A/N: Here is the beginning of the sequal to Light the Dark: Love and Hate, I have to thank all my reviewers for this and one in particular Kristen for taking over the task of Beta reader (I had a problem with my computer and am not sure it what I am posting is what you checked over you can smack me later if it isn't) and for letting me bounce ideas off her, also for helping me with ideas, this sequal probably wouldn't have come to be without her.
As I am about to start the fall semester again at diffrent College updates might be a little slow and aprt of that is also do to the fact that I am currently working on several fics, a story for a writing course I am taking from another school, and trying to keep up on my reading of fics from other people, add mundane life to that ugh there aren't enough hours in the day. I'll try to keep this one updated as quickly as I did the last.
Chapter one: Sick
"Fuher Mustang's office," Isana said softly when she answered the ringing phone. "Uh yes he is and…" she checked Roy's schedule for the day. "He has an opening at three this afternoon. I'll let him know you are coming General Hawkeye. Uh huh, bye." She smiled and hung up the phone, lifting her jade eyes from her desk. "Daddy, Riza's coming in to speak with you at three."
Roy looked up from his news paper and smiled. "Thank you,"
She nodded, wrote the appointment down, and then got back to her previous work, typing up the rest of the promotion letters. It had been three months since that night, three months that had passed so quickly it seemed like they really didn't have much time to really stop and do anything but work. The disturbances in the South and East were taken care of and Roy had been able to keep his position no problem at all. Finally things were starting to slow down and settle into a routine.
Her 'car accident' had been the talk of the city for at least a month and it had driven her crazy to hear people ask about 'Wray', if she'd hear from him, how she was doing, how she was getting along with out him. She was fine after a fashion. Winry had made her a new leg, her wounds had healed, she only had five scars, no broken bones, and was back at work in no time. Her heart on the other hand…that was healing too after all it wasn't everyday a girl ends up killing the guy she was head over heels in love with, sending him into some alchemic gate while he was fighting a monster who'd tried to kill them both.
Some days were better than others though. Ed and Roy did everything they could to make her smile, listened even when she didn't really want to talk but ended up saying something, but never pushed. All they expected was for her to try to move on and be happy with what she had and she was. She just missed Wrath terribly, sometimes cried at night or had night mares. Those nights Ed would come in to offer comfort even if she didn't want it, or tried to make it seem like she was okay.
Elicia and Amy had been a great help in some cases, mostly on the weekends when she wasn't working. They did girl things together, went shopping or walking around Central, talked just about everything save for Wrath. And Daren had stayed as long as he could just being the best friend he could be. He was furious that Wrath had disappeared on her, he didn't have to say it, she could read it. He called often too to check up on her, nearly everyday. Ed suggested that maybe she should give him a shot the next time he was in Central. As nice as that sounded and as much as she really cared for Daren, she just couldn't do it. It felt like she was betraying Wrath more than she already had and that just wasn't something she could do. Ed told her she shouldn't feel that way. Wrath was gone period and at some point she needed to move on with that part of her life, the sooner the better. But she didn't want Daren to be the rebound guy. It wasn't fair to him.
She sighed and turned to gaze out the window. Today would be a perfect day to take a walk in the park. This summer wasn't nearly as hot as it could be; it was actually rather mild, felt more like late spring really and everything was colorful and alive. Instantly she had memories of Wrath upon a certain park bench, sitting in his arms just talking.
She frowned feeling that odd twinge in her stomach again, that icky feeling like she was going to vomit. Lately she'd felt that a lot. She couldn't stand the smell of coffee anymore and had practically bitten Edward's head off this morning for giving it to her. There were other things she couldn't stand the smell of, foods that just made her queasy that she used to love such as meat buns. She'd also had some pretty strange cravings as of late. She didn't like milk and suddenly she wanted it with out the chocolate syrup. That made Edward frown and mutter. She also had frequent head aches and her back had hurt a little now and then. And what was worse, she'd had to get four new dresses that were a size or two larger, she was starting to gain weight. She chalked it up to her body still recovering from Envy's beating of it.
"You feeling okay?" Roy asked startling her.
Isana smiled. "Yes, why?"
Roy smirked laying his paper down. "You were frowning again, had that lost in your own head look. Something wrong?"
