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And so it ends. This is the last chapter of 'A second chance for a life'. I'm sorry that it is that short but I couldn't end the story with chapter 13. Yeah I'm supersticious. Sorry for that

Have fun with the last chapter.

Take care.

TenshiShanai.

Chapter 14 – Epilogue

Roy was standing in front of the bathroom mirror trying to fix his bow tie. Riza was standing on the threshold smiling at him. Two years have past since the nightmare called Envy was over. These last years were really peaceful. Roy was 32 and a Major General by now and Ed…

"You know that's Ed's marriage today and not yours." Riza walked over to her husband adjusting the tie. The man sighed.

"I know. But he's still so young." Riza gave him a clap on the back of his head. "What was that for?" He rubbed the place where he could feel a bruise forming.

"You were as old as him the time we married. He's 18 and a Lieutenant Colonel in the military. You can't say he's too young. They could send him to the front if there would be a war, you know." She went silent. She wasn't too pleased that Ed was in the military. She hoped he would stay a normal state alchemist who didn't have to go to the front fighting but Ed wanted to step into his father's footprints and she was somewhat proud of it. She sighed again and let her husband go as she was done with the tie.

"18 years? It seems to me that it was just yesterdays that he was standing on our porch with a high fever." Roy sighed. He hoped that at least Al would take his time with marrying. He smiled to the memory of Ed revealing that he would marry Winry. That was 6 months ago and every day that past Roy got more nervous and damn it, it wasn't his marriage. He wasn't even that nervous at his marriage. He sighed again stepping out of the bathroom. The young General walked over to Ed's room where the groom got ready for his big day. He didn't look nervous at all. Roy really envied him for his calmness. He knocked on the doorframe to get the younger ones attention. Ed turned around smiling. He had cut some of his long hair but it was still long enough to make a ponytail. Roy stepped inside.

"You nervous?" Ed eyed his father considering every answer he could give and took the honest one.

"Maybe a bit." Roy felt relieved. So Ed didn't look like being nervous but at least he was.

"Close your eyes and extend your hands." He gave his father a questioned look but did as he was told. He felt that Roy was working on his lapels. "Now you can open them." Ed looked at his lapels seeing two flamel symbols there made as cuff links. He inspected them a bit further. Roy was amused by the sight.

"Hohenheim gave them to me at my marriage. He sat I should give them to my son when he get's married like an heirloom." Ed was stunned. Hohenheim had given them to Roy and now he gets them.

"They are beautiful Dad. Thanks." He hugged Roy around his neck. Now Roy felt really sad. Ed was nearly as tall as himself and he would move out as soon as they would come back from the honeymoon in the East. He embraced the young man tightly.

"I will miss you." Ed chuckled to his father's confession.

"I'm getting married Dad. It's not that I will be that far away from you." He stepped back looking to his father. "I'm just moving into the next street. You and Mum helped me to find that house for Winry and me." Roy sighed again. He knew all that but he still was sad. Ed was his little son. He took care of him when he was ill and helped him with his nightmares. It wasn't fair that he was getting married so soon. He felt Ed's hand on his shoulder. "Don't be sad. I will come to visit you every Sunday for Mum's delicious meal." He grinned.

"Who is going to bring Winry to the altar?" Roy wasn't involved in the preparations for the marriage and didn't know anything except the things that were known to everybody.

"Maes. She wanted to thank him that she could live with the Hughes' after her grandmother had died." He looked sad. Pinako has always been nice to Ed and gave him her approval that he could marry Winry before she passed away. He sighed. "We should leave. There are still things to arrange at the courthouse." Ed smiled and left the room. Roy watched him. That would be the last time he would see his son in his room. He had really grown up. Roy smiled. Maybe it wasn't that bad. He would miss Ed but he wouldn't be that far away. The teen – no young man – was right. Roy left the room and closed the door behind him. A new future was waiting for all of them.

AN.: Thanks for reading. Some of you may think: 'Why is she leaving it there and not writing the whole marriage process?' To tell you: I thought it would be good to end it there. It felt right.

I'd like to thank the following persons personally:

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Thank you for reading. I hope you had fun with it.

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Take care.

TenshiShanai.

P.S. I'm writing on a new story which I will upload soon. Hope those under you who like yaoi (RoyXEd pairing) will read it, too.