Points of Authority
Wow. Today's September the 11th. :sighs: Depressing…
On a better note… Only fifteen reviews till I hit ONE HUNDRED::celebrates: I swear, when (yes, I'm being optimistic) I hit one hundred, I'm going to, like… scream. The most reviews I've ever gotten in the past were four. Just goes to show that yaoi's better, huh? X3
Sorry about the long time it's taken to update, I haven't been home in… a while, so I didn't have time to write. ;;;
DISCLAIMER (Because I keep forgetting it…) : I do not own anything pertaining to or having to do with Fullmetal Alchemist. If I did, Envy would be in every episode, would be wearing less than he already is, and would be "involved" with Edo-kun.
Oh! One more thing. I'm glad I'm turning you guys against Roy. Yay! Let him burn for the torment he constantly puts Ed through! BURN, BASTARD, BUUUURRRRRNNNN! o.o
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Envy sighed in frustration as the trio made their way down the hall. "If he actually thinks we can surprise the others, he's more insane than I previously thought. There's NO WAY we're… well, you guys, at least, are going to make it out of this alive."
Ed raised an eyebrow. "Thanks for the confidence, Envy, it really makes me feel better."
"Hm? Oh, no problem." Alphonse shook his head.
"Is there ever a time when you two aren't arguing?" Al asked, hoping that they would stop. Both boys looked at each other. Their response came simultaneously.
"Nope."
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Twelve hours later, at 11:30 that night, the three were nearing Dante's manor. Envy had become increasingly secluded during that time, and his pace had slowed until he was a good few feet behind Ed and Al. Ed noticed this and slowed until Envy caught up with him, then wrapped an arm around him.
"Are you that worried?" Ed asked quietly.
"Uh… Yeah," Envy answered, leaning against Ed. "But it's nothing I won't get over once I have that bitch's throat in my hands…" he growled, clenching his hands over an imaginary throat.
Ed raised his eyebrows. "Okay, now I'm freaked out."
"Scared, Edo-kun?"
"Of you? Um, duh."
Envy smiled, stopped, and pulled Ed to him, catching the small alchemist's lips in a sweet kiss. Ed froze momentarily, stunned, then let his eyes slide closed and returned the kiss. They separated after a moment and continued walking. After a pause, Envy said, "I don't know why you're afraid of me..."
Ed gave him a skeptical look. "Hmm. Because you're a self-proclaimed psychotic murderer who doesn't give a second thought to taking someone's life?"
Envy was silent for a few moments, then turned and gave Ed a calculating look. "You know, Hagane no, that may just save your life tonight."
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Envy pulled the front door of the manor open, then looked around the totally silent and pitch black room. Without warning, he reached behind him and pulled Ed forward two steps. Just as Ed was about to complain about being pulled around like a rag doll, the wall next to the area he had previously been standing in was speared by two long lance-like fingernails.
"Hello, Lust," Envy murmured, turning to face a dark and seemingly empty corner.
"Good evening, Envy. What brings you back here?" Lust inquired, stepping out of the shadows and into a pool of sparse moonlight.
"Oh, you know, revenge, murder, just desserts… The usual," he replied, crossing his arms and casting a falsely friendly smile in Lust's direction.
Lust simply glared back at him. "Don't even try to act as though we're still close, Envy."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't aware that we ever were. Or is it just my imagination that you and I have always been in an endless struggle for dominance over the others?" Envy rested an elbow on his other arm, which remained about his waist, and rested his chin in his palm.
Lust smirked. "Yes, well, looks like I won that one, hm, Envy-kun?"
Envy twitched at the name. "For now, I'll allow you to think that. But, later, as I'm standing over your slowly dying body, we'll see who the winner is, hm? And even if you do, in some odd twist of fate, manage to kill me—" Envy noticed Ed visibly twitch at the prospect "—it'll only be a matter of time until one of the others- most likely Wrath- begins resenting your authority. That's one of the many unaccounted for factors, after all, in one's quest for dominance. At one point, there's always someone who resists authority. At one point, you always fall from the height of your authority. And, at one point, you always manage to regain your authority, though whether or not the procedure you use to regain that authority is legal…" he trailed off, then shrugged. A flash of blue light surrounded his arm, and, in its stead, there was a metal blade, much like Ed's. A feral, bloodthirsty grin crossed his features, and he began advancing upon Lust.