She shook her head. "No," There was a knock upon the office door and she got up to get it. She smiled as soon as she saw Havoc but upon smelling his cigarette smoke mixed with his cologne she felt the urge to vomit again and pulled him inside then rushed down the hall to the bathroom. She really was going to vomit this time; there was no question about it.
Slamming the door open, she startled a janitor who promptly vacated, not that she really took notice as she headed for a stall and fell in for the toilet and just let it all come up. Bacon, eggs, and waffles just didn't taste as appealing the second time around, she decided once she was finished and flushed the toilet.
Groaning, wiping the sweat from her brow, she sat back trying to figure out why she was like this. Nothing was coming to mind. No matter how much she tried to wrap her head around it, she just didn't get it.
Finally she got up, washed her face and hands then headed back toward the office. When she arrived Havoc was sitting upon on of the sofas. Roy was still at his desk and gave her a concerned look. "What was that all about?"
Isana shook her head. "I had to run to the bathroom," she replied keeping as far away from Havoc as possible. If he'd just put out that cigarette she'd feel a little better as her stomach was turning again.
She sighed taking her seat and frowned. "Can we make a rule, and no offence Jean, but can there be no smoking in here?"
Roy looked bewildered. "It's never bothered you before."
"I know but just for today, I'm sorry Jean I just have an upset stomach and the smoke's getting to me."
Jean nodded and leaned forward to put out his cigarette. "No problem, Riza's been after me to quit anyway. You okay though?"
Isana nodded.
"Huh…you know you've been acting a little strangely lately. Are you sick?"
"No," Isana replied blinking.
Roy set aside the document he was holding. "Are you sure, you're drinking milk with out chocolate, eating things you didn't normally eat like strange combinations. Yesterday you put cheese on top of your rice and then poured barbeque sauce on it." He frowned scratching his chin. "And since when have you not liked meat buns? You used to ask for them all the time."
Havoc frowned and looked her over. "Smells are bothering you too huh? Sounds like morning sickness to me."
Now Isana was confused. "What is that?"
"Oh, you don't know, it's probably nothing." Havoc replied.
Isana shook her head. "No what is it?" she turned to Roy. "Daddy?" Roy just sat there with a frown for a long time, a really long time then met her eyes.
"Isana I think you should go to the infirmary and get physical." His eyes looked her over pausing at her stomach. That was a little unsettling.
"What, why? I'm fine?" she asked.
Roy sighed. "Just do it please?"
Isana got up. "Okay, is there something I don't know that I should?"
Roy rubbed his face. "Well that depends you want me to ask you a personal question in front of Havoc?"
"At this point I don't care." She really didn't. She wanted to know what the hell it was they were talking about.
"When was the last time you had your…period?"
She blinked a moment. That was rather personal and she kind of felt uncomfortable even discussing it with him. "Um…" she frowned. She couldn't remember the last time really, not with so much happening. Suddenly it dawned on her and she shook her head. "No no no no no no. No! There is absolutely no way that I'm…I'm pregnant!"
Roy sat back. "Well…" He smirked. "You and Wrath were,"
"No Daddy no! Dad said Homunculi couldn't reproduce and besides I was careful."
"We don't know that for sure now do we?" Roy asked with a smirk. "Just go down and check. We'll handle it accordingly don't worry. It's not like it would be a bad thing if you were."
"Like hell it wouldn't be!" She shrieked. "I'm only sixteen, Dad will kill me!"
Roy snorted. "No he won't, stop panicking; besides you're out of school and nearly seventeen. You also have a good job. Plenty of girls have children at this age right Havoc?"
Havoc nodded. "Yeah, my sister had her kid when she was sixteen and she's just fine."
"Your sister didn't kill her baby's father either!" Isana snapped. "How the hell would I explain that!"
Havoc rubbed his chin. "You got a point there."
"Oh my god this is not happening. It's not." She rubbed her forehead.
"Isana just go get looked at. Hell it might just be stress; we've been pretty busy the last few months. Stress can do a lot of strange things to a person." He pointed to his head. "See I have a gray streak, thought I'd like to think that's from Edward."
Isana tried to smile but it was difficult. She lifted her chin and took a deep breath letting it out slowly. "It's stress then,"
"Go," Roy pointed to the door. "Then come back and tell me what the doctor said. I don't want to have to call down myself."
