New Addition

Disclaimer: I do not own FMAB

Ok, so I'm sorry it's so late in the day/evening, I have been busy with homework and such. And it is because of that this next week is crunch time for all my projects that I won't be able to get anything in next Saturday. I apologize immensely for this. No I'm not slacking it's just that next week I work, I have school, I have lots of homework, and all that fun shit, that by the time I get home from it all I am pretty much a zombie.

Again, my immense apologies.

Enjoy.

3 weeks later, March 9th

It was evening time and dinner had just gotten finished. Joseph is playing in the living room and Winry checks on the food as she waits for Ed to get home. She's been feeling a little off all day, but that was normal in her books. She heard the door squeal open.

"Papa!" Joseph calls from the living room.

"Hey there little guy!" Ed laughs as his son scampers to him. Winry stands in the doorway, a smile on her face before sudden pain grips her stomach. In an instant, Ed is by her side, he hold her up, his hand on her belly.

"Is it…" Ed starts before Winry raises her hand.

"No, just that was a really hard contraction, which means I'm close." Winry gasps before catching her breath again.

"Mama?" Joseph asks as he toddles over.

"I'm ok hun." Winry assures her son, who by no means believes her.

"You should sit down Win." Ed suggests.

"I'm fine Ed." Winry argues. Ed knows his wife well enough that she won't back down from an argument, so he throws his hands up in defeat. Winry smirks before she turns and heads back to making dinner, the pain subsiding for now.

3 am March 10th

Winry sits up, clutching her stomach, her breaths labored.

"Ed." Winry groans, shaking her husband who wakes instantly.

"What?" Ed asks before he looks at her and sees her in pain.

"Hospital, now." Winry gasps.

"Stay here, I'll grab Joseph then come and get you." Ed says as he hops from bed and switches on a light, throws on some clothes and rushes out to his son's room, Winry's whimpers scratch at his ears as he does so.

"Joseph, get up." Ed coaxes, turning on a lamp.

"Papa?" Joseph grumbles.

"Hey buddy, mommy is gonna have the baby soon, so we got to get to the doctors." Ed says. Joseph sits up and waits for his father to find and put on his shoes and jacket before carrying him out to the porch and tells him to wait there.

"Can you walk?" Ed asks as he rushes to Winry.

"I don't want to." Winry groans. She had managed to get some clothes on while he was getting Joseph. Ed crosses the room, grabs the baby bag and then picks up Winry and carries her out, Joseph follows his father to the car. Ed places Winry in the car, puts the bag on the seat in the back, then lifts up Joseph and puts him in his car seat before he runs inside, turns off the lights, runs out the door, locking it behind him as he goes. As he drives to the hospital Winry releases a large gasp and groan mix and then, a splashing sound echoes in the car. Ed floors the pedal and reaches the hospital in record time. He parks the car, tells them to wait just a minute and runs inside.

"My wife's water just broke, she needs a wheelchair, fast." Ed demands. The nurse nods, whistles and a swarm of hospital staff rush out to the parking lot to get the now in labor woman. Ed runs out with them, grabs his son and the baby bag before following the staff as they rush Winry into the hospital.

"Daddy, is mommy ok?" Joseph asks.

"Mommy hurts a lot right now." Ed says.

"Why?" Joseph asks.

"Well, she's gonna have a baby, and it hurts." Ed says.

"Oh." Joseph says as they are rushed into the room. Ed covers Joseph's eyes as they change Winry into the gown and get her on the bed. Ed set Joseph down in chair near his mother's head while he stood next to her and gave her his hand.

"My, you're almost ready." The nurse says. Winry lets out another groan of pain, and then clutches her swollen stomach again, gasps escape her lips from the pain.

"Never mind, I stand corrected. Doctor, she's ready." The nurse says as the doctor rushes in, in what seems like an instant he is ready and is already giving Winry instructions and a count.

"Alright, you're fully dilated. When I say now, push." The doctor says, looking up to see Winry nod, her teeth clench.

"Now." The doctor says and the nurse starts the ten count as Winry pushes. Ed feels the feeling leave his hand, but knows that she is in much worse pain.

"Stop." The doctor orders, and Winry forces herself to stop and catch her breath.

"The baby is crowning. Just a few more good pushes and the baby will be here." The doctor says and Winry lets out a gasp as another contraction hits.

10 minutes later

"Just one more push." The doctor orders. Sweat beads Winry's forehead from the strain and pressure.

"Come on hun, you can do this. Think about it, this was a much faster delivery than Joseph." Ed says.

"Shut up Ed." Winry growls, even though she doesn't mean it. Winry takes a deep gulp of air before pushing with all her might. Searing pain shoots through her as she feels the shoulders finally break free.

"Cut the cord." The doctor orders the nurse who does as told and starts to clear the baby's throat as Winry is in afterbirth almost immediately. A loud wail erupts in the room and it is the most beautiful noise in Ed's and Winry's mind.

"Congratulation Mister and Misses Elric, you have a daughter." The doctor says with a smile. The nurse hands Winry her clean baby girl and after the team of nurses change the sheets, they leave the now slightly larger family in peace.

"What's her name?" Joseph asks his parents.

"I think we agreed on Alexia Trisha Elric." Winry says and Ed nods.

"Lexia?" Joseph asks. Both parents smile at their son.

"Close enough." Ed chuckles.

