Among Enemies

Chapter One:

Friends? Or Enemies

He could always tell when the other needed one another, "I don't know why your dragging me out in the middle of the night, Full Metal," Groaned Mustang sounding like a child who didn't want to go to school.

"Sir you should be more alert theirs some noises up a head," They all fell silent the hospital building loomed above them. It's the middle of the night so no one is out and about all the lights are off. But theirs some dimly lit lanterns hanging above them rather eerily.

"Be quite," He hissed almost loosing his temper.

The three of them reach a corner of the street bricks line the wall and what he sees nearly causes his heart to stop in his throat. His eyes widened Alphonse is out in the middle of the night in a white hospital shirt.

His hair tied in a pony tail, the two looked a lot more alike now. Thought he has darker hair sort of like his Mothers, but not really. His body had retained some weight but he's dangling over one shoulder. On whose shoulder makes him stare with shock, "Hand him over!" ordered a man wearing an Amestris police uniform.

"Don't you know, that its not a good idea to walk around at night? Who knows what kind of people you'll meet," Smiled Envy grinning at him. "It's also not a good idea to steal people in the middle of the night you know."

What on earth had he just heard? Roy opened his mouth and his face turned into one of anger. "Wait," Riza muttered speaking into a radio.

"Just leave him here and we won't have any reason to shoot you," Snarled the man he rose and pointed a gun at Envy.

It's dark and theirs at least a dozen or so military officers blocking her path, "What on earth," Mustang hands are shaking trying to resist the urge to commit murder.

"Sir," Riza speaks rather sadly behind him.

"Oh really?" Envy sneered, "You'll give me a heart attack!" she let out a fit of mocking laughter before giving him a grin.

"Enough of this foolishness!" The man walked closer a bad move. But then again he probably didn't know how dangerous Envy is.

"Stop it, this young lady is right to be suspicious," A man cleared his throat he had pale skin and had blonde hair with blue eyes. His stomach tightened! Hakuro! "We are transferring this patient to a more secure location,"

Hakuro had been one of the state military that needed to be questions, he had been in a hiatus for some time. But now he had crawled out of his hole, still he examined the man trying to keep his breathing even.

"Ah I see? So why do you have to do it in the middle of the night?" Countered Envy narrowing her eyes, "I wonder if Edward knows about this?" Tilting her head a bit Envy seemed to become more impatient.

She's wearing her usual closer, or where it. He, it just felt wrong to imply her as an it for some reason. "Sir do you want me to handle this situation?" Focker question he to had been waiting for a review, he looked nervous.

"Why are you a friend of Edward Elric?" Focker spoke politely. They may be wearing the uniform but that didn't mean that they were friends. Luckily for them they had friends in high places, but still its hard to stay calm when a former enemy has his hands on his brother.

Envy frowned and studied him with cold eyes, "Not really ,"Hakuro nodded his head thoughtfully, they could take out the girl but then it would wake out the block.

"I see, well I can assure you no harm will come to Alphonse," Talking calmly Envy watched him lowering Alphonse onto the ground.

"You could say that we have exchanged words a few times," Exchanged words? Envy kept her cool but His stomach churned.

"We are making sure that Alphonse is being protected," Envy didn't appear to be buying it very much. "Theirs been some threats," The street is quite not even the sounds of the cities wild life is creeping in, it's dimly lit.

If they had been paying attention they might have noticed people moving in the dark, he could already imagine Mustangs in the background. That and General Armstrong had not yet returned to fort Briggs.

But even in the dark he can see that Envy is out numbered not that it matters, unless of course they have state Alchemists here. He'd doubt it would risk it's life to save his brother perhaps stall for time. A part of him began to wonder if this isn't some kind of an act.

"Your gut's always right," Mustang teeth is gritting together furiously.

This is not how he thought retirement would be like! "Mustang," this is bad,the three of them so far had remained undiscovered that's good but. In the old days he would have went charging into battle, but now he had to rely on his friends.

