This is kinda short, but it's something right?
The two siblings couldn't even think of the child as anything other than what it was.
Perfect.
"Have a safe trip, and remember what the doctor said. You need to exercise and stretch. If your back is hurting, just put a warm cloth on it, that was what I did when I was pregnant with Elysia," Gracia whispered to Ella. Everyone had come to see them off, so she had to be quiet.
"Thanks, Gracia. Bye, everyone," Ella said, waving. She had noticed that Roy was a no-show. No surprise, he was never a big fan of being near Edward.
"I hope you get better soon, Fullmetal. We all want to see you back as soon as you're better." Fallman said. Everyone was like a friend to the Elric's now.
"Come on, brother, the train will leave soon and we should get you situated to you can rest," Alphonse said. Ella nodded and waved once more before the two got on the train. Ella had more energy than usual lately, so she didn't see why she could use rest, though didn't object to it. She was to appear sick, she would appear sick.
Ella's pants had started to become tighter than she ever would've imagined. She usually never gained weight, always being one to spar and exercise. One time, she started to get a bit flabby, but she worked it off as soon as she noticed.
"Brother, how are you feeling?" Alphonse asked when Ella was situated.
"I feel fine, I don't know why you keep asking me that," Ella laughed a bit.
"Because, brother, I don't want you to be in any pain or uncomfortable," Al sighed.
"I know, Al, I know," Ella smiled softly at her little brother. He was too caring for his own good.
"Are you going to tell Mom?" Al asked, though quieter than before.
"I don't know, Al. Maybe. I mean, it is her grandchild, even if I don't know what will happen yet," Ella said.
"Did you decide to keep it?" Al asked. Ella simply shrugged her shoulders-a sign that she didn't want to talk about it. Alphonse understood this and left her alone about it.
When Ella and Alphonse reached Rezembool, Ella had been sleeping. It took three days, so she slept through most of it. Even if she felt like she had more energy than usual, she still got tired easily whenever she rode the train.
Alphonse shook Ella a bit, but when she just grunted and mumbled profanity, Al had no other choice that to lift her up and carry her off of the train. Winry waited at the train station to greet her childhood friends.
Her long blonde hair was in a ponytail and her blue eyes sparkled when she saw the two. The teenager wore a white and blue striped shirt with a pink jacket over it. Her pants were white and only reached her ankles while she wore small boots on her feet.
"Ed, Al!" Winry cheered out when she saw the two. Of course, when she saw that Ella was sleeping, she stopped making too much noise, and took the suitcase from Alphonse.
"Did he get worn out?" Winry asked.
"Yeah, she's needed her rest more than usual lately," Alphonse said.
"Oh, it's she now? I thought you always referred to her as Ed, no matter what?" Winry asked.
"Sometimes I call her by her name, but we were in Central for so long. It's good to call her by the name our Mother gave her." Alphonse told. They walked straight to the house before Alphonse laid Ella down to rest.
"So, what was so urgent that you needed to come here and stay?" Winry asked.
"Sister's pregnant," Alphonse admitted.
Winry's eyes just about bulged out of her head. She thought Ella was a boy to everyone. Everyone.
"How?" she asked, not being able to think of anything else.
"Well, she told me that she went to a bar and had a few drinks. I don't know if it's true or not, but I trust her," Al said.
"Do you know who the Father is?" Winry asked. Alphonse just looked down at his feet and shook his head. "I'm sorry," Winry told her friend quietly.
"Winry, Al?" Ella asked as she began to wake up. She sat up on the couch she was laying on and saw her friend and brother.
"Hey, El," Winry said quietly. She sat next to Ella and looked down at her lap. She didn't know what else to do or say.
"Winry, I'm pregnant," Ella confessed to her friend. Winry nodded.
"I know," that was all that was said.
Everyone was silent from that moment on until dinner. Everyone had sat at the table to eat, and Granny Pinako even made Stu for the occasion. What shocked everyone-except Al-was when Ella, the only person they knew to detest the absolute being of milk, asked for some.
"Milk, Ella?" Winry asked, shocked. The other nodded.
"I want the baby to be as healthy as it can be. I've been drinking milk for a little while now," Ella admitted. Pinko didn't say anything as she got the milk.
The one who was taking the pregnancy the hardest was Ella. She didn't know what she was going to do, but obviously abortion was out of the question. It was way too late, at sixteen weeks of being pregnant.
Even though Ella was taking it the hardest, it was hard on all of them-including Pinako. She never thought that Ella would ever have children. The old woman had been there since Ella and Alphonse were born-she just thought that Ella was a bit too..manly to have children. She thought that Ella would gush over his nieces and nephews, but never have children of her own.
Alphonse never thought his sister would have children either. He always thought that he and Winry would be the ones to have children, occasionally having Ella babysit every once in a while-under Granny's supervision.
Winry had thought the same as Al. In truth, she didn't want Ella to keep the baby. She thought it would be better for the child to have a home with two parents that actually wanted them. Winry knew the love of having two parents who were married. She thought it would be better for Ella to give the baby up for adoption.
Out of all people, she would understand the pain of having a single mother.
I think I'm going to give a little time in between this chapter and the next. R&R