I'm so glad so many of you are enjoying this fic. To think that I never really liked it. No, FMA till isn't mine.


The time passed her by as quickly as it had before. She spent her time helping around the house and caring for Elysia. She was nervous to go outside as somebody might recognise her. She had inquired over the phone as to Als whereabouts. Unfortunately news had reached Roy Mustang that she was around and he had decided to pay her a visit. She had forgiven him for what he had done but she did not want him to find her like this. Sadly it was too late as he paid her a visit that very day.

She was sat in the living room when he walked in together with Riza. Much like Elysia had they stopped dead in their tracks and stared at her a moment. Then Riza cleared her throat.

'It's nice to see you again Miss Rockbell,' she said, extended her hand in a very correct manner.

As they sat down she could see the desperation in Roy for him to say something. She sighed and waited to see how long he could hold out. Riza was being polite but was also eager to confirm what they both thought.

'So what do you plan to do in Central Winry?'

'Oh, well I am not too sure really. I want to find Al as soon as possible but I don't want to stop him from his training. I don't want to hinder him in his…searching.'

Once Ed had come into conversation Roy could not hold it in any longer.

'Is the baby his?'

Winry had been expecting the question yet she did not know how to answer. She nodded her head slowly but remained silent. She prayed that they would not tell Pinako. From what she could tell they had visited as friends, not as military personnel. Gracier entered the room with a tray of tea in hand. She sensed from the silence that the dreaded question had been asked and she felt very defensive. Winry was in need of a mother figure at the time and she was doing the best she could. Edward had been so important to them his child was just as precious.

'Do your family no? Does Al?'

'No they don't, and please don't tell my Grandma. I will tell Al. If I saw him he would guess so I can't hide it.'

Roy was smiling broadly which unnerved her greatly. Was he waiting to crack a joke? He didn't seem the type to joke about this sort of thing.

'Congratulations Miss Rockbell, you are going to give birth to a famous child,' he finally sighed, 'you will need to have military protection.'

'I don't want the public to know…'

'Winry dear,' Riza interrupted, 'it will be apparent who the father is when the child is born and you can't hide inside forever. At least let us care for you until Edward comes back.'

'What if he doesn't come back?' Winry blurted out. She hadn't planned on being so abrupt but it was an obvious statement.'

Roy was smiling again, 'You don't really believe that do you? The Elric brothers always came through whatever scrap they found themselves in. The bond is too strong for Al to give up and I am sure Ed is doing the same wherever he is.'

'He doesn't know about the baby does he Winry?' Riza asked in a hushed voice.

It was another fear of hers. Even if he did come back would he accept being a father? She couldn't keep him still for a moment. He was more like his father then he knew so would he up and leave just like Hohenheim had done?

'Ed and Al love children,' Gracier laughed, 'If you could have seen how much Ed smiled when Elysia was born.'

'That's right, and he was so attached to Nina. He is an adult Winry and will take his responsibility,' Riza sighed.

Although nothing would completely remove her worry she did feel somewhat at ease. She hadn't though of what having the Fullmetal Alchemists baby meant to other people. He and Al had made many friends on their journey as well as enemies. Her next port of call would be Mr Armstrong who although very physically strong was as gentle as they come. He was not suited to the military and had recently left to open up a shop in Central. That was all she knew but she wanted to see him above others at the time. Roy promised to try and find Al for her and Riza vowed to come and see her any time she could. She was very grateful for their help but wondered if they were only helping because of the lineage of her child.