Returning Home (Open to all)

[AG]

Ed entered Risembool and looked around. He gave a sigh of relief, it had been a long time since he had been home. It was almost bittersweet, he loved being in the place where he grew up, however it also brought forth many memories that he wishes he could take back, or at least forget. He looked at his brother as he thought and gave him a pain stricken smile. "Should we go see Winry?" He asked his brother.

[Sora HokiBoshi]

Sora smiled to herself as she walked along a favorite childhood pathways of hers. Ah, it brought back memories of how she used to run through the grasses, and play with her sister in the cool lake on a hot summer's day. How she wished she could do that once more. Sadly, even she knew that this was merely a fantasy; a dream that was unlikely to come true. Her hair, which was normally up and tied with two ribbons, was now fluttering freely in a slight breeze, as well as the ribbons that she had tied around her wrists. "Still..." She murmured, "it is nice to be home..."

[Winry Rockbell]

Winry was currently cleaning her work bench. She had been trying to invent something useful to kill sometime. She had a small block in her creative flow for awhile, so she hoped that it would help. The only thing she managed to do is create a huge mess for herself. Sighing she walked downstairs to get something to eat before cleaning up her mess.

[AG]

((I will be temping Al until we get a new one))

Al looked at his brother and nodded softly, he knew things were hard for Ed here. It was tough for himself as well, but he also knew that they would make things alright.

Ed nodded back to his brother and said, "alright then, let's go find Winry." he said.

The two brothers started walking toward Winry's house. After a few minutes the brothers got to the house.

Ed reached out his hand and knocked on the door. "Winry?" He called out as he knocked.

[Winry Rockbell]

Winry heard a knock on the door and answered it, her eyes grew wide from the shock of seeing her two childhood friends standing before her. "Ed? Al? What are you two doing here?" She finally spoke out. Thinking that Edward probably broke his auto-mail again her wide eyes turned into a glare. "Did you break your auto-mail again?" She said slowly hoping that the answer was a no. She still haven't cleaned up her work-bench so if she would have to do repairs she would have to do a quick cleaning job.

[AG]

Ed chuckled and scratched his head, "Well now that you mention it...it could use a tune up..." he said to her nervously. What could he do? Mustang had him on missions that he swore, was a conspiracy to kill him. "I also wouldn't mind a bite to eat...that would be nice." he said to her as he walked in the door.

[Winry Rockbell]

Sighing she let him go with just a quick hit to the back of the head. "I swear, sometimes..Well your lucky. I was just ready to make lunch myself." she was not looking forward to the quick clean up. "Make yourselves at home." She said with a quick smile as she rushed off to the kitchen. Her mood changed quickly at the thought of her two childhood friends being there with her.

[akidasoren]

((Um...I wasn’t sure of posting order so...yeah hope my post is ok))

Alphonse watched Winry’s somewhat shocked expression, perhaps their arrival had been somewhat out of the blue, and they hadn’t exactly called first either, but it was nice to give her a surprise once in a while right? Still it was good to see her again, they spent so much time away from Risembool that it was a rarity to get to visit her at all, of course, when they did, there was always that warm welcome, the feeling of a home...even if it wasn’t really theirs. His armour creaked somewhat as his head moved to look to his brother at her mention of his auto-mail, watching his reaction, wishing he could have given a smile to it. Ed was always messing up his auto-mail, whether minimally or breaking it in entirety, and no matter what, Winry was always willing to fix him up...sometimes perhaps it would be better just to leave him that way, maybe teach him a lesson about being reckless, but she wasn’t like that.

Following his brother inside, he laughed quietly as Winry hit him on the back of the head, her way of scolding him perhaps, she really was somewhat like an older sister the way she cared for them, it was nice to at least have some semblance of a family left. As Winry rushed into the kitchen Alphonse let his gaze trail around the room for a moment, nothing seemed to have changed, and for that much he was grateful, sometimes it was good for things to stay the same. “It’s nice to see Winry, isn’t it brother” he said, his voice holding a cheery tone as he looked to Edward.

[Winry Rockbell]

Winry scavenged through the drawers and gathered many different objects hoping that there was still enough food in the house to manage making something out of it. She grabbed an apron and hoped she had paid enough attention to Pinako to create something yummy for her and her friend. She did however have the recipe in front of her which should help some. "Alright you can do this Winry!" she said to herself with one arm flexing and the other arm she had her hand on her muscle. A pure look of determination to cook something wonderful on her face. Her grandmother was out so it was up to her. She finished off the cook look with a apron around her. She was ready to do some cooking.

Looking over the recipe she couldn't help but smile, one of the ingredients was milk. The one substance she knew Edward really hated, but didn't seem to mind in the stew. Laughing to herself she got to work starting with the carrots. She took out a cutting board in a large cutting knife and got to work, being super careful not to cut herself and cutting the carrots carefully.

