Chapter 1

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Monday-Period 1-Library

Once again, another boring day, at the same old boring school, with the same old boring classes, with the same (not quite so) old class'mates'. Yup. And this is my good mood. If it wasn't I would've used curses.

The only good thing about Monday, is the fact that I have 'Library' for my first class. Also Scieszka, one of the librarians, is a nice lady.

So, deciding to temporarily ditch my friends, I head straight for the library. I can wait in there for class to start.

Leaving my bag on a rack outside, I wave to Scieszka on my way in.

"Are you okay?" she asks me. Why she worries, I'll never know, "You seem more depressed than usual." Hmm... what was that? Was that supposed to be a joke? Well...

"I'm fine." I put on a fake smile to assure her and to mask my annoyance at her tone. As I head off to the 'reading area' I can feel her worried glance on my back. I guess she wasn't trying to make a joke, she was actually worried about me...

... well, I just ignore her as I head to my chair in my corner. Yes. MY corner. It's where I always sit and no-one else dares too. Why? I'll never know that either. I think I brought it up in conversation with my friends once. Quote: 'They have decided it's your seat. You're popular. Get used to it' End quote. Right. So I'm popular, huh? THat would explain a few things. LIke how everyone knows my name...

Wait. I thought smart guys aren't supposed to be popular. Aren't they the ones 'popular' people pick on?

Crashing that train of thought, I just noticed how isolated my seat is from the others... I'm surprised I haven't been called a 'loner' or somethin' weird like that...

Squeeeeeak...

What was that? I look across the room and Scieszka's wheeling a book trolley around. I watch as she pulls out a novel and strides over to me. She stops in front of me and holds the book out. I glance at the cover, then smile as I take it. "Thanks." And yes that was a real smile. She smiles back, before returning to her previous task.

I think I'll read this when class starts. The newest volume of my favorite manga.

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Loud muttering. The class is here? Wow, I didn't even here the bell go. I glance up from my book. (Yeah. I know I wasn't gonna read this until class started, but I got bored, so sue me.)

"Hn." The teacher's trying to get the class quiet before she brings them to the 'Reading Area'.

I get up and pull the spare chair next to mine, before dropping into my chair again, swiveling around and placing my feet on the other chair.

All library periods are with your homeroom class, and all homeroom classes have the same number of students as there are chairs. (did that make sense? Well it did to me so, meh.) And my homeroom class has one less student in it. My homeroom teacher says 'we need a student who'll make me smile.' I don't have any reason to smile. So screw that. I make me smile.

Woah. I just thought of something! How the fuck does the school maintain that? The number of students, I mean...

I watch as the class shuffles over in a cluster, disturbing my peace. The break apart to search for a book to keep them entertained for the next hour. And the teacher starts to call the roll. I never learnt her name. She's got dark eyes, skin and hair and that's all I know.

But why does she insist on calling the roll while no-ones paying attention? Honestly... she should wait until everyone's seated. I return to my book. Why worry?

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"Edward Elric?"

"Here." I raise my hand slightly, not looking up from my book. I can hear Winry squeal some form of greeting at me from the other side of the 'reading area'. She's my childhood friend, and according to Russell, she is also one of my many fan-girls.

Though I'd never say it aloud, it's a waste of her time. I'm really not interested. (The only people ho know I'm gay is my little brother, Al. And that's how I like it.) So what if I'm gay and my sexual preference is males? Is it really my fault?

I tried to convince myself it was alright, because once, I thought it wasn't. But I'm older and smarter... and loveless...

Crap. Now I've lost my place... Ah! "Now class! If I can have your attention! We have a new student!" Everyone quietened down and looked at the teacher, myself included. She looked at the roll. And her voice cane out, confused, "Um... Envy..?"

"Here!" Everyone turned to the bookshelves. "And yeah. That's my whole name." The teacher marked him on the roll.

Let's see now: 1) None of us can see this 'Envy' person. The shelves are in the way.

2) You also can't tell what gender this 'Envy' person is. You'd think the voice would be helpful, but it isn't.

It's either a slightly boyish-sounding girl or a girlish-sounding boy. Personally, I'd prefer the latter. But I don't dare get my hopes up. I've had them dashed one too many times. By my parents.

Wait. Stop dwelling on my depressing past. And go back to reading. Ah, yes, reading.

I love to read... yup...

