Cat: I AM ONE FUCKING HAPPY KITTY.
Kit: ... That was an interesting way to start the chapter...
Seira: Roll the notes, "Kitty" needs a time-out...
Cat Got:
Cotton Candy, A plushie of Ed with a fox tail and fox ears, The soap used in last chapter, Two apples (citric ACID! Wrapped in a waxy, coating!), Collection of pictures Envy got Hughes to take of Ed, And Bug spray(to kill the ants), "IT", "THAT" (for the muses), Easter chocolate, The Cadbury Easter Bunny, Cotton candy, Ultimate Ninja Wizards, Clip of Ed's hair (eats)(... what?), Greed's tooth (..?)(eats this too), chocolate bunny, Special Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (eats with hearts in eyes XD), Never-wilting Roses, set of Ed and Envy plushies, Toothpick (hair and teeth go flying..), Candy Floss (I updated! Gifties yay!), Glossy life o' sized poster of shirtless Ed, FMA bedsheets (are they Edo's bedsheets? I'll love them even more if they're Edo's bedsheets.. XD), Rewrite-singing Envy doll, Tape from a hidden camera in Envy/Ed's bedroom and a hologram projector that will show images of Envy and Ed in multiple positions, Chocolate, Wormie, The World, Ed and Envy plushies, Ice cream, Saturn (XD aww, but I wanted Uranus! XXDD (shot)) Bullet-proof pair of underwear for Ed (.. I'm a delivery-Cat now? EDO! Control your fans! They're making me deliver! I demand payment! (molests)), Life time supply of pocky and cookies, Roy Mustang plushie, Black Hayate plushie, Authentic State Alchemist's Watch, 2 Giant pinecones cosplaying as Thanksgiving turkeys, Stuffed owl statue that's missing an eye.
Notes:
nonasuki-chan: Everyone was giving me ice cream 'cause I was whining about wanting ice cream at the end of chapter 19 XD. I didn't know anyone would actually pay attention to that, I was very pleasantly surprised! (Hugs reviewers)
Livy: Lol, about the shower, you can't rush them, Ed's still healing! Thanks for the tattoo, and just for the sake of it, it's Ouroburos. Lastly... Yeah... We have ants too.. That's where I got the idea, even though it's fall in SH time.. XD
ravemastaj: It's tiny, but don't forget that it can hold a wheelchair, and allow it to rotate. Yes, ear-twitch equals "You're Hot" is SO the new craze XDXDXD!
Misery: I can't wait to see it! XD It'll pwn the box office!
kiellne: Ack! I'm cliched! Nuuuuuu! (BTW, I don't mind a sketchy pic at all!)
thoughless dreamer: I mentioned last chapter that I plan on making Sin High (at LEAST) 10 more chapters long, though that is the planned minimum. I honestly don't know how much longer it's going for, though I still have plenty of material to work with! (Though... I'm oh-so-eager to start on my other two fics.. It makes my choices very competitive..) XD TY for your compliments!
psycho: Believe me, it's not dumb at all! I love hearing R&R on my older chapters! Brings me back... XD
Hope Rising: I love your crack-reviews.. (XD) - From HR is a gift that couldn't be put in the "gift section." It's the gift of story! (btw, lol at "It tastes like failure!")
-"Once upon a time there was a man named Frank Archer who stayed inside for fear of being raped and became one hell of a pale motherfucker who spent his time screaming at people on War Craft and IRC. Well, one day Jesus came by and turned half of Frank's body into breast cancer and he became... FULL METAL ARCHER! Then he was busted for stealing music from Napster and was raped by Greed in jail and became his n00b bitch. The End!
Morale of the story: God hates history teachers with pointy eyebrows."
xXxchiixXx: Thanks for your review! I'm glad you think my story is good despite my (preferred) lack of a beta XD. There are mistakes, but if you didn't notice them, I can hope to assume not many others did either (whoot!). I agree with you that my story isn't all that original, though it's my first "real" fic (not those sad excuses posing as literature I had before), and really, it's the practice for my next two fics, both of which are half-high school fics. What's with me and AUs? Pffft... Thanks for your review, I enjoyed reading it! (Long reviews are love... XD)
1. BEGIN THE HEALING ARCH! SEIG! SEIG! SEIG!
Kit: Not. too bad.. For you at least...
Seira: You don't even get to be compared to other authors anymore. No one has ANs as long as you do!
Cat: Hey! I love my feedback, what can I say? I'm an attention whore..
Kit: Is that what you call it..
Cat: Wait a sec... I'M SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPY! I AM HAPPY! WANNA KNOW WHY?
