If you don't celebrate Christmas then happy holidays and a happy new year. Also this is a Christmas themed story. You are more than welcome to skip this chapter or change it to your believes and traditions and if someone wants a chapter dealing with their particular holiday tell me the traditions your family has and I will write a chapter and post it to be fair to anyone else. But if you do that please do that in a PM okay. So again Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas.

Also I failed to finish writing this by the time the holidays came around and then I had to go to my grandmothers for a week because my mom's boyfriend's grandmother passed away and I had term papers to write and there isn't a computer at my grandmother's house. Now that there's a snow day I'm going to finish this chapter.

Merry Christmas

Elysia and Haru were enjoying their honeymoon in Acroya and meanwhile it's Christmas time in Central and the Elric/Mustang family was getting ready for it.

Roy and Alphonse were currently at the local tree yard looking for a Christmas tree for the family while Edward and Sami were home watching Drew and Kairi after they went to the store to get the Christmas decorations.

"So, what kind of tree do you and brother want?" Alphonse asked.

"I have no idea. we always try to find a really puffy tree to give Sami and Drew an awesome Christmas. Especially Sami since we missed fourteen Christmases." Roy said.

"Roy you can't be honestly telling me that you and Brother are still guilty about not being there for Sami are you? it was a draft and you can't avoid them. I'm her uncle I'm the one who should be guilty for not taking her in when you guys needed me too instead of you guys asking Riza to take her in."

"I wanted to give Sami to you because of that fact but you were just starting your life with Winry so Edward didn't want to make you guys change your lifestyle by taking her in. we didn't expect to be gone that long."

"And we all understand that."

"Besides, you were still her male role model when she needed it. that's all that matters."

"True." Alphonse said as the approached a tree that looked perfect for the family. "How about this one Roy?"

"Perfect. Edward and the others will love this tree." Roy said as he and Al dragged it down onto the wagon they brought with them until they got to the car and they put it on top of the roof until they got home.

Once they did get the tree home the two struggled with the tree to get it off the car and through the door without crushing themselves or their limbs which was proving to be hard but Edward and Sami were no where insight.

Finally the two got the tree inside and then they put it in the stand that was in the far corner of the living room next to a box of decorations when Drew came running into the room.

"Daddy! Daddy you're home!" Drew shouted.

"Hey kiddo. How do you like the tree?"

"It's awesome but will look awesomer once we get the decoration on it huh daddy?"

"Yeah it will. Where are Sami and your mother." Roy asked.

"Sami's still in the attic trying to get some more decorations for outside the house and Mommy's sleeping. He wasn't feeling too good."

"Again? That's been happening a lot lately." Roy said.

"Maybe brother just has a cold. He'd hide that all the time remember." Alphonse replied.

"I'm going to go check on him. Can you watch Drew for a few minutes." Roy asked.

"Of course. Come on Drew let's start decorating the tree." Alphonse said leading Drew to the Christmas tree decorations in the box as Sami came down the stairs with some more.

"Hey Dad, did you find a tree?"

"Yep. Al and Drew are starting to decorate it. I'm going to check on your Papa." Roy said and he headed towards their bedroom and Edward was curled up on the bed under the blankets snoring lightly. "Hey Ed, wake up." Roy said gently shaking Ed's shoulder and after a few seconds Edward started to stir.

"What is it Roy?" Ed asked.

"Al and I brought the tree and the kids said you weren't feeling good. Are you alright?" Roy asked.

"Yeah, I was just tired and wanted to take a nap. I had a small headache earlier but that's gone too. I took some medicine for it." Edward added and he sat up. "Did they start to decorate the tree?"

"Yeah."

"Oh man I'm supposed to do that!" Edward added and he sat up and started to climb out of bed but Roy stopped him. "Hey!"

"If you're tired get some rest. We don't want you to get sick Edward especially not near the holidays. That would just suck." Roy laughed. "I'll tell the kids to stop decorating the tree okay. Get some more sleep."

"I'm okay now! I promise."

"Sometimes I swear Edward." Roy laughed and he let Edward up. "After you and the kids finish the tree you're going to get some more rest." Roy said.

"Yes mother." Edward teased and he went downstairs where the others were putting up the Christmas lights before starting to put on the other decorations.

"Hey Brother. You alright?" Alphonse asked.

"Yeah, I was tired and I had a small headache but it's gone now." Edward replied before he clapped and rubbed his hands together. "Now let's decorate this tree."

"Some things never change." Alphonse laughed as they spent an entire hour decorating and redecorating the tree until it was perfect.

Sami took a picture of the years Christmas tree to put in the family album which they did every year and she was secretly making gingerbread cookies and other various little treats for after they were all done with the tree and they sat around to eat those too. No one wound up eating dinner that night.

Then a week later Christmas finally came. Early in the morning Drew snuck into his parent's room with a huge smile as he climbed on top of the dresser in order to sky dive onto Edward and Roy's bed and he did so with great force.

"HOLY CRAP DREW! WHAT THE HECK!?" Ed shouted scared.

"It's Christmas Mommy! Santa was here too Sami's cookies are gone! That means I was a good boy!" Drew shouted.

"Alright. Go get your sister we'll be right down." Edward said yawning and moved to make sure Roy didn't get back to sleep or that he woke up.

Fortunately for Roy he was a heavy sleeper and he slept right through Drew's rampage but Edward always knew how to wake him up so he placed a kiss on Roy's neck.

"Hmm." Roy moaned and eventually opened an eye to see Ed. "What the hell Ed? It's six in the morning."

