When The Icicle Melts
By Salina M L
This story has been written and edited by me. However, I do have two partners in crime, just in case… you know.
Alpha: Myself, of course
Beta: Tashi-san
Gamma: Belle Sapphire
This fan fiction is dedicated to all who have been faced with a difficult past. No matter who they are: good…
… or evil.
"The Prelude"
Author's Note: Alright people, I have finally gotten my act together and I am finally posting my first fan fiction on this website. So it seems fitting that my first one should be on Fullmetal Alchemist. However, I am using this chapter to clear up some things and talk about what to expect. So you can skip it if you want, but I suggest you don't because the prelude and summary are here as well, just as the title says. And if you don't read them, you might get confused later, and nobody wants that.
Now, here are a few things to expect and some other information…
Warning: This fan fic will contain spoilers from the Anime and the movie, Conqueror of Shamballa, and everything that has happened in both the series and the movie have occurred. Just letting all of you know.
One other warning: this will be full of extreme angst. I almost question putting it on this website because of certain things that can't be posted due to rules and regulations, as I'm sure you are aware. However, I think this one will be fine. So if you don't like angst or if this somehow offends you, please don't read it. I don't want to be flamed just because of certain content and material. Because it is rated M for a reason.
And that is your only warning.
Main Pairings:
Edward x Winry
Roy x Riza (in later chapters. I just can't resist putting a bit of this in my first fic)
Rest assured, there will be other shaded romances.
Story takes place about two years after the movie, so the starting ages are:
Edward: 21
Winry: 21
Alphonse: technically he is 20, but his body is 15
Roy: 35
Riza: 31
So without further delay, let's get started already…
Prelude: After the Elric brothers' departure to the other side of the gate, Winry Rockbell returned to Resembool to live with her Grandmother Pinako and Den. After a month, Rose and her son went back to Lior, and the newly promoted Brigadier General Armstrong returned to Central.
For the first few months in the following year, Winry was at a loss. With the execution of her parents when she was a little girl, the recent death of the only person she could have considered the little brother she was supposed to have, followed by the disappearance of the Elric brothers off the face of Shamballa. Not surprising to anyone with a shred of humanity, she was devastated.
However, she didn't stay that way for long. She finally decided that she was sick of crying. It never did any good anyway, it just made her appear weak. So she was able to get back on her feet and move forward, following the almost famous sentence which so easily came from Ed's mouth in the moment, and one that would constantly run through her mind.
So life did go back to normal, even if it was only for a little while…
During the first year, Winry was working on automail orders with her Granny Pinako, as well as hanging out with her childhood friend, Nelly. Pretty normal would you say? Well not from Winry Rockbell's point of view. That year was a little more than life changing for her, to say the least…
It was sure an eventful year, going from bad to worse. By the end of the first year, Granny Pinako had died of old age, sleeping peacefully in her bed. The funeral was held a week after, and everyone in Resembool attended out of respect for the wise old woman. Then to make matters worse, Winry's beloved dog, Den died of the same cause. The village men, feeling obligated to the young female mechanic for her automail work and occasionally giving them a discount on the price, helped get a headstone for Den and buried him in Resembool Graveyard next to Granny Pinako, who was resting next to Winry's parents.
So, Winry is all alone in the world, and Ed doesn't know what's happened. However she doesn't cry, she can't anymore. Her emotions have been spent on the countless times she tried caring for the brothers she treasured so much.
Instead, she leaves her past behind and tries to look for her own purpose. One that didn't involve reliving the same nightmares that plagued her mind, until…
Someone from her recent past had been looking for her. For what reason? Not even this person is quite sure at this point. Nevertheless, they did find her in a mountain town on the outskirts of Amestris and offered her a place to stay...
Summary: It has been almost two years since the war in Central. With the combined efforts of Edward and Alphonse on Earth, and Roy in Shamballa, the gateway between the two worlds was destroyed. Therefore, preventing any passage between the two worlds… or was it…?
Last Author's Note: It's probably obvious by this point, but this fic is post-series, and post-movie. Well, post-everything in FMA to put it bluntly. So if you don't want to be exposed to major spoilers from the series and the movie, avert your eyes!
Other than that, enjoy the story, and review if you so choose.
Alright, I've talked and rambled enough. So let's get on with it…
Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist. Not the Manga, the Anime, the movie, the four OVA episodes, any of the songs that play for the opening and closing credits, or anything else associated with it. Any and all original characters and original locations belong to me.