"You can't do that anyway, doctor patient confidentiality."
Roy smirked. "One I am the Fuher, two I am your father and since you're not technically an adult until you reach the age of seventeen that won't work sweetie." He waved her away with his hand.
Isana hesitated then headed for the door. "This is just ridiculous." She muttered and left the room.
Roy sat back with a sigh, his hand covering his face. "You really think she's pregnant?" Havoc asked.
"As much as I hoped she'd have kids one day, I hope not. She's been through too much and this is too soon. Granted she's got Ed, Me, you, Riza, and everyone else, but she's not-"
"Handling Wrath's death very well." Havoc finished for him.
"Right, Edward says she's still having night mares about the whole mess." He sighed. "I have no idea what's going to happen if she is."
"You think she'll keep it?" Havoc asked. "Adoption is a possibility."
Roy lowered his hand. "She'd never be parted with her own baby Jean and Ed and I would never make her." He smiled. "Might be kind of nice to have a little one in the house again."
"Oh sure, the three am feedings, diapers, all the crying…Yeah I miss it."
Isana looked at the doctor and blinked. She'd never felt more uncomfortable in her life, never had someone poke around except for Wrath and right now she wanted to hit something or rather hit him. "I'm what!" she squeaked.
The doctor smiled. "You're pregnant Ms. Elric-Mustang."
"Take that back!" She snapped.
The doctor chuckled. "Sorry I can't. You're three months along by the looks of it, give or take a few weeks, might possibly be four. Now," The man reached behind him for his prescription pad. "You'll need to take some vitamins, have regular check ups, and start planning."
"Planning for what?" she breathed.
The doctor lifted his eye brows and gave her a cold look. "The baby's arrival."
"I can't do that because I'm not-"
"Yes you are-"
"No-"
"Yes Isana you are. You can't deny it for long. You're starting to show and unless you intend upon-" She shot him a glare so deadly he closed his mouth.
Isana sighed rubbing her face. "Oh my god, what am I going to do?"
"Take care of yourself, stay healthy. I'll get the nurse to give you some material. You should alert the baby's father-"
"I can't or don't you remember the newspaper articles? Hell you were the one who operated on me. I don't understand. I was really…how did it survive after the beating my body took?"
The doctor shook his head. "I don't know, but I'd like to think it's a miracle. I'm sure your father will help you find the baby's father if you asked. Fuher Mustang is a kind man."
"I know what my Daddy's like." She bit, getting off the bed. "Fine, so I am. Look I have to get back to work."
"Isana you need to start taking care of yourself better, no more long hours. I'll see to it that Mustang knows that." The doctor said scribbling out a prescription. He tore it off and handed it to her. "Make sure you take these and I'd like you to make an appointment with the Military Obstetrician."
She sighed shaking her head. "Okay," Her hand was trembling when she took the slip of paper.
"And congratulations,"
"Yeah, thank you." She half whispered and left the infirmary, almost on autopilot. She couldn't believe it, she'd always been so careful, paid attention to when…Wrath even backed off sexually when she said not too. This didn't make any sense. She couldn't do this alone, she couldn't answer the questions the child would ask of her and she knew she could never lie. It just wouldn't be fair, but how did one explain that their father one, wasn't human, and two, that she'd killed him?
The reality of the situation hit like a sledge hammer to her head and she found herself in the women's bathroom vomiting for the second time that morning.
She shuddered as she looked in the mirror sometime later. What the hell was she going to do? Ed would kill her, she could hear his yelling already inside her head and she'd never felt so stupid and horrible in her entire life. There would be no way she could do this on her own, not raise this baby and work at the same time. She could afford it, god knew she was paid well and saved her money spending it little, but…Hey and where was that bastard of a god anyway. She had one very large bone to pick with him. How could he do this to her, he always took so much and gave the strangest things back.
Looking at her stomach she closed her eyes. What the hell was inside of her? Was it human, half human, or something else? Taking a deep breath and letting it out she shook her head. That really didn't matter it was hers and if people didn't like it they could go to hell for all she cared. The baby was hers and it would be fine, she'd be fine. She had her parents; they would help, wouldn't they?
Roy looked up as soon as Isana returned and watched her, pale as a ghost, move toward her desk. "So?" He asked.