Why can I feel the classes eyes on me? the entire classes eyes? It's okay pretend you don't notice them...

What was that? I can feel something nudge my foot, before lifting them, and proceeding to drop them on the floor. but I control my feet, so I stopped them from actually hitting the floor. hard, anyways.

So, I look up from my book, and standing there is a boy (Wh00t!) Ahem. And a rather good-looking one, might I add. he looked really, I don't know... cool? He grinned at me and I smiled back. I watched him as he sat. he long dark green hair in wait-long, wispy strands. And violet eyes? Unique, beautiful.

...me? I'm boring. Gold hair. gold eyes. hell, I bet if I cut my self, my blood'd be gold.

I look at his hands, his nails are painted black and he's holding the second volume of the same manga I'm reading. The class is still watching... I glare at them as I turn back to my book.

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The bell rings loudly. Damn bell. Completely destroying the quiet. I love the library. So the class scrambles to place there books in a trolly and their bags from the racks outside. I'm in no rush.

I reach my bag and dig through it. Yup. Nothing's missing. You can never be too careful. Even though I usually bring my mp3 in with me. I didn't bring it today. Damn. I zip my backpack up again and hook it around my shoulder. I feel someone tap my bag-less shoulder. And turn expecting Winry, but instead, I see Envy. (Thank you god!)

"Um, can I ask a favor?"

"Sure, ask away!" Wow, I am doing a crappy job at sounding not-enthusiastic...

"Do you know where A3 is?"

"Um, yeah. I'm heading there now... Science?"

"Uh-huh."

"Walk with me."

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Monday-Period 2-Science

The main-stream classes, Science, English, Math and SOSE, (That's: Studies Of Society and Environment) have all the students divided up by skill level. I'm in all the high classes. (Go me.)

I found out, on the walk to science, that Envy is in all my main-stream classes, except for Math. Darn...

But that won't stop me from hating Science. Lord, how I hate science. I used to love the subject. Right up until this year. Possibly because I'm seated up the back next to Winry. And it's just me and her. The desks can hold three people! Why was I left alone with her? There's many spare spaces! Curse that bloody teacher! Ah, the next reason. My teacher is a WEIRDO. A weirdo obsessed with fire. Mr Roy Mustang. And all the girls just love him.

Ugh.

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Envy and I turned up late for class, only by a few minutes. It's not like Roy noticed. Or cared, he likes me to much. It's sorta scary...

When the two of us walked in, the class was talking loudly, Roy waved and Winry pouted when she saw me.

I took Envy to the front of the class to talk to Roy, I mean, Mr Mustang...

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"Good morning, Ed" Roy was practically purring at me. "How are you this, fine, fine morning?" Ugh, stop smiling like that, bastard.

"Hi, Roy." he lets me call him that. He calls it 'my special privilege' (shudder) "This is Envy, he's the new student."

Envy pulled a piece of paper from his pocket. (Remarkable, really. Considering how tight his pants are... What? I noticed that on the way here.) Roy nodded after reading it. Envy took it back.

"Let's see..." Roy looked around the room,"You can sit... ah screw it just sit next to Ed." he stroked my hair. Eww. I flicked off his hand and went to my seat.

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Winry saw me coming and waved happily. But when she saw Envy she glared. This didn't stop her from glomping me when I sat down, though. She pulled back partly and whispered, "Hey Ed, who's that?"

Was that disgust in her voice? It was... "This is Envy." I turned to Envy, "Envy, this is Winry."

"Charmed, I'm sure..." now that was Envy and that was defiantly disgust in his voice. He does it well, acting high and mighty.

Winry just 'humph-ed' and turned to the front of the class. Roy was waiting for attention.

"Now class. I have a lot of uh... paperwork. Yeah! So shut it and entertain yourselves!"

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"Let me think... one parent. Never home, and when she is, I hide. And a little brother. One year younger than me." Envy and I somehow got onto the subject of our families. "What about you?"

I hate talking about this but Envy didn't seem to like it so, "I also have a little brother whose one year younger than me. But no parents. They're both... uh, dead."

"Sorry, Edo. I didn't know." Edo? Where did that come from... oh well, I can't complain. He gave me a nickname.

"Don't apologise. You didn't know." I smiled.

"So... what's your brother's name?"

"Alphonse."

"Mine's Wrath!" Sins huh? At least it's unique... "Weird, huh?"

"No! I don't think so..."

