Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ Locket ❯ Missing ( Chapter 4 )

 

Chapter Four

 

The steam tickled her along her curves as she stepped out of the shower cubicle. Quickly making a grab for a towel, she wrapped it around her moist skin, making it so it stayed glued to her form. Staring into the mirror, she grabbed a brush and swept through the drenched strands. It was then she realized something was missing: her locket. She swung to the right, looking around, frantically for it. Nothing.

 

“Oh no,” She mumbled with apprehension as she slipped into her own clothes, stumbling a little while putting on the jean skirt. “No, no, no, no,” Repeating this over and over, she hurried down the stairs. There was a hint of desperation in her eyes as she wandered around looking for the locket. `What happened to it? Shit!' She thought viciously as she went to check out the garage.

 

Her look of determination and desperation dissipated into a crestfallen one. `I lost it…' She thought with dismay and almost instantly wanted to tear the house to shreds until the piece of jewelry was found. It may have been the last thing she'd ever get from Edward, and that scared her if was gone forever.

 

Flashback

 

“You lost it! How the hell can you lose something so big!” It was Winry's voice. Edward had lost a valuable piece of her automail, and she was on the verge of wanting to rip his automail out and never give it back. But that would've been a childish way of handling it. Here at Central, she knew about the dangers that lurked around, but that wasn't going to stop her from helping Ed out… Which seemed to be on the list of the most impossible things.

 

“I didn't have anything to do with it!” Edward struck an index finger at Ling, who was just sitting there innocently drinking tea. “He's the one who lost it! He's the one who brought the psycho here in the first place!”

 

Winry almost considered yelling at Ling, but chose not to: Ed was the one wearing the automail. “Excuse me, but whose the one wearing the automail?” Her voice dripped with sarcasm as she turned her glare to Edward. Another one of their arguments: it always happened when they were in the same room together, and Al concluded that it was because they had feelings for one another but wouldn't express it in a genuine way. The look Ed had given her was proof enough that she had a point.

 

“Didn't you bring a spare?” Edward grumbled with indignation, he folded his arms for at least some effect, but it didn't help the situation anymore. “It's a screw, Winry! A screw. Last time I checked, screws weren't very `big' as you would put it.”

 

“Brother.” Alphonse said with a rather cross tone, he knew his brother complained a lot, and that habit needed to be broken.

 

“What?” Ed snapped, looking up at the suit of armor that locked his brother inside.

 

“Don't bother, Al, it's fine.” She smiled to the younger Elric appreciatively, though inwardly she was cursing Edward with words that probably weren't discovered. Turning away from the Edward, she left the room. “Ungrateful little-“ She didn't get to finish that name since Edward instantly spoke up.

 

“If you have to go to the store, I'll go with you.”

 

Winry looked surprised. “Um, okay…” She couldn't tell if she was blushing, but she guessed that she was a little, so she kept her gaze averted. “Ed?” She mumbled as they reached outside the hotel, the blonde turned to look at him.

 

“What is it?”

“You know that screw…”

“Yeah, what about it.”

 

“It was missing this whole time.”

 

“What? You mean to tell me… That the screw, the one reason you yelled at me, never existed?” His voice rose a little, “Why the hell did you make such a big deal about it then!” His yells soon died down as he contemplated the situation a bit more. “You attached an arm on me and it was missing a part?”

 

“Not intentionally. I just lost the screw. Don't give me that look, luckily you only had paperwork to do! I mean you are left-handed.”

 

“That's the most disoriented thing I've ever heard!”

 

End of Flashback

 

Winry smiled at the memory, in spite of herself, they really had matured over the years. She had a feeling that Edward was the one who matured first, out of the trio. Tears burned her eyes as she continued on looking for the locket. “Where is it? I couldn't of—“ She glanced wearily outdoors. “Shit!” Winry cursed loudly as she headed to the front door only to be stopped by Pinako.

 

“What's the rush?”

 

“My lockets missing… The one Edward gave me…” She ran her hands through her long Sunflower strands. “Have you seen it?” A tear of frustration ran down her cheek. That locket really meant more to her than one would think. It didn't take a genius to tell that she's in love with Edward Elric. She realized her feelings a long time ago but didn't know what to do when she knew.

 

“Oh, you mean this?” She lifted her hand; the necklace was dangling over her fingers. “I found it on the pathway, Edward gave this to you?” Her smirk was secretive.

 

“Thank you…” She breathed, taking it gratefully from her Grandmother. “Yeah, before he left.” Winry offered a smile. “Don't get any ideas, it was just a gift.” Automatically knowing what her grandmother was about to say. Clasping it in her hands, she smiled, “Well, I better get back to work. That automail's not going to fix themselves!”