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Ed's Point of View

The gate. I could see it. Al. He was there too. He smiled at me from his spot in front of the gate. It opened and he walked through it.

"Al!" I yelled.

"He will be fine. He is going back to your world."

I turned in the direction of the voice. It was Him. The white figure from the last time I was here. He seemed different though. Last time he was sitting on the ground. Now he was exercising. He seemed lively.

"So, you are here again. You got your brother back. What else do you want?"

"I don't want anything else." My voice was scratchy and soft. The transmutation had really taken a lot out of me.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I am positive."

"You don't want what you lost?"

"No. You can keep my arm and leg. So let me go."

"I wasn't just talking about your arm and leg."

My eyes narrowed.

"What do you mean?"

I began coughing. Blood gushed from my mouth.

"You don't think it is strange that no doctor can find out what is wrong with you? Did it ever cross your mind that it was more than your arm and leg that was taken? Eden, Eden, Eden… I am ashamed that you didn't think that maybe, just maybe your poor health was the result of your transmutation? Sure it took a while for the effects to show, but that doesn't make it any less true."

"What do you mean?"

My vision was blurring. This is it. I am going to die here.

"You overpaid anyways. I will give you what you desire most."

I went to protest but I collapsed flat on my face. The world turned dark around me and I faded into oblivion.

Mustang's Point of View

Ed and Al had been gone for nearly five months when I got the call. They had both been admitted to a hospital near the old Ishvalan territory. They couldn't delve into the details of their states over the phone, but it was dire enough that I was told to come right away. I had Hawkeye come with me as I go on the next train heading to where the siblings were. It took too long to get there.

By the time we arrived I was terrified that it was going to be too late.

At the reception desk I talked to the lady and she told me where to go. I stood outside Eden's room. I was about to enter when a doctor stopped me.

"Are you Colonel Mustang?" He said.

I nodded.

"I think it best if I tell you how they are doing before you go in. Especially Eden Elric's room."

"What is it? Why is she here? Is she injured?"

"She is in critical condition. All of her essential organs except her brain are failing. It seems like this has been going on for a while. She had this in her pocket. I guess she knew about all of this."

He handed me a piece of paper. It was a note from Ed. I read it and crumpled it up in my hand. She had known. She had probably known since before she left and lied to me about it. I was angry. I should have noticed that she was lying to me. I should have known.

"Then there is the matter of the baby." The doctor stated.

That got my attention. I could feel Hawkeye's eyes on me.

"What baby?" I asked.

"Ms. Elric is about seven months pregnant. We are currently debating whether or not to remove the baby now or when she an OB is looking her over her. She will be the one to determine which is better."

"How long would you say she has left?" Hawkeye asked the question that I didn't want to know the answer to.

"A week if she is lucky."

My heart stopped. I had to have heard the doctor wrong. He didn't say a week. He didn't.

Eden's door opened and a doctor came out. She walked over to us.

"Prep her for an emergency C-section. We need to get the baby out."

"Is there something wrong?" I questioned alarmed.

"The baby is struggling a bit. It would be best if we get him out as soon as possible. You may want to see her now while you can. She may not survive the surgery." She said.

"Then why are you going to do it?" My anger sparked.

"It is her wish. She knows she is a lost cause so she wants us to prioritize the baby. She is awake. You can go talk to her about it."

I didn't need to be told twice. I walked to Ed's room and walked in. I had only taken a few steps when I stopped.

She was connected to tubes and wires. Her eyes were closed and it seemed that breathing was a struggle. She looked even worse than the last time the doctors said that she was going to die. I made my way over to the bed and put my hand on hers. She looked at me. Her eyes widened a bit.

"You're here." She croaked out.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I didn't want to upset you. I thought I would never see you again."

"So you lied to me? You told me everything was fine."

"I know. I am sorry."

"And now the doctors are talking about a baby?"

"Roy… I wanted to tell you. But-"

"You didn't want me to worry."

"Yeah. I needed to return Al. Have you seen him yet?"

"No. I was kind of focusing on my dying girlfriend."

"He is so thin. I need you to take care of him until he can do that himself. I need you to take care of both of them."

She put a weak hand on her stomach.

I looked at her abdomen. She really was pregnant. Emotions were flooding my system. I didn't know how to feel. Being 30, I had thought about having kids with Ed. In those thoughts I always made her older and more lively. I didn't want to put her through that too soon. I guess I should have been more careful when we were together. I never actually thought that she would get pregnant. Even though we are together, I still find myself thinking of her as a child from time to time. That thought process always makes me feel sick to my stomach. It is something that I had to overcome in order to be with her. Now to think that she is pregnant with my child. I am going to be a father.

And she may not survive the operation.

My eyes and throat burned.

"I don't want to lose you." I whispered.

"I know. I don't want to leave you."

"So don't go."

It was childish to say that. I looked at her to find her crying. She pulled her hand away from mine and removed a necklace that I noticed she started wearing a while ago. She handed it to me and closed my hand around the key.

"You will need that to get to my letters. There is a book of them hidden in the lining of my suitcase. The others are under our bed. You will need the key for the chest."

"I know. I read your note."

She sniffled.

"The ah… the doctor said that it looks like the baby is a boy." She changed the subject again.

"Yeah. Did you have any name ideas?"

"Yeah um… I really like Luka."

"Luka." I cleared my throat. "That is perfect."

"Luka Mustang. I thought it had a nice sound to it."

My heart skipped a beat.

"It does."

She smiled pleased.

"Um… Al still doesn't know about any of this. I managed to convince him that I was just gaining weight because I was eating more. Currently he is sleeping. I didn't want to disturb him. He knows I am admitted but he doesn't know what condition I am in."

"Do you want me to tell him?"

"The doctors can do that. I don't want to make you do that."

"No. I can do it. I think it better if he finds out from someone he knows."

There was a knock on the door. Nurses and doctors came in.

"We need to prep her for the operation."

I wiped my eyes and turned back to Eden. If this was the last time we would ever be together, I needed to do something.

I kissed her deeply on the lips. The kiss was long as I tried to convey a lifetime of feelings to her. That done I pulled back and she too wiped her eyes. There was just one thing left for me to say.

"I love you."

"I love you too."