It had been several months since Greed and his henchmen had saved Elyza from her attackers and saved her from bleeding to death. She had kept to her word and had been more than loyal to the chimeras and Greed. She'd noticed something though. Greed's 'desire' had seemed to develop into a little bit of a fondness. When he'd send the others to do things for him, he'd stop her and make some kind of comment about how bored he'd be if they all left. Then he'd sweet talk her into staying with him. This happened more often than not and today was no exception.

"So what's so special about this Alphonese Elric kid anyway?" Elyza asked as she poured Greed a drink.

"He's a soul binded to a suit of armor. Isn't that cool? That sounds like the perfect gate to immortality if you ask me, doll." Greed said from the couch.

"But what makes you think that body will be better than yours?"

"It's virtually perfect. You'd never have to worry about getting tired or hungry."

"I personally think I'd rather be homunculus than a big tin can." Elyza said stubbornly.

Greed looked over at her and smirked a little. She'd recently dyed her hair pink to avoid military attention. She'd also cut it. He liked it. It was the color of cotton candy and it made her wide, blue eyes pop like diamonds.

As she walked over to him with the drink in her hand, he smiled a little. She seemed to be ignoring him but that just meant that she didn't want him to see her blushing. He looked away and smirked again.

"I don't get the appeal to being metal suit though." she said again.

"You know that my body is mostly human. Besides my regenerative properties and my shield, I'm not much different. I do have my limits believe it or not." he said.

"I happen to think your body is perfect." she scoffed.

Greed looked back at her with the biggest smirk possible and Elyza turned red before taking a big drink of the alcohol that she was taking him. Greed burst into a fit of laughter and Elyza put her hand on her knives but as they made eye contact, she lowered her hand.

"I think you're trying to come onto me, Pink. I know it wouldn't be long until you couldn't stand it any longer. You can't play hard to get forever." he said as she handed him the drink.

"Come off it, Greed. You know that my interest in you is strictly business." she said in an annoyed tone.

Greed took a sip of his drink, sat it down, and grabbed her wrists. She started to pull away but he was a good bit stronger than her and she couldn't break his hold. He pulled her into his lap and looked into her eyes. She blushed a little and continued to try and push away to no avail.

"Don't blame me for being interested. It's just that I like pretty girls and you are about as pretty as they come. It won't change anything. Just a night of fun is all I ask. Come on, Pink. What do you say?" he said softly, staring into her eyes.

Elyza traced his face with her eyes. She'd never been this close to him before. His eyes were a dark purple and the pupils of them were large. He almost looked a little bit innocent as he got a little closer to her lips.

"I'm waiting.." he whispered.

Elyza took a breath to answer him but a loud crash from outside got their attention. He stood up with her still in his lap and sat her down on her feet before walking to the door. Elyza sighed in relief. That was way too close.

"Well, damn. Looks like they got him. Martel and Roa are doing all the work it seems. Roa's got it under control. I'll be right back. " he said before walking outside.

Elyza waited for a second before going outside herself. Roa had a large suit of armor pinned to the ground and Greed was holding up its head.

"Sorry, I wasn't here to help. Greed was being a pervert again." Elyza told Dolcetto as she rolled her eyes.

"Nah, don't sweat it, Pink. We got him." he said, punching her arm playfully.

Elyza smiled. Of all the chimeras, Dolcetto was probably her favorite. Well, him and Bido. Dolcetto was the one that she could play with though. She considered him to be her best friend.

They took their catch inside and into a backroom. Elyza sat on a crate next to Dolcetto as Greed peeked inside the suit of armor.

"Cool! You're actually hallow!" Greed said as Martel, who was still in the suit looked up at him in an annoyed expression.

"Who are you people?" Al asked.

"My name's Greed and I want to be your friend." Greed said as he turned to walk away.

Al scoffed and got the homunculus's attention.

"Then why don't you tell me what you people really are. You're not chimeras. It's impossible. No one's made a chimera that can talk."

"Impossible?" Elyza laughed. "Man, it's been ages since the last time I heard that word!"

"You can't believe everything the military tells you, kid. Isn't that right, Pink?" Greed said, looking over his shoulder.

Elyza scoffed and looked knelled down in front of him and tapped the boy's metal shoulder with one finger.

"The girl you got in there should be proof enough. She's part snake. The big guy behind me is.. Roa, what were you made with? Cow?" Greed said.

"Yeah." Roa mumbled.

