Hey all, don't worry I'm working on Promise too, but I've been hiding this one for awhile, it's based on the BEST RP PAIRING EVER! I'm not bias. So yeah, tell me what you think, I'll update...eventually. Hehehe...

Softer Than Silk

Chapter 1

Riza Hawkeye walked down the boulevard, Black Hayate's leash in hand, the other in her pocket on her pistol, just in case, one can never be too careful. It was dusk, the sun almost hidden beyond the horizon, barely giving enough light to see by, but the lamps were flickering to life so she wasn't really worried. Hayate stopped to sniff something before trotting in front of her again, she smiled lightly as she watched him, he was a good dog and good company, she was sure he was the only one who really understood her, of all of her close friends. It was a bit sad if one thought about it but understandable, she never opened up to anyone. But then again no one really made any effort to get to know her, sure the boys at the office knew her better than most and Roy knew her even better than them, but still she didn't have anyone to be socially intimate with. Though it was probably better that way, she really didn't have the time to be social. It was rare she had time to give Hayate a walk, but she had been able to give him a walk every night this week, taking a new route each time, she knew he was enjoying it.

She sighed as she looked up at the sky the stars were peeking out through the midnight veil, it was a dark blue, so very close to the color of Roy's eyes. She sighed again, she loved Roy, she really did, but it was hard to straighten that love from very close friendship and being in love, she wasn't sure, but she knew he couldn't do anything even if the second was true anyhow. His ambitions would halt any chance they had with each other, and she couldn't be blinded by her love for him if she was supposed to be protecting his back. That was more important than anything else, and she would stick to that.

She nodded to herself she was decided, she had joined the military to support Roy and that was exactly what she would do. She was going to push him to the top and then maybe after that they could find where they stood, it would be a while but she could wait.

"Come on Hayate let's head back," she told the dog who had suddenly stopped, he was sniffing in the direction of the park, then he gave a short bark and a whine. "What is it?" she asked him and he gave a yank on the leash, she pursed her lips then decided to go with it on a whim, she could use some change, shake things up a bit. She chuckled, if anyone from the office heard her say that she was sure some of them would die of shock.

Hayate led her to the park, it was darker here, she gripped her gun tighter, she followed her dog to the foot of a tree he sat at the foot of it and looked up.

"Hayate?" she asked curiously before the dog started to bark placing his paws on the trunk of the tree and howled up into the branches.

"Shut up," someone snapped and then fell from the branches and landed with a small thud on the ground, not even five feet from them. Riza took a step back in shock, the figure straightened up, his long black hair falling around his thin shoulders, his black eyes glared at her, he looked far more upset than he should have.

"Get your stupid mutt away from me," he growled, and Riza pulled her gun out of her pocket just in case, she really had no choice in this scenario, especially with what she was facing, a homunculus. Envy, she was sure he was called, glanced at the gun and back at her.

"Get lost," he told her, not even flinching as the hammer was pulled back and Hayate growled at him.

"Homunculus, what are you doing here?" she demanded, her eyes narrowing at him and Envy snarled at her.

"None of your damn business!" he hissed in reply, and Riza aimed the gun and fired a warning shot past his face into the tree trunk, he didn't even flinch.

"Answer me," she ordered as she cocked the gun to fire another shot he scoffed at her then sneered.

"Why the hell should I do that? I was here first, you're the one invading my privacy," he snapped at her, "Get lost." he growled then he grabbed a tree branch and pulled himself back up into the tree.

Riza waited, and waited, but nothing happened, her eyes narrowed before she sighed and then started backing away keeping the tree in her sights until she was around a corner. That had been different.

She suddenly stopped and turned to look in the direction of the tree she could no longer see.

He had looked so...devastated. What on earth could have made a homunculus look so human? She shook her head, nothing had happened she had no need to think of the encounter further.

Riza was walking by the park again and Hayate growled at a tree that was over grown, it was pushing the side walk up and the branches hung over the walkway like a canopy. Hayate stopped under the tree and growled, Riza looked up and saw a black figure in the tree.

"You again, don't you have better things to do?" he sniped, and Black Hayate replied by barking up harshly at him.

"Oh shut up you stupid mutt," he snapped, "I am not," he snorted and Riza blinked, could Envy understand Hayate? That was...odd.

"I could ask you the same thing, what you are doing here?" she asked, and she heard another snort and then he dropped from the tree and straightened before leaning against it, crossing his arms and looking at her in boredom.

"And what would be the point of that? You think I'd tell you?" he made a sound that could have been a laugh, if it didn't sound so pained.

"No, however my curiosity will get the better of me," she replied and Envy snorted harder, she couldn't see his face since it was in shadows from the tree.

"You humans and your curiosity, they say curiosity killed the cat when in truth cats are far too cautious to do something as stupid as a human might," he said and Riza's eyebrows rose. He leaned forward so she could see his ironic smirk.

"Really?" she asked and he nodded then made a gesture to the current situation, his eyebrows rising to show her how stupid she was being.

