In the Amestris Mental Institution, much happens. People coming and going with issues that can be treated and helped in more ways then one. One of those people was Envy. He had no last name and he'd been in the mental institution all his life. No cure had been found for what he had, and nobody really knew what he had, he just had it. Bad. He'd killed a dozen people, but the only thing that kept him at the mental institution and not in jail was the fact that he talked to himself, and the people he had killed would get him severely bullied in jail, that and he was only 17. Now you may be thinking, but that's old enough for you to be sent to jail, and you're darn right, but Envy didn't need jail, he needed help.
---
Envy walked through the hallways of Amestris Mental institution with a glum look. His eyes glazed over from the drug he'd been given, that was before he was bowled over by a blonde boy. The green haired teen stumbled back before landing on his ass and making an 'oomph' sound. The other boy came crashing forward as well and landed on top of Envy in a mess of limbs.
"I-I'm sorry." The boy said about to stand up when his knee gave way again and he fell back on top of the mental patient. Envy let out a gasp of breath as the boy landed on top of him. Said boy finally gathered the strength to stand and held a hand out to Envy. Envy took it rather hesitantly and was pulled to his feet rather harshly. "Sorry, artificial limb." The boy said. Envy looked at him, slightly stunned for a moment before his face turned stoic.
"Why the rush?" He asked. The boy looked up and shrugged.
"I was late for my meeting with my brother and his psychiatrist. What's your name?" Envy looked slightly reluctant to tell, but did anyway.
"Envy." He stated. The boy started saying the name, letting it roll off his tongue in any way he could think of at that moment.
"My name's Edward, but you can call me Ed." He said happily with a huge smile on his face. Envy was frozen slightly. Did this boy not know who he was?
"N-nice to meet you..." He said after as while. Ed nodded and held out his hand.
"If you live here we'll be seeing a lot more of each other." Envy cocked his head in confusion. Ed noticed this and laughed. "My brother has been put in here, he has a problem with hurting himself...I'll see you around, I guess." Ed started to walk off, but Envy said something.
"W-will you come see me, whenever you see your brother?" He asked. Ed looked back slightly and smiled.
"Sure, I'll even bring a present." Envy smiled and continued his treck to the food hall, happier then when he left.
---
Ed looked around the office and smiled. 'Hn, so this is where he'll be spending the rest of his life, it's not that bad, but it might get a bit boring...' After thinking for a few minutes he was snapped from those thoughts when the psychiatrist asked him a question.
"Is your brother social?" Ed thought for a moment.
"Yeah, he is, very social, like me, sort of..."
"Oh, come on brother, you hardly talk to anyone Ever since mommy died." Ed winced at the childish tone. After their parents had died Al locked himself away and closed off all memories of his child hood. The reason why he was here was due to that and the fact that he inflicted pain on himself. He smiled before looking back at the psychiatrist. Said psychiatrist smiled back.
"Well I think you can go now, there is nothing more I have to say." Ed nodded and stood. Al grabbed his arm.
"You'll visit me won't you?"
"Yeah, sure." Before Al could say anymore Ed broke away and walked swiftly out the door.
"Well let's get you introduced to everyone, huh..." Al nodded and followed behind the man.
---
After a quick tour of the mental hospital, it finally came to Al meeting the people.
"Okay, so this is Wrath, he has ADHD, in a serious way." Said a lady with bright blue eyes and golden sun-kissed hair. Said young boy with long black locks smiled and waved.
"That's Roy Mustang, he's an arsonist." Al smiled and looked at the last remaining person.
"And that's Envy." The lady put some harshness in her tone before walking away and leaving Al to fend for himself.
"Hey, hey, are you new, you look new. What's your name? Where ya from? Who ya related too?" Al stumbled back from the barrage of questions from the hyperactive boy.
"U-uh, my name's Alphonse Elric." The name got a few heads raised. "I-I come from Germany, a-and, I only have one brother." At this Envy looked up and to everyone's surprise walked over to Al.
