Sin stormed into her apartment and flicked off her boots. She tore off both of her gloves and sat down onto her bed. She ran her automail fingers through her silky black hair to get it out of the French braid that it was tied into. Sin closed her eyes as she got up to take a shower. She turned the heat of the water to its full strength and stepped in. Steam rolled off of her body, caressing each and every one of her many feminine curves. Sin took in the heat and steam, breathing deeply until she was relaxed.
When she was done washing her hair and body, Sin stepped out of the shower, water dripping off of her form and onto the concrete floors of her bathroom. She reached out and found a cloth to dry off. She wrapped the cloth around her damp form and went back out to her living room to get her clothes.
Sitting on the windowsill, Lust laughed. Sin froze, not out of fear, but of hate.
"You never change, Pride." Lust's voice was smooth and silky, seductive. "To relax, you always bathe."
Sin calmly turned around. "And you never change, either, Lust. Always spying in on your prey."
Lust laughed again. It was a horrid laugh, like glass shattering. "How rude you are, Pride. I would never dream of setting my sights on the likes of you. Even after two-hundred and fifty-seven years, you are still sharper than ever."
A smirk came over Sin's lips. "I wish I could say the same for you, Lust. It's only been, what? Fifty for you? Tsk, tsk, Lust. You've certainly not been keeping up with the things I've taught you, have you?"
Lust's smile instantly faded.
Sin laughed at her reaction. "What are you doing here, Lust?" the alchemist dropped her towel and started to put her clothes back on.
"Checking up on you, as always. I always like to see if, every once in a while, the old Pride will come out to play."
"And, again, as always, you are disappointed." Sin whirled around. "I'm not the same person I was fifty years ago, Lust—"
"Very true, Pride. You weren't even human, and it's not like you are now." Lust walked silkily over to Sin. "But, you know," she continued. "The old Pride wouldn't have even cared."
"The old Pride is dead, Lust." Sin said sternly, now fully dressed. "My name is Sin now." and she turned away.
Lust glared at Sin. "You forget, Pride, you may have some human components, but mostly, you're still an homunculi; don't ever forget that, Pride. You still have our one, true weakness—"
"Which was destroyed a long time ago. I'm very sorry to have burst your bubble. I burned my remains as soon as I was brought back. I knew my weaknesses, and I had to eliminate them as soon as possible." Sin shrugged. "So I did. It was as simple as that. Now leave my home." And she turned her back on the homunculus.
"You can never leave us, Pride! Dante may have abandoned you, and chopped you into minced meat, but you are still connected to the homunculi!" Lust called out. "Joining the military did not and will not free you from our pull!"
"I freed myself from your 'pull' a long time ago, Lust. Now, if you don't leave right this instant, I shall be inclined to use force." There was a malicious glint in Sin's eyes that sparked just a flicker of fear inside Lust.
Lust nodded, her expression a blank glare, but as she turned to go, there was an abrupt knock on Sin's door. Immediately, the two inhuman pairs of eyes flew in its direction. The knock sounded again.
"Sin? Sin, open up, it's Ed and Al Elric! Can we come in?"
Lust's eyes widened as Sin's and her eyes met in a ferocious gaze.
"You have met the Elric brothers!" demanded Lust in an urgent whisper.
"What of it?" Sin said menacingly.
"You knew they were here all this time, didn't you!"
Sin laughed. "Do you really think I would turn those boys over to the likes of the homunculi? Come on, Lust, I thought you knew me better than that."
"You realize what I have to do, don't you! I have to tell the One. She'll take care of the Smelric brothers!" as Lust made to get out the window, Sin was in front of her, moving at the speed of light.
"I'm afraid I can't let that happen, Lust." All of a sudden, Lust was thrown backwards and she slammed up against the wall next to the door. Lust stood up wearily and pulled herself together. "Oh, come on, Lust. Am I really that much stronger than you?" Sin smirked again and Lust was slammed yet again against the wall.
"Sin!" called Ed, frantically. "Sin, are you all right? What's going on in there!"
"Well, aren't you rude?" Lust stood up. "Let's let in your guests, yes?" she whirled around and her extendible claws punctured the door, and with one quick whip of her hand, Lust hurled the pathetic wooden door off of its hinges. There, in the doorway, stood Ed and Al Elric, mouths hanging open. "Hello, boys," mused Lust.
"Lust!" Ed growled menacingly.
"Ed, Al, get the hell out of here!" commanded Sin as she clapped her two metal hands together. Lightening shot out from them and struck down Lust.
"No frickin' way!" Ed started to clap his hands together, but was suddenly hurled backwards by an unseen force.
"Big Brother!" cried Al, rushing to his side.
Sin whipped her head to face Lust, but she had disappeared out the window.