Chapter 37
Imitations and Guilt
It was now night (I love to skip around), and it was time for the plan to be put into action. Envy snuck up to the Rockbell house and walked in through the front door. Convenient, and it looks like Flame has gone out for the night, he thought, walking through the living room and up the stairs. When he reached the top step, he paused. Then Envy tiptoed past all the rooms till he finally reached Ed and Al's room. Envy froze in his steps. Ed wasn't there! Damn it! he thought. This could ruin everything. Then, he saw Kanden and Al. They were in the same position they were in that morning; leaning against the wall, on the bed, surrounded by books. Now she has a bodyguard. Great. He walked back down the steps. Where could he be? Envy thought. Then, the sound of footsteps came up to the front door from outside. The door opened and a weary Edward walked in. Crap! Envy panicked hid in the closest room.
Man, close call. But he'll probably go see that Skye girl first. Now where was that room agai. . .? AHHH! He realized he was already in the patient room. Guess it's time for my quick detour. Envy made a quick form change and walked out to Ed. "Oh, Skye. What are you doing up? It's practically the middle of the night," Edward said, staring at Envy. "Um . . . Ahhh . . .Well, I just wanted to take a walk and stretch my sore ankle. It's getting better. I was also thinking," Envy said, making stuff up as he went. "About what?" "I was wondering, why do those Homunculi keep attacking me? I mean, I know they want to get Kanden, but why me?" Envy said, trying to act convincing. "I don't know Skye, but let's get you back into bed." "NO! I mean, how can I sleep, thinking the Homunculi could attack me at any moment. I think it's because, they're after you."
"What? That's nonsense! Now lets get you . . ." "Listen to me, Edward!" Envy said, pushing Ed to the ground. "Skye! What's wrong! It's just me!" "That's the problem. I think we can't be partners anymore. Every time I'm around you, I get attacked. I need to ask Mustang if I can be reassigned to a new teacher. And, I also mean we can't see each other anymore." "But. . . Skye, what about what you told me yesterday! You said you loved me!" "A lot can happen over night, Ed. I'll ask Mustang in the morning for a transfer." Envy said, smirking and turning around to go back into the room. "But, Skye!" Ed said, reaching out to grab Envy's arm. "Leave me ALONE!" Envy said, slapping Ed across the face. "I'm sorry! I'll go kill them! I will! Just stay with me! I can't live without you!" Ed cried. Envy pulled Skye's ring off his finger with his teeth (he took it from her in the few seconds he was in the room with her), threw it down, and limped back to the room he came from, leaving Ed on the floor, crying.
The next morning, the real Skye woke up to the sound of worried voices. She sat up and found Mustang, Winry, Alphonse, and Kanden all sitting around her chattering. "What's going on?" Skye asked. "You're up! Hurry! We need your help! Ed's gone missing!" Kanden explained. "What! What happened!" "We were about to ask you the same thing," Mustang said, holding up a note and a ring. "That's my ring! Edward . . ." "Gave it to you the day of the Exams? Yes I know. We found it in the hallway outside of your room in a puddle of water. We also found this note addressed to you. Would you like me to read?" "No, let me read it," Skye said. Mustang handed the note to her.
She cleared her throat, "Dear Skye, I am confused about your talk with me last night and feel you aren't yourself at the moment so I'll stay away for a few days and let you cool down. Please, don't reassign yourself. I'll set things right. Your love, Edward Elric, the Fullmetal Alchemist." Tears welled up in Skye's eyes. "What talk last night? You were up?" Al asked. "No, I wasn't. I was asleep. Something must have happened and he confused me for some one else. But the letter says that "I" was mad at him and he left," Skye muttered between sobs. "I know who it was," Kanden said firmly.
"Who!" "Envy. That bastard, he must have tricked Ed into thinking he was Skye and dumped him." "But Ed wouldn't believe that, would he?" "He obviously didn't. That's why he wrote this note. Trying to clear everything up." "Or maybe," Mustang said, "He did believe it. And that's why he didn't leave a note to where he was going to go, so we could contact him and set things straight." "This is too confusing! We need to find him! Come on!" Skye said, jumping up from her bed, "He said he would be there for me when I got my automail arm! If we can't call him and set things straight then we'll go get him and explain everything! Let's OWWW!" "Skye, get back in bed. Your ankle is in bad condition and you can barely stand on it as it is. Using it too much won't do it any good!" Kanden said. "But I must! He obviously needs me! LET GO!" "NO! You need to calm down! We'll go searching for him, but you have to stay here!" Kanden yelled back.
"Winry, you stay with her and get her ready for her automail operation," Mustang said. "Yes, sir." "Guys! Don't go without me!" Skye said. "Come on, they'll find him. It's okay! Now lay down. Granny! When should we operate?" Winry yelled. "Well, we'll do it now if possible," Pinako said coming into the room, "We haven't done one of these operations for awhile. Business has been slow, but you'll be fine. I'll go get everything out." "Alright Granny." "You're going to do it right now?" Skye panicked. "Yeah, that way you'll be able to start getting used to it sooner. The recuperation period is long." "But I want Ed to be by me!" "Sigh, Alright. We'll wait one day. Ed or not, you're getting your operation tomorrow." "Fine."
That night, Kanden, Alphonse, and Mustang came back empty handed. "We're sorry. He must have taken a train last night. We have no clue where he went. Sorry." Kanden said, sitting at Skye's bedside. "It's alright. He'll come back. And when he does get back, I'll have a fully working automail arm. Then, Ed will be proud of me for being strong and brave." "You know Winry said it would take forever for your automail to work properly." "Yeah but if I work hard enough, Ed will come back and I will be able to fully control my arm." "It'll be a hard road," Kanden said warningly. "I'm willing to take the risk."
"How'd it go Envy?" Wrath said, "Are they gonna separate?" "Well, the pipsqueak snuck up on me and I panicked since I was supposed to mess with his dreams but I improvised. I made it seem like Skye didn't trust him anymore and was going to leave him. I even added a little physical pain as well. He completely fell for it and left to "think and let Skye cool down". Now he's out of the way for a while and we can attack when every we please!" "Great job, Envy. You didn't forget the small details," Lust smirked. "I'm getting better. Now, all we do is wait till the right moment. She's been put under house arrest for the time being and she's getting automail tomorrow. We're gonna get it easy when she can't take their separation anymore and finally goes out looking for him." "Defenseless and heart broken. Perfect time for a capture, and for a new boyfriend to step in and depend on. Right, Envy?" "Guess so. It's boring without Urayamashii to play around with," Envy joked.
"Do you think the new girl could help Greed?" Gluttony asked, "He was very powerful. Might come of use later?" "Na. Master says he's to be destroyed soon." "Ooo! Will I get to eat him?" "Maybe," Envy replied. Gluttony grinned. "Then, who'll replace him?" Lust asked. "Isn't it obvious?" Wrath retorted, "It'll be the new girl. Skye." "Will I be able to battle her and train her in the way of the butcher?" Barry asked maniacally, as he always did. "Sure. This time, Envy's not going to be the trainer. All of us will train her and Envy will just play as the new boyfriend." "Oh, boohoo for me," Envy said sarcastically.
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