Author's Note I refuse to give Envy a gender.
A cat sat on the roof above where the strange girl slept, a mouse hung stiffly and unmoving from it's mouth. It appeared to be smiling; pleased with itself on whatever information it had gained. The dragon took off in the form of a feline in the direction of a woman and a fat man. It laid the mouse at the woman's feet, hissing at the round man as he reached down to pick up the mouse. The cat grew in size and changed into its human form. "DON'T touch it you pig."
"But, I'm hungry!" The man cried in a childish voice. "Why can't I eat it?" Envy's eyes rolled in annoyance. The woman smiled, watching the two in amusement.
"Why is it you've brought a mouse from where the Elric's are staying?"
"They have two guests, they're very strange. One is very out of control of their alchemy power, the other is too in control, but seems to be reckless."
"Well that's an interesting turn of events isn't it?" Envy nodded slightly, kicking the mouse over, Gluttony drooled as he watched the dead rodent.
"Lust… can I eat it now?" The woman sighed softly.
"I don't see why not, but it looks dirty."
"But it smells nice." He grinned as he picked the mouse up and put it in his mouth. He shuttered. "But it's very sour." Envy smirked.
"Much like the girl who killed it I suppose." Gluttony's eyes lit up as he turned to Lust.
"May I eat her Lust? Please?" The woman laughed softly.
"Perhaps, but these girls may serve a greater purpose for us. We'll leave them alone for now. Once they serve their purpose-"
"Then I may eat them?" She smiled at him and nodded. Envy huffed, watching the two.
"Speak for yourselves." Envy grumbled, arms crossed with an annoyed look. "If I want to kill them, I'll kill them. They're really annoying."
"But. I want to eat them!" Envy's eyes rolled again, gaze landing on Lust.
"How can you put up with him?" Lust smiled.
"He's loyal." Gluttony pouted.
"I'm hungry Lust."
On the other side of Central, Roy sat with a bottle in his hands as he hunched over a pile of paperwork. "That girl." He set down the bottle and rubbed his eyes. "Damn her, why won't she-" His words were cut off by a knock on the door. "Go away. I'm working." The door opened anyway.
"Oh, so you are sir." Riza stood in the doorway. "What is this I hear about a new door?" She eyed him suspiciously.
"It wasn't my fault!" He objected. Hawkeye rolled her eyes. "It wasn't! It was FullMetal and his friends!"
"Sir, don't blame everything on that boy."
"But it's true! He was with Sonya and some other girl. They ruined my door."
"Sonya?"
"Colonel Sonya Rowe." His eyebrow twitched slightly 'How could she refuse ME! Roy Mustang!' He ignored the skeptical look from Riza as she wrote down the name.
"I see." She looked up from her clipboard and examined his face a little more closely. "Sir? What happened to you? Did you get hit?" Roy looked away. No guy in their right mind would fess up to being beaten by a girl, well, at least not Roy Mustang.
"I. I ran into the door."
"The door that wasn't there? Or was this before 'Sonya'?" His eyebrow twitched.
"This was definitely after I met her."
"Then how did you get that mark sir?" she watched him a bit more carefully. Roy bit the inside of his cheek and grumbled.
"She did it."
"Excuse me sir?"
"She did it, alright?" He stood up. "She hit me in the face. TWICE!" Riza raised an eyebrow, continuing to watch him.
"Why are you so aggravated by her?" Roy crossed his arms and slumped in his chair, refusing to talk about it.
"Is that all? I have work to do."
"Uh, Yes'ir." She saluted and walked out of his office, closing the door behind her. "Colonel Sonya Rowe." She stared at the name quietly before heading down to the records room.
Meanwhile, Mel was on her laptop, looking through random shrine sites dedicated to random Bishie's and murmuring a contented 'kawaii' at each picture she came across. Ed was talking with his brother about their current 'problems' and how to get rid of them, while Al pointed out that the girls weren't that bad.
Diana continued to sleep; the transfers had taken up a lot out of her. So much so, that she couldn't even manage enough energy to turn over on her side. Her body twitched and shuddered as her nerves took over. Her body withered as her breathing became more and more shallow. She was awake now, but she couldn't open her eyes. She finally realized she had pushed the rules too far. She didn't use the law of equivalent exchange and this is what she had to pay for it. She could no longer gain her own energy; she had lost too much to get anything back from sleep. Instead, she was loosing energy, no matter what she did to try and stop it.
She remembered Hughes' words. 'You'll pay for that.' Was this what he meant? Was she going to die for this? All because of some stupid mistake? 'No, I won't. I can't let this happen. I can't.'
In taking Mel's energy earlier, she had lost her own ability to regain energy from eating and sleeping. She had become a vampire of Alchemic energy and needed more. Again, she recalled what Hughes had said. 'You and Mel are very connected.' She knew Mel better then anyone, but she didn't know her mistake would cost her so much. Diana's powers were more centered on philosophy, not mathematics and science. She simply 'felt' and could comprehend what she needed to do. Mel's powers on the other hand were triggered on emotion, and her alchemy acted accordingly without much effort. When Diana took Mel's energy, it was out of desperation, for her own desire to live. She understood Mel's mental and physical state, which enabled her to use that energy. But now, she needed energy again, she was desperate, but weak. She couldn't even call out. 'Mel. Help. Me.'
In the other room, Mel sneezed, making Ed jump at the sudden noise. "Uh, bless you." Mel rubbed her nose and stood up.
