Sweetly Broken

Chapter 3:Realisation

"Otohime, I found some towels. Sorry it took so long, surprisingly there aren't that many clean towels lying around here." Maria said as she entered the bath chamber with two fluffy, white towels slung over her arm.

"It's okay, Mommy." she said politely as she took one and wrapped it around her small body. Maria helped her dry herself and the little Gainsboro haired girl smiled her little smile. Maria patted her hair and pushed her a little in the direction of the changing rooms.

"Now go on and get dressed, I'm sure your clothes have dried." She said softly, Otohime nodding shortly after and padding to the rooms. She knew she said she wouldn't do it anymore, but couldn't help but find her powers were indeed helpful, and changed her form to one with clothes on and her silver hair was now tied in a messy ponytail.

Her grey dress hung off her shoulders, but what was new was the extra cloth sewn onto the hip of the dress and flowed to the end of the dress. She grabbed the jar that Envy was kept in and used the supposedly 'lost' towel to transmute a small length of strong string. She tied Envy into her dress and covered the jar with the extra cloth as to keep him hidden. She came out of the stall, purposely taking longer so Maria wouldn't get suspicious of her speedy changing. Otohime skipped over to 'Mommy' and grabbed her sleeve. Once again, Maria couldn't help but find the simple gesture sweet and smiled again. They walked out of the room and back to the hospital beds that she was previously resting in.

"Major Elric, I'm back and the girl is now clean." She said with a smile.

"I couldn't wash myself properly, so Mommy helped me! Look, my hair is all shiny and soft!" Otohime exclaimed happily as she let go of Maria's sleeve and skipped happily over to Edward.

"Thanks Lieutenant, I'll take care of her for now." He said, patting the girl's head, gently. She let out a happy squeak and Edward couldn't help but smile.

"Yes sir, but would it be alright if I could watch over her a while?" The lieutenant asked politely. The short blonde looked at her with surprise.

"You sure got attached to her, haven't you, Lieutenant Ross?" He said warmly. She blushed, shrugging her shoulders.

"Heh, I guess so. Otohime's sweet. She thinks I'm her Mommy now." She explained rubbing the back of her head.

"It's ok Maria, you're dismissed. I'll handle it from now. Just go and relax now, I'll make sure she's safe." He assured the short haired woman. She nodded, saluting him and walking away. He picked her up and placed her in the hospital bed. He then walked over to close the door, locking it securely. Otohime looked at him curiously.

"It's okay, I just need some privacy to ask you some more questions." He said calmly. She nodded, suddenly secretly suspicious of him.

"You're name is Otohime, right?" He asked. She nodded again.

"Mommy gave it to me, I asked her to." she told him, fiddling with the covers.

"Mm-Hm." He said making that a note to himself. He then pointed to her dress.

So, what's underneath that extra cloth on your dress. You didn't have that before." he said raising his eyebrow. Her eyes widened in surprise, but she tried to lie her way out of this.

"N-nothing. I had this before..." she said panicking slightly.

"No, I don't think you did. When it comes to detail, it pays to pay attention." He said with a smirk.

"Otohime, he caught me, just give it up..." Envy said quietly. She sighed, grabbing the small jar. She held it close to her, scared he might take it away from her.

"What's that?" He asked, now suspicious of the green lizard in the small jar.

"...His name's..." She began, looking at Envy. He turned back to her and nodded, defeated.

"His name is Envy." She said as his eyes widened in shock. He knew Envy would try something with this little girl, knowing he was more dangerous than he seemed.

"Otohime, hand him over. He's dangerous!" He exclaimed, shooting up onto his feet. She held him away from Edward, clutching the jar, her eyes closed tightly.

"No! Don't take him away from me!" She cried. Edward was slightly taken aback by this.

"He said he'd protect me, so I'm gonna protect him from you people!" She exclaimed, her eyes squeezed shut.

"Otohime, you don't understand, he's evil!" He shouted at her. She opened her eyes to glare at him.

"I won't let you take him away from me! I am a Homunculus! I know that much to see that I have a Philosopher's Stone and it's much more powerful than anyone's!" She shouted angrily at him. Edward was growing impatient and stomped over to her, reaching to grab the jar.

"Otohime! Give. Him. To. Me!" He screamed at her.

"No!" She squeaked loudly. She was scared, Envy could tell. But why would she act this way towards someone she didn't even know she could trust? The answers to those questions would probably remain unknown to Envy.

"Otohime! Let me out, I'll bite the Pipsqueak's little face off!" Envy cried. Edward felt a rage bubble in his stomach.

"Hey, who are you calling so small that he could ride on the back of an ant?!" He screeched, his eyes burning with hatred. Suddenly, blue sparks appeared from her hand and she grabbed Edward's arm sending a shock to Edward as he cried in agony, his wrist now immobile. He stumbled back, holding his now broken arm and staring in shock at the scared young girl who now had her arm in front of her face trying to protect her face. A red glow appeared from Otohime's chest, slowly transferring to Envy. The three of them watched in shock at what was going on. Soon enough, the light died down and Envy felt like he had enough energy to spark up a powerplant.

"What the hell was that?!" Envy choked out. Otohime was so shocked by everything that had happened that new tears began to form and she began sobbing loudly.

"Mommy! Mommy I'm scared!" She screamed, her hands clenching and rubbing her tear filled eyes. As if on cue, footsteps were heard pattering along the floor to the hospital room. Edward slipped and fell to the floor, a dumbfounded look on his face.

"So I was right... She's a Homunculus." He mumbled to himself in disbelief. The door came crashing down, revealing Lieutenant Ross, Sergeant Brosh and Lieutenant Colonel Roy Mustang. Maria and Denny had their guns out, ready to shoot and Mustang's middle finger and thumb were an inch from touching.

"What the hell is going on here, Fullmetal!?" Mustang shouted at the small alchemist.