-1A/N: hey people!
Wow I got a lot of positive reviews for the last two chapters, I love you guys!

I love long reviews but short ones are great as well.

Even if it's a simple 'I like your story' or 'Please continue' or even just 'When is the next update' I still love them.

Sigh ok here is the next chapter and please make sure to read the authors note on the bottom to find something out about the updates.

Disclaimer: Like I said last time I own nothing here. Except I think this plot, do I?

But I do not own FMA or the lullaby.

A year has passed since Edward and Alphonse Elric have done their first transmutation. Edward is now six years old and Alphonse is five.

(If the kids sound older or act older then they appear then I am sorry.)

Edward looked over the group he was working with and sighed heavily.

They were in school right now, even though it was extremely boring to the Elric brothers since they already knew much more then the other kids here, they still had to come there and earn an 'education'.

Yeah right.

Right now he, Al, Winry, Michael, Daniel, Jessica, and Rachel were in a group and were supposed to be working on making a poster with a map of the world on it.

Well he, Al, and Winry were all done with their part of the assignment. But the other kids weren't.

In fact they were just talking to each other, not bothering to even look at their other members.

Edward scowled. He had heard about these three. Never doing any work, and having the rest of the people that they worked with do everything then take all the credit. Edward hated people like that.

People that never did anything and then expected for the rest of the world to treat them like kings.

It made him sick.

He looked at the map. He, Al, and Winry had done three lands points and there were still four to go. Plus the title of the map.

He looked up once more at the four who were laughing at some dumb thing one of them had said. This had to stop.

He cleared his throat loudly to attract their attention.

They ignored him and continued talking. Ed made a louder noise which they once more ignored except for Jessica who threw him an annoyed look.

That was it. If there is one thing that he couldn't stand it was lazy people who refused to do the work that they had been assigned. He slammed his hands onto the desk with a loud 'bang'!

He startled the entire class and the teacher but his focus was entirely on the four people in front of him who were looking at him amazed.

He leaned forward and hissed "You four are going to stop talking about your nonsense and are going to do some actual work".

They all looked at each other with a smirk on their faces before Daniel also leaned forward and asked "And why should we do that? You can do the work cant you"?

Edward narrowed his eyes dangerously. He knew that when he got really mad his eyes had little flashes of darkness like black appear in his eyes (1). "The three of us" he said motioning to himself, Al, and Winry, "Are more then capable to finish this entire thing by ourselves". Then Daniel nodded in agreement but before he could say anything else Edward continued in a cold voice "But you are part of this group as well, much to our displeasure, so you have to do part of the work yourself" and he concluded with pushing the box of colored pencils and crayons towards them and Winry pushed the paper towards them as well.

They all looked at each other once more and burst into laughter.

Michael stood up, towering the three kids, and the others followed quickly. He leaned forward and said "Make us".

Edward did nothing just glare. Nodding in satisfaction Michael turned away just to feel something hit the back of his head hard.

Spinning around he saw Edward with a slingshot, that had been thrown onto the ground earlier that day, in one of his hands and a rock from his pocket in the other, they were both relaxed at his sides.

With a roar Michael leaped at Edward but Edward with lightning fast movements had brought up the slingshot and the rock and launched it right in the middle of Michael's forehead. This one was deep enough to cut through and make him start to bleed.

He howled in pain and grabbed at his forehead. The teacher rushed over and looked over at him and asked one of the teacher's aids to escort him to the nurse's office, in which time Edward had thrown away the slingshot in a far corner.

The teacher walked towards them with her hands on her hips. She pursed her lips and asked "What happened"?

Before Edward could say anything Winry had jumped up and said "Well me, Ed, and Al were working on our parts on the poster and they" she said pointing to the other three kids. The Jessica and Rachel were crying and Daniel was glaring at Edward who was glaring back as forcefully if not more. "Were doing nothing" she continued. "When Ed asked them to start on their parts they said no and then Michael attacked Edward. It was really quick and we didn't see what happened and somehow Michael got hurt" she concluded.

Winry was a good girl, always following the rules, doing her homework, never getting into trouble, and was a favorite of the teachers so it was a good thing that she was sticking up for Edward, not to mention that they were best friends but still. Even lying to the teacher for him not to get into trouble, she just never lied to the teacher so the teacher didn't see a reason to mistrust her.

"They're lying" Rachel yelled getting up to her feet and pointing an incriminated finger at them. "We asked them to hand the poster to us with the pencils and crayons and Edward threw a rock at Michael with his slingshot".

Ed then took this moment to look at Alphonse and ask "Where is there a slingshot here"?

"Liar" Jessica screamed at him.

