Title: Twisted Love
Summary: Ed is with Roy, but when Envy admits he likes the young alchemist, Ed isn't so sure about his and Roy's relationship. "If I love him, I shouldn't care what Envy thinks… right?"
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, only the plot.
Warning: Besides Alchemist X's bad grammar, I think Envy is out of Character for this chapter… and that's it!
Chapter Seven:
Ed groggily woke the next morning, to a mess of black hair, and Envy's morning breath. Which smelled like fresh tooth paste. He sighed and snuggled close to the Sin, remembering the eventful night they had. With Roy coming, bearing "Bad news" and in the end giving his best wishes. Then having Al walk in on them.
Ed had to explain everything that had happened the past few days. With Envy's confession, His break up, and how he and Envy finally got together.
"So… that cat… was…" Al couldn't finish the sentence as he stared at Envy dumbly. Envy gave him a smirk and Ed blushed rubbing his neck nervously.
"Yeah… it was Envy." He admitted.
At first Alphonse was shocked, and scared. But then accepted his brother's choice and also wished the two his best wishes.
"I just hope the Colonel is okay…" Al had said while he and Ed walked to their rooms. Envy had turned into his favorite form, a kitten, and was curled up in Ed's arms.
Ed gave out a heavy sigh, "Yeah me too…"
The thought made Ed give out another heavy sigh. Causing Envy to wake up, "O'chibi? you' okay?" he purred stroking Ed's cheek and staring at Ed's tired golden eyes. Ed gave Envy a weak morning smile, "Fine…" he assured and turned to the other side of the bed to look at the alarm clock. His eyes snapped open as he realized the time. 9 o'clock! He was going to be late!
Without warning he threw the covers off, and wobbled over to his dresser to get ready to go to work.
"Edo!" Envy whined, "You don't REALLY have to go!"
"Yeah I do…" Ed said struggling to put on his tight leather pants, "I'm not with Roy anymore, remember, I can't go to work late and have him stick up for me. He won't let, 'I was sleeping with my boyfriend' pass anymore."
Envy growled and stared angrily at the ceiling, 'stupid colonel…' he thought, "But today I wanted to do something special!" Envy called as Ed headed to the door.
Ed stopped and looked at Envy, who was lying on his side with a all knowing smile. "Special?" Ed asked then blushed a deep shade of red. "ENVY! Not now! You're not going to use sex to keep me home from work." He yelled and slammed the door close.
Envy pouted and went back to staring at the ceiling angrily, 'Darn I thought that would work… if I didn't know better, I'd say Ed WANTED to go to work today.' The thought crossed his mind, and he didn't like it, 'to see the colonel? Naw… but I'll go to check on him. Just in case…' He smirked thinking about all the mayhem he could cause at Central while waiting for Ed to be done with his day. And if he was lucky, maybe he could drive the Chibi out and get him all mad.
He could already hear Ed screaming at him, and getting angry about some stupid prank. 'and then I'll shut him up with a kiss, and we'll go into the nearest closet…' he thought slyly.
"Fullmetal…" Roy sighed rubbing his temples when he saw the clock, his heart pinched at how late it was. He made a growling noise in the back of his throat, he knew Ed was a deep sleeper and after a night of games in the bed, the boy could pass out for days! The thought brought old memories and a smirk to Roy when the door to his office opened and Ed poked his head in. "Yeah?" the boy said in a small voice.
Roy jumped when he heard Ed enter, and quickly composed himself. "Your late!" he sighed folding his hands together thoughtfully as Ed made his way to the big comfy couch next to Roy's desk.
"OH! Yeah, sorry about that…" Ed said, and that was that. Roy didn't poke fun at him about what he might have done the other night, and he didn't pry into why Ed was late. He could draw out what happened to himself, even if what he thought happened didn't really occur in reality. "So what's the plan for today?" Ed asked.
Roy leaned over to grab some papers from the corner of his desk, "I need you do go off on a mission in a couple of days." He stated, Ed didn't look phased, "But until then, pack up, do you're usually, and grow taller…" Roy added.