"We've also got a lizard and a crocodile. Plus the little runt that you took down earler tends to lift his leg when he pees." Greed continued.

"Only once!" Dolcetto screamed in annoyance as Elyza busted into a fit of laughter that nearly knocked her off the crate.

"You're part dog?" Al asked Dolcetto in wonderment.

"Yep. It's really not so bad." Dolcetto replied.

"Except for the dog jokes that Greed and I make at him all day." Elyza giggled.

"Yeah.. That part kinda sucks." Dolcetto said with a smirk as he rolled his eyes.

"I don't believe it. " Al said softly. "What about you?"

"Who? Me?" Elyza said, pointing at herself.

"Yeah. What did they make you with?" Al said.

"I might not be a chimera but I'm not exactly your average garden flower. I was a State Alchemist until recently. I decided to change lifestyles so I came back to my hometown. Then I met up with Greed and the gang and I've been here ever since. The Devil's Nest is the only home I've ever known." she replied.

"She definitely fits in around here. Her hatred for the military, expert combat skills, and hot temper make her a fun little asset." Greed said.

"Who would have the ability to make such advanced chimera?" Al asked.

"The miltary." Greed said simply.

"You mean..?"

"That's right. See, there's a shadow world beneath yours that's just jam packed with the impossible. Hell, I'm more uncommon than they are." Greed said holding up his hand to reveal his Ouroboros tattoo.

Al gasped a little and Greed smirked.

"I'm a homunculus." Greed said.

"A homunculus?" Al said.

"You know what that means, right? I'm an artificially created human." he said.

Al gasped in shock.

"Seriously. No joke." Greed said.

"That's impossible! A homunculus is just a theory. No one has ever made one!" Al yelled.

Greed stood up and took off his sunglasses.

"Oh man, I guess I gotta prove it."

Roa suddenly swung his giant hammer and knocked the top part of Greed's head completely off. Blood splattered everywhere and Greed hit the floor. Elyza screamed unintentionally and Al looked at Roa.

"Why did you do that to him?" Al asked.

Greed's decapitated body held up one finger and rose from the ground. His skull, muscles, and skin returned layer by layer before he popped his neck and spit out a little blood. He held up one finger and laughed.

"That's once I've died."

"No way." Al said.

"You get it yet? There's no such thing as 'no such thing'. I'm a little surprised that you would have such a hard time accepting that since you're just a soul binded to a suit of armor."

"Who told you that?" Al said in shocked.

"Oh, people like to talk in the shadow world and I have plenty of friends. But I'm more interesting in hearing what it's like to have a body that will never die."

"Boss, Elyza doesn't look too good back here." Dolcetto said suddenly.

Greed looked over his shoulder to see that Elyza's tan skin was a pale green color and she looked weak.

"Hey, grab her before she topples off that crate." Greed said.

She almost fell of it before Dolcetto could grab her. He sat her in the floor and she closed her eyes. Greed looked back at Al for a moment.

"Hold that thought. I have a little issue back here that I gotta handle." he said before walking over to her and kneeling down to her level.

She didn't look up but he grabbed her hand and put it on his cheek.

"Look, Pink. It's fine. I ain't dead yet. Come on. Get back up." he said .

She looked up and he used the hand that was on his cheek to pull her up onto her feet before walking back to Al and kneeling down to his level again. Elyza walked up behind him and seemed to be okay now.

"Next time, someone cover her damn eyes please? The last thing we need around here is a little alchemist passed out in the floor."

"There won't be a next time! Knocking your damn head off isn't a hobby, Greed!" she said, punching his shoulder.

Greed rubbed his shoulder and looked up at her.

"Calm down, doll! It'll regenerate anyways, so what's the big deal?" he said.

Elyza looked a little disgusted by his comment and looked away. Greed rolls his eyes at her and looked back at Al.

"Sorry about that. She's a pain in the ass. Anyway, let's get back on track here. How did you get that body?" Greed said.

"Just make this easy on yourself and tell him. Unless you'd rather be examined, which means he'll have to take you apart."

"I wish I could tell you.. That would mean I actually know how I got it. But even if I could remember, I'm not the one who did the transmution." Al said.

"That's okay. I'll just asked the person who did." Greed said, pointing at him.

Al gasped in surprised. Was he bluffing or did he really know that Ed did it? How did he know that? How much did these people know and how did they find all this out? Al wasn't sure what to expect... but he had a bad feeling about this.