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Hey everyone! Yeah I'm not dead, I just haven't had much time to write anything/had the inclination to write anything. XD I wrote this up probably about a month ago as a request from RisemboolRanger on her deviantArt account and I'm just finally getting around to putting it up on here...*sigh*...Anyway though I hope that you all enjoy it! (I'm also still taking story requests if there's anything you would like! ^^)

Alice stared down at the little bundle of joy she'd just spent nearly 14 hours delivering. She and Kain had already decided on Stefan Cloud if it was a boy, which it was. Kain walked in moments later pulling along a young blond haired boy. He carried a large bouquet of pure white lilies causing her to flash back to when she first met Kain.

That day it had been raining...

~X~

She stood under the awning in front of the building in Central, tears streaming down her face.

She slid down the wall of the building letting her tears mix with the rain that was slowly soaking her. What was she going to do? She'd broken things off with Ed just three weeks earlier, right after they'd gotten home from the siege. They'd talked while trapped there and she'd discovered he still had feelings for Winry.

She did what she thought would make him the happiest. That's just who she was.

If only she knew then how much her actions would backfire on her.

"Excuse me miss? Ma'am? Are you okay?" She realized the rain had stopped and when she looked up noticed that the rain hadn't stopped, there was an umbrella covering her.

Beneath the umbrella stood a young black haired man wearing glasses. He smiled at her gently, giving her a concerned gaze.

"Yes." Alice wiped at her face, trying to get it dry. "I'm fine, thank you."

"Are you sure? Is there someone you maybe want to call?" She shook her head.

"I just noticed that you sounded like you were crying and wanted to make sure that everything was fine."

She put on the best smile she could. "Thank you really. I'll be ok." She stood and looked around to try and find the best place where she could hide out until the rain stopped. She was just about to take a step out from under the umbrella when he stopped her.

"Hey, my name is Kain. Would you maybe wanna go get something to eat? Just until the rain stops anyway." He blushed faintly when he realized how forward he was acting.

Alice recognized the kind gesture. "Sure." She didn't really wanna be near anyone right now, especially cause she didn't want to answer any questions, but he'd been kind to a stranger and he seemed like a sweet guy. She'd give him the benefit of the doubt.

"My name is Alice." She told him as they started to walk away.

~X~

"Honey?" Kain waved his hand in front of Alice's face. "You're spacing out? Are you sure you're up for a visit from both boys?"

She smiled at the love of her life. "Of course I'm fine. I was just thinking about the day we met..."

"Really?" he asked. She nodded as the memories took her away again.

~X~

They'd chosen this little cafe just a block away and were now making the obligatory small talk.

"So Alice, what is it that you do?" Kain asked as he looked over the menu.

"I'm a state alchemist."

He looked at her excitedly. "Are you by any chance the Kinetic Alchemist?"

She blushed at being recognized. "Y-yes I am. How did you know?"

"I work in communications for the military, specifically under Colonel Mustang. He was just talking about your recent mission with Fullmetal a few days ago."

A pained expression flitted across her eyes at the mention of Ed. She hoped that Kain hadn't seen it. "Did he now? The famous Mustang is talking about me? I'm flattered."

"Don't worry. You're a pretty woman, so I'm sure he'd have been talking about you at some point." Kain said laughing. A moment later he blushed as he realized the compliment he'd inadvertently given her.

She smiled and laughed at his words. They placed their order and continued to talk, the atmosphere a little more at ease between the two of them now that they knew they had acquaintances in common.

~X~

"So what about the day we met were you thinking about?" Kain asked curiously.

"The lilies..." she told him sounding a little far off.

"Really?" he laughed. "You know I didn't even think about that when I got them. It was actually James that picked them out."

"He may not be yours biologically, but he's still your boy." The two of them laughed and looked at both their sons.

~X~

They'd eaten their meal and then ordered dessert. The rain had stopped a while ago but neither one had wanted to be rid of the others' company.

"Um...If you don't mind my asking, why were you crying earlier?" Kain asked tentatively.

Alice took a hesitant breath. She knew he was going to ask at some point. She might as well tell him. She used the words to affirm the truth to herself.

"I'm pregnant."

Kain looked at her in surprise. "Really?" She nodded. "How far along?"

"Almost four weeks."

Some quick calculations in his head gave Kain a few possibilities as to the father. "Is it Fullmetal?" Kain didn't actually know Ed, so he couldn't really remember his name. Not to mention he was better at remembering codenames anyway.

Alice nodded her head slowly as tears started to reform in her eyes. "I just don't know what I'm going to do."

Kain stayed silent for a long time as she sobbed quietly.

"Stay here a moment." he told her and stood from the table. She hadn't even heard him past the thoughts that were racing through her head.

Kain walked over to a young girl carrying a basket and was back at their table a few minutes later.

"Alice." She didn't hear him. He placed a hand on her shoulder startling her out of her reverie. She looked up at him and found a small bunch of flowers in her face. "Alice, don't worry. I'm here for you."

She grabbed the flowers from him and pulled him into a hug. "Thank you."

The flowers were set on the table so that Kain could hold her back, providing the strength that she desperately needed at that moment. Sitting on the table was a small bunch of pure white lilies...