Chapter fifty: Rich

Edward looked at Coniniaue, but turned over in his bed. I can't look at her without feeling guilty. He thought. Damn that Mars! Damn! Why…

The nest morning, Coniniaue sat up, yawned and said, "Ed! Let go to my house!"

"Coniniaue, we're in Aquroya on an important mission." Edward complained. "And you're apartment is all the way back in central…"

"That's not my HOUSE, silly!"

…She seemed oddly happy this morning…

"I mean my parent's house!"

"Your parents are dead, Coniniaue."

"That doesn't mean I burned down my house like SOMEONE I know!"

"Hey! I didn't want any memories!"

"It seems you didn't want to save any of those one-of-a-kind books from your father's room either." She started braiding her hair. "Come on, Eddie, let's go see my house! I hope Kiwi's okay…"

"'Kiwi?'"

"Kiwi is your daughter. Come on."

"…Oh, Hell…"

Coniniaue rapped her fingers on the door. "Kiwi!" She called. "Mommy's home!"

Of course, Edward was still dumbstruck from the time she told him that he had a daughter.

Kiwi dashed up and hugged her mother's waist. "Mommy! You're back from central! I think Rusty has a cold, if he can get one."

"Oh, damn, you have MORE kids?"

"No, Ed." She went inside and sat down on a white sofa. "Snakes. Lots and lots of snakes."

Edward went in side and gasped, looking around. Everything was a pure, creamy white. Pillars held up the house in every corner, everything was embroidered with gold. There were three lovely floors, that all included four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a study, the 'snake room,' a kitchen and an attic.

"Coniniaue… Are you…"

"Yes…"

"FILTHY RICH?"

"Yup. My parents were rich doctors and alchemists, so when they died, I got all of their money. Combine that with the state alchemist job…"

"…Oh. Damn. That's a lot of stuff…"

"Yeah."

"And because I am your husband…"

"Yes, Ed. All of this is yours."
"WOOHOOOOOOO!" Ed sprang around, looking at everything and polished everything that was gold. "This is SO COOL! I have a better house than Mustang! I can totally brag about this."

And so he picked up the silver and gold phone and called everyone he knew.