Silence

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It seems I've lost quite a bunch of reviewers because Ed staying alive won..

Aww.. Oh well.. Thank you to the guys who've kept reviewing, and stayed liking the story! You're the reason it'll probably keep being written until finished.. I hope.. -Crosses fingers-

School's so close lately, and I'm pretty freaked out about it, you know? But, Ah well.. I'll live. (I hope..)

Disclaimer: Don't own FMA.. But if I did.. Envy wouldn't have died. (T.T)

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After the odd 'Meal' the rest of the day had progressed slowly. Envy had ended up leaving, something about an errand for Dante. He had locked Ed in the cabin, so he'd been stuck here for the entire day.

He was beginning to hate being a captive here..

Later in the day, it had begun raining.

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Ed stared at the ceiling, thunder booming. He turned on his side, thinking. Why was Envy acting this way? It was only.. What, two days ago? That Envy tried to kill him..

Then he threatened Ed.. Wait?

His eyes widened in realization. Envy was possibly trying to trick him, or.. Trade him to Dante?

But.. It wasn't making any sense.. Why had he been acting so kind? Well, none of it made any sense. He bit his lip thinking.

Maybe Envy just wanted to finally become allies..

Mentally slapping his forehead, he rolled onto his back. Of course not! That was just stupid! Envy had always hated Ed, and he'd hated him back, that was the way things were!

But..

He blinked, rolling in the bed again. He just couldn't get comfortable, knowing Envy could be plotting his demise at this very moment..

He finally just rolled out of the bed, rubbing his eyes. He yawned for a moment, bored.

There wasn't much to do around here..

Thunder boomed a second time, shaking the cabin. Ed jumped, clinging to the bed for a second. He moved away from the bed a second later, sighing.

He sat on the floor now, a gloomy look covering his face. "Al.." He mumbled. "You always hated thunder storms.." He finished, looking across the room at the door.

It was slightly ajar, lightening sometimes snaking it's way through the room.

Thunder roared in the sky once again, and Ed clung to the bed. "Okay.. Maybe it was me who was afraid.." Ed mumbled, blushing.

He moved back onto the bed, looking out the window in the room. Rain pelted it, and he noticed some was dripping along the window sill.

This place was really old.

Getting lost in his own thoughts, he hadn't heard the front door open.

Envy walked in, dripping from head to toe with water. His palm-tree like hair clung to his back and face, and a sour expression played on his lips.

Stupid Dante, being all bitchy again. Was that all she ever did? Gripe and moan about useless things. He walked into the kitchen, remembering Ed.

How many times did humans eat..? He thought for a second, pulling stands of hair out of his face that had fallen down in his eyes.

Shrugging, he walked over to the stairs. "Chibi?" He called out.

Ed blinked, out of his thoughts. Envy was home.. Wait-- Here. This wasn't his home..

He stood up walking from the bed, and out into the main hallway upstairs.

"Yeah?" He asked, his voice bland.

Envy grinned at Ed, Ed looked back at him like he was insane.

"You'll get a cold if you walk around all wet like that, you know.." Ed stated.

Envy shrugged. "Huh?" He blinked in realization. "Are you worried about me, chibi-san?" His grin became wider.

Ed rolled his eyes. "No! And stop grinning all the time.."

Envy shrugged, walking over to an old couch that sat inside the living room of the cabin.

Envy laid out on the couch, stretching.

Ed walked down the stairs, Envy turning his attention to him. As soon as he reached the bottom of the stairwell, though, thunder roared above them.

Ed jumped, clutching the stairwell. He breathed for a few seconds, regaining composure.

Envy stared.

Ed glared back at him. "What!"

"Your scared of thunderstorms, are you, chibi-san?" He asked.

"N.. NO!" Ed said, crossing his arms.

Envy raised his eyebrows.

"Stop looking at me!" Ed demanded, blushing.

Envy turned away, a smirk on his face.

Ed walked into the kitchen, looking around through the pantries, only to find no food. He was about to ask Envy for something, when thunder yet again, roared down above them.

Envy shot up, startled, as he heard crashing in the kitchen. "Pipsqueak?" He asked, confused.

Ed was now clutching one of the kitchen chairs, breathing heavily for a few seconds.

He walked back to the couch where Envy lay, and sat near the back of it. "Huummm…" Envy said, staring down at the tiny alchemist.

"What?" Ed mumbled, looking at the door to the outside.

"So, the great full metal alchemist is scared of thunderstorms, huh?" Envy teased.

"No! I'm not! I just don't like the umm.." He thought of a word to say, moving his fingers in the air. "Uhh.. Sound.." He finally, said, looking back up at Envy.

Envy looked down at him with a grin that rivaled the Cheshire Cat's.

"You can sit up here with me, if you want." Envy said, moving up to the corner of the couch.

"No!" Edward said, shaking his head. Lightening ripped through the sky right then, thunder booming in afterward. Edward yelped, jumping up.

Envy laughed, covering his face.

Ed sighed defeated, and sat on the couch. Envy smirked, and Ed just moved farther away from him.

"Aw, what's the matter, chibi?" Envy said, mock sadness etched across his face. "You don't want to sit next to me?"

"N-no…" Ed mumbled, turning to face Envy. "It's.. Umm.." Before he could finish, Envy flopped down across the couch, his head on Ed's lap.

He looked up at Ed with his cat-like purple eyes, a smirk on his face.

Ed stared down, in shock and surprised. "WHAT THE HELL, ENVY!" He yelled, but didn't move. Envy yawned, blinking.

"What are you looking so mad about?"

"Your hair is wet.." Ed said quickly.

"Is that all?" Envy asked, pulling more of his hair out of his face.

"No…" Ed started, but when Envy's eyes met his, he turned away sharply. His face felt warm.. What the heck was wrong with him! He wasn't blushing, was he? Oh well.. At least Envy couldn't see..

This place was pretty dark, the only light they got was the occasional lightening strike.

The thunder rumbled again, softer this time, so Ed didn't jump quite as much.

"Well?" Envy asked, prodding the chili's ribs.

"Never mind.." Ed sighed, leaning back against the couch.

They sat in silence for a while, and Envy eventually fell asleep. Ed moved slowly, trying not to disturb the homunculus, and went upstairs.

Remembering Envy was still pretty wet from the rain, he walked to his own make-shift room, grabbing the comforter. He went back down stairs quietly, and draped the blanket over Envy.

Yawning, Ed walked back up the stairs into the room. He rubbed his tired eyes, and went underneath the sheets of his bed.

He moved onto his side, his eyes lazily shutting.

Lightening ripped through the sky one last time before Ed had drifted off to sleep.

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