Ed's eye twitched, "Who are you calling…"
"You're dismissed…" Roy said, cutting Ed's usual ranting off. He waved a dismissing hand. And Ed jumped from his seat to storm out of the room. Not another word was said between the two, and silently Roy hoped that this awkwardness wouldn't last forever.
"Good morning Edward…" Riza said from behind Ed, who was about to go down to the library.
Ed turned and gave her a forced smile, "Good morning Lt. Hawkeye," he said then noticed she had a phone in hand, "Um… why are you lugging around that thing?" he asked.
Riza looked down at the phone and remembered the task at hand, "OH! Well your brother is on line one, he said it was important." She held the phone while Ed walked up and picked up the receiver.
'Important huh?' Ed thought, "Hello?" he called into the machine. There was a pause before, "Brother its you!"
"Al? What's so important that you had to call?" the boy asked.
"Oh… well…" another pause, "We're out of food…"
"Al… I can't get food now, I'm at work."
"I know, I know, but could you… at your lunch break. PLEASE BROTHER! I'm busy at the house." Al called into the phone.
Ed sighed, "What's got you so busy?"
"Housework!" Al chirped, "Mom wasn't kidding, this stuff is…"
Ed sighed as his brother went on about the work in the house, but once he was done, he went back to begging Ed to get some food. "Fine!" He whined, "I'll go at my lunch break, but you owe me Al!"
"Yes brother… Yes I do!"
Envy snickered as he heard a near by officer scream in horror, 'Guess someone found all their paper work in the shredder.' He thought evilly, 'now what else can I do?' he looked around at the bundle of fools the military left him open access to. But he only smirked when he saw a bobbing golden antae out of the mess of blue. "Chibi!"
"What?" Ed looked behind him, when he thought he heard someone call him 'Chibi' and was greeted by a taller military solider throwing himself at the small teen. Ed gasped as the person squeezed him. Then notice people were staring. "He..Hey! Get off'a me!" he shouted pushing the person away only to see that it was Envy… dressed in blue. Ed gaped.
"Aw, Chibi. Don't like public affection?" Envy whined.
Ed stared at him in disbelief for a moment, grasping the fact that the homunculus was now 'part of the military' then answered, "No…" before turning to go back to what he was doing.
Envy shrugged off the dull answer and followed the blond. "So where are you going?" he asked.
"Home…" Ed answered.
"What! Why! Its only noon, I thought we could sneak out and get something to eat or something." Ed didn't respond causing Envy to grin more, "Your in a foul mood, Did you get in another fight!" He poked Ed on the back.
Ed sighed, "No, I just need to get some food for Al. Unless… you want to do it!" Ed said looking at his lover hopefully, "Please Envy… I have a lot of work." He begged.
Now if there was any time for Envy to be a good boyfriend… it would be now, but… "Nope sorry…" Envy said with a smile. Ed gaped, "ENVY! PLEASE!" the blond begged. "Aw… but Edo… I'm having so much fun here…" Envy complained.
Ed paused on his begging, "What? What do you mean by that?" Ed glared at his boyfriend, "You better not be getting me in trouble." Ed said darkly.
Envy paused, "No… of course not, now why don't you get us some dinner for tonight!" Envy said pushing Ed out the doors of Central. "Wha…wait…" Ed stuttered before Envy interrupted, "Now, I don't like Curry, or Swiss cheese…" Envy stated before he slammed the door close in Ed's face.
"WAIT ENVY!" Ed cried pulling on the door, which Envy was holding tightly closed on the other side, "OPEN THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW!" there was no response. Ed continued to yank and pull for another moment, then sighed when he figured there was nothing he could do… at the moment.
'But when he gets home tonight, I gonna shove some Swiss cheese down his throat!' he smirked, and started walked off to the food market, with a heavy sigh.
Envy grinned when he figured Ed had given up on the door and slowly his grip on the handle eased off when, "I didn't know you were in the military." Roy started, staring at the scene that played before him.
