A/N: uh hi?
*dodges flying tomatoes* Okay! I'm sorry I haven't been updating. And I don't really have an excuse for this story.
*dodges more tomatoes now on fire* You know that could kill me right?
*dodges knifes.* Please go back to the tomatoes.
Anyway there is one more chapter left to this story and that's it. Wow I actually finished a story that wasn't a oneshot, amazing.
Oh to my story 'Son of Flame' I'm taking a hiatus. I have zero inspiration for the next chapter for that story.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Just a little insight to where Al had been the last few chapters to those who were wondering.
If Al had a bottom lip he would've been biting down on it hard to keep the laughs in.
He quietly creped into the room where his brother, Winry, and the children were all currently sleeping with a camera in his hands.
Once securely in the room, after making sure that his footsteps wouldn't wake anyone up, he raised the camera and snapped a few pictures.
He slipped out the bedroom and left the hotel nearly skipping the entire way.
This was all just too cute. Ed has being a somewhat great caretaker, Hughes lost that bet he said that one of the kids would have to go to the hospital with grave injuries, and Winry was helping make sure that all the kids behaved, Al won that one he knew she was going to use her wrench regardless.
For Al it was a time to take pictures to help remember this time, and maybe get a few blackmail pictures for the future.
Ever since he and Winry came to Central to help Edward take care of the kids Hughes has given him a camera with a sly grin.
"I'm sure you know what to do with this Al."
And since then he had been taking pictures nonstop. Edward with Roy on his shoulders and Riza in his arms, that girl had a serious crush on his brother. Falman and Fuery were standing next to Winry who was holding Jean and Breda by their shirt collars. Buying the kids ice cream. Playing in the park. Coloring with them.
When the time came, Ed and Winry would be great parents. And he would be the favorite uncle that spoiled their kids.
The sun started to rise as Al walked through the still silent town. Some people were just starting to open their businesses while others headed to work.
Finally he was at the Hughes house where Mr. Hughes was waiting for him.
"Hey Al." he said grinning at him.
"Hello Mr. Hughes." Al said politely before he held up the camera. "I took as many pictures as I was able to."
Hughes grinned as he took the camera from Alphonse and threw it from hand to hand. "Great! I'll get these printed, make a few copies just in case they want to destroy them."
"I should probably get back. They'll start to get up soon." Al said, starting to walk back towards the hotel.
"Alright. See you later Al." Hughes said, waving and starting to walk towards the military headquarters.
A few moments later however he heard Hughes exclaim "I almost forgot!"
Turning back Al saw Hughes looking at him and he yelled "The military found a way to turn them back to normal! Bring them tonight to do it!"
"Will do!" Al called back before starting to walk back to the hotel.
So they were going to turn back to normal. He wondered how Ed and Winry would react to that.
"Finally!" Ed exclaimed.
He flopped back onto the now childless bed, when said children were in the kitchen having breakfast.
"To tell you the truth no matter how much I like children I'm starting to get sick of being a babysitter. Not to mention we have to get back on track with finding the Philosophers Stone." he said.
Winry leaned back on her palms "I have to say that I'll kinda miss the kids. They are so cute!"
"What part did you think was so cute? The part where you hit Jean and Breda over the head with your wrench or when you tied a leash around them?" Ed asked.
"Okay first of all they were misbehaving and that's the only way that they would listen. And to remind you since you seem to forget you're the one who gave me the rope to tie them." she retorted.
"Edward! Heymans is making fun of me!"
"Ms. Winry! Jean took my doggie!"
The teens looked in the direction of the crying kids and looked at each other.
"Maybe it wouldn't be that bad if they turn back to normal." Ed said.
When they entered the kitchen they were met with the scene of Fuery trying to pull his toy dog away from Jean and Riza was beating up Breda.
"Jean! Give back Fuerys dog! Riza stop hitting Breda!"
"Why do we have to go there? Why can't we stay with Edward?" Riza asked as later that night Edward, Winry, and Alphonse was taking them to the military.
"I told you before. I have to go on a mission for the military. Since you are under my care when I leave the military will watch over you." Edward lied. "Beside I'll be back tomorrow."
He hated lying but he didn't really see another way to tell them that. Regardless the lie will keep them happy for the time being.