"No. Alexia." Joseph pouts before he reaches to his father. Ed picks up his son so he can see the new little life. Alexia opens her bright blue eyes.

"Say hello to your new little sister." Ed says as Joseph leans forward a little to touch her small hand.

"Hi." Joseph smiles to his new sister, his little white teeth glitter at her. Ed sets Joseph down on the bed next to Winry so he can hold his daughter and Joseph stands so he can be right next to them. Alexia whimpers and then snuggles into her father's chest before Joseph leans down and starts talking to his little sister.

"That's daddy. He's in the army and can make pretty lights from his fingers." Joseph says as Ed kisses his daughter's forehead and smiles at Joseph before handing Alexia back to Winry.

"This is mommy. You were in her tummy. She can make arms and legs out of metal. And makes yummy food." Joseph says as Alexia giggles.

1 week later

The shrill of the telephone ring annoys the residents.

"Hello, who is it?" She growls.

"Is this Izumi Curtis?" a familiar voice asks.

"Yes, and who is this?" Izumi replies.

"Your favorite apprentice." Ed snickers.

"Ed? Ok, what did you do?" Izumi asks.

"I didn't do anything, ok, that's a lie, but nothing you would have to bail me out of. Anyway, I was wondering if Winry and I could pop in for a visit." Ed asks.

"Why?" Izumi asks, knowing Ed better than that before a loud childish laughter fills the background.

"Hold on a second…Joseph, could you be quiet for just a minute…yes I promise a minute…yes you can start counting…Hello?" Ed asks.

"Who's Joseph?" Izumi asks.

"Someone you'll get to meet relatively soon. Winry and I and company will be there in an hour or two." Ed says.

"Let me guess, you're at a station and in between trains when you called?" Izumi smirks.

"You know me so well. See you." Ed laughs before the line goes dead.

"Who was that dear?" Sig asks.

"Ed. He and Winry are coming down for a visit." Izumi laughs.

1 hour later

Izumi and Sig wait patiently at the station for Ed and Winry. Last time they had seen them was their wedding a year or so ago. The train wheezes to a stop and people rush off the train and soon enough they see the two people they're expecting and two they weren't. A small boy clings to Ed's hand while a baby is being carried by Winry, a girl from what they could see from all the pink. Izumi is floored with this discovery. Ed smiles and leads Winry and the little boy over to them.

"Ed, are these your?" Izumi starts.

"Mine and Winry's kids. Correct. The little guy is Joseph, he'll be two in five days, and the baby is Alexia, she's only a week old." Ed says with a smile as Joseph looks all around him, sweat beads on his forehead.

"Papa, it's so hot." Joseph whines in a voice that makes Izumi simply melt.

"Then take off your jacket." Ed says and kneels down to his son and help him to undo the jacket, only for the little tot to push away and start it himself.

"Oh yeah, he's your guys' kid." Sig laughs before they start to walk back to the butcher shop.

"So what brings you here?" Izumi asks as they take a seat. It was quiet for a moment before Ed finally looks to Winry, they nod, and then he fixes his gaze on Izumi and Sig.

"See, with me being back in the military, please hold your judgment for later, and Winry working in automail, we both realize that accidents and circumstances can happen. We were wondering, if things go to hell in a hand basket, if you would be our children's god parents and pretty much stand in grandparents since both on either side are no longer with us." Ed says. Izumi can feel the tears well in her eyes and Sig feels his chest tighten.

"We would be honored to." Izumi chokes out.

"Does he know about his real grandparents?" Sig asks. Joseph looks up at him, with big innocent golden eyes.

"Gramma died cause she got real sick. Grampa died cause he was really old. Other gramma and grampa died cause they were doctors in a war and someone no like them." Joseph says.

"You told him?" Izumi asks.

"I did. As did Winry. We'll tell him the rest of the details when he's older." Ed says, with Winry's nod of approval.

"I just have one question." Izumi says.

"Fire away." Ed replies.

"Why didn't you ask after he was born?" Izumi asks.

"I had to go back to the frontlines." Ed replies.

"Oh. Well, makes sense, but why wait until your second child to ask?" Izumi asks.

"Because shortly after I got back Winry got pregnant again and I didn't want to make her travel." Ed says.

"Alright then." Izumi says nonchalantly before their chatter was idle and relaxed. Soon enough is was time to leave again, wanting to get home as soon as they could.

"It was nice seeing you." Izumi smiles.

"Don't be so shy around here boy." Sig smirks.

"We'll try not to be, no promises though." Ed laughs.

"We'll visit next time Ed has a vacation." Winry chirps.

"Bye, bye gramma an' grampa." Joseph smiles with a wave of his little arms. As the happy young family go to the train station Izumi feels her heart melt and tears well in her eyes.

"Never did I think that Ed would want me and you to be the godparents to his children or act as their grandparents, I'm just…" Izumi hiccups.

"I know, I am too. You know, I have a feeling we'll be getting a call from Al any day now." Sig chuckles.

"Probably, and much like Ed's little boy, I'm sure that Al's child or children will make me weep with joy all over again." Izumi sniffles with a smile on her face.

So I hope that this was a touching little moment. I made sure to make it fluffy. Anyway, I plan to post by the 13th at the latest, but no promises, my typing is strictly scheduled around what time I do or don't have. So, until then, please R&R.