Kit: I think you blew 'em all away..
Seira: Tell them after! Get to the chapter! I wanna see fluffy goodness!
Cat: ... Fine... Nazi...
Sin High
Chapter 21 - Upside-Down (Bouncing on the Ceiling)
A-teens
Upside down!
Bouncing off the ceiling.
Inside out!
Stranger to this feeling.
Got no clue, what I should do,
But I'll go crazy if I can't get next to you!
It was twenty minutes or so later when Envy and Ed finally made it to the wild-haired teen's house. They'd ended up taking the bus for a few minutes in the trip so as to cut the distance quicker.
"This is my.. third time here?" Ed asked, making his way up the front steps. Envy cocked his head while picking out his hidden key and unlocking the door, saying that he didn't remember.
'It seems... creepy in here..' Ed thought to himself, glancing around at the house that was painted in his memory well. He could see a thin layer of dust coating objects and areas that were usually well-used, and a very thick layer of dust on the lesser-used objects and areas in the house, just because Envy never bothered to clean them anyways. He could hear Envy ranting about some thing or other as he explored his own house for the first time in weeks. Ed briefly wondered about why Envy still had his hidden key, wouldn't the police have taken it if they'd known about it?
Silly question. They didn't know about it.
'Envy.. You're really uncooperative..' Ed thought to himself. He went into the living room and sat down on the couch that had once held him and Envy in deep slumber. After this whole 'Greed' ordeal was over, or, at least when Envy was released from full-time surveillance (and after-school 'grounding'), maybe they could once again curl up and enjoy themselves as they once had. Ed looked down at the floor with a small blush at his own wishful eagerness.
Envy came stomping down the stairs, loudly throwing around complaints about damages or general mess that the police had caused during investigations in his house. Especially the mess in the areas where cameras and bugs had been pulled.
"Envy, your house is always messy." Ed reprimanded from the couch, half-turned so he could see the grumbling teen. Envy rested his hands on his hips and replied absent-mindedly as he surveyed the living room and kitchen.
"Yeah, but at least it's MY mess. Those fuckups at the station weren't careful at all. It'll take me forever to get all this moderately-nice again.."
Ed sweatdropped and said Envy should cut his theatrics. All he got was a snort, but Envy didn't argue. He was a drama-queen and he knew it.
Ed got up off the couch and went into the kitchen to get himself a drink. He wondered if Envy wanted one, and voiced the question. Envy didn't reply at first, but did eventually after coming into the kitchen himself.
"Yeah... Let's hope those bastards didn't screw up my cups..." He growled half-heartedly.
Settled with their respective drinks, both teens lounged at the kitchen table. Ed fiddled with a pen with the hand not holding his glass of cold water.
"Ne.. Edo..." Envy said. Ed paused mid-sip as Envy's grin grew. Well, he got over the police-intrusion fast..
"I hope you scream on the coasters. It'll be interesting to get a preview of how loud your voice really goes." He murmured silkily. Ed sputtered in his cup just slightly, but adverted his eyes, trying to hide his blush with his cup. Envy reached out and took Ed's hand, making him drop the pen. He traced the lines and contours of Ed's hand with his thumb, his gaze surprisingly adoring. Ed followed the caressing motions with his eyes, gently sipping at his water.
The silence drifted along the scene for a moment, leaving the two teens to their thoughts.
Until Envy jumped up, not being able to take the stillness anymore.
"Well! Let's get moving, we don't have that much time, koi!"
A small wardrobe switch on Envy's part and a fist-full of bills was all it took to get the atmosphere happy and chipper again. As happy and chipper as Ed felt.
"Thank god for you, Envy.."
(Koi equals "Love" or short for "Lover", remember?)
The bus ride to the amusement park had been a great deal more interesting, though unwelcome, then the ride to Envy's house. Some sleazy girl had been hitting on Ed while Envy was arguing with the bus driver (... sweatdrop), and eventually, Ed had started mouthing off and getting rather pissy at her drug-induced attempts to make out with him right then and there. Eventually, Envy got in on it too and all three were kicked off the bus.
Luckily, they were only down the street from the park, so they didn't have far to go.
Ed wrapped his light jacket around him a little more insistently as a small breeze picked up. The blond was only wearing a red t-shirt with faded jeans, and he was glad he'd thought to bring the black jacket with him that morning. Envy was a little more prepared, with thick black pants of an unknown material and a startlingly-green shirt with long sleeves. He also had his backpack (now emptied) to keep any souvenirs in.
