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You and Me, Plus Kathleen.

Chapter 1

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"Chief?" Havoc asked through the phone. Ed raised an eyebrow at his questioning tone.

"Ya, it's me. Is the bastard around? I tried getting through to his office, but he isn't picking up. His lazy ass is probably asleep." Especially after the night they had.

"H- he isn't with you?"

"If he was, would I be calling?" The Elric brother rolled his eyes, impatient.

"Mustang told us he was coming in late, said something about he had to run errands with you. I just assumed you guys had another long night."

Ed blushed at the assumption, but his mind didn't ponder on that comment for long. "What the fuck?! He told me he was going in early because of something he had to do with you!" Ed scanned the house quickly, making sure Roy wouldn't pop out of nowhere attempting to scare him...again.

"Really? Well, he's not here! Hey, if you find him, tell him we need him he-" Ed hung up before the smoker could finish.

Where the hell was Roy?

Ed stalked down the streets of Central towards the Command Center. Although he was no longer a state alchemist, he worked with as a researcher for the military. At first, he had picked up the job to support himself due to the fact that Al had decided to stay with Winry. However, he had grew to like it, being in the science field was the closest thing he had to ever working with alchemy again.

Even Roy insisted he quit after Ed finally moved in with him after five years of being together.

"You could be traveling, seeing the world in a different perspective...not with the eyes of the military." Roy had told him one night. "I'll take care of you. Let me take care of you."

But, Ed kept his job. He may not have had a proper childhood, but that wasn't going to stop him from being a proper adult.

Still, Roy took care of him the best he could. Not only that, but Roy made sure that Edward knew he was loved each and every day. He always found reasons to be a romantic. Never was there a forgotten anniversary or birthday, never was there a date that had to be rescheduled. Sure, they fought, in fact they argued all the time, but that was the dynamics of there relationship. And Ed loved it. In the near eight years that they had been together, Ed couldn't even think of one time Roy had lied to him...especially about where he was going.

So why now?

Ed turned a familiar corner, deciding he was going to stop and get a bagel before work. Ed looked around, trying to decide what cafe he wanted to visit. His eyes scanned the area, when a familiar face caught his eye.

"Is that...Roy," he murmured to himself.

The man seemed to be sitting with a woman, who from the distance across the street, looked to be the same age as the older man. She leaned over the table and caressed his hand with her own. Ed's eyes widened. Roy game a small, shy smile. The same smile Ed remembered from their first few dates.

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'He wasn't cheating. He wasn't cheating. He wasn't cheating. He wasn't cheating.' Ed kept that mantra going in his head throughout the day.

As Ed walked away from his boyfriend, and a woman he seemed to be on a date with, he told himself that the man wasn't cheating. While walking up the steps of Central Command, Ed told himself that the man wasn't cheating. As he slipped on his lab coat, Ed told himself that the man wasn't cheating. After calling Roy's office during lunch, only to find out that the General still wasn't in, Ed told himself that the man wasn't cheating. As he sat during his lunch break alone, Ed told himself that the man wasn't cheating. While his imagination ran rapid with thoughts of Roy cheating, Ed told himself the man wasn't cheating.

So, when the clock struck six and his feet stomped towards his lover's office, it was safe to say the constant repeating of his mantra did nothing more than further convince Edward that Roy Mustang was indeed cheating on him.

"EIGHT YEARS," he yelled to himself as he turned the corner, nearing Roy's office. "Eight years I give that asshole and he decides all of a sudden he wants to cheat?! Well, that asshole has another thing coming if he thinks I'm not going to raise some hell. I'm going to kill him. I'm going to kill him!" Ed turned another corner as he continued talking to himself. "He loves me?! He loves me?! Ha, what a load of shit! I should have known this wasn't going to last. What a bast-" Ed bumped into something, cutting his rant off. "Hey! Watch where you're goi-"

"Ed?" Ed looked up to see Riza who was eying him suspiciously. "Are you okay? I could here you yelling from down the hall."

"Where's Roy?" Ed narrowed his eyes, looking around for the his boyfriend.

"He's in his office, but...I don't think this is the right time to go in there. He's in a meeting."

"Oh, really?! That lazy ass was out of the office for half of the damn day and now all of a sudden he wants to work?" Ed brushed past her and stood in front of Roy's office doors. Ed took in a deep breath and opened the doors.

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"Hawkeye, I told you I was in a meet-" Roy looked up angrily, but cut himself off when realizing it was Ed. "Ed?" Roy could see an angry look on his lover's face. Ed's eyes scanned the room, stopping as he caught sight of the company he had in his office.

"Are you fucking kidding me, Roy?! First, you tell your dogs that you were coming in late and spent the whole day out of the office with her! Then, you bring her into your office when you know damn well I work in the same building! Did you really think I wasn't going to catch you?!" Ed stomped closer to him.

"Edward, calm down." What was the younger man talking about? Roy looked over at the woman who stood back, slightly afraid. Roy looked back at Ed, who was now in front of his desk, staring at him with anger and hurt in his eyes. That's when it dawned on him.

"Well? Are you going to explain yourself? Or should I give up now and go pack my shit from your house?!"

"Ed, I'm no-"

"You're not cheating? Really? Than who the hell is this?!" Ed pointed at the woman, still looking at Roy with narrowed eyes.

"Ed...I- I can explain." Roy rubbed his temple. He was hoping they could do this later, in a much more calmer setting. "This is Karen. She's- She's-"

"I'm Kathleen's aunt." The woman cut in, her voice shaking slightly. Ed turned his head towards her, giving her a nasty look before turning back to Roy.

"Who the hell is Kathleen!?"

"Ed, please calm down," Roy walked around his desk and grabbed a hold of his lover's arm. "I can explain everything, I just need you to stay calm."

Ed looked back and forth between Karen and Roy, trying to make sense of everything. Who the hell is Kathleen?

The door to Roy's adjoining bathroom opened slightly, a small pair of familiar onyx eyes peaked through.

"I heard yelling...is it okay to come out," a shy voice asked.

"It's okay, sweetie. You can come out." Karen walked over to the bathroom, holding her hand out. A small, pale hand took it and the bathroom door opened wider. Out walked a young girl. Her hair was dark, and long, brushing along her lower back. She wore a blue headband and a blue dress to match. Her eyes looked over Edward quickly, before looking up at Roy and smiling.

Roy took a deep breath before tugging on Edward's arm, pulling him towards the two females.

"Kathleen, this is my partner, Edward." Roy started. Kathleen smiled a small smile, looking back at Edward. Edward smiled back, although still confused. Roy took another deep breath. "Edward, this is Kathleen, my daughter."

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A/N: I don't know what it is about Ed and Roy with kids, but I just love the idea for some reason. :) Hope you enjoyed the first chapter. Yes, I still will be updating A Gradual Progression. I've literally had this idea for months, so I needed to start it now, or it would have never been started. Thanks for reading, please review.