One Big Military Family ch16

Chapter 16- Just a Little Outta Control

Ed laid back in the grass staring at the clear sky silently. Al was sitting next to him, playing with blades of grass. The grass appeared to need to be cut but it was nice the way it was. It reminded them of home, as Winry fondly pointed out earlier. Now she was seen a little in the distance playing with Lee, Elysia, and Black Hayate. "G'afternoon boys." Came a cheerful voice and the two looked to see Mr. Hawkeye, now sometimes called Papa Hawk, standing over them and smiling cheerfully in the distance.

"Hey there, Papa Hawk." chimed Al and Ed smiled, giving a wave. Though the man argued with Mustang about pointless things, he was nice to the rest of them and took in the Elrics quickly, though Ed did not question it.

"You boys enjoying the scenery I see." he said and they laughed.

"Not as much as those guys, but yeah." Ed answered and sat up. "Where's everyone else at?" he asked, looking around. Mr. Hawkeye smiled a little.

"Went into town." he answered, putting his hands into his pockets. "The women wanted to do some shopping before the others arrived today." he said.

"More people are coming today?" asked Al and Mr. Hawkeye nodded.

"Just a few people." He answered and shoved his hands into his pocket. "Course there might be a lot more considering everyone got news of the little one being here." He said with pride in his voice. Ed glanced over at the old man curiously.

"He's your first grandchild I take it." He asked and the older male nodded.

"Well considering our oldest was killed in action, its only natural for us all to get excited when the little girl of the family brings back a family of her own." He answered. A sympathetic look crossed Ed's face and Al looked away and out into the distance. So many people they had come across had lost someone dear to them through the military. It was so wrong but they couldn't change the past. After all, they weren't around when Hawkeye lost her brother. Mr. Hawkeye cleared his throat and seemed to force a smile. "On a lighter note, how would you kids feel about going into town? It will be a while before the others show up." He said brightly. Al's eyes lit up.

"That sounds like fun, brother. I mean, it is a vacation." He informed brightly. Ed looked at his brother with an almost pleading look. The thought of going into the village, and having Winry along, assured that this would become a definite shopping trip.

"I dunno, Al. I mean, I was thinking about just relaxing around here." Ed said, making sure not to look at his brother, knowing Al had the tendency of giving his brother the ultimate pleading look to get his way.

"But Ed, it'll be fun!" Al whined just as Winry made her way over, the kids tagging along anxiously.

"What'll be fun?" she asked and Ed let out a moan.

"I was going to take you kids into the village." Said Mr. Hawkeye. Identical looks of excitement crossed Winry and Elysia's faces. Lee seemed to be confused about what was going on but grinned happily and began bouncing around because he knew that was where his father was at the time.

"That would be awesome. Ed lets go!" she said as he stood up. Ed looked at her with a put out expression.

"Well considering I have not much of a say in all of this we might as well go." He said as he carelessly pulled a strand of hair out of Lee's hair, as the three year old bounced excited circles around him. Mr. Hawkeye just smiled and nodded.

"Good then. You kids make yourselves presentable and get the grass out of your clothes and we'll be on our way." He said brightly and began walking towards the house, followed by Black Hayate, who had taken quite a liking towards the man. Ed just sighed and shook his had as a very anxious Winry led the children back to the house followed by Al. What the hell was he suppose to get out of this tip exactly?

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Roy tried to ignore the fact that his men were acting as though they had never been out in public before, and it was only easy because they were in civilian attire, however, he did feel a slight urge to shout at them to control themselves as they rushed from sales booth to sales booth in the same manner as a school girl who had just earned a huge allowance. At his side, Maes just grinned and shook his head, requesting his friend just relax and enjoy their vacation as best as possible. After all, these didn't come around all too often.
"They have no kind of home training." Roy muttered under his breath, watching Kain and Breda stare at some strange interest with the same interest his three year old son possessed. Maes just let out a laugh.

"Let them have fun, Roy. Just because Riza's dad doesn't like you doesn't mean you should take out your bitterness on everyone else." He said in a teasing manner, causing Roy to glare at him. Maes just grinned at him however.

"I could care less about what her father thinks about me." He grumbled bitterly. Maes just smirked and shook his head.