"It's going to be pretty cold with the wind on the coasters Envy.." Ed said, though he was happy enough to go anyways. A little cold never hurt anyone. Envy leaned in and wrapped an arm around Ed's shoulders, making him blush lightly.
"You'll be too preoccupied, don't worry about it." He said with a grin. Hmm... Maybe Ed was sensitive to cold.. He'd have to test the theory with ice cubes later on..
Envy strode up with all the confidence he usually held right to the only entry booth open, where a bored-looking high school girl was watching them approach with complete absence of enthusiasm. Well, with the uniform she was wearing, one had no reason to be in high spirits in the first place.
"Two." Envy said cheekily, putting a tone of mockery in his voice for the poor girl's predicament. Must be fun to sell tickets when there was nearly NO people wanting to come so late in the season. Ed lightly shoved him and gave him a disapproving look.
The girl rolled her eyes and drawled out in a voice that spoke volumes itself on how many times she must have said the lines; "Two adults, that will be six dollars each. Twenty five-percent discounts for season-ending, tell all your friends about it.. blah blah.." She trailed off, not even wanting to finish her monologue since she had no doubt in her mind that the two boys would be telling absolutely no one to come.
Envy used his free hand to go and fish out his money, removing the arm around Ed's shoulders so as not to jostle him awkwardly. The girl raised her eyebrows at Ed, who looked away and didn't meet her gaze, blushing still.
"What, are you two going to try and say you want the couple's discount?" She drawled, not amused. Been there, tried that..
"Huh?" Envy looked surprised and glanced at the price sign that the girl had probably read over three million times a day. Indeed, there was a little blue line preaching "Couples get in for the price of One!" there. Envy grinned and poked Ed in the arm playfully.
"Ne! This is going to be the cheapest I've ever paid to get in here!" He cackled, amused by his little partner's embarrassment. So shy.. How cute.
"Nice try buster, but you're not the first pair of guys trying to get in cheap. Prove that you two are a couple." She drawled. Envy shrugged with a grin and turned on Ed.
"Ah! Uh.." Ed was suddenly wrapped up in Envy's strong arms and gazing up into the wild teen's viciously violet eyes. Ed could practically feel the grin, and he pouted at the situation. Envy wasn't even questioning the girl's defiance, and he was the kind of guy who didn't tolerate defiance. He was the one who did the defying. But here, he'd rounded on Ed faster than a blink at the slightest suggestion.
"Six bucks for two people sounds pretty sweet Koi.." Envy purred. Ed felt his eyes flatten, he and Envy both knew he had more than enough money to not give a flying shit about a few extra dollars. But... whatever...
He felt warm lips press against his own, and as he lifted his hands to rest his fingertips on Envy's waist, it suddenly didn't seem so cool out. Envy's tongue slipped in his mouth at some point during his musings, but he remembered that they happened to have an audience, and much preferred to not do this in front of them.
"I think this is enough to convince her.." Ed whispered, but he too found himself sucking on Envy's lower lip. A small whine emanated from the taller teen's throat, and Ed couldn't help but grin to himself. "I'll be your irresistible blondie another time, okay?"
Envy snickered, but left it at that and shot the entry-booth girl a smug look. She rolled her eyes, clearly not impressed, and rung up "CPLs DIS" on the fee screen, which changed from twelve to six dollars. Envy handed over the money and got some change in return, and soon enough they were going past the small gates with a pink stamp on both their right hands.
Envy had immediately wanted to go for the rides, but Ed had managed to argue him into playing some games first. Envy had given up with a joyful, "Eh, why not. It's more fun anyways when you travel with fuckloads of toys that all the surrounding kids can't have!"
Ed gripped a dark-colored, heavy iron ball. It was his weapon, his tool. The only way to win some assortment of prizes, but even more alluring, to win victory over his boyfriend in a competitive show of skill. He glanced over at Envy, who smirked at him and seemed to be judging his set up.
The object of the game was simple. Throw the iron ball in the basket. The complication was: It was damn hard.
The basket was angled so that unless the ball was thrown perfectly, it would roll right back out.
Ed glanced at Envy once again, who looked ready to take his shot. The game-keeper looked very amused by their drama.
Arm back, then forward, and the twice-your-fist-sized ball sailed through the air, smacked the back of the basket, rolled up, up, and out. Envy facefaulted and Ed laughed at him for the miss, getting his two cents in while he could.
"It's all about the back-spin, Envy." Ed said smugly. He threw the ball palm-down, snapping his wrist at the last moment and using his fingers to guide the ball into spinning backwards, while sailing forwards. Envy and the keeper were silent when the ball hit the inside of the basket, kind of spazzed on the spot, then...