"Is your brother named Edward?" He asked. Al looked shocked for a moment before nodding slightly. Envy smiled and walked away, obviously satisfied with his outcome. Everyone stared after him in shock and then at Al.
"You mean the guy to have the first successful limb replacements?" Roy asked. Al nodded smiling.
"Yep, my brothers special!" Wrath bounced happily. "How'd Envy know him?"
"Hn, probably bumped into him or something, though I'd be careful around Envy, he's killed like, twelve people or something." Roy said.
"Yay for Envy!" Wrath shouted. Roy rolled his eyes and Al laughed.
---
Envy looked around his dark room and smiled. This was his home; this was his last chance at a life. Not that he'd had one in the first place. Before long Envy started thinking about the day. He smiled at the memory of Ed and lay down on his bed. 'I hope I don't hurt him...' He thought. 'Come to think of it why was I so kind...?' Envy shrugged and pulled his bed sheets over him falling asleep.
---
Ed walked down the street from the institute and looked at it from a distance. 'Hmmm, wonder why I was so happy with that Envy guy. Ah well, I have school tomorrow, and I also have to buy him a present. Shit, why did I say that?' Ed walked into a store and looked around, not sure what to get the green-haired boy.
"Maybe a toy..." He mumbled.
"Hey Ed!" Someone yelled behind him, Ed turned and looked at the fast approaching boy. He smiled and waved.
"Hey Mark!" He said back. Mark walked up to him and smiled looking at the stuff he was looking at. Mark and Ed had known each other for a long time now, since they were in kindergarten. Mark had been the first person Ed spoke to. He was from Asia originally and was uncomfortable around people. It was a surprise for everyone when Ed started speaking to him, as he hadn't talked to anyone since his mother died.
"What'cha lookin' for?" He asked. Ed blushed.
"Oh, ummm, nothing for me, you know I wouldn't get this shit, but anyway. I promised a guy I met at the mental institution that I'd bring him something next time I went there. I mean I did fall on him, poor guy even almost got his arm pulled out of a socket." Mark nodded and pulled out a stuffed dragon.
"What about this?" He asked a hint of amusement in his voice. Ed pulled it out of his hands in anger and looked it over.
"I guess so." He said. Mark laughed and walked up to the counter with him. Ed paid for the toy and looked at it with mild interest. "I'll see ya at school tomorrow, ne. If I wake up that is. With Al gone, my alarm clock won't be set." He sighed and started to walk away. He heard a laugh behind him and footsteps edge away into the night. He breathed in the scent of the air and smiled at the soft musk flavor.
After entering his apartment Ed made himself dinner and then proceeded to go to bed. He was just about to slip in when someone called him. He picked up the phone.
"Hello..." He said, a slight snarl to his tone. How dare they interrupt his sleep, well start of sleep.
"Hello Edward..." Ed froze. Okay so he had lied, his parents didn't die, his mom did, and therefore left his dad, but said dad never talked to them and wasn't even at his wife's funeral.
"What do you want?" He snarled. He heard a chuckle on the other end of the phone and scowled.
"Just called to ask how Al was doing..."
"Al went to the hospital today, and he's doing fine. Anything else father?"
"No Ed, do go to sleep." After hearing a sigh Ed slammed the phone down. Ungrateful bastard.
---
It was breakfast at the Mental Institution and Envy was having trouble-getting Ed off his mind. If he'd heard correctly the blonde was coming at about 4, which meant that he'd get to see him. He smiled and walked toward the food hall. He sat in a corner and stared off blankly. "Elric...Now where have I heard that name before...?" He muttered.
Al sat over with his friends talking about his life before he was put into this place.
"So what about your brother?" Roy asked. Al looked at the ceiling for a moment before looking back down.
"Well after my mum died he was always getting into fights with people who said bad stuff about her. In one of the fights he got his arm and leg cut off as torture, but the police arrived before any more damage could be done. After that he was sent to hospital where he was researched on and told he could get replacement limbs, but they would hurt to be put on and that they were never tested before so there was a low chance of him surviving the operation, but he said that he'd take it on. And he did. They said they had to attatch every nerve to a circuit in his leg and arm, he was in hospital for a year after that recovering, coughing up blood and all sorts of crud." Roy and Wrath cringed.
