Rapidly posting one shots is the thing I do when my time of dying draws nearer (ahem... UNIVERSITY STARTS) so please...bear with me dear readers ^^

ANSWERS TO REVIEWS:

Rilaxkori: Hey there! Welcome to my stories! :3 Ah, your review really brightened my mood, thank you so much for that :D Ah, the kingdom AU, if I'm not mistaken, it must be the next chapter right after this one, titled "Endings aren't always Endings". Ahh, that's a great idea! I already read your review and wrote down a few paragraphs for your request, but it's not done yet! :) I promise I'll try to publish it as soon as I can! Thanks for sharing your idea! :) Don't hesitate to request anything, I have plenty of imagination left to spare! ;)

ANSWER to the riddle (in the previous chapter):

In your mommy's tummy you were three

The mother is Winry and she's pregnant with three children.

When your mommy gave birth, it were two.

Winry and two of her children died after childbirth.

When you grew up and didn't come back, there was one.

The son that survived was forced to go to war but he never returned.

And then there was only me.

Ed was the only one left.

And with time, there were none.

Ed died.

Enjoy! :)

A Mother's Scars

Gently placing the sleeping infant back in the white crib, Ed gently caressed his daughter's hair, the shade of her mother's, on her soft head.

Leaning down to place a sweet kiss on her forehead, Ed straightened and heaved a sigh of relief, grateful that she stopped screaming in favor of going to sleep.

Sarah wasn't a screamer, but like any baby, she would have sudden loud crying episodes that lasted for hours and Ed was glad he got used to loud explosions from Kimblee and his admittedly loud battles in his youth, otherwise he was sure his eardrums would have fallen off by now.

"Tired?" he turned his head at the sound of his wife's soft voice and grinned, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Nah, just a little sore," he stretched his back and rolled his shoulders, feeling the stiff muscles loosening slightly from carrying Sarah half of the day and doing chores around the house.

Walking over to his wife on the bed, Ed allowed himself to fall on it in a heap of exhausted flesh, humming appreciatively at the soft, familiar caress of his wife's fingers running through his hair.

Winry smiled, "Thank you for taking care of Sarah today, Ed, I know it must have been difficult..." Ed lifted his face a little from the sheets, turning it to the side so his eyes easily spotted his wife from his position on the bed.

"Don't worry about it, I'm a parent too aren't I? Of course, I'll take care of my daughter," he grinned, already feeling better when Winry massaged his scalp.

He gently took a hold of her hand, rolling onto his back to stare at it thoughtfully, interlacing their fingers together and watching her own squeeze his hand, before he squeezed back. A smile stretched over his lips and he pulled their intertwined hands down so he could kiss each of Winry's wiggling fingers with a big grin.

Winry's giggle only lifted his spirits more and Ed already felt better, his previous exhaustion a thing of the past now, "How are you feeling, Win?" his eyes shot up to get a glimpse of his wife, from his position upside down.

She was laying in bed with a book beside her and warm tea on the night desk.

Winry had complaints of stomach pains and slight dizziness so Pinako and Ed had strictly forbidden her from doing anything with automail or house chores. Pinako had filled in for accepting customers for the shop and Ed had worked between doing chores, cooking dinner and taking care of Hohen and Sarah, though Ren had come to pick his son up to play outside.

Edward smirked, Hohen had been so tired when he had come home only two hours before, saying how Ren started to learn flame alchemy and had accidentally burned one of his fingers while doing so, prompting Ed to comment how flame idiots will always be flame idiots, just passed down by generation.

That comment was followed up by a smart retort by Winry, where, instead of reprimanding her husband for talking so poorly of Roy again, she followed up with one of her own quirky comments, 'Ed, don't be ridiculous. The flame idiot genes have been passed down the Mustang family line for generations!'

That had certainly filled the house with laughter, but Ed's mirth had quickly been forgotten when Winry had held her stomach in pain from laughing.

The doctor and Pinako said Winry would experience this pain every now and then, until the scar fully healed, a repercussion from having a caesarean delivery. Sarah's birth had come with a few complications, so the doctors had opted for a caesarean delivery instead through the birth canal, as it would heighten both Winry's and Sarah's safety after birth.

Ed sat upright, turning around and laying down next to Winry's stomach, eyes softening when he gently removed the warm towel placed on the part where the scar was.

Winry smiled, "Don't worry Ed, it doesn't hurt anymore," she shook her head again when her husband looked at her for confirmation, before fully removing the damp towel and looking at the pink, slightly scarred tissue.

Noticing the troubled look on her husband's face, Winry giggled, "Ed, I'm alright, stop glaring at my stomach,"

Ed pouted, feeling slightly embarrassed, before seriousness underlined his voice, "Sorry...it's just..." he sighed, looking up at her, "I was worried when the doctor said they would have to do that...I...got scared when there were complications." He admitted softly, fingers lovingly caressing the side of Winry's deflated stomach, "I've been in worse situations and you've been too, but I've never felt as defenseless in any of them as I did then in the hospital Win," he closed his eyes, "Because...I held your life in my hands when you had been in there..."

After a moment, he felt sudden but familiar pain violently wrack his skull and his eyes shot open, seeing his wife holding the culprit for all his pain.

It was the wrench.

"Winry!" Ed growled, rubbing his head, "Stop doing that! We're married for alchemy's sake!"

Winry glared viciously at her husband, before placing the wrench back on the night desk beside her, "Ugh, the fact that we're married didn't change the fact that you can be such an idiot sometimes Ed!" Ed's expression gave way to surprise, listening to his wife fume at him, "I know that you were scared and I was too! But I refused to just give up and let both of us possibly die! Because when...when Hohen was born it was as if all our troubles and bad memories were worth it, Ed. I felt like everything we endured until now and all the death and sadness that surrounded us suddenly seemed like they all happened for a reason. Just for these two suns to have a chance at a life you and I couldn't have had Ed!"

Winry sighed, rubbing her forehead, "Sarah and I are fine, aren't we? That's all that matters now Ed." She smiled at the end, a tired but warm smile.

It was a smile that reminded Ed that he made her feel the same way she made him feel, it reminded him that he had a chance at happiness too, despite everything that happened, it was a smile that made him forget all the nightmares and guilt trips.

It was a smile from her. From Winry. Alive and well.

Ed closed his eyes again and chuckled, shaking his head as he straightened up.

"You're amazing Winry," Winry blanched when Ed suddenly towered over her on the bed, her face quickly heating up when he smiled at her and lovingly kissed her forehead and nose.

Ed grinned at her and lowered his head, leaning down to gently kiss the scarred tissue on his wife's stomach before falling onto his left side, letting the bed bounce twice before he wrapped his arms protectively around his stunned wife, who squeaked at the action.

"E-Ed," Winry didn't quite have the resolve to push him away or question his actions, but she did try to hide the blush that seemed to stick to her face like glue.

Ed grinned softly, kissing the top of her head affectionately and gently rubbing her stomach.

Winry sighed, snuggling into the warm arms of her husband and whispering into his shirt as her daughter slept soundly in her crib, "It's you that's amazing..." she grinned, "Alchemy freak,"

Ed grinned.

Too cheesy? I hope not :3 Thanks for reading and leave a review if you like! :)