Rolled right out.
Facefault.
Amidst Envy's laughter, Ed took the last ball and threw it, using the same technique, but softer, more precise. The ball sunk in the basket and stayed, but Envy kept right on laughing.
"Thank you." Ed said as he received a small walrus as a prize. He studied it's bright yellow sheen of fur, and the big button eyes, the little stick or cane stitched to it's flipper, then whacked Envy over the head with it.
"Aw, don't punish me 'cause you sucked on the drama-throw!" He said, cackling in mirth as they walked away from the stand. Ed made as if to whack him again, but Envy stole the stuffed animal before he got a chance to.
"Heh, some prize. Let's look for a target game, I have pretty mean aim with those things." Envy said as he shoved the walrus in his backpack ungracefully. Ed smirked to himself at the thought of Envy prancing around with an armload of plushies. Good thing for the older teen that he'd brought his bag.
Ed scanned the long stretch of carnival-like booths, and finally noticed a balloon stand, you know, those easy ones where you throw darts. The ones that seem easy until you pay the money only to realize said balloons are barely filled with air and take a superman throw to actually pop. Yeah, those ones.
Envy was all confident when he strode up to the stand, after Ed pointed it out, and he paid for a single round of darts.
"Watch and Learn, Edo, this is how you do penetration right..." He said, practically grinning his face off as Ed nearly blushed fire. The guy managing the stand quirked an eyebrow, but didn't say anything. He wasn't there to judge, he was just there to provide entertainment.
Envy closed his left eye and aimed with his right hand, pulling it back, dart poised, and threw it with vicious force. A small, hissing sort of pop sounded as a purple balloon bit the dust and died. (gravestone.)
"Wow, you really know how to throw those." The man said, scratching at his bald head. He was a nice man, but he still used the regular old tricks to make his profit. But this kid could really throw...
"I sure do.." Envy said under his breath, concentrating on his next target. Ooh.. That yellow one was too cheery...
Psspop. The second balloon went down. (gravestone.) Ed widened his eyes, since he'd never been all that good at this game. He never threw the darts hard enough even though he usually hit his mark.
"Alright, this makes or breaks it." Envy said, voice thick with a competitive edge. There were five darts to try and pop three balloons, but apparently, taking more than three darts was a loss to Envy. Hey, whatever floats his boat.
Ed glanced away from the concentrating teen, who was stealthily picking his next target, to look around at the carnival-type part of the amusement park.
There wasn't a whole lot of people, Ed would have been surprised if there were more than thirty milling about in the games area, though it was season-ending, and barely anyone ever went to those. Ed was a little sad to see the summer go, but he was rather fond of winter sports, so he wasn't too disappointed.
He turned just in time to see Envy throw the last dart at a green balloon up near the top.
(gravestone.)
"Ha! Good job there, son. Here you go." The man said jovially. He handed over a cute little panda, and Envy accepted it with a sly smirk.
"Look koi! I got you a bear!" He chirped, high off his own victory. Ed gave him an unimpressed look and replied with a dry,
"You now receive a cookie." Envy's expression lost some of it's joy, then it was back, full-tilt, but with a side-order of slyness.
"I don't want a cookie, I want a kiss." He snatched the chibi teen up in his arms and kissed him harshly, earning two quirked eyebrows from the booth-man, a couple glances from passer-byers, and a good lot of muffled noises from his prey.
"Ga! You can't kiss me every time you win a prize!" He hissed, and pushed Envy back, blushing and glaring defiantly at people whose gazes lingered too long.
Envy wheeled around and started mentally tallying up the best targets to aim for next. "I sure can, and considering my aim, you're in for a lot of smooching."
Envy was literally dragged from the booth.
When the two teens had tired of playing games, Ed had suggested that they have something light to snack on before hitting the rides. It probably wasn't the best thing to eat before going on rides, but you can't expect too much of teens these days.
Now sitting in the sun near a tree (they preferred to be out of the shade), they stretched out over the cool grass. There was no more light breeze, and the temperature had gone up since the sun had lost it's meager bit of cloudcover.
"What are you doing?" Ed asked, enjoying a small ice cream and Envy juggled his own while trying to open his bag. It was shoved full of all sorts of things, and the zipper had caught with the fur of some unidentified animal.
"Here, hold this. I want to see what we got.." Envy said, shoving the cone at Ed. The blonde took the ice cream cone with a sigh, and wondered if the older teen's hyper-ish sort of attitude as of late could be traced back to some criminal cup of coffee or something.
