Me: Yay! Insanity!
Kaylee: OMG this is getting way huge!
Me: And I'm so happy I could sing!
Kaylee: covers Kate's mouth how about you not and say you did, and start this chapter already?
Me: OK! dances off to do so
That Which is Lost
Chapter Nine: Between Roy and Rena
By the time Rena, Edward, Alphonse, and Keria arrived at Rena's house late that evening Rena asked Keria to make the Elrics comfortable and Keria did so swiftly before Rena went to bed. Later that night Keria snuck through Central city and knocked softly on the door of Roy's house.
"What do you want?" Roy asked irritably as he let Keria in. Keria sat on the nearest chair and buried her head in her hands.
"Roy… do you care about Rena? I mean really truly care about her?" Keria asked. Roy yawned.
"Keria it's late, why the hell would you come over here in the dead of night, wake me up, and interrogate me of Rena and mine's relationship?" Roy snapped. "Besides, I thought you hated my guts…" Roy then added. Keria took her head from her hands and Roy was surprised to see tears sparkling in the young Ishvarlan woman's eyes.
"I know you and Rena are in love, there's nothing I can do to stop you two. I just have to know how much you really care about her…" Keria said. Roy went to Keria and patted her on the back gently.
"I care a lot about her… And as her sister, I care about you too. But, did something happen to her or something?" Roy asked Keria nodded.
"Yeah, a year and a half ago… you remember what had happened right?" Keria asked.
"Yes, she lost her child…"
"Actually, she didn't. She killed it. I don't think she knew what she was doing…"
"What? She… really did that?" Keria nodded. Roy sighed. "That doesn't change the way I feel about her… I could understand why she would do that… after all, it was what it was…" Roy said. Keria looked at him and threw her arms around him. "Hey, hey! Get off!" Roy said in surprise.
"I better get home before Rena gets up… you better come over later… she seems to have something on her mind." Keria said and Roy smiled.
"Take care Keria, and don't do any thing stupid…" Roy said and within moments Keria was back at Rena's house.
The next day in the after noon Roy stopped by after his shift. Keria woke Rena, who had slept most of the day, and hurried her down stairs where she met Roy and he smiled.
"Hello Rena, how are you feeling today?" Roy asked as he hugged her. Rena smiled at him.
"Fine, Edward, Alphonse… will you please make your exit? I need to speak to Roy privately…" Rena said and the Elrics left.
"So what do you want to talk to me about?" Roy asked. Rena shifted, slightly uncomfortable.
"Roy… this may be a shock…. But I'm four months pregnant…" Rena said almost shyly. Roy stared.
"You're WHAT?!" he asked very loudly.
"I… I'm pregnant…" Rena said her voice more sheepish.
"And did you know this when you transmuted Al?" Roy said his voice rising with each word.
"Yes… I did…"
"DID IT EVER CROSS YOUR MIND YOU COULD HAVE KILLED THE CHILD, OR MUCH WORSE YOURSELF?!"
"WELL EXCUSE ME!" Rena then began to scream.
"AND WHO ELSE KNOWS?!"
"JUST ME, KERIA, ED, AND AL; OTHER THAN YOU THAT IS!"
"AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?!"
"SINCE I WAS TWO MONTHS! LIKE YOU WOULD HAVE GIVEN A FUCK!"
"I HAPPEN TO GREATLY GIVE A FUCK!"
"I DON'T SEE WHY YOU HAVE TO MAKE A BIG FRIKKEN DEAL!" Rena then screamed sticking her face in Roy's. "MAYBE I SHOULD JUST KILL THE DAMN CHILD! WHO GIVES A FUCK THAT YOU'RE THE FUCKING FATHER?!" Roy blinked at this.
"Wait, wait, wait… let me get this straight before we start saying things we'll regret saying later… You're pregnant… Four months… It's… It's… My child…" Roy said.
"Congratulations! You actually worked it out with out me screaming your ears off…" Rena said sourly. Roy looked at Rena stunned, he had only begun to yell at her because of the order of the way she had said things.
"That… That's wonderful!" Roy then said and it was Rena's turn to stare.
"What? Weren't you screaming at me a second ago?"
"Yes, but I didn't quite understand what you said…"
"So, really… how do you feel about being a father?"
"I would love to!" Roy then went to Rena and hugged her tightly and kissed her. "I can barely believe I'm going to be a father! This is wonderful!" Roy crowed kissing Rena again. Keria came in and smiled.
"Soooo… Roy, when do plan to marry my sister?" Keria said coyly.
"What are you talking about?" Roy asked. Keria smirked.
"I won't allow you to have anything to do with the baby unless you marry her… so, when do you plan to do that?"
"Hey, that's not fair Keria!" Rena interjected with a frown. Roy suddenly burst out laughing.
"What's so funny Pyro?" Keria asked.
"I was actually going to ask Her in a few weeks, but I guess now would be a proper time!" Roy then let Rena out of the hug, just as Edward and Alphonse entered. Roy Knelt before Rena taking her hand in his. "Rena, will you marry me?" Roy asked and Rena looked like she was about to cry in happiness.
"Yes, of course I will!" Rena then hugged the flame colonel as soon as he stood. Keria started to clap slowly and was joined by Edward and Alphonse.
"Wooo-hooo Colonel!" Edward said and Roy smiled.
"Well, thank you Ed…" Roy said and he hugged Rena and kissed her once again.
"So, eh… Colonel… what would you name the baby… if it were a girl?" Alphonse wheedled. Roy smiled.
"My secret…" Roy replied. "I'll keep you my dirty little secret…" Roy then whispered to Rena who giggled.
Me: Stares at large TWIL chart I'm done with Chapter nine! Exactly where it was supposed to be!
Kaylee: OMG! This is awesome! You have to call me to read it to me!
Me: kay! Any way… TO CHAPER TEN!!!