(A/N: YO! Chibi, here. My plan to update sooner went down the drain for reasons. But, the show must go on. I love you all, my wonder followers and reviewers. You mean so much to me.)
All they did was talk. Words flowed around them and they spoke however they wanted. At some points they yelled and screamed, laughter following right after. A couple of times there was some tears as well but it never lasted long. Not a single second went by where one of their mouths weren't moving. It was a sort of dance that they had. At times she would walk ahead to avoid looking at his extremely gentle face, afraid that she would feel her heart clench at the sudden knowledge he had told her. Other times he would be so close to her, maybe even inches apart. But either way, the peace that seemed to have been threatened was once again over them like a very soft blanket.
What they talked about was up to where the conversation went. The first thing that they spoke of was the times both Ed and Al were in danger and he had gotten hurt. He talked about the fifth laboratory, the time he was swallowed whole by Gluttony, all those times Winry had to watch both of them leave, he told her as much as he could. Of course there was some things he held back, afraid that it would be too much for her. But overall, he told her everything. Winry decided to talk about all the people she met at Rush Valley during her stay there. Ed enjoyed watching her face light up at her memories of there. She even used her hands to show what it was she did with people's automail. They kept exchanging back and forth whatever it is they could think of.
As they kept walking, Winry hadn't realized where it was they were headed. It wasn't until mid-sentence that she saw the cemetery from the corner of her eye. Her voice suddenly went soft until it was completely gone. She looked over at Ed, his eyes so straightforward and determined. She wasn't sure why though. He pulled her hand as he walked in front of her. The sound of the thin blanket of snow crunched underneath them. Ed's golden hair swayed side to side and Winry just stared at his ponytail since she wasn't sure what Ed was up to. Ed stopped right where the fence began and looked at the cemetery. It didn't even take him a second for him to glance at the tombstone with his mother's name...and his father's tombstone right beside hers. He stared at it for a couple of seconds, caught up in his own emotions. He dragged his eyes away and looked the other tombstone's he recognized. Winry's parents.
He looked over at Winry who was staring at her parent's tombstones, covered in snow. She tore her eyes away and looked back at him, confused.
"Why are we here, Ed?" she asked, her voice a bit thick. He gave her a grin and pulled her close to his body.
"You'll see." she raised a blonde eyebrow at him and he took a small step forward. Winry had assumed that they would be headed to his parent's spot but instead he went towards her parents. She looked over at him once more, but this time he didn't look back at her. They reached the charcoal grey stones. Winry gave a small smile.
"Hi, mom and dad." she whispered. She heard Ed cleared his throat and he scratched the back of his head, almost as if he looked embarrassed. He took a step forward and kneeled down to face the tombstone of Winry's parents.
"Hi, um, Mr. and Mrs. Rockbell. It's me, Edward. You know, the idiot son of Trisha Elric and Winry's childhood friend." he could feel Winry's eyes on his back, surely full of confusion yet as well as curiosity. He took a deep sigh and continued.
"I know I don't usually come to talk to you guys but, I came here today with your daughter because I needed to let you know something." Ed snuck a glance at Winry and she was smiling, almost as if he was encouraging him.
"I'm sure you know as well as I do how independant Winry has become. Because of that, she has a heck of a personality and she's probably the most kind-hearted person anyone will ever meet. She's strong and she has a really strong arm." At this, Winry chuckled and even Ed had to grin.
"But," Ed stopped and cleared his throat again. He continued. "I feel like it's only right for me to tell you that I want to be beside her. And I want to make her feel treasured. I-I mean, there are going to be times where I'm sure I feel like I'll hurt her, but I'm going to try my hardest to not do that. I want to make her happy, like you guys did. It'll probably a pain in the butt to hear her ramble about her automail but It'll be worth it." He stayed quiet, unsure if he should say anything else. When nothing else came to his mind, he stood up.
"That's pretty much all I wanted to say. I hope you don't mind an idiot like me to be with someone as great as her." he turned to look at Winry. She stared at him, her eyes glossy and she bit her lip, most likely trying her hardest not to cry. Ed's face flamed with embarrassment. Unsure of what to do, he took Winry's hand and led her away from the cemetery. So many questions flew through his head. Did I screw up? What if I said something wrong? Is she going to get mad?
After a couple of steps, Winry pulled the bottom of Ed's jacket. He turned around, and was surprised to feel Winry's lips on his. She grabbed the sides of his jacket and tugged down, hard. He could smell the slightest scent of sweet peas and Ed knew for sure he wasn't imagining this. Ed carefully wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer to his body. Winry pulled away and placed a kiss on his lips again, but then on his cheek, another on his chin where small golden stubble was growing, multiple on his neck, until she finally looked at him. Ed's heart clenched a little at the amount of emotions that swirled inside her crystal blue eyes.
"Thank you, Ed. Thank you for that. It made me really happy." She wrapped her arms around him and placed her head on his shoulder. He rested his head on hers, smiling.
"You're welcome." he whispered back to her. Ed looked back down at her smiling face and when she met her eyes with his, he caught her lips once more.
Al waved the small toy around, making Ann giggle and shirek happily. He giggled, watching as Ann was entranced by the golden toy. He couldn't help but think about Ed and Winry. He gave a smirk. He knew for a fact they had made up. His reasoning was simple: they still weren't home yet. Even though he loved teasing them, it made him happy to see the both of them in love. His hand unconsciously went to the letter stuffed in his pocket. He still hadn't opened it. It made him a bit embarrassed that Ed had caught him writing letters to Mei. He was pretty sure his face was a as red a it could get when he saw the letter in his brother's hand. But, he couldn't help it. Mei….Mei was different. Sure, she was really imaginative but she was still cute. And he felt like maybe there was just a small possibility that he had some type of fe-
Al's thoughts were interrupted when he heard the phone rang. He sighed, and handed the toy to Ann. He stood up and made his way to the phone.
"Hello?" He mentally smack himself. Winry had told him that if anyone ever calls to say that it was the Rockbell Automail Shop. Guess he failed at that (again).
"Fullmetal?" a deep voice said from the other end. Al recognized it immediately.
"Colonel Mustang! It's a surprise to hear you calling. Oh! No, this is Alphonse actually." Al said into the receiver.
"It's been a while, Al. Since your birthday, if I recall correctly. Sorry to be urgent, but is your brother around?" Roy asked.
"No, he went out for a little bit. Is there something you need?" Al asked.
"Yes. I need him to come to Central. The both of you with the little girl. Something's happened to the parents. Can you come as soon as possible?" Al's face immediately went to Ann.
"Ann's parents?" he said in horror.
"Can you come?" Roy repeated himself firmly. Al gave a small sigh.
"Yes. We'll be there as soon as we can." Ann's laugh echoed throughout the house.
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