SORRY! It took me sooo long to update this because I was working on this other story called Chibified! I have almost 100 reviews on it and I got really excited! ;;;; One day, I woke up and checked my mail seeing 37 new emails! I FREAKED OUT!

Well, anyway, Family is back… I'm working on a Prequel along with other stories so updating will take much longer. Much much much much longer! Sooo…. Byyyeee!

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Family

Chapter 13: Homecoming

"Mommy, where are you going?"

Riza turned to see little 4-year old Gabriella before she could walk out into the rain. "I'm going to the grocery store to get some food." She answered.

Gabe frowned. "But-"

Riza shut her lips by putting her finger on Gabe's mouth. "Ssh… I'll be right back, I promise…"

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"ooh…" Gabe moaned and stirred. "My head…" She stiffly sat on top of a bed.

Gabe rubbed her amber eyes to see more clearly. "Where am I? And how long have I been sleep?" She got up and walked out the room slowly.

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Minutes later, she found the front door and before her hands could even touch the door knob, she heard a familiar voice behind her.

"Leaving so soon, Gabriella?"

Gabe turned her head around, eyes widening. The messy black hair, the dark black eyes, the sarcastic smirk; the brown cloaked man was no other than….

"D-dad?"

Roy nodded. "It's been a long time Gabe…"

Gabe turned her head shamelessly. "We….." She paused. "We thought you were dead…"

Roy smirked. "Well, I'm here now aren't I? So I guess there's no need to be so grim…."

Gabe looked down at the floor grimly.

Roy's smile faded. "I guess…. I have a lot of catching up to do…"

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So, there they were, the long lost family (well 2/3 to be exact) have finally reunited; but as happy as the news were, there were bad news along with it. The two sat near a small coffee table across from each other staring at their tea or coffee silently, not saying a word.

"You haven't drank your tea.." Roy commented.

"You haven't drank your coffee.." Gabriella replied.

Roy frowned. "You know, Gabe, you sure have changed… when you were three you'd used to be loud and active and now you're….. uhm… goth."

"I'm not Goth…" She hissed.

Roy ruffled his black hair. I guess that's what makes her mad…

Gabe frowned. "Gee, Dad, you sure seem snuggled up into this place.." Gabe sneered.

"I just moved in a few days ago…" Roy said patiently sipping his coffee.

"Then, why didn't you come back earlier and why did you hide you're identity and-?"

"And what is it with you're attitude?" Roy interrupted.

"You know what… maybe if you were around… it might've not been this way…" Gabe retorted.

"It's sad that you think that I died, but your lives couldn't have broken down that bad…" Roy frowned.

"Maybe you should recalculate that theory of yours…"

There was a long silence.

Roy heaved a sigh. "You know, Gabe, I was wondering.. what ever happened to your mother?"

Gabe paused.

"She left for war years ago. Never heard or seen her ever since.."

Roy's stomach turned upright.

There was another long silence.

"Maybe you are right… maybe it is all my fault.."

"………"

The two sipped their drinks at the same time remaining silent.

"So, dad, where have you been all these years…?"

"Long story.."

"I love long stories; wrote the book on it…" Gabe said sarcastically.

Roy sighed. "You really want to know, eh?"

Gabe nodded.

Roy leaned back on the couch. "Well, to tell you the truth…. Sinking down with a cruise ship necessarily wasn't what you would call "pleasant"…." Roy stated.

"Yeah, what happened?"

"Well, in one moment…. I was drowning in water, and next thing you know it, you wake up from a coma for so-so years…"

Gabe leaned back in her seat as well. "Wow. That's a big bonk on the head…"

"Tell me about it…"

Another long silence.

Roy chuckled. "You know, it surprises me to see you here today.. all grown up and beautiful. To tell you the truth, when I first saw you, I almost had you mistaken for your mother. It just makes me feel bad because I wasn't there to watch you grow…"

"Time flies.. doesn't it?"

Roy sipped his coffee. "You know, you should go now…"

"?"

"As a State Alchemist, you should report your mission right away… isn't that right?"

Gabe moaned. "Oh… that…" Gabe grabbed her cloak and stood up. "Well, I guess this is good bye…"

"Yeah…"

"Yeah.. well… uuh… see ya…." Gabe slowly walked out the door shutting it behind her.

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SURPRISE! ROYS BACK! ROYS BACK! ROYS BACK! HYAHAHAHAHAHAH! I surprised some of you there, eh? Hahahaha.

Anyway, this chapter was really boring and I ended it really quickly… because I'm bored and I want to update this stupid story of mine….

Lastly, if you want to email Roy.. email him at:

flamealchemist(underscore)Mustang(at)kaxy(dot)com