"I'm telling you God has a sick sense of humor." She muttered.
"So you are," He smiled despite his previous concern. He wouldn't dare act worried around her. She didn't need that. "Well I suppose I had better see about turning that second or third guest room into a nursery."
"Mmm," was her response. She must be in shock.
"Are you not happy about this?" He asked. Stupid question Roy, he thought to himself. It was too soon to ask something like that, not after all that had happened.
"I don't know but I'm not giving it up, no matter what it is or isn't. It's my baby." She replied picking up her pen. "But…I don't even know what to do and this is really terrifying."
Roy nodded with a smile. "And pretty exciting."
Her eyes met his and she smirked. "You're awfully thrilled about this."
"Not everyday a man hears that he's going to be a grandfather." He was choosing to look at his optimistically and really it was a beautiful thing. His little girl was going to have a baby, he and Ed were Grandparents. It was more than they had ever dreamed of in the beginning. "So when do you want to tell Edward?"
As if summoned by his name alone, the door burst open, and Edward stormed in. "Is it true!"
Roy sighed, sitting forward at his desk. "Never mind, Edward what can I do for you?"
Ed huffed. "Damn it Roy don't use that tone with me. Is she really pregnant?"
"And where did you hear that?" Roy asked catching Isana's cringe out of the corner of his eye.
"Havoc, he came in while I was talking with Riza. Who did it!"
Roy closed his eye. Sometimes he really wished Havoc would keep his big mouth shut especially when Edward was around. "Who do you think?"
"Don't be stupid Roy, homunculi can't reproduce." Ed bit.
"Apparently they can Dad because I am pregnant. I just received confirmation from the doctor."
Ed wheeled around on her. "No, there must have been someone else. Daren?"
Isana looked half disgusted and half in disbelief. "What do you think I am!"
"That's not what I meant." Ed replied. "Isana are you sure?"
Isana huffed and turned away to look out the window. "Unbelievable," she muttered.
"Thank you Edward," Roy breathed. "As if it isn't hard enough you have to come in and take away the joy of the situation and piss her off."
Ed's head snapped back to him. "It's not possible, it's not!"
"Yes it is, she's pregnant and not been with anyone else. Have you seen her with anyone at all in the last few months, other than Daren?"
"No, but-"
"And Daren would never touch her unless she gave him permission and they had a relationship. He's too honorable. Isana's been too busy and too upset to let anyone else in and I really don't think she's the type to just go out and have a fling. It's Wrath's deal with it." Wow, he never expected to be so harsh about this, not to Edward and certainly not in front of their daughter. Then again he'd hoped to tell Edward alone away from her so Ed could get his episode over with before greeting her.
Ed slapped his forehead and sighed. "But she's just a baby herself…"
Isana glared. "I am almost an adult by state law damn it. If it bothers you that much I'll move out."
"What you can't!"
"Out of the question," Roy said quickly. "There is no way you're moving out and living alone to take care of that baby alone. You're going to continue to live with us and that's final." Oh no he knew that look; the look she was giving him was the same one Edward gave him from time to time, that 'Make me,' glare. She must have picked it up from him at some point. "Isana,"
"Elicia and I have been talking about getting a place together," she huffed lifting her nose in the air. "Besides you're not going to want a screaming baby in the house to keep you up all night."
"You've been planning to move out all this time?" Ed gasped. "Why? Don't you like living with us?"
"It's just causal talk," she muttered. "Nothing concrete. I won't stay where my baby isn't welcome, it's not fair. It didn't ask to be made and I know I didn't ask for it, not that I don't want it, because I do!"
"Well that explains the weird food lately." Ed said more to himself than anyone else. "Hey I never said it wasn't welcome!" He pointed at her. "Don't put words in my mouth."
She smirked. "I'm not Dad, just drawing a conclusion from your reaction. Really what else am I supposed to think with you storming in here demanding things-"
"Now hold on just a minute!" Ed interrupted. "Just because the baby happens to be Wrath's too doesn't mean that I wouldn't ever accept it or welcome it. It's yours too…" He scratched his head. "Besides I've sort of come to terms with what you said and what I saw. He fought Envy for you, probably helped to save your life. That means more to me than all the anger I felt for him for everything he'd done in the past to me, Al, and Izumi. And really in the end, the last I saw of him as a little boy…" Edward looked away. "I pitied him."