Ed leaned back against the trunk of the tree and looked around happily. He was feeling rather light-headed despite his calm demeanor. This was.. in all honesty, his first date. He turned his head to look at Envy, squinting just a bit as the sunlight hit him a bit stronger. Envy was sitting cross-legged, sifting through the pile of animals and toys and such, claiming only the edible prizes to be well-received.
'It's so strange..' Ed thought to himself. They were all mixed up. They had agreed to try for a life-long relationship (and at their age too..), before even really learning about one another. Ed still didn't know a whole lot about Envy, just bits and pieces.
Envy claimed the panda he'd won earlier and was saying something in a critical voice, raising it high in those well-known tones of skepticism or criticism that Ed knew so well. He didn't hear listen to the words though, he was too wrapped up in his thoughts. Was their commitment to each other done too rashly?
It was true that Ed felt, right somehow, being with Envy. Though why was that? Why could he feel so attached to someone he didn't really know?
'You can hate someone pretty easily without knowing them... So why not for love as well?'
Ed smirked at his uncharacteristically vague thought. He was a person of science, and yet, he was still in a completely illogical relationship. Didn't make sense.
Envy looked over at him after it seemed he'd finished whatever monologue he'd been saying about the panda, and caught Ed staring at him, lost in thought. He cocked his head to the side and stared back, a small grin on his face. Ooh, like taking candy from a baby...
Or kisses from a chibi..
Envy shifted over and once again caught the blonde up in a kiss. It took him completely off guard and before he was even completely out of his musings, he found himself pinned to the tough bark of the tree, with a ravenous Envy sucking and nipping at his lips like they were as sweet as his ice cream cone (which now lay rejected on the ground).
Envy pulled back to see the delicious picture of Ed staring back up at him, panting a bit and flushed from the force.
"Mommy! Mommy! What are they doing?"
"Never mind them dear, let's keep going."
Ed's eyes darted over to a little girl who was being pulled away from the picnic area by her worried-looking mother, who was shooting them nervous glances. Ed flushed even brighter at how Envy was leaning over his smaller form, obvious in his intentions. It was also obvious that they were both guys, which probably bothered the mother more than Envy's raging lack of shame.
"Envy, not here... People keep looking.." Ed murmured, putting a hand on Envy's chest as a small "back off" signal. Envy look disheartened and muttered in his childish way. "Mou, you're taunting me koi.."
Ed sighed and pulled up his legs to cross them, sending the pouting older youth a disapproving look.
"You're taunting yourself. Just try to contain your.. uh, mouth. There's plenty of time for... this.. when .. no one's..." He trailed off, blushing at his own train of thought, and topic of talk. He wasn't as shameless as Envy, and casually speaking about sex, especially when it involved him was not something he'd ever bothered to master.
Envy cocked his head to the side and lay down on the cool grass. He poked at Ed's shoe as a way to amuse himself, then, to Ed's immediate suspicion, he grinned widely.
"What are you so gleeful about?" Ed muttered, though he knew that it couldn't be any sort of wholesome thought. Envy looked up at him and murmured in a seductive tone;
"You're on my mind, and I can't let it go. So let's remedy this with a trip to a special place..." He said in a vague, accented tone. Ed raised an eyebrow at the tone and when the meaning of the words kicked in, he asked uncertainly, "What, special place?"
Envy propped himself back up and let his head loll to the side so he was seeing Ed on an angle.
"Let's go on the looove cruise..." He slurred, grinning magnificently.
"Since when were you so mushy?" Ed commented, a hint of skepticism.
"I'm not," Envy snickered. "But it's probably the only place in here where you'd let me make out with you."
'Knew it..' Ed sweatdropped. But.. It would be a new experience.. new places and events and all that.. (dramatic sweatdrop)
Envy's grin widened when Ed seemed to be thinking about it. No immediate response was pretty much an affirmative in his eyes, and he leapt up, ready to find the "romantic" little canoe ride that he'd heard the girls as school gush about enough. Anyone could have told you he'd never been on it before, and he probably wouldn't remember much about the impending ride in the future. He didn't plan on looking at the scenery.
Ed groaned a bit when Envy nudged him and acted a little bit more enthusiastic than he should have been allowed, but he couldn't lie to himself that the idea of a nice, 'romantic', alone ride with the wild teen was exciting.
It took a solid ten minutes to find the ride, and Ed saw that it was actually a rather nice-looking little trip.
