SK: Here is the sequal to Ed and Al meet Kesho. This is about the kids of Ed & Winry and Al & Kesho. On with the show!

The Keepers of the Gate

"Deric get your ass down here!" Winry yelled.

"Coming!" Deric answered.

Deric went downstairs to find Ed and Winry sitting at the kitchen table. Ed and Winry are Deric's parents. Deric saw his little sister Kiara sitting at the table also. He also saw his aunt, uncle, and cousin. They were Kesho, Al, and Cassy.

"What's going on?"Deric asked.

"Wow, you were right Ed. He is oblivious." Al said. Deric looked at his uncle confused.

"Happy Birthday, Deric!" they all yelled. Deric gasped, he had completely forgotten his own birthday.

"You forgot, didn't you brother?" Kiara said. She was six and Deric was just now turning ten.

"Here." Cassy said as she handed him his birthday present. It was a little doggy that Cassy had made from alchemy.

"Thanks."

The rest of the day they celebrated. At dinner time Granny Pinako and Uncle Mark came over. Ed, Al, Winry, and Kesho lived in a big house together with their three kids. Pinako and Mark lived right next door. The house that Ed, Al, and the others lived in was built close enough that if anyone wanted to go to see Mark or Pinako they had to walk no more than 50 feet. Mark was a quick study at Automail. Pinako was happy with his progress. Winry played with automail every now and then. When everyone went to bed they were all full of food. They weren't expecting what happended the next morning.

Kiara woke up and sensed that something was wrong. She got out of bed and got her brother and her cousin. They all creeped down stairs and saw something that made all three of them scream. Their screams brought their parents down stairs. They staired at what was on the floor at the foot of the stairs. Mark's body was splayed out. Kesho walked forward and felt for his pulse.

"He's dead." Kesho wiped her face of the tear that had made it's way down her cheek.

"What do you mean Uncle Mark's dead?" asked Cassy. Al hugged his daughter and then went down to his wife and took her in his arms. He gave Ed a meaningful look and they both took Mark's body outside. Winry, Kesho, and the kids went to Granny Pinako's house.

"Why are you here so early in the morning?" she asked.

"Mark's dead, Gramma." Winry said. Pinako's eyes widened. She let them in and went into the kitchen and brought out what cake was left. She let the kids have some.

"How?" Pinako asked in a whisper.

"I don't know." Kesho answered.

A few minutes later Ed and Al walked in. They were covered in dirt. They had only dug a grave but had not put Mark's body in it.

"I need to talk to Mustang." Ed said. When the kids heard the name they jumped up.

"Can we go see Uncle Mustang with you Uncle Ed." Cassy asked.

"I think all of us can go. It's been a while since we've seen Uncle Roy and everyone." Ed said. "Come on lets go get ready."

Al lead the kids and Winry back to the house so they could get dressed.

"Pinako, I want you to stay here in case someone comes." Ed said.

"I'm in no mood to travel, so I have no objections to staying behind. Just tell everyone I said hello." Pinako said.

Later that day when everyone was ready to go they all headed to the trainstation. They got on the train and headed to Central. That's where Roy and Co. was stationed.

SK: Hi, I hope you like chapter 1 of this fanfic sequal. I know that it was evil to kill Mark but I had to. So I'm off to write Chapter 2 so see you next time

GangEd, Al, Kesho, Deric, Cassy, and Kiara.

SK and Gang: Chao!!!!!!!