She stepped back into the cover of the shadows. "Touching lecture, Envy," she said, "but I assure you, I will not make the same mistakes you did."
"Oh, but Lust, I made no mistake. It was you who fucked up!" he shouted, lunging towards her and slashing at her midsection.
Ed was stunned, at least momentarily. He hadn't expected for Envy to just jump into a fight like he had. Of course, he thought, mentally kicking himself, I don't know why I didn't expect it… He was created for killing, after all.
I told you. Voice number two seemed to be back. This surprised Ed, since, last time he checked, his 'body' had been mutilated and thrown into a void. He made a mental check for voice number one, and found that he was bound and gagged in a corner, and glaring something awful at voice number two. Voice number two simply threw him a smug smile and went back to scolding Ed. That's what he'll do to you, too, Ed. I'm only looking out for you, you know.
Wh- No he won't! He's already had plenty of opportunities to kill me and he hasn't.
Yet.
There is no yet! He isn't going to do…………… I don't have time to be arguing with myself.
It was at that point that he snapped out of his reverie, clapped his hands, and transmuted his automail arm into that well-known steel blade. He jumped into the fray after Envy, slashing at any vulnerable spot on Lust's body.
Envy stepped back, then ran upstairs to find Dante. He first went down to his room to retrieve his daggers. After doing so and storing them so he would be able to get to them easily when the need arose, he ran back down the hall. Unfortunately, he ran into Gluttony as the rather stupid Sin was coming out of his room. Gluttony looked quizzically up at Envy.
"Envy…?" he asked, sticking his index finger in his mouth and looking up at him through his confused, beady eyes. His eyes suddenly took on a hardened glint, and he grinned maliciously. Envy stepped back.
Oh, shit, he's going to eat me, isn't he? I knew the day would come…
Sure enough, Gluttony took a step toward him, arms outstretched, like a child reaching for a lollipop. Envy took another step back. With surprising speed, Gluttony grabbed Envy by the wrist and pulled him forward. He then took a bite out of Envy's torso. Envy yelled in pain, clutching his side and blood spewed out of it in a cascade of crimson, soaking his clothing. Just as the pain was breaching the unbearable line, his regeneration abilities kicked in, and his side came together again. He turned and ran toward the staircase, pausing when he reached the top. When Gluttony caught up with him, Envy kicked him, sending him rolling down the staircase. "Incoming!" he yelled, and watched as Ed and Al stepped aside, leaving Gluttony to crash rather unceremoniously into Lust. Both lay in a heap, struggling to get up.
Envy, satisfied with his work, turned to run down the hall just in time to see Dante disappear around the corner. He knew that if she made it to her room, she was pretty much safe, at least from him. He would not allow it.
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Dante, panting, turned the final corner that blocked her from the safety of her room. She flung herself onto the threshold, slamming the door and turning the lock, which she had created specifically for the purpose of keeping the homunculi out. She sighed, resting her head against the cool, polished wood of the door, and caught her breath. Just as she was about to turn, she froze. She sensed that something was amiss. The room was not as empty as it should have been. Then, she heard rather than saw the smile, that smile that promised death to all who were unlucky enough to see it. A cold shiver ran down her back, and a fear that threatened to stop her heart encased her. She turned to see her eldest creation, her son, standing in the light of the moon, his silhouette plastered black as death upon her floor.
"Hello, Mother."
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O.o You have no idea how long I've been waiting to type this chapter, just for the ending. Don't forget how much I'm hoping to break one hundred… I'll give special mention to my one hundredth reviewer, how about that? … Yeah, anyway…
You know those people that, like, threaten to not update unless they get a certain amount of reviews? Man, I'm so glad I haven't had to do that in this story… I LOVE YOU GUYS! XD I'm sorry, it called to be said.
Well, don't forget, all comments, criticisms, complaints, and compliments are accepted with open arms… Still haven't received a flame… I was really hoping to kill Roy with it… Oh well… Maybe this'll be the lucky chapter, huh?
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