Silence

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An angst story.. Wow, my first too.

The ----- are like flashback timeline things. Boy, I'm original. XD

There's a voting thing at the end of the chapter, so vote in your review. I don't think this'll turn out into a full fledged story unless someone helps me come up with a plot or something.

And: This is total AU. Ed never went to Germany. Roy defeated Pride, but kept his eye. (I like him with two eyes, okay? He's creepy with the patch thing.. O.o) Dante is still alive, but Rose got away. Dante is currently looking for a new Pride, and dunn dunn dunn.. Guess who it is?

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It had been a while.

Too long.

But the feeling stayed no matter what..

The growing hole inside of him.

Tearing away at his heart, piece by piece.

Ed put his head on his head on his arms, sitting inside a chair. The dorm he currently stayed in was empty. He regretted so many things lately, that his mind had completely enveloped into things that he could've changed.

They were fixing themselves in his brain, much like a writer goes over their work to correct something.

But every time the ending was the same..

Al died. He died for Ed. He couldn't take it anymore..

Instead of his friends looking at him like he was an adult, they now treated him like a child. Their eyes were filled with pity, and the words they spoke were always the same.

"It wasn't your fault Ed."

But it was.

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Al had revived Ed when Envy killed him. The philosopher's stone was supposed to be an equivalent for any alchemic procedure.

Reviving Ed was what he wanted most. Alphonse was too selfless.. Only thinking of others when he should've just saved himself.

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Ed walked down a street in central, he was oddly pale. It didn't match his once kind and inviting personality.

In fact, he hadn't left his dorm to do anything in a long time. He sighed, pulling his red cloak over his blond locks as rain began pouring down.

He should've just stayed home…

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Roy had been promoted to fuehrer.

Ed couldn't remember the last time he'd been on a mission, surprisingly. Roy was different, too. He was.. Kinder.

The last time Ed had entered his office, he had almost prayed Roy would call him short.. Just, something to snap him out of his depression.

Roy had merely looked past the large stack of papers that required his signature, and again, the pity looks.

Ed was beginning to hate them.

"Ed.. I don't think your ready to go on this mission. Get some rest, alright?"

It was so.. Out of character of him, Ed had almost gotten ready to scream that aliens had abducted the true Roy Mustang.

But this is angst, so he didn't. (Hah..)

So Ed had left, and for the past few weeks, he'd just sat in his dorm, staring at the ceiling.

He didn't care about eating, so Riza regularly brought food to him.

Although, he had to admit, she was a good cook, he couldn't bring himself to eat.

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The rain poured down harder now, and the wind was nearly knocking him over with all the weight he'd lost.

He turned down an alley to get out of the rain, hoping it was a shortcut.

Once again, he'd wished he'd just stayed home.

"Full Metal..?" A voice that could neither be recognized as male or female spoke loudly, as if testing the words for the first time.

Ed turned slowly, gold meeting purple orbs.

Envy sneered at Ed, walking closer. "How lucky could I get today? I was just coming to look for you."

Ed stood there, his eyes hollow. He was almost happy to see Envy. He was the only one who hadn't looked at him with pity..

As quick as a cat, Envy lunged at the smaller boy, driving his knee into Ed's stomach.

Ed coughed a small bit of blood, falling to the ground. For a second, he could almost see his life flashing before his eyes. Alphonse.. He thought, as Envy neared him.

"Get up runt." He growled.

Ed laid on the ground, unmoving. He wanted to die.. More than anything at the moment.

A kick hit him hard in the chest this time, signaling Envy was losing his patience.

"Fight back, at least make this fun." Envy grinned.

Ed said nothing, now laying on his side, away from Envy. He coughed again, rain water going into his mouth.

He was now soaked, and shivered a small bit.

He heard Envy tapping his foot on the ground. This time, the kick connected into his back, sending him rolling across the cement like a soccer ball.

He heard footsteps nearing him, the rain water splashing around like rabbits jumping from tall grass.

"Get up." Envy repeated, madder than ever. He picked Ed up, slamming him into the brick wall which stood beside the alley. Ed gasped out in pain this time, but made no move.

Envy tossed him like a rag doll this time into some trashcans. Ed cut his hands in some glass, but once again, made no move.

He was so tired.. He just wanted to sleep.

Envy walked over once again, grabbing Ed's hand. "Chibi, your making this boring for me." He said with a dull tone.

Ed closed his eyes, darkness sweeping over him.

Envy picked him up by the collar of his red trench coat, eyes narrowing. He shook Ed a small bit, then glared.

"Al…" Ed murmured barely above a whisper.

Envy stared blankly. Oh. That's right. The tin can Elric.

He was dead though.. Why was Ed calling for the help of a dead person. Envy laid Ed back on the ground, putting his foot over Ed's skull.

With a simple push of his foot, he could crush the boy's head, the shards of bone ripping through his brain.

He lowered his foot further, now on Ed's ear.

Why all of a sudden… Did he feel so..

Guilty?

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Okay, the vote thing:

Envy kills Ed (Ed becomes Pride)

Or

Envy keeps Ed alive.. Stuff happens.. Etc.

Vote please. It'll help. Otherwise, this'll get deleted by me and I'll get bored.