sweet peas?

"Sweet peas?" he asked. She opened her eyes and looked at him.

"It was a perfume that Riza- I mean- Lieutenant Hawkeye sent me." she answered, turning away.

"I like it." he whispered. She looked at him and bit her lip, trying to hide her smile. He smiled at her, a genuine smile.

"You know last time it rained, you slept in my bed." Ed said quietly. She scoffed.

"Don't push your luck, Ed. First, you have to take me out on a date." she said to him. He didn't back down.

"Alright. I'll take you out on a date. It's a promise." he said, extending his pinky. She held his pink with hers, both staring at their hands.

"So, can I come in now?" Al asked.

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