Well, I know I left you all on such a cliffhanger, and I'm sure you all hate me. I'll put this up for you now, so I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist, but I do own Kararu Rinamino, Depression, Anger, Mischief, Violence, Revenge and Patience, and Silvermoon15 owns Shikou Stone, I'm just borrowing.

All's Fair in Love and War

Chapter 11

Story Finale Part 1

Roy and Maes ran into the hospital, still in their suits, running to Kararu's room.

"Where is Edward?" Roy breathed, out of breath.

"I…I didn't know what to do…" The nurse said quietly.

"Where is he?" Roy repeated in a breathy voice.

"He's in there…with her…"

Roy ran into the room, slowing his pace as he went.

Kararu's heart monitor was dead, having been turned off previously by the nurse. There lay Ed, next to Kararu's already pale body, clad in tuxedo and red ribbon hair tie. His head was resting on her shoulder, tears leaking from his eyes as he did, half curled over her corpse.

Kararu looked so peaceful, her hair pulled over her shoulder in a delicate braid, red ribbons braided in with the black and already red strands of hair. A few gold coins were braided in as well on a gold thread, though they would never move with their owner again. Her crimson eyes were closed permanently, limp hand gently holding a book, which had fallen to rest on the bed's sheets.

Ed didn't move as Roy came into the room, a hand gently caressing Kararu's pale cheek. Shikou and Maes were soon to join Roy by the door, stopping as they saw the scene laid out before them.

"Edward…" Roy said quietly, tone deeply saddened and quiet just then.

"I think it was a stroke…" Ed whispered. "She was prone to blood clots, with all of the sutures she had inside her…a clot could have formed on them and traveled to her brain. It just takes a second."

"Ed…" Shikou whispered quietly.

"Dr. Silia did a beautiful job on the surgery…but I don't know why none of us thought of blood clots…She…she died all alone…She was alone…"

"There was nothing you could have done." Maes told him gently from where he stood, hearing more people come in through the doorway, though he didn't look.

"I couldn't get my tie to stay on right…I wanted to look nice for her…for once. I would have been here sooner…but I couldn't get the stupid tie to work…" Ed said quietly, hand still gently stroking his dead lovers cheek.

"Edward…" Shikou said as she came forward to the bed, looking over at him. "We shouldn't be in here now."

"There are things they need to do…" Roy explained. "They need to move her…"

"Take her to the morgue." Ed finished in a dead whisper.

"You can't stay here. I know you want to." Roy whispered as he came over to the bed as well.

"Can you please…please just get out?" Ed whispered, closing his eyes as he choked back a sob. "I want to be alone with Kararu…one last time…"

"Brother, that's not Kararu." Al said as he came over, forcing his own tears back, if only to stay strong for his brother.

"Shut up." Ed said, voice a whisper, moving to close his eyes as he rested his head on Kararu's shoulder again.

"Ed. That's not Kararu." Al repeated.

"I said to shut up." Ed said again, but his voice was shaky and feeble.

"Edward…the minute her heart stopped beating, she stopped being Kararu. Now, I know you love her…but she also loved you. And a girl that loves you like that, she wouldn't want you to do this to yourself. Because it's not Kararu. Not anymore." Shikou told him gently, laying a hand on his shoulder.

"An hour ago…she was accepting my propose…and now-" Ed started to whisper, but his voice caught and he had to swallow. "-And now she's going to the morgue…isn't that ridiculous?" He whispered out, jaw quivering, sob escaping his throat.

"Isn't that the most ridiculous piece of crap you've ever heard?" Ed asked, and started to sob, burying his face into Kararu's shoulder, her head rolling at the movement so her head was facing his.

Ed sobbed again, moving to put his face in the crook of her deathly pale, slender neck. Al looked clueless, so Shikou moved over.

"Come on…" She whispered.

Ed sobbed, shaking his head, clinging to Kararu's corpse as though it was his lifeline to sanity.

Shikou ignored that, and put her arms around him, pulling him gently away from Kararu, moving over to the chairs on the side of the room. She sat down, gently rocking Ed back and forth as he put his arms around her, sobbing into her shoulder.

"Shhh…shhh, Ed…please…" She whispered.

The room was silent and without movement, other than that of the gentle rocking of Shikou and Ed, and his hard, wracking sobs.

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As the group in black walked away, four people stayed by the freshly turned earth. The clouds churned in the sky dangerously, but not a single drop of rain or snowflake had fallen.

Ed was kneeling on the ground, placing five bouquets of roses over the top of the grave.

Kararu Sasha Rinamino

1898-1918

Brigadier General

Loving Fiancée and Friend

May you forever rest in peace

"Edward…we have to get back to the house, it's getting dark…" Roy whispered.

Ed shook his head.