"Tell that to your son who just cannonballed me." Ed laughed. "He's to young to get that on Christmas you wait until everyone else wakes up. He'll want to take a nap today anyways so we can all get a nap later."

"Where'd he cannonball from?"

"Damned if I know." Ed said. "Come on. I told Drew we'd be down soon." Ed added and Roy kissed him on the lips before they climbed out bed and headed downstairs where Drew was jumping around happily and Sami was mumbling under her breath.

"Tired Sami?" Roy laughed.

"I'm SO not a morning person." Sami moaned.

"Neither is your father but he doesn't let that get to him on Christmas." Edward said. "So, are you going to visit your boyfriend today?"

"He's visiting his Mom during the break. I'll probably call him later though." Sami said and she sat down on the couch next to her parents. "Go ahead cannonball, get your presents."

"Cannonballed you too?" Ed asked laughing.

"From my bookshelf." Sami said. "I heard him climbing somewhere and by the time I opened my eyes to see where he was he already jumped from the bookshelf."

"Drew Elric! What have we told you about climbing on bookshelves or dressers?" Edward scolded.

"Let him be for now Ed. I'll handle him later." Roy said and Drew knew he was going to get a smacking later but put that thought out of his thought as he went towards the tree and started to open his Christmas presents starting with the cards. Some of them hid money but nothing more than five dollars because he was still rather young yet.

Drew got a couple of new toys to play with including a new action figure from Alphonse and Kairi, some alchemy books for beginners from his parents since they wanted Drew to learn basic alchemy for the future because Alchemy was a trait that always protected the family. Before Ed met Roy and even during the war. Ed and Roy knew that without Alchemy the two wouldn't have met, Ed wouldn't have to wonderful kids, and they wouldn't have survived the war.

Sami got more money that Drew did from people, as well a couple of green objects such as pillows, clothes, lava lamps, and MP3 player.

Edward got a box of his favorite candy from Sami and Roy, also he got a bag of new baby clothes but he hid that a long time ago when Alphonse gave it to him because Edward is pregnant with his third child and he found out a week ago but thanks to some medicine hasn't had morning sickness yet so he could save it for a Christmas present.

Roy got a couple of joke presents from Hughes that we're not going to mention (if you catch my drift) and he got a sweater that Armstrong knitted for him and in the card it said that the art was passed down the line for generations but Mustang doubted that because he knew Armstrong's parents. Neither one of them could knit to save their lives. While Edward got him a brand new locket that held a family photo on one side.

Later that night while everyone was in their beds Edward and Mustang were cuddled up on the couch staring at the fireplace in complete bliss.

"Hey honey?" Edward asked.

"what is it?"

"How would you feel if we had another child around here?"

"I would love it. However, I think I want Drew to be a little older."

"Hey my mother handled Al and me just fine."

"Bless the woman." Roy laughed. "If you were a handful as a teenager I can't imagine how you were as a child."

"I was pretty well behaved around my mother. Ask Alphonse. It was only while I was playing with the towns kids because everyone looked up to me because I was the bravest kid along with my best friend Pitt." Edward said. "I haven't seen him in a long time though. He went off to be a doctor with his father who was a traveling doctor in order to learn new techniques and medicines from other doctors when he was a little kid."

"Really, then what happened."

"I lost a good friend and a good prankster sidekick. I remember one day we hid on top of a huge rock with a box of beetles and we dumped them on Al, Winry, and her friend Kathleen. We got a good kick out that in both terms. Though Winry went down south." Ed said and Roy laughed.

"How old were you?"

"I was nine, Al was eight, Kathleen was eight, Pit was nine too and Winry was ten."

"A ten year old girl kicked a nine year old boy in the nuts. That must've hurt." Roy laughed again.

"She almost threw a wrench down there but she went with a kick instead." Ed said.

"I'd take a kick any day." Roy laughed. "Why the sudden question?"

"Well Roy…I'm pregnant again. I just found out a week ago."

"You weren't showing any symptoms." Roy said shocked.

"I was but you sleep so soundly you didn't hear me. Then I got my old prescription filled long enough to wait until today. Since Christmas is the time for miracles I thought I'd wait to tell you your newest miracle until then."

"It's the best present you've ever given me. All the others are tied for second place." Roy smiled and kissed Edward again. "Thanks for everything Edward."

"Thanks to you too. You are half the reason this miracle happened." Edward said.

The two spent the rest of the night cuddled in each others arms watching the fireplace until they both fell asleep each dreaming of how their life would change for the better yet again.

There's the Christmas chapter. Again I'm sorry it wasn't out before Christmas like I intended and if you don't celebrate Christmas I will write a chapter for your particular religion but the end result will still be the same. Edward and Mustang will be excepting a new child. I'm also starting a poll, which will be my first one ever. Should their child be a girl or boy?

The poll will last for three chapters ranging from the start of the poll at the end of this chapter, and for two additional chapters. During that time I'm going to write two more chapters for Lunar Alchemist, and a few more for my twilight story, which is up to chapter four on MediaMiner.

There are three ways you can vote. In the poll itself on my profile, by submitting your choice in a review, or PM me. Also there will possibly be an extra vote for one of my best friends who reads this story but doesn't know how to navigate through fanfiction so at the end of the next chapter I will post the results I have thus far. You can also recommend that I have a twist and Ed actually have twins and if you do that you must do so in a review or PM and include if they're identical or fraternal and the gender you want them to be. If the results are equal I will make the twist and have fraternal twins if you guys have an equal number for a single baby and the numbers are the same. Ed and Mustang's newest child or children will be completely up to you guys.

Thank you and please review/vote.

Luna Eclipse