"Stay calm Edward, we have people in position on the other side of the block." still He found it hard to stop his hands from shaking. Without his Alchemy how would he stop Hakuro,

"You must be quite the friend of Edwards to want to protect his little brother so much," She placed him down onto the pavement.

Her fingers hardly left Alphonse before Hakuro pulled the bullet,"I'm afraid not," the air buzzed he knew that Envy would be fine. That it, she, he would be able to take it but still its kind of weird.

Watching someone you know die come back from that place is, is horrible. He knew that now, he had learned that lesson long ago. But how on earth? Wait! Stop! She might not even died in the first place. All at once bright lights lit across the front yard theirs cars parked along the side lines. Mustangs team are in position.

Blood splattered spilling the street the sound made Edward stomach churned. Envy staggered back clutching at her wound. Doing quite the act, blood spilled out making that sound. The sound of torn flesh, suddenly he could see their faces.

They were faces of soldiers who tried to keep their faces even, some didn't even blink. Standing shoulder to shoulder they had their hands on their rifles.

Breathing heavily her face withered into agony staggering back she fell to one knee, "Shit," she huffed panting heavily, "That fucking hurt," She grunted, hand on the wound. A couple of red sparks and she looks up at him. "Don't you know? That you can't kill a homunculus with bullets," she spat.

Pulling herself back up to her feet, "Hah," Envy huffed climbing back to her feet she rose her left arm preparing to strike.

"Stand down Homunculus!" Loud and clear someone spoke from a microphone a look of surprise split across her face.

A blonde haired women, "What do you know? It seems as if the gangs all here," Envy rolled her shoulders back and the men behind Hakuro had their guns trained on her.

"M-monster!" The man shouted pulling the trigger a blast of bullets and Envy danced out of the way rushing to the left.

"HEY STOP IT! You'll hit my brother!" Edward yelled running to where Alphonse lay on the ground. Envy freezes as if she's had her hand caught in the cookie jar.

"Of course we were trying to apprehend him from this criminal," Hakuro spoke trying to calm his voice Envy dodged the bullets and is standing at the side giving him the look.

"Oh dammit," she lifted her head as if insulted at the accusation, and had this annoyed look on her face, "Oh well isn't that just great," Envy sounded as if she's having the worst day ever, "Looks like Pipsqueaks decided to join the game."

It took him a few seconds to realize that they were trying to blame it on Envy. Might even be funny except the fact that someone from the Military had ordered his brothers kidnapping. "We've been watching from over there,"

Hakuro makes a face as if he's sweating bullets, he glanced over his shoulder at his comrades. "Seems as if the cats out of the bag."

"FIRST OF ALL! WHO YOU CALLING SO SMALL THAT YOU COULD SQUISH WITH A FEATHER!" He yelled at Envy, "And who ordered you to kidnap my brother," he pointed an accusing finger at them.

Envy watched him with her purple eyes studying his new flesh arm with surprise for a few moments, but then it disappeared.

"I wouldn't even think about it, your surrounded," scolded Jean Havoc he's smoking and has one gun planted on the gang of twelve soldiers. Their faces are all blurred Edward can't remember ever meeting any one of them before.

"Edward Shut up!At once!" General Armstrong ordered they've blocked their escape with Alchemy.

Hakuro looks over his shoulder and Envy blinks, "Really who did you come with?" Envy blinks and looks up at Armstrong who looks quite intimidating standing on top of a police cruiser. At her side is Alex Armstrong who is flexing his muscles.

Envy didn't seem to be all that impressed he tried to keep his eyes off Mustang the truth of the matter is. It, she, he had protected Alphonse the Homunculus had thrown herself in harms way not that he'd ever like one.

Or her for that matter! She had killed hundreds if not thousands of innocent people all because of jealously.

"Er," Edward started knowing that Mustang and Envy would probably never be able to get along. He could never forget the Homunculus squirming helpless under his foot. That had been one of the cruelest things Mustang had done.

Snapping out of thought, he realized that Envy had been talking, "Right,"

"It's the half naked guy and the general," pointing out the obvious thought she sounds a bit satisfied.

"Don't worry young lady we are here," Alex dose some poses his veins actually pulses and Envy lifts up an eye brow at him.

