Dirty Little Secrets
Meh, so what if I'm not too happy with the title? XD It doesn't matter. Quite obviously, I have a thing with titling my stories after whatever song I happen to be listening to.
It's a disease, I swear.
Anyway, here's the long awaited (you guys have been waiting, right? O.o) sequel to Points of Authority. Will we break one hundred on this one, too? I can only hope!
Enjoy, yes?
Oh, yes, little reminder. I'm picking up where I left off in Points of Authority, so if you haven't read it, I'd suggest you do, or you may be very confused. Just skim through it, you don't even have to leave a review if you don't want to, I just want to make sure that everyone's on the same page here. n.n
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The glowing lamplights cast a rather serene glow upon the concrete of East City. Many of its inhabitants lay asleep in their beds, the waning moon shining dimly into their rooms, giving everything an other-worldly glow. All was quiet and peaceful, and above all, still, making the warm night seem almost surreal.
All of that, however, was quickly changed. A scantily-clad palm tree look-alike ran with inhuman speed down the street, carrying an obviously unconscious child-sized hump, which clung to the green haired one as if its life depended on it.
Which it did.
Envy quite literally kicked the doors of the hospital open when he arrived. The nurses that were relaxing, waiting patiently for their shifts to end, jumped.
"I need a doctor. Now," Envy stated, glaring around the room.
"Do you have an appointmen-" one of the nurses began timidly.
"No, I don't have a fucking appointment! There's no one here! Why the hell do I need one!" Envy fumed, glaring at the poor nurse.
"But it's policy--"
"To hell with the policy! Do you see him! He's bleeding! From puncture wounds! That, might I add, go all the way through his body! He's too small to take that kind of blood loss!"
At that, Envy was weakly batted at by Edward, who had obviously been roused to consciousness by Envy's shouting. The homunculus looked down at him, obviously worried.
"I- I'm not small…" Ed managed weakly, giving him a wavering glare. Envy simply shook his head, managing to calm down for a brief moment.
"Look, he really needs a doctor. He's been bleeding like this for a good two, maybe three, hours," Envy stated, totally breaking his character and giving the nurse a pleading look. The nurse gave in.
"We'll take him to a room and get a doctor in, but while we do, you'll need to fill these out," she said in a businesslike tone, offering Envy a clipboard and pen, while one of the male nurses went to collect Edward from Envy's arms. When Envy relinquished his grip, however, the nurse almost dropped him.
"Gods, for a small guy, he's heavy!" the nurse said. Envy cringed. For him to call Ed small was one thing, but for a total stranger to?…
Ed was awake immediately, thrashing and kicking and yelling "WHOTHEHELLAREYOUCALLINGSOSMALLANAMOEBACOULDEATHIM?"
There was total silence in the room, besides Ed's ragged breathing. Then, suddenly, Envy started cracking up.
"That's a new one, Chibi-san. And the reason he's so heavy is because right arm and left leg are metal."
Again, silence.
"What?"
"How far did you carry him?" one of the nurses asked in awe.
Envy opened his mouth to answer, then snapped it shut, realizing that the answer would tip them off that he was not human. So, instead, he settled for a noncommittal grunt and a shrug. The door swung open again, and Alphonse timidly stood in the doorway. Envy glanced at him.
"So… are you guys going to get him checked out or not?" Envy snapped, spurring the nurses back into action. While the on-call doctor was summoned, a nurse handed the clipboard to Envy. When she walked away, Envy looked it over. His eyebrows furrowed, and he thrust the clipboard at Alphonse.
"I just realized that I don't know a thing about Chibi-san, so I'm afraid that this task falls to you," he said, and Alphonse chuckled, taking the clipboard and patiently filling in all the necessary blanks. Envy, who was left sitting with nothing to do, grew bored, as those sitting with nothing to do tend to become. He stood gracefully and headed toward the door. "I'll be back in a while, okay, Aru?" he said, and, getting a nod of approval from Al, opened the door and took a few steps into the darkness, then launched himself onto a roof. His amethyst eyes roved the rooftops suspiciously.
He knew that they had been followed back from Dante's manor, and now his senses were on high alert, eyes and ears picking up the slightest movement or sound from the surrounding darkness. Suddenly, he heard the sound of breathing around three hundred feet to his right. He darted off in that direction, grinning to himself as he heard the surprised gasp his quarry emitted. This gasp, however, was followed by the sound of flight, and he managed to catch only a glimpse of the figure darting away and jumping off the edge of the roof.
Envy followed suit, landing gracefully and glancing around. Where the hell'd they get to… he thought grumpily. After all, he would much rather have been back at the hospital making sure that Edward was okay, but noooo, he had to be out here chasing some god-forsaken stalker…
He heard pounding footsteps coming from the other side of the building, and was slightly taken aback. How… how the hell'd they get over there so fast! he wondered incredulously, once again giving chase. He darted around the corner to see the figure's retreating form and put on a burst of speed, lunging for and tackling the small frame to the ground. He sat up, pinning the arms with his knees and sitting as heavily as he could on his back. He grabbed a fistful of black hair, pulling the child's head up so he could look him in the eye. When he did look him in the eye, however, he released his hold in shock and jumped up.
"W-Wrath!"
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Oh! Cliffhanger!
XD Okay, maybe not a very good one, but… Hey, I tried.
Oh, since the question was posed…
"Hagane no o'Chibi-san" literally means "Fullmetal Shorty." I hope that that clears some stuff up for some people. n.n You know me, I live to serve.
… Hey, my penname fits with that! XD Oh, boy… I'm so hyper…
Alright, I'm going to go before I begin scaring all of you away. XDD
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o.o Ja, mata!
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