Chapter Two
I didn't wait for any reviews… ; Because I already had an idea for the second chapter.
Warning: Male/Male – Fluff\Lemon
Pairing: Roy/Edward, Pride/Edward and hints of Hughes/Roy
Seeing as there isn't a section for a Pride/Edward pairing or stories on here that I can see, I'll write my own.
Disclaimer: I don't own Full Metal Alchemist or any of the characters. So… on with the story. :D
Runaway
Edward grinned to himself as he noticed how quickly he had made it to the train station. Instead of making his way up the small steps and to the actually train himself, he turned the corner and headed into the woods, a small trail making an entrance for Edward. The blonde pulled the bag more over his shoulder and closed his eyes simply; he was glad that the new Homunculi weren't roaming about near him. Well at least he hoped not. It seemed that Lust, Envy, Greed, Wrath and Sloth were back in the picture as well as Dante – unfortunately. But there seemed to be a new development of Homunculi created by a new master – who was unknown at the time. Edward sighed and closed his eyes for a moment, trying to think of some way to entertain himself as he went. It was rather boring alone, now that he thought about it. Edward stopped suddenly as he heard the sound of rustling in the tree above him. The blonde gritted his teeth, knowing that it was Envy. He could smell and sense that Palm Tree a mile away; well… not literally.
Smash. Edward's body came crashing against a tree, his lips parting to let out a soft groan of pain. The blonde whimpered and slowly stood to his feet, only to see that Lust and the other Seven Deadly Sins were ready for an ambush all along. We'll never be in control… Al's words rang in his head and he nodded with a sigh. They were always leaded straight to them without a will of their own. Edward's feet pressed off from the ground as he took off in a run further into the woods, the sins giving chase to him. Edward had to gain speed and fast. He pulled off his small backpack and threw it behind him – losing his supplies, but also slowing the sins down.
Edward found himself time to rest, his hand pressed against a nearby tree as he panted softly for air. But Edward continued walking, if he stopped to rest for too long, well… he'd soon regret that wouldn't he? Edward sighed and soon stopped walking as he saw… himself? The boy nearly gasped as he looked at this other boy up and down. Hopefully it didn't look like he was checking him out. He noticed it. The mark of the Homunculus was resting upon his shoulder. He remembered when Al tried to bring Edward back to life… it couldn't have created a Homunculus, could it? Only Edward knew himself so he spoke the sin's name…
"Pride…?"
The sin's eyes turned to Edward and he let them stay that way. This sin wore the outfit that Envy normally was caught with. This of course disgusted Edward. Anyone that was close with Envy in fact made him angry. Edward tried to walk past Pride, only for the fact that he thought that he was with the other sins.
"Glad to hear that you've heard of me." Pride said almost too cocky for Edward's taste. "Whatever." Edward simply waved a hand and tried to leave, but his wrist was then captured by a pale hand. Edward flinched and turned to look at the other blonde sin.
"Who hurt you?" Pride asked and Edward remained silent. Pride nodded his head, almost knowing that it must have been the other sins because he knew this was Edward Elric. Edward sighed and pulled his wrist free, shaking his head and starting off again. He could hear his other self following him and he raised an eyebrow.
"Why are you following me?" Edward was rather annoyed and he turned to look at the sin that started to walk beside him now.
"I'll protect you." Pride stated and glanced back to Edward. But… why? Edward thought and nodded his head with closed eyes.
Edward sighed as the day started to fall to night. The crickets were starting to chirp, rather annoyingly loud and the owls were hooting. Pride eyed Edward, noticing that the boy was obviously hiding his exhaustion, along with anything else he was feeling.
"I can carry you if you'd like to sleep. The weight wouldn't be too much for me." The sin offered with a shrug of his shoulders. Edward glanced back to the other blonde and smirked, only to shake his head. "Nah, I'm fin-"Edward found himself dropped onto one of his knees and he sighed. He knew it wasn't from being tired; it was all of those rough nights with Roy…
Edward was pulled out of his thoughts as he was soon being carried over the sin's shoulder. The boy blushed and pouted almost childishly. Pride grinned and held onto the boy's lower back, walking on. When Pride realized that Edward was asleep, he hugged the boy tighter to himself and took off in quick speed, easily leaping over branches and logs, and maneuvering around trees. It was best to find a place that wasn't so out in the open to rest. But of course, Pride never slept, the nightmares of Edward's life were always on his mind. The sin looked over Edward's body and smiled faintly.
He's rather… beautiful.
