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Warnings: DarkTigerGirl's bad grammar, language, and comfort.

Chapter 9: Redemption

Edward didn't like the way Envy was behaving. He had stopped coming into his room in the middle of the night. When Edward would see him around, the sin wouldn't say anything. He mostly stayed in his room. Even when the blonde had shot a nasty little comment at him, nothing, not even a small reaction. Don't get him wrong, he wasn't worried about Envy, he just needed someone to yell at. So now he stood in front of his door wanting to knock, but not sure if he should.

'Why the hell am I doing this? I should get back to my own room.'

'This won't take long. Just knock, check up on him and then leave.'

'Wait! Why am I checking up on him? I already said that I'm not worried about him!'

'Then why did come here in the first place?'

Edward grew silent. Why did he come here in the first place? Did he fell some sort of pity for what had happened Envy? After all, his whole mood changed after he had woken up from his deep slumber. He let out a sigh and decided to get this thing over with. He knocked rather loudly and waited for a response. Nothing. He tried again, tried time just as loud as the last knock.

"Envy open up."

He heard the lock on the door click. It took him a couple of second to gather himself. Once he opened it, he saw that Envy was curled up in his bed. He approached the sin hesitantly.

"Hay, Envy, get up."

There wasn't a response. Edward growled and climbed into the bed. He shook Envy a couple trying to get him to move. But he got nothing out of the sin.

"What the hell is you're problem? You've been in here for too long!"

Getting fed up with the grueling silence that had engulfed to room; Edward slipped his hands underneath Envy and picked him up bridal style. The sin looked completely blank. His usual smug expression had faded into nothing more then a blank lifeless stare. There was only one place that Edward could think of only one place where Envy could put his mind at ease. The blonde kicked the door open and walked into the hall way. He was noticed by one of the maids.

"Oh Prince, where are you going?"

Edward merely looked over his shoulder.

"Call and make an appointment at the local hot spring."

"Yes sir. But may I ask why?"

Edward didn't say anything he just kept walking.

The local hot spring wasn't too extravagant. Edward entered and rang the little bell at the front counter. A young looking woman popped from behind the counter and greeted the blonde with a warm smile.

"Hello! Do you have an appointment?" she said with a very chipper voice.

"Yeah, it's under the name 'Elric'."

She opened her appointment book and searched for the name.

"Ah! Here it is! 'An Elric party of two'. Well, you get to have our best bath!"

She then led him down a long hall, until they reached a beautifully decorated sliding door.

"I'll be right back with your towels and soap!"

She turned on her heel and walked back to the front counter. Edward shifted Envy's weight so he could open the door. The room was filled with hot steam. There was a large pool of hot water. A knock came from the sliding door.

"I'll leave the towels and soup out here. Just yell if you need anything!"

She left again. Edward gently placed Envy down on the ground and walked over to the door. He slid it open and picked up the things that had been left on the floor. Closing it, he walked back over to Envy. He kneeled down beside the sin and swallowed hard. He had forgotten, while devising his little plan, that he would have to undress Envy. He placed his hand on the sins tight black shirt, and began to pull it back. Removing it, he came to the hardest part, removing his pants.

He closed his eyes and hooked his fingers onto the elastic of the sins pants. With one motion he pulled them down. Edward then turned around and opened his eyes. There was a deep shard of blush going across his face. The next thing he did was remove his clothes. Once he was fully naked, he wrapped a towel around his waist. He reached for another one and closed his eyes again. He did the same to Envy, making sure that the towel was secure. Picking up Envy bridal style, he placed him into the pool of temperate water. He sat the sins body down against the bottom of the pool and got in. He reached behind his head and removed the tie around his hair. Edward shook his head, letting the strands go free.

"Now, doesn't that feel better?"

Edward gave the sin a cocky smirk. Envy merely tilted his head back and closed his eyes. Edward growled.

"Say something to me dammit!"

"It's…not fair."

"What?"

"Why…should Pride have to die…and I merely sleep."

