Cat-Gone-Berserk: This came to me at random and I put in down on paper. I have no clue if I'm going to continue it or not so please R&R.
Clumsy-Mutt: When are your ideas not random?
Cat-Gone-Berserk: MUTT! Geez. Please tell me if i should continue this one or not. Thank you!
Wrath, Gluttony, Lust, Pride, Sloth, Greed, and Envy; the seven deadly sins have been around since the beginning of time. Everyone feels them; no one if free of them. They rule the world and no matter how hard we fight, they find us. You can try but eventually you will know anger at even the smallest thing. People will eat themselves to death from stress or even the opposite way; they'll starve themselves trying to avoid gluttony's power over us. Once you find that special one, lust will rise and try to help you catch him. Everyone is caught by pride through the simplest task; just trying to please someone or themselves and feeling pride sitting there when you're done. Sloth waits for us after a long period of work; just wanting to take a rest. Greed is seen in the smallest of cracks; just to want for anything or anyone. But, Envy is the hardest to see yet is everywhere at the same time. Someone has what you want; it's there. Someone is jealous of another; there it is again. You can fight every one of the 7, but no one can win.
I jolted awake as the train went over a large break in the tracks. I never could sleep on a moving train. Sighing, I sat up and stared out the window as it came to a screaming halt at yet another station that wasn't mine. How I wished I was home and in bed. The door slid open to my compartment and a group of guy stepped into the small area.
They don't see me, do they? There is no way we are all going to fit. "This should be good." Man, am I invisible? They all threw their bags up into the nets and I was suddenly overjoyed that my bag was on the floor between my feet.
"Hey, Ed, I'm going to get you guys some food, okay?" one said. He was in a suit of armor; no, he was one. What the hell? Were these guys all like her family?
"Sure Alphonse." The short blonde one responded. He turned to a taller one tossing the last bag up. "Hey, Will, think that the coronal will understand everything without blowing a gasket?"
"Probably not; what does he normally bring you to eat on these blasted trains?" They must have been brothers. They two looked alike with blonde hair and gold eyes to match. The oldest seemed edgy about something though.
"Nothing much; if we get lucky there might be a decent sandwich we can eat. Al's pretty good and get edible food though." The short one sat down on my lap and I swear I didn't break the skin when I bit him. It was just a little nick!
He jumped up and yelped loud enough that I think I saw a rat vibrate off the floor. "Watch it, bud. I was here first. Get your own seat."
"Where did you come from?" Will asked a little shocked.
"Hello, she bit me, bit me! I didn't know you were there so it was just an accident. Besides, we were the ones here first. The room was empty when we got here." I ignored him and went back to staring at the passing grassy hills.
The armor came back and saw the two idiots sitting on one side off the compartment, finally letting him see me. "Oh, hi, my name's-"
"Alphonse; I overheard these two. If you think you can fit, take a seat." He did, giving the two blondes wary looks. "Mind if I ask a personal question, Al?"
"Only, if you tell me your name."
I liked this kid. Smiling I stuck my gloved hand out. "My name is Siren. Sorry for not mentioning that sooner."
"What do you want to know?"
"Well, I can tell that those two are brothers, and I'm guessing you are the little brother. However, there is a big change between you all. The middle one, Ed, has an automail right arm and left leg. The older one, Will, has an internal battle going on right know. But you, how did you become a suit of armor?" The three were silent. "It's just a question; no need to die on me here."
Al was the first to respond again. "We were trying to bring our mother back. Ed saved me."
I nodded, knowing that was all I needed. They had made a homunculus. "Is she the one they call Sloth now?"
Will was a statue in his seat. "How d you know that?" Ed asked. They were all tensed up.
"Like I said, my name is Siren Dalimare, the daughter of Clara Dario."
"Clara Dario was one of the scientists in Lab 5. She worked on the philosopher's stone project." Al supplied. I nodded and smiled at him. "So, you know some of her research?"
"To a point, yeah, I do. I've always been more interested in the homunculus. Each one represents a deadly sin and my mother always said I had a disturbing obsetion over them. What's your favorite sin?" I asked.