[AG]

Ed looked up at Al and smiled, he gave his brother a nod. He also managed to blush a little, though he would never admit it, even to Alphonse, but he did care for Winry a lot more than he often let on. He glanced into the kitchen and watched Winry hard at work, luckily he didn't notice the milk, or else he probably would have thrown up. He walked to the couch and sat down, he began to lounge, it was the first time in a long time he could relax. Mustang and the other officers always managed to keep him pretty busy. Sometimes he thought back and thought about why he wanted to become a state alchemist to begin with. He never really forgot, but sometimes he questioned it. He looked at Al, "You gonna come sit down or what?" He asked his tin brother.

[akidasoren]

Alphonse kept his eyes upon his brother, noting that light flush of his cheeks but he didn’t say anything about it. There were often times when he had teased Edward about his relationship with Winry, of course it was all in fun, and he had never really meant anything by it, although of course he sometimes felt that perhaps there was more between the two than what was seen, he knew that his brother would never admit that freely. As Edward moved to sit down he took a brief glance into the kitchen, watching Winry for a few moments, she seemed happy in her work, even though it wasn’t auto-mail she was working on, still, it was something she seemed to enjoy doing from what he could see. As Edward spoke he turned his head sharply, armour creaking somewhat as he let out a small, somewhat nervous laugh. “Hehe...yeah” he said placing his hand on the back of his head for a brief moment before he moved to sit down next to him.

[Winry Rockbell]

Winry smiled at the completion of her creation. She smiled and brought it out to the table with her checkered blue and white oven mitts. "Lunch is ready!" she called out. She was happy to have someone to share the meal with. Feeling proud she went back into the kitchen to grab the drinks and a few more things, while returning her apron and oven mitts.

She hoped that her cooking was as good as her mechanic skills. The thought reminded her that she would have to see the damage of her creation, and the thought of it made her cringe, but she didn't want to ruin the chance to talk with her two friends calmly.

[AG]

Ed smiled upon knowing a meal was ready. He jumped up and sat in front of one of the meals. He immediately began to dig in to his food, the military serves good food but nothing like what Winry made, he just loved her cooking. "This is really good, Winry!" he mumbled through his full mouth.

[Winry Rockbell]

Hearing the compliment from Edward made her smile. "Really? You really mean it?" she said almost in doubt.

[AG]

Ed looked up and smiled, his face was covered in food and his cheeks were stretched out like a chipmunk's. He nodded with a mumbled, "mmhmm" he swallowed what was in his mouth and began to drink very quickly. He slammed the glass on the table and breathed heavily, "ran out of breath" he said brokenly between breaths.

[akidasoren]

As Winry called Alphonse raised his head slightly, his attention turning to her, watching silently as she placed the items on the table. Whilst he might not have been able to enjoy what she had made, at least Edward could and he knew how much his older brother loved food. He stayed seated upon the sofa as his brother jumped up, sitting down at the table, to eat the food that Winry had prepared, it was nice to see him enjoying himself anyway, being back in Risembool was a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of Central and the like, the peaceful surroundings were a welcome change and the company of friends they had not seen in a while, was even more joyous. Alphonse laughed a little as he watched his brother eat, he always did try and wolf his food down didn’t he? Well, it was a compliment to Winry’s cooking anyway.

[Winry Rockbell]

Winry couldn't help but laugh. Normally she would be angry, but for some reason she was in a good mood today. "Lucky him" she thought. She looked at her two friends and smiled, "It's good to see you both back." She said with a smile. Sometimes she wished that they wouldn't go anymore. That she could build the greatest automail, and Edward and Alphonse would stay home. But, she knew that they would never give up looking for away to get their bodies back.

"I'll clean up your armor Al." she said to Al with a smile. She wanted to do all she could for the both of them. Winry finally sat down and ate too, but at a much slower rate than Edward.

[Aster Kamaki]

(Woot I'm back, sorry I haven't been on, couldn't get to the computer)
Aster arrived in Risembool. He was glad to have finally returned home. He walked down the dirt path until he came upon Sora, day dreaming like always.
"Day dreaming again Sora"
He said with a smile.

[akidasoren]

Alphonse sighed contently, it really was good to see Winry again, they saw so little of her, what with all the travelling they did, but sometimes, when they did get the chance to visit, it sort of felt as though they had never left. At the offer of cleaning up his armour Alphonse nodded his head to his friend, she really did like to take care of them didn’t she? He appreciated it, and no doubt Edward too appreciated all of Winry’s help. “Ok, thanks Winry” he said cheerily, his voice echoing inside his body.

[Winry Rockbell]

Pinako came home finally after being gone for shopping, and noticed the Elric brothers. She smiled seeing as they finally came home. "Still the same size huh, pipsqueak?" she retorted.

Remembering that her work table was still a mess she hurried and finished eating and took out all the empty plates that she could, "You can have as much as you want Ed." She said before she made a dash for the stairs. It was a miracle that she didn't fall.