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That's basically how the rest of the period went.

Envy and I talking.

Winry being ignored.

And Roy reading a suspicious book and giggling on occasion.

I also didn't see Russell... he's in the same class too... but he's seated in the front of the room.

Once again, the bell rang.

"I'll see you in English?"

"Yeah." I waved as Envy left. And groaned as Winry linked arms and chatted mindlessly at me. Something she didn't get to do for an hour...

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Monday-Recess

Remember me mentioning I'm supposedly popular? Well I sit with a large group of people in the covered area outside the canteen. I don't even know half of these people's names...

My two closest friends are Winry and Russell. They are the two I talk to mostly, otherwise I keep to myself.

After I detach Winry, I pull off my backpack and dig through it for some food. Ah! Chips huh? I hate chicken chips... I eat them quickly anyways and then drink half of my bottle of water.

I look around the group of people. There's so friggen many! I suddenly hear loud giggling from the two girls standing behind me.

"Did you see his hair?"

"I know! It was soo, like weird!"

"He was kinda hot, though..."

"I like, know! Shame he's like, a druggie."

"Is he really? What his name again?"

"Something, like, really bizarre... um, it was like, Envy... yeah! Envy!"

I glance over my shoulder at them. Hmm... from Science class. Gawd and like, how many times can like, that girl say 'like'?! It starts to lose it's meaning after a while...

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Monday-Period 3-English

I sighed as I walked to English, with Winry attached. We stood outside the classroom with the other students, in two (perfectly) straight lines. Why? Miss Hawkeye doesn't take crap from anyone.

So this is why I stand at the back of the line. Just in case.

I saw Envy come around the corner, before he stopped and looked around. I waved at him and he walked over to me. "Heya Edo!" He glanced at the rest of the class before quirking an eyebrow, "Why is the class all lined up?"

"Scary teacher. I suggest you get in line before she comes..."

"Will do!" he mock saluted before standing behind me. Winry glared at him some more. Sigh...

Riza came around the same corner as Envy did and studied the class. She walked over and had a short whispered conversation with Envy. Before proceeding to walk in between the two lines.

"Alright!" she said when she reached the front of the line. "You may enter. Quietly."

And we did so.

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"I'm sorry I was late. There was a problem in the staff room, concerning a small fire and a science teacher." Gee... guess who...

"Geez Riza, you're always late!" what an idiot...

Miss Hawkeye picked up the blackboard eraser. "This is for being rude!" she then threw the eraser (quite hard, yikes) and it hit the boy and knocked him out of his chair. Wow. That would've hurt. The damn thing is almost embedded in his skull...

He pulled himself up and sat in the chair again. I turned back to the teacher. Now she has the white-board eraser... "And this is for using my first name!"

I turned back to the boy. Looks like he'll be out for a while...

I looked at Envy. "Edo, I think your english teacher is a nut-bar..."

I smiled, "She's your english teacher too now."

"Crap..."

Winry was sitting across from us, next to her 'girlfriend', (the tables are in groups of four single desks) glaring at Envy once again... my my. I think she's jealous of Envy. He he... I find that amusing.

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The rest of the class was boring. Envy and I didn't talk. Unlike two other students, who ended up with a random desk-top item hurled at each of them by the teacher. Needless to say, it was a relief to leave that room. (and without Winry!)

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Monday-Period 4-SOSE

Envy and I walked to SOSE. He asked me all these questions about Miss Hawkeye. His reactions were rather amusing...

When we arrived at the classroom, I saw Russell who waved so we joined him.

"Hey, Ed! I didn't see you in Science..."

"Well, I was there! I didn't see you. Were you too distracted by your girlfriend?"

"Shut up."

I felt Envy move closer to me. "Oh yeah!" I pointed between the two of them, "Russell, Envy. Envy, Russell."

"Hi..." Wow. I had no idea that Envy was shy. Ah! I know why! He wasn't shy around Winry. In fact, he was rather rude to her... Is it because Russell is a male?

Envy poked me in the side. "Edo," I looked at him, he was reading his timetable, "Why is this class called SOSE? What the fuck is that?"

I chuckled, "It stands for Studies of Society And Environment. Why?"

"It's just odd. What happened to normal Social Studies?"

"Pfft. You think that's odd? Wait 'till you see the--"

"HEYA!"

"Teacher..." Envy turned as the teacher approached.