It was times like these that he realized why exactly adults lied to kids. To keep them happy.
Luckily the military was empty of personal, minus the Furher, Hughes, and a few alchemists who had discovered the way to turn them the kids back to normal so almost no one was there to see a little Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye holding onto his hands while Winry held onto Jean and Breda with the old rope and Alphonse holding Falman and Fuery by their hands.
Once they got to the room they saw that it had six beds already made for the kids.
One at a time Alphonse, Winry, and Edward put their respective charges into the beds along with their toys of choice.
They stayed with the kids until they each fell asleep. Edward or Alphonse read a book to them, Winry sang, Ed transmuted the air in the room to become very hot and heavy to help aide the kids to get to sleep faster.
Finally all the kids were asleep except one.
Roy.
Edward waved his brother and Winry out of the room and they were alone. As they left they turned the lights off and put them in the dark.
"Big brother?" Roy called out sleepily.
"I'm right here Roy." Edward said, finding Roys hand in the dark and squeezing it.
"You'll never leave right?" the kid asked.
"I have to leave for now Roy but I'll come back." Edward reassured the kid.
"Promise?"
"Yeah. I promise." he said. He leaned over and kissed Roy on the forehead. "Now go to sleep kay? I'll be back before you know it."
Finally the kid slipped into sleep and Ed was free to leave the room.
The moment he closed the door behind him the room was bright with light flooding it. Looking through the window he saw with some satisfaction, and with some sadness as well, that all the kids had been turned back to normal.
The trek back to the hotel is a quiet and somewhat somber one. There wasn't that much to say to one another so they walked in silence, each incased in their own thoughts.
Once they got to the hotel the signs of children were everywhere. Crayon drawings were tacked on the fridge, toys were strewn all over the floor, clothes were thrown in random directions; namely the couch, the lamps, and for some reason in the cupboards.
After tiding up the rooms Edward and Winry go off to their own rooms. Edward stopped in the doorway when he saw that his bed was still large enough for the kids and the blankets were still on the bed.
Swallowing the sudden lump in his throat he cleared off the blankets and put the bed back to normal.
As he laid down and covered himself he thought to himself 'Did they wake up yet?'
Roy felt the sunlight hit his closed eyes and in an answer he snuggled deeper into the covers holding his hawk tightly in his arms.
'What time does big brother come back?' he wondered sleepily.
Wait.
What?
Roy's eyes snapped open as he looked around the room. He had to bite back a laugh as he saw all of his men, minus Fullmetal, were all in too big beds, having a stuffed toy in their arms, and wearing clothes that seemed to cut off their circulation.
In fact so was he.
He tugged at the collar of the small shirt he was wearing to try to loosen the pressure it was building at his neck.
He felt something at his side and picked it up.
A hawk. A stuffed hawk.
Did everyone get drunk and do something that they regretted?
Slowly, very slowly, memories started to come back to the confused colonel.
"Oh. Right. The transmutation." Roy's eyes started to get wider. "And…Fullmetal." even wider. "And…oh dear g-d!"
After waking up his men, and everyone getting proper clothing attire, they went to Mustangs office where Roy immediately went for the hidden liquor.
He took the bottle out but froze when he heard a gun cock.
"You are going to share that I believe. Right Colonel?" Riza asked.
In response he took out six glasses and filled them.
In quiet the five men and one lady sipped their drinks while mentally going over what the happened the last few days in their heads.
"That little brat hanged us out a window!" Breda exclaimed.
Jean started to snicker. "So when's the wedding Mrs. Elric?" he innocently asked Riza.
He jumped as a bullet merely brushed past him.
"Never. Mention that. Ever. Again." Riza warned.
Roy was surprisingly silent.
"Sir? Are you okay?" Riza asked.
"Yes I'm fine Hawkeye. I'm just wondering how we survived with Fullmetal as our caretaker." he replied.
'He knows.'
'Godamnit he knows.'
One more chapter and we are done.
Here's a little note, to anyone who likes the series Axis Powers Hetalia, or sometimes called Hetalia Axis Powers, I'm starting to write for that. If your curious as to what it is then ask me and I'll explain it and send you a few links.
Until next time, and I swear it won't take so long this time, this is Phoenix-Fire Power over and out.