The "cruise" was a wide, nearly square canoe-type boat that was built for two, and built to be able to stand an admirable amount of moving in it (The ride architects were pretty knowledgeable). It would drift slowly through a small stream that looped around the eastern half of the park's outskirts, and came back. On one side of the boat would be the far-off image of the rest of the amusement park, and the other; groves, walls with vines creeping up them, maybe a small forest. Sometimes they were incased in the man-made scenery so the park was not visible at all. Seemed like quite the journey.
And Envy had a total of ten minutes to sufficiently make out.
"Boat for two?" A man in his apparent later thirties asked at the cruise gate. He had a slightly off-normal expression, but he'd had his fair share of gay couples, and it didn't really bother him anymore.
"Unless there's someone else here wanting to join us, then yeah, boat for two." Envy said dryly. Ed gave him a nudge, and Envy nudged him right back, keeping the mean smirk on his face for the ride tender. The guy shrugged and allowed them on for the three dollar fee (it isn't a normal ride, so tickets aren't used for entry. Good thing, since neither teen bought any tickets yet XD).
"Now Edo, don't get too excited and tip the boat over.." Envy teased as they gently drifted away from the shore. The boat was actually fastened by a rope running from the front and back so it run by it's self. The ropes were light brown however to blend in with the sandy bottom.
"If anyone's going to get excited, it's going to be you.." Ed said lowly, but kept flicking his eyes away in nervousness. He hoped his comment didn't sound like a challenge of any sort, because if it did..
"Is that so? I think you're underestimating me, koi.." Envy leaned over from his close seat opposite to Ed and tangled one hand in the blonde's hair, and set the other to fasten possessively over Ed's right wrist. Instead of attacking Ed's lips this time though, he surprised the blond by nibbling along his jaw line.
'Envy... You have no idea how.. good that feels... Or do you?' Ed heard himself think in a daze. His thoughts, that guiding mental voice he knew so well just seemed to melt after that, leaving nothing but a jumbled mess of values and passions behind.
At some point, Ed had either sunk down past the seat and into the foot area, or Envy had pulled him there. The ledge where one's legs hung over was rather oddly rounded, making one wonder if said foot area was purposely intended to fit someone leaning against it.
Ed's arms were being held back, pinned flat where he'd only just a minute ago been sitting, and he was currently being ravaged by a hungry, harsh set of lips long-denied their goal.
"Envy.. a.. Can you m-mark me.. there?" Ed asked breathlessly. Envy grinned sexily at him, and looked him in the eyes. His sharp teeth flashed in the strong sunlight filtering through the trees, and he said in barely over a whisper;
"I'll mark you when I have you... Completely."
Envy smirked, though not in his usual mocking way. It was more of a promising sort of playful tug at the lips. He had figured out by now that Ed really liked the constant reminder, the small bit of pain there to show him who was really watching over him.
'never again will you be hurt.. never again..'
Envy kept an even gaze with his blond, but neither of them spoke. Ed eventually wrapped his arms around Envy's waist and leaned into him, resting his head against the solid chest. Envy lay his chin on Ed's head and kept a rather neutral expression.
"And here I thought I was going to get some action..." He murmured, shamelessly gambling the moment. Ed shifted slightly until he was comfortable; laying his legs over Envy's folded ones and wrapping them around.
"...tonight..." He murmured. Envy tilted his head to the side, retaining his smirk. Violet eyes flashed. He'd have the patience.
"... we can tonight..." He murmured again. Envy breathed in deep the scent of his lover's hair and murmured back, "Alright. I can wait. Probably better than this rickety little boat anyways."
"..you can give me the mark.." Violet eyes widened. Oh. Ohh.. Is that what he meant.. Ed was going to finally let him complete their bond..
"What about your brother?" Envy asked. How far had Ed thought this little plan through, perchance?
"We can go down by the creek. I know this little cove.. It has a willow tree over it. I found it not long after moving here." Ed wasn't looking at him, but staring at Envy's shirt as if it was a sort of lifeline. Envy seriously hoped Ed didn't feel like backing out later, it would make him pull his hair out in frustration.
"It'll be cool out..." He sang lowly, now playing with the decision. He saw Ed smile, though he was still fixated on Envy's green shirt.
"You'll keep me warm, won't you?"
"I sure will..."
We leave the sweet, quiet scene of trees, boats and lovers to one of speed, steel, and violent screams. No, it's not an S&M room, it's a roller coaster ride.
"Whhhooooooaaaaaaaaaaahhhhaaahaahhaa!" Envy yelled out, arms up and waving free to get the full intensity of the velocity they were moving at. He yelled something to Ed about putting his arms up, but it was lost on the roar of steel training against steel. Envy's laugh was also lost to the wind when he saw Ed was scrunched up in his seat, his face screwed up, loving yet hating the feel of gravity pulling his stomach in every direction.
