Summary: Homunculi didn't feel love in a romantic way, especially not for each other. But was loving in a friendly way really out of the question?

Setting: Anime; some time after episode four.

Warnings: Spoilers for episode four. Also spoilers regarding what the Homunculi want Edward to do.

The moon was full and shining brightly, offering a light source to the female Homunculus who was sitting on the edge of a rooftop, her legs hanging over the side. She was currently keeping an eye on the Fullmetal Alchemist.

While checking the potential of an alchemist named Majhal, Lust had found a more promising candidate to make a Philosopher's Stone. After reporting back to her master, it was agreed that—with Majhal having been killed—she should observe Edward Elric instead for the time being. Seeing as it was the middle of the night, the alchemist was sleeping. Times like this weren't very interesting, but she didn't want to lose track of him, so she would wait there all night and follow his every move in the morning.

Lust sighed as a soft breeze blew through her long, black hair before dying down. She was bored just sitting there with nothing entertaining to watch, and with Gluttony exploring the roof they were on, she also felt...a tad bit lonely. If someone like Envy had accompanied her then at least she would have someone to talk with, but no, she was stuck with Gluttony, who rarely had anything to say even when he wasn't wandering around in hopes of finding food.

While trying to pretend she wasn't horribly bored, Lust suddenly realized that her partner was being strangely quiet. More often than not, this meant that he was doing something he wasn't supposed to, so she turned around, ready to scold him for whatever he was doing. But she found that he wasn't doing anything wrong; he was only sleeping.

He was lucky he wasn't really needed on this mission and could afford to sleep, unlike Lust, who would have liked to take a quick nap but didn't want to risk sleeping for too long. His reason for even being there was an odd one: He just wanted to be with her.

Lust didn't understand why he was so attached to her, but he had been that way ever since they first met. He rarely ever passed up an opportunity to be at her side, and always tried to accompany her on missions like this. It seemed like his way of showing his affection towards her, or his love...

No, that was stupid. Where had that thought even come from? Homunculi didn't feel love; that was a human emotion, and a Homunculus had no use for petty human emotions. Especially not love. She suspected it had more to do with the fact that she was nicer to him than the other Homunculi were. He probably didn't even know what love was; surely he couldn't feel that way about her.

"Gluttony," she said softly to get his attention.

At the sound of her voice, the other Homunculus looked up with a start and opened his eyes.

"Yes, Lust?" he asked while tiredly rubbing his eyes.

"Are you sleepy?"

Gluttony yawned before answering, "A little."

Lust smiled. Clearly he was more than "a little" tired, but she saw no harm in letting him sleep until they had to be on the move again. And the Elric brothers were sure to stay put until morning, which was a good few hours away.

"Come here," she said, patting the roof's edge. "You can rest a bit while I keep watch, okay?"

She could have left him alone and let him sleep where he was, but she was tired of feeling lonely. She thought that she might feel less so if her companion slept beside her. And she knew he would be more than happy to do so.

"Lust not tired?" Gluttony asked as he walked over to her.

"No, I'm fine."

As she had hoped, her loneliness subsided once her partner was next to her and no longer wandering all over the rooftop, forever curious about everything around him. She didn't complain when Gluttony decided to lay down and snuggle up next her, resting his head on her lap. She just smiled affectionately and petted his back to lull him to sleep.

"You better not roll over and fall off the roof," she whispered, half jokingly and half serious.

He didn't answer her, but she hadn't expected him to. With a sigh, she thought again about his attachment to her and wondered what it meant. What was his reason for always being by her side? Was it because she was kind to him, and didn't belittle his appearance or intelligence? Was it because she fed him? Or could it be...he really did have feelings for her that were akin to love?

She didn't believe that a Homunculus could truly love someone, but there was no doubt in her mind that Gluttony felt something for her. She could see it in the way he sometimes looked adoringly at her, and the way he was quick to protect her from danger. Yes, he cared about her deeply, but why did he care so much? She had been pondering this question for years, and tonight she decided she couldn't take it anymore; she had to find out the answer.

Feeling a little guilty, she gently shook the sleeping Homunculus' shoulder to wake him up.

"Gluttony," she said when he opened his eyes, "how, um...how do you feel about me?"

"...what do you mean?"

Lust sighed. She should have known better than to be anything but direct with her question. "I was just wondering...do you love me?"

He had shifted his position and stared at her more blankly than usual, most likely because he just woke up, but now he smiled up at her as he replied, "Yes, I love you very much, Lust."

His answer surprised her greatly. "You do?"

He nodded. "Hmm mmm."

"But...why?" It may have been a silly question, but maybe she could finally learn what it was about her that he liked so much.

Gluttony gave her a confused look, as if he couldn't understand why she had to ask. "Because you're my friend."

Friend? Ohhh. So when he said "love", he meant it in a non-romantic way? Could a Homunculus feel love for someone if wasn't in a romantic way? Oh well, she supposed it didn't matter. At least he hadn't said he loved her in that why. That would have been weird.

"I...see." She smiled softly at him. "You know what? I love you, too."

Even as she said it, Lust wasn't sure if her words were entirely true. She couldn't deny that she considered Gluttony to be a friend, a very close one, at that. And yes, she had developed some feelings for him after all the time they had spent together. But did she really feel so strongly about him that her feelings could be called love?

In response to his partner's words, Gluttony gave a sleepy smile before getting comfortable and going back to sleep. Apparently, he had decided that the conversation was over. He had the right idea, though; that was as good a place as any to let the conversation drop.

Lust looked out into the city below and hummed thoughtfully. When she had been a human, she had probably understood that there were different types of love, as well as what love in general felt like. When Master made them all human again, would she once again feel love? She hoped so, because one day she wanted to say to Gluttony, with complete honesty and understanding of what she was saying, "I love you, too."

Hello, hi there, here I am!

...sorry, I've been watching Blood Blockade Battlefront with my brother and that part from the opening is stuck in my head. Also, I just love saying that now. ^^;

Ahem. Lately I've been seeing quite a few one hundred themes stories around here (Mostly RoyxRiza) and decided to do one of my own with my favorite Homunculus duo! :D I can't recall ever seeing a one hundred themes challenge for any of the Homunculi done before, so this should be something new.

I'll be saving my author's notes for the end of each theme so the beginning part can be reserved for the information of each chapter. I just want to be sure that nobody misses any spoiler warnings! ...and I guess it's easier to skip these ANs if you want to. ^^;

Well, it's late and I don't want to start rambling so I'll end things off here. Until the next one-shot!

~Dawn