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After the long last chapter comes a short one. But there will be longer ones later, too, and sorry but no pregnancy until now. I'm sorry you still have to wait. But thanks a lot for all the baby names They hepled me a lot.

TenshiShanai.

Chapter 9: Izumi

Some days later, after Hohenheim had left and the raining season started at least, Ed was working in the lab again. He was alone as the telephone rang. The blonde alchemist looked up from his microscope. He looked around and was annoyed. He stomped to the phone.

Where's Russel when you truly need him?

He took the receiver and held it to his ear.

"Lab 4. You're talking to Edward Elric."

'Hello Edward.' The teen was sweating immediately just from the voice on the other line.

"Teacher. How are you?" His voice was uneven. The blonde hadn't talked to his teacher for about 10 months or longer and just from her first sentence he knew that she was angry.

'Oh I'm fine Edward. How are things in Central?' The emphasis was on the last word. So she knew but how and how much did she know?

"Oh things are fine. Why are you calling?" Please don't yell at me.

'I think you know why I'm calling Edward. You ran away. You left your family and ran to a dog of the military. I thought you didn't want to return to the military.' Ed bit his bottom lip.

"Actually I'm not in the military anymore."

'But you're not with your family Edward. You can't really be happy there.' Ed closed his eyes.

Am I happy? He didn't need to think long about that. He swallowed.

"But I am. I am happy here because…" He swallowed again. "Because I love him. I truly do…" The line fell silent before Ed spoke up again. "Teacher?"

'I'm glad to hear that.' There was something behind these words.

"Teacher? You don't plan something, do you?"

'I'll see you soon Ed.' and with that she hung up leaving Ed stunned.

He was still standing there as Russel came inside the lab again. He waved his hand in front of the shorter blonde's eyes who was gasping like a fish outside the water.

"Ed? Ed. Hey wake up!" The teen looked at Russel than at the receiver in his hand.

"Shit!" He let it hang loosely from the cord and ran outside. Russel looked after him.

"What is it now?" But his question was left unanswered.

Ed ran as fast as he could. By the time he arrived at Central HQ he was soaked from the rain. He passed Hawkeye and ran into Roy's office. The dark-haired main looked up from the papers he was signing as Ed approached the desk panting heavily.

"Ed what are you doing here? Don't you have to be in the lab?" The younger tried to regain his breath while Roy walked around the desk. "You're leaving puddles on the floor." Ed gave his lover a glare.

"We have to leave. Now!" Roy quipped his visible eyebrow.

"And why is that Edward?" The teen rolled his eyes.

"Izumi's coming and we have to leave." Okay now the Brigadier General knew why Ed wanted to leave. He knew the stories about Izumi, Ed and Al's alchemy teacher.

"Do you really think it would be that bad? I mean I would really like to meet her."

"No you won't. Believe me." Roy gave Ed a look to his comment. It wasn't only that he wanted to meet Ed's former teacher, there was also a second reason. He wanted to meet the woman who was like a second mother to Ed.

"Will it be so scary to meet her? We're adults. It can't be that bad." Ed gave him another glare and poked with a finger in his lover's chest.

"Have you ever listened to one of the stories I told you? They were real, Roy. It really happened." Roy sighed.

"Okay but first we get you out of those clothes. We wouldn't want you to get a cold after your heat stroke." He smiled warmly to the teen that grabbed his lapels and tried to drag him out of the office.

"We don't have time for that."

The moment they reached the door it flung open revealing Izumi, her husband Sig and Wrath. The young homunculus lived with them now as a human even when he wasn't really one. After he lost Ed's limbs he got Automail installed.

"I tried to hold them back Sir. I'm sorry." Hawkeye came into the office saluting. Roy sat on the floor with Ed to his chest.

"It's okay Lieutenant." He stood up helping Ed up as well. The teen hid immediately behind Roy shivering.

"Hey teacher." Izumi glared at Ed. His hands were cold and his lips turned violet. Roy took Ed's hand in his.

