The Birthday Cake from Hell
Chapter 2: Love at first… bite?
Five hours, ten sodas, and twelve hot dogs later, Ed was ready to face anything. He excitedly picked up his bag and practically pushed everyone out of the way to get off the train. He took in the sights and smells. Everything looked and smelled wonderful; one particular smell quirked his interest. Why did it seem so familiar? He kept sniffing and turned around… and shrieked. "What the—what on earth are you doing here!" A young boy, a little shorter than him, with copper blond hair, wearing a white T-shirt and jeans stood in front of him, grinning. He resembled Ed surprisingly. "Come on, Ed. Is that any way to greet your little brother?" Ed glared at the imposter.
"Envy, I'm not stupid. I know who you are and what you want, so drop your little act," he snarled.
Envy shrugged and transformed back to himself. He wore a black belly shirt, black shorts, and black soft leather boots. He had long forest green hair with evil, cold black eyes. "I thought you'd at least be able to suspect me when I bumped right into you on the train, but I guess your instincts must really suck," Envy teased. Ed glared. Envy pretended to pout. "Now come on Edward. Don't you like me? 'Cause I like you… very much," he purred, in a low, seductive tone. The blonde boy shivered in disgust. As if. The guy was as pale as a vampire, had a very feminine body, and did he mention the hair and his fashion sense? For a few seconds, Ed ignored Envy and smelled something. He tried to see where it was coming from, but he saw nothing. But he definitely smelled something. It smelled distinctly like… Ed's mouth dripped with drool, "Hot dogs!" Envy stared as Ed zoomed off, in hot pursuit of… hot dogs. While he ran, his eyes were closed, tears streaming out of his eyes. How can he see? Doubt he can. The smell was enough to lead him by the nose. The boy had the instincts of a bloodhound when it came to food.
Talia followed quickly but quietly after Ed. She decided to take a picture. Click! She smiled, looking at the instant picture. "I think I'll call this one 'Ed spazzing over food'," she said quietly to herself, chuckling softly. Ed continued running. He was close, he knew it. His mouth opened, fangs sliding out through his teeth, and took a chomp… his canines sinking into the hand that held the hot dog. Without opening his eyes, he mumbled, "Dwop da dog." He heard pleasant laughter. His eyes popped open, and traveled up to the brown orbs of a white haired young man. He noticed that the boy was lean and tall, with flawless ivory skin, long white hair, and smiling, closed long lashed eyes. Ed's heart felt like it had dropped down to his stomach. His mind had deserted him and did somersaults in the clouds. He searched for coherent words to utter, but found his mouth was suddenly dry. The boy smiled down at Ed, opening his beautiful chocolate brown eyes. "Do you plan on letting go of my hand, or biting it off?" he laughed. His laughter was soft and beautiful. He had a light British accent. Ed released his hand. He grinned sheepishly, looking down at his black leather boots. "I just wanted your hot dog," he muttered. The white haired teen laughed again and pressed the hot dog into Ed's gloved hand. While shoving it into his mouth, Ed looked up to see the boy smiling at him again. 'Could the guy be any more perfect?' he thought in bewilderment.
"My name is Ryou."
"Hi. Mine's Edward Elric. Call me Ed," he replied. Ryou liked the way the sun reflected off of Ed's hair, giving it an angelic glow. It was a most unusual shade of blonde; it looked like bright yellow, but had a slight neon glow. He decided to call it highlighter blonde. And his eyes… they were just awesome. They were bright gold; even when he looked sheepish, his eyes showed constant strength and defiance. He liked those eyes very much.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, came a, "Hi Ed!" Ed nearly jumped out of his skin. He turned around and saw Talia, grinning widely at him. Her eyes were no longer dead or soulless, but filled with life. Her hair was down and ended at the middle of her back. Her eyes were sparkly and she was wearing white heeled sandals. She was the same height as him, but seemed taller because of her long legs. "Um… Talia? Why are you here?" She blinked.
"I followed you! Duh, silly!" she giggled. It wasn't a high pitched, air-headed giggle. It was an "I'm-insane-and-don't-you-forget-it giggle"; which scared him more than an air-headed giggle would have. She looked up and noticed Ryou and her eyes lit up. "Ryou!" she squealed, lunging for him and clung to his neck, legs wrapped around his slim waist. Ed had scrambled out of the way and tumbled to the ground. He stared in confusion. "Hello again Reina," Ryou said, setting her down. Ed spazzed and did the monster face. He had veins popping out on his forehead and fangs, pointing a finger at the so-called "Talia". "You lied! You said your name was Talia!" Reina smirked. "The teachers said my name was Talia. I just never argued with it." And she giggled. He hated that giggle. It made him feel stupid. "And how do you know each other?" he demanded. "Oh, that. I'm his sister." Ed gave her a look. "Well, half sister."
"It's true," Ryou said. "We have the same dad, but her mother died when she was little, so our dad lives with her in Japan and my mom lives here with me," he explained. After that, there was silence… for a long time. 'Well, this is awkward,' Reina thought. She reached up on her toes and kissed her half brother on the cheek and quietly slipped away. Ed hadn't even noticed. Ryou tapped him on the shoulder. "Huh?" "Aren't you hot in that?" he asked. Ed raised an eyebrow. "Are you hitting on me?" (in Lilo's tone, "Did you ever kill anyone?") Ryou chuckled, "No, not at all. I was just wondering because you're wearing all leather in the middle of June." Now that he mentioned it, he was a little hot. Why he was never hot before in leather, he didn't know. "Do you know where the nearest mall is?" he asked, tugging on the collar of his shirt. Ryou laughed once again. Then Ed's stomach grumbled loudly. He blushed. "Uh… hehe. I'm constantly hungry," Ed confessed. Ryou smiled radiantly. "Tell you what. I'll pay for your new clothes and food, if you promise to be my boyfriends." Ed lunged and tackled Ryou. "It's a deal!"