"Evin?" Ed asked shakily.

"Shhh, I think Kath fell asleep." Evin said from where he sat on Ed's bed.

"Evin, how are you alive?"

"Wow, you get right to the point, don't you? But really I'm not alive."

Winry was shaking. Kath had done what Ed and Al had tried to do. They had failed and had to pay for nothing, while Kath got everything for what seemed like free.

"How can you be here then?" Ed asked "Dead bodies don't just get up and move around."

Evin chuckled. "I really don't know how, but here," Evin stretched out his arm, holding his wrist upwards "look for a pulse."

Ed sighed and grabbed Evin's wrist. He then placed his fingers in the proper position and waited.

Nothing.

Ed moved his fingers.

Nothing.

Ed reached over and tried Evin's neck.

Nothing.

He tried Evin's chest.

Nothing.

"Holy shit…." Ed muttered as he took his hand away. Evin laughed.

"I told you so. All Kath did was get my mind going, I don't know how, but she did. But if a doctor looked at me, they would say I was dead. I don't need to breathe, I have no heart beat, and my pupils are dilated."

"I though you were just stoned on pain killers." Ed sighed. Evin chuckled.

"They never gave me pain killers; since I was so close to death they didn't think they should waste meds. They really just left me somewhere and waited for me to keel. Stupid doctors."

Ed's eyes widened, Winry gasped, and Al just sat, listening.

"You must have been in so much pain!" Winry said, her hand still slightly covering her mouth.

"I was, but then again it was enough pain that I got lost in it. So I really only felt intense warmth. It was really weird……and nice in a way..."

Ed looked at Evin "are you one of those freaked who get and orgasms from being in pain?"

"Hell. No." Evin said bluntly.

The room fell silent. The only sound was of Ed, Kath, and Winry's breathing. Al and Evin weren't.

"Evin, are you a homunculus now?" Al asked, seeming to find his voice.

Evin looked confused as he thought.

"What else could I be?" he answered.

The room fell into an uneasy silence.

"I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not a bad one. I think I still have a soul…like Kath."

"You better." Ed said, void of emotion.

Evin sighed. "Though how can one really tell if they have a soul or not, or any one else for that matter?"

Ed shook his head. "You would know."

Kath blinked her eyes a few times. "Know what Ed?" She asked as she rubbed them.

"Oh, he was wondering if I had a soul or not." Evin shrugged.

"You have to, other wise your persona would be completely different." Kath mumbled sleepily. Evin smiled and stuck his tongue out at Ed. Ed's eyes went half hooded. Yep, Evin was still Evin.

"Kath?" Winry asked the girl who was almost back to sleep "how can you have brought Evin back to life with out giving up any thing?"

Kath sighed as she snuggled against Evin's arm "I gave something up. I gave him most of my blood. HE wanted more, but don't think I could have lived with less." Kath yawned.

"What I don't get," Ed said in a thinking pose "is how you got Evin back completely."

"Well, I used his body for one, souls are naturally pulled to their bodies. And two he didn't die that long before, so his soul was still close enough to reattach. Though he still became a half-moci like me."

Kath reached up and stroked the black Oroboros mark below Evin's ear.

"It's not like I mind though. I mean I'm I living zombies. Can I have some brains?" Evin chuckled. Kath whacked on the back of his head.

"So, you're going to be fine?" Al asked, sounding happy.

"Yep, I'm good as new, probably better!"

Evin smiled and stood, picking up the once again sleeping Kath.

"Well, I better get her home, see yeah."

"Umm Evin?"

"Yeah Winry?"

"Don't you think the doctors will find it strange that someone who was dead is walking around right as rain?"

Evin thought for a second "nope!" He walked out of the door of the room and right into the hall. On the way out he did get a few stares, but no one shouted 'dead man walking' or any thing.

Once out side Evin decided to take Kath to his friend's house, which was closer. Sure the friend was dead, but Evin still had the keys, and the house was still as it was before his friend had died.

He had a little trouble unlocking the door with Kath in his arms, but he managed. Once inside he threw the dust cover off the couch and lay Kath down on it.

"My, my, isn't that sweet."

Evin turned quickly towards the voice.

It was Lust.

Ok, short chapter for being away so long, but hey, it's fun, right?

I know, it sucked. Ugh, sorry!