He sighed. "Eh, that doesn't mean I wouldn't accept something of his Isana, doesn't mean that I couldn't love a baby. I love you don't I and you're his right?"
Roy was impressed, truly. "Actually she was ours first Edward, he only stole a piece of her heart, the part we can't have."
Isana sighed. "Fine, I'm convinced…But I don't know anything about babies."
Roy smirked. "You think we do? Guess we'll need Gracia, Riza, and Winry on this one."
"Jeeze I can't believe I'm going to be a grandpa already." Ed sighed. "So which guest room are we turning into the nursery. Hey wait a minute is it a boy or a girl?"
"How should I know it's only been three months and it's not like they can tell until it's born." Isana said bewildered. "Oh god how am I going to pull this off, I still have to work."
Roy smiled. "You know Riza and Jean did just fine, I'm sure we can ask them how they did it and well there's three of us, we'll figure it out."
"Oh I bet the press is going to love this one." She muttered. "Just more bad things they can say about Wrath." Her end comment was annoyed and Roy felt a little guilty for setting it up to look like he ran off. But how else was he supposed to explain his disappearance with out a body?
He sighed. "Well I think we've all had enough fun for today,"
"You can't leave yet you've got a meeting at three with Riza and another one at five with a few parliament members." Isana reminded him.
"Can we cancel and reschedule?" He asked hoping they could.
Isana looked at the appointment book. "Um…Well Riza would be the most understanding and depending on what she wants to talk to you about she could come first thing tomorrow morning. Parliament however…" She bit her thumb nail and flipped the page. "The day after tomorrow, I believe the topic they wanted to discuss had something to do with some new bridge proposal in Kalden."
Roy nodded. "Reschedule that, it can wait. Find out what Riza wanted to talk about." He watched her nod and lift the phone placing the call. Ed approached his desk with a concerned look.
"How did this come about?" He asked quietly.
Roy almost laughed. "How else do you think Ed?"
"No I know how the baby came to be, but I mean how did she find out? It's been three months surely she could have noticed, or did she and spring it on you?"
Roy shrugged. "I guessed and sent her to find out for sure."
"Havoc said she was having morning sickness, but it's not morning it's after lunch…Some how that doesn't make sense, none of this makes sense."
Roy frowned. "Did you ever think that maybe homunculi might be more human than you thought? After all they are artificial humans; their bodily functions would work the same."
"Yeah but Greed's true form…" his eyes grew wide. "What is that baby going to be? If it's not human how is she…"
Roy didn't even want to think about that. He didn't want to dread Isana's panic or some hybrid that didn't resemble a human in the least. It would be too cruel to do to her. "We'll take it as it comes Ed, for now just try to be happy and not think about it and for alchemy's sake don't say anything about that to her."
"Daddy?" Isana asked from her desk.
Roy leaned over to look at her. "Yeah?"
"Riza says it's not that important, just a social visit and if you want to go home she says go ahead she'll catch you in the morning."
"Tell her thanks," He replied.
Ed sighed. "Damn it, this is…" Suddenly he grinned. "Al's going to flip!"
Roy still didn't know how Edward's moods could change like a light switching on and off, but he figured he was used to it by now. "Let's go home and you can make dinner. I'll look at cleaning out a room for-"
"Don't you think she might want a say in what goes where? Damn we're going to have to get so much stuff, make the house child proof so it can't get into things."
Roy snorted "I really think we have awhile Edward. It's not even really here yet."
Isana frowned at Edward later that evening after dinner. He was frowning back at her, challenging her to disagree with him. The room he wanted the baby in was right across the hall from hers, not next to hers. The one across the hall seemed too big for just one baby and the next to hers was just the right size. She didn't like that at all but she sighed and nodded. "Fine Dad,"
Edward nodded and picked up a note book. "I thought about it earlier and you know what, we don't have to go and buy a crib, I can make it with alchemy. Oh and," He pointed at her sternly. "No alchemy for you until I say it's okay."
Isana closed her eyes and held her face in one hand. "Dad,"
"Also you need to start taking it easier at work,"
"Dad,"
"That means you need to take at least one nap a day. That information the nurse gave you was pretty detailed."
