Sweetly Broken

Chapter 6:Dante

A few hours had passed, Lust and Otohime had entered a large woods. They had already jumped onto a train to Dublith and were getting closer and closer to Dante's mansion.

"Miss. Lust? How much longer until we get to Miss Dante's house?" Otohime asked innocently.

"It shouldn't be long now." She replied calmly. Soon after they had entered the woods, Lust had slipped back into her normal black dress and gloves. Otohime looked down at the jar she was holding, making sure Envy was still alive; he had been quiet since his outburst at Central Command. She then saw why he had been quiet on the train ride. He was asleep in his small lizard like form. His eyes closed peacefully, his back rising and falling with his steady breath. She didn't know why he had been quiet, but he'd been over thinking everything that had happened not a few hours ago. He was distressed, he had been wondering why he would stand up for her like that, despite him never standing up for anyone at all. No one. Now he'd finally escaped reality, giving his brain a rest and having a good doze off. Besides. It didn't seem he'd be turning back to normal anytime soon.

Soon enough, the two women reached a large house. It had a purplish colour to it, very eerie. Otohime had a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach.

"Envy. Envy, wake up." she said softly. When that didn't rouse him, she screwed off the lid of the jar, reaching a hand in and gently slapping him with the back of her hand. She heard him stir awake and she smiled.

"Hnnn... Where are we...?" He slurred, rubbing his large eyes with his tiny hands.

"We're at Miss. Dante's mansion." She said softly. He rolled his eyed, sitting back with his tail between his legs.

"Not this hag again." He said with an exasperated sigh. He knew who would be waiting with her; Greed and the little brat, Wrath.

"Who's Greed and Wrath, Envy?" The little girl asked, walking along behind Lust. Envy was caught off guard, did accidentally speak out loud?

"No, I don't think you did. I think I can hear your thoughts. I'm sorry, that's rude isn't it?" she said sheepishly, a guilty look on her face.

"Hn. Just keep quiet about what I think, would'ya?" He spat. She nodded perking up. She reached into his jar, gently wrapping her fingers around his small body.

"H-hey! Whaddya think you're doing, eh!?" He cried, struggling to get free.

"It's ok, Envy. You seemed cramped so I thought I'd let you out for a bit." she said as he stopped struggling. She let him crawl onto her shoulder, his little green hands gripping her neck for security. He looked up at her, scanning her face up close. She was pretty cute, not that he cared or anything. Nope, definitely not. Lust pushed open the large door, flipping her hair back over her pale shoulders. The large doors led to a huge, dimly lit ballroom that set some sort of mood beautifully.

"Whoa..." Otohime squeaked quietly as Lust smirked at her expression.

"Welcome back, Lust. Envy," A soft kind voice began. Otohime turned to look for the voice and found a tall woman with dark, short hair. She wore a colourful blushed tomato dress with a tall collar that reached halfway up her slender neck. She was quite thin, but not abnormally, just the right amount of meat on her bones. She wasn't gorgeous, but nor was she pig ugly. She was quite pretty and cute, just not as pretty as Sloth or Lust. No, they were far more prettier. She turned to Otohime, wearing a thin smile on her lips, her arsenic eyes calm and collected.

"Sin." She nodded. Otohime looked confused; wasn't her name Otohime? Was she talking to her? She held up a pointed finger to herself.

"M-me?" She questioned to the young woman. She nodded, a slight sympathetic expression on her ivory skin.

"Yes, my sweet. You must've lost your memory as did Wrath when you passed through the gate. I pity you child, your own parents didn't love you enough to bring you back themselves." she said with a sad smile. Otohime, or Sin, stood wide eyed, shocked at the explanation from this woman.

"W-who are you? And you knew my parents? What happened!? Wha.. Wh-wha..." She stuttered, unable to form words as the tears once again came crashing down her face. The woman walked up to Otohime, bending down and gently gripping the girl's chin, getting her to face her.

