A/N: I'd like to thank the reviewers once again! Thanks for sticking with this story. I think there will only be one more chapter after this one. Whew! It's been a fun ride .
Chapter Thirteen: Envy's Move
"Where the hell have you been?"
"I've been working for our goal."
"You haven't been in here in days I've been watching. You'd better be working that brat good!" Envy seethed.
Wrath smiled. "Don't worry I am, she's completely mine."
Envy gave him a dubious look and huffed. "What ever, what's the news around here? I've been busy making trouble in the east."
"Mustang's the Fuher now; Isana's so thrilled about it she can barely stand still. You're going to have to work harder Envy he's not as stupid as you thought."
"You
let me worry about the flame; you worry about the brat…"
Wrath sat upon his bed looking down at Isana two weeks later milling over his last conversation with Envy. He sighed deciding to focus upon his lover. She was tired, really tired, been working so hard and had finally gotten a break from it all. He smiled gently, brushing her hair from her face. Mustang had her running around like a chicken with her head cut off and they'd missed a lot of lunch dates but today, Sunday, she had a break and came to see him. He had been waiting for her patiently, though he desperately wanted to go and see her. He'd thought about climbing in her window and had done it a few times just to watch her sleep. Just like now.
It hurt being away from her, smelling her scent, listening to her talk excitedly about all the changes, the reforms that were taking place while this mess was going on. She was so alive and down right bouncy. The only think dark she ever spoke of was of what Edward had told her, about human transmutation. She didn't want to do that now, but she did want to help him make the stone…for his father. What a joke. If she only knew.
He sighed. He had to tell her the truth and soon, but he didn't want to let go. He needed her to breathe. "I love you Isana, so much it hurts me." He said softly. She stirred reaching for him.
"Wray…" Her sleepy voice mumbled.
"I'm right here baby."
She smiled and lifted her head. "Kiss me?" she asked.
Wrath bent down and met her lips, slipping his tongue into her mouth, tasting her then pulled away.
She smiled running her fingertips along his jaw. "Sorry I fell asleep."
"You're tired, it's okay I like to watch you sleep. Later if you can stay passed six I want to show you something, a new array yes?"
Isana nodded. "Okay, you can show me now if you want."
Wrath nodded and got out of bed as it wouldn't take too long. She had a fantastic memory and would remember it upon seeing it once. He pulled some chalk from his discarded pants and drew it upon the floor. It was Edward's symbol in the middle of an even more complicated array. "It's just something I came up with. Should help with the stone."
Isana nodded wrapping the sheet around her and kneeling beside him with a smile. "That's my Dad's symbol. It's on this old coat he used to wear."
Wrath leaned close and kissed her cheek. "I know, I saw an old picture not too long ago. I thought you'd like it."
She nodded turning her face so she could look into his eyes. "It's beautiful,"
Wrath sighed wiping it away and tossing the chalk aside. "I love you,"
"I love you," She returned taking his hands. "And I will stay until ten tonight. Daddy said I could."
Wrath's heart leapt. "Let me take you home tonight, just in the cab. Who knows when I'll see you or get to touch you again?"
"Okay," she whispered moving until she was in his arms.
"Isana,"
"Hmm," She whispered softly into his neck.
He turned his head and licked her ear. She giggled and he picked her up, dropping her to the bed, then crawled over her. "I'm going to devour you." He growled lowly. "Again and again and again and again."
Isana laughed framing his face in her hands. "Are you going to tie me up again?"
Wrath shook his head with a sad smile. "No, I don't like what the ropes do to your wrists." He leaned down and captured her lips.
Envy stood in the shadows of the hall way glaring. So this is what Wrath had been up too while he was out doing all the work. That bastard! He'd seen his face when he professed his love for the whelp, he meant it, he really meant it and rage boiled up inside of Envy. Why was it the Elric's got to have everything. Wrath was all he had left and they were taking him away, leaving him alone. Well not any more. Oh he'd let them have their little afternoon of sex then he'd kill her. Kill her right in front of Wrath and make him obey him!
Ugh! Listening to their moans of pleasure was driving him crazy! It was so disgusting and Wrath was all over her when he should be all over him! Hadn't he been enough for the traitorous brat! As if a human and a Homunculus could really…UGH! No wait he had a better idea. With that he turned and left.
