Winry had a hard time concentrating on her work. She couldn't help but notice that the Cullen boys were quite handsome. She also couldn't help but notice that the girls were beautiful as well.
The Elric boys went off with that Rose girl about two hours ago and were not back yet. She tried not to think about it, however the image of Ed kissing Rose stuck in her mind.
"I'll show her," she thought.
All of the sudden she heard, "We're back," and she went running.
"Ed, I-" she started and stopped.
"Where's Ed?" She asked confused.
"I don't know, brother went off on his own. He said he didn't want us coming with him." Al said, concerned.
"I better go after him. We don't need vampires hurting him." Carlisle said, after just getting home from work.
"Um... with all due respect, Dr. Cullen..." Winery started.
"Call me Carlisle please," he said with a smile.
"Carlisle, please don't underestimate Ed. He is very strong and he has been through a lot. He may be childish, but he is very smart and very capable." She said.
"I know. He is, after all, the youngest to pass the state alchemy exam." Carlisle said.
It was a few hours until they got back. Both looked pretty beat up.
"What happened?" Esmee and Winry cried, running out.
"Envy," Ed grumbled.
Winery understood right away. Carlisle went off to explain things to Esmee. After getting cleaned up and eating lunch, Ed worked on some minor paper work for the state. Al went with Alice and Jacob to practice alchemy. Mustang had instructed the three to practice. All three were at a middle level.
After dinner, Bella headed home. "May I come? I need to talk to Charlie." Ed said.
This surprised Bella, but she agreed. Edward was worried about leaving her alone, but Carlisle said she would be safe with Ed.
On their way home, Bella asked a lot of questions. She was surprised that she knew so little about her father.
"So, my dad is a pretty good alchemist?" She asked.
"Yeah, he's at colonel level. Apparently he was pretty powerful during the Ishbalin war." He answered.
"And that's an alchemist war?" She asked.
"Yep."
"Do I have alchemist powers then?" She asked.
"Not necessarily, it's more or less something you train at and learn. You don't really inherit them." Ed said.
"And this stone I keep hearing you guys talk about – it's pretty powerful?" She asked.
"If it is the real thing, then yes. The stone can bring people back from life, or even make other humans." Ed said. "A lot of the ones Al and I found have been fake."
"You and your brother spend a lot of time looking for it, don't you?" She asked.
"Yes, it's the only way to get our bodies back to normal."
"So this war, it's between more then just vampires." She mused.
"Yes, this is a big war, and I'm sure that the Volturi will be involved."
Bella turned. "You know about the Volturi?"
"Of course I do. Their leader, Aro, is the oldest alchemist."
"Aro is an alchemist! No way." Bella said with a laugh.
"Yep, you just never know where we will pop up." Ed said with a smile. By now they were at the Swan residence and both entered.