The coaster slowed down finally, pulling forward slowly in a horizontal track. Ed opened his eyes with some difficulty and glanced at Envy with a sheepish expression.
"Is it over yet... I'm going to hurl.." He said. He moved to sit up, ready to get out the second the train stopped it's crawling and then finally stopped. Envy grinned widely and mentioned off-handedly, "Better not look down koi.."
Ed's face paled, and he barely had time to register that the ride was not stopping. It was only readying to go down a near-vertical drop from literally the second-highest point in the whole park.
Ed had been pretty good so far on the few rides Envy had chosen, at the most trying to squish himself out of existence into his chair. But this time, well.. He screeched like the little chibi he was.
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A rush of different directions and invisible forces hit him, and he was aware of the hellborne contraption he was strapped to stopping at last. Ed practically ripped the safety gear off and flung himself out of the ride, turning back around and pointing a shaking finger at it like a madman.
"That could not have been healthy! That was, that was-"
Envy slid up behind him, trailing his hands down Ed's sides. He purred in the blonde's ear with a lustful edge in it..
"That was terrifying? Exciting? Just as tonight will be.." Ed felt his face burn again, and cursed himself for being so easily flustered. Damn, only Envy could make him blush so easily.. It wasn't fair, sooner or later the older teen was going to use that against him.
"That's all you're going to be able to think about now, isn't it." Ed muttered suspiciously. Envy purred a long, drawn-out "yeeeessssss" into his ear. It was amazing how tremors in one's stomach turned into continental drifting when one is in love. Is this what it means to be wanted...
"Umm.. ano.. Let's go.. people are staring.."
"Don't be so self-conscious, let them stare.."
"Envy... later..."
Ed couldn't help a masculine sort of giggle when Envy pure-out whined, letting go of him very unwillingly. He shook his head at the childish antics and went to collect Envy's bag. Crossing to the bench that held a small amount of bags and items, he quickly located the one he was searching for since there wasn't much stuff to begin with.
In the end, Ed didn't have much luck with the other rides he was going to be forced to go on.
"I'm still dizzy from that last one..." Ed mumbled. He had his arms fastened tightly around his stomach. He and Envy were sitting on the bus, taking the journey back to the school.. in stealth. They were still trying to get back without getting caught.
Ed looked around after a moment, finally catching some lady in her forties with a watch, and asked her for the time.
"It's just about four o'clock." She answered with a smile. Ed thanked her and turned to Envy.
"Seems like we were cutting it close." Envy snorted. "Aww, we have plenty of time." He looked at Ed slyly, immediately making him dread whatever was about to come out of his mouth.
"Since we still got until quarter-after.. Let's make out when we get there. Ne?" For the next minute and a half, there was an intense staring contest between the two. Ed with a flat look and Envy with an 'innocent' one.
"No."
No one had really noticed the two teens were gone ('cept the attendance record), and they ended up just hanging around their lockers for the last few minutes. Ed refused to leave early; he wanted to leave at the same time as everyone else did, so they weren't suspicious at all to the watching police guards.
Of course, since they were alone, Ed didn't have any sort of "people are staring!' excuse to throw Envy off with. So you can imagine that the few minutes were not wasted.
"Envy.. w-"
"It isn't a big deal koi-chan.."
Envy slipped his fingers in the rim of Ed's pants, trailing them on the inside and following the circular top. His mouth was busy with Ed's neck, and the blond has his eyes shut, trying to quell the supposed storm-on-the-sea that had started in his stomach. How was it possible for something as simple as lips to make so many sensations, and so pleasurable at the same time?
Ed was being pressed rather forcefully into the lockers, he would have complained, but he couldn't put anything into words. Envy.. I didn't know you could make me feel like this..
The smallest noise of pleasure managed to make it from his throat, and it was as if a predatory instinct had make it's may into Envy's mindframe...
Ed you have no idea how much I need you... I've waited a long time for you to heal.. And now, I think you're ready.. More importantly... You think you're ready too...
Envy smirked at Ed squirmed against the lockers. He'd slipped his hands up the back of his shirt and was probably tickling the blond without realizing. Ed was pretty much crushing against his arm though, so they were even. Mmm.. crushing is a good word right now.. koi...
Envy locked gazed with Ed and refused to let him look away. It wasn't a spoken, or even physically-enforced order.. It was a mental sort of thing. Don't you look away.. face me head on..
Sharp teeth were bared in a small grin, and-
-The bell rung.