Isana lay in Wrath's arms listening to the clock down the hall strike ten. She didn't move and she felt him shift, holding her tighter. "Stay a little longer?" He asked.
"Okay," she whispered.
"Really!" She giggled at his excitement.
"Well my Daddy already knows and well I can't keep it from Dad forever, beside," She lifted her head. "I really don't want to leave or have you sneaking in to my house tonight. I know that's why you wanted to take me home."
Wrath smiled. "I've been caught."
She frowned. "But what about your father, won't he be home? Come to think of it you haven't really talked about him much lately. Why is that?"
Wrath turned away from her. "He's off seeing another doctor in East City."
"Oh, is he okay?" She asked curiously. Something wasn't right here, she could feel it. "Wray what's really going on with your father, did you have a fight?"
"No but we will," A voice said from the door way.
Wrath jumped from the bed and Isana gasped pulling the sheet around her. "What the hell are you doing here?" Wrath demanded.
"Now now Wrath didn't you miss you dear father?" Envy taunted letting his eyes glide over Isana. He shifted forms.
Isana froze where she was in horror. No one could do that except…Her Dad's words echoed in her head, her promise that if she ever saw homunculi she's run and never look back. But she couldn't move, her body was cold all over and she couldn't move.
"Isana get up and get dressed, now!" Wrath ordered.
"I-I…"
"NOW!" She yelled and it was enough of a jolt for her to move. She hurriedly grabbed her dress and underwear, dressing as quickly as she could, shaking.
"Oh what's the matter little girl didn't Daddy ever tell you about the homunculi, you know you've been fucking one all this time. Isn't that sweet?" Envy laughed.
"Shut up Envy, leave her alone."
Isana's shoes fell from her hand. Wrath, Envy…what kinds of names were those, what was he talking about? Wray was… so many… Oh God how could she have been so blind? Ed said there was a homunculi with auto-mail limbs, the one that had stolen his so very long ago…But how was that possible? "Is it true?" She found herself asking. Please God help her, don't let it be true, don't let it be true!
"Isana-"
She straightened. "Is it true or not!" She shouted shakily. "Are you a hom-homunculus?"
"I wanted to tell you but-"
Isana backed away, backed right into the wall. A horrible feeling rose from the pit of her stomach and she wanted to vomit, she wanted to die! Right her right now. All this time…Oh god! "You…" He moved closer. "Don't! Don't come near me!" She slid down the wall in shock. He lied to her, he used her for what? Why…Why? To hurt her? It was just like Ed said, they used and hurt and destroyed. But she didn't know and she began to cry.
Envy laughed, laughed wickedly. "Do you see the look upon her face Wrath? It's just want we planned. Now all we have to do is-"
"Shut up I didn't plan this, you did. I had other plans you sick bastard. You took her away from me when I was younger! Really I've been playing you all along so I could-"
"So you could what?" Envy asked coming into the room. "Join her little family? As if Elric wouldn't recognize you as soon as he saw you. How could he forget the one who tried to tear him apart, who tried to kill his brother and everyone he ever loved? You betrayed me and now you're going to lose everything."
Wrath leapt at Envy knocking him against the wall and into the dresser. "You'll never touch her or Elric, I won't allow it!"
Isana gasped as they tumbled in a flailing mess a just feet away from her. She tried to scramble away but a clawed hand caught her ankle and she fell to the floor and kicked as hard as she could screaming in panic, her flight response kicking in finally.
"Isana run, run and don't look back!" Wrath screamed transmuting his auto-mail and thrusting it into Envy's chest.
She screamed finally getting free and scrambled as fast as she could upon the bed and over it. She paused by the door, looking back at Wrath. He panted looking up at her, his face a mixture of pain, loss, and dread. "Baby go, hurry before he revives, just go."
She stood still immobile, struggling. He loved her, he did and she loved him but she was so scared, so angry, so confused. "I can't…I can't leave you."
"Isana you don't know how to deal with him please just go." He urged and she saw Envy's fingers twitch. How was that possible! "Keep that necklace on, don't take it off he can't hurt you with it on. NOW GO!"
Isana nodded when she saw Envy's body twitching more, starting to move. She ran out of the house, ran down the street, ran and ran and ran all the way to a phone booth and slammed inside of it.
