Walking in Shadows, Seeing the Light

Author's Notes: ALRIGHT! THAT'S IT! I HAVE NOW MATCHED DIRT AND DUST CHAPTER FOR CHAPTER AND THIS STORY IS EVEN BETTER! LOVE ME! LOVE ME!

Disclaimer: Don't own it… go away… hides in corner

Summary: Past meets present the clash of a haunting past lingers overhead as the Elric brothers attempt to find peace. Can an angel who guards the gate help them discover the secrets of her past as well as theirs? EdxOC and AlxOC

…something beautiful is not that free…"

Marilyn Manson

Chapter: Wishbones

Al stood in the kitchen, peeling potatoes. He had been dragged into it by Maria. She was standing at the cutting board, cutting a chicken. He watched her walk across the room, then her eyes met his. She chuckled and walked back after putting the chicken on the rotisserie, running her hand across his butt. The young Alchemist jumped slightly and then smiled. Maria sat down and crossed her legs, resting in the seat. She was wearing a tight black t-shirt and jeans while Al was in his military pants and his white button down shirt. His blonde hair was pulled up cleanly in its ponytail, meaning that he had just gotten home from work. His boots were even still on. She thought his uniform made him look dashing.

Her gaze quickly scouted out everything else. On his face was a look of concentration as he peeled the potatoes. She chuckled and thought of him scientifically examining the potato to find where was the right place to start. He had done that on the first one and she had laughed, telling him to just peel. He looked over at her.

"You're staring." Al told her. His voice had deepened a few tones in the past few months. Now it was soft and low. For a few years he had still sounded like a teenager but now his voice had deepened into a low growl.

"S-sorry." She muttered and looked away.

"Is everything alright?" Alphonse finished the last potato and sat down, pulling a chair over next to her. He rested in it backwards, the back of the chair between his legs and his arms resting across the top, his chin on his arms.

"Yeah… don't worry." She replied. She had taken the day off to run a few errands so she hadn't seen Al since he got up at 4.

"You look a little fatigued." His hand rested on the side of her face. She sighed and leaned into his hand. If he only knew what a day she had had.

"I feel a little fatigued." She muttered.

"You should rest." Al told her. The female Alchemist looked up at her commanding officer.

"Nah, I'm alright really." She sighed and stood, then a few moments later the young lieutenant collapsed and Al caught her. "Well… maybe not."

Al carried her up the stairs and set her on the bed, she was feverish and burning up. He pulled her outer clothes off, trying to cool her down, running his hands down, trying to see if there were any injuries from the fall. As he ran his hands down he noticed an abnormal convexity in her abdomen. He ran his right hand across her stomach lightly and felt her quiver under his touch. There was no possible way.

"Maria… are you…" His voice cracked slightly. The lieutenant nodded and Al felt his mouth go as dry as the Sahara. There was no way this was happening.

"Alphonse?"

"Alphonse!"

"ALPHONSE!" He jolted awake to see a very angry Maria standing over him. He smiled guiltily. He must have fallen asleep again. She held out a wishbone to him.

"Help me with this." Al grabbed it and helped her break it. She got the bigger end. 'Damn.'

"Maria?"

"Yes Al."

"Are you pregnant?"

Silence.

Goofy chapter but I've been wanting to write that for a while now… done with the cute stuff, in with the bad stuff!

HUGZ 3

RINGO.