A/N: Thanks to those of you who reviewed and I hoe you enjoy this next chapter of Sin: Minor and Major?. And now, after that short and to the point announcement, here is chapter three!
Chapter 3: Friendship and Tolerance a.k.a. Profiling
With Malice's expert training, Sadism improved rapidly from a hopeless chess player to a mediocre one. Though not a game lover himself, he continued to play against Malice as often as possible. She was still distant and unreadable, but the silver haired homunculus seemed more relaxed when she was in possession of a board to dominate. However, Sadism was still unnerved by the way she could stare at the pieces so intently while simultaneously appearing nonchalant and uncaring as to how the game would turn out. That was Malice. Her silver eyes were devoid of emotion and her intellect as sharp as any knife. She compared everything to a game and could quickly and calmly move the human pieces in place. Though younger by many years than the original seven, most of their older 'siblings' held her in a begrudging respect which, in some, bordered on fear. With the exclusion of Envy and Greed, of course. Envy denied all fear and Greed was too busy being a badass to give the others , especially the minor sin, a second glance. Sadism had never seen it for himself, but he was told that Malice, when angered, could be frighteningly fierce. The three month old teenaged had stared dubiously at the chillingly collected girl facing him across the game board. Her eyes were fixed on the pieces to be strategically moved. Sadism shook his head in disbelief. Though he could imagine what he'd been told of manipulative nature, he could not conjure up the image of Malice fighting. Of course, he didn't even know what her power was. Staring at Malice as intently as she was staring at the board, Sadism was forced to admit, though he had spent three months almost constantly in her presence, that he really didn't know anything about Malice at all.
Though you couldn't tell by looking at her, behind Malice's cold, steel-wall eyes was a swarming hive of mental activity. Though calm, collected and uncaring on the outside, Malice was forever storing facts and occurrences in her memory and was able to recall seemingly mundane and insignificant details in less time than it took to blink. Her specialty was profiling. For years she had been building up detailed and accurate files on the other homunculi. These files were stored away in the depths of her brain and accessible in an instant. These files were so well put together that she could, many times, predict her 'siblings' next action before they had decided on it. Envy was the exception. He was the only one she could not full predict, and, because of this, she was drawn to him. He was the only one of the homunculi that she would seek out if she left her room, which she rarely did. Sadism was another matter. The boy insisted on sticking to her like glue. He almost acted as if he wanted to replace her shadow. For the purpose of building a profile of the gun wielding minor sin, though she knew that Sadism thought that there was some sort of 'closeness' developing between them, Malice knew that it was only tolerance. At least, on her side it was. As soon as soon as he profile on him was complete then he would be distanced, as she had pushed away the other sins. Granted, to make an accurate file on Sadism it might take her years of studying him. Malice was patient. She could wait. She had done so with all the others. She would wait and watch and listen and store away information until she could predict his actions as quickly and exactly as she could the rest. So Malice would continue to play against her fellow minor sin and tolerate him. All the while, watching him more observantly than a hawk watches their prey. No detail missed her seeking, silver eyes. No movement or word escaped her notice. No matter how long it took, the instruction guide to Sadism would be written for Malice to read and store away in the depths of her mind. This was Malice's game. She always won.
A/N: I got this chapter up as soon as I could. I hope it met and/or surpassed your expectations and I promise to get the next chapter up a.s.a.p. Thanks for reading and please R&R. remember, your suggestions help make this story better.