Let's keep this beginning bit short: RoyEd. Parental complexes (both subtle and being shoved down your throat). Angst. Lots of OOC-ness. If you don't know all this by now...where have you been? Did you just skip ahead? Haha. ...Wait, did you really? I don't understand how some chapters have more hits than the previous chapters.

Notes: Um. I think I made Ed act a bit annoying in the beginning. Heh. Sorry about that. I just started reading the Naruto manga... and so I think I put a bit of Naruto's attitude in Edward on accident. I came up with a somewhat plausible reason for it though...

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Edward leaned over so that his face was directly in Roy's face. Roy opened his eyes and was startled to find Edward's golden eyes so close.

"Morning." Edward said innocently.

"It's Saturday." Roy replied sleepily. "I'm going back to sleep."

"No way!" Ed retorted, and began bouncing on the bed. "Wake up! Wake up! WAKE UP!"

"Gah!" Roy yelled. "Alright, alright!"

"You're going to wake up Gabriel and Al." Edward grinned.

"That's your fault, not mine." Roy said.

"I'm going to go see if Al is home yet." Edward said.

Roy muttered, "That kid has way too much energy..."

Edward sprinted over to Gabriel and Al's shared room to find Alphonse's bed empty. He then ran back to Roy's room.

"Roy! I made you coffee earlier!" He said very loudly.

"...Did you drink any?" Roy asked, rubbing his eyes.

"Yeah!" Edward replied, nodding enthusiastically.

"That would explain your hyperness." Roy replied. "Bring me some. I don't want to move."

Edward ran to the kitchen and poured some coffee. It took all of his self-control not to run back. He didn't want to get burned. He managed to hand the coffee to Roy without spilling it.

Roy took a sip of the coffee and instantly felt the caffeine course through his body. He looked up on Ed, who was bouncing on his heels.

"Not bad." Roy said, being honest. "Though you're not allowed to have anything with sugar for the rest of the day."

Edward blinked innocently and smiled at nothing. Gabriel came into the room at the moment, rubbing his eyes.

"Gabriel!" Edward yelled, causing the boy to startle. He looked at Ed with wide eyes.

"Yeah, Daddy?"

"Let's go play!!" Edward replied.

Edward played with Gabriel until about midday, when his coffee wore off. Alphonse came home at about the time that Ed was crashing, luckily. He took over the playing while Edward went to rest.

Roy was reading on the couch when Edward collapsed next to him. Edward snuggled up to his boyfriend, resting his head on Roy's shoulder. His eyes were closed like he was asleep, but Roy knew he wasn't.

"Coffee finally leaving your system?" Roy asked. Edward merely gave a nod, not bothering to open his eyes.

"Ed?" Al entered the room. "What did you to with Gabriel? He says that you and he played with all his toys. Is he exaggerating?"

Edward shook his head slightly, still not opening his eyes. He and Gabriel really had played with all the toys. Of course, when he was on his caffeine high, it didn't seem like that many.

"I see." Alphonse said. "Well, I'm going to take him shopping for some toys, okay? He doesn't have that many." Oh, then it wasn't just the caffeine high. Edward thought.

Alphonse left the room and got Gabriel. The front door opened and closed, and Roy and Ed were left along.

"You know...if you hadn't exhausted yourself, we could make a wonderful use of this time." Roy said, not taking his eyes off his book.

"Mhmm." Edward agreed. He didn't move. He wasn't sure he could.

Roy continued to read and Edward fell asleep. When Al arrived home with Gabriel, the two played together, more calmly than Edward had hours before. It was evening before Edward finally woke up.

"Hey." Roy said. "About time you woke up."

Edward yawned. "I'm hungry." He said.

"It is about supper time." Roy said. "Sit up and I'll go make us something."

Edward reluctantly did such. "Cook something good." He said.

Roy nodded.

He couldn't decide what to make and ended up making them hamburgers, corn, and instant mashed potatoes. All three of the boys enjoyed it, luckily.

After supper, Al helped Roy clean up and wash the dishes. Roy was made to wash while Al dried them.

"I'm been meaning to talk to you, Al." Roy said. Al looked over at Roy. "The way you've been shifting between Hooligan's and this house...is that how it's going to be?" Roy asked.

"Well...yeah, I think so." Al replied honestly. "I kind of like spending my nights there, but it's nice to come here too."

