Welcome to my first ever Fullmetal Alchemist fanfiction! This is an essentially pointless, fluffy mpreg story about Ed and Roy that's been floating around in my head for a while. They're a little out of character, but they kind of have to be if you're going to put them in this kind of situation, don't you think?
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fullmetal Alchemist or any related characters.
Of Life and Love
Chapter One
Roy groaned as his eyes flickered open, his head aching rather profoundly. He barely remembered anything that happened from the previous night, but he felt like he should for some reason.
That reason became very apparent when he felt something shift beside him in the bed, or more accurately, someone.
Roy looked across at the person beside him, and his heart leapt into his mouth. "Oh God," he thought "I'm dreaming, I just know that any minute I'm going to wake up and this will all have been a dream!"
He had not, of course, failed to notice that they were both naked, which left no doubt in his mind that they had indeed done something the previous night that he had only ever dreamed about, and only ever dreamed about with the boy beside him.
Edward Elric.
He studied the beauty that was curled into the blankets beside him, his golden blonde hair falling into his eyes and trailing in velvet waves across the pillows. Roy could help himself as he reached over and gently pushed the wayward strands of gold out of the teen's eyes.
"God, he's so beautiful…" he thought, and impulsively leant forward and kissed his lips, praying he wouldn't wake.
When he didn't, Roy carefully moved from the bed so as not to disturb him, hurriedly pulled on a pair of pants and went in search of coffee and a painkiller for his headache.
Having made his way slowly to the bathroom for the painkillers and then to the kitchen for coffee, he was just reaching for the kettle when he heard soft footfalls behind him. He turned, and immediately wished he hadn't.
Ed stood in the doorway, and he hadn't bothered to put any clothes on before leaving the bedroom. Roy couldn't stop himself from staring at his perfect body, no matter how hard he tried not to.
The blonde smiled. "Morning." He said cheerfully.
"M-morning." Roy stammered, trying to seem in control of himself. He fumbled with the kettle as he turned back to the sink to fill it.
He felt Ed come up behind him, and he gasped at the feel of Ed's skin on his, and the cool metal of his automail against his back left his skin tingling with pleasure. The smaller boy reached around and took the kettle from the colonel's shaking hands. "Here, let me." He said, motioning to the older man to sit down.
Roy did as he was bid, sinking down into one of the chairs by the kitchen table, watching the boy's body appreciatively as he moved around the kitchen. The sight in itself was enough to stir an arousal in Roy's own body. He had to do something before things got out of control, and he wasn't sure that Ed knew exactly what was going on. He wondered vaguely how many drinks the boy had had the night before at the office party.
"Don't worry about that Edward." He told the boy coolly. "You should get dressed and go home, I'm sure Alphonse is worried about you."
Ed looked at him, his eyes wide with confusion. "But…" he began.
"But nothing Edward." Roy interrupted. "That's an order."
It was as if a shutter had slammed over those gorgeous golden eyes that Roy adored so much. "Of course, forgive me for imposing on you like this." The teen said with forced politeness. "I'll get out of your way." He disappeared into the bedroom, reappearing minutes later, dressed and his hair in a messy ponytail. "I'll see you on Monday sir." He said coldly.
Roy could almost feel his heart breaking as he watched the boy leave, but he knew it was better this way. Ed probably hadn't remembered what had happened anyway… why else would he be so casual about it? Give him time and he'd remember what happened, and he'd freak out completely.
Ed arrived home and found Al anxiously pacing the floor of the living room. "Hey." He said as he entered.
"Brother!" the seven foot tall suit of armour exclaimed in relief. "I was worried about you! What happened?"
Ed sighed and flopped onto the couch, his hand resting over his eyes. "I wound up at the colonel's house." He murmured.
If it had been possible for Al to smirk triumphantly, he would have done so at this particular moment. "Is that a fact?" he said smugly.
Edward glared at him. "Yes, that's a fact." He snapped, and Al chuckled lightly.
"Did anything happen?" his younger brother asked from the door. All Ed could do was nod.
"I woke up in his bed this morning, naked." He said with a small smile.
"So why are you home then? I thought for sure you would stay there." Al commented.
Ed's face fell. "He kicked me out. I don't think he was as happy with the outcome of the night as I was."
Al sighed to himself. He guessed, and rightly so, that this was all a huge, stupid misunderstanding between the two. It wasn't like the colonel didn't care for Ed, because he knew that Roy did, and Ed was head over heels on love with Roy.
