Chapter ten: Mango, Kiwi, and What the Hell

Roy dragged his son in his office. Riza, of course, was on the phone, talking to someone. She hung up and looked at Roy with a you-are-not-going-to-like-this-one-bit look.

"What is it, Hawkeye?"

"Well, sir. That was Edward Elric. He and his wife…"

Just moments later

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

At the hospital, minutes later

"YOU HAD A DAUGHTER?" Roy yelled at the two. Coniniaue was cradling her daughter with the utmost care, covering her tiny ears to block out Roy.

"YES, WE HAD A DAUGHTER!" Edward shouted back at him. "I AM IN NO MOOD TO LISTEN TO YOUR YELLING!"

"Itsumo no shisen ni kimi ga ite kokyuu ga dekiru…" Coniniaue sang softly to her child. "Boku ni totte nara sore dake de…" Mango was crying because of the noise, and Coniniaue was trying to soothe her.

"JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE RICHER THAN ME WITH A FULL FAMILY DOESN'T MAKE YOU BETTER!" Roy shouted.

"I DON'T CARE ANYMORE, ROY! JUST LEAVE US ALONE!"

"I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF A KID TOO!"

That shut everyone up. Even Mango stopped crying.

Roy the second peeked into the room. He was a much shorter, less smart mirror image of his father. "Hi."

Edward stared. Then looked at Roy. Then stared. "It's a joke, right?"

"Nope."

Edward smirked. "At least my wife was married to me when we…"

"Not with the kids around, Ed." Coniniaue muttered.

"Hm? Oh. Yeah. Sorry."

Roy fell back to sit in a chair, resting his cheek on his hand. "Well this isn't exactly marvelous. Who's going to take care of your children when you're at work? Who's going to take care of MY kid when I'm at work?"

"Roy can stay with us."

"WHAT?" Edward glared at Coniniaue. "NO WAY! I'm not having HIS KID and MY KIDS together in the same house!"

"Ed. Shut up. The tall people are talking."

"AND TO THINK I CALL YOU MY WIFE!"

"Listen, Roy, our house is big enough for at least a dozen people. You drop your son off at our place before work and pick him up after. Kiwi knows the grounds, and the house. Our house is made with very thick walls and the locks are impenetrable. And we always have guest rooms if you need your son to stay the night."

"That's very…" Roy had the push out the word. "KIND of you, Coniniaue…"

"Listen buddy, I would probably be yelling at you if I hadn't just been through seventeen hours of labor, alright?" She growled. "And plus the kids are in the room… Edward, take the kids out to play."

Edward took Mango in his arms delicately and told Roy the second and Kiwi, "Come on, kids… Let's go play for a few minutes while mommy and Roy talk…"