Silence

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Plot development.. It hit me as I was typing! XD

And fan girl in this chapter refers not to the fans reading this story, more of alchemy fans. IN XENOTIME. NOT EARTH. XP!

Sorry.. But none of you will ever be in Xenotime.. But if you somehow gain a way to get there.. XDD

TELL ME HOW! Naw, I'm kidding. But not really. O.o

Disclaimer: Don't own.

Thanks for so many reviews! Do you like pancakes?

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"It's been two days.." Mustang groaned, putting his head on his desk.

"Three." Hawkeye corrected, putting a stack of paperwork on the desk.

"It's as if.. He's disappeared." Roy rubbed his head.

"He'll show up. Maybe he's just given himself the 'vacation' you said he'd needed." Hawkeye shrugged, reading over Roy's past report.

"I don't know.. It doesn't sound like Ed to just jump up and leave like this, you know?" Roy asked, looking at Hawkeye.

"Sir, you know he can take care of himself. Even in the state he is now.." She sighed, looking out the window.

"You shouldn't worry." Hawkeye finished.

"SIR!" Havoc ran in, soaked from the rain.

Riza and Roy raised their eyebrows.

"It's about Full metal," He stated, pulling out a vial of a red substance.

"What is that..?" Roy asked suspiciously.

"Blood."

Riza paled. "You mean…?"

"Ed's."

With that, a search party had begun. But not even the military would figure out where Ed was currently staying.

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"Havoc..?" Roy asked, walking down the hallway of H.Q.

"Yes..?" He asked, lighting a cigarette.

"Just how did you come to find Ed's blood in the first place?"

Havoc averted his eyes, cringing.

Roy grabbed him by the shirt, glaring. "If you know what happened, I suggest you tell me now. Or.. You don't even want to think about the things I can do now that I'm fuehrer." A sadistic look crossed his face, and Havoc shivered.

"Okay! I.. Saw who kidnapped Ed.. I had been walking out to get some cigarettes.. And.."

Roy stared at Havoc in shock. "If you knew what had happened, why didn't you tell anyone? And how long have you known, anyway!"

Havoc sighed, looking at the floor. "I didn't even know it was him! At first, anyway.. I couldn't tell who took him, but it looked like a girl.. I think." Havoc thought, rubbing his chin.

Roy raised his eyebrows. "Crazed fan girl of the great alchemist, perhaps?"

Havoc shook his head. "No.. Even if he is famous, I doubt anyone would go to such great lengths to meet him in person.. And they hit him a couple of times. It's how I got the blood…" He shuddered.

Roy nodded. "You sure you don't remember what the person looked like?"

Havoc scratched his head. "It had been raining.. I couldn't really see anything.."

"Well.. At least we sort of know who to look out for.. A girl."

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"Any chance you'd know why a great military search for Full Metal has started?" Dante asked, her face contrasted so angrily, it seemed impossible that she could even talk.

Envy shook his head. "I haven't seen him."

"You lying," She hissed, cupping his jaw in her hands.

Envy looked her in the eyes, glaring. "I told you, I don't know. I haven't seen him."

She scratched his face with her nails, then stepped back. "As of now, your stone supply is off." She sat in a chair in the giant room, eyes narrowing.

"Until you find the runt and bring him to me, ALIVE, I want you out of my sight." She waved her hand, motioning for him to leave.

"I told you, I don't know where he is! Don't accuse me of something I didn't do." Envy spat, then walked out of the room.

Waiting to hear the door shut, Dante stood up shakily. "Wrath," She called out, a smile on her face.

Wrath walked in slowly, his auto mail clicking with every step.

"Yes?" He asked, keeping his eyes on the floor.

"I need you to do something for me.." She cackled, running her fingers through his hair.

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"Chibi!" Envy called out, and frowned when he got no reply.

"Ed..?" He asked one more time, before going up the stairs.

Ed was on his back, with his stomach exposed, dreaming about food. His stomach growled angrily, which made him groan in his sleep.

Envy walked in the room, crossing his arms. "Still asleep..?" He grumbled. The sheets were tossed down below Ed's feet, and the comforter was down stairs where it had been the night before.

Envy shrugged. He crawled in bed next to Ed, lightly poking Ed's ever agitated stomach.

Ed swatted his hand away, mumbling something about pancakes.

"Pancakes..?" Envy questioned. What were pancakes..?

Was that a kind of food? Envy thought, staring at the sleeping alchemist.

