Ch. 2

"So…how'd you get here?" Shonan motioned to the cell, which didn't look that much like a prison cell at all, since it had windows, light, color, and two rooms (main room and bathroom), "anyways?"

"That Flame alchemist bastard caught me by surprise and knocked me unconscious. That coward. When I woke up, I was tied up with chains, ropes, locks, and anything else they could use."

"Then couldn't you escape from here?" Shonan asked.

"This place is on heavy surveillance, including you, the warden, armed guards, and security cameras. If I went somewhere, I'd be caught within seconds. My abilities are useless here. If I'm constantly being watched, they'll know if I transform. I can't escape." Shonan nodded, only half-listening.

"M-hm. Hey, can I ask you a question?"

"What?" asked Envy suspiciously.

"I know that you can shapeshift into creatures larger than yourself, but can you turn into something small, say, a mouse for example?"

"Of course!" said Envy, protecting his wounded pride and ego. He morphed into a mouse. Shonan picked him up, somewhat roughly.

"Aww! You're so cute! Look at those tiny paws! So cute! And small! And edible!" a look of slight panic entered Envy's eyes. Was he going to die like this! Unfortunately, he couldn't transform because Shonan was holding onto a vital pressure. He felt a bit light-headed…"I finally found someone older than me that's shorter than me! Woo!" Envy snapped to attention and squirmed around in Shonan's grasp, falling to the floor and returning to his normal form.

"Really!" he yelled, fuming. "If you wanted to see someone shorter than you, you could've just asked me to turn into a little kid or something! I thought you were gonna eat me for a second!" he exploded.

"While it is true you certainly act the part, I'm afraid a human child would've been taller than my cat form." Shonan stated.

"Anyways," said Envy, brushing off the insult, "How'd you get here? You're my captor, guard, and warden, you shouldn't be in the cell with the prisoner."

"This is basically my room. That's why it's not so prison-ey. Besides, I live for the dark. I've always wanted to see what living in a prison cell would be like! So, Hay-Lin, the fuhrer, and Colonel Pony decided to let me have this place as a room to keep me out of trouble in exchange for me helping them torture and/or dispose of condemned criminals. It works. I get well-fed in the process, too! The fish they serve are phenomenal!" Envy looked a bit doubtful.

"No, I mean how'd you become a dog of the military?" Shonan stiffened.

"Okay, A, I'm not a fucking canine, B, I'm not an alchemist, and C, I'm not part of the military, and neither is my sister. We're simply allied with them, but we work for ourselves, not unlike the Fullmetal pipsqueak. Oh, and also, this is for earlier." Said Shonan coldly, suddenly whipping around and punching Envy in the face, sending him crashing into the wall with a sickening thud. Envy looked up at her, confused. "You're a pathetic excuse for a guy, especially if you're supposedly evil. What kind of wimp would give up so easily? You say you can't escape, then try to find different ways to escape! You've got your entire life ahead of you, so don't give up and die now! Don't you want to be free? To taste the sweet air again? To go back to your allies? To escape this goddamned hellhole? Are you just some sissy girl who'll sit around and accept death? No! Don't stay locked up in the confines of the possible!" Shonan yelled.

"Soo…you're gonna help me escape?" Envy coughed out.

"Aw, hell no. I'm keeping you under close watch, as ordered. That was just to motivate you. And if you wanna fight me, go ahead, but I'll win for sure. I'm glad to finally have a roommate that doesn't look at me in vulgar ways or try to molest me." She said matter-of-factly.

"Haven't you had girl 'roommates' before?" asked Envy, partially afraid of the answer.

"Your point?" said Shonan with a straight face. Envy looked disgusted.

"Ugh, it was that bad, huh?"

"Yep. Speaking of which, are you sure you're a guy? Apparently the frog left your throat because it was actually a toad and didn't like the water, and now you sound even more like a girl!" Shonan snickered, evading Envy's rage-guided punch.

"I'm a guy and I can prove it!" yelled Envy. Shonan smirked. Game, set, match.

"Are you sure? You've got long hair like a girl, you sound like a girl, however, you are rather flat-chested…meh, the odds are against you, homo."

"Homo?" growled Envy dangerously.