"What the hell are you babbling about?"

Envy opened his eyes slowly and gave the blonde a blank stare.

"I remember everything. I know who Pride is…and what he meant to me…He loved me…and just wanted to make me happy."

Edward suddenly felt himself get rather depressed. Why though? Edward hated the look on the sins face.

"Prides dead…and it's my fault."

That was the last straw. Edward wrapped his arms around Envy's neck and pulled him close. Envy was too strong of a demon to be like this. Edward sobbed lightly.

"Shut up, just shut up. I don't want to hear you talking like that anymore!"

"But it's all true."

"No it's not! Pride loved you dammit! He died because he wanted you to live! Now stop acting like a dumbass!"

Envy lifted his head from Edward's chest, and whipped away the tears that had formed on the blonde's face.

"You're crying."

"Yeah, no thanks to you!"

Envy's hand caressed Edward's cheek. Edward became bright red as his lips came in contact with those of Envy's. He wasn't sure why he didn't push the sin off and beat him into a bloody pulp. What Edward did next shocked him the most, he kissed Envy back. The blonde finally parted from his and Envy's lip-lock, due to lack of air. Panting, Envy kissed the blonde's cheek.

"You liked it."

"Shut up."

"You should keep your hair down. It makes you look cute."

"Shut up!"

Edward dunked Envy's head down in the water and kept it there. The sin reached up and grabbed Edward's arm and threw him into the water. Envy came back up and inhaled sharply.

"I could have drowned you bastard!"

"Serve you right for kissing me!"

"And you kissed me back!"

Edward growled and summoned his scythe. He stood up and pointed it towards the sin.

"Here, I'll give you the pleasure of joining your precious Pride in the afterlife!"

He swung hard, but missed. Envy then slashed a bunch of water in Edward's face.

"…did you just splash me?"

"Yup. What'cha going to do about it shorty?"

Edward made his scythe disappear. He kneeled and splashed water on the sin.

"Let the game begin!"

And so, for an entire twenty minutes Envy and Ed splashed each other.

After there water battle, Edward was completely pooped.

"Ready to go home?"

The blonde nodded. Edward instantly blushed as Envy began to remove his towel.

"W-what are you doing!"

"I have to change back into my clothes."

"In front of me!"

"What's the matter? Embarrassed?"

Edward blushed harder.

"I-it's just that, I've never seen anybody naked before-"

"Ohhhh! So it would hurt you're little virgin eyes if you see me naked. Is that it?"

Edward looked away and blushed even harder.

"If that's the case then…"

Envy waked over and ripped the towel off of Edward's waist. The blonde dipped down into the water to cover himself. He was so embarrassed!

"W-what the hell! Give me back my towel!"

"You're just going to have to take it from me."

Edward sunk deeper into the pool. He couldn't leave the pool now! It was then that Edward felt a twice in his nose. He sneezed.

"Bless you. Looks like you have to come out now." He said with a wicked smirk.

"I'm not coming out!"

"Suit yourself, but I think you'll need these."

Envy picked up Edward's clothes and threw them in the water.

"Bastard!"

"I know."

Edward grabbed his clothes and began to put them on. It was difficult and frustrating on a count of they were wet. Once they were on, he got out of the pool and gave Envy a dark look.

"If I get sick I swear I'll kill you."

Envy snickered.

The next day Edward was indeed sick. He lay in bed with a temperature of a hundred.

"Dammit Envy."

"Yeah well, at least you get to sleep in."

"Shut up."

Envy jumped down from his spot on the windowsill and sat on the edge of Edward's bed. The blonde could feel a migraine coming on. He groaned and turned over. Edward felt the weight of the bed change and Envy wrapping his arms around him.

"Envy-"

"Hush now."

Edward pressed his head against the sins chest.

"Envy…why are you still here? I mean, you remembered your past, so why stay here?"

"I'm here…because of you."

A/N: Another chapter down! WRITERS BLOCK SUCKS!