Envy turned around dully, "Yeah well you know, anything for chibi!" he sighed making Roy's eye twitch.
"Right… of course, its really entertaining, the two of you." Roy said smugly, Envy's eyes lit up, "You think so, doesn't it pain your heart to know Ed's so happy with me." Envy smirked.
"No, no, I'm happy Ed found someone his own age!" Roy stated.
"What!" Envy gasped.
"Really, the whole door thing you pulled on Ed. Very mature…" Roy comment, Envy glared then shook his head as if trying to shake Roy's words away. "whatever…" he stated.
"Speaking of your maturity problems, I was wondering about all mysterious pranks that were pulled on my officers this morning." Roy said with a sigh. At the mention Envy tensed, "At first I thought it was Ed, but I guess it was his double trouble. Come along Private…" Roy turned to the hallway that led to his office; "We're going to talk about this alone…" he started walking away.
Envy smiled amused, and trotted behind Roy, "Private? That's high right?" he asked, "Like same level as you?"
Ed hadn't realized how eerily deserted the streets were until it was too late. He had just arrived to the super market, but there was no one to help him get the food. He looked around confused, "Where… is everyone?" he asked himself, thinking about possibilities. It was a week day, and he knew people should be at work, but house wives and small children usually always littered the streets no matter what day it was. He began to worry and took a step back, when a rain drop from above landed on his nose. He looked up, and got drenched in an unexpecting rain storm. 'Great' he thought, 'just great, I came out here for nothing. And now I'm starving…' his hand found its way to his stomach in disappointment.
Ed turned to start the wet trip back to central, when he caught something out of the corner of his eye.
He turned to the alley he was currently passing, and gasp when he saw… Lust.
"Where do you think your going?" she asked, "You just got here, and I still need to have a word with you… why don't you be a good little boy and come over here so we can have a chat." She sneered. Ed gaped in surprise; she wanted to talk to him? The thought was unlikely, but Homunculi were weird mood changing creatures. (Just look at Envy)
Finally Ed found some words that he spat at her venomously, "Why the hell would I go into a dumb alley way to talk to you?"
Lust sighed, "I thought you'd question the idea…" then Ed heard running footsteps behind him, and before he knew what literally hit him, he was slammed forward and stumbled into the dark, damp, and narrow alley.
Coughing slightly, with the wind knocked out of him. "Ow…" he grimaced clutching his aching stomach, feeling a little nauseous. Then he remembered, Lust was probably looking down at him with an ugly smirk. The thought made him angry and he quickly transmuted his auto mail into a blade.
He got up quicker then he thought, and pointed the blade at Lust's heart (If she had a heart.) "Now… what the hell do you want?" he asked.
Lust glared at him, "Such a bother…" She said. Ed looked at her confused when suddenly his auto mail was grabbed and lurched to one side.
He stared at the person who had grabbed his arm, it was Gluttony…
"Lust! Lust! Can I eat this! PLEASE!" the small man begged. Ed panicked and began to thrash to get his arm out of the man's grasp. Lust smirked and nodded, without another word Gluttony sunk his acid teeth into Ed's auto mail.
Ed screamed, not because it hurt, but out of horror, that the THING was eating his arm.
It wasn't long before Gluttony completely devoured the arm, right to the socket, where he stuck his tongue in and out of the socket. Ed squealed and squirmed, scared out of his mind, which was racing for things to do. Different ways to squirm, any fight move he had stored in the back of his mind, anything… ANYTHING!
"Gluttony, that's enough don't eat him completely yet…" she smirked holding up her hand, showing off her newly formed dagger like nails. Gluttony complained some as he stepped away from the squirming boy.
Ed froze and stood still, except the stillness with relief that came when Gluttony stopped his torture, when he heard the clanking of something hard… and sharp. He looked up, but didn't have time to react. All he could do is hold his flesh arm up and scramble back as Lust came at him. Swiping, swinging, darting right to left.