But then she freezes obviously feeling Mustangs gaze on her. The two of them meet like a dragon and a feuding serpent fighting over territory.

"Oh isn't it fire pony," she sniggered which wasn't what he'd been expecting," her fists are in a fighting stance. Finally he's gotten a hold of Alphonse who is snoozing with his mouth open. Mustang is not looking at her.

It kind of amazes him that he hasn't started shooting yet, "You might as well surrender," Hakuro lackeys are standing shoulder to shoulder. He gulps and lowers his hands they all drop their guns and kneel putting their hands behind their heads.

"Now you will all be under lock and key until this situation is resolved," Mustang pointed his arm at them, "The Fuhrer will probably want words with you all," The men muttered and looked like they might faint.

Mustang had found his voice again but what were they going to do about Envy?

None of them put up a fight as they were tide up she watched them carefully. Envy had made an attempt to head back down the street. But stopped when Mustang stood still watching after her he opened his mouth took in a breath of air.

"Thank you with your help in this situation," Mustang seems to choose his words very carefully Envy brought the worst out in him. Absolute anger, no the rage of man grew on his face he could rival Wrath in that moment. Edward can see it takes every ounce of his self control to keep from strangling her with his bare hands.

"Right," the Homunculus did not sound very convinced. Dangling both arms behind her head in a carefree manor.

"Well see you later,Oh Chibi Sempai!" The carefree smile made him blink dangling one foot in front of the other suddenly Armstrong landed in front of her blocking her path.

Envy blinked and eyed the women with bewilderment, "Would you mind getting out of the way?" She stopped a half smile on her face.

"I don't think so! If it be up to me you'd be executed for your crimes!" Scolded Armstrong pointing a finger at her.

Envy let out an amused snort, "If I should be executed then the entire Military should be," she countered not even blinking or stopping in her walk.

Armstrong froze and blinked for a few seconds, "If you really think about it," Mustangs arms are shaking but he's standing in the middle. Riza grabs a hold of his arm and Envy stops shoulder to shoulder with her.

She stars laughing and this time it's not Envy, "You are absolutely right!" She smiles at her and Envy tilts her head to one side. "We've all just done about the worst things to each other didn't we? And yet we can still work together."

Envy snorted, "So your little group is still together," Envy mused sounding somewhat dazed for a few moments, "How did you manage that?"

"Perhaps you should stay and find out little Homunculus," she lifts her hand before offering it to Envy. Envy looks at it suspiciously as if she might be holding a bomb beneath the hand for about half a second she shrugs her shoulder.

Before taking it, "I am Olivier Armstrong," Envy stared at her looking her in the face before grinning at her.

"They call me Envy, now is this little game over?" she scolded in a rather annoyed tone, "Welcome to our project."

"Huh? I didn't agree to no project!" Envy protested, "I'm not going to no lab!" She protested sounding like a whinny kid.

"What ever do you mean? My dear sister was not talking about something like that! But the one that Edward Elric started! THE ONE OF FRIENDSHIP!" Alex pounced at Envy trying to grapple her in a hug but she darted out of the way.

Armstrong doing some poses "The Armstrong muscles have been passed on for generations!? How do you like them?" he dose a few more poses and Envy gives him a bewildered looking.

"Er, they are very impressive." Envy spoke slowly very slowly as if she couldn't believe that this is happening. "And wait a minuet just cause I helped with Alphonse dose not mean we get to be all buddy, buddy!"

Alex leaped closer absolutely blushing, "I KNOW!" He's basically rubbing his arms in Envy face and grabs a hold of Oliver and brings all three of them into a hug. "We can all be friend!"

"Let go of me you idiot!" Yelled Olivier hitting him Envy lifts up an eye brow, "What are you doing you over sized giant!" Envy protested trying to shove the muscle man off of him. Edward can't believe what he's seeing.

For some reason Envy face is flustered, it looks a bit cute like that,"Not until the two of you hug!" beamed Olivier and Envy face is beat red.

"Shut up! That's not happening!" Snarled Olivier and Envy at the same time.

