A/N: I've roughly based this off of Smile For me by 15x6x4-ever. Go check that one out (it's insanely good) if you want to have an idea where I'm going with this. Also, I have a tendency to write it a little bit fast paced, so a lot of shit will go down in a single chapter.
On the outskirts of West City, in the town of Erhejafnu, Edward Elric was busy exchanging blows with his mortal enemy, the homunculus Envy. The two knew the other's fighting styles by heart at this point, since it was almost always Envy who got in Ed's way.
"You're slowing down, Pipsqueak. What's the matter: you're tired already?"
"Don't.. call me short…" Ed forced out. He had already sustained several injuries, and was getting lightheaded from blood loss. Damn, I can't afford to lose to this asshole again. I was so close to finding out something new about the philosopher's stone too!
The blond charged at the sin once again, attempting to get some good blows in before he passed out. Envy chuckled lightly at his attempts before grabbing the blond by the neck and slamming him into the wall.
"You know very well we can't let you die too soon, Sacrifice. If you stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong, then it'll make life easier for the both of us." After this statement, Envy kneed Ed's stomach harshly, causing the blond to finally pass out.
I can't just leave him here, or he might die of blood loss. Envy carried the alchemist outside in the pouring rain before dumping him on a deserted street. As if that was much better than inside an abandoned warehouse.
"Hey, kid, can you hear me?! Are you okay?!"
Ed slowly opened his eyes. He was face down in a puddle, and someone was talking to him. What… he began to think before he remembered. The alchemist's eyes widened before he struggled to sit up. "Envy…" he growled.
"Oh god, you're hurt! You need to get to a hospital immediately!"
Ed finally looked up to see an average, middle aged man crouching at his side.
"I'm fine," Ed said as he shakily stood up. He took a few steps before crumpling to the ground. His vision began to fail him, and the blond lost consciousness once again.
When Ed woke up again, he found himself in a plain white room, with an annoying beeping noise in the background.
"Brother! You're awake!" Alphonse cried excitedly.
Groaning, Ed said, "Tone it down a bit, Al. My ears are ringing." Al muttered some apologies and the room became silent for a few more moments.
Al spoke up again after a while, with a calmer tone. "So… did you find out anything about the stone?" The younger brother had assumed not, but he wanted to start up a conversation.
"No. Fucking Envy got in my way again." Ed growled out, annoyed.
"I see. Well, at least you made it out okay! You really should have brought be along, Brother!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Ed replied. He wasn't in the mood for a conversation right now. The blond stared out the hospital window, lost in his thoughts.
That goddamned Envy. He keeps stopping me right when I'm just about to reach the stone! He's always calling me a fucking 'Sacrifice', but never tells me what the hell that means! If I didn't know any better, I would have thought that there was some ulterior motive behind the homunculi's actions. But they're all such annoying pricks! I doubt they want anything more than to fuck up my life!
As Ed was getting riled up with his thoughts, a nurse walked in and told Al that visiting hours were over. Al left respectfully, but only after sparing a final glance at his incredibly salty brother.
Envy smirked as he walked back to his mini hideout. It was always so fun to mess with that Elric brat! He had basically no chance of beating the marvelous homunculus, but he tried so hard anyway! Envy almost found it cute how angry the brat could get. Wait… Cute? What the fuck. No. Envy thought, his smirk falling.
As the sin neared the ramshackle house in the woods, his co-worker, Lust walked out of it. Without her saying anything, Ency knew that she wanted to know how everything went.
"The shrimp got completely wrecked, as always. I never let him get too close to our knowledge, and he's probably in some hospital right now. The usual."
Lust nodded. "Do you think we should start collecting the sacrifices soon? We've been protecting them for some time now, but Father is nearly ready for them to be used."
Envy hummed in thought. "Not a bad idea. I'd have even more fun keeping that pipsqueak in a cage where he belongs. Imagine what I could do!" He grinned sadistically.
"Well then, now would be a good time to collect Edward, and perhaps his brother too. They're weaker than usual, so it'll make your job much easier."
Envy groaned at the thought of walking all the way back to that city that he just left, but nodded anyway. He turned right around and idly thought about annoying Ed to the max once he was caught.
But…. there's no way I won't have a little fun before caging him up.