"Uh-huh! Since I can't pronounce your species, I'll call you homos. Besides, you personally look like you could be either homo or bi. I'm not quite sure…You could also be a queer or transevite, I've heard those words too…I'll call you what I wish, kay?" Envy growled in rage, but Shonan continued anyways. "What is Envy? A he, she, or it? Oh! A shim! Wait, but that still leaves the 'it'…oh! Perfect! Envy! You're a shit!" she exclaimed, elated with her profound discovery.

"I'll kill you. I swear, I'll kill you…" Envy growled.

"Yeah right! Trying to kill me is like trying to separate two electromagnets! Impossible! Now quiet down, the food's here!" As if on cue, a guard brought down a cart with three shelves that were positively packed with food. He was moving the cart with one hand, and in the other sat a dull gray tray with a chipped and shabby-looking bowl of an unidentified food and a piece of stale bread. Envy's stomach growled at the thought of so much food. Maybe being in the same cell as this idiot has its perks after all…he thought. The guard unlocked the cell and pushed the cart in, where Shonan was waiting.

"This is for you, and this," said the guard, handing her the small tray,"is for the prisoner."

"WHAT!" cried Envy in disbelief.

"Be grateful you anything at all, scum." said the guard coldly, locking the cell and leaving.

"Just quit complaining and eat it." said Shonan, feasting on a drumstick and enjoying every last bite.

"Can't I have something from your cart instead?" asked Envy. Shonan's turned ice cold.

"Listen here, cross dresser. Taking my food is a worse offense than calling me short, you hear? So lay off it. I'll leave something here overnight, and if it's still there in the morning, untouched, then I'll give you something tomorrow." Envy nodded, slightly intimidated, and quickly ate his 'food'. He spat it out after the first bite though, because it was old, moldy, and tasted what he imagined a foot would taste like. He'd have to ask Gluttony when he got out.

Envy lay on his bed/cot thing, his stomach growling like a ravenous lion. How come that girl, Shonan, got all the luxurious items? She couldn't be that special. Hasn't she ever heard of equal treatment? Then again, he was one to talk…I guess I'm getting a taste of my own medicine…he thought. The smell of the roasted salmon resting on the cart wafted over to his nose. He couldn't take it anymore. It was too much. He jumped off the bed and ran to the cart, devouring the fish in seconds like a starved animal. Then, he plopped back on the bed, content and with a somewhat fuller stomach than before and fell asleep.

Envy woke up and tried to stretch his arms, but found something restraining him. He opened his eyes and found himself duct taped and superguled to his bed.

"What the?" he asked, bewildered at this phenomenon.

"Thou hast eaten the fish, and so thou shall be punished." Said Shonan medievaly, sitting on the second bunk of her bed, arms and legs crossed, looking down at Envy.

"Shonan, we've come for En…vy…what did you do?" said Hay-Lin, striding down the hallway but stopping when she saw Envy's predicament.

"He hath eaten the fish, so I bestowed upon myself the honor of punishing this evildoer."

"Aren't you one of those crack-of-noon types?"

"That I am, fair sister. However, I felt an overwhelming urge to check on my Oncorhynchus masou masou and see if it was still within out fair existence. But alas, it was gone. Vanished."

"Okay…well, we'll be going now. Guards, fetch Envy." Two guards entered the hall, unlocked the cell, and took Envy, still duct taped, out of the cell, although they had some difficulty un-gluing him. Hay-Lin stayed behind until they were gone. "Hey, Shonan, why don't you come upstairs, to civilization, and talk to the others?" she asked.

"Cause you told me to guard the palm tree."

"Well, he's gonna be gone for three hours, so you have time. Honestly, use what little common sense you actually have. Come, the others are waiting on the rooftop, getting fresh air and sunlight."

"m-kay!" cried Shonan, bounding off after her sister. When she got to the roof, she saw Dijira and Chi, her friends, pointing down to the street and making fun of the people there. "'Ello everyone!" she said, sitting down next to Chi.

"Hello, shortstack!" smirked Dijira. Chi had to restrain Shonan and keep her from killing Dijira.

"Shut it Kira, let go Chi." growled Shonan.

"Nope. Diji's a good kid. I want her alive. 'Sides, I got a magnet." said Chi.

"Sweet. Gimme it."

"Are you gonna use it? Or store it in that high bunk in your 'room'?" asked Chi.

