I've been working on this one for over a year, I think it's my epic. :3 I really like this one. I'm not finished with it yet, but I'm determined get it there, so tell me what you think~!

Promise Rings True

Bored.

There was no other way to describe the feeling. Envy was bored out of his mind...well past the point he already claimed to be.

Currently Envy was sitting on the edge of a building above Central, his leg swinging mere centimeters from the brick, his other leg bent and up on the edge his arms crossed above his chest as he sighed and leaned against the power house His long dark hair whipped around his face from a gust of wind.

He gave another huge sigh as his eyes scanned the people walking on the streets below him, going about their daily boring lives as per usual.

"Laaame," he groaned to the uninteresting humans below him as another gust of wind picked up his hair.

"But then again..." his face grew into a smirk as he spotted a short figure in red with blond hair weaving in and out of view as he was overshadowed by taller people.

Envy's smirk grew as the idea of following and bothering the alchemist popped into his sadistic mind.

"Looks like I found something to do after all," he grinned as he stood then dropped into the alley four stories below, he transformed and took on the appearance of a civilian so he could follow the alchemist more easily.

Edward Elric was frowning as he looked down on the little piece of paper in his gloved hand. He was supposed to be finding an Alchemic lab of sorts, hoping to improve medicine.

"'Just help them with some equations, Fullmetal, be lucky this assignment is easy,'" Ed mocked his commanding officer's voice, Roy Mustang, in the most conceited tone he could manage before he breathed a small sigh of frustration.

"Stupid arrogant Bastard..." he muttered as he slipped the paper into his jacket pocket, turning down an empty street. He saw the warehouse he was supposed to report to, he heaved a sigh as he headed in the direction down a path that led him there.

"Well you're awfully chipper today pipsqueak!" Envy chuckled as Ed jumped when he landed in front of him. Ed scowled at him.

"What do you want Envy?"Ed asked his scowl deepening at the sight of the homunculus.

"I'm bored," Envy answered truthfully knowing that would bother Ed just as much as any lie would.

"Then go kill yourself a few hundred times," Ed replied unamused with the shape shifter, Envy pouted as Ed turned around and continued walking.

Envy frowned at the retreating blond, that had not been the reaction he'd been hoping for. He narrowed his eyes and quickly caught up with the short male.

"I get the tiny feeling that you aren't even a little bit pleased to see me Chibi-chan," Envy pouted mockingly, and was more than pleased to see the look of utter disgust on the blond's face.

"Get lost," Ed grit out through clenched pearly whites, Envy had to hold back a maniacal cackle.

"But why? I like following you around, the faces you make amuse me. And besides, I'm lonely, chibi-shrimp," Envy pranced in front of Ed and started to walk backwards in front of Ed so his pout was visible and so he could watch as Ed's face went red in anger from the short names. Ed growled something incoherent.

"What was that chibi-chan?" Envy put an cupped hand to his ear, "I couldn't hear your tiny voice from way down there," he grinned as he saw the steam build and then he leaned back as the blond exploded and took a swing at him.

"WHO'RE YOU CALLING SO SHORT HIS VOICE CAN'T BE HEARD OVER A WHISPERING WIND 'CAUSE HE'S SO CLOSE TO THE GROUND?" Ed roared, his voice rang around the empty compound. His panting soon drowned out the last echoes of his rant. Envy clapped his hands together a few times.

"That was a new one," he grinned as Ed regained his breath, "but you know I'm curious, where do you keep all that air in those ity-bity lungs of yours?" he started to laugh but then moved back again as Ed lunged at him.

"If you don't stop calling me small I'm gonna hurt you! You Soulless bastard!" Ed growled as he aimed his metal fist for Envy's face.

"Oh that wasn't very nice chibi-chan, I do have a father," Envy whined then cackled when Ed threw another fist at his face. Ed growled then clapped his hands and dropped to the ground, the dirt beneath Envy's feet flew away and he fell down to the new surface of the fairly deep hole.

"Now who's short, bastard?" Ed yelled triumphantly only to have his victory smashed as Envy leaped from the hole with ease flipped over Ed's head and landed adroitly behind him.

"Still you," he replied gleefully, grinning down at the boy who was now facing and glaring at him in fury, he clapped again then ran it along his metal arm, turning it into the blade he liked to shish-ka-bob things with, which was what he was trying to do to Envy. With each jab in his direction Envy's smirk grew as he dodged, amused that his taunts had worked.

"You're such a bastard," Ed said thrusting his arm at Envy's head to accentuate his words.

"So I've been told, though I'd rather be that than a runt with a hero complex," Envy said with a shrug, but had to duck in order to dodge the furious thrust of the arm blade of the equally furious alchemist. Envy grabbed his arm and jacket then threw Ed over his shoulder, somehow Ed managed to land on his feet, he clapped then rid himself of the blade, then he charged Envy again and went kung-fu fury, Envy just cackled as he dodged and hit the blond in the stomach. Ed backed away then clapped his hands again as he ran forward, but before he could do whatever it is he wanted to do, he tripped and he threw his hands out to break his fall and his palms landed directly on Envy's chest.

Envy's eyes widened as a light engulf first him and then the blond, when the light had disappeared so had Ed and Envy.

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It was black everywhere. Envy couldn't see shit. But he could still feel so that was comforting, but when Ed slumped against him, after taking a moment to arrange the shrimp under his arm, he thought about the situation, there was no point in trying to move if he couldn't see, and he couldn't exactly feel any ground under him so trying to find a way out was a no. He huffed, he could still feel the alchemic reaction going on in his body due to Ed's carelessness. It felt like they were moving through the blackness, which was the only reason Envy had Ed under his arm so that when Ed awoke, Envy could beat the living crap out of him.

But still besides his anger at Fullmetal he was also wary, bordering on fear. He didn't like being unsure of his surroundings. And there were two things Envy hated more than humans, and that was being in pain and being scared. And right now he was starting to get scared, when Ed woke up he was so dead. But before he could start to work out how he was going to kill Ed pain shot through his body, causing him to cry out just as he lost consciousness himself.

Obsidian eyes snapped open just as golden eyes opened right beside them. They stared at one another before they became aware of the rest of their bodies. Envy was laying on the ground side ways, one arm laying over Ed's waist and Ed's hands were laying against his chest, and Envy didn't even want to know what their legs were doing.

Envy was up and about three feet away from Ed in less time it took for Ed to start blushing. He rolled his eyes then looked at the their surroundings.

They had woken near a very large castle and there were woods across the grounds, then there was a large lake reflecting the twinkling lights in the windows of the castle. The sun was barely visible on the horizon, but Envy could still see the green lawn and the small town in the distance past the castle, then there was a hut at the edge of the forest. Envy looked back at Ed who had stood by now and was also looking around with a dubious expression on his face.

"Well this is great, Where the hell did you send us Fullmetal shrimp?" Envy growled glaring at the surprised blond.