Edward had been standing in front of the mirror for over an hour fiddling with a white tie around his neck. He hated wearing this kind if stuff, it was stiff, restricting, and clothing should not be this complicated to put on! Winey however demanded he wear a proper tuxedo, bluntly stating that she wasn't going to marry him looking like hobo. Ed wanted to make Winry happy, but this long piece of white fabric was seriously testing his patience. He was about to give up when Alphonse walked into the room, tie around his neck perfectly tied.

"Al, can you give me a hand with this damn thing?" Ed whined pointing to demon tie. the younger Elric laughed and helped his older brother out of his dilemma.

"Geez brother, you don't know how to do something as simple as tie a tie?" Alphonse joked.

"Shut up! It's not like it's an essential skill to live!" Ed pouted, his face slightly red. He turned to the mirror again looking himself over. Honestly, the formal outfit looked ridiculous on him, but that was contributing to the fact that he never dressed like this. At most he would put on a collared shirt, but most days it was the usual t shirt and slacks, but he was sure Winry would throw a wrench clear down the aisle if he showed up like that.

"You clean up pretty well Ed" Al looked into the mirror standing behind him.

Ed scoffed, "I look like a monkey."

"Well I'm sure Winry will be impressed."

"Knowing her she'll find some flaw about it" the older brother smirked braiding his long blond hair and tying it at the end.

"Big day today huh?" Alphonse leaned against the wall crossing his arms,

"I know it's a big day no need to remind me"

"Nervous?"

"Why should I be?" Ed turned to his brother questioningly, "I'm not gonna run away if that's what you're thinking."

"I know that" Al chuckled, "It's just a big step, thing's are gonna change, what with you and Winry..."

"Hey, nothing's really gonna change, Al" Ed smiled putting a hand on his brother's shoulder, "You and I are still brothers, Winry is still our best friend, it's just that she and I will be...well closer."

"Yeah, a lot closer I'm sure," Al loosened up and snorted, "remember when we were kids and we fought over who would marry Winry?"

"And she turned you down?" Ed remembered that fight clearly.

"I almost feel cheated, I won, so how come you're the one marrying her?"

"Sorry brother, you may have won the battle but I won the war." The two laughed together sitting on the floor. It was nice being together like this, ever since Al bit jus body back they hadn't had much time to just sit together and talk like they used to What with both of them constantly on the move. Ed had to admit he missed it. when Alphonse decided to go to the East and Ed to the west, it was like splitting Siamese twins. They had always been together through the good and bad, and Ed still felt weird when his brother wasn't within the same vicinity as him.

"Whoa, guess reminiscing time is over" Al stood up looking at his watch, he smoothed out his jacket and held a hand out for Ed on the floor, "We better get going, you can't be late for your own wedding"

"Yeah yeah I know you guys kept telling me that yesterday 'don't be late, come early, blah blah'" Ed grabbed his brother's hand helping him up. The two brothers walked down stairs and out the door of the big white house. Over the past 3 years after the promise day, they decided to rebuild their childhood home they'd burnt down years before when they said they wouldn't come back. Granted they made some slight aesthetic changes, but it was essentially the same house. Ed smiled. This was the last time he'd be walking out of the house a single man, he paused as he closed the door thinking about how Al was right, it was a big day and things were going to change, for everyone. It excited him and frightened him at the same time,

"Brother, come on what are you doing?" Al looked back at Ed who was just standing there with his hand on the doorknob, "Don't make me have to drag you!"

"Relax I'm coming!" Ed let go of the door and caught up with his brother down the path.

Here goes...