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Roy awoke to the sound of Al being sick in the bathroom. Grimacing at this highly pleasant way to be woken up, he climbed out of bed and went to investigate what was wrong.
Al assured him that he was fine, he was just a little nauseous, and all but ordered Roy to put on his uniform and go to work. Roy, though he grumbled about it, obeyed.
Upon finding that he was, in fact, early, he decided to indulge in a long, hot shower. Actually, make that scorching. He was the Flame Alchemist, after all.
Roy climbed out of the shower just as Al missed the basin. Roy stared in horror at the vomit which now covered his feet.
"Sorry…" Al apologized weakly.
"Don't worry about it" muttered Roy, before cleaning up the mess.
By then he was late. He pulled on his uniform and rushed out the door.
Upon arriving at work, he sprinted into the office and promptly tripped over Ed. Roy had just enough time to hit the floor, hard, before Ed went psycho.
"IS THAT A NEW WAY OF POINTING OUT THAT I'M SO MICROSCOPIC EVEN AN ANT WOULD TRIP OVER ME!" he roared.
Roy sighed. Ed wasn't that short anymore, but every once in a while he forgot that fact.
Just then, Riza walked up. "Edward, please try to remember that you've grown" she sighed. Then her expression turned deadly dangerous. "Colonel, you're late again" she growled in a low voice.
Roy paled and stepped back almost imperceptively. "S-sumimasen" he stammered. "Al wasn't feeling very well this morning"
Ed, who had been sulking, looked up. "What's wrong with him!" he asked sharply.
"He says he's just a little nauseous" Roy explained. Seeing Ed's expression, he quickly added "I would have stayed with him but he made me leave"
Riza clapped her hand to her mouth and rushed off to the bathroom. Ed and Roy heard her throwing up.
"Actually, Al did something like that…" Roy said thoughtfully, staring after Riza.
"What do you mean, 'something like that'?" Ed asked suspiciously.
"…"
Ed glared at him. "Well?"
"…Ok, so it was exactly like that…"
Roy turned around and strode purposely out of the building. Ed ran after him. "Where are you going?" he demanded.
Roy glanced at him. "I'm taking Al to the doctor"
"Why do I have to go to the doctor?" asked Al in a small voice.
Roy sighed. "Because… I think you might have morning sickness"
Al stared at him. "Doesn't that only happen when you're pregnant?"
"…" Roy looked away.
"Roy!" Al exclaimed in a shocked voice. "You of all people should know I'm a guy! Guys don't get pregnant!"
"…"
"What's that supposed to mean!"
"Just see the doctor? Please?"
Al sighed. "Fine. But put me down! I can walk, you know"
They entered the doctor's surgery. Al chose that moment to throw up. On the doctor. Roy stared at the yellow bile that dripped down the doctor's white coat, and quickly began to apologize.
The doctor simply shrugged off his coat and grabbed another one. "You know, most people just tell me what's wrong" he joked. "They don't find it necessary to demonstrate"
He sat down at his desk and indicated that Roy and Al should take a seat. "So, other than the vomiting, what is the problem?"
"I'm just a little nauseous, that's all" Al replied. "Other than that, I'm fine, but Roy made me come here."
"So that's all?" asked the doctor.
"… He thinks I'm pregnant" Al moaned.
Other than a slight widening of his eyes, the doctor was very professional about this comment. "I see. And you're male?"
"Yes! I can't be pregnant!"
The doctor turned to Roy. "Why do you think he's pregnant?" he enquired. "I see you're a state alchemist. Have you been doing any experiments lately?"
"No" Roy smirked "But I have other reasons to believe it may be possible"
Al tried to think what he meant. "…Hughes?"
Roy nodded.
The doctor wisely decided he didn't want to know, and simply handed Al a pregnancy test and directed him to the nearest bathroom.
When Al came back he looked as though he didn't whether to jump for joy or panic. "We're going to have a child…" he sounded like he couldn't believe it.
Roy smirked and punched the air. "Yes! I'm going to be a daddy! And you're… uh… you're going to be…?"
"I'm not even going to think about that" muttered Al "But you know Nii-san isn't exactly going to be thrilled"
Roy paled. He'd been trying to forget about that, and had succeeded well up until now. Ed was going to be furious. Roy was doomed.
"Can't we just not tell him?" he asked hopefully.
"No"
"Damn"
Hoi hoi! Chapter three done! This chapter was really hard. My mother freaked out when I started quizzing her about morning sickness and pregnancy. I think you guys can imagine…
Anyway, please review.