Thanks for being patient. Here's the next chapter. I hope you can understand a little bit more of Edward's point of view. If anyone is wondering why Violet doesn't work, it's because Violet's late parents left a fortune to her and her sister. Turns out the Bennett's are a very wealthy family, but she only uses what she needs. Oh, and Edward doesn't go to school because he just turned four. He won't start school 'til the following year.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fullmetal Alchemist, but I do own my OCs.

The next day, Violet woke up to find her son missing from his bed. He usually slept in, but today he was nowhere in sight. Violet ran up and down the house looking for her son.

"Edward! Edward! Edward, where are you?" she called frantically.

Violet checked every room, every closet, and every single place a four year old could run off to. As she searched, Violet failed to notice that Ed and Al weren't in the house either. She checked Edward's room once more. As she checked his closet, she heard Edward's laugh coming from outside. She rushed to the window and saw her son running outside. She dashed to the backdoor of the house. She opened the door, looked outside, and sighed a huge sigh of relief. She saw Edward and Al playing around with Ed sitting under the shade provided by her tree.

Thinking she must've looked like an insane person, she reorganized herself. She walked over to Ed and sat down next to him to watch her son. She blushed a small amount; she hadn't gotten over the first night. It had caught her off guard. But young blond didn't notice. Violet looked off into the distance. Thanking the deity that ruled over the Earth for everything in her life.

It's so peaceful. This feels nice. Why do I feel so warm? Violet asked herself.

She inconspicuously felt her cheeks. She was blushing. Ever since that first night of the Elric brothers' stay, she had been blushing frequently especially when Ed was near. Violet was so wrapped up in her thoughts that she didn't realize Ed's hand was waving in front of her face.

She was suddenly thrown out of her thoughts. It took a second for her to realize that Ed had been trying to get her attention. When she realized that she had been spacing out, she flushed a more noticeable blush. Edward, Al, and Ed were in front of her, trying to find out her reason of being so distant, probably.

"Mom, what's wrong?" Edward asked.

Violet smiled a small smile for her son and answered, "Nothing, sweetheart."

"Well, did you hear Al's question?"

"What question?"

Edward sighed and motioned for Al to ask his question again.

"I asked if Brother and I could take Edward into the city. You know for a boys' day out."

Violet thought this over. It's not like she didn't trust Ed and Al. It's Edward's behavior that she was worried about. She had a lot of work to do around the house. It would better if Edward wasn't taking up the majority of her time. She smiled mentally of Edward spending time with the Elric brothers.

"Umm…I'm not sure…" Violet was cut off.

"But I promise I'll be good. Honest," Edward promised.

Edward's eyes widened and he puffed out his lower lip.

How can I say no to a face like that? she thought.

Violet smiled, "All right. Just be home by dinnertime. And I mean all of you."

The boys all smiled and Edward hive fived Al. They both got up and ran off. When Edward and Al were out of sight, Ed grabbed Violet, hugged her, and said, "Be safe."

Violet, blushing ferociously, leaned into Ed, and whispered into over his shoulder, "You…you too."

Ed then released her and he, too, was soon out of her sight. Violet stood there for a few minutes and reminisced over the feeling of being so close to Ed. She would never say this out loud, but she felt safe in his arms. She then, for no reason, contracted a headache. She stayed in place until the pain left her in peace. Afterwards, Violet sighed and went to carry out her chores.

The day was filled with Edward choosing of many things to do. Ed and Al hadn't felt so carefree since they were teenagers. With that thought, Ed's eyes held a bit of depression. Before the boys knew it, it was time for their fun to decrease a tad. When the sky changed from blue to orange-reddish-pink, Edward, Al, and Ed were resting on a river bank. They were all worn out from the day's events.

It was silent until Edward confessed, "I know why you two did this."

Ed and Al looked at the young boy.

"It's because of what Mom said last night. That she'd like a man around to raise me too."

Al asked, "How did you hear that? We thought you were asleep."

"Like I said that night, I wasn't sleepy so I went outside to wonder around. That's when I heard you guys talking. About where my dad was."

Al tried to explain, "We were just…"

He was cut off by Edward.

"What does it matter to you where my dad is?" Edward's voice got louder with every word.

He looked at the ground, let out a sigh, and spoke once again, "Doesn't matter. I hate him. I hate him for leaving Mom. I don't care where he is. I never want to see him. Ever. He's made Mom sad too much. Mom is a kind person. She didn't deserve to be hurt like that."

He continued, "I don't really have that many memories of when I was very little. But I do have one I haven't forgotten after all this time…"

Violet was rocking her one year old son on the rocking chair located in the corner that faced a window that over looked her backyard. When she thought he was sleeping, she glided over to his crib, and put him in. Violet looked down at her son with lovingly eyes. She removed some of his hair from his face. She smiled at him. Then her eyes got small and she started to cry. She fell to her knees, beside Edward's crib.

Violet apologized, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I can't give you a father. You deserve everything, Edward. But I can't give it to you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me."