Ed was lucky his arm wasn't in shreds, but it hurt like a bitch, with various gashes and cuts that littered it. Blood gushed down it. Lust paused and looked at her bleeding foe, "With all those wounds, and so many cut arteries… you'll pass out soon from blood lose." She stated.
Ed made a mean, growling sound that told Lust to stay away, but she stepped up to him, Gluttony fooled, only he stepped a little closer. The smell of blood filled his nostrils. "Lust…" the little man whined, "No Gluttony…" Ed heard Lust snap.
'I…I need to get away…' Ed thought desperately, and one he saw Gluttony complaining about the meal in front of him, and Lust snapping at him about the plan, Ed quickly turned on his heel and made a dash for it.
Lust noticed quickly and gave a snappy order to Gluttony, who, before Ed knew what happened, Smashed into the small Alchemist bringing him to the ground roughly.
Ed heard a sickening pop that came from his knee. He bit his tongue, to keep from screaming from the pain that engulfed his body. Then struggling to breath, with the heavy man sitting on top of him, crushing his lungs. Ed thought his ribs wouldn't be able to take the stress a moment longer, before Gluttony shifted his weight.
Ed gasped up air, and clutched his ribs as they began to throb. He curled up in a fetal position and started coughing… up blood.
The liquid trickled down his chin, and a thought abut how it wasn't a good thing, passed his mind. But only for a moment, before a familiar munching sound was heard.
He looked down at his legs which he had tried to tuck under his chin, but the pain in his stomach forbid them from getting to far.
Gluttony was clutching his auto mail leg, and before Ed could gasp or beg him not to, The sin dug into his new meal.
The leg lasted about as long as the arm did, and when Gluttony was done, he burped a little and looked at Lust hopefully. "Lust can I eat it all? Can I?" He asked.
Lust seemed to ponder for a moment and looked at helpless boy before her. "Why not…" she stated and watched his Ed's eye widened. "Envy's plan is down the tube anyway. We can come up with a much better one, with out the boy." She stated. Gluttony smiled showing metal that was still stuck in between his teeth from the auto mail.
But Ed didn't care, what Lust had said… those words played his him mind.
"Envy's plan…"
"Wha…What?" he croaked, Lust and Gluttony both looked down at him a little surprised.
"Oh you're still conscious?" Lust asked, and then bent down to grab his braid which wasn't really a braid anymore. Just a mess of hair, half tied together, half hanging out in a wavy mess of gold.
She lifted his battered body, and suddenly… smashed Ed against the brick all. Another Cracking sound, another uncontrollable fit of coughs, and more blood that covered his chin.
"Really, that stupid?" she smirked at him, her hand wrapped around Ed's neck keeping him on that spot of the wall while her over hand stroked his chin. She began to coo to him, like a mother to a scared child, "My dear boy, once again you play into our plans. Once again we use you, and once again we're the ones that have to smash your dreams." Unconsciously her hand tightened around Ed's neck and he made a strangled sound. "Envy was using you…" she stated bluntly. Ed's eyes widened in horror, and he thrashed his head from side to side, trying to block out her cruel words and unwanted presence.
"Ed, bad news, your boyfriend's using you."
'NO! NO! NO!'
Envy sighed, and looked down at Ed, who looked at him with big hopeful golden eyes. "I don't know what you're talking about…" he stated.
'He looked me in the eyes! He LIED TO MY FACE!'
"Envy…" Ed said softly, feeling a little, insecure from what the Flame alchemist had said. He heard Envy snort silently, and Ed looked up to see the expression the homunculus was wearing. As he turned around to face his lover, Envy swooped down and locked lips with the fullmetal.
Tongue and all made way into Ed's mouth as they swapped spit for a moment, and then broke apart. "There…" Envy gasped, slightly out of breath, "I hope that clears up any doubt you may have…" He saw Ed give a weak nod. "Good…" Envy sighed bending down to rest his forehead on Ed's. "I love you Ochibi-chan, and I'll protect you from that bastard and others like him."
'NO! ENVY! ENVY! WHY!'
