Greed

At times, I felt that all I want to do was fly away to a place where no one can give me pain, where no one can be placed in a category for freaks, but somehow, living with these people… the Sins…. Make me feel that… I can just for a little longer.

It turned out as another day. Lust would accomplish job after job of killing and stealing, Gluttony would just stare in the distance either with his finger, or some sort of raw meat in his mouth, and Envy would change from one person to another in a matter of seconds. I, on the other hand, worked on attaining all of my powers that were said to be locked inside my body.

"One ability of yours… is that you can obtain all of our powers, in one day. But you still have powers untapped," Envy would tell me, It could be a long time till you fully awaken…but it's possible… that you could be more powerful than any of us!"

Usually, I would be training on my speed, and how I can keep my balance during an attack. A kick would come from left to right, then a punch. I would leap into the air and continue attacks there. However, fighting wasn't the only thing I needed to learn and improve, I had to learn how to hunt, how to hide, and many other things that would improve my capability on becoming a better homunculus. On this day, I was to meet a Sin that could teach me almost everything.

We stood in front of the church of the Sun God Lito, waiting for someone to meet us.

"Where is he?" Lust sneered sternly. This was the first time that I saw Lust this pissed about one person. I wonder what kind of guy he is? I wondered. A crisp, cold October wind blew trough my thick, short brunette hair. It was then; walking toward us was the fourth Sin to be known as "Greed". At least…that was what Lust told me.

He was tall…the man who stood before us. He stood taller than Lust, and a pokey grin stuck out of his mouth that was playing tricks on me as they gleamed in the sunlight. His charcoal hair was slicked back, and his small, red eyes were so cold, yet alluring, they caught me off guard.

Greed's body was lean, with a body of a runner, or possibly a jumper. He looked tough, and had a jacket that could have possibly been leather, and fur settled against his neck. The whole outfit, except the fur, was completely black, and plain.

He stared at us, his grin widening as he set his narrow eyes on me, and leaned against the gate leading to the church, arms crossed.

"Tell me the story…" he chuckled.

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This guy…he's cool, but he kind of scares me… is he someone sadistic?

Back in the church, we finally finished the conversation of what was going to happen.

"So is it settled?" Lust asked sternly, gleaming over at Greed who was sitting comfortably on a near sofa.

"Yeah…it's settled…" Greed moaned, (He had to go through a lot of if's and but's). Lust hugged me closely. I wanted to hug back, but she was squeezing my hand as if she was going to die if I let go.

"Um… L-Lust? You're hurting me…" Lust slowly pulled away. Envy rubbed my head. I hid the fact that I was blushing. Gluttony just sucked on his finger as he sat on a near chair. His finger must be very tasty to him… Lust lead me to a corner and kneeled, looking at me with a kind look. I knew that she was trying to cover up that she was very stern.

"Listen dear, Greed will take care of you while we are gone. If anything happens to you, I'll be here, right away and-"

"But I-"

"Ah, ah, no buts. You haven't learned much of your powers, neither have you learned to control them… so we can't have you help with this mission," I bit my lip, and looked at Greed, nervous of what the adult might be able to do, and nodded, knowing that Lust would not let me go with them no matter how much I begged, although, Lust looked a little bit reluctant.

Lust hurried off in a running sprint. The others followed jumping away. I didn't get the chance to turn away from their waving hands when Greed grabbed my shoulders, and almost squashed me against his chest. He grinned even bigger than before.

"So…ya with me tonight, eh? So what's yer name kid?" I threw his arms off me and turned to stare him down as the word "kid" rolled off his slick tongue.

"I'm not a KID and… I don't have a name…yet," Greed's smirk disappeared for a second, and tension filled the air as we glared at each other. Inside my mind, I fell into a state of fear. Oh great, he's going to kill m- My thoughts were cut off by the loud sound of laughing as Greed doubled over.

I thought he had lost it and stepped away from the homunculus, but he grabbed me back and noogied the top of my head.