"I'll never forget the look in her eyes that held so much sadness. Over the years, that sadness has been less noticeable. She tries to hide it, but it's still there. Even though she's always smiling, it's still there. And when she looks at me…she doesn't mean too…but…I know when she looks at me that she gets sad even more. One, because I don't have a dad, and two because I look like him, probably. I mean I don't look like my mom at all. Hair color, eye color, personality, nothing. The only thing I inherited from her was…my height."

Ed tried to lighten the mood, "Don't you mean lack of."

Edward glared draggers at him.

"What about you? You're how old and you're barely taller than my mom."

Ed's vein throbbed and he returned the agonizing stare. You could cut the tension with a knife.

Al's sweat dropped and tried to get them back on track, "About what you were saying. About your mom.

Edward looked at Al after giving Ed with one last defiant stare and continued, "But now, a little bit of that sadness is gone. And I mean gone."

Edward looked at the Elric brothers with gratitude, "I think it's because of you two. You two being here has made her happy. And that means a lot to me. I love seeing Mom happy. She deserves happiness."

Ed smiled and then answered, "Well, I can tell you from myself and Alphonse that we are glad to be here. And also I understand what you're going through because of your dad. Our dad left us too when were little. I hated him too because he also made our mom sad. She died waiting for him then he didn't even come to her funeral. But I've learned that it's unhealthy to harbor all that hate. It'll sometimes make you lose what is important to you. I know, it almost happened to me, but then a person got through to me."

Ed slightly smiled at that part and continued with his speech, "Right now, it might seem like it's impossible to forgive, but one day all that hate will be forgotten."

Al smiled and nodded.

Edward smiled then it hardened to a determined frown.

"Thanks. But, I'm just telling you guys right now. I'm not going to let one of you just swoop in and run off with my mom. I'm warning you. If you want her then you're gonna have to get through me first."

Ed and Al smiled at each other. Like they were enjoying some inside joke between themselves.

Then Al pointed out, "We should head back now."

When the house came into sight, they saw Violet sitting on the porch, waiting. Edward ran to her and hugged her. She picked him up and waited for Ed and Al to get closer to the house. They let her go in first. Dinner was quiet as usual. Edward and Al went to bed. Once again leaving Ed and Violet to wash dishes. Not that that they minded. They had been mentally hoping throughout dinner that it would just be them two. Washing dishes was just as quiet as dinner. When most of the dishes were put away, something happened. Violet was putting away the last dish and Ed was walking to the stairs. Ed then tripped on one of the legs of a chair and fell forward taking Violet with him. He opened his eyes to find Violet underneath him looking up with surprise and embarrassment because of the position they were in.

Ed failed to notice this and asked, "Are you okay?"

"Yes," Violet squeaked.

Only then did he feel the warmth radiating off of Violet's chest. He instantly blushed intensely and quickly got off of her. Ed helped her up. Violet dusted off her dress and looked down at the floor.

"I'm sorry. I have to go to bed now," she still squeaked.

She scurried off before Ed could apologize. But, since she was looking at the ground she wasn't watching where she was going. As clumsy as ever, she ran into a wall. She turned around and blushed even more, bowed, and left with great speed that Ed never knew she had. He stood there dumbfounded of what he had done. He slowly walked up the stairs, still surprised of what had occurred. When he was comfortable in his bed, Ed recalled some more memories. What had happened tonight made him favor a different memory…

Ed was facing the person face to face. Both of them were blushing. Before Ed could think, they were spinning around. They were dancing to live elegant music. Ed spun the person around. They enjoyed that very much. Ed could tell from their smile. The bonfire they were dancing next to lit up their profiles. If Ed thought the person was beautiful in the moonlight, they were ten times more stunning beside the flames. When the song stopped, they backed away from each other with a very thick blush that could easily be seen thanks to the fire.

"Thank you, for dancing with me I mean," the person thanked with embarrassment heard clearly in their voice.

Ed responded with embarrassment in his voice as well, "No…no problem."

They smiled and Ed's heart leaped.

"Come…come on. Let's find a place to stay," he said.

Ed called to the bushes beside them, "Al, let's go."

Al instantly popped up from the bushes taking some leaves with him due to his massive and spacious interior of the suit of armor that his soul currently resided inside of.

"Oh, Brother. I didn't even know you were right there," Al said in a voice that obviously knew he was right there.

Ed raised his eyebrow and started to walk, leaving them behind him.

Al ran up to his brother and asked, "So, how was it?"

Ed blushed and didn't answer.

Al made his own assumptions, "Oh. So it was that good. Huh? I told you it would be a good idea."

Ed blushed even more. The person ran next to Ed and held his hand that was made of automail to guide them again. Ed loved that feeling of their hands being intertwined. The threesome kept walking. But unbeknownst to Ed and the rest of them, this was the last night they would share before everything turned for the worse.

With that pleasant memory as the last thing to see before he lost consciousness, he fell asleep. Not knowing history was about to repeat itself.

Sorry this chapter being short, but it's better than nothing at all right? How am I doing so far? Good? Bad? Let me know.

'Til next time,

waitingforEdward