The teacher's eyes slid over to the poster. She looked closely at it. She could recognize Edwards, Alphonse's, and Winry's handwriting on it making one part of their story true.

She took a deep breath and looked at her students that were staring at her expectantly.

"Now I know that Edward, Alphonse, and Winry did their work. Its clear on the paper" she said waving her hand over the paper in question. "But I also know that you four weren't doing your work. I have looked over here many times and I saw that those three were done and were waiting for you to start on your part".

"But their lying" Rachel whined.

"No they are not" the teacher said in a hard tone of voice. "You four will stay after school".

She then turned to Ed, Al, and Winry. "I'm sorry to ask this of you but could you finish the rest of this poster? You'll get extra credit for it" she asked smiling at the grins on the three kids.

The teacher then ushered the other three to the front of the class.

Edward turned to Winry "Thanks Win" he said quietly.

She showed a small smile before a frown replaced it and said "Well don't get used to it. I'm wont cover for you forever".

Edward grinned. He knew she was lying. They were friends and they would always have the others back.

"Right" he said nodding his head.

He then turned to look at the both of them and took charge. "Al you draw the rest of Amertris and Win can you make Xing? I'll do Drachma" he said choosing and picking up the right pencil needed to make the land.

Alphonse and Winry nodded before also picking up a pencil and beginning to draw the shape of the land from looking into their atlases. (2)

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A few months later.

Edward shrieked with laughter as the water pelted his back.

He, Alphonse, and Winry were running around in the field playing with their newly bought water guns.

From the moment they had opened the present, for their good reports cards, they wasted no time in filling them up with water, and bringing bottles of it as well, and running to the field where they immediately hit one another with them.

He hid behind a tree trying to catch his breath not even bothering to try and suppress his glee at this new game.

He held the gun up with both hands like in the movies and waited for a moment to try and figure out how to hit Al with the water.

"See Edward in the beginning you have to hold the gun with two hands but when you get better you can stop and use one hand".

A voice filled the back of his mind.

"Always point the gun away from you, never let the barrel, that's where the bullet comes out of, and point at you because that is a big mistake. Always point it forward and never look into it".

He heard Al and Winry's screams of laughter getting closer. He had to get ready.

"You see these two points in the back of the gun? To aim you have to-"

"Dear what are you doing"?

Another stupid voice.

"I am showing Edward how to shoot a gun".

"…He is two months old; he doesn't even know what a gun is".

"He is my son so I will teach him what I want. And don't try to act innocent. I've seen you read to him books about alchemy as well".

Their voices were just around the tree. Edward prepared to launch another beam of water. He held the water gun a tighter.

"W-w-w-well that's different. That's-".

"No its not, I started to learn how to shoot when I was nine years old. Anyway Edward, you line these two points in the back with the point in the front. The one in front has to be in the middle of the two points in the back. One day when you're better at this you won't have to pause to point but remember where the points are and hit the target even if it is moving".

Edward stopped for a moment and looked down at the water gun. He brought it up to eye level like he was about to shoot and lined up the point in front with the two points in the back.

"You mean like you shoot at me when we're at work? And what makes you think that Edward will be interested in firearms like you are"?

"That's only because you never do your work. And what makes you think that he will be interested with alchemy like you are"?

Edward jumped out the safety of the tree and squeezed the trigger, effectively hitting Winry, who yelped loudly, with water, and then running away to escape her wrath.

"I have an idea. You teach him what you wish for him to learn. I'll teach him what I wish for him to learn, and later when he's all grown up and ready to chose he'll chose the one that suits him to follow".

Edward hid behind the tree again and quickly pulled out the piece of chalk from his pocket.

With fast movements he quickly drew an array on the ground and waited.

As soon as Winry appeared right in front of him he activated the array causing the earth to ripple slightly.

Winry lost her balance and Edward took this chance to spray her with more water.

He grinned at her protests of using alchemy which turned into a low surprised yelp at the prospect of Alphonse drenching him with water.

With a roar he chased after his brother.

"Sounds like a plan". (3)

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Edward shivered under the blankets.

Outside there was a huge thunderstorm raging on. Just this afternoon when the trio was playing with their water guns it was a beautiful sunny day.

Somehow it had turned into this. One of the biggest storms ever.

The thunder was so loud that the house seemed to shake. Each strike lit up the sky and the shadows in his room seemed to stretch towards him, reaching for him.

Edward shook his head. He was just letting his imagination run wild. He was just letting his imagination run wild. He told himself that over and over again.