"Oh woe is me! You two are already in sync!" Olivier made a weird dance. "It's so wonderful! I'm so terribly moved!" He actually began to tear up and Envy and Olivier are staring at each other with flat stares.

"He's an idiot," Envy scolded, "Did your Mother drop him on his head when he was young?" she asked bluntly.

"Every time I ask her she gets weird," Envy nodded her head Olivier had whispered it but she cleared her throat. "Well anyways! Stay out of trouble! Also I would like to get your statement on what happened," she stood a bit straighter.

Behind the two of them Armstrong is sniffing a bit, "Isn't it beautiful Edward?" Beamed Alex with teary eyes.

"Er, yeah," he tried to keep his voice steady once all of the people were taken out did Mustangs team descend from the shadows.

"Is it true sir that this is Envy?" Vato Falman tried to keep a straight face he can see a look of surprise appear on Kain Fuery face he looked like he should be in a library instead of a solider.

"She acts more like a kid if you ask me," Kain mumbled watching them, Edward to had never seen the Homunculus act like that before. It did remind him of Alphonse and him a bit, speaking of Alphonse he knelt down besides him.

"Don't let your guard down," Mustang warned.

"Sir," That's Riza she's speaking up from behind him and he has his shoulders stiff. Jean Havoc adjusts the cigarette in his mouth. He had actually dated Lust for a while, he didn't blame him for being fooled. He of course would never be that stupid. Lust has, had boobs the size of watermelons thought.

"Well it seems as if she's not hurting anyone today," He expected him to be on Mustangs side. But Jean shocked Mustang he turned to look at him sharply. His face twisted into a snarl of anger, but Riza grabbed a hold of his hand.

"Enough," She spoke up firmly, looking him hard in the eyes. "You can't rule if you cannot let go sir," she spoke sharply at him. "We all agreed to it, it works both ways."

Heyman Breda looked up sharply watching Envy who had stopped and looked at them bewildered, "I am undecided," his tone level and curious.

"I believe we'd all like you to come in for an interview." Envy stopped arguing, with both Armstrong and turned to look at Breda.

"And what if I don't?" she huffed folding her arms in front of it's chest, "Your going to lock me up and throw away the key?"

Mustang is taking a considerable effort to cool his temper, but seems to be failing. "Come on! Help me with Alphonse he's heavy!" Edward groaned.

"What's the matter Pipsqueak? To small to lift him," HOW DARE SHE!? Call him that again! Edward face turned red. "That's the seventh time you called me that!" He shouted furiously failing his arms around. Laughing but the sound of tires spinning made her turn.

Theirs a sound of siren wailing, too late now! Rolling her eyes she stops seeing a a car comes screech a few feet in the middle of the road. "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ALPHONSE!" May leaps out of the car. "DON"T WORRY I"LL SAVE YOU!"

"Oh shit," she hisses again it always astounded him just how strong May is, she's grown quite a bit in the last few months. Soon she'll be almost as tall as Edward! Hah! She chuckles! Xiao-Mei is doing poses, she lets out a wicked grin catching Mays arm. "You!"

She scolds, "Your the one," she huffs as May lands a series of blows. "Now wait a minuet!" Edward protested. The girl with the pigtails! She is quite the fighter despite her small size, she's actually a lot older then she looks.

"YOUR THE ONE THAT KEPT ME IN A JAR!" She yells dancing out of the way she let out a hiss before avoiding her kicks and punches. A blast of wind brushes her face as she raises her leg dancing around May.

"He helped save Alphonse!"

Envy stopped and felt May hit her in the stomach and stared at Edward as if he had turned into a flying pink pony. A dark shadow split over her face and her hands shook, her breathing became ragged. She stopped trying to calm herself, but her eyes glinted glowing with rage.

"She reminds me of teacher," Groaned Alphonse sounding terrified.

"HOW DARE YOU! CALL ME A BOY! ARE YOU BLIND AS WELL AS A MIDGIT!" pointing a finger at Edward. "I'll break your legs one by one!" She shouted at the top of her lungs. "YOU BASTARD!"

