Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal alchemist. I do own the characters I made up though. Namely the bartender and Jun Shi.

TEN

"I DON'T WANT TO GO!"

Ed groaned.

"Roy, let go of that pole right now and stop acting like a bratty child! You promised that you would try to be good for me!"

Izumi stood nearby with an amused smirk. Who knew the famous flame alchemist was afraid of going to a simple doctor's office. She seriously thought of getting Sig to remove him. They were almost in damn it. They had gotten him in the car fine but she could tell that the closer they got, the more his heart sped up. He was already a shaking mess in the back seat by the time they were only three blocks away. Ed didn't seem able to successfully distract him either. Was it always the wimpy ones that ended up knocked up?

"You dog, let go of that thing and stop stressing, do you want to lose your baby already?" Izumi finally asked dead calm about it.

She knew that Mustang paused for a couple of seconds, allowing his hold to loosen slightly. She sighed finally and signaled her husband to grab him. She followed quietly behind Ed who was insistent on staying close in case something bad happened. He even tried to sooth him as they headed inside the clinic. Luckily they did get here thirty minutes prior or else it would have been a much bigger hassle.

"I'm checking in for Roy Mustang." The look on the lady's face told them that she expected the actual patient to do it. Ed wasn't able to concentrate with his boyfriend frantically trying to fight them. He even kicked Wrath's Automail leg on accident.

He was howling in pain for a bit afterwards before continuing to struggle. Izumi couldn't take it anymore. It was one thing to goad the man into shouting matches but another to actually see him in distress because of a trauma in the past. She wasn't by any means heartless. So she glared at the lady behind the desk as Ed continuously switched between trying to check them in and watching Roy's behavior in worry.

"That man over there is the patient checking in. For obvious reasons we can't expect him to just jump up here and do it his self. Talk to the damn doctor, he's expecting the man."

"I'm sorry but are you family of the patient…only family members could-"

"Is here, this is the patient's fiancé, does that qualify?" Izumi interrupted.

Ed gaped at her.

When Izumi finally got the lady to hand over the sheet so that she could get him to sign for his beloved boyfriend, she shoved it in the lady's hand again without a word and turned back to the waiting area. Ed was still a little shocked at what the woman told the lady at the desk.

"Why did you-Uh Izumi I'm not his, he's not-"

"Well he is now so you better start searching for a ring!" Izumi snapped.

Ed was quiet but seemed to be rather happier than he was a minute ago. He cautiously grabbed Roy's arm and signaled for Sig to release him. Roy would soon pass out from all the activity, even sooner because now he was farther along and there was another living in his body. He already seemed close so there was no danger of being hit. The only worry he had was the large gasps as he continuously hyperventilated at the prospect of seeing the doctor. He sighed when he saw that he was holding onto to the thread of consciousness he had left stubbornly. He leaned in and placed a kiss on his lips ignoring Wrath's disgusted look.

"Roy calm down. You haven't even saw the doctor yet and you're already panicking. If you stop, I'll get you something." He knew that wasn't going to work but one could try, couldn't they. "Don't you want to see how the baby looks like?"

Roy looked up in surprise and Ed knew that he had won at least one round. He continued, hoping that Roy was holding onto his every word. He was already beginning to breathe easier but Ed knew it was only a matter of time he still had before passing out was imminent due to the quick beats of his heart.

"Yeah, the doctor said we could see an image of the baby today. Aren't you lucky?"

He glimpsed the doctor at the entrance and knew Roy needed to be distracted a little longer. He continued to tell him what he knew about the visit omitting any labs that he knew was going to happen today. He'd leave that to the doctor to actually explain. He had hoped that by the time he was done, that Roy would be more willing to see the doctor but it just proved that he wasn't ever going to be used to it.

In the room, it took them all to hold him down while the nurse got vitals and labs out of the way while he screamed colorful obscenities, which Ed wished, could have been left after the visit when they were in the vicinity of the bedroom. Izumi seemed to have a knowing smile at that, one Ed didn't like. How much did she know anyways, he wondered.

Once they were taken, the nurse tried to get his weight only to have him fight them with that. Ed looked over wondering if there was anything he could do to keep Roy from freaking out. He was a damn wuss.

"You're just proving that your fat you know," Izumi interrupted his babbling nonsense. "You told me you weren't fat but you're afraid."

Ed let her get away this time hoping it would work but to his disdain, he only got more of the colorful words that Roy seemed to like throwing off without a second thought. Deciding it would be too much at the moment, they pushed him back onto the exam table and kept him down while the nurse collected the items and left. The doctor was a lot sooner to enter than before and had another behind him.

"This here is our OB doctor, Dr. Richards. He has dealt with pregnancies for over thirty years and even was the primary physician for that one patient I told you about Ed."

Ed nodded in understanding. The other doctor though was considerably younger and didn't seem to beat around the bush like Dr. Wilkins did. Ed knew that Roy's anxiety only increased by ten folds because he couldn't deal with one doctor. Two just got him into blind panic. Wrath thought it was too damn funny though and Ed found his self wanting to hit him for it.