Ed's inner battle was cut short when he felt something sharp pinch against his gut. He and realized, Lust had stopped stroking his cheek kindly, and now held one long sword like nail to his gut. "Poor confused Child, so bruised and broken. Why don't I put you out of your misery?" She smirked, when…
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY BROTHER?"
Lust and Gluttony looked to the opening of the alley way to see Al standing there. His glowing red eyes looked as horrified as they could be. And he took an unsteady step to them.
"LUST! LUST! CAN I…"
"No Gluttony!" Lust cut him short, and she looked at Ed. Without another word she quickly jabbed the nail into his gut. Ed took a sharp breath of air, and Al gasped in horror. "BROTHER!" he screamed.
Lust let the body fall to the ground with a sickening THUMP sound, and before Al could start running to his brother's aid, the two homunculi disappeared.
"BROTHER! BROTHER!" Al yelled rushing up to the boy's aid. Auto mail completely gone, a small but noticeable hole in his stomach, blood everywhere… "OH GOD! BROTHER!"
Ed's eye lids started going heavy, "A…A…l…" he whimpered.
"BROTHER! Don't fall asleep! DON'T! OH… SOMEONE HELP ME! SOMEONE!"
As loud as Al was screaming, it was all muffled to Ed; he wanted to tell his brother something. An, "I love you…" or a "Don't worry…" would have been nice. But he could only seem to say one word…
"R'y…"
"What?" Al looked at his brother, as people ran down the streets to see was all the screaming was about. "Brother what did you say?" But Ed had fallen unconscious, and Al panicked more. "BROTHER! DON'T DIE ON ME!"
Desperate cries for an ambulance was heard from people behind Al. Two men came to Al's side. Both gasped, and one turned his head, while the other bent down to try to stop the bleeding. An ambulance was heard in the back ground and Al seemed to be calmer knowing help was only a street sign away.
And before Al could grasp everything, medical help was loading his brother in an emergency vehicle. Al was allowed to go, but he barely fit in the small car. The doctors shouted words, while they hooked tubes to his breath to stable his breathing, and they continued to hold pressure to his wound.
Al grabbed his brother's hand worriedly, wishing now more then ever that he could fell his brother's warm hold… which was probably cold and lifeless. 'No I can't think like that…' Al scowled himself, and looked down at his brother, 'Brother… why were you even out here? Why weren't you at work?' he wondered.
Roy growled, "Do you enjoy making my life miserable?" he questioned Envy who changed back to his usual attire. Roy had lost the time they had spent in the office. His stomach had growled numerous times, so Roy figured it was well past lunch. Maybe three o'clock or something. He half expected Ed to burst in the room any moment, demand Roy to give him back his lover, then leave for the day. The heated fights between were fun at first… now they grew annoying. But Roy would not have Envy running around the office pulling practical jokes on his men. 'I swear to god Ed, if you don't come back soon, you won't have a boyfriend to come back too…' he thought angrily. His gloved hand twitched.
Envy sighed, "Yeah, its kind of a hobby of mine." He joked. Roy glared at him, 'I swear to god Ed, if you don't come back soon, you won't have a boyfriend to come back too…' he thought angrily. His gloved hand twitched. When the phone rang. Envy sat up amused that something new happened.
While Roy went back to his calm composer and picked up the phone, "Colonel Mustang…" he answered.
"Mmm? Yes I am his commanding officer…" Roy said.
A pause…
"Why?" Envy noticed Roy's voice got shaky. It made him smile that something was making the egotistical man sweat.
"WHAT HAPPENED?" The angry voice that boomed from Roy after another moment shocked everyone in listening range. Especially Envy who fell of the couch, covering his sensitive ears. The sound of the phone clicking (Or slamming) on the receiver assured Envy he could poke his head over the coffee desk. He saw Roy grab his jacket and quickly make his way to the door.
"Where you going so soon? We were having so much fun!" Envy smiled.
Roy gave him a dark glare which… shocked Envy a little. It was cold and mean. Envy didn't push the Colonel any more. "That was the hospital…" Roy answered, "Ed's in critical condition…"
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