Thread: Never Be The Same Again (Yoshie x Source Code)

Winry's pureness... Her lack of blinding and hiding herself... That with Alex truly admired was the very thing that ailed her. Too live in a way to be so true to your emotions, not to cover them up for the sake of being polite had it's tolls. It was evident on Winry's face, how much pain she truly was in. And no matter what Alex had gone through, no matter what his pain was like. He could never say he understood Winry, that he had the answers for her. Much in the same respect that Winry didn't go through the same thing he did, couldn't imagine how he took the tolls. So how does one help the helpless? How could you be there for someone that couldn't relate? Hell the two of them wouldn't be here drinking the Black Label if they had the answers to those questions. Yet here they were, doing their damn well best to cope. Alex smiled somewhat when Winry looked at him. She was trying her best to deal with her own shit while acknowledging him. Was it that hard for her to do? Alex wouldn't even dare try to conceptualize the hurt and pain Winry was going through right now. How dare he try to label what was hers, what she fought with. Her eyes didn't meet with his, be it shame? Fear? Lack of trust maybe? Alex expected as much, having not been here for four years to let Winry deal with her lonliness... To let her deal with a rather abusive relationship.. Heaven forbid Alex take five minutes away from focusing on his issues to help a friend that saved his life. Maybe that was why he came back, to thank her, to try and make amends or show his gratitude for an act that he spat back into Winry's face on that hospital gurney. All Alex could do to be there for Winry right now was to let her work her shit out. To know he was here for her. Alex would continue to drink from his glass, to welcome the burn. And then it happened, a single tear ran down from Winry's oh so perfect cheek.. Just to her jaw ling before falling off and into her glass of Johnnie Walker. Where one tear another followed and another. Alex set his glass down almost in shock or fear to see Winry like this. Sure she was human, sure she had her moments... But to crack like this? In the middle of her club in front of her guests and employees... It wasn't like her. The day of her anniversary was the hardest for her and it showed. Alex watching as she commanded Mikan to get him another glass, a perfect glass free of charge. Even in Winry's suffering... The goddess of a woman still comforted Alex, still made sure to take care of him. That was something to truly shed a tear for. Winry had a fucked up past, a fucked up relationship... And where others would take it out on other people.. Winry chose to take care of them instead. Sitting there now with a perfect glass of Johnnie Walker Black Alex sat in awe of not only Winry but the glass of liquor in front of him. A gift from the goddess herself. Lime and Lemon? What was this bartender thinking? Alex set the lime and lemon slices down on the napkin, not letting them anywhere near the precious alcohol in his glass. Thank you for taking care of me tonight Winry. Alex would simply state before drinking that first sip. And oh did it burn.... It was strange actually. Alex could of sworn he could feel a bit of Winry's pain as he drank what she had ordered for him. As if she was reaching out to him for help the only way she could... Through Johnnie Walker. And so where others would start talking, start working out their issues. Alex and Winry would sit silently, drinking their Johnnie Walker and letting the alcohol do what it did best. Start to make them forget, start to help them focus on the pain and soon the joy that booze brought with it. Three glasses of Heaven and Alex would start to show signs of being buzzed as well. He might have the masochistic mind set to enjoy the burn that this drink brought, but he was still human. His goal after all was to get drunk, to forget his past for one night if he could. Winry would get up from the bar counter, excusing herself to head to what looked like the lounging area of Temptation. Alex get up as well looking to the bartender and modding ever so slightly before turning to follow Winry. People stare of course to see Winry Temptation walk among them, in her very own club. Alex took some solace in this fact, they knew nothing of the goddess that they worshiped. Where ever Winry would go Alex would follow, their night only just beginning now that Johnnie Walker was coursing through their veins.