"Sleepless Nights"

by: Chibi Viki

Being a mother was already natural to Riza Hawkeye-Mustang. After all, taking care of her former superior, and now husband, Roy Mustang, was all the practice she needed for the task. Other than feeding, changing the diapers, burping, and all the other common chores related to baby-care, there was also the part of waking up in the middle of the night to attend to her sons' needs.

These were all something that her husband, Roy, was not capable of, especially the waking up part. She knew that once Roy was asleep, Roy could not be awakened unless his body tells him to.

Every night, her body already anticipates the wailing of her son. Every night, she lay half awake only to wake up half asleep the next day. She wakes up once, twice, and often, three times a night to tend to her newborn offspring. Her husband would not even stir.

So it became a surprise when she woke up refreshed and well-rested one morning, and immediately went into panic… had she slept too deeply that she did not even wake for her son's cries?

Rushing for her son's room, which was next to theirs, Riza hastily searched for her son praying that he be well.

But all her fears laid to rest at the sight of her husband asleep on the wooden rocking chair by the window with their son sleeping soundly on his chest.

Riza smiled… perhaps Roy's body has finally told him to wake up and be a father this time.


A/N: Before anyone makes any conclusion, I'm basing my baby stories from my nephew who was born last year, March (meaning he'll be turning 1 this coming March). So, no, I'm not married yet, nor do I have kids ;; hmm… I can already hear my friends teasing about these baby stories… if they ever read them that is…