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"Week thirty-eight..." Ed groaned as he laid in his and Roy's bed again. A compress was on his forehead to alleviate the pain of his headache. Ed couldn't remember where Roy was, probably at work. Al was...shopping for something because Ed refused to get up and go with him. He felt incredibly heavy and his right leg was seriously bothering him. It wasn't just that it wasn't quite done healing yet, it was also that having baby weight on it hurt even more when he tried to get up and walk around.

"Al said I don't have to get up at all because of my broken leg and I'm carrying twins, but I feel so stiff." Ed complained to himself. Another kick in his side. Ed sighed and stretched for a moment before sudden pain hit his lower abdomen. He curled up and groaned in pain. He hadn't had this yet, and it was so severe! Ed felt like he could scream. A thought hit him then. It's only two weeks before they're due...are they already coming? Shit! Where's Al when you need him!

Al stepped into the house with an arm full of baby supplies such as diapers and wipes. He carried them upstairs and opened Roy's bedroom door.

"Al, dammit, where have you been?" Ed groaned from the bed, in obvious pain.

"Ed?" Al asked, setting the supplies down on the door.

"I-I think they're coming..." he mumbled. Al quickly nodded, Ed would know of course, and picked up the phone to call Dr. Knox. There was no way they could move Ed right now, not when he was so close. Labor sucked.

Roy arrived at his home around the same time as Dr. Knox.

"Hey, Knox, what are you doing here?" Roy asked curiously as they walked inside.

"Alphonse called me about Edward." Knox said as he started up the stairs, followed by Roy.

"Huh?"

"I'm supposed to perform the Caesarean section on him. I understand he's a hermaphrodite, correct?"

"Yeah, but he wasn't supposed to-" A loud groan/scream interrupted Roy. They hurried into the bedroom. Ed was indeed in pain, that much was obvious. Knox started setting things up; the surgery tools, syringe to help shut Ed the hell up (not that he was making much noise other than the occasional small hissing sound of pain), and pure white mats to suck up the blood. Knox took Ed's left arm and inserted the syringe which made Ed wince more. After about a minute Ed was simply biting his lower lip.

"Better?" Knox asked.

"Yeah." Ed mumbled.

"Never thought I'd be doing a C-section on you, Edward."

"Excuse me for being a hermaphrodite." Ed scoffed. Knox laughed and set the tools next to Ed, who eyed them warily.

"I need someone to stay here for help." Knox said.

"And I need someone to distract me from the ongoing pain." Ed added. Roy and Al looked at each other. Roy stood beside Ed and took his hand while Al stood beside Knox and pulled on some gloves. Al held gloves out to Roy as well.

"Huh?"

"You'll need them for when you take my niece or nephew." Al said firmly. Roy nodded and quickly put them on. Roy adverted his eyes when the incision was made as did Ed. Neither wanted to see, while Al was excited to see the cut and everything about it. He was, after all, a doctor per say. Small squishy noises were what made Ed feel nauseous and Roy want to just cover his ears. Suddenly, the high-pitched cries brought their attention back. A blond child was crying her eyes out in Al's arms. The younger Elric smiled and handed her to Roy. He stared at the crying infant for who knows how long until a second set of cries hit him and Ed was being handed the second twin.

"What are their names?" Knox asked plainly as he started cleaning up, but he was ignored. Al helped out and pulled the warm water to the edge of the bed. Knox was quickly done and Ed was watching Roy just stare at their children while Al was bathing the blood off one.

"I'll pay you tomorrow, Dr. Knox. Thank you." Al called to him.

"Yup." Knox mumbled and left, shutting the door behind him quietly.

"Roy? Are you just gonna stare at her the whole time?" Ed asked after he'd regained enough strength to talk. Roy smiled at his lover. Al held the brother in his arm and threw Ed a clean shirt, as the other one was covered with blood.

"Hold your kid." he laughed and handed Ed his son after the older Elric got his shirt on. Ed smiled at the infant in his arms, the blond hair on the top of his head was so thin, but as dark as his mother's. His eyes were pure black though, like his father's. Ed glanced over to see Al now bathing his daughter.

"Come on, Roy, you can't just sit there and stare." Ed laughed as he sat up slowly.

"Ed, you shouldn't get up yet." Al said quickly as he quickly dried off his niece.

"Oh? Why not?" Ed retorted as he got up slowly, holding his son gently and then stood beside Roy. "Get up, come on." Ed told him, lightly kicking his back. Roy sighed and got up.