Her shaking hands dug in the pocket of her dress; she dropped some change and cursed as it clinked upon the cobblestone. Frantically she picked it up and shoved it into the meter and dialed her home. Roy and Ed would know what to do, they would! The phone rang and rang and she began to cry. "Please Daddy pick up!" She sobbed. Still no answer. She slammed the receiver against the booth screaming in frustration.
There was only on other place she knew to call if she was ever in trouble and that was HQ. Roy had said he might have to be called in tonight since things were heating up, he might have to go down south.
Isana dug for more change trying to get a hold of herself, panicking like this would solve nothing, but she was so scared. Quickly she dialed her desk phone and waited. Someone picked up and it was Edward. "DADDY!" She sobbed.
"What's wrong?" Ed asked quickly.
"It's Wray he's not…" She gulped for air. "Envy and Wrath! Dad they're here, Where do I go, please Daddy please I don't know what to do!" Suddenly someone slammed into the side of the phone booth shattering the glass and she screamed.
Envy laughed manically and yanked open the door. Isana had no where to go and dropped the phone clapping her hands and kicking at his as hard as she could in blind panic. She slapped her hands upon the booth frame as he evaded her foot and reached for her. The booth transmuted into a wall.
"ISANA! ISANA!" Ed's voice screamed from the phone.
Her wall didn't hold in the least for Envy bent it and pulled it away as if it were nothing more than paper and they began to fight as he drug her out, clawing at her skin, tearing the flesh. "Nice trick, did Ed teach you that?" He chuckled and caught hold of her head. Before she could answer he knocked her head into the metal frame of the booth.
Isana felt saw it coming and was powerless to stop it. The pain upon contact was so immense, so sudden, and so very sharp. Her vision turned fuzzy, she wanted to vomit, and she staggered. She felt Envy's powerful arms wrap around her. Saw him reach for the phone and smile down at her as he lifted it to her ear. "You know pipsqueak this looks kind of familiar. I killed Maes Hughes outside of a phone booth."
"Let her go Envy!" Ed snapped.
"Why would I do that? She's so lovely, can you imagine the things I'm going to do to her?"
Isana reached weakly for the phone. "Stop…it, leave him alone." Her head was swimming so much now she could barely focus and finally darkness took her.
"Now if you want to see the brat again you know where to go." With that Envy hung up.
Ed threw the phone down and headed for the office door ignoring the frightened look upon Roy's, Havoc's, Riza's, and Fury's faces. They had come in due to a report. Well Roy was Fuher now and had to deal with this, he was just going to have to save their daughter alone. He was going to tear Envy apart. "EDWARD!" Roy shouted stopping him. "Edward where's Isana?"
"There's no time to explain damn it!" Ed snapped yanking open the door. How the hell did she end up with them? How were they still alive! He was positively seething with fury. If Envy…
"We're coming with you." Riza said pulling her gun. "You will not go alone again Edward."
Ed shook his head as they all followed him. "You can't you'll be killed."
Roy caught his arm. "Shut up! She's my daughter too and there's two of them Ed, you can't protect her and fight them too. Shut up and tell us where to go damn it! I can't let you go alone!"
Ed yanked his arm free and shook his head. "Fine the underground city, this way." No one asked any questions, thank god, as they ran out of HQ and into the night air. Ed didn't even have any answers to give; only Isana could answer them if she was still alive when they found her. Fear, pain, anger were the only things that were moving him now. If he didn't get there in time. NO! He wouldn't let her die, he wouldn't let her, he couldn't. He'd spent all this time raising her with Roy, teaching her, guiding her, and he couldn't lose her. Roy couldn't lose her! She was so young, so alive, so beautiful, and she was theirs. He couldn't believe this was happening to her. Parents weren't supposed to out live their children!
"She's tough Ed, she'll be okay," Roy said as they rounded a corner.
"Yeah," Ed muttered trying hard to believe it. "But she doesn't have anything to… Hands and feet aren't going to do it…"
"She's ours and she's smart." Roy interrupted. "She'll figure something out, just believe."
Isana awoke in so much pain, more than she'd ever felt before. "Isana!" A voice called. "Isana!" It was Wray or Wrath. "Isana get up!"
"Yes get up, get up so I can beat you down again." Envy's voice said close to her ear. She felt his hand upon her head and winced.
"Stop Envy let her go!" Wrath shouted.
Isana felt her stomach wrench and as she opened her eyes the room spun around so fast she vomited.
