*SPOILER WARNING AND SADNESS WARNING*
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*~Filling the Void~* Part one- The Last Dance
This is it, we're finally getting close to the end of it all. When I had thought those words, I didn't know what 'the end' really meant. I had thought I would be excited and that Ed and I could finally spend more time together. Little did I know that I was wrong. Horribly wrong. More wrong than I have ever been in my life.
Ed and I entered the ballroom side by side, ready to face whatever might be there. Rose was dancing around. Ummmmmmm…. Okay….. This is kind of creepy. That's the understatement of the century. I hadn't known what to expect, but I certainly didn't expect this. I looked around the room and spotted Lyra by one of the pillars. Not Lyra, it's Lady Dante. She looked me over and said, "Your body wouldn't be bad at all." She gestured to us holding hands and said, "Plus he's in love with you."
Ed blushes a bit. "Let's get you into a proper gown." Lady Dante said, whisking me away before Ed could do anything. She dressed me up in a pretty red gown. Even I have to admit, this is quite pretty. She rushed me downstairs and pushed me into Ed's arms. Rose looked a bit mad and said, "Wasn't I going to dance with him?" "That was before I found her." Lady Dante replied. Both Ed and I blushed. "I guess we're supposed to dance…." I said.
I was surprised to figure out that Ed can actually dance. It just didn't seem like he would be able to. Lady Dante watched us dance and smiled. She was going to enjoy having this body. The dress was showing a bit more of my chest than I like. Some of my scars could be seen, but Ed didn't mind.
Soon the dance was over and I was looking Ed straight in the eyes. "I love you." He whispered to me. "Love you too." I whisper back. He kisses me. I smile and kiss him back. Lady Dante brought out Rose's baby and did a whole spiel about how equivalent exchange is fake. Then a transmutation circle glowed on the baby and Lady Dante said, "I will now show you what lies behind the gates!"
Ed was pulled in by the shadowy hands I hate so much. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" I screamed. Lady Dante just looked at me and said, "Soon I'll have your body and be loved by the son of Hohenheim of Light." Al was thrown into a transmutation circle to prepare for the body switching. I waited for a long time, hoping that Ed would come out and be okay.
Some time later, Ed managed to come out of the gates. I ran to him and hugged him, but went to the sidelines as Envy stepped forward to fight. The fight went on for a while, but then Ed pinned Envy to the ground and said, "Show me your true form!" Envy smirked like the creep that palm tree is and said, "So you're sure you want to see it."
Envy changed into a man that looked a lot like Hohenheim and said, "I'm William Elric." Ed froze. Envy saw his chance and stabbed Ed with his arm, now a large spike. Envy then let Ed's body fall to the floor so that he could bleed to death. "Brother!" Al cried out. Tears started flowing down my cheeks. I rushed over to Ed, laid my head down on his chest, and just cried.
I pulled my head up and held him, not caring if blood got on the gown and all over me. I continued to cry. "Star….. Help Al…" He said weakly before dying on me. The tears came again. I sat there, crying. Soon the crying stopped and I gently laid him on the floor. I gently kissed him one last time and turned, tears still in my eyes, to Envy. I stood up slowly and glared at him.
"YOU KILLED HIM YOU BASTARD!" I screamed. I pulled out the knife I had concealed before we came there and rushed at him. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" I yelled, slashing at him. Alphonse watched me in horror. I must look pretty scary right now. I cut Envy and smiled as his blood came out. I pulled out a small box. "You must wonder how I got my hands on this." I said.
Envy had actually looked scared when he noticed that he had walked right over a transmutation circle. I activated the circle and watched as Envy threw up red stones. Philosopher's Stones. When he was done, I rushed at him again and continued to slash. I touched him with the box and he froze. "Now you can't move." I say.
Envy growled as best he could. I cut him multiple times and then paused with the blade at his neck. "Aren't you going to do it, aren't you going to avenge your boyfriend?" Asked Envy. "Of course." I replied. I sliced his head clean off and watched as he died. I had felt better, but still super sad. Al got up and went over to Ed's body.
"There's still color in his face." He said, "I can still try." Al clapped his hands and put them on Ed. The light was bright. When it died down Ed sat up, but Al was gone. I ran over to Ed and hugged him. He hugged me back and asked, "Where's Al? And what happened to Envy?" I looked at him and said, "I killed Envy. Al disappeared when he brought you back." "I have to save him. I'm going to make him human again!" Ed declared.
Ed took off his shirt and drew some transmutation circles on himself with blood. I looked at him, filled with wonder, marveling at the fact that he didn't have automail. He looked at me and said, "I'll never forget you Star, my love." A tear rolled down my cheek. Ed walked over and brushed it away. "Please don't cry, it'll make it harder than it already is for me to do this."
Ed kissed me and walked back into the center of the room. I was holding back the tears for him. Ed put his hands on his chest and the transmutation circles glowed. Once again he disappeared and I cried. I ran out of that place as soon as I could.