You Are The Only One I Could Turn To For Help

by Sofya29

Edward closed the curtains in Winry's bedroom and sat on the bed. Night had just fallen and he had to be careful that no one saw him. He had been hiding at the Rockbells' home with Greed, Darius and Heinkel for several days. He did not know how long this situation would last.

My Year of the OTP 2023 contribution for the prompt : You're the only one i could turn to for help.

I'm sorry for the mistakes, English is not my native language. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer : Fullmetal Alchemist belongs to Hiromu Arakawa.

You Are The Only One ICould Turn To For Help

Edward closed the curtains in Winry's bedroom and sat on the bed. Night had just fallen and he had to be careful that no one saw him. He had been hiding at the Rockbells' home with Greed, Darius and Heinkel for several days. He did not know how long this situation would last.

He felt uncomfortable being alone in her bedroom. But everything in this room was familiar to him and somehow comforted him. He looked at a porcelain doll that was placed on the chest of drawers. He stood up and took the doll. He smiled as he remembered the day Winry had asked him for help.

They were both barely eight years old. Edward was in the living room, sitting on the floor and surrounded by alchemy books. Lately, he's been spending all his free time studying alchemy with the aim of improving himself. Despite his very young age, he wanted to know and understand everything in this area. Edward looked up when the living room door abruptly open. Winry entered, she was in a complete panicked and she was holding a box in her arms.

"Ed, please help me."

Winry rushed to him, knelt down, put the box down and opened it. Inside was a porcelain doll with its face broken into several pieces. Edward took the doll out of the box and looked at it.

"I found the doll that grandma wanted to give me for my birthday."

Edward looked at Winry. She was sobbing and big tears were streaming down her cheeks. He had always hated seeing her cry, but he did not know what to do to comfort her.

"I wanted to play with it," Winry continued. "But I dropped it and it broke."

She burst into tears and Edward panicked.

"You're the only one i could turn to for help," she said. "Please fix it with alchemy."

Edward pulled himself together. He could help her and make her smile again thanks to his knowledge in alchemy. He drew a transmutation circle on the floor and placed the doll and the broken pieces in the middle. Winry had stopped crying and was watching him carefully. He put his hands on the circle and fixed the doll. He was proud of the result. He expected to see Winry smiling, but instead she was making a face.

"What have you done !" she exclaimed.

"What ? I find it much prettier that way."

"It's awful !"

Why did everyone tell him that he had bad taste, Edward thought. But he refused to change it, for him it was a work of art and works of art were not changed. He finally agreed to restore the doll's original face when Winry threatens him with the wrench Pinako gave her for Christmas.

Edward laughed softly as he recalled that memory. He put the doll down and went back to sitting on the bed. Lately he often thought of Winry and he wondered if she was okay. He did not know when he would see her again, but he hoped that day would come soon. The day he would restore his body and he would see Winry's smile again.

The end