"Well, we'll worry about it later." Al told him gently.
Ed nodded and made a non committal sound in the back of his throat.
The blonde teen rolled over on the couch, curling himself into a ball, as he remembered the way he felt when he woke up.
Ed's eyes fluttered open, and he stretched luxuriously, almost cat-like in his grace. A smile ghosted across his face as he remembered the night before; Roy's lips against his, fingers pulling at his clothes, hands running like fire across his skin… his entire body engulfed in heat as Roy moved inside him. Roy's moans as Ed writhed in ecstasy beneath him.
Ed struggled to fight back unwanted tears as he remembered then, the cold way that Roy had treated him the following morning, and how callously the colonel had told him to leave.
"Colonel, how are you feeling?" Lieutenant Hawkeye asked Roy when he entered the office Monday morning. "More importantly, how's the hangover?"
"I'm fine, thankyou." Roy told her coolly.
Riza smirked at him. "And Edward?" she asked him evilly.
Roy paled. "W-what about him" he demanded
Hughes stuck his head around the corner, laughing his head off. "Come on Mustang! Everyone saw the two of you leave together! I even collected big bucks off of Havoc and Furey!" he informed his friend.
Roy felt himself blush. "I woke up yesterday morning with him my bed, both of us completely naked!" He muttered.
Riza smiled. "Must have been a dream come true huh?" she said.
Roy sat behind his desk, Riza sat herself in a chair opposite him and Hughes leant against the door frame.
The Colonel sighed. "Well yeah, it was. But, after the office party, I doubt how much he remembered."
Hawkeye leant forward sharply. "What did you do, sir?" she demanded.
Roy put his head in his hands. "I sent him home, what else?" he mumbled.
"Moron!" Maes reproved him. "Did you even talk to him about it? Find out how he felt?" Roy shook his head. "Well, idiot, how do you know that he didn't remember?"
Roy groaned despondently. "I don't think I can face him!" he moaned.
Riza glared at him, her fingers resting nonchalantly in her gun, her eyes glinting. "You'll have to eventually." She told him. "You'll have to see him some time!"
"I know!" Roy said, his voice muffled by his hands. He started to bang his head against his desk.
"Stop that!" Riza told him. "If you must distract yourself, do your paperwork!" she left the room and returned to her desk.
Maes looked at Roy sideways. "What are you going to do?" he asked his friend.
"I don't know!" Roy whispered.
He looked up at his friend for a moment, before he looked back down at the desk. "God Maes, I love him… so much it hurts. But there's just no way he feels the same about me! It was just one night for him!"
Maes took the seat that Lieutenant Hawkeye had vacated. "I can't help you Mustang, you need to talk to him yourself, and find out how he feels."
They were silent for a while, each lost in their own world… until Hughes pulled out a batch of photos. "Look Mustang! Look at my beautiful little girl! Isn't she just the most adorable thing?"
"Brother? Are you all right?" Alphonse asked his brother quietly.
Edward sighed, "Yeah, I'm fine." He said, raising himself of the couch for the first time in almost a week. "I'm going to go for a walk."
Ed left their temporary home and made his way towards a nearby park. He dug his hands into the pockets of his red trench coat against the slight chill in the wind. As he walked he came upon two young women, one a dirty blonde, the other a brunette. Ed smiled as the blonde leant over and kissed the smaller girl lightly.
The boy had gotten good at watching people, and their relationships. He could see that these two were going to be together for a long time to come. He sighed to himself as the blonde leant down to steal another kiss, allowing the brunette to wrap her arms around the taller girl's neck to return the kiss. He hoped that one day; he could have someone who loved him like that.
His smile faded as his thoughts returned to Roy, and that night. He didn't know what to do about it; he had avoided going to work for the last week just so he didn't have to see him.
Ed knew that he loved Roy, in fact, he was sure he always had in some way or another. The age difference never worried him, and Al and Winry had both approved and supported him through it.
He knew that he couldn't avoid the colonel forever, but as long as he could manage it, he would.
A month passed, and Ed had only laid eyes on Roy Mustang when he needed to hand in a report or receive a new assignment. They never met each other's eyes, and never talked about that night.
Alphonse was worried about his older brother during the entire month. Ed tried to act like everything was fine, but Al knew the truth. He knew Ed was hurting, and he was concerned about how often Ed was ill. He knew that his brother was hardly ever ill, but it seemed that every morning he was running to the bathroom.
Finally, Ed realised what was happening, and the thought stirred mixed emotions.