"I am Dante, your creator and Mother. Don't cry now. Don't cry, it's alright. We will be your family. Come serve for me and I will be the mother you couldn't get the privilege to have." She spoke calmly. Otohime looked at her, ready to protest.

"B-b-but, I already-y h-h-have a Mommy... She is at Central Command." She spoke with a slight hesitation. Dante sighed, prepared for this.

"I'm sorry, Sin. But, you have failed to realise that humans and Homunculi do not mix. They're all just tricking you, ready to kill you for their own selfish needs. Your Philosopher's Stone." She said pointing to her chest. Otohime broke down in tears, crawling forward, gripping the lady's legs gently.

"Please, I-I don't wanna be alone! Don't let them kill me! I just want a family!" She squealed, sobbing harshly.

"And a family you will get, my dear. Come, join us and you will never have to be alone. We will always be there for you to protect you." She spoke softly, her hands clasped in front of her. Envy rolled his eyes, sickened by the veined empathy Dante gave this girl. Lying bitch, Envy thought to himself, grimacing. Otohime looked up, a small smile gracing her face. She nodded, happy to join. Dante looked at the girl, a calculating look in her eyes.

"I see, your Philosopher's Stone, Sin. It's connected with your powerless stone, Envy." she said, raising an eyebrow.

"What do you mean, Dante?" Envy spoke sarcastically however it fell on deaf ears. It was as if she couldn't even see or tell he was even there.

"Tell me, little girl. Did at any point you experience and intimate connections with Envy, Example, mind reading, inability to go anywhere without him or possibly a warm red glow, connecting you two?" she asked, knowingly. They glanced at eachother, then looking back at the tall woman.

"Yes." She replied. Dante smiled.

"I see. Knowingly I knew this would happen, you are based from the same sin. What you two experienced was et propinquos. A powerful connection. You two had made a deal of some sort. Assuming that he would protect you and whatnot, you has given him half of the power you wield in your Philosopher's Stone and ultimately connected your stones together." She explained flawlessly. They both stared wide eyed at her.

"You mean to tell me that we're now connected? We can sense eachother, hear eachother, feel each other's presence at all times?" Envy squealed in his high pitched voice.

"Envy? Oh, you're there. I didn't see you there, what is with that form and have you been there the entire time?" she asked surprised. This pissed him off, a lot.

"Listen here, bitch! I'm in this form because 'Hoho Daddy' decided that he needed to keep me 'under control'! It's not like I wanted to be in this form! The damn fucker crushed the power outta me, literally!" He snarled, glaring at the tall woman. She just rolled her eyes melodramatically.

"Oh shut your trap, Envy, and change back into your normal form. You now have six times the power you had even with your original stone. Hurry up, you're useless in that form." She told him sternly, not seeming to care about his pride. He looked shocked, then giddily grinned.

"Put me down, I can't wait to change back into my cute, powerful, hot model again! I don't get why no one told me about this sooner!" He cried happily. Otohime obliged, grabbing him and placing him on the marble floors. Soon, red sparks jolted around Envy, causing the little girl to step back cautiously. The lizard grew taller, taller and taller until she saw long arms sprout from his sides and spiky hair grew from his head.

Soon enough, the bright lights died down, revealing a young teenager with MSU green, spiky hair like the leaves of a palm tree. His body was well built with muscles, not too much however not so little that they are nothing, they stood out very well. His face was toned and shaped, his eyes were violet with dark Byzantium slits like a cat, curves and muscles in all the right places, especially his abs and his smirk held much mischief, almost playful. His teeth were pointed and sharp, again like a cats, and he wore black spandex clothes that clung and stretched against his skin, giving perfect clarity to his toned chest, his top was cut just below his chest and he wore shorts that reached up to his mid- thigh, a sort of loincloth attached with slits on the sides.