"Alright, nameless! I've decided I'm gonna teach ya all I know!" He cooed gleefully, and opened the door, practically kicking me out before following suit. The last breeze from the church slowly disintegrated, and the warm morning was coming to a close.

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Greed booted me into a near forest where he said we were to train.

"Okay nameless, this is where ya get yer first lesson." He sneered. With one of his long fingers, he pointed me to a near lake. What does he want me to do there? He looked down at me with his red eyes and grinned widely.

"I want ya to catch me eighteen fish, and ya can't use yer so-called powers!"

"What!"

"Ya heard me, now go into that water, and catch me some fish!" I leaned forward, and moaned. Why is he giving me such hard jobs? Dragging me feet, I pulled my body into the freezing water. Just placing my toe within the cold lake made me shiver.

"W-why this? Wh-why me?" I stood there, trying to keep the warmth inside my small body, and searched for fish.

The water might have been cold, but was clear, so I could see fish swimming by like they weren't even in water. So all I have to do is catch eighteen of these fish and I'm done? No sweat! I pointed at one of the fish. I was going to use the nail lengthening technique that Lust taught me, but was stopped by a voice. It was Greed.

"Remember! No powers!" Oh great! This is going to take forever! I slowly went behind one of the fish, and snatched it out of the water. It wiggled and squirmed trying to break free, but I snapped it, killing it instantly. I threw it to where Greed was standing and he caught it and shoved it down his throat in one gulp. What!

"Great! Ya get seventeen more and we're done in the lake!" I kicked at the water in a frustrated way that made me lose my balance, and I fell into the water. Greed laughed and doubled over at my clumsiness. My head sprung out of the water for air. I looked at the delirious man, and decided to just ignore him, and catch more fish.

Five hours went by, and I finally caught the last fish that was quickly gulped down by the tall Homunculus. I fell exhausted and rested my wet hide on a near rock. After I caught my breath, I stared at Greed who was licking his fingers.

"Is…is this… what you…decided to… teach…me?" He looked at me with a smirk still pasted on his face. He snickered at my remark. " Oh no! I have more in store for ya!" I whined, but he grabbed my arm, before I could.

"Next stop! My place!"

He took me to an abandoned cabin that looked as if it was going to collapse. What is he going to me now? Is he going to tell me to fix this cabin to perfection? Greed slammed open the door with such brute force, that it scared all the birds away. It was pitch black in the cabin as we entered. I then started to get bad vibes that Greed might wanted to do something bad. I felt sweat run down my face and on to my mark. I finally had the chance to pull free from Greed's grasp I stared at him in the darkness with eyes of suspicion.

"What are you up to Greed?" I growled. Without an answer, Greed turned a near gas lamp. I was able to look at his eyes. He stared at me with no evil in his face, but delight. What was he planning?

"Come out Roa, Marta, Dolcetto… you too Kimbly!" Four creatures slowly, came out of the darkness of the cabin. Three of them, I can tell, were what Lust called chimeras, but the other creature was a human, but with my color eyes. The human's body was slightly muscular, and wore a tank top, and blue pants that looked somewhat familiar.

The chimeras were of different shapes, and sizes. One of them was a girl who was about an inch taller than me, the other was tall and bulky who was holding an awkward type of hammer, and the last one was a man at my height who held a sword, and had slicked back hair. I looked at Greed with confused eyes. He looked down at my small body, and brought back the evil grin.

"These are my comrades," He sneered gleefully. I looked at them. They stared at me with eyes of killers.

"Hey Greed… who's the little girl? Can we kill her?" The human smirked. His face looked as if he didn't care for anybody, not even his own comrades.

"This is the newest member of my family of Homunculus! Isn't she something?"

"Looks more like a brat!" The Bulky chimera, snorted, spitting to a near corner. I glared at the rude chimera, and actually wished to kill him.

"I'm not a brat you overgrown fool! I'm much more mature than you can ever be!

"What was that you snot-nosed punk?"

"Fatty!"