"Now that's disgusting," Envy muttered.
"Get away from her!" Wrath shouted.
"Shut up! You're next and if you don't want to die I suggest you be quiet." Envy snapped.
Isana felt something upon her leg then pain. She screamed knowing that her auto-mail was being yanked from the port. She tried to get away but her hands slipped in the pool of vomit and she fell to the floor. Once it was gone she couldn't feel anything but soreness. He dropped it beside her and it clattered, the sound echoing against the walls loudly.
Shaking, she lifted her head to try and locate Wrath. He was bound to a pillar of some sort in some place she'd never seen. His auto-mail was gone as well and he was struggling to get free.
"I swear I'll kill you Envy, I'll tear you apart! I hate you!"
Envy shrugged. "You've always hated me, what's new?" He knelt next to Isana and lifted her head by the hair. She felt his hand slip around her neck and lift the necklace. "You really thought this would keep me from touching her?" He laughed. "This is Gluttony, Wrath and you and I both know Gluttony is dead." She winced as he yanked the necklace from her neck and tossed it at Wrath.
Isana fell limp. "What do you want Envy?" She panted. If she just knew what he wanted…No she could never…but…
"I want the stone, I want you to make it, then I want to watch the pain in Fullmetal pipsqueaks face as I kill you."
"If I make the stone…" She coughed. She just needed to be able to use alchemy…just needed an opening of some kind however small. She'd never let him hurt Ed or Roy, even if it cost her own life in the process, she'd never let him touch them, never!
"What?"
"No Envy!"
"Why because you love her? We can't love, we don't have souls." Envy chuckled.
"I don't have to have a soul to feel you idiot and neither do you and you know it! Why do you hate Elric so much! Why if you can't feel human emotions!"
"Shut up!" Envy barked yanking Isana up and forcing her to sit upright.
"You shut up!" Isana yelled. She'd just about had it with Envy. She hated him, hated him with all she was worth and she was going to kill him, give in to the dark feelings she was so scared of feeling. She yanked upon his clothing and pulled him down so that he was eye level with her. "I hate you for everything!"
He smacked her and she tasted blood in her mouth but didn't let go. "I hate you but I'll make the damned stone, I make it and make you human then tear you apart."
Envy smiled cruelly at her. "Brat you won't have time and you'll be too weak if not dead, but you'll make it or Wrath dies. I know what will kill him."
Isana glanced at Wrath. "I don't care, kill him."
"Yes you do," Envy laughed grabbing her face. "I can tell, you're just like Edward, so soft…You can't stand to see him like that, tied up, fighting for you even though it's useless even though you know what he is now. Tell me something, did he call out your name, did he stiffen before coming inside of you because he did me and oh it was so good every time."
"ENVY!"
Isana smiled laughing to herself. This was insane. Wrath and Envy, her, this mess, it was just so damned ridiculous. Oh Ed and Roy were going to have a fabulous time lecturing her when this was over and she'd let them, let them do what ever they wanted.
Envy frowned. "What's got you?"
"You, you're so damned stupid Envy. You're jealous of me? Come on you're a big bad homunculus." She lifted her hand to his face. "So much more powerful than me, you'll live forever, you can change form and I'm just little girl, harmless really." She looked down his body. "You're perfect,"
"Isana!" Wrath breathed. She could hear the heart break in his voice, the confusion and ignored it.
"You're so much better than he is."
Envy slapped her hand away. "Seducing me won't work,"
Isana smirked. "Really, what if I promised to die tonight, with the stone you could bring me back. I could help you with what ever you wanted. Edward, Roy, they are pathetic; never ever let me do the things I wanted. Why would I waste my time with them when I could have so much more?"
"She's lying, she'd do anything for them," Wrath called. "Don't Isana, you know you love them."
Isana rolled her eyes. "Oh please Wrath, those two? Seriously I can play them so easily, they're wrapped around my finger." She glared. "But it was Wrath, Wrath who showed me the gate, showed me how to transmute with out circles. They hid things from me, lied to my face, made me act like some perfect little princess, made me do what they wanted. I want more, I want to see everything, take down everyone who ever got in my way including them."
Envy snorted. "Really is that so? Well we'll just have to see about that. You can kill them, they're coming."