"Something's wrong." She wasn't smiling anymore. Ed looked at her seriously.
"What is it?"
"I don't know. But. I feel dead inside." She stared blankly at the doorway. "Something isn't right." She started for the door. Walking at first, but then picking up her pace to a jog.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Ed was on his feet and following her, Al at his heels. Mel threw the door open and ran over to the bed looking over her friend.
"D-Chan? D!"
'Mel! Help. Me.' Ed stood at the door.
"What's going on?"
"Diana!" Mel screamed, shaking her.
"Mel, she's sleeping… isn't she?" He stepped a little closer, a confused look on his face.
"Yes. No. I don't know. I don't think she's breathing!"
'Help. Me.' Her body twitched slightly, but not of her own will. 'Mel-is-sa.' She tried calling out, but nothing worked, nothing was responding. 'Save. Me.' Mel resorted to poking her fingers together nervously, feeling helpless.
"D." She whimpered pathetically, sparks cracking.
'Save. Me.' She reached out with everything she had. Her body didn't budge, but the energy Mel had built up was reaching for her body. 'Closer.'
"Mel! What are you doing!" Ed stared at her confused at the energy reaching for D. Mel yelped.
"I'm not doing anything!"
'Clo-ser.' Everything was shutting down, she couldn't hear them anymore. Alphonse watched quietly, slowly coming to an understanding.
"Its D-Chan. She's doing this."
"What? Al! you can't be serious!"
"Brother, I know it's true!" He looked to Melissa. "Mel-Chan, you have to help her. Like you did before." Mel Whimpered.
"But, she did it. She did all of it."
"She needs your help Mel." Mel shook her head, scared.
"What if I hurt her"
"Mel!" Ed stood beside her now, staring at D's lifeless body. "She's dying. You have to."
"But!"
'Help.' She couldn't think anymore, everything was numb.
"Do it!" Mel yelped and rested her hands on Diana's arm. Her body jumped as she couched and started to breath normally again. Mel yelped and clung to her friend, who was desperate for energy. She cried, unable to help it, she broke down.
"D, are you okay?" She nodded slightly, Mel held her out an arms length. "What happened?" D looked down at her lap and took in a deep breath.
"I, was dying." She sighed softly, staring at the sheets. "That tine, I got really hurt today, and I stole energy from you. It backfired on me. I can't live without feeding off of someone's alchemic energy, or I'll die." She laughed softly, despite the seriousness of the subject. "And you're my only donor." Mel stared at her, confused.
"What?"
"I know you best, so I can take your energy, so long as you give it."
"But, what'll happen to me?" D sighed softly.
"I don't know." She rubbed her head. "How do you feel right now?"
"Fine."
"You have so much energy." D smiled slightly. "When you start to feel the least but crummy, we'll stop. At the same time, we have to find another way, so if it's hurting you. We can stop, is that alright?" Mel nodded slightly. "How did you know I needed help?" She tilted her head slightly, Mel smiled.
"I felt something was wrong. So I checked up on you." D smiled back.
"I'm glad, I didn't think I'd make it." She sighed softly, lying back down. "I don't think I'll need a recharge for a while. So long as I don't use alchemy everything should be okay for now." Mel nodded, watching her worriedly. "Don't worry, if I need you, you'll feel it, and now you know what to do. Right?" Mel's spirits lifted as she nodded happily.
"Yup!" Diana sighed and curled up on the bed.
"I'm still tired, but I should be alright now." Mel stood up. "Oh, and Mel?"
"Hm?" D closed one eye nervously and held a finger to her lips.
"It'll probably be best to not tell Mi-kun just yet. I don't want to worry him." Mel nodded obediently and led the boys out of the room. Al looked at Mel worriedly.
"So what are you going to do now Mel?" She smiled broadly and smacked her closed fist into her palm, sending out a wave of sparks that tickled the armor of the younger brother.
"I'm doing to Disney World!" Both brothers fell over in a face-plant, Ed's foot twitched slightly.
"W-w-what?" Mel giggled slightly and waved her hands.
"Forget it." She walked back into the room she had been in with Ed and Al before the incident, and made her way to the phone. Al and Ed were following her.
"What are you doing Mel-Chan?" Al asked, looking fidgety.
"Calling Mi-kun." Ed yelped and went to grab the phone from her, but she held it over his head. The sad part was that he could reach it.
"Are you crazy? D will kill you!" Mel rolled her eyes.
"You don't know her as well as I do. Besides, Micah has the right to know."
"But what'll D do?" Ed asked softly, a little afraid of what might happen.
"I don't know." She dialed his cell phone number. "But that's not my biggest concern. Oh! Mi-kun! We have a bit of a problem." She paused. "Yeah. So, what are you doing for the next few days?"
After hours of phone calls and searching through records, Riza had come to the conclusion that Sonya didn't exist. No papers were anywhere to be found on the elusive woman that Roy had gotten so worked up about. "I wonder if the Colonel is just trying to cover up his carelessness." She sighed and rubbed her eyes. "I'll deal with it in the morning. Right now, I need some sleep." She returned the files she had been looking through to their proper places and gathered her things. On the way out her eyes caught sight of a shadow. No. Three of them. But in the blink of an eye, they had disappeared. She shook her head, dismissing it as her eyes playing tricks on her from reading through files all-night and continued on.