Envy slumped and lay his head against Ed's chest, defeated. He just couldn't win. Class doors opened from various places in the hall, and students were beginning to file out.
Ed smiled and felt a little sorry for the older teen. He was actually doing an admirable job of holding back, despite the frequent urges. He blushed at the thought that Envy cared for him so much as to be so careful with him... Even considering his brash nature.
He placed his hands on Envy's slumped shoulders and pushed him of gently, catching him in a kiss as the older teen looked up at him. He received a grin, and he couldn't help but feel a little better.
Ed spun on the spot and fiddled with his lock while Envy was still close. "I'm going to have a hard time waiting for nightfall."
Ed rummaged through some papers at the top while Envy leaned his right arm on the door, pretty much pressed up against Ed's back. Ed turned his head a bit to answer with a, "I'm sure you will." Envy looked a little surprised at the response, and leaned on the chibi further.
"Are you okay with this? That sounded cold somehow."
When Ed turned after gathering the chosen papers, he was blushing redder than the school's side door. And the rumor was.. it was painted with blood.
Envy sighed a mental breath of relief. Ed was just nervous. Ed confirmed Envy's thoughts a few seconds later, and he couldn't help but smirk evilly to himself as they made their way to the front door two floors down.
'You think you're nervous now koi.. wait until tonight..'
"Alu! We're home!" Ed called when he walked through the door. While he was slipping off his shoes, Al called back an enthusiastic "Welcome home, Niisan!". Envy came through the door a second later.
"Hey chibi! What's the daily total so far!"
"Two hundred and thirty seven!"
Envy was silent and Ed's eye twitched. He'd forgotten that Al had discovered ants in the kitchen, and had been waging battle with them all day. The second he stepped out of the hallway, all he could smell was bleach and other cleaning products.
Dragging backpacks, the two teens traveled to the kitchen to find furniture moved, cupboards open, brooms, rags, cleaning supplies, bottles, buckets of water.. The kitchen was a total calamity.
".. Having fun I see?"
Al chuckled a little at Envy's joke, but he didn't reply. He leaned back in his chair and took a good look around at the pure-clean kitchen (that in honestly, only needed some tidying up now).
"Alu, how did you get all that stuff in the cupboards down..?" Ed asked, seeing pretty much everything from the cupboards now collected on the table (and plenty of things zipped in clear-plastic bags). Al rubbed his pruned hands together and mumbled in a rather intimidating voice;
"Don't question it... I did everything possible to make sure I could get it clean in here..." A dark sort of cloud-o'-doom seemed to hover over the conspiring teen, and he started mumbling about getting the kitchen tidied up, then moving on to any other place in the house that may contain ant-favored places.
"Now... Out of the kitchen please.. I need to finish... Finish THEM."
Someone's been sniffing the bleach a little too long..
There was no breeze..
There was no light...
There was no sound... Until now..
"Ne.. Ne Edo-"
"-Think your brother is asleep yet?"
"Envy, it isn't even ten o'clock yet.."
"So?"
"So, I think he'd still be up."
"... you're stalling.. aren't you?"
"Damn right."
"Let's go koi... Before I crack and screw you into the bedsprings."
"Nicely worded, Shakespeare."
"Who?"
"Never mind."
(silence)
"I'm getting hard."
"Okay, okay! Let's go.. Just... ah.. what the hell did I get myself into.."
"Night of Fire, Edo, Night of Fire."
Cat: ... HA! You guys thought I was gonna have the lemon in this chapter, didn't ya! SUCKERS! MWUAHAHAHAHA!
Kit: You're going to get mauled...
Seira: THAT'S NOT FAIR! WE DON'T GET TO SEE IT?
Cat: You sure as hell do... Next chapter! XXDD
Kit: Your first serious lemon...
Seira: The cake one-shot didn't count?
Cat: Fuck no.
Random Stuff: (moo)
1. This fic.. and.. my next two are all high school or half-high school fics... Do I have a school fetish? That's weird.. I hate school...
2. Ed is soooo uke in this fic..
3. I just saw the FF Advent Children movie.. I think I'm in love with CloudxKadaji even though I know shit about the game...(s)... XD - Yaoi-gal 'till the end!
4. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF WORK... I FINALLY GOT MY WEBSITE. HAIL TO MEEEEEE! ENVY X ED WITH PRIDE IN BETWEEN!
www(dot)expxe(dot)com - See the love in action...
Sin High
Chapter 22 - Night of Fire
Niko
Speak my name now, speak if it you know how,
Fly to me, get ready for the;
Night of Fire!
I discovered at some point through this chapter, that my bunny likes crackers...
Whaaaat?