Hello people, this is my first fanfic ever, and it's on FullMetal Alchemist, a top favorite anime in my book. In case you couldn't tell, I really like the idea of Ed and Envy being a thing, though I'm a dude. Even though everyone says Envy is a boy, "he" is really an "it", for Envy is androgynous IMO and has no definite gender to speak of. Matter of fact, all homunculi are genderless by human standards since they are not shown to have reproductive capabilities themselves (Ex: giving birth). So in this case, Envy and Ed aren't really a gay couple, they're just that, a couple, in this case. Baring that in mind,THIS WON'T BE A YAOI OR BOY X BOY LOVE. THIS FANFIC WILL FEATURE A FEMALE ENVY AT POINTS, AND YES, I KNOW THAT ENVY IS HOHENHEIM'S SON IN 2003 VERSION, BUT THE HOMUNCULUS, ENVY, IS NOT RELATED TO EDWARD BY BLOOD, OR HUMAN FOR THAT MATTER. AND CAN SHAPESHIFT AT WILL IF THIS UPSETS YOU, DON'T READ THIS STORY. For simplisticity sake, I'll pretend that Envy is a boy, but just bare in mind the genderless aspect of Envy. Nevertheless, here's the first chapter called Targets.

Chapter 1: Targets

Days after Alphonse became a philosopher stone, the Elric brothers had become popular targets in the eyes of the remaining homunculi, which included Envy, Wrath, Gluttony, and King Bradley. Of course, you can't forget about Dante, but Envy, in particular, simply couldn't stand the thought of the Elric Brothers having something as precious as the Philosopher's Stone in their grasp. It made him boil with intense anger as this could mess up his chances of reaching Hohenheim, and killing the man himself. But where would Envy even start looking, and would the stone even grant his promise of vengeance? Such questions didn't come to Envy's mind as he started to dash towards the entrance of Dante's Base. He, however, is stopped by Dante herself, in her Lyra body at that, and they start to conversate.

"Where are you going, Envy?" Dante said.

Envy, looking quite irritated yelled, "None of your business you old hag! I have a score to settle."

Dante, with a stern look, clapped her hands, which protruded multiple rocky spikes below Envy's feet, impaling him in place as he yelped of the pain.

"Envy, its not nice to talk to your mother that way."

There was an eager, yet malicious gleam in Envy's eyes as he showed off his vile smile and chuckled at the remark.

"Dante, you are not my mother, and you never will be."

Envy continued. "I'm still pissed that you let Hohenheim get away before I could torture him to death! If the philosopher's stone can grant me that much, I will claim it! I will! -

"It seems you've forgotten your place Envy. The stone is not for you to use in hopes of satisfying your sadistic pleasures of taking Hohenheim's head."

Dante smirked with arrogance, "The quest for eternal life is more worthwhile than the murder of your sorry excuse for a father. Should you rebel, I will give you the same treatment I gave Greed."

…."You wouldn't want that, would you?" She smiled slyly knowing that Envy wanted no part in that type of outcome.

Envy had calmed himself down. "You're such a pain in the ass…"

With that, Dante released the alchemic structure she placed on Envy, leaving him on the ground to heal himself.

Looking at him, "Well considering the last 4 centuries, I think I've been pretty normal, haven't I son?"

Envy just grunted as he rose on his feet. Despite Dante's rather withered condition, he knows his place when confronting Dante, and can't disobey her will. After all, they are supposed to be mother and son, but what a dysfunctional family the homunculi are. Gluttony continuously calls out for his beloved Lust not knowing shes already dead. Wrath constantly whines and wishes to revive his deceased "mother" Sloth with the philosopher's stone despite the failure rate. And King Bradley is a power-hungry warlord. A family that's filled with individual ambitions for power and purpose does not make for a loving environment. And Envy received the shortest end of the stick with having to live through 400 years with someone like Dante, and all the while, fuelled with hatred for Hoenheim and humanity in general. He was determined to reach his goal, even if it meant being manipulated by a parasite such as Dante.

"Now, are you just going to stand there and let the beloved Elric brothers use the stone for themselves and you get nothing in return?" Dante said chuckling a bit as she walked off into her room leaving Envy by himself to come to a decision.

"Hehe, stupid bitch, shouldn't the answer be obvious!?" Envy shouted as he rushed through the door in pursuit for the philosopher stone and the brothers.

At that moment, Dante went to see Pride, whom had waited patiently for Dante to appear accordingly.

"So, what now?" Pride asked with a smirk on his face.

"I'll leave that for you to decide." Dante said as she gives Pride a long box.

"Oh Master, I don't mean to disregard your gift, but it's nowhere near my birthday." Pride said then chuckled softly.

Dante chuckled as well. "Oh don't worry, I'm not going insane. I assure you that this 'gift' should come in handy for your upcoming operations."

Dante turned around and took a few steps forward only to look back over her shoulder and say "You'll be aware of what's inside the box, but think of it as a last measure if you will."

Pride nodded his head. "Well, I'll be sure to make the best of this." Pride bowed his head down in her direction. "Thank you, master."

Dante smiled at Prides gratitude. "Oh I'll trust that you see to your duties successfully. After all, you are a masterpiece of mine."

End of Chapter 1