Roy Mustang and his long term girlfriend Juliet had decided to adopt Edward Elric when he was 7 years old. He had recently lost him mother to an illness and his brother to an accident, it had also left him with 2 automail limps, which when he first came to the couple he was still getting used too.

Despite the couple being young and only in their very early 20's they easily slipped into to the life of being parents, and Edward, despite rejecting most other comfort from others seemed to warm to them too.

Roy and Juliet had been together since high school and had gone through the state alchemist exam together. Roy specialized in flame alchemy and so had been named the flame alchemist, Juliet on the other hand prefered earth alchemy and was known as the maiden alchemist.

As much as they had wanted children they knew that with them both being in the military they wouldn't have the time to look after a baby, which is why they had accepted when they had been asked to take Ed in.

He seemed to be settling in well, because Roy and Juliet's line of work they spent a lot of time at work, Juliet started working part time to take care of Ed, but on the days he wasn't at school she brought him to her office sometimes.

And everyone loved Ed; he had a sparkling personality that drew people to him, Roy's best friend Maes Hughes often attached himself to the lad, taking him to the libary since it appeared Edward loved books. For 7 years everything slipped into place like it was meant to be. Roy and Juliet enroled Ed in a private high school beaucse he was a straight A student.

And it wasn't until many years later when Ed was 14, Juliet was 29 and Roy was 33 that the problems suddenly started.

It was term time so Ed was at school and Juliet and Roy were at work, when Juliet had a phone call.

"Yo Jules you got a phone call" shouted Havoc "Someone from Oakland High school!"

Juliet looked up from her work and walked over to the phone, she spoke for a few moments before a look of panic flashed across her face.

"Is he ok?" she said there was a pause "I'll be right there!" and she hung up, Mustang was already by her side.

"Ed's sick" she said

"Ed's never sick" Mustang replied it was something he had learnt about his "son" many years ago. Edward had severe trypanophobia and he had learnt if he wasn't sick he would never see a doctor. They had found this out a few months after bringing him home, sitting at the breakfast table Riza Hawkeye had come round to meet the new boy, completely distracted by the new lady the 7 year old hadn't paid attention to which drink he was picking up and had drank Juliet's glass of milk instead of his apple juice, the result of this was Ed collapsing on the floor and fitting. The poor kid had had to be admitted to hospital where first the doctor had told them Edward was lactose intolerant, but he had also found as about Ed's severe case of trypanophobia when his blood pressure and heart rate had sky rocketed the moment he realised where he was. If Ed was open inly admitting to being ill something must really be wrong.

"He passed out in the corridor" she said walking around Roy and grabbing her coat from the back of her chair "I'll call you later"

And then she was gone.

"Everything alright?" asked Hughes since his best friend was still standing at Juliet's desk staring into space in the direction she had left.

"I hope so Hughes, i really do".

At the school, Juliet entered and saw Ed, he was sat on a comfy chair, his shirt undone a bit, and he was pale and shaking and looked as though he would fall over at any moment.

Jules got Edward in the car and started driving home; he walked into the house and then sat on the floor near the stairs. He wasn't even able to make it too the stairs, he just had to sit down.

"Ed, are you alright sweetie?" she came over to him and placed a hand on his forehead, it was burning hot.

"Wait here a sec honey" she came back a few moments later with a glass of cold water and a thermometer.

She gave Ed the water to drink after she took this temperature, 39'C.

"Come on honey let's get you to bed with some ice" she said taking him by the arm and helping him upstairs.

She helped him into some thin Pj's and then got a wet cloth and placed it on his forehead to try and bring down his fever. She hadn't failed to notice he hadn't yet spoken.

Soon Ed was asleep so she went down to call Mustang.

Later that night, Mustang came home being dropped off by Hawkeye since Jules had taken the car.

They offered Riza a drink and had a chat.

"So how's Ed doing?" she asked

"I don't know, he has a fever and is looking really pale, I'm sure he'll be fine though" she didn't sound convinced for reasons she couldn't understand.

"I'd better go and check on him"

Going into his room, she could see Ed breathing heavily, sweat poured down his face, he awoke with a start at her touch.

"Let me take your temperature Hun" she said putting the thermometer in his mouth, after a moment she took it out. 42'C

"Roy!"

A/N: So theres the first bit. I know this story is really random, it comes to me in dreams and daydreams and i just write it down. Please review, it means the world to me and thank you for reading. Chapter 2 should be done pretty soon. Karin x

Thank you to those who review and tell me how i can improve my work, i hope its getting better :)