"Chibi?" He whispered in Ed's ear seductively. "Wake up.."

Ed's eyes opened slowly, blinking a couple of times. "Whuh..?" He mumbled, turning his gaze to Envy, who had draped his arms around him.

"ENVY!" He shrieked, struggling to get out of the homunculus's grasp. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

Envy pouted, putting his face closer to Ed's.

Ed moved as far as possible from Envy, which wasn't that far. He was now on the edge of the bed.

"Chibi.." He said in a sing-song voice, nuzzling Ed's shoulder.

Ed's eyes widened, a blush creeping across his face. "LET GO!" He screamed.

Envy pulled his arms away, dropping the chibi onto the floor.

Ed got up quickly, breathing heavily. What to do..? His mind yelled at him. Run. Yeah.. Run. That sounded good.

Before Envy could even ask Ed what pancakes were, Ed had darted out of the room.

"Chibi… Don't run.." Envy sighed, turning over on the bed. Great. Now he had to go find the little guy before he ran away and ruined his plans.

He jumped up, walking after Ed.

Ed had reached the halfway point, or so he thought, of the dirt path that led from the cabin. "It has to come to a town somewhere," He mumbled, then stopped running.

"Okay.." He breathed in, walking at a quick pace. "There's no way he'll catch up."

"Who'll catch up?" Envy asked, standing behind Ed.

"AGH!" Ed screamed, falling over from surprise, but quickly backed from Envy.

"Aw.. Chibi, why'd you run away?" Envy asked with a sad look in his eyes.

"You can't keep me trapped there forever!" Ed yelled. "Mustang and everyone will realize I'm missing! They'll send a search party, I know they will." Ed said, reassuring himself more than Envy.

Envy glared, knocking Ed to the ground with his foot. "You don't leave until I get bored of you." His sadistic grin then placed itself on his face. "Then.."

Ed gulped. Okay.. Maybe running hadn't been such a good idea.

Envy stopped talking, sensing Ed's fear. He laughed for a few seconds, and Ed twitched.

Envy stopped grinning, putting a hand down.

Ed glared at his hand, refusing to get up.

Envy sighed, shaking his head. "Fine." He said, picking Ed up, and dragging him back to the cabin.

"I can walk!" Ed yelped finally, wriggling to get out of Envy's grasp. Envy dropped him yet again, an amused look on his face.

Ed got up gruffly, glaring at Envy.

"Your cuter when your not angry all the time, chibi."

Ed glared, fighting a blush that wanted to settle across his face. "Shut up." He hissed, walking past Envy.

Envy walked after him, ruffling Ed's hair.

"Don't." He growled.

"Hey.. What are pancakes?" Envy asked, ignoring Ed.

"Huh?" Ed asked, completely taken aback by Envy's question.

"What are pancakes?" Envy repeated, annoyed.

"A food."

"What kind?"

"Uhm.." Ed thought for a second. "They're like.. Bread kind of.. In syrup.. Wait-- Why are you asking me this?" Ed asked, puzzled.

"Hmm…" Envy thought, once again ignoring the chibi.

Ed settled on glaring at the cabin as it came into view.

"So.. Do they come in bowls?" Envy asked.

"No." Ed said simply, walking faster.

"Don't walk so fast!" Envy said, grinning.

"They come in boxes." Ed finally finished, looking back up at Envy.'

"Bread in a box?" Envy questioned, raising his eyebrows.

"No! It's like.. Powder.."

"Powdered bread? That sounds.. Gross. You sure eat weird things.." Envy grinned.

"No! It's a mix! You mix the stuff and get batter, then cook it, and it's pancakes! Understand?" Ed asked, agitated.

Envy nodded after a second. "Where do you buy these boxes..?"

"Stores.." Ed said, cocking a brow as they reached the cabin.

"Then it's settled." Envy nodded to himself. "We'll have pancakes for dinner. You can show me how to make them!"

"For dinner..?" Ed questioned, then was picked up by Envy.

"PUT ME DOWN!" He snarled, and was thrown into the cabin, Envy locking it.

"I'll be back later!" He grinned manically, running off.

Ed glared at the door, trying to kick it in. "DAMN YOU, PALMTREE!" He yelled, clutching his hair.

Another horrible day trapped in this cabin..

His stomach growled, and he paled. "Augh.." He said simply, covering it with his hands.

"He better come back soon.." Ed hissed.

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