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A/N: Please leave review and let me know how it is. If you haven't read I will you love you until my heart breaks, it is best to read that first so you don't get confused because this is its sequel.

Prologue

Spencer was playing on the floor with his favorite toys whilst watching his papa and dad duke it out about his daycare problem. He didn't know why they would be so obstinate; he couldn't even understand half the things that they were talking about. He turned back to play when the little one year old thought of something better to do. Aunt Winry was visiting with Al for a whole month and they were at ropes end as well when it came to those two fighting.

Disappearing in a flash of light, he reappeared in his aunt and uncle's shared room and sat at the desk that they had inhabited since their stay here. Turning his head, he made sure that the door was shut before starting to open the drawers and play through them as well. He smiled.

Some things were just better than toys, the one year old thought. His eyes lit up at the tube of lipstick and he amended his earlier thought. There was nothing better to play with than his own aunt's things. Besides he had seen her use it a million times and she looked pretty.

"ROY! EDWARD!"

They stopped in the midst of their most recent argument to come see what she was yelling at and saw their small son sitting at the desk playing in Winry's makeup. She went crazy when people touched her things and both could only wonder what the hell made this so bad. She glared at them as Roy picked Spencer up and took away the lipstick, realizing that it looked like bath number three would be happening in a few short moments. He ran his hand through Spencer's blonde locks and couldn't help but think that the child got himself into a lot of mischief.

"Spence, you aren't supposed to be playing with your aunt Winry's things," he told him softly and was amused when the boy just pouted, jutting his lip at the fact that it was basically his papa telling him no.

"I think we should just calm down Winry, he's one years old, he doesn't understand that he can't get into your stuff right now-"

"And you honestly believe that Edward? This kid doesn't have any self-control! It could be because he doesn't have any friends his own age or maybe it could just be the fact that the kid doesn't have any siblings! He's only one and if he had one friend, he wouldn't be whisking away to trouble every time you two turn around to argue! Why are you arguing anyways?"

Ed sighed.

"It's complicated Win. You wouldn't understand. Besides you need to mind your own business just like we mind ours-"

"Edward, don't you understand? No child is going to take kindly to his parents arguing night and day. It's enough to make a child believe that it is their fault-"

Ed just crossed his arms whilst Roy continued to try to wrestle the struggling one year old into keeping still so he could remove what he could with a dampened towel. He would still need a bath but he wanted to get off as much as he could beforehand. He paused though knowing what Winry said was true. The kid needed their guidance and not to hear them arguing. Would Kelsey had ended up the same way he wondered if she had to hear them fight day in and day out since she turned five months old. No she wouldn't have, he amended. The fights started when he wanted Spencer to live life like a normal kid and Ed disagreed that he was very normal to start with and that everyone would find out if they weren't too careful.

"I say that you ought to go to counseling or else this kid is going to grow up thinking he caused his papa and daddy to grow apart and get a divorce. You don't want any kid to feel that way either and I know you would later regret it! Edward-"

"I mean it Winry, stay out of our fights. If you want to talk to someone about that, talk to your fiancé. I don't need advice on how to raise MY son!"

Winry bowed her head as Ed stomped his way out of the house and didn't pause to let him know how much it hurt for him to use that against her. She looked up at Roy's sigh right after the door had slammed shut and wondered how Roy could remain so calm throughout all this. He was mad as hell too so why wasn't he more affected by this as well?

"Winry I know you try to help and I'm grateful for it but you know how stubborn he is. Give him time and I'll try to get him to apologize for the last part. There was no excuse for that." Sighing again, he bit his lip as though to keep from adding something that would bring that subject up again.

"Thanks Roy. It's not your fault I'm unable to have children anyways…" She wavered to keep her emotions under control, not that Roy could blame her and there was a silent pause which Roy gladly broke.

"You'll have kids before you know it Winry. Just worry about marrying Alphonse first and don't try to have kids before you're married."

Winry gave him a grateful look. He really did help when she was down and it didn't help that Spencer thought it was funny to get into mischief all the time. No matter how much his great grandma thought he was going to have manners like Kelsey, he wasn't like her at all. But then again it could have been that he was a boy and Kelsey was a sweet little girl. Not to say that she hadn't gotten into mischief because Roy never said but Spencer had a special ability to transport himself even before he could crawl and it gave him an advantage that Kelsey hadn't.

"Don't want us to follow in your footsteps?" Winry asked humorously.

"As much as I know you'd want to don't. You'll only end up with a child whose as mischievous as two kids in one."

He made a face when Spencer made bubbles and Winry had to laugh. He may not have been the world's perfect person but he was doing a great job at being a daddy. She commended him for it as well.

If only she could share the notion with Edward.

Ed stood outside the house wondering whether he should even come back inside. He knew half the things he had said were either wrong or not true and he hadn't meant to say them. He had been very worried since his one year old son was doing things that shouldn't be happening. Seriously where was the equal exchange? He was just too angry that the son he helped created could do that. Even with his alchemy without a circle, it still followed the principles. The only thing that hadn't was the philosopher's stone and if there was anything involved that made his son abnormal, he had to wonder why so if they ever planned on baby number two, it wouldn't be the same. He didn't hate Spencer; he had just never wanted that to happen.

He hesitantly opened the door and let himself inside. Seeing Roy asleep with their child, he exhaled in relief a bit before bending down to kiss the little boy's forehead. The child stirred a bit but stayed deeply in his sleep. Ed carefully picked him up and placed him back into the crib before turning to Roy himself. He loved Roy with all his heart and even though he got mad at a lot of things, namely the fact that Roy still worked in the military. He couldn't really object though since Roy's job was the only source of income for the house they had gotten. Smiling, he thought about how at first he had thought the apartment would be alright until he realized all the memories that were associated with it. Kelsey had lived there and even though they hadn't wanted to forget her, they didn't want a reminder of the worst day in Roy's life.

"Hey Roy?" he called out softly.

Roy cracked open an eye and Ed smiled once again seeing as how the man was totally exhausted. He sat up wearily and noticed that Spencer wasn't in his arms anymore. After giving him a bath and changing him, Roy had played a couple of board games with the child before ending up where they were when Ed had come back. Speaking of surprises, Roy woke himself up more and had Ed help him up.

"You know I think there's still more to Spencer. I could have sworn he cheated in our card games-"

"Roy you're silly. Spencer is only one years old. He doesn't even know how to play most of the games out there let alone change cards around so that he could win. I am sorry you know. I didn't mean the things I had said earlier. Winry is right, maybe we should talk more instead of fighting over who is right and who is wrong-"

"I didn't help much. I want everything to be alright. I want what is best for everyone and I should not have instigated one either. I know that Spencer isn't a normal child. I know that, but sometimes I wish he was. The fact though is that wishing won't change it and I have to get over myself to find someplace where he could make friends without revealing the secret we've fought so hard to keep."

"We'll find a way. If it means something I know that you work an awful lot and I don't want to stop you from doing what you want to do but I guess we could try some having Winry and Al babysit him until we find out just what to do. Maybe by then he'll hide only a little bit."

Roy nodded.

He liked the idea.