Chapter Twenty-Seven

"I'm so nervous," Ed said to her brother as she waited in the church.

It was official. They were finally getting married.

After being together for years, they were finally going to get married. Ed had proposed during dinner at their house with their daughter sitting at her side. She didn't want to do this without Cori there. They were a family.

It was Julia's idea for the church. Ed had always been an atheist, but Julia was more religious. Ed didn't see the harm in marrying in a church. It didn't mean anything to her, but it meant the world to Julia.

"You don't have to be," Al said, trying to reassure his sister that everything would go as planned. After Ed had been Al's best man at his wedding, Al was being Ed's best man at her wedding. Usually Ed would have had to pick a maid of honor, but they were an unusual bunch. Julia had chosen Cori to be her maid of honor. "Just remember that you're marrying the love of your life today. You're getting married to the mother of your daughter."

"Yeah." Ed nodded, trying to remember what Alphonse was saying and keep herself calm. Now she knew how Winry felt. "Yeah, I'm trying."

"I told you not to worry and you're still worrying," Al said as he ran his hands over Ed's suit to smooth out any wrinkles. Ed wouldn't be caught dead in a dress at Al's wedding and she sure as hell wouldn't wear one to hers.

"Were you this nervous on your wedding day?" Ed asked. If he was, Al sure as hell didn't show it. He appeared cool as a cucumber the entire time.

"Of course I was," Al answered. "I was terrified that Winry was going to run out on me at the last second or I would set something on fire."

"Pretty sure Mustang thought he was gonna set something on fire at his wedding," Ed said. Roy had married Riza the year before in a public ceremony in Central city. It was public so more people could attend and show support with Roy being the Furher. Of course, it had caused slight issues with fraternization, but Roy had straightened them out. Ed still wasn't sure how he had managed it, but she assumed anything was possible with being the Furher.

"I'm sure," Al agreed. "Now, let's get this party started." Ed stood at the end of the aisle with Christopher - Winry and Al's youngest at two years old, and also the ring bearer - as Al disappeared into the back room to tell them it was time to come out. Before they began, Al ran back to Ed's side and waited for the music to start.

The first person to appear was the flower girl. Little three-year old Maddie was leading the show as she spread the flower petals from her basket onto the ground. She walked with confidence at her ability to do a task that Winry had stressed was so important.

Following Maddie was Cori. She was fifteen now, two months away from being sixteen. She followed behind with a glimmer of excitement in her eyes. Ed couldn't help but think how beautiful their daughter was. She was growing up so fast even though they had only had her for three years now.

Maddie reached the end of the aisle and quickly took her seat near Winry. Cori stood in the spot she had been told to stand in, near where Julia would stand. And Julia was still walking. And Ed couldn't help but think of how beautiful she was.

Julia had worked on her wedding dress with a few tailors she knew from when she was a little girl. It meant the long white wedding dress she wore had seen quite a few weddings. Julia didn't mind; she loved the history it had. Ed just wanted her future wife to be happy.

Her wife...Ed had nearly gone numb when Julia was speaking her vows. They were actually getting married, and it was the scariest and greatest thing ever. It wasn't like they were just girlfriends anymore. They couldn't leave at any time they fought anymore - not that they did. They were in it together from now on. Through thick and thin.

Even though it had seemed like they were married for the past few years now.

"Edward," the priest began, because it was still Ed's legal name and she wasn't planning on changing it back. "Do you take Julia Crichton, during sickness and health, thick and thin, to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do."

"And Julia; do you take Edward Elric, during sickness and health, thick and thin, to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do."

"I now pronounce you wife and wife."


I don't know how real vows go and this chapter was short, but whatever. This fic is officially finished!

If you must know, Ed and Julia live happily ever after where they adopted more babies and stuff. Also, I know I described Maddie's looks in the previous chapter with golden hair and golden eyes, but I never said Christopher. He has golden hair and blue eyes.

Lily (Guest): "EVERYTHING IS EVEN MORE ADORABLE NOW! YES!"

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