Roy nodded. "Okay. I just wanted to make sure."

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When Alphonse was leaving for Hooligan's, Gabriel asked if he could go with.

"You'll have to sleep there." Alphonse said. "I'm not coming back here."

"Okay." Gabriel said. He gathered up his pajamas and a few toys, using on of the shopping bags from earlier that day to carry it all. "Daddy!" Gabriel called to Ed.

"What is it?" Edward asked, entering Gabriel's room.

"I'm going to sleep at Hooligan's, okay?" Gabriel said.

"Okay." Edward gave Gabriel a hug. "Have fun."

"I will!" Gabriel replied, smiling at Ed. He picked up his bag and met Al at the door. Edward watched them leave.

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"So, we're all alone again." Edward said, finding Roy reading on the couch again. Talk about your déjà vu. "And I have energy now."

"Yeah, but maybe later. It's too early in the evening, and we have all night." Roy said, absorbed in his book.

Edward decided to see what the deal with this book was, and so, cuddled up close to Roy, he began to read, even though he didn't know the story line.

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Gabriel had brought his coloring books and crayons to Hooligan's. Derek and Samantha immediately found enjoyment in this activity.

The three children crawled halfway under a large blanket, so only the upper halves of their bodies showed. Side-by-side, they began coloring together.

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Later that night, Martel and Alphonse sat on the porch of Hooligan's, looking up at the stairs. It reminded Al of the night he had done the same thing with Aiden. That same night, Al had told Aiden that he liked him.

Al looked over at Martel, who looked back at him and smiled. Wherever Aiden is, I hope he's happy, Al thought, because I sure am.

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Epilogue
-What the characters went on to do-

Roy Mustang: Roy worked his way up and became Fuhrer of Amestris. He attempted to get the uniforms to be changed to miniskirts for women, but too many women complained that skirts got in the way in combat, and so it was merely made an option, so that some girls could choose to wear them. Fortunately for some men, some girls chose to wear the skirts. Roy didn't get to enjoy it due to Edward and Edward's threats. He also made a law that made discrimination of homosexuals and of Ishbalans illegal and legalized gay marriage. He later married Edward Elric, though they both kept their maiden names.

Edward Elric: Edward became Roy's right hand man when Roy became Fuhrer. He married Roy Mustang once Roy made gay marriage legal and proposed to Edward that night..

Alphonse Elric: Alphonse decided not to join the military. Instead, he opened a pet shop, mainly in the support of cats. He adopted one of the cats as the pet shop pet, and it was allowed to walk around freely. He named it Aiden. He later married Martel, once both of them were sure.

Martel: Martel worked as Alphonse Elric's assistant in his pet shop business. She handled the reptiles, while Alphonse handled anything with fur or feathers. She proposed to Alphonse and the two got married.

Gabriel Schick: Gabriel grew up to be quite normal, despite his childhood. He opened up a toyshop where Mr. Wellham's shop was located, and never had a kid steal from him. He remained unmarried, though he did date Samantha for a while in his teenage years. After Samantha and him broke up, they still remained friends. Samantha grew to be his best female friend, and Derek his best male friend.

Breda: Breda never heard Roy talk like a homosexual, and came to accept the fact that Roy's revealed sexual orientation did not change who Roy was as a person.

Mr. Wellham: Tourists found Mr. Wellham's dead body in the desert. It seems that he was trying to reach Xing, but died on the way. From the autopsy, it was reasoned that he dies from dehydration.

Falesyia: Falesyia got a job at a local clothing store, which he enjoyed very much. Since he often received clothes as a bonus, his dress-up collection was expanded.

Samantha: Samantha later became a waitress at the fancy restaurant that Alphonse and Martel had a date at. She later was promoted up to assistant manager. She dated Gabriel when they were in their teens, and he remained her best friend afterwards.

Derek: Derek joined the military as a soldier. He became the main assistant to Hughes, and later the head of the investigation department, once Hughes decided to leave the military for more time with his wife and daughter. Gabriel continued to be his best friend for the rest of his life.

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And that's it. It's over. I want to thank every one of my readers once again. This story had gotten over 800 reviews, which makes me really happy. :-)
I'm not sure if I'll write another big story like this, but I am definitely going to edit this on my own, to try to make it better. If it changes enough, I'll post it as a version two of this story, though that wouldn't be posted for a while.