Nothing to say today, so, here's chapter 7!
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"Ah come on, that's so booooring" Winry complained, looking at the plain white shirt Ed was looking at. "At least get one with color, if not a design pattern" She protested, and looked at him innocently when he turned to glare at her.
"It's my birthday- you told me I could pick anything I wanted!" He said, but he put the white shirt down, and sighed. "I don't know, I just can find anything I really want" He shrugged, and turned to look at a pale blue jersey top, his brow furrowing. Winry sighed, and looked around the store.
After much arguing about where they should go shop wise for Ed's birthday, they both agreed that he needed more clothes. The only problem was that Ed didn't really like clothes shopping, and had no taste for clothes besides the ones he already owned.
Ed looked quietly at another light blue top, and Winry remembered the picture she had seen of him when he was younger, and she remembered that he was wearing a blue t-shirt top, and who must've been Al was wearing a red one. She smiled sadly at the thought that maybe he wanted that color for that reason.
As she heard the distant jingle of the bells on the door, she turned to Ed, who was still looking at the same shirt he was looking at before. Walking over to him, she gently placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Let's get this shirt, okay? And you're sure you don't want to get anything else- another shirt, or pants perhaps?" She asked him gently, but he smiled and shook his head, reassuring her that this was all he needed. She walked with him to the register, where she paid for it and headed for the door.
Once outside, Winry thought something might've happened. Everything was silent, and there were sirens blaring from far away. She looked to Edward, who looked back at her in alarm. She stepped a bit closer to him, as they walked down the barren sidewalk.
"Where is everyone…?" He whispered into the still air, and all of a sudden, Winry felt the hairs on the back of her neck prickle. Turning around quickly, she cursed and fell into Edward in shock.
There were two Edwards. When Ed turned around, he was face-to-face with himself. Blinking, he shook his head, glaring at, well, himself, and he transformed his automail into a blade (much to Winry's horror).
The other Ed laughed. "Ah, I didn't realize you could do that, now could I?" He mocked, as there was a flash of light, and this Edward, two, had transformed his limb into a blade, though the way it happened had looked far different from the way the real Ed had done it.
Behind the fake Ed, two others came out of the store. One was a slim female, with long black hair and a rather provocative dark green dress. Beside her there was a rather strange man, who was short and plump, with a wickedly evil smile, and who smelled horribly like human blood.
"Now, now, Envy" The female coaxed. "We don't want you killing him, now do we?" She stated with a wry smile, crossing her arms.
The fake Ed, or Envy as the female had called him, grinned maliciously (Winry flinched as she saw this expression played out on Ed's face) and was engulfed in white and blue light. Winry gasped, and Ed growled as the mans figure changed.
Green hair fell around his body in points, and his pale body was covered in a green what looked like a belly shirt and skirt. Ed looked at the man blandly, it was an interesting fashion statement. The man grinned and turned to the female nonchalantly.
"Now Lust, who do you take me for?" Envy said, laughing in a horrible way.
"Did you kill someone? Is that what the sirens are about?" Edward yelled angrily. Envy shrugged, and put his hands on his hips.
"Why would it matter, eh pipsqueak?" He said, and laughed as Winry had to hold Ed back. "Excited little thing, aren't you?" He mocked, and smiled, returning to Lust's side.
"Who are you?" Winry questioned them uneasily as Gluttony's stomach rumbled, and he grinned, looking at Lust.
"Do as you wish.." she said lazily to Gluttony, who started to close in on Ed and Winry. Ed gently pushed Winry back, and frowned at Gluttony.
Winry gasped as Gluttony charged at Ed. Ed gasped, also, and tried to duck. Only missing his fist by an inch, he started to panic, "I don't get it!" he yelled, "Why are you after me, what did I do?"
Lust and Envy just smiled, and Gluttony plowed himself into Edward.
Ed huffed as blood pored steadily from his mouth. The line of his vision was getting hazy, as he teetered on the edge of unconsciousness. Winry screamed as Gluttony charged again, and for Edward, suddenly everything went black.
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Sorry for the short chapter.
-Pinkie