A Little Tuning(Winry)

[edward elric]

Winry was probably right about the military always going to keep an eye on him. He was the one who delivered the last blow to Father but he would never take the claim to beating him. No, it was everyone in the military, Teacher, his Dad, all of them helping eat up his philosopher stones so that when Al gave up his armor body and soul for Ed's arm so he could fight and give those last couple of blows to Father. The military probably wanted to protect him more than anything. "You're probably right about that."

"But if they are it's because Brigadier General Mustang is getting people to keep a watch on me to protect me. He always had a bad habit of trying to babysit me." Ed said as he took another bite and finished his drink as a refill was brought out almost immediately. This was going great, the conversation never stopped. Just like when they were friends. Even though now it was them talking about being girlfriend and boyfriend and it wasn't awkward.

There was a list of things that Ed had to do if he decided to leave. "I'll make sure to keep in touch with you Winry. If I decide to go anywhere but I do miss Resemebool a lot. Might just want to stick around for a while." Ed said with a smile on his face. He was being truthful, he wanted to stick around for while.

[winry rockbell]

Winry smiled at that thought as she took another sip of
her drink. It was probably true. Though Ed probably
hated it, they would be keeping an eye on him for his
protection. She couldn't really complain, it made her feel
a bit better, knowing someone was making sure he wasn't
getting into too much trouble. Not that he wasn't strong
and couldn't take care of himself, she had seen it and in
his travels he had demonstrated it over and over... he
just wasn't invincible. No one was.

"He's only looking after you because he cares, Ed"
she said, "He's too stubborn to admit it probably, but
that's the reason."
The date so far was going well. Easy conversation, nothing
awkward going on right now. Thinking that she was the
girlfriend of Edward Elric was still a weird thought to her,
being a childhood friend and all, but a weird thought she
wasn't having a hard time accepting. It just felt different,
like new shoes.

All this talk of him staying around for a bit made her happy.
She liked that thought... hopefully he would stick to it. And
they could work on their relationship... work on them. So
when he left again she didn't worry so much about it, like
she had after that talk at the train station. It hadn't even
come up. So much could have been assumed from it, but
so much was unsaid which left her to be so unsure...
"I hope you stay for awhile... I mean I have Gran, but
it gets sort of lonely still..."
She looked down at her food, becoming a bit more serious,
but looking up at him with genuine affection.
"Basically, I'd love to have you around, even if just for
a little while... a few weeks at least. As long as you can,
maybe I don't know... making up for lost time..."
She started eating her food silently. Speaking from her
heart like that was strange for her when it came to a
subject like this. Feelings like this. It wasn't common for
her, and one of the reasons why "them" would take some
getting used to.

[edward elric]

Ed just let out a stiffed sigh as Winry said something about Mustang caring about him. Was that a joke in a half or something. "Colonel, I mean Roy doesn't care about anyone but Riza. As soon as he admits that he would be so much better off in his life but I doubt that's coming anytime soon." The elder Elric said as he shaked his head at the thought of Roy and Riza getting together. It was almost weird even though they fit together so perfectly.

Almost made Edward wonder if Winry and Ed fit together as such. Most people said so but he didn't know. It just felt different to him but in a way, he couldn't lie he enjoyed the way it felt. "Being on the road is very lonely too. I meet a lot of people but still. Having to get to know someone new every week gets tiresome. It's nice to just be home instead." Ed had admitted to Winry, the conversation had turned serious as he had a refill and took another bite from his food.

"The best thing about now is that, no more need to move forward with my journey. Especially when I could move forward with something else. Something more important." Ed said as he reached across the table and gripped onto Winry's hand. It was to show that he had nothing to hide about her. That he had waited for this for a long time, he realized how he felt when Riza pointed it out but just forced it down. Now it seemed to be in the front of the view.

Images of what they had been through popped in his head as Ed began to think some about the old times. Now however it was images of what was to come in the future.

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[winry rockbell]

The sigh made her pout a bit. She knew that she was right, Roy Mustang cared... he cared a lot about people, though he didn't like to show it like normal people did. But she had seen it. He was one of the reasons why she didn't think the military was so bad. He and Riza both, actually. Throughout the years, getting to know them through Ed and Al, and their other military friends, while she still held some resentment towards it, it wasn't so much against the people. Because some of the really were there for the greater good of their country. Some people just weren't and the innocent ones were just taking orders.
'Just taking orders...'

Hearing him say he wanted to stay lifted her spirits though. Maybe he wouldn't want to travel again. Maybe he's start staying here, take up a job and... oh, but that was so unlike Ed. If he did that, he just wouldn't be the boy she'd known anymore. He wasn't the sort to sit around and stay still with nothing new happening, seeing the same old faces... she wondered if he would ever get tired of seeing her someday, and then he'd never come back...

She just looked down, at first, when he took her hand. Affection from Ed... still weird. This was going to take some getting used to. The butterflies in her stomach didn't seem to mind, though.
"Well..." she said, feeling almost guilty, like she was a burden in a way, "... Stay as long as you like, you know you can. I won't stop you from leaving just... don't be a stranger, you know? Especially now, now that we have something... going..."
Ed had been brave enough to say it, but boyfriend and girlfriend still felt foreign in her head, and even weirder in her mouth she was sure of it. But she smiled, hoping he at least got that she was happy he was here. Because she was... beyond happy.

[edward elric]

There it was, Winry knew inside what Edward Elric was and it wasn't a stay at home boyfriend. He needed to travel, he needed adventure. It was good that Winry was ok with the renegade spirit that was held inside of his body. Same as his Father. "Well if your really ok with it, then how about I make a promise to you.." Ed said as he looked deep into her eyes once again. This seemed right, it only seemed ok to make this to her for always waiting for him.

"If you'll wait for me to come home, then I promise that when I do finally come home to stay. That'll I be here for you, I promise that you can have the rest of my life." Ed said with a smile, he had made the promise as the train station except now it held more meaning. Now they were together and he made this promise that he would come back to her if she would only do him the favor of being patient for him.

Besides Ed had to keep on searching for more meaning, more life. War was about to take over the state again with Drachma. They had finished eating now and he paid as they stood up and walked back down to that road. "It is a beautiful night tonight isn't it?" He asked as he held onto her hand again.

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[winry rockbell]

A promise. He had her full attention, then. Winry sat
up straight, looking back into his eyes. So sincere... as
much of a jerk and a brat he could be, when Ed made
a promise? He kept it. That was something she knew
for certain. They might forget to call, or might come back
to her shop banged up and battle worn, or appear out
of the blue after months of worrying, but they never
broke promises. They seemed almost sacred to them.
So when one said "promise", it was a sure thing.

Upon hearing the promise, though, her eyes grew wider,
then almost sad as she looked down at her hands in
her lap. Stay... the rest of his life? Those were pretty
heavy words... they almost worried her. Ed? To stay
for the rest of his life? Goodness that seemed... in a
sense, nice, but it bugged a part of her, made her
uneasy. She felt almost like a burden to him, like she
was holding him back. She only gave a nod in response,
and didn't say anything as they got up and walked again.

When he took her hand, she took his back, silent still.
She looked up to the sky, frowning a bit. So perfect...
the date was perfect, things seemed so perfect... too
perfect. It scared her, almost. For things to be going so
well... she wondered when the bump was coming,
where there would be a slip up of some sort, what she
was overlooking, the problem. Not that she wasn't happy,
because she was... it was all just so strange, so different,
so fast... Her mind raced, and she almost didn't hear
him speak. She actually jumped at the sound of his voice.
"Oh, um... well... yeah. It is..."

[edward elric]

(I think it is appriotate time to close this one =D)