"Brother? Are you all right?" Al asked for the hundredth time.
"Al… I think I finally worked it out." Ed told him. "I think I know why I feel so ill all the time."
"Oh?" Al asked. If he could've raised an eyebrow, he would've done so.
"Al I... I think I'm pregnant." Ed said.
"What!" Al stammered. "How?" he demanded.
Ed rolled his eyes. "How do you think?" he said impatiently.
"I know how brother! I mean how?" Al replied, still recovering from the shock.
Edward sighed. "I don't know how. It's weird I know." He answered. "I guess we'll know for sure in a few weeks."
Al nodded thoughtfully. "Because you're so small, if you really are pregnant you'll start to show in a few more weeks."
Ed nodded, too tired and excited to rise to the short comment. "That's true, but for now, I think I'm going to go lie down." Al nodded his understanding.
"Brother?" he said as Ed headed to the door. "Are you happy?"
Ed thought for a moment. "Yeah, I guess I am. It's a lot to take in though." He said, unable to keep the smile that was splitting his face at bay. "I don't know whether to be scared witless or jumping for joy." He said.
"Well, why not a little of both?" Al said with a smile.
Sure enough, around two and a half weeks later, at about two and a half months, Ed was certain that he was indeed pregnant. He looked down at his stomach, and smiled when he saw the slight swell of the child around his abdomen.
"Brother?" Al stuck his head around the bathroom door.
"Look!" Ed said, beckoning Al closer. "You can see it!" he said excitedly. He took his little brother's massive metal hand and rested it lightly on his stomach.
Al would have smiled if he could, as he felt the slight roundness in his brother's flesh. "Ed? Are you going to tell Colonel Mustang?" Al asked him.
"I don't know yet." Edward sighed. "I'm scared that he won't want anything to do with me or the baby." The golden haired boy bit his lip, trying to fight back tears of helplessness.
Al hugged his older brother carefully. "You might be surprised brother. Besides, if it's true, and he doesn't want anything to do with either of you, there's enough love for this child between you and me, and I'm absolutely certain that Winry wouldn't miss out on being an aunty for all the automail in the world!"
Ed smiled gratefully at his brother. "Y'know Al, you're gonna make a great uncle." He said softly.
"I can't wait Nii-san." Al replied, happily.
Ed sighed and detangled himself from Alphonse's embrace. "I guess I should go and confront him, shouldn't I?" he murmured.
"Good luck Nii-san." Al said. "Do you want me to come with you?" he asked.
Edward shook his head. "No, I'm better off doing this on my own. I'll tell you what, why don't you call Winry and tell her the news?"
"All right, I'll do that." Al agreed. "But be careful on your way to his office, don't strain yourself." He cautioned.
Ed laughed. "Alphonse, I'm pregnant, not crippled, I'll be fine." He said.
Al laughed too. "You do know, that in a few months, you'll be as wide as you are high!" he cackled. "You'll need bigger clothes!"
Ed glared at him, and opened his mouth to scream at him, but in the end, he grinned and let his hand fall to rest over the swell of his stomach, too excited to worry with retaliation. "Who cares anyway?" he asked with a soft smile.
"Brother, you're gonna make a great dad!" Al laughed.
Ed grinned, waved, and let himself out of the house.
Roy's heart leapt into his throat when he saw Edward Elric enter his office for no apparent reason, just like it had every other time he'd entered it since that night.
"Fullmetal, what can I do for you?" the colonel asked, as coolly as he could.
The heated look Ed sent him made him shiver.
Lips, tongues, teeth, Ed's moans as he arched into Roy's body, his legs wrapping themselves around his waist as Roy moved to enter him.
"We need to talk." Edward told him. "About what happened that night."
Roy froze momentarily, before he recovered. "I really don't think that there's anything to discuss, do you Edward?" he drawled.
"Yes! I do think there's something we need to discuss!" Edward snapped. "I-I need know what that night meant to you." He stammered.
Roy's heart beat faster.
Roy's fingers twining in Ed's golden hair, slightly damp with sweat. The golden eyes closed and his head thrown back with pleasure; he moaned and whimpered Roy's name with every thrust inside him.
"What makes you think it meant anything to me, Edward?" he asked with a fake calmness in his voice.
"Because it meant something to me!" Ed shouted desperately. "And I'm tired of pretending it didn't happen!"
Roy studied him carefully, his heart racing. Ed didn't hate him for what happened! Still, he needed to be careful.
"Fullmetal, do you even remember what happened!" he asked.