Ed actually laughed at me. no big deal, I learned to laugh about it a long time ago. "My favorite sin is probably Wrath."
"Yeah, I like Wrath, too." Alphonse was starting to grow on me big time. Maybe I could help him get back to normal.
I looked across at Will. "What about you, Will?"
He turned to stare at the door. "I hate all of them."
"Well, duh, everyone normally does. Get a sense of humor. My personal favorite is envy. Everyone always say that envy is the small fry of the 7 sins but I think that they're all pretty equal. No matter where you turn, they're waiting for you. Envy is the one that leads to the most killings anyway. Look at the war we're in now? What started it? The military wanted information that the Ishballens had and they felt like the underlings. They were greedy for knowledge and felt envious that the little dessert folk had major info that they didn't. Also, envy is one of the main roots of all deadly sins. It links with every single one; except pride normally. Pride is the polar opposite of envy." I caught myself there. "Sorry, I ramble when I get started."
"If you're obsessed, then have you ever imagined what the sins would look like?"
Siren nodded vigorously at Alphonse and slid out a drawing pad. "They're my really old drawings, but I haven't gone back and redrawn my good ones. They were burned by some crazy drunks that ransacked our house." She handed the old book to Al and sat back waiting. "It starts with Wrath and goes through the sins from my least favorite up. Wrath is actually my second favorite but I drew him first because he was the first sin I ever learned about."
"How old were you when you drew these?" Ed asked, standing over the pad.
Siren looked up and thought about it. "I think I was 8 when I drew those. I've been drawing ever since though." The two stopped on Sloth and stared at Siren. "What? Hey I was 8 and bored out of my mind. I'm sorry if it does no justice, but…"
"This looks exactly like her. Most of these come really close."
"You've met them, all of them? What are they like? Are they just like the sins or do they hold just like a normal human? What did I do that was off from their actual looks? Oh, can you introduce me? Wait, if you know them all then you know Wrath, and Envy! Please, I want to meet him; or is it her? Oh I'm so excited I can't even think straight!" Siren was starting to overload the poor boys.
"Um, we would have to ask them, and I doubt it very much that they will, but we can try. I know Wrath would love it if he's in a good mood and I'm not the one that asks. Envy, yeah, not happening."
Siren looked crest fallen when he told her Envy wouldn't agree. "Wrath might consent?" Ed nodded. "Then I'm happy to at least meet him. Thanks a ton." She was smiling again but Will could see that she was disappointed.
"Did you really think that you would be able to meet every sin? They are called sins for a reason, girl."
"You know, I never said that I needed or even expected to meet them all. Hell, I'm so happy to have met your younger brothers and talk with them. But, like I said before, my favorite sin is, and always will be, Envy. Thank you, Ed, Al, I would love it if you could help me meet Wrath and see how close he is to the sin he's named for." Alphonse was chuckling lightly and Ed was grinning like a mad man. Siren sat back as they flipped to the last picture, Envy.
Ed and Al both came close to dropping their ends of the pad. Ed took it and stared hard at it then, to Siren's horror, turned the page. Then again, and again, all the way to the last page. Without saying anything, he flipped back to the first page and passed it on to Will. Will scowled at the book but took it anyway and he went cold.
Will stared down at the picture. Soon he turned through the pictures until he reached the end as well. The final picture was of her version of Envy looking out a window wearing very, very little. He looked sad and searching at the hills and cities that she depicted in the window view. He recognized Central, a dessert town, a country road with homes, and even a train station. They all flowed together and made him feel what she had been thinking. He saw the people dancing in the dessert, milling about and talking in Central, reuniting families at the train station, and families farming and playing on the hills and on the country road. The room the sin sat in was depressing to say the least. Black clothes were thrown over a broken chair that looked ready to snap at the legs. The bed was worn down with thin sheets and a single pillow flattened like it was years old and used very rarely all the same. The walls were peeling and the floor had old stains in the corners that seemed to be from years ago. The ceiling light was broken and wires stuck out in every direction.
