Here's chapter 4! Sorry for the long wait; I've been busy with other stuff.
Chapter 4: An Unexpected Visitor
The next morning, Ed and Al couldn't find Amber anywhere in the inn. Al stayed in his room to wait, while his brother went out looking for her. About ten minutes later, he saw her walking in the crowd.
"Hey, Amber!"
"Huh? Oh, Ed!"
"Where the hell were you!"
"Um, out"
"Could you please leave a note next time!"
"Heh, sorry. Didn't know you were worried."
Ed noticed that she was holding a small velvet hand bag that she never had before. "What's that?"
"Nothing! C'mon let's get back."
Somewhere in the crowd was Lust. She watched the two as they walked away; an evil smile stretching across her face. The teens went back to the inn and found Alphonse happily playing with Elk.
"Amber, welcome back! Are you okay?"
"Oh yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry about me! Hey, are you thirsty Ed?"
"Yeah, I could use a good drink after being out there" he said, wiping sweat from his forehead.
"'Kay" Amber cheerfully left the room.
"She's weird…" Ed mumbled.
"You know you like her" said Al.
"Are you kidding? She's a weird cat lover!"
"Don't say that. What's so weird about her?"
"I don't know. Leave me alone."
"Ed has a crush!"
"AL!" His ears turned pink. He growled and threw one of his boots at his little brother.
"Hey!"
"Anyway, I need to call Mustang…" Ed reached for the phone and dialed.
Meanwhile, Amber was pouring a clear, liquid poison into Ed's glass of fruit punch. She had got it out of the purple that Lust gave to her earlier. The new plan was for Amber to personally kill Edward. She had gotten this message last night. Somehow, Envy managed to sneak into her room and relayed the information to her. "This is so stupid. Why am I even doing this?" she thought. Amber figured one thing out though; she knew that once she turned the Homunculi into pure humans, then they could help resurrect her father. She could help them study Alchemy, and they would repay her by fulfilling her wish…
Cut back to Edward-
Roy's voice could be heard over the phone, he was laughing loudly. "Hahahaha! Oh, Edward, you're so funny!"
"FUNNY! This ain't funny! I'm tired of searching for the Chimera. We've been doing this for almost four weeks!"
"Chill out, since you're not having any luck in this town, then move to Azure Town, in the west. That's the place where the Chimera was actually created."
"So why didn't you instruct me to go there first!" Ed's voice rose higher with each word.
"Because I like teasing you. Bwahahahaha!"
Ed slammed the phone down on the receiver.
"Damn him…BURN IN HELL! HELL I SAY, HEEEEEEEELLLLL!" Ed wildly ran his fingers through his hair while yelling. Amber walked in, eyeing him in a funny way. Ed straightened himself and walked over to her. "Ah- thanks, my throat is so dry."
"Don't thank me just yet…"
"What ever" Ed shrugged and placed the rim of the glass to his lips. Millions of thoughts ran through Amber's head. WHAT WAS SHE THINKING! She didn't want this, no! She didn't want to be responsible for the murder of an innocent person. With nothing else to do, Amber began tickling Ed. He immediately dropped the glass on the carpeted floor, its contents being absorbed by the material. Amber pushed Ed to the edge of the bed and tickled harder. He laughed loudly and kicked around. She poked hard at his sides. Al watched them; he was so surprised by this insanity that his head started slipping off of his shoulders. Amber stopped and backed away from Ed, giving him air. "That was random" said Al. Amber smiled widely, despite the fact that she almost killed the one she was tickling. After Edward caught his breath, he said, "What was that for!"
"I wanted to make you laugh. You seemed angry when I walked in."
"Yeah but, you could've at least let me have a drink. Never mind, I'll go get one myself."
Once Ed left, Alphonse said, "What was that all about?"
"I dunno…" Amber folded her hands behind her back and walked out.
Al sat there, confused; "She is a bit strange…"
That night, Amber couldn't sleep; she felt guilty about what happened earlier. Deciding to apologize to Ed, she got out of bed and walked out the door; she bumped into someone.
"Envy!" Amber said in surprise.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"Ah-nowhere…What're you doing here?"
"I'm keeping my eye on you, remember?"
"Oh, yeah…Fine, I'll go back" Amber went back to her room in a huff, Envy followed. As Amber was about to lie back in bed, she raised her eyebrow at the Homunculi. "Why are you still here?"
"To stand watch"
"Hm…Fine. You can sit on the other bed. Might as well get comfortable while you're here"
"Don't tell me where to sit, you're not the boss of me"
"Whatever," Amber hoped into bed.
Envy sat on the edge of the extra bed, staring at the ground. Amber told him 'goodnight' as she pulled the sheets over herself, but he didn't answer. After a quiet moment, Envy spoke, "You like Edward?"
Amber sat up a bit, "Whoa, that was random. Um, why do you ask?"
"Just curious" Envy shrugged.
"Hmm…well, yeah, he's really cute. Although I don't think he likes me; we just met after all."
"I see, so that's why you don't want to kill him. To be honest, you don't look like someone who'd commit murder." Envy chuckled.
"Hah, if I'm angry enough I will! But hey, how'd you know that I didn't want to do it?"
"I can tell"
"Oh…"
The room fell silent again-
Envy replayed the response over and over in his head: "Yeah, he's really cute."
"Damn" Envy muttered, clenching his fists at the thought.
"What's wrong?"
"Damn!" Envy stood up and faced the girl, his expression changing from anger, to sadness, to nervousness. He smiled weakly at her and said, "It's nothing…really. I-I'm sorry. Go to sleep, I won't bother you anymore." He began walking to the exit.
Amber sat up, brushing her hair behind her ears. "Wait, where are you going? Can't you stay?"
"I could, but I don't want to make you feel awkward."
"But I don't mind"
Envy almost felt himself blushing; he smiled and replied, "Alright". He sat all the way on the bed by Amber's side and the two talked for at least an hour. The girl became tired and eventually dozed off. Envy gently placed his hand on her shoulder then leaned in and kissed her forehead. After realizing what he had just done, he felt a bit guilty, because he knew that Amber would never love him in return. Feeling crushed and a bit confused, he silently rushed out of the room, leaving Amber fast asleep in bed.
End of chapter 4!
Aww how sweet and yet bitter. Poor Envy doesn't know how Amber feels about him, but he just assumes that she dislikes him. Does she love him? Or will it be Edward who steals her heart away? Find out next chapter; it'll be funny and unexpected! And I'll try not to take so long to post it. Ha ha!