"Of course I do, moron!" Ed yelled. "I didn't actually have anything to drink at that stupid party. I knew exactly what I was getting myself into when I went home with you."
Roy's heart leapt, but he struggled to stay calm.
"Edward, if we went anywhere with this relationship, it could jeopardise your position as a State Alchemist and my own position in the Military." He said, "If it were to get out that you and I were… together… you could lose all your access the information on how to free your brother."
"I don't care!" Ed cried. "I don't care about any of that… I'd gladly leave the Military in an instant if it meant that I could be with you! Al understands that, and that's what he'd want me to do in these circumstances!"
Roy smiled and stood up from his chair. As he walked around his desk he sighed. "Well, its not like Maes and Hawkeye don't already know how I feel about you, same with Havoc and Furey."
By now, he had reached Ed, and was standing directly in front of him. "So long as it doesn't go any further we'll be fine." He whispered, and caught Ed to him in a searing kiss.
Ed leapt into his arms, wrapping his arms around Roy's neck and his legs around the taller man's waist, putting his entire heart into this one moment.
Somehow, Roy managed to make it back around his desk, sitting back down in his chair with Ed straddling his lap. They broke their kiss, and Ed rested his head in the crook of Roy's shoulder, while the colonel kissed his neck tenderly.
"Tell me love," he said, and Ed shivered happily at the endearment. "What circumstances are these that Alphonse would understand you giving up your status as a State Alchemist?"
Ed took a deep breath; this was the moment of truth. "Well, the truth is, I'm probably going to have to take time off before long anyway, and the chances are that everyone will find out regardless."
"Get to the point Edward." Roy said impatiently. "Why are you going to need time off?"
"Because I'm pregnant, you idiot!" Edward beamed up at him.
Roy looked at him, shocked. "You can't be!" he protested.
Edward rolled his eyes. He took Roy's hand and placed it under his shirt, across his abdomen, where the slight swell of their child was visible.
Roy looked down at Ed's stomach and his hand, and saw the evidence that Ed was telling the truth. "But… how?" he demanded softly, awestruck.
Ed rolled his eyes again. "I've already had this conversation… how do you think?" he said with fake sarcasm, a smile gracing his features.
Roy laughed. "Oh, don't you worry; I know the answer to that." He murmured heatedly, kissing Ed fiercely. Edward blushed and melted into his embrace.
When he pulled away, he carefully lifted Ed out of his lap and placed him gently back on the floor.
Ed stared at him, confused, as the man sank to his knees before him. "Ed, I am so in love with you that it hurts. It hurts when we're apart simply because I'm not with you, and it hurts when we're in the same room because I always thought we'd never be together. Now, even though I know that I have you, it hurts because I feel like my heart is going to burst, that's how much I love you, and how glad I am that you're in my life and my arms. And I love you all the more because you're carrying our child… our own flesh and blood."
He reached out and took Ed's automail hand between his own. "Edward Elric, will you marry me?"
Ed let out a gasp, his free hand flying to cover his mouth. He went down onto his knees in front of Roy so that they were facing each other. "Roy, I don't want you to marry me if you're only doing this because you feel obligated. I don't want you to marry me just because you got me pregnant." He said carefully.
"Ed no!" Roy exclaimed. "I love you; I want to be with you! I have for years!" he caught Ed's face between his hands and stared into his gorgeous golden eyes. "I always vowed to myself that if I was ever able to have you for my own, that I would marry you the instant that I could." Ed's eyes widened in surprise.
He took a deep breath and continued, "The minute you came in here and told me that that night meant something to you I wanted nothing more than to get down on my knees and propose straight away. I would have done this regardless of whether or not you were pregnant because I need you Ed, more than anything."
He grinned. "Our baby is a wonderful thing, and I'm so happy, but I don't need anything but you, because you are perfect."
Edward grinned back. "Well if that's the case…" he said coyly, trailing off and eyeing his lover with a smirk.
"God Ed, please don't make me wait any longer! I'm going insane here!" Roy begged.
The golden haired teen laughed and threw himself into Roy's arms, "You bastard, of course I'll marry you!" he cried. Anything he might have wanted to add to that was cut short as he was swept into a fierce embrace and a searing kiss was placed on his mouth as Roy stood with the smaller boy in his arms, spinning him around as they kissed, laughing with delight.