Isana smiled coldly. "If I fight them I'll lose, even I can't go against those two alone. And if I die who will make the stone for you? Edward?" She laughed. "Come on Envy make me like you. I won't betray you. How could I with you as my teacher, my protector, my…" she smiled reaching for him again. "Lover?" She pulled herself closer and met his lips, slipping her tongue into his mouth. This was the most disgusting thing she'd ever done, but she just had to convince him. He kissed her back then pushed her away.
"I'll think about it," He said handing her a piece of chalk he pulled from his shorts. "Now I know Wrath showed you the array, make it."
Isana nodded taking it from his hand. "Promise me something Envy?"
"What?" He asked impatiently. "Hurry up."
"If you bring me back, let me torture and kill Roy." His eyes lit up and his breath hitched in his throat.
"Fine, make it now."
Isana smiled and began to draw. Envy seemed to be satisfied with her and left her upon the floor to go play with Wrath.
"Isana don't do this." Wrath said.
"Be quiet Wrath," She replied. "I'm busy,"
Envy crouched in front of him smiling. "Yeah she's busy. You know I might just bring her back; she can be the new Lust. Maybe I'll keep you around to watch us. I watched you earlier, listened to her. I wonder if she'll pant and moan like that for me? I'll tie her up since she seemed to want that earlier and you wouldn't do it."
Wrath spit in Envy's face. "You won't touch her!"
Envy wiped the saliva from his cheek. "Sure I will and it will be fun."
Wrath looked at Isana feeling tears trickle down his cheeks. "But I loved you, how can you do this?"
"Easy," She replied waving her hand. "I found something better, someone who will give me what I want."
"You don't mean that. You don't!"
Isana sighed lifting her head. 'I'm so sorry', she mouthed. It was then that Wrath knew she was playing Envy. "You're nothing but a whore!" He shouted. "I hate you!"
Isana shrugged. "So," She smirked "Hey Envy,"
"Huh?"
"How much time before Roy and Ed get here?" she asked.
Envy looked back at her. "Should be anytime now why? Aren't you done yet?"
Isana grinned. "Come take a look, make sure it's right."
Envy rose slowly with a smile. "You're pretty cooperative for someone who's going to die."
"But you'll bring me back?"
"Maybe,"
"You'll bring me back as Lust, you know you will, just to make him suffer, make them all suffer. You will because you'll enjoy it and you want me. Imagine the look on Ed's face when he realizes what you've done to me. The horror, the shock, and pain. Then show him what else you'll do to me and no one will ever love you like I will. I'll be so grateful to you Envy, for everything you'll do for me. Don't you want that, your own personal pet?"
"I like how you talk kid, fine I'll bring you back." Envy replied coming closer. Isana smiled as his foot landed right in the array. Quickly she clapped her hands and slapped them down praying this would work.
Envy gasped falling to his knees and began wrenching. Red ooze began to dribble from his mouth upon the floor and suddenly red stones came tumbling out of him. He glared, choking and clawed at her.
Isana scooted away praying the array held and it did. She reached for her auto-mail leg, nothing but scrap now and clapped her hand, transmuting sword and stabbed it in his side. He cried out and fell over, but her hand held firm and she stabbed him again and again. It would have worked, or at least she thought it would have worked save for Envy rolled out of the array and charged her and began beating on her. She screamed and fought back with everything she had.
Somehow through the confusion and pain Wrath was there yanking Envy from her. "The gate Isana!" he shouted. "Open the gate, send us back!"
Isana struggled, moaning, fought to turn over upon her side. She blinked trying to clear her head, but it hurt so much. She could barely make them out, fighting, snarling at each other, tearing at each other, blood was everywhere. She could feel it upon her but didn't know if it was hers or theirs. It didn't really matter.
"Isana the gate!" Wrath screamed.
Gate…gate… Using the last of her strength she clapped her hands and placed them upon the floor. "I'm… sorry." She breathed, feeling her eyes close.
"Isana!" Someone called; someone she knew, some one she loved and it wasn't Wrath. Gun fire erupted, flames flew passed her, the heat warming her where she was beginning to feel cold and in her mind she saw the gate. It was dark and foreboding and so beautiful at the same time.
"Isana!"
"Goodbye love..." that was Wrath's voice and so far away, hardly reachable, hardly a whisper.
Dad I'm sorry… Her eyes closed and she saw nothing.
