Chapter 10- Fall

"Mom, Im home!" I announce walking threw the door of our home.

Ever since dad disappeared, things have been quiet, but even so, she should be able to greet me or even ask how my day has been. Usually she at least makes her self know, walking to the door and nodding her head in my direction, mumbling a small, "hi" even though it was quiet my inhuman-like ears heard it or even yelling at me to leave.

But today was different, the energy in the house felt different, her energy source was different, fading.

I dropped my school bag at the door and walked hesitantly into the kitchen threw the living room.

"Mom?" I followed the strange feeling of her energy source.

I looked around the kitchen until something caught my eye. On the stair case, hung my mother from her neck, by a scarf, not breathing. Her skin was pale and her eyes were shut.

"Mom!" I yelled, running over to the staircase.

My fingers scrambled to until the scarf I had given her for her birthday two years earlier. I managed to get the scarf unties and gently lowered it over the railing to prevent my mom from hitting the floor. As soon as she was safely on the floor I raced down the steps and to her side. I put her head in my lap.

"Mom! Mom! Open your eyes! Mother!" I shook her shoulders and her head fell back just as her energy source faded out completely.

My eyes widened and tears sprang into them. I set my moms lifeless body on the floor and backed away until my back hit the refrigerator. I stood up slowly, shaking. My hands found the phone next to the fridge. I dialed Roy Mustang's phone number.

It rang twice.

"Hello."

"R-Roy?" I shuddered.

"Orchid? Whats wrong?" He asked, his voice getting serious.

"I need you to come over. I-its my mom." Tears started coming quicker. "She's dead."

I awoke sitting up with a scream. The scream hurt my ears.

"Hey-Hey, its all right!" Envy assured me sitting up and pulling me close.

I than realized I was crying.

"It was just a dream." He said kissing my forehead.

I buried my face in his chest and he leaned back on the pillows, wrapping my in a protective embrace.

"It was just a dream."

"N-no it wasn't." I wailed.

I could tell he was confused by that. "It really happened."

"So a flashback."

I nodded, trying to calm myself. It took some time to get a hold of myself but Envy was patient and waited for me to quiet myself.

"It was my mother." I mumbled against his chest, but he was able to hear me. "When she…killed herself."

That was all I had to say, he understood. His grip tightened around me and kissed my head.

"D-do you want to talk about it?" He asked quietly.

"No, thank you though." I murmured. "I think I just want to sit in the living room."

Without another word Envy lifted me from the bed and exited my room. When he lifted me I swung my arms around his neck and looked over his shoulder.

I could see that it was very dark outside. Storm clouds had rolled in and lightening was flowing threw them every so often.

"Did Roy and Riza leave?" I asked.

"Yes. About an hour ago." He responded softly.

I turned my head and rested my cheek on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry. You don't have to do this." I whispered.

"It's okay and I want to."

Once we were down the stairs and we were in the living room he placed me one the couch.

"I'll be right back." He murmured leaving the room.

I looked around the room and decided to get up and plug in the tree lights. As I plopped back down on the couch I looked at the glistening lights. A small, almost unnoticeable, but warm smile crept to my face. The lights danced on the floor in the dim lighting, glittering and sparkling, beautifully.

I felt Envy getting close and the smell of hour old coffee.

""Here." He murmured, offering me the cup.

I took it and watched as he took the gray afghan off the back of the couch. He wrapped it around us both as he sat down. I snuggled into his side before taking a sip of the warm drink.

A rumble of thunder crossed the sky, making me jump slightly. Envy pulled me closer.

I sighed.

"My mother thought a new soul had taken over my body apon my father's disappearance." I murmured.

He nodded before resting his head on mine.

"Do you think he's still alive?" Envy asked.

"Well…" I sighed again. "Sometimes I think his body might be waiting at the gates like Al's was, as for his soul, I guess it's with his body." I let my mind wander for a bit before saying something again, "I wonder if really is at the gates waiting for someone to bring him back."