"Hahn..." Otohime squeaked, a Harvard Crimson making it's way up to her pale cheeks. In her opinion, he was the most gorgeous man she had ever seen. She didn't realise she was blushing and gripped the empty jar tightly to her chest, trying to hide her face behind the transparent glass. The redness did not go unnoticed by Lust and Envy, however. Envy just smirked, lifting his muscular arm up and flexing.

"Like what you see, eh?" He said with a playful smirk. His voice teetered between genders, but she only found that more attractive as his voice was aplenty with husk. She just squeaked in surprise, hiding her red face with her Gainsboro silver hair. His smirk grew wider, knowing this girl had developed a small crush on him like most of the young girls these days. He chuckled huskily to himself as Lust graced a small smirk on her face.

"Looks like you have another admirer, Envy." She said with her breathy voice.

"Yeah, I can see that." He said with a lopsided grin. Dante stalked away, moving to another room. Otohime managed to regain her composure walking up to Envy as he had a casual conversation with Lust. She gently gripped his loincloth and tugged tentatively, getting his attention. He halted his conversation, crouching down to her level, the smirk gone from his face.

"Where is Dante going, Envy?" she asked shyly.

"She's probably gone to get some Red Stones." He answered casually. She blinked in confusion, looking at Lust for explanation.

"Red Stones are what gives us our power, Strength and Representation. You'll need substantially less due to your Philosopher's Stone and age." she explained. Otohime nodded understandingly.

"May I look around for a little bit, Envy, Lust?" She asked them both. Envy nodded, standing up to glance at Lust.

"I don't see why not." Lust said plainly, the green haired boy pushing the little child's back.

"Greed and Wrath are here too, right?" Envy asked Lust. She nodded, shooing her off.

"Yes, go find Wrath. He's a lot older than you are, though. He might play... Rough." She said, chuckling seductively at her additional detail. The little girl padded off in search of the one they call Wrath. She didn't have to look far, however. As soon as she opened the doors to a different room, there was a little boy, stumbling back, shaking a little.

"W-who are you?! I wasn't doing anything, nope! Definitely not! No siree!" He excused as he placed his hands in front of him, his shoulders tense underneath his chin.

"It's ok. I'm Oto- Uhm... I'm Sin." She told him. He nodded, holding his hand out and smiling.

"I'm Wrath." He answered. She pushed his hand down and wrapped her arms around his neck for a hug. Wrath had never experienced this sort of intimacy, but he found that he quite liked it. He wrapped his arms awkwardly around her sides, unsure of what to do in the situation. She pulled away, smiling happily at him.

"Nice to meet you Wrath!" She said sweetly, he smiled more confidently at her. She then reached up to poke his nose gently.

"Tag." she said simply, before running off, giggling as he chased after her. Envy and Lust watched after them, wondering how Wrath could be so childish sometimes. Said boy jumped and tackled her to the ground, poking her head.

"Tag!" He shouted, grinning. Before he could get up and run, she had already poked his stomach. He looked at her in surprise.

"Tag!" She said, speeding off. She was just about to jump to climb up on one of the indoor balconies however, she wasn't careful and ended up crashing into Dante, knocking the woman off her feet. Wrath, Envy and Lust looked at her in shock.

"Oh Shit." Envy mumbled. Dante looked at Sin, who had tackled her and was now scrambling up to try and help up her superior.

"M-Miss. Dante! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! Forgive me!" She cried scared of what the older woman would do. She watched her stand up, dusting her colourful dress and looking at the small sin.

"My, that was inconvenient." She said, brushing her hand over her dress, smoothing the creases.

"Be careful next time, control your speed." She said with assertion in her voice. Sin nodded and the older woman smiled.

"Here." she said holding out a clenched hand. Sin looked at it curiously, holding out her tiny palms. Dante's unclenched her hand, dropping whatever she had into the little girl's hand.

"Red Stones?" She said, confusedly.

"Yes, eat them and you will become stronger," she began, looking over to the little girl's knowing crush.

