Spoot: well, time for a new one!
Ed: you do realize that this makes 60 so far!
Spoot: O.o no kidding! you're right! ok, this one will be special!
Secrets
He was the one people turned to when you wanted a tough job done right. He was the one you called when it took something special. Something hanis. He was the one that could do it without hesitation. But He had a secret...a big one...He wasn't evil. He wasn't the bad guy everyone thought he was. and all He wanted, was to be loved, and to have a friend. He was envious of others who had these things mentioned. and because of that, He was given the name of The little Green Monster. Envy.
"I got it! what if we burn him!" Snapped Greed.
"No, no! Bury him alive!" Snapped Lust.
"EAT HIM!" Shouted Gluttony.
Envy was sitting on a pile of old rubble, brooding away, trying not to listen to his "Family" plot over revenge for one short little Elric brother. They couldn't kill him. That would ruin plans and make Father MAD! But they could pretend. Envy did not like this game. He didn't really care. Sure Edward Elric pummeled him on numerous occasions. But oddly enough, he admired the little guy, for perseverance. Edward Elric was pretty admirable, so Envy thought. Plus, he didn't want to think about killing the closest thing he had to a friend.
Envy got off the rubble, and made his way to the other side of the room, where the door was. "What do you think we should do to him?" Asked Greed, taking Envy by surprize. He turned. "Huh? Oh...I dunno...I don't really care. Step on him?" Lust smiled, "Oh really? that wont kill him." She said. Envy sighed. "I don't care..." He said, exiting the hide out. Lust looked over at Greed, who shrugged.
"What are you doing here?" Ed growled. Envy was walking up to him, hands in his pocket, eyes at the floor. Ed was standing in a small grave yard. He looked irate. Envy looked up, and smiled. "They're planning to burn you...or...bury you...something." He said. Ed looked shocked. "Do you realize where we are...and whos here with us!" He snapped. Envy just looked puzzled.
"BROTHER! LOOK OUT!" Al shouted, pouncing on The little homunculi. Ed gasped. Envy went down, and Al began to pound on him. Ed had no idea what to do, so he just stood there, and let this go on. "Don't just stand there! Help me!" Shouted Al. "OH RIGHT!" Ed snapped, he then ran in an opposite direction, leaving Al in a stupor, as always.
"I don't understand you!" Al snapped. He was lecturing Ed. The little guy was sitting on the sofa, being put through the ringer. "I mean, I ask for your help, and what do you do! RUN OFF! I could have been hurt! I could have been killed! And you just RUN OFF! You do that all the time Brother! ALL THE TIME! What is with you!" Ed tuned him out long enough to think about a few things, then he came back to reality.
"Al, I gotta tell you something..."
Al stopped talking, mid sentence. He calmed down, putting his thrusting fist to his side. "Hmm? What is it Brother?"
"Sit down..." Ed said, gesturing to a chair. Al sat on the floor. Ed smiled, then took a deep breath. "Ok, I don't want you to attack Envy anymore, when he's alone." Al looked confused. "What are you talking about brother?" Ed sat on the floor in front of Al. "I don't want you to attack him anymore."
"But why?"
"He's...my...friend."
It was quiet for a long time...a VERY long time...then in a fit of rage, Al screamed and punched Ed into the air.
Ed was caressing his cheek. He was looking at Al though blackened eyes. Al was pacing around the room. "YOUR FRIEND! FRIENDS! YOU GUYS ARE FRIENDS!?" Ed stopped rubbing his cheek. "I know it seems crazy, but he's not as bad as everyone thinks, he's just trapped. He's on our side!" Al looked over at him in awe. "When did all this happen?!"
"Well...right around the first time we had to deal with him..."
"Oh, so you just decided then and there that he was a goodie, and you wanted to be friends!"
"Well, not right away...Al would you sit down...Eh, it was around the time that we got trapped together in Glutton's belly...Ling was there with us, made friends with him too."
Al just looked on in a state of shock. "I don't know how to explain it. He doesn't really want to hurt anyone. He's just conditioned to do as he's told. Thats all. If you just talk to him, you'll see!" Al plopped down on the floor. "Are you kidding me?" Ed shook his head. Al sighed, and stood up. "Alright, Brother...I'll play along."
"WHAT WERE YOU DOING OUT THERE!" Shouted Lust. She was Berating Envy, he was looking ashamed, down at the floor. She slapped him hard. "Were you PLAYING With them! look what he did to you! What were you doing out there ALONE!" Lust snapped, Slapping Envy again. Envy shot her a hateful look. "You're really mean! you know that!" He yelled. She smiled, coyly. "You think so?" She placed a hand on her chin. "Hmm, Thats sweet of you to say..." The calm did not last long, for suspicion took hold over Lust. She looked over at Envy with a suspecting gaze. All he did was giggle sheepishly.
"What are we doing here?" Al asked, looking around all the rubble. Ed was inspecting the crumbled transmutation circle statue. "Hmm, He's usually here..." He said, Then he heard a noise from behind the statue. "It's just me, don't shoot." Came Envy's voice. He stepped out from behind the rubble. Almost immediately, he became frightened by Al's presence.
"Its ok, Its ok! I told him!" Ed Said, holding his hands up in surrender, hopefully to calm Envy. Envy looked over at Ed, a bit upset. "I thought you were gunna ambush me!" Al was in an honest state of awe. Ed had tamed a Homunculi, a feat no one could accomplish. Typical Ed, really...Typical. Of coarse Ed could tame him. For sure he could make friends with him. He had a heart that could tame the fiercest of foes.