"Wrath, stop. You are scared of things as well. What would you say if you got a shot today?"

Wrath instantly ceased his teasing at the mention of a shot but Roy on only hearing the word shot, picked up his screaming and thrashing. The other doctor sighed.

"Get me some people to assist in restraining him. Seriously Wilkins, you are too kind to the patients. No wonder you get no respect."

"Gee, and I wonder why they respect you too much," Dr. Wilkins remarked dryly relaying it to the nurse.

"You're going to restrain him. Why?" Ed could have told them the first time without the bruised face but now, it was just adding icing to the cake.

"Listen Mr.-"

"Elric. Edward Elric."

"Okay, Mr. Elric. He isn't going to calm down anytime soon for the examination and I have a feeling he isn't going to want everyone in here for a portion of the exam."

"What is the –"

"He needs his yearly physical as well. I didn't see one in here. The kind doctor here removed the labs we would have needed today which is a help. Unfortunately, being pregnant, he can't get his shots right now. He is going to need an ultrasound and if it's okay with you and the patient, then they can see it."

"What is the exam that-"

"He's going to need a prostate exam."

"Oh." Was Ed's only reply.

He winced in sympathy. Hell it was a good thing that he didn't need his yet. He didn't like that they had to restrain him because part of him believed that Roy would never get used to doctors if they tied him up every time they examined him. Once they had him on his stomach and tied with the restraints, Richards handed Wilkins a pair of gloves and took a pair his self. The Curtis's had since then left the room to wait outside. They would be back in for the ultrasound.

"What do you want me-"he was cut off from Roy's panicked scream and wished he would be knocked out.

It was required though. Wilkins situated Ed on the other side so that he could distract Roy as much as possible. Ed doubted he would be able to but did want to give it a shot. The man acted like he was younger every time he was forced into this building. He knew he wasn't going to like the exam either, so he quickly tried to think up a topic.

"Hey Roy, you want to go home?"

Roy quickly nodded. Ed would have felt more pity had Roy hadn't shaken his head like a damn kid wanting to avoid punishment. He knew getting Roy to do anything was a trip in itself though. He caressed Roy's face with his hands, slowly easing his insecurities and explaining how it was almost over whilst the doctors prepared the examination.

"Come on Roy talk to me. You told me you would tell me something about you."

"I don't wanta-"He broke off trying to wiggle away from the intrusion behind him and only whimpered when he couldn't.

It was in reality only like a minute but felt like longer before the intrusion left and Roy let out a shaky breath. He didn't know what that was but before he got to ask Ed pulled him into a kiss. A searing kiss that he only broke away when the whole examination process was done. Seeing him calm down a bit, Ed looked over to the doctors.

"If he doesn't do anything, can I let him out of these-"

Richards nodded.

Ed quickly removed them and pushed him back onto the exam table laying on his back this time, cupping his cheek and forcing him to look anywhere but at the doctors. He definitely didn't want to explain what had happened in the examination today. If he hadn't been pregnant, Roy would have most likely been better about it.

"Is the vomiting going down Mr. Mustang?" Wilkins looked up from the chart to get the answer.

Roy wasn't looking over but still watching Ed. Ed sighed and asked if he was using the medication to prevent him from throwing up. No and no. The doctors nodded. By then the Curtis's were back in although Wrath seemed smug about it while Roy lay still, tired out from all the struggling. Richards lifted his shirt before Roy could complain and smeared a clear substance over his lower abdomen inducing a shout from the man.

"Does it have to be so cold," Roy moaned.

Ed just kept trying to keep him calm while Richards placed the instrument against his belly. Moving it around, Wilkins turned the screen for them so that they could see what it was the other was doing. Ed saw it. It was a baby alright. It wasn't as big as Ed would've thought with the bump and all but he imagined that the doctors knew what they were doing and would tell him.

"Now Mr. Mustang," Wilkins began. "I'm told that you eat a lot already. That's good. I think you should eat much more."

Richards rolled his eyes.

"This here should be a fifteen week fetus. The baby is smaller than it should be. What we're trying to tell you is to get a better diet. I'll give you a pamphlet on the way out. You better get weighed, that's important as well. Anyhow, this is going to be a complicated OB since you're a male. Any stomach pain and you go straight to the hospital. Any bleeding or any discharge, hospital. No smoking or drinking. And every other week after you reach the twenty fourth mark, you're going to be seeing me at my small clinic."

Roy didn't seem happy about the last bit but wisely shut his mouth. Ed couldn't believe it, the baby was a miracle in itself. He quickly listened to all the recommendations and put it in the back of his mind for later use.

"Would I have to stop working, I need to work. The military doesn't pay paternity leave to unmarried men." Ed hadn't thought of that either.

That meant when Roy was at home, he would need someone to watch him and Ed would have to work for the both of them. On second thought, he wondered why he wasn't the one pregnant. He decided to suck it up and work this out though.

"After your twenty eight weeks and only if you keep it easy in work. No excessive things."

"He only does paperwork anyways," Ed supplied receiving a glare from Roy for it. "Is it alright for him to have so many gallons of milk?"

