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Chapter 12. My mind is made up.
It took everything inside Edward to keep a straight face, to keep himself from busting out laughing. The looks on his children's faces was priceless, it was better than he thought it would be.
Edric was stumbling over his words, Ann was just gaping at him. He glanced quickly over at Al, and Roy. Who looks like they were enjoying themselves almost as much as he was.
This is part of the punishment after all, and more fun for him. He wasn't surprised that his daughter was the one to speak first, she always had something to say.
"Did.. I just hear you right?"
Ed put on his toughest face he could manage, it was a great struggle to keep his face straight. "Yes, I did. If you two have what it takes, then go a head. If your minds are made up"
"My mind is made up". Replied his daughter quickly. "I know what I want"
Ed nodded. "I was like you, I had a goal in mind, and I knew what I wanted, so I went for it. But it's not all glorious, not as you may think. If or when you pass, you'll be chained to the state. Are you prepared for that?"
He looked at Ann. His youngest daughter, he could still imagine her chasing the young kids around with some sort of insect, his son included. Her climbing trees, playing by the river, catching fish, then releasing them, doing Alchemy to make the other kids smile.
He couldn't help but smile at the memory's.
Ann was a lot like him. And with her wearing his old red coat reminded him of his younger self.
"I can accept that". She said. "I won't have any regrets"
"Neither will I". Edric quickly added.
Ed has never been prouder of his son and daughter Than This Moment.
He finally allowed the smile that had been begging him to show it since he walked in the office.
"Then it's settled. But as soon as the state Alchemist exam is over your punishment begins, Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes". Said Edric, smiling ear-to-ear.
"Of course". Said Annelia, smileing brightly. "I'll be the best damn state Alchemist that's ever been"
"Right, I don't have any doubts about that. So who is going to tell your mother?"
The smiles from both of his children's face's quickly faded into looks of fear and Terror.
Ed won't admit it, but he's a little afraid himself, especially when Edric told him Winry was going to be there the following day. Now, there is just one thing left to do, and he better do it before he dies.
He turned to Roy, and walked to stand in front of his desk. This was too much like the past, only this time was a little different.
he took a deep breath and began.
Roy just sat back and enjoyed the show, it was just too funny.
The look on the Elric Children's faces was priceless, when their father told them that they could take the exam.
Roy couldn't hold back the smile, and neither could Al.
it was still so nice to see him in the flesh, to look at his grey blue eyes, his sandy blonde hair, his smile that was brighter than the sun instead of a suit of armor.
Roy still remembered the day like it was yesterday, when Alphonse and Edward Elric had manage to find their way back home, from beyond the gate.
He had always thought of himself as their father figure, he would never tell neither one of them, but he has always thought of himself as their father, it's an honor that he will accept without question, and he has always known that the feeling has always been Mutual.
Now seeing Ed, or as he will always see him as, the Fullmetal, standing there scolding his children, he is reminded how much he had grown up. But he was always unpredictable, so he wasn't at all surprised when Ed asked for his state certification back.
"Brother?". Asked Al. "What are you doing?"
"I missed it Al, this is who I am. I can't pretend anymore. I love Winry, I do, but I can't pretend that I want to settle down anymore, because the truth is I don't, and I can't. And neither do you"
"No, but I thought that's what you wanted, so I stood by"
"No Al. I want to do what we used to"
"So do I Brother"
Roy side, and leaned back in his chair. "Your going to have to talk this with over with Fuhrer Olivia Armstrong, not me. This kind of thing is out of my hands"
Roy held up his hands. "Sorry Ed, you're going to have to go talk to her"
Ed gave a half Grimace at the thought.
"Dad, you know mom is going to kill you right?". Asked Annelia, who was now standing beside her father. "And it's probably going to be extremely painful"
With them standing side by side Roy can really see the resemblance, except Annelia's features were more gentle, and soft.
He noticed his son looking at Ann again, Freyer has barely taken his eyes off the girl since she had arrived. And Hawkeye had noticed as well, she gave her husband a half smile. Roy returned his wife's smile and gave her a wink.
"Yeah she's going to kill all of us. but at least I wasn't the ones that ran away from home". Ed stated.
"That was only because you made me!". Returned Ann.
"AH! I didn't make you do anything! you did it on your own!"
"YOU SAID NO!"
"OH! SO YOU RUN AWAY?!"
"SO DID YOU! But at the very least I didn't burn my house down before I did!"
Ed opened his mouth to respond but then closed it. That was a first, not many people could stun him into silence, Winry came to mind. She was the only one that Roy could think of right off the bat who would actually shut him up.
"But I didn't have a mother and father to make worry"It was Annelia's turn to be stun into silence, but sadly it didn't last.
They began to throw insults at one another, and quite loudly too. Roy closed his eyes, he was getting the Elric headache, double fold.
Al watched his brother and his niece with amusement. Ed and Ann are too much a like, but at least they're getting along.
But their all going to die a long and painful death when Winry learns about all of this.
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