He had heard Alphonse run to their mothers room a half hour ago and even though he wanted to do the same thing he couldn't. He was the older brother damn it! He had to show Al that he wasn't afraid of anything. That Al could always look up to him. And it took more then thunder to scare him right?

Wrong, as more thunder screamed outside he whimpered and buried himself in the blankets and pillow.

He cried into the pillow. He wanted his mother!

"Midnight moonlight shining

through the curtain lace.".

A song. One he heard long ago on a night like tonight.

"Paints a perfect picture on

Your perfect face."

In his mind he felt warm strong arms holding him.

"One sweet angel sleeping

In my arms"

The thunder seemed to melt away as Edward focused more on the voice.

"You are promise I knew

G-d would keep"

He felt the exhaustion finally pile up in his body as his eyes sagged.

"You are the gift that makes

My world complete"

Edward yawned quietly and settled in the pillow, no longer hearing the thunder but the soothing voice singing the lullaby.

"And you will never know

How much I love you."

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Riza Hawkeye leaned in the office at her desk staring out the window.

Unconsciously she had begun to hum a song that her mother had sung to her during a thunderstorm like tonight when she was younger.

And the one she had sung to Edward when a thunderstorm had kept him awake at night.

She couldn't help but wonder if this kind of weather was going on in Resembol as well as here.

She linked her fingers together and placed her head on top of them in thought.

Seeing no one else, save Roy Mustang but they always worked together late, in the office she begun to sing the words quietly.

"And you'll never know how much I love you" she said softly.

Roy had froze and looked up from the documents that he was placing on Falman's desk from the first word she had said.

"But I'll keep on telling you my whole life through" she continued.

Both of their eyes obtained a far away look as they both remembered that night when Riza had soothed their son.

"Now I believe in miracles, and you're the reason why" the song went.

"So dream on while I sing you my angel's lullaby" she choked out before placing her head in her hands.

They closed their eyes in remembrance and soon Riza eyes were watering. She however pushed it away from years of practice and stood up.

The both of them gathered their belongings and coats in silence and left the office.

Roy looked at her and opened his mouth to say something. Words however couldn't fall upon the broken hearted couple so he opted to merely bowing his head down and pulling her close to him.

She clutched him as she remembered little hands holding onto the front of her shirt, much like she was doing now to Roy, that wouldn't let go. Even when he fell asleep he didn't let go and had to be gently pried away from her to place him back in his crib.

Riza clutched onto Roy tighter as she felt her heart twist and break. (4)

(1)-That's Roy's eye color doing its work. I've noticed that when some people are getting really mad their eyes darken and since Roy has black eyes I just felt that putting it in there is nice.

(2)-So he got Riza's wanting of order and everyone to do their work. Like Riza wants Roy to do his paperwork…which he doesn't. And of course the Hawkeye glare.

(3)-Ok I loved this part of the chapter most of all.

The flashbacks were fun to write and they were italics. Can you tell who was speaking at each time?

(4)-Ok this one was really sad and a bit hard for me to write.

I changed the song from the one from Tarzan to a different one. I like it more like this. Can you tell where it's from?

A little song that Riza had sung to baby Edward during a thunderstorm and the thunderstorm in the present brought back the memories of it for both Edward and Riza.

ok is it me or is it getting a bit harder to write about Roy and Riza like that?

And…I think the pages are getting longer.

Holy moly I did not expect that. The pages getting longer thing.

Sigh ok now that, that connection is over we can move on.

The next chapter should most likely be about the transmutation that Edward and Alphonse preformed to bring back their mother.

Now something to tell you guys once more.

This story if following the manga entirely, well almost entirely.

Edward isn't going to turn into a pyro, gun carrying maniac. He is not going to get any special powers, just the ones you see in the manga.

When Riza and Roy go to Resembol to find the Elric brothers on the outside its because they had heard of their alchemic abilities but inside, and they never say it out loud, they wish to see their son as well even though they know he isn't old enough to take the exam.

What you read in volume six, not quite sure of the chapter at this moment, is going to happen. Roy isn't going to tell Edward that he is his father nor is Riza. They aren't going to do anything in that matter at all.

If you have any questions about the manga just ask me and I will answer them for you.

Ok now that, that's over.

I'm not quite sure about when the next chapter will come out, the reason these have come to close together is because I had ideas. And I still do but I have noticed something.

I write my best work when it is late in the night and I am exhausted. Ironic huh?

Anyway the weekends are starting up so I can stay up late to write great chapters. But on weekdays I can't unless there is no school the next day.

Now which would you prefer? Waiting a few days to get a great chapter or waiting like one day and getting an ok chapter?

I thought so.

Please remember to review.

Well until next time this is Phoenix-Fire Power over and out.