-1A/N: hey people!

Ok I know this chapter is really late but I have reasons.

For the first part I was really, really sick. I got better. But then since I wasn't eating anything I got sick even more. And then I had big writers block for this story.

I decided that I could skip that part that I wanted to do and just move on with this story.

I hope you guys enjoy it.

Oh and could you guys please read my new story 'A Different Place'? It would mean a lot.

Oh and there is one bad word in here. So rating for that.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Time passes.

Sometimes it is amazing at how much time did pass. One day it seems like Edward is still a twelve year old getting on the train to tell his 'brother' that he was able to become a State Alchemist and the next he was thirteen and constantly in the library researching.

With each passing day more and more pride grew in Roy's and Riza's chest as they watched their son whenever he was in East City.

There were just so many reasons to be proud of him. He was an alchemic genius; you had to be when you obtain a State Alchemist license at the age of twelve. He was an amazing fighter, they watched when Alphonse and Edward trained; or at least what they called training. To Roy and Riza it seemed more like they were trying to kill each other, all the moves he knew and all sorts of strategies. He was a handsome boy and when the time came he would be an even more handsome man, Riza was more worried that it would go to Edward's head and he would become like his father.

Roy's subordinates were stunned and objected to having a child in the military. When they actually met Edward they said that to his face and then before he could say anything back Jean had challenged him. The moment the words left his lips Edward had him on his back.

When he got up he said "You just caught me off guard".

Edward then said that he'll let Jean have the first punch, which he did let but grabbed it, twisted it, brought it down, and pulled it around his back.

It wasn't until Edward pulled on Jean's arm to breaking point that Jean had finally admitted defeat. For a few months after that Jean had a hatred for Edward Elric and was one of the first people that would be quick to insult him, of course that was whenever Riza was away and Roy was in his office. Riza was fiercely protective of Edward; the others pinned it to her being a woman and Edward being a child. And Roy although also insulted him was just as quick to defend him both in words and in a snap of fire from his fingers if those insults went too far. It wasn't until Edward had come back from a mission to hand his report in with bandages that had blood seeping through them, around his stomach and collapse from blood loss that Jean's hatred finally diminished. Now his jokes and insults were full of good humor and said with a smile. He took it upon himself to be like an uncle to Edward

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Edward constantly came back from his missions in worse condition then when he left.

It was common for Mustang, his men, Riza, or Hughes to see the teenager in the hospital with nearly his entire body broken, and more often then not his automail broken in some way. That's how in fact everyone mentioned, except for Hughes seeing as they were in East City, had met his mechanic Winry.

"I called Winry brother. She says she'll come here to do the repairs" Alphonse Elric said entering his brothers hospital room where everyone was crowded in.

"Winry? A girl? Sounds like someone has a girlfriend chief" Havoc said teasingly towards Edward.

Edward immediately turned red and he yelled "She is not my girlfriend" and tried to get up towards Havoc but when he stood up he froze and his left arm curled around his ribcage.

Alphonse had immediately got to Edward's side and chided him for not being more careful.

"Who's Winry Edward?" Kain Fuery asked. He was a Master Sergeant on Mustang's team and was an expert with communications and surveillance equipment. He also had a soft heart that rivaled Alphonse's love with cats.

Edward glanced at Fuery. "She's just my childhood friend and my automail mechanic" he answered.

"Your automail mechanic is a girl?" Heymans Breda asked skeptically. Breda was a Second Lieutenant who possessed a remarkably keen intellect and strategic aptitude. He was nearly unbeatable in any games and the only record in date was that Edward beat him in chess.

Breda froze however when he heard the familiar sound of a gun's safety being turned off. "And what exactly is wrong with a girl being a mechanic Second Lieutenant" Riza asked.

Gulping he said quickly to her "Nothing at all! I was just surprised."

He also distinctively heard Edward murmur "Bullshit" which he chose to ignore.

Edward then looked at everyone in the room "Shouldn't you all be working?"

"Yeah we should but we decided to see you. Gives us an excuse to not work" Havoc said around the cigarette in his mouth.

"Oh so I'm just an excuse for you lazy people to not do work? I feel so loved" Edward said sarcastically.

The group continued to joke until the hospital jokingly threatened to call security so they bid Edward a goodnight and promised to visit him in the morning.

