I do not own Full Metal Alchemist. I got this idea from the book "The Gift Of Fear" by Gavin de Becker. It's a great book and I highly recommend it.
The Gift Of Fear
Edward Elric was lots of things. He was responisble (sometimes), he was beautiful and he was very late. This was very unusual for the golden blonde male. He hated when others arrived late, and therefore he avoided it too. But now, he would be very late.
Well, it wasn't his fault that some idiot had dropped something sharp on the road, making his car worthless. He didn't know what he had drove over; nor did he care. All he could think about was how late he was going to be for his brother's wedding.
This wasn't a small road, thank Kami (not that Edward believed in God), and he would probably be able to get someone to help him. After all, he could use his "feminine charm" that Maes Hughes, one of his friends, always talked about.
Edward would never admit that he was somewhat girly, or feminine. He had long hair, but it was always pulled back in a ponytail, and sure he had a lithe body. And he could not change tires. But he would never admit that he was girly. He was only girlier than the women he knew.
Riza Hawkeye for example, very nice woman, but not one you would like to mess with. And Winry Rockbell, his future sister-in-law. In fact, Ed had two hours to get to Risembool to see Winry marry his little brother, Al.
He got out from the car, leaned against it and watched as cars drove by in dangerous speed. He looked around for someone who drove slow enough to be able to stop here. He looked, and looked ...
A black car, a very normal car, drove slowly by, and stopped not too far away from Ed. The blonde didn't know why, but he didn't like the feeling he got when a tall, pale man stepped out from the car.
The man had long, greenish hair and a sly grin on his face. He was handsome, true, but Edward did not like the way he moved. So secure, so certain. The man stopped not even a meter away from Ed, the grin still on his face.
Team Forcing.
"We seem to have a bit of a problem here, don't we?" The man smiled, his eyes staring down at Ed.
"Uh... Yeah. I drove over something ..." Edward was now regretting his choice of clothes. He felt somewhat wrong in his jeans and button shirt. The man seemed to be staring right through his clothes, which made him feel uncomfortable. "I think ... I think I can handle it myself ..."
But the man seemed nice, there was nothing to worry about. Ed forced a smile on his lips. The man was probably just nice.
"I'm Envy."
"Edward Elric."
Charm and Niceness.
"It's a beautiful name for a beautiful boy." Envy smiled at Ed's blush. "So, beauty, do you have a sparetire?" When Edward the green-haired man started walking towards the back of Ed's car and started fixing. Ed wasn't sure what the man was doing, but he sure was nice: doing this to a stranger in the middle of nowhere.
Too Many Details.
"I'm on my way to Risembool. Well, duh," the man rolled out the spare tire. "The way only leads to Risembool. I'm going to visit my mother, she lives there. She's very old, and sick."
Ed nodded, wondering why the man was telling him this. But he didn't question it. After all, the man was nice enough to help him.
Typecasting.
"She lives on the hills, in a cottage. Where do you live?" Envy looked up, pausing from whatever he was doing.
Ed didn't want to be rude, but it really shouldn't matter to the green-haired man. "It's none of your business, really."
"Ouch," Envy smirked. "Here I'm trying to help and you're being rude. You shouldn't be so paranoid."
Ed frowned. "Sorry." His golden eyes watched as the man just grinned and continued. "You're right."
Loan Sharking.
"You know, this won't work," Envy stood up. "The spare tire isn't even made for this car."
Edward cursed Jean Havoc, a friend and the owner of this very car.
"It's okay, though, you can ride with me to Risembool and you can call somebody." Envy smiled.
"I'm not very comfortable with that," Edward murmured, unconciously backing a few steps, slowly. "I'll just ... wait for someone that has a cellphone or something."
"Aw, c'mon." Envy chuckled. "Paranoid again? C'mon, it's okay. You owe me that much, helping you with your car and all."
The cute blonde wanted to yell at the man that he had in fact not done anything, but Envy was - after all - offering him a ride. He wasn't sure what the older man meant with "you owe me that much", but it seemed innocent enough.
And, Envy didn't look homicidal or like a rapist. In fact, he was just a handsome man. Edward was a man too, he could protect himself.
The Unsolicited Promise.
Envy started walking to his car, making a gesture for Edward to follow. "Come with me, Ed, I promise I won't do anything!" The man laughed and sat down behind the steeringwheel.
Edward looked around, the cars were driving past in dangerous speed, Envy wouldn't be able to kidnap him or anything silly like that. The eldest Elric snorted at his own paranoia. He was being stupid.
So he locked his car and climbed into Envy's car. It smelled weird, and Ed just wanted to get out and run into the forest. But he couldn't do that now, not when Envy was being so nice. It would be rude and, like the green-haired man had said - paranoid.
"I promise, Ed, I won't bite."
Discounting The Word "No".
They drove for an hour. Envy talked very much, but somehow Ed didn't get to know anything that was actually about the older man. He got to know alot about Envy's parents that lived in Risembool, but everything seemed to lead into questions about Edward himself.
He was not really comfortable with the idea of telling so much of himself, but Envy had told him that "you owe me so much for driving you".
"So, where do you live?" Envy asked, and Edward answered by pointing to their right. "Oh, you live next to the Rockbells? How nice ..."
Envy drove to their right, he sure did, but he didn't stop when they drove past a yellow house that was decorated with flowers. Instead, the green-haired man drove in an insane speed towards the hills.
"Hey ... I live over there!" Ed felt panic taint his mind.
"Oh, I thought you wanted to visit my home?"
"Err, no." Edward felt his throat go dry, but he couldn't do anything. He had seated himself in this position.
"Are you sure, I have this-"
"I am sure! I do not want to go with you home."
Envy slowed down, much to Ed's delight and relief. The taller male parked outside a house that Ed knew was owned by an old lady, though he didn't know her personally. "I-is this your m-mother's place?" He dearly hoped that she was home and would talk some sense into the older man.
"No. She moved into town a few months ago." Envy got out of the car, and soon was he dragging Ed inside, ignoring the blonde's objections.
Well inside the once charming and helpful man locked the door.
"Want to pay back your ride, Edward?"
"No! I've told you; I do not want to be here." Edward searched his pants for money.
"No, no, no, Edward. I don't want your money..." Envy paused and smirked at the smaller man's confusion. "I want your body."
To Be Continued ...
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