"Whatever you say." He said as the two looked over at Havoc, who was shamelessly flirting with a female vendor. She seemed to be falling for the bait too, considering she was blushing and looking shyly down.

"I don't know, sir. My father doesn't really approve of military men." She said sheepishly as Havoc grinned at her as charmingly as possible.

"Hey don't you worry about it. You let me meet your old man and I assure you that I could win him over." He said as he took her hand and brought it to his lips for a soft kiss. The girl's face went a deep shade of red and Roy could only roll his eyes. Was that all Havoc had learned from his in the military?

"Did that girl just fall for it?" asked Breda as he and Fuery came walking up, standing with a very entertained Maes and irritable Roy.

"She definitely did." Answered Maes and Breda shook his head.

"Didn't you teach him that one, Mustang?" asked Fuery and Roy just shook his head.

"I want nothing to do with this insanity." He answered. Just as he turned to walk away, a tiny body came flying at him, catching the alchemist completely off guard.

"DADDY!" A shocked look crossed Roy's face when he saw his son grinning up at him as he hung from around his neck.

"Lee what are you-"

"No worries, Mustang. He's with us." Roy looked and saw Ed walking up, Winry coming running up. A relieved expression seemed to cross her face when she saw Lee was in his father's arms.

"What are you doing here? I thought you were going to stay at the house?" Ed shrugged a shoulder as Al came walking up with Mr. Hawkeye, the women back in the distance.

"Relax, Mustang. I wouldn't allow my own grandson to end up kidnapped while in my care." Said Mr. Hawkeye. There was the usual tension between the two men, which was all too familiar now.

"Thank you, sir." Said Roy. "But I know you wouldn't let Lee in harms way." Ed glanced between the two men and cleared his throat.

"We are here for a shopping trip, am I right?" he said boldly. That seemed to snap everyone out of the awkward moment and Roy nodded.

"Course. Lee, how about you pick out something nice." He said, placing the boy on the ground and taking his hand. Lee grinned widely and nodded happily.

"OK!" he said brightly. As Roy led his son off to find something, he noticed Al made his way over to the jewelry stand with Winry and that Havoc just so happened to still be there flirting with the woman.

"Hi, may I help you pick something out?" the girl asked politely, not forgetting that she was still on duty, though she was clearly flustered.

"No we're ok, thanks." Said Al politely. Winry seemed to be very impressed by the jewelry however and was examining it with the same look she did new automail parts. Ed came walking up and raised an eyebrow at her before carelessly picking up a ring and examining it.

"You like?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at her. Winry looked at him and grinned.

"Its lovely. All of it is." She answered. The woman looked between the two and smiled brightly.

"If you don't mind me saying, that just so happens to be one of the best designed promise rings you may ever come across. The man who designed it knew what it was to have one true love. There's a story that who ever buys this jewelry for another, they are destined to be with that person." She informed. Both Ed and Winry went red and Roy smirked.

"Don't be bashful, Fullmetal!" he called, causing Ed to shoot a deadly glare in his direction. Even Havoc seemed to get distracted at that moment.

"That does sound pretty convenient, chief." He said. Ed put the ring down quickly and shoved his hands in his pockets, walking away.

"Get over yourselves." He grumbled. Everyone looked at Ed in slight confusion and Winry smiled apologetically at the girl.

"Don't mind him. He's just a bit on the irritable side… But then again, he always is."

"Edo-kun!" called Lee from Roy's side and without warning, he let go of his dad's hand and went running to catch up with Ed.

"Lee, come back!" yelled Roy as the boy dashed between the legs of a pair of people, causing them to stumble. Mr. Hawkeye had just turned from talking to a vendor as his grandson managed to squeeze between an old couple, who were caught by someone, who stumbled back into someone, who crashed into one of the stands.

"LEE!" he yelled, starting to panic when he noticed more than one stand was going down at the moment.

"Edo-kun!" called Lee. Ed blinked and turned around. Noticing the destruction the boy had caused while trying to get him quickly ran and grabbed hold of Lee.

"Kid, what're you thinking!" he asked loudly. Lee looked up at him with apologetic eyes.

"I wanted to hold your hand." He answered, tears welling up in his eyes. Ed stared at him and could only sigh and shake his head. He looked around at the damage and shook his head. Amazing how the kid had such a knack for destruction at such a young age.