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The heart of Resembool was not much. It was simple, had what was needed for others, and the stores were usually family owned. Everyone knew each other and it was most likely that those stores were previously owned by past generations. An example of that was the small general store that was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Fox. Mr. Fox's great grandfather was one of many people who saw Resembool being born. His contribution to Resembool was, in fact, creating the general store where Winry and Ed stood in front of.

Ann cooed and she began to chew on her hand. Ed looked at the general store. He could feel his heart clench a little at the memories of him and Al accompanying their mother to the general store whenever she needed something. Their true intention of going with her was just because whenever they would leave the general store, Trisha would grab two lollipops from her basket and surprise them. It was never a surprise for Ed or Al but they loved seeing the smile on their mother's face when they acted surprised.

"Ed?" Winry asked, squeezing his hand a little. He looked down and blinked a couple of times before he looked at Winry. She gave a reassuring smile.

"Sorry. I, uh, kinda zoned out for a second there." he smiled back at her. Winry slowly opened the door and walked inside, never letting go of Ed's hand.

"Welcome!" a middle aged woman said. Ed looked at her and he instantly knew he had to Mr. and Mrs. Fox's daughter. She was the spitting image of both of them. But at this point, he was just assuming.

"Oh, Winry! How are you? I don't usually see you because your grandmother is usually the one doing the errands." she said.

"Hello, Cass! Granny isn't here in Resembool right now. Anyway, this was sort of an emergency. Do you, by any chance, have baby formula?" Winry pointed at Ann. Cass looked at the baby, then at Edward. She squinted her eyes at him. Then, she widened them.

" I remember you! You're Trisha's son, aren't you?" she asked, smiling. Ed nodded and wasn't sure what to say. He didn't remember her so he couldn't say the same.

"I'm pretty sure you don't remember me. I'm Cass. I'm the daughter of the previous owners." she explained.

"I'm Edward. Nice to meet you." he replied. Cass smiled at him and looked down at the baby.

"I imagine the baby formula is for her...Wait a second. I remember her too! Oh, her poor parent's were rushing the day they left and the forgot the baby formula they bought for her. Hang on, let me go get it. It's in the back." Cass went into the back room, leaving the three of them alone. Ed looked around in the store. Not much had changed, really. Only few decorations had changed but most of it was still the same. He walked over to the corner of the shop to see if the basket of lollipops were still in the same place. Sure enough, they still were. He looked behind him to see if Winry was looking at him. She was too busy looking at something else. Quickly, Ed grabbed two and hid them where Winry couldn't see.

"Hey, Winry? Can you take Ann? I want to pay for the baby formula." he said. Winry looked back at him.

"Sure, but it's already paid for. Why do you want to pay for it again?" she asked, walking over to him. Ed had to stop himself from smacking himself. Way to go, Ed.

"Okay, actually, my back kinda hurts from carrying Ann. Can you take her?" he asked. Winry sighed.

"Alright." she took Ann from the baby carrier wrapped around Ed. She helped him take it off and Ed sighed in content.

"Thank you." Winry smiled and walked around, giggling and making baby noises at Ann.

"Ah! Here you are." Cass came back from the back, holding a small cylinder bottle. She slid it over the counter to Ed. Ed looked back at Winry to see if she was looking at Ed. He took the lollipops out of his pocket and put it on the counter. He looked at Cass and she smiled, her eyes a bit glossy. He handed her the money and she grabbed a paper bag for all of the stuff.

"Here you go, dear." he grabbed the bag and smiled at her.

"Thank you, Cass." she handed him the money he had placed on the counter. He tilted his head in confusion.

"Don't worry. It's only two lollipops. It won't hurt the store." she gave him another smile. He figured that she must have remembered the same thing he did. "Thank you again. Bye!" he said, waving at her. He looked outside and found Winry. He walked up to her.

"I can carry her now."he offered.

"Okay." He put on the baby carrier and placed Ann back on there. The snow hadn't stopped falling but it wasn't getting harder, so they both assumed they could make it back in time before the snow let go and got worse.

They headed back to the house. Ed decided at that very moment that it was okay to be cheesy only if it was just them alone. He held out his hand again. Winry took out without hesitation.

"Hey, Ed?" she asked. He looked over at her and her face was slightly red from the cold. Or maybe it was something else.

"Yes?" he replied. Winry gave him a teasing smile.

