Both heads were snapped back towards the owner of the hand, his breath on their necks.
"Two for the price of one," He whispered, his voice high-pitched and sufficiently crazy-sounding. Aria struggled for her knife valiantly, but her struggle was in vain. Meanwhile, Eternity struggled to attack the many places that she had learned over the years was tender: the crotch, the eyes, the throat, the stomach. But none of those were even close to within reach. She had to settle for biting the arm that held her violently. Aria, following Eternity's lead, did the same. Soon the arm was retreating in obvious pain, and the two girls spun around quickly. But when they turned around, they saw three men. No, four. Wait...men seemed to be appearing everywhere around them. Someone tied a gag on each girl, once again rendering their mouths useless. The circle grew tighter around their victims.
Roy and Ed waited impatiently for any sign that the girls had been caught, but they didn't hear a word. Always before a scream had pierced the night before the man quieted her down, and so to the two alchemists nothing was amiss. Whenever Ed would try to check if something did happen and they had missed it, Roy stopped him. If the killer saw them, it would be over. They'd have to try again, and with a different girl.
"MMMMFFF!" Eternity yelled, attempting to make a sound that their rescuers could hear. But no one responded, and Aria pressed against her back nervously. By now the circle was so tight that there was less than half a foot between the girls and a man in the ring. Suddenly the men opposite each girl reached around her and grabbed them by the hair, yanking back their heads and leaving their vulnerable neck open. Other men grabbed their arms. Obviously, they had learned from their mistakes with earlier murders, and wasn't going to take any precautions. Someone grabbed Eternity's shirt collar and pulled down violently.
Ed's sharp ears, on the alert after not hearing anything for so long, caught the rip of fabric. He leapt out and saw the scene before him. The girls were being held by...he counted quickly. 8 men. Eternity shirt was half ripped off. Ed swore loudly for not hearing anything before and hurriedly rushed Roy out. They broke up the little party, arresting each one. Aria pulled Eternity back, who was stunned while holding her shirt up. Examining the spots where she was being held, Aria discovered that they were both bleeding from their wrists, scalp, and Eternity from her collarbone. They crouched out of the way in a corner while the dirty work was done and all the guys were arrested.