28: Venomous Fang
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Leo and I arrive at some room so he lets go of me. I strike out when he catches my fist
"Laura stop. I can explain." He pleads so we just stare at each other.
"Why are you doing this? You almost killed Mustang and he's all that I have left Leo." My voice waters as the tears leak out. Leo drops my hand and looks away
"Let me fix your internal device."
I wake up later, I sit up as he has his back towards me. He's without a shirt on leaving the molting skin exposed.
"How do you feel?" He asks as he turns around. I shrug as I swing my legs over the side of the bed
"Better as I can ever be. But Leo, why?" He sighs and sits over next to me.
"I have to Laura. If I want my hands on the Stone before I'll officially die, I have to do this. I swear I never meant to hurt you or anyone. Bradley wanted me to kill you and Mustang but I couldn't bring myself to kill you." He looks at me with an honest expression in his eyes. I look away but he sets his hand over mine. "I'm sorry, I know about your feelings for Mustang but please Laura, you deserve better." My cheeks burn up as I glance up at him
"How are you even an immortal? You should be dead long by now." He sighs and points to his abdomen
"My dad taught me how to do a certain transmutation that anchors your soul to a physical object, it means whenever my bodies die, my soul doesn't. Meaning, um I really don't know how to explain it... Anyways when I was born, my body wasn't completely developed so I wasn't supposed to live long maybe 5 years at the most. My parents couldn't deal with it so that's when I became an immortal. At the time when I woke up in my new body, I didn't realize it that my body was someone's old one. I pretty much started bringing dead corpses back to life. Anyways I was little I didn't know that was a taboo art. I changed bodies every other 80 years or whenever they couldn't keep up with me. That woman you made the illusion with before we got here against me, that was my wife. I never told her that I was/what I am, she and I would age but no matter what, I just couldn't die. I watched her die then had to deal with it for the next 100 years. After her death, that's when I joined the State under the name Adam Cross, and began making the principles of Illusion Alchemy. I made it so that way I would be living a fake reality with Adeline. But like with everything, it wasn't real. I was living in my own world, but that's until you and your class came along." He glances back up at me,
"Leo," he nods so I continue "What do I have to do with anything about you? I don't trust you but why were you going out on a limb for me?" I ask because if I'm right about what I'm feeling, I hope not.
"Because I really like you a lot Laura. I haven't met anyone like you in my whole being. You're loyal and strong with a purpose to everything you do. I know what I've been doing isn't a right way to get to meet people but I want to help you. Even if it means Mustang ending up with you."
"I don't understand Leo, if you had strong feelings for me then why did you lie?"
"So that way you wouldn't end up in the cross fires." I stand up trying to ease the tension then I look back at him
"Where are we?" he stands next to me as I open up the window in the room. He points out to the skyline of the city and replies
"It's a city called Heath. I brought us here because it's out of the State's range of government control. We're the only Alchemists here so we should lay low. It's not safe for us to go out in the open yet. The Fuehrer and his personal squad serve under another immortal named Dante. She and another immortal named Van Hohenheim of Light I believe is what Dante told me. That man is the father to the Elrics. He doesn't want anything to do with the others but Dante and I made a pact long ago when she found out I was an immortal, she made a deal with me that she would get her hands on the next Philosopher's Stone, she would finally make me not an immortal anymore, if I helped her on finding people to make it. Hence why the Fuehrer and I are comrades on getting the Elrics handling more dangerous projects. The Fuehrer put them under Mustang because he's used to having more combat jobs, but when Colonel Stone was murdered," he turns around so I do too and he walks towards the center of the room. "Plans had to be changed. As you were in emotional distress, Dante ordered Bradley to put me under you as your Lieutenant once when we found out Mustang asked you to take them on as your pet projects, that allowed us to save more time on our behalf. Now I could see their progress and I'm sorry for having to fool you but, things aren't going to be as calm as they were before. I have a plan but I need your help," he stops and looks back at me. I cross my arms as I lean against the wall,
"With what? I still don't trust you Leo Anderson." he smirks as he shakes his head,
"I know you don't, and it's fine. I don't need the Stone as much as Dante, she's about to transfer her soul into another body soon. The new host is named Rose something and I know where they're hiding. I don't want Dante to be able to transfer into the new body, but she's sending out her Homunculi out to get the Elrics. That's where you come into play, Mustang has to know that the Fuehrer isn't want he says he is. Once when he knows the truth, he'll be willing to cooperate with us." Leo states trying to convince me.
"Mustang isn't going to go aboard with us. He doesn't trust you, he hates you so why work with your enemy? Think about it Leo," I oppose as I sit down in the chair. He comes over to me and places his hands on my knees so he can see me in the eyes. He presses against me and then continues
"You're going to be the one to convince him. He told me that he loved you so if you tell him you're willing to go along with my plans he won't oppose to it. You're both like dogs, you're both loyal to each other and one won't act without the other. I know I'm asking a lot from you but if we don't want to end up dead it's the only way." I push him off of me,
"Who said I was willing to go through with your plan?" I ask
"They're kill you, Mustang, and the Elrics if you don't. But they won't go after you first, they'll go after Emi and Dylan." the phone rings so Leo goes over and answers it. He puts it on speaker, he motions me to be quiet.
"Leo," he answers then it's a woman's voice.
"Where's the Fang woman?" Leo sits down
"I don't know." the woman on the other side of the line sighs
"We need her, she knows too much. Now, I have a plan, get me where her beloved niece and brother-in-law live. I'll lure her out then, I want it by sundown tomorrow. You know where to find me." the line hangs up, so Leo glances at me.
"That was Dante. Where do they live? Tomorrow I'm going to give it to her but I'm taking you with me. Call up mustang and tell him to meet you before sunrise. If we get him aboard on what's going on, the better things are for us; All of us," he says, he extends his hand out towards me. "What do you say? No more dirty tricks or lies between us." I shake his hand.
I dial the place where Roy's being treated at,
"Hello?" he asks so I take a deep breath,
"Roy?" there's the sound of something breaking
"Laura?! Are you okay?! I've died on the inside when I couldn't stop Leo from taking you with him, where are you?!"
I lean against the desk as I carefully chose my words. "I'm fine. Look, there's something I need to tell you in person. Meet me at that old building where we used to hang out at when we were in the Program. Do it before sunrise if you can, I don't have that much time. Sleep well Roy," before he can ask anymore questions, I hang up. He's so going to hate me for this...
