Title: Siblings
Characters/:Pairings: Naoto Shirogane, Winry Rockbell
Words: 347
Rating: Anyone can read
Summary:
Warnings: Takes place during the time when
Edward Elric is in the hospital. Disclaimer: Fandom owns a good chunk of my life. Not the other way around.
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Winry had never seen so many pieces of underwear in her life. Not that she’d really had a chance to go looking for underwear, but this seemed beyond even Granny’s wildest dreams - and forget Mr. Garfiel’s. “Kyaa!” She turned to Naoto, her eyes wide. “This is amazing!”
Smiling, Naoto took hold of Winry’s shoulders, guiding her farther into the store. “I know you said you needed some things to wear. I am sure you can find everything you need here.”
The colors were fascinating and so varied - Winry was accustomed to beige and white underwear, but the bras and panties here came in jewel tones and with designs. Lace darted daringly over hems and enhanced cleavage; spaghetti ties clung at hips. The designs were as unfamiliar as the choice of colors.
A young woman, dressed in a suit with a daring slit in her skirt and a provocative hint of lace camisole, joined them. “My name is Alice. How may I help you?”
“My friend is in need of underclothes. She’s just arrived here, a very unexpected trip.” Yes, it would be that. Had Ed not been so badly hurt, Winry wouldn’t have needed to make a trip to the United States.
“I’m sure we can find something you’d like, miss!” Alice laced her fingers together, though her glance took into the products of the store. Winry couldn’t help but follow that gaze, her own eyes sparkling at the amount of choices before her.
“I’m sure.” Winry turned a brilliant smile to Naoto. “Thank you for this, Naoto.”
She grinned in return. “I thought you might need a break, Winry. Something nice to remember this trip by.” Naoto watched as Alice took Winry deeper into the store, talking to her about what sort of underwear she might want. Soon, Naoto thought, they’d be able to take Ed back to Inaba, and things would hopefully go back to normal, as normal as it might be in the community.
Until then, she’d take care of her sister, at least until Ed was able to take care of her again.
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