"Wretch!" Before I could continue, Greed grabbed my shoulder and pulled me back.

"Now Roa…ya don't want to be calling my student a brat, or I might be the one who will snap…" The Chimera shivered in fear at the thought that Greed would do something…evil.

"U-understood Sir!" Greed looked at me. I stepped back, worried that he might say the same thing to me, but he grabbed my shoulders, and once again, pulled me to his chest.

"Hey kid. What do you think of my allies? Are they scary enough? Mean enough? If they are, they will also be in yer command…that's just if ya like," I stared at him with unbelief, shock. Me? In command of these people? At first, I hesitated, knowing that I would own my own comrades…wouldn't it be a tough job? I thought for just a minute then finally came up with an answer.

"That would be cool!" Greed smiled at me, and laughed. For the rest of the day, I rested my tired body talking to the chimeras, and the human, and began to grow strong relationships. I know their names, their stories, and more stuff that no normal person, can remember.

I then realized that I have opened another power; I open the ability to gain… gain friends, allies, and many others. Days passed, and while Lust, Gluttony, and Envy were still on the job, I trained with Greed and his comrades…no…MY comrades. I trained my fighting abilities with the chimeras, learned to hunt with Greed, and (This was said to be impossible…) was taught how to use something called alchemy by the human named Kimbly.

When the threesome came back, I ran to them, getting caught up in a hug all worth the smell of mold on their suits. Lust looked down at me, and kneeled, staring into my somewhat filthy face smiling.

"I'm glad I'm back," she held my hand in hers. I could feel the warmth return to me. Smiling, I gently pulled my hand away, running back to Greed. He looked at me, hands in his pockets, and wearing his usual grin, but this grin…had a light touch of warmth. I smiled back at him, holding my hands in front of me.

"Greed… I… I want to thank you…and say that…that I would like to do this again!" Greed bent a little, so that his face was closer to mine. He took out one of his hands wander out of his pocket and onto his side.

"Sure, kid…" As if a second thought, he added

"I want to give you something too…" I blushed then nodded as his hand by his side cupped my cheek softly, and looked into my golden eyes. I shivered as he got closer, and I quickly shut my eyes, and lifted my head. Greed gave me a quick kiss as his lips touched mine, his usual grin replaced with a warm, and loving smile.

Lust nearly fell over, Envy exploded in rage, and Gluttony sat with his finger in his mouth as he slobbered and blinked. Greed then slowly pulled his lips from mine, and moved them towards my ear. My eyes stayed shut as my face turned beet red.

"Apathy… your name is… Apathy," He pulled away, and smiled again, patting my head. I blushed even harder, and my eyes lit up.

"You filthy rat!" Lust screamed, extending a nail toward at Greed, who quickly dodged, and grinned, shrugging innocently. As Greed, and Lust fought, Envy fell to the ground, limp arms to his side rocking back, and forth, obviously jealous.

"N-no fair…stupid Greed…That was gonna be my kiss," He sniffed, losing his composure completely.

I stood there, shocked…so much that I couldn't get the chance to wave good-bye at the fleeting image of Greed as he ran away. Envy approached me, still a little shocked and annoyed. He worriedly grabbed my arms. I looked up at him with the biggest, warmest smile spreading across my red face. Streaming tears of joy ran down my cheeks as I smoothly laid my head on Envy's chest. He looked down at me, too shocked to move.

"He-Greed…gave me…a name," I whispered happily.

"What did he call you?" his arms stiff at his side.

"He… he called me…Apathy…" Envy's arms softly came up, and gently crossed his arms around my body. He smiled, and kissed my forehead, then snuggled his cheek against in the crook between my shoulder and my neck.

"I'm back…Apathy," He whispered as Lust forgot about her anger, and focused on my ever-flowing happiness.

(I have to admit…this is a GREAT chapter! I'd like to thank my friend who helped me a lot on this! XD I need some reviews! XX PLEASE! If you do, I'll make the next chapter even better! Cause next up is… "Sloth"! XD)