"Both, in that order." answered Shonan. Chi gave her the magnet. Shonan began clinging to it, then, very inconspicuously pointed it at Dijira, who was laying on the roof, looking at the clouds.

"Why do you store all that random shit in that bunk anyways?" asked Chi as Dijira struggled against the force of Shonan's magnet.

"Cause it's hollow and most people can't reach it"

"Oh and you can? You're even more vertically challenged than most people!" Chi scoffed.

"Whatever that means…I jump up. I can jump really high up to compensate for my lack of…well, you know." said Shonan, raising her hand above her head to indicate height.

"Dammit! Get that thing off my face!" cried Dijira, the magnet stuck to her cheek, which looked pretty painful.

"Sorry!" said Shonan, sending a light electric charge through the magnet to disable it. Then, she put it inside the small case/pouch/bag (1) that she carries around with her that's attached to her belt for later. "Imana go make a cave! I'm pretty sure there's two more bunks under my storage one! One can be a sentry post, the other, my cave! This'll be fun! I've always wanted to try this…I'll even be able to be taller than Envy!" she said, running off. Shonan's 'cave' is basically just a bunk, but there's extra sheets hanging down from the frame of the bunk above it that reach down to the floor, creating a makeshift cave. Once Shonan was done setting up her new 'hideout', she decided to go take a shower.

The guards unlocked the cell and shoved Envy inside. It was at times like this that he was glad he had his regenerative abilities. He stretched out and cracked his knuckles, popping his shoulder back into place. A nice, warm shower would feel really good right about now, especially to help relax his aching muscles. He went to open the door that lead to the bathroom. That's strange, it was locked…Oh well, I'll just have to break it down. he thought.

Shonan stepped out of the shower and wrapper herself in a fluffy white towel. Hot water sure fells nice!...Even though it's about 70 degrees outside…in the winter…ah, whatever! she thought, shaking the water out of her ears and tail. As she was brushing her hair, which helped dry it faster, the door suddenly splintered and broke with a loud crack, Envy stumbling in with it. Shonan was frozen in shock and surprise for a moment, but almost immediately, her eyes took on a demonic quality, her ears and tail transformed into Demon Kitty/Chi's ears and tail, and her hair darkened. She quickly spun around and threw a sharpened double-bladed battle ax at a terrified Envy, the ax passing over his head by only a micrometer. "Envy…" growled Shonan, a dark aura, red and black in color, radiating off her, "Run. If you value your life at all, then run. I will not spare your meager life if this happens again. Hell, I might not even spare you now!" Two dark, intricate, spiral-shaped markings, seals it seemed, appeared on her shoulders.

"I-it wasn't on purpose!" Envy yelped, surprised that the hyperactive idiot that he had to put up with could turn into this demonic beast.

"Then what was it?" Shonan growled.

"I just got back from the interrogation from hell and decided to take a shower!"

"Locks exist for a reason!" Shonan yelled.

"I thought you were playing some kinda sick trick! It seems right up your alley!" Envy yelled back, his confidence slowly returning.

"That's a good idea…" said Shonan, some of her former, more hyper self shining through a bit, "But no! You moron, if I wasn't in the room and the door was locked, then what could you possibly come up with? I left? I would never leave a dangerous convict alone in my room! Hell, I'd never let a dangerous convict in my room at all, if I had a choice in the matter. Which I didn't." murmured Shonan, a bit calmer now, and back to her former ears and tail, her hair went back to its former electric-blue color, and the seals on her shoulders vanished. "Here, take a shower. I'll go get changed, then call my sister to fix the door." Shonan said quietly, picking up her surprisingly neatly folded clothes and katana, and then entering her 'cave' to change. Envy looked on with light guilt, but shrugged off the bothersome emotion.

footnotes: (1) it's her little poch thing that she hangs on her belt, almost like a bag of sorts? but smaller/ here, look at these for an idea...: .com/art/Shonan-at-the-Beach-290495615, (barely visible, but still...) .com/art/Hangliding-Trip-Shonan-Style-275817369?q=gallery%3Aannadrujok%2F33340629&qo=31

A/N: a lot longer than the first chapter! hooray! If you go to my deviantart page (link on my profile), I have ome art from this fic. In fact, most of my fanfics themselves are on DA... I hope you like! Review please! reviews=inpiration=more writing/typing=faster updates!