Angel with a Shotgun {Edward Elric and Winry Rockbell Love Story}

Chapter Four.

"HEY ED IM MAKING BREAKF-" My eyes grew wide as I saw a shirtless Edward standing before for me, but instead of doing what my head told me to do and getting out of there all I could do is stare at his bare, tan chest. My eyes tracing the scars around his shoulder where his automail connected with his skin. I can't remember the last time I saw that tender deep redish skin.

"Winry! I'm kinda' in the middle of changing!" Ed said waving his hand infront of me. I suddenly realized how dumb I looked and bolted out the door, slamming it behind me right away. He couldn't realize I was mezmorized by his tan chest, with every indent and scar that covered it like a canvass. I began cooking the bacon for breakfast and trying my best to forget how he looked.

"I'm meeting Al in the graveyard, we'll be back to eat!" I heard him shout as he rushed out the door into the cool morning air. I smiled, knowing I may need to neglect breakfast for a bit and acompany the two of them. I knew Al and Edward would never cry infront of each other, because they were too busy being strong for each other. So I put down put spatula after the first batch of bacon and set it on the table to cool off. I can't bring myself not to cry anyway. I know the feeling of losing the people who mean the most to you. So I sniffled and trudged up the road to the graveyard.

Grabbing Ed's hand from behind I let out my tears just like that and looked him in the eyes, "I'll cry for you Edward." I said sniffling again and wrapping my arms around the two goofballs. Ed wrapped his arms around me let me cry for him just like I said I would. And then when all my tears for them were dried out we layed in the grass talking about stupid, pointless things like the smell of the blueberries in the summer here. And how we were gonna' come back here next summer all together and pick them so we could make blueberry pie. Then we'd bring it back to Central and give some to Gracia and Alicia. I smiled the biggest smile I have in a while thinking of that adorable little girl. But each time there was a moment of silence my mind ran back to the image of Ed's body. I couldn't help but mentally blush and tear my eyes away from the image. It was ugly and beautiful all at once and I could see all the hurt and memories just by looking into those awful scars.

"Winry, I think we should get back to the house?" Alphonse suggested, I nodded, pulling myself back into reality.

After that Ed was no longer open to talk, it almost seemed like all the blueberry talk was nonsence to him. But to me it was a goal, it was a future that we wrote out. Al will have his body back soon and we'll all eat blueberry pie together like it use to be when we were little. But to him it was a dumb conversation mean't for naive children...I can't expect Ed do be the little kid he use to be with everything that gone on in our lives. But no one asked him to give up everything. Not even Al.

As we sat and ate all together I was lost in my thought, midlessly eating my eating my bacon. I had to say I was starving but food was really the last thing on my mind, I had a mix of emotions. I was still upset from earlier, and excited to go to central, I was confused on why I couldn't get Ed's shirtless chest out of my head or why I was thinking about the future we planned. The one where we'd be home again all together with all normal bodies. I looked over at Ed for a moment and caught him shoving bacon down his throat hungrily, I giggled and went back to eating myself.

"Enough goofing around, c'mon Al we need to finish getting ready. It's almost ten." I heard Ed say getting up from his chair. I let the thoughts leave me and look up at Al and Ed smiled, still eating my bacon. I was glad that I'd spent all night packing so now I could spend sometime working on my automail upgrades! 

I finished eating and moved back to the garage pulling out my handy dandy wrench. There were a few things that needed maintience, and a new lighter verision of Ed's arm that was coming out pretty well, the down side was that it was easier to break and that was no good for Ed. I smiled as I fixed things up and got my hands dirty. I was pretty upset I had to leave all this behind. My work is my life I guess you can say...