"Maybe." Envy permitted. "Or maybe he passed threw the gates when he brought you back."

"Hmm." I hummed, thinking it over. "I suppose that would be better. I mean passing on and not just sitting in front of the gates for all of eternity, or at the very least until someone brings him back."

I closed my eyes letting the unwanted memories rush back.

"I remember dying and passing threw the gates, hundreds of black hands that were attached to nothing grabbed at me. I let them, waiting to get to the other side, just wanting it to be over with but than I heard my dads voice. He was yelling at me to come back." I kept my eyes closed as I explained the memory. "Before I could process what was happening my body was being pulled back. That's all I remember up until I woke up again."

I opened my eyes and turned my head to look up at him. "I used to have blue eyes." I murmured with a small smile.

"Really?"

"Mhm and blond hair too. When I awoke my hair and eyes were different and my skin had gone paler than I thought possible."

I held out my hand to look at my skin. Envy held out his hand next to mine. Our skin was the same color. White. Even under our fingernails was a light purple, due to the light color of our skin.

"It's the same." I whispered.

His hand wrapped around mine and we intertwined our fingers.

The next two days passed with ease. On the Twenty-first I returned to work and got back to the paper work that had built up. The military found Jane's body that day. On the Twenty-second I continued to finish the paper work and went home at noon with Riza. We spent the day cleaning around the estate, due to the fact we were having a Christmas party in two days. By the time we finally finished cleaning it was late.

Riza went to bed and I snuck out of the house and made my way to the forest. Envy and I spent a majority of that night in the field watching stars or …yeah well you get the point.

Today was different. Roy, Riza and I had the day off together. We all got up around ten in the morning and decided to go buy food for tomorrow's party.

"Roy!" I yelled from the other end of the isle.

"Hmm?" He questioned.

"How about these?" I asked pointing to a huge (and I mean huge) package of chicken with at least thirty pieces of individual chicken.

"Yeah that will work but we have to get about four of them." Roy scoffed.

"But only sixty people are coming."

"Orchid, most of the people going are men, military men, that eat like animals." Roy rolled his eyes.

"Pigs." Riza muttered, reaching in front of us to pick up four packages and place them inside the cart she was pushing around. "Well I think we're about done." She said looking in the cart.

It was filled to the top.

After going threw the check out and getting a few raised eye-brows from some workers, we packed it into the car and drove home.

It's a good thing we had two refrigerators. We had tons of food. After putting the food away, Riza proceeded to begin making cookies of some sort and Roy flopped down in the recliner in the living room to watch the television. As for me, I went upstairs to charge out of my military uniform.

I opened the closet and took out the first tank top my hands found. It was a blue similar to the color of my uniform. I than grabbed a pair of neon yellow leggings, not caring it the outfit matched or not.

As I slid the leggings on I felt an energy source approaching the estate. I fell onto my bed and watched my window knowing all to well who it was. As the energy source got closer my heart sped up ever so slightly.

Sure enough, it was Envy who I watched slip threw my window, closing it behind him. Pounced on me making my fall over on to my back, giggling. His lips collided with mine, quickly. I smiled against his lips touch. His lips began to trail down me jaw line and too my neck, were he began sucking. I wound my arms around his neck and tilted my head back.

A small, quiet almost silent moan slipped from my parted lips. Envy heard this and pressed his lips back to mine. His tongue slid across my top lip and I parted them. He took advantage of this, quickly twirling his tongue around mine.

He removed his lips from mine, looking down into my eyes.

His amethyst eyes burned with passion. They seemed endless. A smile spread across his face before he pressed his lips to mine one more. It was quick and than he was laying beside me. I rolled over so I was facing him, our faces a mere inch apart.

"I love you." He murmured quietly, almost shyly.

It surprised me at first but I smiled as a light blush covered my cheeks.

"I love you." My smile widened knowing it was true.

I had fallen in love with Envy.

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