Isana was regretting letting him see it in the first place. "Dad,"
"You'll need a better diet, Roy may not like that but I really don't care,"
"DAD!" she yelled through her hand.
"What, why are you yelling?"
"Because you're driving me crazy!" She snapped. "We've got six months." She breathed. "Can't this wait?"
Ed gave her a wounded look as Roy approached with a smirk. Isana shook her head pleading silently with her Daddy to help her. His smirk only deepened. Who knew that butt head would betray her like this and leave her to Edward's devices? "Dad I love you but-"
Edward lifted his hand and patted her head. "We'll take care of everything, shouldn't you be in bed?"
Isana looked at the clock down the hall. "It's only seven thirty."
"So?" Ed asked.
Isana rolled her eyes. "I'm going to go call Aunt Winry and tell her to come and hit you with a wrench."
"Okay," Ed nodded. "HEY!"
Roy chuckled and came beside Isana, slipping an arm around her shoulders. "Edward calm down, we've got time."
Ed arched an eyebrow. "And what if the baby's early?"
Isana whimpered and moved closer to Roy. "Please I'll do anything just make him stop for tonight."
Roy kissed her head. "Edward didn't you want to talk to Alphones?"
Ed nodded. "Later,"
Isana glared, that use to work every time. "Look it's a baby; it doesn't need much in the way of furniture in the beginning. We've got six months because I say it's not going to be early. Shouldn't we be worrying over other things like oh I don't know you not making me nuts at the moment?"
Ed sighed shortly. "I just want to help Kiddo,"
"And I love that you want to, but Dad please attack me with things tomorrow at lunch. There's been too much today and I want to get use to this." She reasoned and prayed to that annoying god of hers that Ed would listen if only for tonight on this matter. It really was sweet that he wanted to help, sweet that he and Roy were both being so understanding, but damn it she felt like she was still in shock. She didn't know if she should be happy or well crying her eyes out at the moment and she was kind of hungry.
Edward tapped the pen to his chin a moment. "Well I'll just work on this while I talk to Al, you should rest at least."
Thank you God! She smiled. "That I can do, and you know my job isn't that hard. I just work from my desk mostly and now people come to us in stead of the other way around so don't worry Daddy will get on to me if he thinks I need to back off for a bit."
"The doctor said no long hours." Roy said.
"And that doctor can go to hell. Like it or not I have a job to do and I'm going to do it until I can't period." She turned to Roy. "And don't argue with me on it either. There is nothing wrong with me working; besides you've got that privet office. I can go take naps in there if I have too. Then you can still have meetings in the main office."
Roy sighed. "Okay,"
"Thank you," she replied and gave them both a hug before heading for the family room.
She sat down upon the sofa just on the off chance that when Edward called Al someone would want to talk to her. Surely Winry or her cousin Cindy would. Roy and Edward followed, Edward easing down beside her and lifting the phone. "Are you okay?" Roy asked as he sat in his arm chair.
Isana nodded then shook her head. "Not really," She sighed shakily beginning to feel the numbness she'd forced upon herself slowly fade away. "I'm scared."
"Yeah me too," Roy agreed honestly. "But we'll get through this just fine, like everything else."
She smiled and pulled the sofa pillow from the middle of the couch and hugged it to her. She was going to be a mother…no wait she already was. She'd never really thought about being one before. Oh maybe entertained the idea a few times here and there, but never this soon. She'd planned to be married first, a state alchemist. Part of her felt that her childhood dream of being a state alchemist was suddenly ripped away from her like other things had been, restoring her parents, Wrath, her real parents. She had to wonder if had her real parents had lived, would she be in this position. Probably not. She'd probably be living somewhere in Drachma or else where in Amestris having never met Ed and Roy. That was a sad thought because she loved them very much.
Edward's excited chatter upon the phone pulled her from her thoughts and she smiled softly. Well at least she could breathe easier now. Ed and Roy being as wonderful as they were came through yet again. They just accepted her and all her faults, mistakes, and her baby almost with out question. She was damned lucky to have landed them as parents.
Still as terrified as she was about having a baby, as afraid of what it might be, it was kind of exciting. She got to be a mommy, early, but a mommy none the less. Even though her baby wouldn't have his father, he or she would have Edward and Roy as Grandparents. That had to count for something. At least there would be two very good male role models and hey maybe the baby would have a talent for alchemy. If not or if he or she wasn't interested that would be okay too, she didn't mind.