True to their words they came and around ten o'clock, when Edward was out of bed and standing in front of door, a new visitor arrived.

"Look I am perfectly fine, the hospital should just let me out alrea Ow!" he screamed the last part. Everyone was startled and were stunned to find that someone had hit him over the head with a piece of metal.

He was on his knees and had his left hand on the back of his head "Ow! Who the hell-" he started to say turning around but when he saw who was behind the doorway he stopped short.

"Brother!" Alphonse said going over to Edward. And behind him another person walked into the room.

Everyone saw a girl, no older than thirteen, with long blonde hair and blue eyes. She wore a short skirt and a regular t-shirt and had her hair in a pony tail with her side bangs out like Edward. In her left hand she held a tool box and in her right she held a wrench. The look on her face was pure anger.

"What the hell was that for?" Edward asked getting off the ground.

In answer she dropped the tool box and swung her right arm once more at Edward who jumped back in order to dodge it.

"I get a call in the in the afternoon from Alphonse saying that you were in the hospital and needed me to come here to help fix your automail" she hissed. "You are constantly in the hospital and your automail is always breaking!" she yelled.

"Before I do anything I want to know something. What the hell do you and Al keep getting into" she yelled.

Edward winced from her screams. He then turned his head to the side and said "There is no reason for you to be concerned about this".

The girl, they assumed it was Winry, took a step forward and said "No reason! I have every reason to be concerned about this. You and Al are like my family and I want to know what you two are doing!"

Edward's head snapped to her "And I told you. Don't worry about that".

Winry's eyes narrowed. "Edward. Hohenheim. Elric".

'That's what they picked as his middle name? That bastards name?' Roy thought to himself.

Edward flinched at hearing his 'full' name and turned his head away once more "Drop it Winry" he told her.

"Or what" she asked.

Edward obtained a glint in his eyes. "Or I'll switch to a different mechanic" he said shrugging his shoulders.

The color drained from Winry's face, it would have been comical if she didn't have such a stricken look on her face. "You. Wouldn't. Dare" she said.

"Watch me" Edward said simply getting up from the bed and walked towards the door.

Winry grabbed his collar and pushed him back to the bed. "Lay down I have to take some measurements to see if you need adjusting".

Blinking Edward obeyed but before he did he turned to everyone in the room, whom everyone had a small smile on their faces, and said "Everyone this is Winry Rockbell" and motioning to the girl who was rummaging through her tool box and pulled out a measuring tape.

"Hi" she said not even looking at them. She had as much concentration on mechanic as Edward did with alchemy.

Everyone watched in amusement as Winry measured and fixed certain places in Edward's arm and leg. There seemed to be a tense silence between the two teenagers.

"I worry you know" she said suddenly.

"Huh?" Edward asked.

"I'm just worried about you and Al. always getting into trouble, every time I see anymore you're in the hospital. I'm just worried" Winry told him.

"Hey we're alive aren't we?" Edward asked trying to make a joke.

"Don't even joke about that Edward!" Winry yelled slightly. Her voice and arms started to shake slightly and they could see a drop of water fall down her cheek.

Edward saw it as well. "Sorry" he mumbled.

It was also clear, from their actions through out the day, that while there were no romantic feelings towards one another they were there deep inside and would emerge after the turnabout point of childhood into adulthood. It was apparent that in time they would realize what they felt to one another and act on it. Which led to Riza worrying and having Roy and Edward talk.

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Roy Mustang was a Colonel in the military. He fought in the Ishballan War and survived. He had stared death in the eye and escaped it.

And sitting behind his desk with his hands folded in front of him and staring at Edward who was sitting in front of the desk in a chair gazing out the window he wished that he was once more fighting in the war instead of doing what he had to do right now.

Roy cleared his throat which obtained Edward's attention before a few moments passed in silence and his gaze returned to the window with a bit of irritation in them.

Roy took a deep breathe and said to Edward "Now Fullmetal, I'm guessing that you are wondering why you are here".

"I've been thinking about that for the past twenty minutes bastard" Edward answered.

Roy took a deep breathe. He could do this. He could do this. "Now I am here to talk to you about a certain matter." he said before falling silent once more. Where did he begin?

"Any time you want to start Colonel Bastard" Edward said.

