Knowing More Than You Should

Summary: A loss of a dear friend brings many in deep regret. The ability to know what will come next fails when the remaining of the outsiders have successfully changed the events that would have traditionally happened; for better or for worse. It's every man for himself now, and all of the stakes are high. -This Fic May Contain Spoilers-

Disclaimer: I don't own FMA

Rating for this chapter: T for violence and language.

Episode: The current Episode(s) for this chapter are…33 and 34

Chapter 16

So, the day went on. Dusk was getting closer and closer. Ed had decided to go, and that the others were to stay there until he got back. And he especially made sure Izumi didn't find out. "Besides, if it's me their dealing with, there probably won't be any trading…" And with that, Ed and Wrath left the house.

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Selene and Amy had a nice yet short conversation, which it was interrupted when 'Greed' walked in. "Get out." he demanded. Amy of course did as told, a pale look returning to her face.

But, Greed followed her when she did walk out, which she didn't notice until the sin had pinned her to the ground. "I can't have you medalling in this. You already know my secret…" Envy said in Greed's form. She would have screamed but the bastard shoved a cloth in her mouth, muffling any sounds as she was bound and shoved into a random closet in the hallway.

Amy heard his footsteps as he walked off, back to the hostage room.

"Let's go." he said. "You stay here." Greed took Al with him and left Selene, and they headed out as the sun was getting late.

A few more minutes passed, nearly an hour. Kira was still watching Selene, making sure she didn't escape. Though Kimblee, had spent his time looking for Amy. He didn't want to do this, but he went to the chimera for help. "Mutt face, where's Amy?"

In a couple more minutes, Kira was able to sniff Amy out, stopping an old closet at the end of the hall. "She's in here?" Kimblee asked, raising a brow. The chimera pawed at the door, Kimblee shrugging and opening it. To his surprise, Amy really was in there.

Amy had nearly passed out by now, head resting on the floor and vision blurring every now and then. Next thing she knew, Kimblee was hovering over her, she laying in the middle of the hall. She was free, and the disgusting cloth wasn't suffocating her.

Amy smiled slightly, then jerked up in recalling what she had to do. "Where's Greed?" she said in distress.

"He left awhile ago. Took the tin can and left the girl here." With that she jumped up, running to the main lobby room where the actual bar was. Law was playing bartender today, everyone else waiting around for Greed and Marta to get back. She made a dash for the nearest phone, and then found the phone book; which was on the ground under one of the seat's legs to make it level. Speed dialing Izumi's number, Brandon answered.

"Brandon, where's Ed?" she asked quickly.

"He just left-"

"You have to go after him! It's a trap, Greed's not going to make any deal; because it's not really Greed, it's Envy! Envy killed him and took his form, Ed'll be killed!"

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Brandon slammed the phone down on the receiver, knowing what he must now do. "I'm going." he told Winry, who was the only one in the room. Brandon made his way to the door, before Winry stopped him. "But Ed told us to wait here!"

He turned to face her, looking her straight in the eye. She was so beautiful, her stunning blue eyes and soft blonde complexion could draw any guy in. He leaned in with a surprise kiss, she gasping before returning it to his lips. After pulling away, he gave her a determined gaze she'll never forget. "That's if I never come back."

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The two, Ed and Wrath, had arrived in the front of Dante's place. 'Greed' was waiting for them inside, and in the common room the real Greed was murdered in. "Where's my brother? And Selene!" Ed demanded.

"Oh, don't worry Pipsqueak, they're safe." Ed made an angry face, along with a fist. Suddenly, Lust swooped down and grabbed Wrath, taking the boy up to the second story loft. "Thanks for the kid, Full Metal." she said slyly, and left the room with Wrath.

"Hey!" Ed started to go for them, but was stopped by 'Greed.' "You'll have to fight me now, shortie."

Ed had barely any time to react as 'Greed's' hand had turned to a claw, and he furiously going at Edward. After the first few swipes, Ed kept backing up until he reached a table. Cornered for a moment, he went to transmute his automail into a blade. As the alchemist wasted time doing this, 'Greed' slashed him across the chest, cutting deep enough to make Ed bleed. He ducked under the table to the other side, stamping the floor with his red liquid. Ed moved away from his enemy to catch his breath, his chest soaking his shirt.

His vision blurred slightly every few seconds. His automail blade dripped with blood, some his own. He was starting to loose too much blood, he couldn't go on much longer...

"Ed! That's not Greed! Wait!" shouted a voice down the hall. Brandon emerged into the room a moment later, huffing out of breath. "It's, Envy!" he managed to spit out, holding the door frame for support.

Ed eyes went wide, staring at Brandon. Envy though, saw this as a perfect distraction. He transformed back into his original form now, his right arm a long spike. He held his sharpened arm over head, and made a sprint toward Ed.

Brandon saw this, "Look out!" he shouted, starting a pace toward the two fighting. Ed looked over just in time and managed to dodge Envy's first strike, but he slipped on some of his own blood, and his balance gave way. Envy had one straight open shot to stab Edward through, as the young alchemist lost his stand.

He raised his sharp hand, insanely looking down in victory, when Brandon moved in the way. Envy's arm went right through his stomach, Envy looking just as shocked as Brandon. "Good-Bye..." the boy said, clapping his hands and then placing them on Envy's head. The next thing he knew, the sin was blown to pieces, Brandon falling for dead on the ground. Ed quickly sat up, hovering over Brandon.

"W-Why'd you do that? You idiot! You just gave your life for me!" the alchemist said regretfully. Brandon smirked a little. "I know Ed. You couldn't have died. And I need to tell you something before it's time for me to leave..." Brandon said weakly, bleeding heavily over the tile floor. Thank god Envy didn't stab him a little higher, this way he had a few moments longer to live. "Envy, isn't dead. He'll come back to life, because that's the way of the homunculi. To destroy them for sure, you need a part of their body from the person they where attempting to be resurrected as. Their human counterpart. That's their weakness."

His lasts words where raspy, Ed soaking it all in. "Now go, before he comes back, and kills you too..." With that the boy fainted, never to awake again. Ed sat there, heart nearly in two, as another person died because of him. After a few more seconds of drowning in his misery, Ed stumbled up, and left the mansion with all of the power he could muster.

"Brother!" Al said, running up. Apparently Marta had let him go, finding out the truth.

"Al! Where's Selene?" Ed said, stumbling around while holding his wounds. "I don't exactly know, but a girl at Greed's hideout said she'd help her escape, and she'd be back at Teachers'!"

So, they headed back to Mrs. Izumi's house, Selene there as Al said, and met Ed with a relieved hug. "Ed! Your ok!" she started, then saw his wounds. "For the most part…Winry said Brandon went after you, is he ok?"

At that, Ed stopped, his relieved smile fading. One look at her smiling, yet troubled face sent him to tear a couple times, unable to say the words he wished to tell her. "Selene," he started, but couldn't finish without breaking out in tears. He held them back, biting his lip, and then making it bleed.

"What? What is it?" she asked, wanting to know. He couldn't say it, and wrapped his arms tightly around the troubled girl in front of him. "Selene, he…was killed!" There, he said it, now tearing sorrow he couldn't bite back.

Well, I got this chapter up...-sniff- I KILLED YOU BRANDON I'M SO SORRY!

Well, the next chapter will have a tutorial at the end, ask me a question in your review!

PS: THIS IS NOT THE END!