Winry will be in normal text

Edward will be in italics

The song will be in bold.

Motherland

By Areku1993

On that day you left, I just waved goodbye as usual,

As if we were to meet again in this city.

Winry stared at the smoldering ruins that were once a marvelous home. Pinako stood next to her, muttering words of reassurance to Winry. Such as “They will come back.” Or “It’s for the best.” The young girl wiped her eyes with the back of her hands, smearing the mascara she had found in her mother’s old desk and put on for the occasion.

To believe in love is to not lose to myself.

Until my wish comes true, I'll remain with a smile,

And look at the clouds, praying, and will be here.

Winry sat on the roof of the Rockbell home, staring at the sky. The clouds moved rapidly across the sky in the October winds. By this time, she and the Elric brothers would be getting ready for Halloween in Resembool. As she looked at the clouds, she thought how alike they and Edward were. The clouds moved on, and so did Edward.

I want to be the sky for you,

Even enveloping all of your pains.

Whenever I look up, I want to feel

That I'm not alone even if I'm far away.

Let there be a place I can return to.

All of a sudden, Winry wanted to be the sky. When they clouds were gone, they returned to the sky, or the Earth. Winry wanted to be the sky so Edward and Alphonse had someone to return to at the end of their hard lives.

I'm still living happily in this city without you,

Because I feel that that's the one thing I can do now.

That was so many years ago, and now the though returned to Winry. Looking at the clouds, she sighed and sat down on the grass. She and Pinako still lived in Resembool, but Edward did not. Edward was dead.

There's a hidden meaning to all things that happen.

I hope you'll remain yourself even if your dream begins to vanish,

Because I'll always be here.

No matter what, Winry vowed, I will stay in Resembool. Edward could come back, and I want to be here for him, him and Alphonse.

It's okay even if you're not strong enough to erase all tears,

After you rest your tired heart.

Wish for a better tomorrow and fall asleep

Like the young children.

Edward would rest all right, rest in heaven. Winry hoped he was just asleep, in a secret little place, in a secret little town, and any moment he would jump out and say, “HEY WINRY! My automail’s busted!” Winry, glaring at the sky, plucked out a flower and flung it in the air. The October winds carried it off.

This vast world is connected.

The white clouds will flow and turn into wind to reach you.

Edward blinked as a flower dropped into his lap. Looking up at the skies above Germany, he saw a number of small things swept up in the wind. Bored, he picked it up and smelled it. It smelled like Winry’s perfume.

Will my voice reach you?

I want to be the sky for you,

Even enveloping all of your pains.

Whenever I look up, I want to feel

That I'm not alone even if I'm far away.

Let there be a place I can return to.

In a moment, Winry felt a spark of hope. Rushing inside, she scribbled something down on a piece of paper. With a smile on her face she tossed the paper into the air where it was swept away.

And far away, in a whole other era, Edward picked up a piece of paper. Unfolding it, he blinked and smiled, as if in a daze. The note read: I love you. -Winry

Let there be a place I can return to.