He can't do this. He opened his mouth to tell Edward to leave, that it wasn't that important when Riza appeared in his minds eye.

"Do it or I will shoot you" she had said before summoning Edward to his office.

"I'm here to talk to you about sex Edward" Roy said in a rush.

The color drained from his face and almost as quick came back causing his face to turn bright red. "What?"

Roy took a deep breath. "I said. I am here to talk to you about sex." ok there went the hard part, or so he hoped.

Edward said nothing but continued to look at him with his mouth open and his face a bright red.

Roy took another deep breath, he could do this. "Now then Edward. sexual intercourse should be strictly between a man and a woman, however there are other...choices that some people will have chosen" at that a thought struck roys head. "You're not gay are you?" he asked. If Edward was gay then he would have to think of a whole new way to talk about that. How did two men do it anyway? [I don't need to know incase you guys were wondering]

"I'm not gay you idiot" Edward screeched his face turning even more red if that was possible.

Ok that helped, and Roy could still use the first talk. [I have nothing against gay people just so you know]

"Two people should have sex when they are in love with each other. For some they wait for marriage first while others do not. it might start off as innocent flirting with a girl but in the future it might turn to something else entirely, which is why you should always use protection when you are having sex" Roy said. He was going to need a drink after this.

"Protection?" Edward asked. Oh dear lord this boy was trying to kill him.

"You don't know about protection?" Roy asked. 'Please say yes and before you were just joking'.

Edward shook his head, his blush was starting to go down but Roy knew that he was only a matter of time before he came back.

"Protection is different for the girl and the boy. For the girl she has to take a pill everyday that will protect her from getting pregnant. The boy, when ever he participates in sex, wears a condom." Roy told him.

Edward looked confused, that will not be pretty. "And a condom is..." he asked.

Roy trained his eyes at a point above Edward and continued about what a condom was exactly and how it was used. [I want to keep this story a T rating so unfortunately I will not be putting that much more about this stuff]

Roy continued on about how the actual sex works. He told Edward about the 'no' rule. If the girl says no she means no and you are to not force her. He told Edward just about everything the kid needed to know, and then some.

"Now then, any questions?" Roy concluded. 'Thank goodness it's over'.

Wordlessly, with his eyes closed, Edward shook his head.

"Then you may go. If you ever have any questions however do not hesitate to come to me" 'Please hesitate, please. Or go to someone else but not me'.

Nodding his head Edward slowly got up and walked out.

Roy heaved a great sigh and slumped in his chair. It was finally over.

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It was common for Roy and Edward to argue. Insults would be shot at both of their mouths that it was almost a reflex.

"You have to learn to control yourself Edward! We can't keep replacing buildings all the time" Roy said to Edward trying to get the younger alchemist to understand.

"I know that! But sometimes the missions go out of hand and I need to take action" Edward countered.

"You don't understand you're still a child" Roy said.

"I'm not a kid anymore so stop treating me as one!" Edward yelled.

"You're short enough to be one" Roy grumbled.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SOMEONE SO SHORT THAT HE COULD BE MISTAKEN AS A PRESCHOOLER" Edward screamed.

"I'll give you a clue, he's standing right in front of me" Roy answered.

"Fuck you bastard" Edward said before turning to the door.

"Edward listen to me for once in your life" Roy asked.

"You can't tell me what to do Mustang. You're not my father!" he said before leaving and slamming the door shut.

Roy stood there in a daze from those words. 'You're not my father'. He fell backwards into his chair.

"Yes I am" he whispered into the empty office.

It's not as long as my other ones but I wasn't really planning to do it like this but for the long run I think I did pretty good.

I was planning to put in that 'Your not my father' thing for a while and I like to make a shout out to my friend Zainab who has helped me through a lot of these stories and also wanted that line in there. That's for you Zai!

There isn't that much more to say I guess.

As always I am open to all sorts of reviews, flames, and ideas. And speaking of ideas here's one.

Do you guys want the next chapter to still be Edward not knowing anything or rather have the next chapter be where the truth is finally coming out?

Here is a sample of that chapter:

"You lied to us Hohenheim".

I'm not going to tell you who said it or anything else. Just answer the question.

But if you want the next chapter not to be about the truth then please tell what it is that you do want in it because I have no idea what I should write.

This is Phoenix-Fire Power over and out.