"Here, give me my daughter, Al." Roy asked.

"No, you have to put a clean shirt on first; I just bathed her." Al shot at him as he dressed his little niece. Ed laughed quietly and looked back at his son.

"You have eyes just like your father, huh, Sasha?" Ed whispered. The infant simply stared at him, wide-eyed. Roy stood beside him.

"Heh, yeah. Black."

"Onyx." Ed corrected handing Roy his son. Ed happily took his daughter from Al and left the bedroom.

"Where's he going?" Roy asked.

"Hell if I know." Al laughed. He began to change the sheets and blankets on the bed. "I'm going to move some stuff so it's easier for Ed to care for Sasha and whatever your daughter's name is-"

"Sage." Roy said quickly.

"-Sage at night."

"Mm." Roy mumbled, curious as to what the hell Ed was doing.

The Next day,

Ed sat in bed with a sleeping Sage beside him and a half-asleep Sasha in his arms, feeding. Ed was completely enraptured by these two beings. He couldn't believe how fast Sasha was eating either. The bottle was almost empty in five minutes and he was half-asleep. Ed looked at Sage, making sure she was still asleep.

"You guys just sleep, eat, and cry, huh?" Ed sighed. Sasha wiggled in Ed's arm and let out a brief cry. Ed quickly turned to him, realizing that the bottle was now empty. Ed groaned and set the empty thing down, he quickly picked up the third bottle of formula he had sitting beside him. Originally, he had five, but now he was down to two. In thirty minutes. This kid drank fast! And a lot! Sasha made a little sound when he got the bottle that made Ed wanna squeal at the cuteness.

"I'm back." Roy said with a smile as he walked into the room. Ed looked up at him and smiled. The child in Ed's arms took a glance too, but then went back to hastily sucking away at the nipple, getting as much of the warm formula as possible. "And how are my favorite people today?" Roy asked as he changed his clothes into something more comfortable.

"Tired." Ed replied simply, "Sasha won't stop eating, Sage won't stop sleeping, and I'm about to fall asleep right here."

"Can I try to feed Sage?"

"If you wanna wake her up." Ed sighed and moved over a bit on the bed. Roy got in on the other side and carefully picked up his daughter. She woke up quickly and immediately started fussing. Roy picked up the last bottle and held the nipple to her lips, which just made her turn her head and cry. Ed turned his face away, wanting to laugh.

"Put her down, we'll have a trade." he chuckled. Roy set Sage down gently and took Sasha from Ed then resumed feeding the soon-to-be fat infant. Ed picked Sage up and set his left index finger against her lips. She started to suck on it quickly and stared at Ed's face.

"How do you...?" Roy watched with interest.

"I couldn't get Sasha to eat so I called Gracia and she said that putting the tip of your finger will help them adjust to sucking." Ed explained. He took his finger out of Sage's mouth and replaced it with a bottle nipple.

"Sucking, huh?" Roy mumbled, thinking about if Ed would be tired or not later.

A few hours later,

"Ed! I can't get Sage to stop crying!" Roy ran into the living room, holding his daughter. Ed looked up from where he'd just laid Sasha down in the rocker.

"Give her to me." He quickly took Sage and made a popping sound with his mouth. She looked at him in interest suddenly and stopped fussing. Roy stood there dumbfounded. Ed laughed and took a pacifier from his pocket with which he put her mouth. She sucked on it happily. Ed set her down beside her brother and yawned. He flopped onto the couch and watched the rocker slowly move back and forth, drifting his children into sleep. Roy sat beside him.

"You're a natural." he chuckled. Ed shrugged.

"I had a long talk with Gracia."

"Yeah, but just knowing doesn't always mean you can. I think you got some stuff from your mother."

"...yeah...my mom..." Ed mumbled, remembering his dearly beloved mother. The one that died of a sickness he couldn't fix. For some reason, now was when he really missed her. He wanted her to be able to meet her grandchildren one day. Ed didn't even realize tears were filling up his eyes until Roy was wiping them away.

"Roy, I don't wanna die; I wanna be with you and Sasha and Sage." Ed whimpered as he leaned against his lover.

"I know. I don't want to leave you three either, I want to watch my children grow into adults and us grow old."

"I want this to last. If anything, I want to be able to keep my family." Ed whispered, thinking about all the things he'd lost. He hoped his luck would hold out.

I will not lose you. I will fight until the end.

Thank you to,

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