"Sorry I'm late, everyone. There was a fire in the staff room! I had to check my daughter's pictures weren't harmed! You see, it was a small stove fire, caused by some science teacher. And the stove is the next to the fridge and I have some of Elysia's photos on there..."

I tuned the rest of his rant out. It was bound to end in something like--

"SHE'S SO ADORABLE!!!"

--there you go...

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The desks in this class hold three students so I sat in between Russell and Envy.

Russell eventually fell asleep. No matter how many times I jabbed him with my pen, he wouldn't wake up... oh well. I looked up at the front of the class. The teacher was still going on about his daughter's second birthday last year. And how excited he was that she was turning three this year. The rest of the class was used to this. (we hear this same story at least once a week.) But if a knife-weilding maniac killed Envy right now, I'm sure he wouldn't mind.

Envy slowly leaned toward me "Edo, this does happen all the time right?"

"Yup"

"Oh lord..." I wonder if Envy will manage four hours of Mr Hughes a week...

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Monday-Lunch

Okay. I'm not gonna go through my lunch time... it basically ten minuets more of recess... I'm so going to the library tomorrow...

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Monday-Homeroom

I like my homeroom teacher. Even though Miss Ross treats us like we're a little younger than we actually are, I still like her.

Also, now I have Envy to talk to in here. School's looking up.

When I arrive, I'm the first person. (aside from Miss Ross) so I take my seat in the back corner.

"Hmm..." I look up, "Ed, this might sound strange but, you seem happier today." she smiles. Wow she's good...

"Yeah. I made a new friend." Wow. I could imagine sparkles when I say that. That is such a lame sentence too. 'I made a new friend!' hee hee hee. Just lame. What wouldn't be so lame, is saying that to my mother.

Miss Ross took the roll as student came in. She noticed Envy and called him over, chatted to him before he scanned the room. He grinned as he noticed me and came over.

"There you are, Edo!" I think nickname has become a habit. "I heard a rumor that you used to be a real shorty last year!"

I twitched. "Yeah. I was... but I finally got the growth spurt I deserved!"

I seem to be ignoring Winry a lot today... "Hey Edo?"

"Yeah?"

"What do you have next? I have 'Sport'."

Oh. Fuck. "Hehe... me too..." Wow. The thought of that class gives me the shivers.

"Edo, what's wrong?"

"I have some simple math for you, Envy" he nods, confused, "What do you get when you take Miss Hawkeye's violence, multiply it by eleven, then add Roy's psychosis and finally add the random kindness of Mr Hughes?"

He thought for a moment before getting a scared look. "Uh, our Sport teacher?"

"Bingo."

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Monday-Period 5-Sport

After convincing Envy it was safer to go into the straight away instead of freaking out and being late, we got changed into our uniforms and waited for her to show up.

Our gym class is an all boys gym class. And there's also an all girls gym class at the same time. But the girls are on the oval. We're in the gym.

And all falls silent. I located Russell and Envy and I stood near him, but no-one talked.

Suddenly there were loud stomps heard from the foyer. And I swear, you hear the boys all sweatdrop.

The door was flung open to reveal Mrs Curtis. Looking more pissed off than usual. Envy 'Meep-ed'

"OKAY YOU WUSSES! I'M IN A BAD MOOD BECAUSE SOME IDIOT SET THE STAFF ROOM ALIGHT AND NEARLY KILLED ME! SO FOR THIS HOUR, YOU ARE ALL GOING TO LAP THE GYM!!!"

We all starting jogging. Like hell any of us are going to question her... "And if it helps," she continued calmly, but loud enough for us to hear, "You may talk. But, anyone who stops will suffer the same fate as the bastard who nearly killed me..."

So we jogged around the gym talking. Envy whispered in my ear, "I hope the idiot got beaten good."

I blushed at how close he was, "Uh, why?"

"Because, If he's gonna try and kill her, he could at least try harder and make sure she actually dies..."

I laughed and Envy did too. I blushed some more. I think I have a crush...

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A/N: Heya! Wow... I'll be pleased if anyone actually reads this... it's so long! (Well it's the longest thing I've ever written!) Well this is based on my school. We have an hour on everything. Except recess is 20 mins. and Lunch is 30 mins. Also at the beginning I think Edo sounds a bit like Sasuke...-.-0 I've been watching Naruto...

Let me know if you liked it, and I'll continue!