A Gleam of Hope
When Ed finally woke up from his painful, restless dream, it was even harder to get up than it was the last time. He noticed some birds nearby and put some of his food on his windowsill for them, since he didn't really feel like eating. One of the sparrows wasn't as timid as the others were and came to eat right away. Edward watched it closely from his bed and noticed it was much skinnier (1) and shabbier than the others in its herd. After eating it went back to the other sparrows and they all flew away. Ed kept staring for a long time after they had disappeared. How I wish I would be like them, free to fly away when I want to…
Four days after this incident he could stand right next to the window when the sparrow ate. His body still hurt, since Envy still kept visiting him few times a day, but he was almost happy. The bird somehow comforted him, giving him the feeling that someone really needed him and cared for him. He hadn't told Envy anything, he was afraid that the homunculus would do something to it. The older "boy" (2) probably thought there was something going on, but Ed still thought it'd be better if he wouldn't tell Envy anything. More days passed, and Edward could touch the sparrow now and it wouldn't even flinch. Both Ed and the bird looked better than when they met for the first time.
One day Edward kept the window open after feeding his little friend. Hearing scratching noises, he turned around to see the sparrow sitting on his bed and looking curiously around the room. Ed sat on his bed and took the sparrow carefully to his cupped hand.
- Hey, you can't come here. We can't know what Envy would do if he'd see you…
The bird stared at his with its big, black eyes, and he just couldn't throw it out just yet. The boy went to get some more of his food and fed the sparrow again from his other hand, turning his back to the window. He petted its back gently.
- You really have to go now…
Just when he was going to turn around to let the bird out, he heard the window slam closed.
- So this is what you've been doing lately? Playing with some pathetic little bird…? I never knew you were this naive…
(1) Can a sparrow be skinny? o-o
(2) Uh… The " marks because Envy's not human, not because of the "boy" word… You know… ^^'
OMG! A cliffhanger…? And lol this must be the shortest chapter ever created… Only one more chapter to go! Keep reviewing, if you won't I'll think that I've lost my readers and I'll cry. So try to find even one, little good thing from this… D': This chapter is horribly written, but please bear with it. This is the best I can do, and I'm still only 14 years old, so… Don't be too hard on me. (Okay, maybe a lot of other 14-year old girls write better than me, but remember that I'm Finnish. English is not my own language.) Thank you! Remember the reviews and TELL THE TYPOS! TELL THE TYPOS! Please…?
….I guess Envy doesn't like birds.