"Ed. We should really get you out of these." He looked between Izumi and Sig to find the one he was looking for. "Lieutenant Havoc. Please bring Ed to the shower and try to find some new clothes for him, too." Havoc walked into the room and dragged Ed with him to the showers. Izumi turned to Wrath.

"Aoya go with them. You don't have to be here." The teen nodded and followed Havoc and Ed.

Roy swallowed heavily. This was maybe harder then he thought. It was easy with Hohenheim. The man seemed open for everything and just wanted his sons to be happy but Izumi… Well he would try to be as charming as he could be.

"Have as seat." He gestured to the couches. Izumi sat down while Sig remained staying next to her. Roy closed the door. "I actually wanted to talk to talk to you." Izumi grinned.

"Say what you have to say, dog." Roy sighed. This would take everything he had.

Ed got into the stall starting the hot water. This felt really good. It would be better with Roy but he couldn't think about something like that right now with a kid in the room.

"Hey Ed is it really true? I mean that you live with that guy." Ed rinsed the soap from his body.

"Yes we live together." He got some shampoo into his hand and rubbed his scalp with it. How good it felt when Roy… No wrong thoughts or else he would need a cold shower and that was not an option.

"Do you love him?" Why is the kid asking him that? Ed sighed.

"If I tell you over and over again that I love him would you stop asking?" He rinsed the last shampoo out of his hair turning off the water. He got the towel and started to dry himself with it. The teen hadn't yet answered but he hadn't asked another question either. "May I ask you something?" Ed got out of the stall getting his boxers.

"Sure what is it?" The younger one leaned against the wall in the dressing room.

"Why does teacher call you 'Aoya'?" He dried his hair looking at Wrath who looked to the floor. "You don't have to answer if you don't want to." But Wrath shook his head.

"It was my name when I was first born. We decided it would be better to call me 'Aoya' then 'Wrath'." He sighed and crossed his arms behind his head. "And I would be glad when you would call me 'Aoya'." He grinned up to Ed who ruffled the boy's hair. He got a new dress shirt, a black undershirt and new black pants from the shelf. He clapped his hands and dried his shoes.

"Why didn't you do that with your clothes, too? That would have been easier." Ed looked to Aoya.

"Yeah maybe but I wanted something fresh. When I use alchemy to dry my clothes they could shrink. I had this problem once. But my shoes stay the same size. Dunno why." He closed the dress shirt leaving just three buttons open. "We should get back to the others. I'm worried." Ed opened the door to the hallway.

"Mama isn't that weak anymore. Your father helped her with her 'illness'." Aoya walked out of the bathroom with Ed behind him. Now the elder knew who the little 'birdie' has been.

"I'm not worried about teacher. I'm worried about Roy." The kid just laughed. They got back to the others. Izumi smiled genuinely to them and Roy was alive. More over he was uninjured. Aoya ran to Izumi and hugged her from behind. She smiled and patted his hair.

"We should leave now. It's already late and we have another train to get." Ed was stunned by Izumi's statement.

"But you just have arrived teacher. Don't you want to at least eat with us?" Izumi shook her head and stood up.

"No Ed. Central was just kind of a stopover for us. We're going north. I want to show Aoya where I trained." Roy got up as well walking to Ed and they bit their guests' farewell. She patted on his head and shook Roy's hand. She leaned over and whispered in Roy's ear: "If I hear that you do something bad to him I swear I come to you and castrate you with my own hands." Roy swallowed.

"Believe me. If I would hurt him I would kill myself." She leaned back and grinned.

"Good to hear flame boy." She patted him on his shoulder. Ed quipped an eyebrow.

Flame boy?! Something is definitely wrong here. But Roy winked to him showing that everything was alright. The three Curtises left them alone. As the door closed, Roy turned around to Ed kissing him deeply.

"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" Roy stroked over Ed's cheeks admiring him.

"Yeah often but I don't mind if you say it again." The elder grinned and leaned in for another kiss.

"I love you." Ed smiled.

"I love you, too."

AN.: Review?? Please I like them.

And for all of you, who think 'Aoya?!'... Hm it was in the episode where Izumi rescued Wrath from Souther HQ and tried to kill him on the island as she called him 'Aoya'.