Envy walked over to a rock, and sat down. "So. What are you doing here?" He asked. Ed sat down as well, and Clapped his hands together, and placed them on the ground, making a table out of stone. "Figured, a game, maybe some tea. I honestly want you to get to know Al a bit better." Envy nodded.
Was this really happening? The three of them, sitting around. Chit chatting over a board game? If you would have told Al he was gunna be playing a game with Envy, he would have shoved you into his armor, and jumped up and down until you vomited. There was no way he would have never believed you.
"So, I have something to tell you...but you can't get mad...BECAUSE...Its not my fault!" Envy said suddenly. Ed looked up from the game. "What did you do!" Snapped Al. "Al, remember, he's not the bad guy..." Ed scolded. Envy smiled. "Thank you..." He said, then looked over at Al. "The others may be suspicious of us. I didn't tell them, but, Lust has an eye..."
"She has two." Ed joked, making Envy laugh. "Really, She has three..." He said. Al was shocked. "Did you just give out information!" He said. Envy looked over at him. "Hmm? Yeah, I'll tell you whatever you wanna know!"
"I told you Al!" Ed said, handing over a game peace to Envy, who took it. "So, what do we do about her?" Ed finished. "Well," Envy started, taking a card from its little box. "I know she hasn't figured out that we're friends. But she knows I'm being sneaky...well, more than usual...move back a space Elric, I stole your space."
Ed's mouth dropped open. "RUDE! fine, I'll move back." He did as he was told, then looked over at Al. "Why don't you play with us?" Al looked on in confusion. "I have never seen this game before..." He said. Envy looked smug. "We made it up!" he said, proud of himself. "Well, I don't know how to play."
"You make it up as you go along, watch this..." Ed turned to Envy. "I WIN!" He snapped, making Envy's mouth drop. "AHHH! FINE!" He said, shooting up. "Don't get crazy!" Ed snapped, standing up. Al got himself ready for a fight. Envy charged at Ed, and The two went down, laughing as they wrestled. Leaving Al confused, once again.
"Where were you?" Greed asked. He was watching Envy enter the hide out. He was covered in dirt and grime. "you weren't out alone again, were you? fighting with those Elrics?" Envy passed him, shaking his head. "Because You know, Lust will be mad." Envy nodded, as he sat on his pile of rubble. "I know, I know. I was just out...and I was attacked by that Mustang...but don't worry, I took care of him, so don't worry about it. Ok." Greed grumbled, and frowned. "Hate that over grown torch." he mumbled.
Ed and Al rushed into the Colonels office, he was in the middle of trying to hold off a fat homunculus! "Crap! what the hell is going on in here!" Shouted Ed. "WE WERE HAVING TEA! JOIN US, WONT YOU!" Mustang snapped, slamming Gluttony to the ground. Ed looked up at Al. "Trusted you." He said, though his teeth. Al looked confused. He had not actually told anyone anything.
Ed, Al, and Roy got Gluttony subdued, and were sitting now, to talk. "I understand, that the cable thing worked once before, but we saw what happened there." Roy said. Ed was glaring at Al. "Guys...hello?" Ed snapped back, and looked over at Roy. "Yeah, he'll hold, don't worry..huh?" Al was leaning over and trying to whisper in his ear. "I didn't tell anyone anything, honest..." He whispered. Ed looked over at him. "Really?" he asked. Al nodded. "Sorry." Ed whispered.
Envy had his eyes on the ground. "I'm sorry, I told them not to worry about it. But, I guess that was too much like right." He was saying. Al was standing over him, with his arms crossed. Ed was pacing back and forth, but stopped. "Al, dont do that to him, he gets enough of that from them!" He finished his statement, and began to pace again.
Al looked down at Envy. He did look scared, and extremely sorry. Was he really abused where he came from? but wasn't he this giant green crazy monster? couldn't he just eat every one? Or was it that he couldn't go against the "Family." Yeah, he thought about Envy "Bucking Up" to anyone in that family...and having Pride to contend with. He shuddered at the thought. Envy was just a little guy. Al sat down. "I'm sorry, Envy." He said.
Envy kept his eyes on the ground. "Well, let me make it up to you. Are you hungry?" Ed stopped pacing again, and looked over at the two. Envy looked up into Al's eyes. "I don't eat." He said softly. Al lowered his eyes. "Do you sleep? can you feel?" Envy sat down with a huff. "No..." He said lazily. Al looked over at Ed, Shock all over his face. He shot up. "MY GOD! I'M A HOMUNCULI!"
"No you're not! you can't be! you're not a perfectly formed miniature human being...If anything Ed is a homunculi!" Snapped looked over at him with a frown. "Who are you calling miniature!" He snapped. Envy laughed. "To be fair, I also called you perfect." Ed squeaked. "And, he also called himself miniature." Said Al. Envy and Ed both put their hands on their hips and looked on at Al in anger. Al laughed. "You two are waaaay too alike!"
Spoot: I think I'll stop here, however...if I get some reviews, I'll make a chapter!
Ed: Should you continue?
Spoot: BUM BUM BUM!
Ed: Ugh...
Spoot: at least 3 reviews, telling me to continue! and I will! You know what to do!
