Author's note: Hey everyone! This is my first story, and I know the chapter is short, and a little slow, but I feel like the next chapters are better. So please, if this one interests you enough, I encourage you to read further. That shouldn't be hard because I have yet to create a lengthy chapter yet.

And I finally got around to fixing the point of view change in this chapter; so if you happen to re-read this, it's now fixed!

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Ed sat and stared at his pocket watch. The minute hand seemed to barely move. It had been slowly creeping its way around the circle for quite some time now. Finally, Ed turned his gaze to the surrounding area.

The day was pleasant with a cool breeze whispering through Ed's golden hair. The sky was the brightest of blues and the birds sang in sweet harmony. Ed took another quick glance at his watch before placing it back into his pocket; he then promptly laid down onto the soft grass.

His arms and legs were sprawled out as he stared into the sky. Ed's golden eyes watched the clouds slowly but surely drift across the ever-changing sky.
Mindlessly, his fingers grasped for the grass that lie all around him. His flesh arm feeling the sleek blades, while his automail only recognized that something was there, right between his metal fingertips.

Ed sighed. He should be happy right now. Overjoyed in fact. He had finally done it. He had fulfilled his promise to his brother and got him his body back. But the only emotion he felt, wasn't even an emotion. It was exhaustion. As if all those years of searching for the philosopher's stone had finally caught up to him. He didn't want to move. He felt numb.

He glanced back at his watch and decided it was time for him to go back inside and join everyone. With a little effort, he got back up and stretched. His automail limbs creaked slightly as he bent over and touched his feet. With another exhausted sigh he slowly made his way to the house.

He dragged his feet up the wooden steps of Winry and Pinako's little home. He gave himself a little shake before reaching out for the door handle. But before he could do anything, the door swung wide open and Winry's vibrant blue eyes greeted him.

"Ed! You finally came back! I was about to send someone out to find you."

"Someone?" he asked slightly confused.

"Well yeah, remember?" she began slowly, being sure to look him directly in the eyes, "Ed, we're all getting together to celebrate Al getting his body back. The celebration is for you both of you."

"How stupid. How could I forget?" Ed thought to himself. He quickly shrugged off his moment of stupidity and looked back at Winry with a bright smile. "Of course I remember! I just didn't know we were inviting people over."

She gave a little laugh before saying, "how could you think we weren't going to invite anyone over? Not everyone has seen Al yet." She then grabbed his arm and led him into the house. She stopped him at a chair and gently sat him in it. "Smile Ed! You finally did it; you got Al back to normal!"

Ed gave her a weak smile, doubt flashed through his eyes. She gave him a worried look before making her way to Al on the other side of the little room. She sat down right beside him; her eyes immediately lit up. Edward could tell something was different. Winry wasn't acting quite normal. She seemed...happier than her usual self. He then turned his gaze to Al and examined him. He was acting abnormal as well. They were all smiles and giggles. They playfully prodded at one another and spoke in whispers. "Do they, like each other?" Ed thought to himself. But he didn't even have to question it, after another moment or two of observation, it was clear as day to him; those two were in love. However, it wasn't that unexpected to Ed. When they were little, before all the madness happened to them, Winry always seemed to favor Al just a little more than Ed. At the time, he took no notice, or maybe he didn't care, but now it was glaringly obvious. He smiled to myself. "Way to go Al, you're only back to normal for a few weeks and you already got the girl." he had to hand it to him, Winry was beautiful. But she wasn't quite his type.

After Edward was pleased with his conclusion regarding their love lives, he looked around the room to see who was already here. Just the neighbors; they were having a conversation with Granny. He decided that it was okay for him to take a brief nap before all of these other unknown guests were to arrive. He crossed his legs and leaned his head back with his eyes shut in an attempt to get comfortable. The peaceful moment didn't last long before Ed heard the bellowing voice of Leuitenant Armstrong.

Armstrong barged through the door, loud as ever, and grinned at everyone in the room. "We have arrived!" he announced.

Ed couldn't help but smirk, some things never changed. Alex Armstrong was definitely one of those people. As he paraded his way into the house Ed looked to see who else he was with. At first, no one else followed him in, and he wondered if he meant that 'he' had arrived. However, he stood corrected almost instantly as Leuitenant Hawkeye made her way through the door followed by Hughes and his family. Then came Havoc, Breda, and even Falman.

The whole group was here, except for one, Ed noticed. He shrugged, "why does it not surprise me that he didn't show? Typical." he scoffed quietly.

He decided that he could still steal a quick power nap for a few minutes if he shut his eyes now, but instead, his eyes darted to the door when he heard the handle begin to turn. His golden eyes widened a little as Roy Mustang walked into the house.