She started to wonder what it would look like, her or Wrath? She knew the baby would probably have black hair as she and Wrath both had black hair. She also wondered if it would be a boy or a girl. A girl would be nice; there would be another female in the house, balance it out. Then she wondered what Wrath would think. Would he be happy to have a baby, to be a father or upset? It occurred to her that since he'd hidden his true identity to her, maybe she didn't know him as well as she thought. She knew Wray, but not Wrath. Well she'd like to think he'd be happy about it and be half as excited as Edward seemed to be and Ed…Ed was more excited than she was apparently. Suddenly she began to fear that Edward would spoil her baby rotten. That was a scary thought as he and Roy had spoiled her.
She sighed and yawned. She was a little tired and a head ache was beginning to sneak up on her. She should stop thinking so much, tonight at least. But there was so much that had happened today. So many things that she'd read and tried to absorb about taking care of herself and the baby while pregnant. She noticed the nurse didn't give her anything about after it was born. Oh she knew she had to feed and change diapers, watch the baby and love it, but what else? Babies didn't do much in the beginning besides sleep, cry, poop and pee, and eat. The real challenge was when they started to move around.
"Isana," Ed asked.
"Huh?" She asked pulling herself from the workings of her own mind.
Ed smiled handing the receiver to her. "It's Winry,"
Isana nodded, taking the phone and began her conversation with Winry. It was a nice one, talking about some things she would need to get now and some for later. They talked about some of the things she'd read in the literature the nurse had given her. Winry had some advice on morning sickness that Isana would be taking heed of. Also her Aunt seemed happy for her, concerned that she was okay and asked if she needed anything. When Isana said she didn't Winry made a point to tell her to call if she did or just wanted to talk as Edward was already being annoying.
She promised to come and help toward the end of her pregnancy just to make sure Edward didn't do anything stupid. Isana found that amusing and doubted Ed would. She thanked her Aunt before passing the phone back to Edward. He in turn passed her his note book and asked her what she thought of what he'd drawn.
Isana looked at the page in amazement. He'd drawn up a beautiful bassinet and labeled it as 'For Isana's room' and it had wheels so they could roll it about the house. He'd also drawn up a crib, a dresser, changing table, and dresser. All were simple and perfect. Of course his flamel, the one he'd passed to her was upon each item and it made her smile.
Leaning forward she passed it to Roy who'd been sitting quietly, watching and listening. He smiled taking a look at it. "Well Edward can transmute it quickly."
She nodded. "So could I,"
Roy smirked. "No alchemy, not until after the baby's born Isana. You don't want to risk it. It's what they tell all our women alchemists who have gotten pregnant. Of course they don't know if it would actually cause any problems but we just don't want to take that risk."
Isana shook her head. "I know and I won't."
"I'll make sure you decide where things go at least. You want to pain the room?"
Isana thought about it and nodded. "I think so, white wall are fine, but a little color wouldn't hurt and I'm sure if I asked Gracia would let me use her sewing machine to make curtains. Those don't take too long to make."
"I'll take some time off to get bedding and things of that nature with you."
She nodded. "You don't have too."
"I want too, Ed's taking care of the furniture." He replied a little mournfully.
Isana smiled. It was kind of cute, Roy was a little jealous. "Okay Daddy, just tell me when and I'll write it in the appointment book."
Roy sighed looking over the notes. "What are you hoping for, boy or girl?"
Isana shrugged. "I don't know, it really doesn't matter to me really…Maybe a girl."
Roy smirked. "Yes little boys are a handful,"
"And who says little girls aren't?" Ed asked pulling away from his conversation with Winry to make the comment.
"I wasn't a handful was I?" She asked.
Roy shook his head. "Not at all, just inquisitive."
Isana smiled. "Still am." She checked the clock. It was after eight and although she went to bed about ten now she was tired. "Well I think I'll go to bed now, night."
"Good night," He replied.
"Night kiddo," Ed said quickly.
She smiled and rose from the sofa, heading back to her room.
A/N: Sorry about there being no break lines I keept trying to put them in and it just won't do it. How very pesky!