"Strong enough to protect Envy." she said suggestively. This caught Sin's attention, perking up at the mention of the green haired boy. She nodded, dragging her hands to her mouth and pouring the small stones in, crunching and chewing them. She didn't know exactly what they were, but what she did know was that they. Were. Delectable. She moaned from the taste, how it played on her tongue, the texture, the flavours. Everything. She was reluctant to swallow, but did so anyway. Her eyes widened, a jolt shooting through her. Then she felt multiple things. She felt an ache pool in her stomach, an insatiable hunger, fatigue and annoyance. She also needed more stones, how greedy. She held her head, annoyed at the throbbing pain she felt that resided in it. However, she felt satisfaction overcome her, as if she had just had a full day's rest and was now ready to take on anything.

"Wow, I feel incredible." she said, looking at her hands, then over to the wall. Then back to her hands, then to the wall again. She walked over to the wall, gradually gaining speed. She went as fast as lightening and her fist came in contact with the wall, shattering it completely. She clapped her hands together, happy at her new found strength.

"Excuse me, Sin. If you don't mind, I would prefer if you didn't break down every wall you see." Dante stated, slightly annoyed. Sin smiled sheepishly before clapping her hands and pressing them against the rubble. Blue sparks once again licked against her palms, a bright light surrounding the rubble, returning it to the wall without a trace of it ever breaking.

"Fixed!" She exclaimed, turning to face the sins behind her. Wrath ran happily up to her.

"Wow, you can do alchemy too? So can I!" He cried, a grin plastered into his face. Her face lit up and she grabbed his hand, running up to Dante.

"Miss. Dante? Can we go outside and play with out alchemy, please?" She asked kindly. Dante looked sceptical of the idea, raising her eyebrow.

"Well..." She began, but was cut off by two children with huge, watery, Byzantium, puppy dog eyes looking up hopefully at her.

"Pleeeeeeeaaassseeeee?" They chorused. Eventually, she gave in, sighing in defeat.

"Fine, but I expect you back her when Envy calls you, Sin." She said sternly.

"Yes Ma'am!" They shouted in unison as they ran to the big double doors leading to the heavily forested area. They were gone.

"Envy," Dante said, said sin turning to her with a nonchalant expression bordering his face.

"You will be put in charge of caring for this girl." she stated.

"Excuse me!?" He shouted, disbelievingly.

"You will be in charge of taking care of Sin. I can't do it, Lust has Gluttony, Gluttony himself is too stupid, Greed is irresponsible, Sloth has Wrath, Wrath is just a child and Pride is back in Central. You're the only one bothered or responsible enough to do this job." She raised her voice, making the uncontrollable sin back down a little. Envy sighed, defeated.

"Do not worry, Envy. She is an ageing Homunculus. She grows a little bit faster than the average human and needs all the nutrients an average human needs, however, once she reaches the age of eighteen, she'll remain that way for eternity. When that happens..." Dante explained, leaning up to whisper in his ear. Envy let out a small gasp in shock, but could not do anything but oblige. 'There you go again, Envy. Willing to protect this girl. What the fuck is wrong with you? You could just kill the little girl anytime you want! But why can't you?' A small voice asked his icily in his head.

"And, Envy," She began again, causing the sin to jump and face her with a stare.

"If anyone asks just tell them... Random growth spurts and whatnot. I'm trusting you to train her and care for her, Envy. That is an order, Understand?" She said with a slight glare. Envy glared at her, but nodded in agreement.

"Good. Now I need to do some things, keep an eye on those two." she said cocking her head to the door. She stalked off as Greed came slithering through, his hands in his the pockets of his jeans. He looked at Envy, grinning.

"Looks like you've gotta babysit the brat." he chuckled.

"Brats." He corrected arrogantly. Greed raised an eyebrow.

"More than one? Mind if I see?"


Hoped you enjoyed this longer paragraph :3