1. I do not own any of these characters at all in any way, they belong to 'The Cow.' I do own Andrea, Little Maes and Micah, Lindley and Hanna.
2. THIS IS IN AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE!
Chapter Fourteen- The end, for now…
"We are gathered here tonight because everyone has to get married sometime, and you were taking to long; and to wed you in holy mastermonry." Elysia said as her father tried to contain his laughter. She shot him a look of death and continued. "And I know I'm supposed to talk for a really long time, like the man did at Aunt Winry and Uncle Ed's wedding, but I was bored and this is a fun wedding. So I'm going to skip it all and go to the good part. Now you two move a little and hold hands." She said, motioning for them to face each other. Riza was still holding puppy Roy and couldn't put him down, so she held both of Roy's hands in her left hand. "Miss Riza Hawkeye, do you take this man as your husband and promise to love him through thick and thin ice, for better or worse weather, even though he leaves the seat up in the bathroom sometimes?" She said to them as three of the four adults in the room tried not to laugh out loud. Riza looked up into Roy's beautiful yellow-black eyes and smiled.
"I do." She said as Micah handed her the pipe cleaner ring to put on Roy's finger and she put it on his hand.
"And do you, Mr. Roiwan Mulgrew, take this woman to be your wife and promise to love her and to have and to hold her when it's cold outside, to treat her like a princess until one of you dies, even though she likes to blow bubbles in her milk?" Elysia said.
"Wait! How did you know I do that?" Riza said incredulously. Andrea smiled and laughed from behind her mother.
"You can see a lot from the window over the sink mommy." She said, giggling.
"Well, do you Mr. Roy?" Elysia said impatiently.
"Of course I do." He said as he turned slightly and took the purple pipe cleaner ring off Hayate's head and put it on her right hand, the automail one, as she held the puppy.
"You put it on the wrong hand… it goes on the other one." Little Maes said.
"No I didn't; I have something else for that hand." Roy said as he knelt down on one knee and held Riza's left hand. He pulled a beautiful ring out of his pocket and held it up. "Riza? Will you marry me?" He asked as big Maes smiled; Hanna sniffed a little as her eyes teared up and she dabbed at them with her apron.
"Wait! We married you already! All you have left to do is kiss her!" Elysia said. Riza gasped as Roy put the ring on her finger; her heart felt as if it would burst out of her chest.
"Of course I will Roy!" She said as he stood up and she wrapped her free arm around his neck, kissing him. The five other people in the room clapped; the children jumped up and down and puppy Roy got so excited he stretched his neck out and fervently licked their faces as they kissed. Riza began laughing as Roy held her lips hostage, and he had to let them go; they both laughed as the dogs barked short, happy barks in response to everyone's elated moods and they walked back down the makeshift aisle as the boys sang again.
Later that night after everyone had gone to his or her own home and the 'wedding dinner' had been eaten, Andrea was curled up on her mother's lap listening to her read a story.
"… He kissed her and the beautiful princess awoke; he was her prince charming. The rode off into the sun set to get married in his castle where he would make Leela his queen and bride. The end." Riza read, closing the book. Andrea turned over and rested her head on the armrest of the couch.
"Mommy? When you and Mr. Roy get married for real, are you going to have a baby?" She asked, the innocent look in her eyes. Riza and Roy had sat the four children down and explained to them that what they had done was a perfect wedding, but they couldn't be considered husband and wife until the man that made the long boring speech at Ed and Winry's wedding did one for them too.
"Maybe darling; maybe I'll have a baby…" Riza responded.
"Are you and Mr. Roy going to sleep in the same bed now?" She asked, sitting up.
"If it means that much to you, I'm sure he'll have no problems sleeping in my big bed." She said, shaking her head.
"Good; it takes too much time to wake both of you up every morning if you're in two different rooms. Now all I have to do is hop onto one bed to wake both of you up." Andrea said, standing up. "I'm going to sleep now."
"Do you want me to come tuck you in?" Riza asked as she put the book back on the shelf in the library.
"No, it's ok; Mr. Roy can do it." She said, climbing the stairs up to her room. She paused by Roy's room and asked him to tuck her in. He picked her up and carried her to her bed, tucking the sheets under her and handing her the blue bear.
"Andrea?" He asked, tucking the bear in too.
"Yes Mr. Roy?" She said, yawning.
"Thank you for what you did today; it meant a lot to me and your mother." He said, brushing some of her brown hair out of her face.
"I know; her eyes were sparkling a lot, especially after you gave her that real ring." She remembered. Roy smiled; Riza was very happy and he knew today would have been special for them, whether the children had done the wedding or not. "Mr. Roy?" She asked.
"Yes?" He said.
"After you marry my mommy for real, will you let me call you daddy?" She asked, rolling over onto her side. Roy's heart quickened for a moment before he answered.
"You can call me your daddy now…" He said, lightly kissing her forehead.
"Ok… goodnight daddy…" She said as she drifted off to sleep. Roy stood and left her room, closing the door. Riza was sitting on the floor outside her daughter's room and stood when he came out.
"I heard everything…" She said, leaning onto him as he wrapped his arms around her. "Are you absolutely sure you're ready for an instant family?"
"If I wasn't I wouldn't do this." He said as he leaned down and picked her up, carrying her over the threshold into the master bedroom they now shared.
The next morning Andrea woke up and went into their bedroom and climbed up onto the bed. Her mother and soon-to-be father were curled up together; they were laying on their sides, her back to his chest, his arms wrapped her and his hands protectively resting on her stomach. They both had peaceful smiles on their faces and Andrea curled up into her mother's arms, slightly waking them up.
"I love you mommy and daddy." She whispered.
"I love you too darling, more than blueberries." Her mother said.
"I love both of you more than the stars in the sky." Roy said. Riza moved a little and he pulled the little girl into his embrace too; the three of them went back to sleep, finally feeling like a complete family.
A/N: Now you can cry! I loved that last little paragraph, where the three of them are laying in the big bed together and Roy tells them both that he loves them both more than the stars in the sky. My mom used to say that to me, that she loved me more than the stars in the sky, but I guess she thinks I'm too old to tell 'I love you.' sniffles But I hope you enjoyed this story, and don't worry, I'm in the process of writing another... the first chapter should be up today. And I know many of you are dying to read some of my Roiai lemons and limes, but I am so afraid to put them up; I don't want anyone to think I'm a pervert or anything... but i might put one or two up if you guys relaly want me to. Until next time, see you around!