"Yes, it's healthy for the baby. I don't see-"

"I mean it doctor. He has like three gallons in one morning. I'm saying if you count before noon morning anyhow."

Richards looked at this oddly and frowned. It really wouldn't hurt and the baby was going to get a lot of calcium in the long run. He shrugged and nodded. Roy seemed to be getting calmer now that they were just talking and nobody was actually doing any physical examinations. The baby was a little small wasn't that bad of a thing just yet. Ed wondered why but then Richards just smiled.

"Mr. Mustang was born three and a half weeks early and weighed a healthy five pounds. He was pretty small so that goes to say, he would have been a small baby if he were full term as well. I take it you were normal size when you were born?"

"Yes, I was never told otherwise," Ed answered happy for once it wasn't his height they were making fun of.

"Yeah, well then there's going to be the C-section we obviously have to do. You are to no circumstance deliver naturally. It would kill you and possibly harm the baby."

Roy nodded.

"Now get out of here. I'll give you the number of my clinic with the lady up front and see you in five weeks."

Roy groaned but only stopped from the glare he received. He hopped down but before he could even leave the nurse came back and demanded he get the weight. She seemed surprised by the number and pushed him back towards the table before calling Richards back in.

"Have you felt the baby yet?"

Roy shook his head.

"Okay, the baby was definitely moving. You don't by any chance have a nutrition problem?"

Again Roy told him no with the shake of his head.

"You only gained one pound between today and that visit a couple of weeks ago!" Richards sighed. "Okay, I'm giving you a schedule to follow by. You need to gain the weight. Mr. Elric, make the appointment for next Wednesday instead. Make sure he eats when he's hungry and don't you dare skip a meal."

If there was ever a time that Ed was confused, it would be now.

Roy groaned.

He tried to turn onto his other side and bury his self further into the pillow. No good. He felt an odd roll from inside his stomach and nearly panicked again. He glanced at the time and seeing that it was only three a.m. he cursed. He tried laying on his back and dozing off again when he felt something else instead. It felt more like a tiny kick. Roy's eyes widened and he quickly snatched Ed's sleeves and pulled.

"Wha-I'm trying to sleep Roy. Izumi gets on the train today doofus."

"Then tell your kid to stop kicking me so I could get some sleep," Roy whined trying to force Ed to stay awake. It turned out that all he had to say was that.

"The baby-baby kicked?" he quickly pushed him back down and tried to feel.

Roy rolled his eyes and tried to close his eyes, only to be jerked awake by an excited squeal. He groaned when he felt the tiny kick again, only to be surprised when Ed felt it too. They were told it would be a little bit before that happened. Approximately a minute later, he was get felt all over, much to Roy's annoyance.

"Leech, get off me so I could go back to sleep!"

"But Roy, I'm feeling the baby kick! It must be awesome to feel it from the inside instead of where I'm from huh?"

Roy whimpered before burying his face in the pillow. He thought it felt weird. But seeing as how Ed was genuinely happy, he couldn't help but smile. He let Ed drone on for a little while about how the little guy was going to learn so much from the both of them. He continued on and on before Roy just got tired and pushed him away.

"I love the baby and everything Ed but I love my sleep too. Besides you can touch me in the morning just how I like it-"

"But what if the baby feels it? I don't know how it would work with you being a guy and-"

"Our baby isn't necessarily be a boy you know. It could still be a girl."

"No it will definitely be a boy. I want a son anyways."

Roy just crashed onto his side. He really wanted to sleep but after feeling another roll, he groaned and threw the blankets off them.

"Roy what attitude are you in now. I want to sleep again."

"Well I can't with the baby rolling, fluttering, and kicking. I'm done sleeping until it stops."

"You don't mean that baby. The kid just wants some attention. It doesn't know that his papa is being a miserable old bear."

Roy huffed and crossed his arms. Ed smiled and pushed him back into the pillow. Before Roy could get up, Ed wrapped him around the middle. Eyeing him in shock, he waited for Ed to explain what he was doing.

"I'm going to calm the baby down. It seems that when daddy is holding papa, the baby knows it's safe no matter what."

Roy couldn't help but feel at the sentiment that Ed was getting at.

"At least you're not calling our baby a him again."

"It's going to be a boy just you watch. I'm gonna name it if it's a him too. It's going to be, hmm. That's a good question, I should think cause now I get to name him."

"Good because when it's a girl I'm going to name her and I already have a name."

"What is it?"

"Nope, I'm not telling you until I'm about to pop."

"I'll leave you alone then and let the baby kick. You will never get to sleep," Ed groused threateningly.

"And make me and baby suffer? Not a chance Ed. I know you."

Ed nodded.

He did know him and pretty well. He decided he didn't need the name right at the moment anyways. Roy pulled him put to him and wrapped his arms around him instead. Ed smiled but placed his arms around his middle. They both fell asleep, Ed hearing his lover's steady heartbeat and the baby's light kicks every once in a while. Since he was right in his arms, though, Ed doubt he would wake up. He smiled at his brilliance. He happily continued to sleep to the two things most important to him, silently thanking whoever in the universe made it possible that Ed was able to meet Roy and make a baby with him.