Shaking him loudly she drops him when he gasps for air, "DAMMIT!" She huffs at him he smells like cologne. A small part of her brain registers that, it's a pleasant smell and for some reason it irritates her even more.

If the humans thought it was possible! NOW ITS Never gonna happen!

Floundered her arms in the air. "NO I'll do it two by two!" She hissed floundering around and May and Xiao-Mei are back into fighting position.

"Brother she's scary," Alphonse groaned sounding as if he's still a bit on pain medication. But he must agree she is absolutely terrifying.

"How was I suppose to know?" Edward countered face flushed this appear to be the wrong thing to say because she's basically spitting at him now.

"Well in all honesty you can shape shift into both so doesn't that make you an it?" Vato tone came out bluntly and freezes.

Loosing her temper eyes burning with anger she shrieks with furry and kicks at a near by garbage can. The poor unfortunate soul flings through the air like a missal, "WHY YOU!" all most all the lights are on and some people have braved coming outside.

"They don't mean that you look like a boy," That's Ling he got out of the car slowly, "It's just you have very flat chest so it's hard to tell, thought I guess the skirt should be a pointer."

"The green hair dose not help," Put in Jean thoughtfully, "That and she," he stops adjusting his smoke to look at her thoughtfully.

"You boys are perverts!" May scolded, "Oh Alphonse!" She sighed very dramatically running over to her boy toy. Pervert! YES! She'd agree with her on that she's too far distracted by their words to care much about her at that moment.

She'd get her back later for the jar! Yes she would!

She stops and looks at him for a moment, breathing heavily her face reddens significantly. "You!" She huffs her voice stammering, "It's not a skirt it's a skort!" She yells loudly stomping my feet, the ground irrupted into huge spewing creators,debris scatter here and their "And- and," she actually stutters like a idiot.

"Ling dose have a point if you can choose what you look like can't you?" Breda wondered thinking about it, "It makes me wonder if you can even have a gender."

"Why do you have such small breasts then?" WHO SAID THAT ONE! Running around she turns to glare at the culprit.

"Who said that!?" She yelled loudly.

GAH! Edward? She makes a face, "I don't look like a boy!" She protested. Is that the best she could come up with? Still it makes her stomach twist! Now even him.

"I didn't say that," Edward countered nervously, May is holding Alphonse around the waist and hugging him.

"I've been wondering about that," Jean scratched the bottom of his chin, "Lust had a big pair." Oh dear! They did not just go their did they!

"Well I guess in it's mind it sees itself as female," Ling turned and spoke to him about it. My face is just about as red as a face could go.

IT? IT? How dare they call me an it! It hurts! Dumb humans! Always think they know everything! But they don't! If they did, if they knew what she knew! Always snivelling! Oh please don't kill us! Please don't!

She'd make them beg! She'd make them wish that they were dead!

"Guys you shouldn't goad her like that," That's the mop of a boy what ever his name is. He's talking timidly his hands in the air."Your making her upset," Whats his name again? Kain? She had to learn his name so that she could kill him later.

It's like she's a wasp and all she can see are the humans talking for a few seconds she's zoned out and is staring at Edward. The dumb human!

How dare they make my face get this red? That and the fools are talking about Lust!The only time it should get this red is out of anger not embarrassment! Face flustered, "SHUT UP YOU IDIOTS!" Envy shouted loudly at the two of them nearly knocking them over.

"You humans are mean! You think you know everything!" She huffed her voice shaking, "But you don't even know even a little about Homunculus! You always think your right! Well your just a bunch of fools!" She lectured them giving them angry eyes.

"You don't know anything! Anything at all!" She yelled at them, "And how can you speak about Lust that way!" She shrieked at him feverishly. "She's more then just a big pair of tits! She's my friend! AND YOUR NOT ALLOW TO TALK ABOUT HER!"

They all shut up and not even a mouse would dare speak breathing heavily she nearly falls over before turning and storming down the street. Arms in fists she huffs and scolds before transforming into a bird instantly flapping her wings.

They'd pay for this embarrassment! They'd pay for it!