He looked up at the girl sitting in the window seat with pure amazement. It was all so real. "How did I do?"
"You got him perfectly. He's told me that this is what he feels like inside all the time. You really know you're your sins." Siren perked up a bit and actually smiled a little bit out the window. He gave the picture one long look before closing it and setting it down on her bag. "I have a question."
"What is it?"
Will gave her a hard look before coming outright with his question. "Do you have any other reasons for wanting to meet Envy?" Siren met Wills hardened gaze.
"Yes, I do, but I don't think that you really need to know that."
"If you want to meet Envy, I'll have to tell him all reasons."
Siren turned to Al and smiled sweetly. "Al, could you be a doll and go see if there is still something edible out in the food car? Ed, you could make sure. Please, I don't want to be a bother." She was a natural. The two youngest left without a complaint and Siren was soon left alone with the nosy Will. "You know, I can tell. Why make me say it?"
"Why send my brothers out of the compartment?" they stared at each other. "Just say it, you want it to be a guy because you want to have sex with him, don't you? You feel sorry for him."
"You don't know me that well."
"Then you grew up like that final picture? When did you draw that one anyway? It is way too sensual for an 8 year old mind. So, what is your true motive?"
Siren stood and grabbed her bag from the floor, sliding her pad into its slot. "I hope you don't find me rude when I say that I have no fucking clue what you mean." She shoved her bag into the one space left on the top rack above her seat and stretched back out on the bench as she waited.
"If you use that tone with me," he moved from his seat to straddle her so fast she could barely blink, "then I guarantee that your visit with Envy will be un-pleasurable."
"Get off me."
"No, you tell me why you really want to meet him." Will was smiling a smile that the chesser cat would be envious of.
Siren swallowed and stared into his eyes. "I want to meet him because I have always wanted to ever since I heard the sins existed. If you must know then yes, I've crushed on him since I was a little girl. But where you say I wanted to have sex with him you are wrong. I have no intention of such a deed and I don't plan on it ever happening. Now get. Off. Me."
He stared at her. She was different from normal girls. They would have blushed and broke long ago. That she held so strong made him respect her in a way. He was brought back when he felt her breath bounce of his face. Will had migrated closer to her without knowing it. "Will, stop."
"Can't I get a kiss?"
"No, get off of me before your brothers get back." Will sat up and shifted around to get comfortable. "Will, I swear I'm going to kill you if you don't move."
He laughed and stood from his unwelcoming perch. "Your tongue just might be too much for him. Envy likes his girls… weak?"
"Mary-sue, the term you are thinking so hard over is a Mary-sue. And I am not weak for a reason, thank you very much," she snapped.
"Next stop Coordinal." Siren went from angry to slightly content.
"Finally, home at last." Siren pulled her bag back down and started to rummage through it looking for something. "Where did he put it?"
"What are you looking for?" Will asked irritably.
She made a triumphant noise and pulled out a gun, sliding it into the waist of her pants at the small of her back and double checking different spots on her body. "I needed my Browning High-Power. It's one of the guns I carry on me. I also carry a sawed off shotgun and sometimes a Glock 47. The rest of my weapons are more slimming and easier to pull out and fight with. I have a target at home that I need to pop before I can cross the threshold of my home." Will blinked at her.
"Envy will not like you at all."
Siren rolled her eyes and faced him. "At this point, I don't really give a damn. I admitted I love Envy and that most likely will never change; but whether he likes me doesn't matter and never has." Just then Al and Ed came back in.
"Is this your stop too?" Alphonse asked.
"You guys are getting off here? Well then I suggest if you don't have somewhere to stay already, the Graphing House has nice rooms, good food, and they're a very nice family." The four made their way to the exit for their car and waited for the train to stop. Siren didn't wait though. The second they were level with a straight shot to the platform and the stairs down she was gone; waving to the three staring at her retreat.
Clumsy-Mutt: Okay, so htat really was random for you.
Cat-Gone-Berserk: *sigh* I hope you liked. Again, please tell me if i should continue this one or not. Thanks! Later!