"I'm still waiting for that date, you know." she said. Ed could feel his face heat up slightly. He had been thinking about that recently but he wasn't sure how to bring it up again. He was so glad she was the one who brought it up again.

"I don't think now is the best time." he said, pointing at Ann. She rolled her eyes. The snow was beginning to fall a bit faster. Ed pulled at her hand and they walked faster as well.

"Obviously, Ed. But I was just thinking about it because...I was just thinking about it." she said, looking at the ground. Her face was red but it wasn't from the cold.

"I want to take you out but Ann''s here. I guess we're going to have to wait until Pinako gets back. Then we'll go out." she pouted. Ed knew she rarely acts like this, so he found it kind of cute. He leaned over quickly and gave her a peck on the cheek but it backfired when she turned to face him. Ed's lips slightly touched Winry's. He pulled away and looked at the ground. They were both quiet until Ed sighed.

"Here I was trying to be smooth but it failed." Winry laughed and looked at him.

"You can never be smooth." Ed frowned at her.

"But, I think that's one the things I admire about you." Winry said to him, smiling. Ed wasn't sure what to do so he just rubbed the back of his and grumbled to himself. That didn't stop the blush from forming on his face.

LINE BREAK YO

When Ed and Winry walked up to the house they found Al sitting on the steps, shivering. He was wearing a huge winter jacket, a blanket over himself, a woolen hat, and a thick pair of mittens.

"Where have you two been? I was worried about you guys." he said, his teeth clattering from shaking so much. He looked at Ed and saw Ann being carried in the baby carrier. He burst out laughing.

"Brother, you looks so funny!" Al said in between breaths.

"Ha ha, very funny. Let's go inside." Ed told him.

"Thank you for worrying about us, Al. Did you already have breakfast?" Winry asked him as they walked inside. Ed walked over to the living room to place Ann on the blankets. He took off her jacket and left it beside her so she had something to entertain herself with. He placed his coat on the chair in the kitchen and put his hat and mittens on the table. Winry and Al walked into the kitchen. Al still hadn't taken off any off the blankets or jackets.

"Alright! I have a surprise for you guys." Ed told them. He grabbed the paper bag, opened it, and took out the two lollipops he bought at the store.

"Ta da!" he said, giving them a huge grin. Al scrunched up his eyebrows together and stared at the lollipop.

"Is that…?" he whispered. Ed nodded. He handed one to Al and one to Winry. Winry smiled genuinely at him. She knew all about Ed and Al's little adventures to the general store and getting lollipops from their mom. The act of kindness she did for them was the same he was trying to imply to Winry and Al.

"Were Mr. or Mrs. Fox there?" Al asked, still looking at the lollipop. Ed shook his head.

"No, but their daughter was. Apparently she remembers me but I don't. I felt kind of bad." he admitted. Al chuckled and Ed looked at him weirdly.

"Sorry, I was just remembering something. Thank you, brother." Al said, still chuckling. Ed grinned at himself. It felt good seeing them happy and him being the one causing them to smile. He rubbed the back of his head, feeling a bit bashful.

"Alright, I think we should make Ann's milk now." he said. Winry scoffed.

"What do you mean 'we'? I'm the one whos going to make it anyway." she said, grabbing the paper bag from Ed.

"Then you make it and we observe." he clarified. Al nodded in agreement. They stayed quiet as they watched Winry make the milk for Ann.

"So... were you guys holding hands when you walked up to the house?" Al asked through stifled laughter. Winry's face turned red but Ed, for once, didn't back down.

"Yes. Oh! That reminds me: we got a letter for you, Al. It's from Xing." Ed said in a sing-song voice. Al's eyes widened and his cheeks turned red.

"Who's it from, Al?" Ed asked in the same voice. Al muttered something under his breath. Ed leaned closer to him and Al repeated the same thing.

"Mei." Al turned a beet red but that didn't stop the small smile from appearing on his face. Ed nudged his brother and handed him the letter.

"Oh? What has been sending you, Al? C'mon, don't be shy." Ed kept saying. Al just grumbled to himself and walked away with the letter in his hand.

"Score one for the big brother." Ed said. Winry sighed.

"And maybe ten for the younger." she told him.

(A/N: Okay, so not my best work. I'll admit it. However, I'll make the next chapter better. Oh! And mentioning the date thing? I was foreshadowing something. Can I get some reviews? Any review whether it be if it needs more improvements or you have an idea or anything else! You can also PM me. Thank you!)

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