"You don't see any cats asking me what's wrong," He sneered and Riza frowned, that was a point but a very ridiculous one.

"True, but that doesn't mean you don't need to be asked what's wrong." she replied and he rolled his eyes.

"What gives you right to ask, huh?" he snorted then waved his hand at her dismissively, "You're bothering me, go away." he said.

Riza frowned, she could do two things; she could leave and never give it a second thought or she could stay and push it. Normally she would just walk away, but something was telling her to push it, maybe it was the stubborn way his jaw was set, or the way his eyes looked, it was a combination of irritation and desperate loneliness, almost like he wanted her to ask

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be taking over the world or something?" she asked, making it sound like she was fishing for information, and she kind of was.

"Taking over the world is an idle past time I do during the work day," he said flippantly, and Riza had to stop herself from snorting.

"Well then what could possibly have you out here brooding?" she asked and Envy's dark eyes turned to her, shifting several colors only to land on imitations of her own.

"I really don't see how that is your business," he said, his eyes narrowing and she sighed, bent down and unhooked Hayate's leash. Gave his head a rub, and then waved her hand, he barked and then ran off.

"It might not be, but if you don't talk about it, I have a feeling things might happen that will affect me." she said and he let an eyebrow quirk.

"So...this is about you?" he asked and then smirked, "Figures, humans are the most selfish beings alive, and that is saying something." he chuckled humorlessly, she frowned, he sounded almost hurt.

"I know it'll also make you feel better to get it off your chest," she said and he rolled his eyes, "What can it hurt?" she asked a bit less like she was trying to pressure him.

"A lot," he replied and she sighed then sat on the bench nearby crossing her ankles and then entwining her fingers, cupping a knee.

"I'm not going to leave." she stated simply and she saw him scowl and his hands fisted in irritation.

"Why does it matter so much? I'm the enemy remember? Leave me alone and worry about your friends!" he sneered out the last word and her eyebrow rose.

"Do I have reason to worry about them?" she asked and he smirked dangerously at her, he stalked over to her and leaned close so his face was mere inches from hers.

"Well...you should already know the answer to that," he said quietly his eyes flashing at her over his smirk, she didn't let it on that he was intimidating her, instead there was a click as she cocked her gun. His eyebrow raised and he grinned.

"Cocky," he said with an amused snort, "You're funny," he chuckled and then grabbed the gun out of her hands so fast she didn't expect it and didn't resist, he put it on his finger and twirled it around a few times.

"So you're curious as to why I'm out here huh?" he asked, tossing the gun from hand to hand, watching her as she watched the gun warily. He smirked seeing her eying it.

"If I wanted to kill you I wouldn't need a hunk of metal to do it," he told her in wry amusement, "And besides I'm sure the other pistol you have on your hip would give you just as much protection," he said somewhat sarcastically and she looked at him eyebrows raised in question.

"I've made a few mistakes recently and decided to pay more attention to detail," he said then frowned, there had been no point in telling her that.

"Everyone makes mistakes," she said sounding cautious and he laughed and shook his head tossing the gun up and then catching it in his other hand without looking.

"Humans you mean," he snorted and rolled his eyes, "Humans are made from mistakes, they build on them, thrive from them. Humans are imperfections that have little more meaning in the world other than fodder."

"If that was their only purpose then humans would not have been created, the whole point of living is to find that purpose," she said and he shrugged.

"On a small scale, but looking at the big picture, living is pointless," he said frowning, "Humans only live to die," he huffed and she looked at him more closely, there were ghosts in his eyes, there was something bothering him but it wasn't likely he would talk about it unless it was eased into conversation.

"Not true," she said quietly and then looked down at her hands, "Some live to please others, make them happy, others are here to help everyone, or to protect those you love," she said the last quietly, and he snorted.

"Love is lie, it doesn't matter how many times you say it or hear it or express it, it's never real, it's a fantasy humans come up with to give themselves reasons to stay alive, but you never get anything from it," he took the gun and aimed it at one of the trees firing a single shot, "Pointless," he said his eyes dark and troubled.

"Like firing a single shot during a war?" she asked raising her eyes up to his and he stared at her his jaw clenched then his eyes narrowed.

"Like talking to you," he said and then dropped the gun and turned around, he walked away without looking back and then disappeared behind a tree.

Riza let out a breath she hadn't realize she'd been holding, then took in a deep breath and let it out. She had discovered a few things about the homunculus, and was honestly curious to find out more.

"Like a cat," she chuckled to herself she picked up her gun and then whistled, Hayate came bounding back to her covered in dirt and looking as happy as can be.

"Oh Hayate what am I going to do with you?" she laughed and he yipped joyously, she smiled and rubbed his head and then put his leash back on. "You are getting a bath," she told him and he whined, she gave the dog a look he whined again but more in submission. She chuckled to herself, Hayate was a good dog, she did enjoy his company, but she needed some human contact too.

She looked up to the now darkened sky and sighed, unaware of the purple eyes and cat following her out of the park, or the same cat sitting on the street edge outside her apartment, staring curiously up at her window, wondering about her too.