"Sounds, awful" They said in unision. Al nodded.
"He screamed alot too." Envy was listening in on the conversation. That was when the name came back to him.
"Elric, Edward, the first person to get artificial limbs, it was in a headline, three years ago. I remember now. He was like, a huge star." He said to himself. "A huge star huh, he probably won't want to associate with me, when he finds out who I am." After a short while Envy stood and left the cafeteria. Nobody paid him any had, and he walked out without interruption.
---
Ed looked at the clock on his bedside table and sat up in alarm.
"SHIT!" He yelled and scrambled out of bed. Pulling his clothes on quickly Ed ran out the door with a piece of toast in his mouth and his bag struggling to keep closed. He had the toy in there so that he could give it to Envy after his school day was out.
It took him 30 minutes to run to school because he had missed the bus, though with artificial limbs it wasn't that hard. He burst into the class and so started his pitiful day.
"Edward, you have detention after school." His teacher said. Ed groaned.
"But miss, I have to go see my brother after school."
"It can wait." Ed had the serious urge to yell out, 'no it can't you heartless bitch!' but he had a little more self control then that.
"Tch, whatever." He muttered, walking past his teacher and toward his desk.
---
After school Ed waited for the end of detention bell and when it rang he picked up his bag and sped out of the school as fast as his legs could carry him. It only took his a couple of minutes to reach the Mental hospital and he was soon walking through the doors.
"Oh, you're Alphonse's brother, right this way please." Ed followed and watched as the nurse talked to someone before leading him into the room.
"ED!" Yelled his brother when his grey eyes landed on him. Ed smiled and let Al hug him. "Why were you late?" Ed shrugged.
"Damn Izumi kept me in." He said. Al chuckled and walked his brother over to the chairs.
"Ed this is Roy and that's Wrath." Al nodded to both of them. Ed 'Hn-ed' when they said hello. "Oh and brother, that's Envy, he said you knew him." Ed's head snapped to the green-haired boy sitting at the window. At the sound of his name Envy turned and set his eyes on Ed. Ed smiled.
"Hey, Envy." He said. Envy stood up and walked over to Ed, looking down at him hopefully. "Oh, right. Here, my friend helped me pick it out. I hope you like it." Ed handed Envy the dragon and watched as the sins face lit up.
"T-thank you..." Envy said after a while. Ed smiled again and looked back at Al who also smiled and looked at Wrath. Envy sat next to Ed on his chair and listened to the conversation boredly, mind more stuck on the fact that Ed had bought him the present he promised. Nobody had ever done that for him.
---
Visiting hours soon ended and Ed left with a wave and a promise to see people the next day. He smiled to himself, satisfied that his present to Envy was wanted.
---
Envy cuddled his present as he walked back to his room. He was stopped however when some guys stood in front of him.
"Sorry, but you aren't allowed any items." They said reaching to pull the toy out of Envy's grasp. He snarled and growled.
"NO!" He cried. They backed away slightly, but proceeded to try and take the toy off him. "NO, DON'T TOUCH IT, IT'S MINE!" He yelled. Patients started to look out the windows on their doors in interest to see what had gotten Envy so worked up.
"Stop." The men stopped when they heard their boss's command and they stepped down. "Envy, what's that?" The old lady asked. Envy looked up from his crouched position, which he had taken to protect his toy.
"A-a present." He said. She nodded.
"Who gave it to you?" She asked kindly.
"Ed." He said simply. Knowing that Ed was Al's brother, the old lady nodded.
"Well then, you take care of it." She said. Envy nodded happily and ran back to his room.
"Dante was that really wise?" Asked one of the men. Dante looked down and frowned.
"That boy has been nothing but trouble since he came here. This might be his last chance."
"But Dante-"
"I know, we'll just have to make sure he doesn't kill this one."
---0---
A/N: I hope you liked it. It wasn't long, but I will try to make the next one longer, kay. Please review and tell me what ya'll think!
