Chapter 10

Defending

Well I finally got another chapter done. I just want to remind everyone I do not own FMA and thank you my magical BETA for not ditching me because I have too many fragments and spelling errors :) any way on with the story please R&R.

I thought 'just a peek at what they are doing and I'll go back.' I followed them with plenty of distance between us. Ed and Al began acting like a traveling circus and I lost sight of Ling. Then I caught a glimpse of him, Fu, and Lan fan on a roof. It looked familiar but I wasn't sure. I crept closer trying to see more. Out of nowhere behind me, Ed was attacked by scar with Winry watching. The realization hit me but not before Gluttony and Bradley came into the picture. Their attention turned to Ling and his guards. Adrenaline pumped through my veins but so did fear and worry. I turned on my heel and headed for the hotel, but Envy stood in my way.

"She told us you would probably be nearby, guess she was right." 'Drat' I thought and clenched my teeth. He had an evil grin plastered across his face and it infuriated me. I tried to run past him but it was useless. "I'm going to take you back to Breeze." My blood stopped and ran cold just for a second before it boiled and something in me snapped.

"Don't you dare mention that lying, bratty, two faced, traitor to me!" I flung myself at him landing a punch right in his face. He was taken off guard by my sudden anger and stumbled back looking baffled. Inside I felt the power rush through me and suddenly I felt bulletproof. I flung another attack he regained himself in time to doge my punch but I quickly countered with a kick to the back of his knee and he faltered. He landed a punch on my face and a low growl escaped my throat and I lunged at him kicking, punching, and clawing furiously. After a minuet he managed to throw me off and I landed on my back a few feet away. Before he could get back on his feet I clapped my hands and brought them down on the floor. Rock hard spikes shot up from the ground running him through. He growled as blood splattered everywhere. He stopped to regenerate I watched catching my breath as the red sparks ran across his body. I could see his wounds healing and he was done while I barely caught my breath. He said,

"Looks like you got over her quickly."

"After so many times you learn to cope,"

"So this has happened to you before?" he snickered, sending a new wave of hate through my body. "I guess it never got this serious." He chuckled to himself and my anger flared again and I flung forward at him. But he didn't lose his cool this time and he countered me. Drat I thought as I tried frantically to regain control of my temper, but that remained out of my reach as he said, "She's not even very useful, I don't understand why you wanted to be her friend." My temper shot out of range and I charged him. But he managed to grab and hold me back. "Why are you so upset when she isn't even on your side?" I struggled and managed to break free and slap his right across the face. A red slap mark in the shape of my hand appeared.

"I don't care whose side she's on!" I screamed as I clapped my hands and brought them down on the concrete making spikes that ran Envy through. Then I clapped again while he regenerated. I grabbed a nearby wall and made a dagger of brick. I swung it at him and with every slash I said one word. "NEVER-INSULT-HER-AGAIN!" he jumped back torn to shreds. As he tried to regenerate, but I wouldn't let him, again I dove at him wielding my dagger, and ripped at him more. He did one of the doge jump twirl things that he always does in the show so I jumped out of the way but he managed to land and knock the weapon from my hand.

"Wow, you're annoying," he growled as he regenerated again.

"Look who's talking," I shot back, as I kicked at him. He tried to tackle me but I was angry and ballistic and managed to jump past ham and still punch him in the side. He pulled back trying to think of how to get ahead of me. I clapped my hands on the ground and made spikes rise and shove through him. Blood splattered and again he jumped back attempting to regenerate.

"Will you give up already?" Envy yelled angrily no doubt counting how many lives he had left.

"What? You mean Breeze didn't tell you? I happen to be pretty merciless when I'm pi**ed." And I charged at him. He transformed into Amanda…Oh I hate Envy. I jumped back unable to in good conciseness attack him. But he came at me and I had no choice. "It's not her. It's not her. It's not her." I chanted to myself. I blocked him and meant to throw a punch but I peeked out of the corner of my eye and saw Amanda so I pulled back and couldn't finish the attack. Then the weirdest of all things happened. There was another Amanda! She was watching from the side staring in shock. I couldn't tell. Was this a homunculus trick? Was that the other Envy intent on confusing me? Or was it the real Amanda? Envy seemed to notice her to and muttered.

"So that where she ran off to." my eyes lit up and I ran over to Amanda. I stared at her for a long moment then pinched her.

"OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR FREAK!"

"Yay, it's you!" I shrieked as I pulled her into a hug. Then I remembered. She wasn't my friend anymore. I stopped and backed away resembling a puppy that had just been scalded. But then I was surprised when she gave me her I'm sorry look. I looked at her confused.

"I'm sorry April. I know now what I did was wrong, Breeze lied, right?" I nodded and pulled her into a hug and replied,

"Yes Amanda, she lied." Then Envy came running at us launching a fist straight on at Amanda. Amanda shirked only to find it never reach her. I jumped in the way and the punch landed right on my cheek the force sending me flying backwards. I got to my feet and wavered a bit but in a dark unwavering tone I spoke

"Don't you dare touch her." and I turned around and flew at him with a vengeance I began ripping him apart life after life then clapped my hands and made another blade of brick and began slicing away his lives. "NEVER-TOUCH-HER!" I screamed finally Envy pulled back to regenerate. We were both panting my eyes were glazed over my knife was worn and it was obvious I was crazed. He had no choice I had taken to many lives and he retreated without another word, disappearing down a nearby ally. "GET BACK HERE COWARD!" I yelled and began to chase him, but Amanda gently grabbed my sleeve telling me it was enough. I took a deep breath and dropped my dagger smiled at her pushing my disheveled hair back into a ponytail I said. "Come on, let's get somewhere safe." And I escorted her back to the hotel.