April 13-July 20, 2010

Author's Note: Wow… I can't believe that I actually wrote a 24 chapter story… Well I just wanted to give thanks to all my readers and reviewers for giving me motivation to actually finish my first fanfic:) I love you guys! I'm not really sure what I am going to write next or when for the matter but I hope you all read it (Unless of course it's based on a different manga, or book…then you are excused for not reading it.) Well here is the final chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist, by Hiromu Arakawa. But I am proud to have made a story BASED on her manga.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Boom

After two longs weeks the doctors finally deemed Ed well enough to be discharged from the hospital. Pretty much everyone was relieved to finally have him out of there. By the time his fever disappeared his normal attitude came back. He effortlessly annoyed doctors by asking them several hundred times a day of when you could finally get of this "Boring Hospital." They only managed to get him calm enough to stay in his room because of Al's pleading and Winry's threats with her wrench. After telling Al to watch over Ed's remaining wounds the doctors released him.

"YES! FINALLY OUT!" Ed screamed as he ran out the doors.

"Brother take it easy! You just got out! Some of your wounds aren't fully healed yet!" Al chided.

"I'm fine! If I wasn't they wouldn't be letting me out."

"Ed! Listen to Al! Even if you were discharged you still have to let your body rest! Unless you want me to put you back in the hospital of course!" Winry yelled.

Ed stopped running around and looked at the two of them with an annoyed look and muttered something about being a kill-joy. The three of them made it back to the dorms and relaxed for about a minute. It was nice to be finally able to take a breather and get some relaxation time. They were way too tense when Ed was in the hospital. Too bad for Al and Winry, Ed didn't feel like relaxing just yet.

"I'm bored."

Al and Winry groaned. But suddenly Winry got a great idea to keep Ed busy.

"Hey lets go to the automail district! Yeah! Let's go now! C'mon! My train leaves tomorrow! I want to get as many supplies as I can get while I'm here!"

Winry was jumping up and down excitedly, waiting for Ed to get up.

Obviously she is going to make me pay for everything… oh well. Its knot like I needed to pay for my hospital bill anyway, that is Mustang's problem, meaning I have money to spare. Or maybe this can be the payment for the automail…hmmm.

"Fine Winry let's go. But if I am paying for all of the supplies that you get then you have to subtract that much from my automail bill."

"Hmmm…Fine. But then you don't get to pay me much since I really want to stock up."

"I don't mind, as long as I don't have to pay for both of the bills."

The three of them got up and walked down the street to the automail district. While Winry was going sparkly eyed and running to every shop she could see and purchase about everything that she wanted, Ed and Al watched her with amused faces.

"I'm going to miss her when she leaves tomorrow…but granny needs her back in the shop." Al said.

"Yeah."

The two boys really did miss her and their hometown, but they didn't want to go back. They still hadn't succeeded in their mission to restore their bodies. And until they did so they couldn't be with Winry and Pinako permanently until they finished their goal. Sometimes they forgot about planning out what would happen after they succeeded. Where would they go? They were always too busy thinking about the goal and didn't really think about the future. Ed gave it a thought and realized they would most likely stay with Winry and granny.

Ed looked at Al with new determination. As soon as he got Al's body back they could live with Winry just like the old days. The thought of it put a smile of Ed's face. But the smile immediately disappeared when Winry began dumping heavy shopping bags on them. At first Al wouldn't let Ed carry any of the bags because he just got out of the hospital, but by the time they had finished he was carrying a few bags because Al just couldn't carry anymore. Winry of course was really happy and giddy. She thanked Ed and Al for allowing her to buy so many things (luckily for Ed she didn't spend over the amount of his automail bill…just.) The three of them went back to the dorms to dump off the stuff. It was time for dinner already so the three of them went to the grocery to go buy some ingredients for dinner.

When they found all the things they needed (they meaning Winry and Al, Ed just followed) they went back and started cooking. Winry took the lead in making the dish and Al insisted on assisting her. Ed just simply watched them as they worked. He seemed to grow impatient watching them and asked Winry what she was making.

"Stew." She replied.

Ed's eyes brightened.

Yes! I love stew! So much better than the hospital mush they gave me! Ugh! I can't wait till dinner is ready! I'm starving!

Ed, who was tired of waiting decided to help out, he set the table and readied the two plates. He went to his room and grabbed some polishing oil and a rag so that Al could have something to do while he and Winry ate. Sometimes he didn't eat dinner because he didn't want Al to feel bad but since Winry was here he had to eat every meal. When the table and food were ready the three of them say at the table and began dinner. They all laughed and talked while eating, just like the old times.

Ed managed to finish the whole pot of stew by the end of dinner. It was a good sign to Winry and Al, him having a bid appetite meant that Ed was pretty much normal mentally and physically. It was around nine o'clock when they noticed Ed's eyes drooping, so they sent him off to bed and Winry began packing her bag for the next day. Al helped her for a while and then went to check on Ed. He could already hear his snoring even before he opened the door; he looked inside and saw Ed passed out on his bed with his stomach exposed. Al shook his head and pulled a blanket over him.

It's nice having everything back to normal again. Ed seems more peaceful too… I wonder how long that is going to last. Next week we'll probably me running around somewhere in the country looking for the stone again. I better make him relax as much as possible before we get our next mission from the colonel. Hah. Look at me! I'm already worrying about Ed! When will it all end? Oh well…

The next morning everyone met at the station to see Winry off. The colonel and his team were there and so was Hughes. They all stood outside of the window where Winry sat in the train. They all said good-byes and come again soon, the usual stuff. Mustang was about to give her his number until Ed nearly bit his hand off. Hughes gave her a bunch of pictures of Elysia and Gracia. She gave her thanks and said good-bye to everyone. Winry looked at Ed as the train was huffing away.

"Don't even think about busting your automail! Take good care of it! Or else!" she yelled.

"I'll try!" he retorted.

He watched her train leave the platform looking a little bit sad. Maes noticed and felt some pity for the guy. He put a arm around his shoulder and smiled, while reaching into his pocket. He knew what would happen but he wanted the kid to cheer up a bit.

"Hey Ed. You want to see a picture?"

Ed smiled to himself. His plan was working.

"Sure… what type of picture is it?"

"Well, you remember how we said you woke up to Mustang calling you… well you know. I got a picture of his face when you freaked everyone out."

"Seriously? Lemme see!"

Maes pulled out the photo and showed it to the young alchemist. As he did this, Mustang looked behind him to notice Hughes silently talking with Ed. His eyes went wide with horror as he saw Maes pulling a photo out of his pocket.

"!" He yelled.

Back on the train Winry was sitting calmly in her seat until she nearly fell off her chair when she heard a loud explosion.

!

"Uh-oh. I think that Mr. Hughes just showed the picture to Ed… I hope their okay."

Ed was never more grateful for his ability to transmute quickly. If he didn't create a wall he and Hughes would be charcoal right now. He didn't really notice Mustang go around, since he was too busy laughing his head off, until Maes pulled on his coat and screamed:

"RUN!"

Author's Note: Well that's it! I hope you enjoyed the story! Thank you for reading it! BYE!