ED
After Ed had closed the door, he turned around, leaning back against it then sliding down to the floor. He hugged his knees to his chest and took deep breathes. 'Why did he have to come?' The blonde thought, 'Why did he have to find me, why can't he just leave me alone?'
"Mommy?" Ed was snapped out of his thoughts by his daughter's voice, "Mommy, what's wrong?" Ed smiled at her softly.
"Nothing's wrong sweetheart." He claimed.
"Then why are you crying?" At her words Ed realized he was crying. He quickly wiped away the tears.
"It's nothing baby. Mommy was just remembering something sad that happened a long time ago." He said. Winry crawled over to him and sat in front of him.
"What was sad?" She asked.
"C'mon, let's sit somewhere more comfortable." He stood, picking up his daughter, carrying her over to the sofa in the next room over. He had avoided the girl's question for now.
"Mommy."
"Hmm?"
"Who was that at the door?" Ed stopped, he debated telling Winry who Roy was, but decided against it.
"It was no one sweetie." He told her instead. He would keep Winry from not knowing who Roy was. The man would be a nobody to her. Just until the right time, when she was older he'd tell her.
"Did he make you cry?"
"No, he didn't. I just remembered something sad." He hated looking weak in front of his daughter, and it was bad enough he'd been crying. If she knew he was crying because of Roy, she'd see him as even weaker. Ed pulled her close to him, kissing her forehead. He and Win were the only one's who knew about Winry and her story. Ed hadn't even told Al, fearing the same reaction from him that he'd received from the Colonel. 'He's probably worried sick.' Ed thought. 'If he knew would he still worry?' Suddenly Winry's stomach growled and Edward laughed.
"Are you hungry?" He asked, and she nodded, "Let's go get dinner started then. It is almost six o' clock." Winry jumped off his lap and they both started for the kitchen.
ROY
Roy had stood outside the blonde's door about ten minutes after the other had slammed the door in his face. He chewed over the words Ed had thrown at him. '"Go away! Don't ever come near me, or my daughter. I'm not sharing her with a bastard like you!" What the hell is that supposed to mean? Why would I even want to be a parent to that little girl.' No matter what Ed had told him, the only way Ed could have a child with him is if he either adopted, or was with a woman. 'It had to be why he left! Why else would he leave?' The part that confused Roy was the 'I'm Pregnant' joke. Was that his way of saying he had been cheating and now ha got a woman pregnant with his baby? Roy seethed at the thoughts running through his head. 'Why didn't he just tell the truth? What's so hard about that.' As he left he caught sight of a familiar blonde girl, who was carrying multiple bags full of screws, bolts and other tools. Roy watched as she approached the house he'd just left and stopped at the front door.
"Edward open the door!" She shouted.
"Do it yourself, I've got my hands full."
"So do I now get your ass over here and open this door!"
"Win! Language! Winry can hear you, you know!" After a few minutes, Roy saw Ed open the door for Winry and let her in.
'Was this the girl Ed ran off with?' Roy had to think of her name for a second. He knew she was Ed's automail mechanic. 'That's right, Winry Rockbell.' He fumed with anger at the blonde girl for stealing his Edward. He wanted to know why Ed had left, the true reason. He wanted to know why Ed had cheated on him. He wanted to figure out why. He wanted to find out. So that's what he'd do. He continued on his way back to the hotel he and his team were staying at. Tomorrow the real investigation would start.
TOMORROW: ED
"Why couldn't she just do it herself." Ed grumbled grabbing a box of chicken broth and throwing it into the basket. Winry had handed him a shopping list that morning.
"Here we're running low on food. I don't have a lot of time to go on a real shopping trip so just pick up a few things so we're not starving." Ed had started protesting about staying with his daughter and Win stopped him. "I'll look after Winry, now go." She kicked Ed out of the house, and he reluctantly started towards the town's only grocery store. He grabbed the last thing and paid for the parcels. It wasn't much, he could carry it all home at once instead of having to make trips. He picked up the two bags and started home. He was almost halfway home when he felt a finger tap on his shoulder. He turned and saw Roy. Tears sparng from his eyes and he turned to try and make a dash for it. Roy caught him by his sleeve causing him to drop the groceries.
"Why can't you just leave me alone?!" He cried looking up at Roy with watery eyes.
"I want answers."
"On what? I told you everything already." Roy frowned
"What you told me was all lies." He said, "I want to know why you left. Who is the girl?"
"I already told you why I left." He said. "My daughter's name is Winry."
"Whose is she?" Roy demanded, and Ed looked down at the ground.
"She's your's Roy." Roy looked at him with angry eyes.
"You can't be serious," He said, "Why are we still playing this game?! It's a horrible lie. Just tell me who she is!"
"THERE IS NO SHE!" Ed shouted, "WHY WON'T YOU JUST BELIEVE ME?!"
"You're not being believable. What you're saying isn't possible."
"How do you know?!" You never knew, you weren't there. I was. I was pregnant Roy. How many times do I have to say it?" He tuned, bending down to pick up the groceries he'd dropped. When he'd gathered them all he turned away from Roy. "Stay away from me. Don't make me go through this anymore." He walked away from Roy who stood there still processing what Edward had said.
'What if he had been pregnant? What if he was telling the truth?' Roy shook his head to clear his thoughts. It was impossible and Roy knew it. And yet, why was Ed so upset that Roy wouldn't believe him? And why, if he was lying, would he say that Roy was the other parent? Too many questions with not enough answers. Why did the blonde have to make this so confusing?
Hey this chapter is finished! I hope you guys liked it! I just wanted to know, who wants Winry (Ed's daughter) to meet Roy by herself? Who wants Roy and Winry to meet through Ed? Let me know and stay tuned for more!