"I'm not leaving yet." He whispered. "I haven't said goodbye…"

Tears came to Shikou's eyes and she turned to her husband.

"Roy…can we go?" She whispered, her mood starting to deteriorate the more she stayed around Ed.

Roy looked over at Maes and gave a small nod, Maes giving him one back in a signal that he wouldn't leave Ed alone.

"Sure, Sweetheart, come on." Roy said, putting an arm around Shikou's shoulders as she came over to him.

"We'll see you later." Shikou said quietly with a wave.

After they had gone, Ed sat down beside the headstone of the grave, leaning his head against it.

"Edward…" Maes said quietly.

"Shhhh…" Ed whispered, holding a hand up. He felt breathing on the back of his neck, and felt arms wrap around him from behind. "Kararu…" He whispered. "You never really left…"

Tears came to his eyes again as he sat there, already looking as though he were half dead himself.

Maes backed off, watching, knowing he was saying goodbye.

"Kararu, it's only been two days, and I feel like I'm about to die…I miss you so much already, Sweetie…" Ed whispered, holding his hand where he felt her arm laying. "I can't live without you…"

He sighed, silent for a moment. "I know…I know…I'm so sorry…but I'm not strong enough…I can't live without you…" He was silent for a few moments again. "Sweetie, please…I'll try…I promise, I'll try, if it'll make you happy…"

He had tears flowing down his cheeks from his welling eyes, biting back another sob. "I know…I love you, too, Sweetie…" He sobbed. "I'll see you…when my time comes…goodbye, Sweetheart…"

His hand fell and he seemed to calm down after a minute of quiet, and he sniffed, looking up at Maes.

Maes looked down and held a hand out to help him up, and Ed accepted it.

"Edward, I know it's hard…" He whispered.

Ed nodded. "I know. I know…" He said, shoving his hands in his pockets, looking down at the grave, shivering at the cold that surrounded them. "I'll come visit every time I have the chance, Sweetie…I promise." Ed said, then turned and started to walk away from the grave.

Maes sighed.

"Goodbye, my little niece…may we meet again, my little punkin." Maes whispered down at the grave before turning and walking to catch up with Ed.

As they walked, they both slowed to a stop, turning one last time to look back at the flower-covered grave.

Ed smiled softly, waving, Maes giving a hearty wave himself…

…For standing behind the grave, leaning on it, was Kararu, though transparent. She was waving and giving a soft smile, a small, single tear trailing it's way down her cheek.

"Goodbye." They both said before turning and walking off, Kararu disappearing with the next gust of wind.

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"Edward!"

Ed turned, looking slightly confused. "Huh? What's all the yelling for?" Ed asked, watching as Maes ran up to him.

'We're already about to leave again for another round at war, so what could be happening now?' Ed thought with a sigh. "What is it, Maes?"

"Come with me!" Maes replied, taking Ed's wrist to lead him towards Roy's office and away from his own.

"What! Maes, what in the he-" Ed started, but the moment Maes pulled him into Roy's office, Ed quieted, sensing he should be silent.

"Roy, what's going on?" Ed asked after a moment of nothing being said.

"Edward." Roy said from where he stood by the floor to ceiling windows, looking out over the city.

"If this is about leaving tomorrow, then I don't-"

"That isn't what this is about, Edward." Roy said.

"Then what is it?" Ed huffed, arms crossed over his chest, one hand resting over where one of the two pendants was resting around his neck.

"You know how Kararu was gone for eight months after she disappeared right before Shikou woke from her coma?"

Ed nodded, getting a little iffy and frightened. "Roy, you know I hate talking about this…why do we have to talk about it…" He said with a heavy, sad sigh, his hand going to fumble with the engagement band he still hand around his finger.

Even after three years, the scar was still going strong in his heart, the wound never having healed properly.

"Just listen." Roy said. "The answer is yes to that?"

"Yes, it's yes to the question."

"And she was gone for a month before that." Roy stated.

"What're you getting at?" Ed questioned, totally clueless.

Roy turned to look at him, a soft smile on his face. He walked over to his chair and turned it around. A pair of amber eyes, as well as another pair of crimson eyes were staring up at him from in the chair.

"Kararu was pregnant when she disappeared after that month. She had twins. And you are their father." Roy said.

As Ed stood there, his heart skipped a few beats from shock.

"Oh my God…" He managed out before he fell to the ground in a dead faint.

Roy looked from the twins sitting in his chair to Ed, then up to Maes.

"Well…that could have gone better…"

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NO ONE REVIEWED AGAIN! (-pouts-)

Yeah, you guessed it, I decided to turn the finale into a two parter, just to see if you guys flip at this new piece of info or not. Heh…I hope you all like this! Thanks for reading!

-Kararu Rinamino