When Riza came in to check out the commotion, she smiled to herself when she found Roy and Ed seated in Roy's chair again, Edward cradled in the colonel's lap. Ed's hand was resting lightly on his stomach, Roy's own resting over his fiancé's, their fingers twined together. Ed was smiling softly, and Roy was looking down at his lover's stomach in awe. Riza watched, amazed, when Roy dropped a light kiss on Ed's temple.
"Ah, lieutenant Hawkeye!" Roy said jovially, a grin splitting his face from ear to ear when ne noticed her standing by the door. "Edward and I will be going shopping for a while; don't expect us to be back today." He said.
"Yes sir." Riza replied, saluting her commanding officer and trying to wipe the smile from her face.
She was just leaving as Maes entered to find out what he'd missed. "Ha! Havoc and Furey owe me so much money!" he cackled.
"Don't bother the colonel now major," Riza said, "They're going shopping."
"Shopping? Shopping for what?" he asked, not bothering to hide his own grin as he saw the two men with their arms wrapped around each other.
"Engagement rings." Ed said cheerfully, grinning when Maes's jaw dropped. "Bet no one's got a bet going on that." He chuckled.
As they disappeared around a corner, Hughes laughed to himself delightedly. "Man, Havoc is gonna be so pissed, that's another fifty bucks he owes me!" he cackled.
If a suit of armour could grin, Al's would have split his face in half. He stuck his head around the door from their bedroom into the entrance hall when he heard his brother get home and saw Ed with his arms wrapped around Colonel Mustang's neck, their lips locked together tenderly, Roy's arms resting at Ed's hips, just slightly under his light black shirt, resting over his abdomen. Despite taking all that in, Al did not fail to notice the delicate gold and diamond ring on his brother's finger, and if he could've smiled, he would've. Quietly, he crept back to their room to wait.
Ed smiled against Roy's lips when he heard the slight creak of metal retreating into the next room. "Why is it that I'm the only one who notices the seven foot tall suit of armour creeping around in the shadows?" he wondered as he reluctantly pulled away from Roy.
Roy smiled and hugged him gently. "Happy Ed?" he asked quietly.
Ed smiled and looked down at the ring they'd chosen. "Definitely." he answered, fighting back a yawn.
Roy smirked and kissed him. "Go and get some sleep, I'm sure Alphonse wants all the details of the day." He said.
Ed nodded and returned his kiss. "All right, I'll come and see you tomorrow." He replied.
Roy's grin widened. "You better… shorty." He informed the golden haired teen.
Ed glared up at him. "You'll pay for that later." He retorted, a smirk of his own gracing his features.
"What? No screaming?" Roy demanded lightly, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm pregnant, bastard, that can't be good for the baby." Ed responded with a laugh. "Just you wait; I'll get you for that short comment."
Roy laughed; he loved the young man's spark. "I'm sure you will." He assured him. As if to prove his point, he lifted the teen into his arms so they were at eye level before he kissed him again. "I love you." Roy whispered.
Ed smiled. "I love you, too." He replied softly, returning the kiss with one of his own.
Roy put him down and opened the door. "Good night, love." He said, kissing Ed's forehead.
"Night." Ed replied. He stood at the door until Roy was out of sight, before closing the door, resting his head against the door, a goofy grin crossing his face.
"Brother?" Al queried, venturing out into the living room. "Is everything okay?" he asked, and Ed could hear the smugness in his tones.
"Everything's better than okay." Ed sighed happily. Al noticed that his hand was again resting on his stomach.
"That's a rather nice engagement ring you've got there." Al commented.
"Isn't it though?" Ed glowed. "I couldn't believe it!" he laughed.
Al nodded. "It's a good thing brother, mum would be proud of you." He said.
"Yeah, I think she would." Ed answered. "And she'd be proud of you too, Alphonse, because you've been looking after me so well."
"Thanks Nii-san." Al answered, sounding happy. "But the colonel's right, you should get some sleep. Winry will be here tomorrow. The instant she found out about you being pregnant she screamed something about being an aunty and told me she'd be here tomorrow. Something tells me she won't be going home until the baby's born either."
Ed laughed. "That does sound like her. All right Al, I'll get some sleep. I'll see you in the morning yeah?" he said.
"Good night Brother, sleep well." Al said.
Ed lay awake that night, smiling to himself as he recalled the day's events. As he fell asleep he rubbed his stomach lightly and found that he couldn't wait for the future...
That's the end of chapter one, I hope you like it. It's pretty much pointless fluff I know, but I think it's cute. There will probably only be three chapters in this, but my stories always seem to grow exponentially.
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