If I were to hanged on the highest hill,
I know whose love would follow me still,
If I were drowned in the deepest sea,
I know whose tears would come down to me,
If I were damned of body and soul,
I know whose prayer would make me whole,
Mother of mine, O mother of mine!
-Rudyard Kipling
Chapter Ten
Roy put down the phone and looked at the imitating suit of armor. Roy knew it was hollow, and inside of the metal, injoined in the iron and steel was a sweet little boy, who's sister/brother was his lover. He knew the little boy was highly protective of his family. He also knew that the little boy was a great fighter and very strong in the suit of armor. The armor seemed to glare at him. He knew Alphonse was very polite, probley didn't want to kill him infront of a lady, Riza Hawkeye. He should have ran when Ed first told him too. But why was Alphonse after him now? Did he find out that they were actually sleeping together?
"Ms. Hawkeye, could you please leave me and the Colonel alone for a minute?" Alphonse asked in his never changing innocent voice. Roy looked at Riza, who nodded and left. Roy looked at the armor with fear in his face, but his voice was calm as always. "Alphonse, what do you need?" Roy said, trying to create his cocky smirk on his face, but failed. "I don't know weather to cripple you or just yell at you for not being responceable around Ed!" Alphonse glared at the colonel. Roy swallowed hard. " W-what's wrong with Ed? Ed sounded perfectly normal on the phone." Alphonse took another step near the desk. "Ed is pregnant, Sir. What will you do about it?" Roy's eyes widened in disbelief. "A-are you positive?" Alphonse nodded. "Yes, Winry and Ed went to the doctor's today, and the doctor comfermed it. " Al said restraning himself from strangling the colonel.
"I want you to take responciblily for this, Colonel." Al said bitterly. Roy nodded and looked at the armor, his thought ran through shock and were quick and fast. "Your not going to get off easily, Colonel." Roy gulped and looked fearfully at the armor.
Edward sighed as she looked out of the window, from her room, and was surprized to see both Al and Roy walking up to the appartment building. She got up and ran to the living room, just when the door opened, and glared at both Roy and Al, with her arms crossed infront of her chest. "I hope Al did hurt you quite a bit." Edward said to Roy with a equal glare that matched her tone. There was a light bruse mark on Roys face, and he walked with a slight limp. "Yeah, I sure you did hope" Roy commented back and tried to hug Ed. Only Ed steped back before she was hugged and Roy fell flat on his face.
"So did Al tell you?" Edward asked as she looked at her abused lover. Roy got up and stood up stright. "Yes, and about that Ed..." Edward shook her head. "This means I have to stay a women, at least intil the baby's born." Edward said looking kind of sad. "This also means we're going to have to stop looking for the stone, at least for now." Edward sighed and ran her left hand through her blonde hair. "But that doesn't mean I have to stop studying. " Edward smirked and glared at Roy.
Al really was exicted that he was going to be an uncle. Really, he was only acting the brotherly role, what Al really wanted to do was hug Roy and yell 'Conglats!'. Al watched as Ed hugged Roy and take care of some well deserved bruses. "The only thing I'm scared of is the pain. A lady once told me that a man will never know a woman's labor, until their lip is pulled over their head." Ed said as she put some ice on Roy's swollen face. Al groaned. "Thanks for the vilization, Ed" Roy whined. "But, This is going to be hard to explain to granny" Winry said as she looked up. "So are you going to come home with me?" Edward looked at her and thought. "I think Al should go with you and spend a week or two, for Roy's sake." Edward said the last part as a joke, even though she was half-serious. "Are you sure?" Al said and looked at his Sister/brother. Edward nodded.
"Okay, I'll go then. " Al said disappointly and looked at Winry, who was packed and ready to go. "We're leaving today?" Winry gave a smile. "Yeah, granny needs me there. Sorry for the sudden leave Ed. Al, lets go!" Winry and Ed had arranged the leaving for Roy's sake. "Are you sure you want me to go? Sister." Al whined and Ed nodded. Al sighed and left with Winry. The door closed then opened again. "Roy No funny business!" Al yelled to the colonel then left, with Ed laughing.
Edward sighed as she cuddled with Roy on the couch. " I wonder if Granny's gonna call when she finds out. " Edward whined as the last ray of the Sun ran through the room. " I know for sure Al's gonna call to check up on me. " Roy smiled and brushed a hand through her hair. "Wanna stay at my house?" Roy looked down at the content Ed and she looked up at Roy, with a kind smile, a smile that Roy didn't ever have the pleasure of seeing. This seems so perfect. Is this really what love is? Roy thought as he leaned and kissed Ed's forehead. "Sure, but Roy. I'm hungry for some ice cream, can we get some on the way to your house?" Roy laughed and nodded.
Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me die:
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be:
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
and the hunter home form the hill.