Bye!
Kurosaki-Chan
ED
After Ed had closed the door, he turned around, leaning back against it then sliding down to the floor. He hugged his knees to his chest and took deep breathes. 'Why did he have to come?' The blonde thought, 'Why did he have to find me, why can't he just leave me alone?'
"Mommy?" Ed was snapped out of his thoughts by his daughter's voice, "Mommy, what's wrong?" Ed smiled at her softly.
"Nothing's wrong sweetheart." He claimed.
"Then why are you crying?" At her words Ed realized he was crying. He quickly wiped away the tears.
"It's nothing baby. Mommy was just remembering something sad that happened a long time ago." He said. Winry crawled over to him and sat in front of him.
"What was sad?" She asked.
"C'mon, let's sit somewhere more comfortable." He stood, picking up his daughter, carrying her over to the sofa in the next room over. He had avoided the girl's question for now.
"Mommy."
"Hmm?"
"Who was that at the door?" Ed stopped, he debated telling Winry who Roy was, but decided against it.
"It was no one sweetie." He told her instead. He would keep Winry from not knowing who Roy was. The man would be a nobody to her. Just until the right time, when she was older he'd tell her.
"Did he make you cry?"
"No, he didn't. I just remembered something sad." He hated looking weak in front of his daughter, and it was bad enough he'd been crying. If she knew he was crying because of Roy, she'd see him as even weaker. Ed pulled her close to him, kissing her forehead. He and Win were the only one's who knew about Winry and her story. Ed hadn't even told Al, fearing the same reaction from him that he'd received from the Colonel. 'He's probably worried sick.' Ed thought. 'If he knew would he still worry?' Suddenly Winry's stomach growled and Edward laughed.
"Are you hungry?" He asked, and she nodded, "Let's go get dinner started then. It is almost six o' clock." Winry jumped off his lap and they both started for the kitchen.
ROY
Roy had stood outside the blonde's door about ten minutes after the other had slammed the door in his face. He chewed over the words Ed had thrown at him. '"Go away! Don't ever come near me, or my daughter. I'm not sharing her with a bastard like you!" What the hell is that supposed to mean? Why would I even want to be a parent to that little girl.' No matter what Ed had told him, the only way Ed could have a child with him is if he either adopted, or was with a woman. 'It had to be why he left! Why else would he leave?' The part that confused Roy was the 'I'm Pregnant' joke. Was that his way of saying he had been cheating and now ha got a woman pregnant with his baby? Roy seethed at the thoughts running through his head. 'Why didn't he just tell the truth? What's so hard about that.' As he left he caught sight of a familiar blonde girl, who was carrying multiple bags full of screws, bolts and other tools. Roy watched as she approached the house he'd just left and stopped at the front door.
"Edward open the door!" She shouted.
"Do it yourself, I've got my hands full."
"So do I now get your ass over here and open this door!"
"Win! Language! Winry can hear you, you know!" After a few minutes, Roy saw Ed open the door for Winry and let her in.
'Was this the girl Ed ran off with?' Roy had to think of her name for a second. He knew she was Ed's automail mechanic. 'That's right, Winry Rockbell.' He fumed with anger at the blonde girl for stealing his Edward. He wanted to know why Ed had left, the true reason. He wanted to know why Ed had cheated on him. He wanted to figure out why. He wanted to find out. So that's what he'd do. He continued on his way back to the hotel he and his team were staying at. Tomorrow the real investigation would start.
TOMORROW: ED
"Why couldn't she just do it herself." Ed grumbled grabbing a box of chicken broth and throwing it into the basket. Winry had handed him a shopping list that morning.
"Here we're running low on food. I don't have a lot of time to go on a real shopping trip so just pick up a few things so we're not starving." Ed had started protesting about staying with his daughter and Win stopped him. "I'll look after Winry, now go." She kicked Ed out of the house, and he reluctantly started towards the town's only grocery store. He grabbed the last thing and paid for the parcels. It wasn't much, he could carry it all home at once instead of having to make trips. He picked up the two bags and started home. He was almost halfway home when he felt a finger tap on his shoulder. He turned and saw Roy. Tears sparng from his eyes and he turned to try and make a dash for it. Roy caught him by his sleeve causing him to drop the groceries.
"Why can't you just leave me alone?!" He cried looking up at Roy with watery eyes.
"I want answers."
"On what? I told you everything already." Roy frowned
"What you told me was all lies." He said, "I want to know why you left. Who is the girl?"
"I already told you why I left." He said. "My daughter's name is Winry."
"Whose is she?" Roy demanded, and Ed looked down at the ground.
"She's your's Roy." Roy looked at him with angry eyes.
"You can't be serious," He said, "Why are we still playing this game?! It's a horrible lie. Just tell me who she is!"
"THERE IS NO SHE!" Ed shouted, "WHY WON'T YOU JUST BELIEVE ME?!"
"You're not being believable. What you're saying isn't possible."
"How do you know?!" You never knew, you weren't there. I was. I was pregnant Roy. How many times do I have to say it?" He tuned, bending down to pick up the groceries he'd dropped. When he'd gathered them all he turned away from Roy. "Stay away from me. Don't make me go through this anymore." He walked away from Roy who stood there still processing what Edward had said.
'What if he had been pregnant? What if he was telling the truth?' Roy shook his head to clear his thoughts. It was impossible and Roy knew it. And yet, why was Ed so upset that Roy wouldn't believe him? And why, if he was lying, would he say that Roy was the other parent? Too many questions with not enough answers. Why did the blonde have to make this so confusing?