School Fun Begins

Disclaimer: I do not own FMAB

Sorry it's short. That's all I've been able to produce as of late. Mostly because my train of thought runs out on the subject. The next few chapters though should be a little longer I hope.

Enjoy.

1 year later – September

Natalie agreed to stay at the house to watch the other five children while Ed and Winry drove their son to school. Winry was, predictably, choking up. Her eyes are misty and she seems to have a lump in her throat that makes it hard for her to speak. They pull up to the sidewalk where the drop off area is and see Al and May there with Kaio. Both boys were in the same class, and that did comfort to the two mothers. The fathers however felt sorry for the teacher, considering their antics. They walk up to the class room where other parents are with their children and see that many other mothers are in the same state as Winry and May, on the verge of tears.

"Now you behave for your teacher." Winry manages to say.

"Pay attention." May says.

"Make some friends." Winry says.

"Eat everything I packed for you." May says.

"And most importantly…"Winry was about to say.

"Have fun boys. Listen to your mothers. No shenanigans." Ed says, interrupting his emotional wife and sister-in-law.

"We'll be back to get you at noon." Winry and May say as the doors open. Both boys hug their mothers and fathers before they turn around and walk into the class room.

"He'll be alright love. And knowing him, he'll talk your ear off on the way home." Ed says as tears start to stream down Winry's face.

"He's just growing up so fast." Winry sobs.

"They eventually do." Ed says quietly as they walk back to the car. Ed drops Winry off at home, gives her a quick kiss before he heads to work.

"So, how did Winry handle it?" Roy asks Ed as he gets out of his parked car.

"She's at home crying." Ed says.

"Yeah, Riza was the same way with James. She was a little weepy with Andrea today, but she handled it a little better this time. How was May?" Roy asks.

"Same as Winry." Ed replies.

"In your family and Al's family, the oldest and the youngest are going to be the most tear inducing." Roy says.

"I fully expect that." Ed says.

Noon

Winry and May wait patiently for the boys to leave before they spot Riza standing there as well.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot that your daughter was the same age as my son." Winry smiles.

"Yes. I'll be back here again in three hours for James." Riza smiles. The doors open up and children start to flood out of the school. Winry and May scan the throngs of children looking for their sons before finally spotting their bobbing heads in the crowd of eager children.

"Joseph!" Winry calls. His head snaps over to the sound of his mother's voice and he weaves through the crowd, with Kaio on his heels. He reaches his mother and is quickly embraced.

"Hi momma." Joseph smiles as he is smothered by his mother's hug.

"Hi honey." Winry smiles as she releases him.

"Momma, don't cry. I was only at school for three hours." Joseph laughs.

"You're growing up too fast. Now come on, let's get home, and you can tell me all about your first day on the way." Winry says as they start their walk.

"Kaio and I are in the same class. So is James's little sister Andrea. She sits next to us. The teacher was really nice, her name was Misses Evans. We got to go up in front of class and tell them our names and stuff. A lot of people were really excited when I said my name and stuff about my family. We learned our alphabet and how to count and do math. Then she read a book to us about a fox…" Joseph continues on as Winry asks questions about this or that which he would gladly answer.

"She said we are gonna have a Career day twice a year. The first one is in November. The next one is in May." Joseph says.

"Well, who do you want to take to the first one?" Winry asks as they round a corner.

"You." Joseph says.

"Of course I would like to go. I just need to know a day. Did you get a list of things you need for class?" Winry asks.

"Ok. I will ask. Yes. I know papa has to put in a request for time off, and it takes a long time for it to go through. That's why I want you to go to the first one. You can get the day off sooner than papa." Joseph says.

"And it's very nice that you thought about that." Winry says to Joseph.

That night

Ed walks through the door to his home and is almost instantly sidelined by his son who wants to tell him everything about school.

"Walk and talk Joseph. I am interested, just I want to get out of uniform." Ed says as they go to his and Winry's room. Joseph spares no detail of his first day of school, from the meet and greet to the teacher, to the book they were read, down to the dream he had during their nap time.

"So it was a pretty fun day then." Ed smiles.

"Yeah. Oh, I forgot. There's a career day, two really, one in November and one in May. I asked momma to go to the one in November, cause I want you to go to the one in May. I will ask for days, but would you?" Joseph asks.

"Sure, it's plenty of notice. Thanks for asking son." Ed says as they walk out to the living room where the other children were. Winry was tending to the twins while the others played.

"Dinner is in the oven. I trust Joseph told you everything?" Winry asks as their newest daughter, Belle, suckled hungrily.

"Alright. Yes, and he asked me about the career day deal." Ed chuckles as he sits down, Joseph sitting on the couch next to his mother. The rest of the evening passes serenely by as the family eats the meal and then go to bed. After they tuck in their children, Ed and Winry themselves head to bed, each carrying one of the twins.

"It seems like only yesterday he was this small, and now he's five. My god the years fly by so fast." Winry says.

"Yes, nut we knew it would happen. He'll still be our first boy, he always will be." Ed says as he gets under the covers with his wife and finally goes to bed himself.

Again, I know this is really short. Sorry again. Hope you liked it. The next chapter should be a little longer as I plan to involve some residual radicals. Until next week, please R&R.