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Pride walked alongside Envy downthe same road he traveled earlier that day. He readjusted the body of the young girl Envy had killed trying to keep up with the taller homunculi. Although the girlhad been forever silenced her voice still rung in his ears.
'Edward don't do this.' She had said.
'Who is Edward?' Pride thought absently to himself. "
Will you hurry the hell up already Pride. The sooner we get out of this back water village the better." Envy said irritated. Pride remained silent readjusting the corpse again for a better grip and walking faster. Envy was irritated as it was that Pride had gone into the house to get something to cover the body with. It was bad enough he had to carry it, he didn't want to have to look at it too.
"Where are we taking her?" Pride asked suddenly.
"Where else would wetake her?" Envy replied annoyed..
"Tucker's." Pride said.
"Yep that's the place. He's the only one I know of that is willing to help with out any of us having to use force." Envy stated. Pride nodded his head wondering why the once human turned chimera alchemist was so willing to help them out.
'He must want something in return; equivlent exchange." Pride thought suddenly. He shook his head to rid himself of those thoughts. Why did he know so much about alchemy when he was sure he had never studied it. He knew what homunculi were, souless copies of people who had died. He glanced down at the blanket and thought about what lay under it.
'Was that his name, Edward?' Pride thought. Pain and sorrow filled his body as the name echoed in his head.
"I checked up on Greed and Lust. Their doing well in Lior." Envy stated suddenly thinking aloud. Pride looked up at him.
"Greed and Lust." He thought to himself remembering the event's leading to their 'birth.'
The general had been buried for at least three months before Pride was strong enough to accompany Envy to steal the body. As they took the casket out of the ground a bullet had stuck the headstone causing them both to look in the direction it had come from. A blonde haired woman had stood some feet away from them holding her gun in front of her with tears flowing down her face.
"Get away from him!" She had screeched firing three more rounds. Once had struck Pride and he had watched intently as it entered his arm but quickly popped back out.
"Is that normal?" He had wondered aloud his usually blank eyes wide.
"Hey Pride look, two for the price of one!" Envy had called out triumphantly as the woman lay dead on the ground.
"How about Wrath?" Pride asked feeling a different emotion flood him as he thought about the younger homunculus. Envy shrugged.
"Beats the hell out of me." He stated. Pride glanced at Envy noting how jealous he seemed of Wrath. Exspecially when it came to Pride himself. He tore his gaze away from his companion letting his thoughts wander to the boy. For the most part he was moody but affectionate towards Pride which brought relief to his otherwise grief stricken existence. Shortly after Pride had been 'born' Wrath had been also. Pride had stood in the room as the bright alchemic light had smashed various containers to pieces and struck the walls with it's malevolent power. Pride had watched the smoke clear giving way to thetwistedtwisted parody of a once healthy boy thatlay in a metal tub spurting blood from various openings as it gasped for air. Pride walked slowly over to it examining it carefully not sure what to make of it when their eyes locked. Pale grey met dead gold for the first time. An immense sense of devotion and love swept over Pride bringing him to his knee's as the other homunculus swung a mangled hand around grasping desperately for something. Pride's eyes grew wide as they watered over as a suddenlook of recognition washed over Wrath's eyes..
"Alphonse.." Pride said suddenly taking his hand in both of his. The name had escaped his lips unintentionally. It was strange to him yet at the same time oddly familiar.
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"The people of Lior aren't the fools you knew them to be Envy. It won't be easy to trick them. I think Lust and I would be better off going somewhere else." Greed had greeted them as they approached the abandoned warehouse that Tucker was currently using for his transmutations. Envy stood before him with hand on his hip sighing heavily.
"Fine whatever but if all else fails just stick with Lior it's our best bet." He stated. Greed nodded before taking in Pride's existence.
"Hey there kid what's that you have there?" He asked walking closer to him.
"None of your damned business." He hissed low in his throat. Greed's cocky smile faltered slightly before bringing it back out. He straightened out his silk red shirt that hung open revealing his bare chest before getting close enough to take the blanket away off of Winry's cold body.
"Oooo, nice catch!" Greed shouted happily. "I can't wait for this one." He said his grin spreading even further. He readjusted his black pants as they suddenly became slightly too tight for him making Pride groan in disgust and take a step back.
"Pervert." He said staring at the homunulus he despised the most. Something about Greed just made Pride want to punch him repeatedly. Maybe it was the way he always carried that cocky grin on his face or it could have been just been the fact that he existed.
'Yeah that one sounds right.' Pride thought tohimself feeling a wicked smile cross his lips.
"Pervert? Aha, your just jealous! Your too short to be sexy!" Greed yelled out triumphantly. Pride's smile faltered.
'WHO ARE YOU CALLING A MICROSCOPIC PEA THAT WON'T GROW AN INCH !' Pride thought absurdly but didn't say a word. He walked past Greed into the warehouse trying to quell the anger he felt inside. He placed the body in the center of the array and stepped back.
"You'll be glad to hear that I think Wrath will be able to accompany you soon E-Pride." Tucker whsipered. Pride stared at him feeling relief from the irritation Greed had caused him. Envy walked in the room wearing a scowl.
"Damned Greed. He had better start shaping up. Hey you freak what the hell are you waiting for? Let's get on with it already!" Envy shouted at Tucker. The once state alchemist shuddered at the sound of the homunculi's voice knowing well what Envy was capable of before kneeling down next to the grand Arcanum transmutation circle. A shadow fell in the door before giving form to the boy with dark blonde hair that hung slightly down in his eyes shawdowing them slightly. He wore an expression of one who was lost. He looked up at Pride and smiled widely.
"Brother!" He called out enthusiastically running to Pride's side grabbing onto his arm clinging to him.
"Why do you call me that?" Pride asked smiling slightly at the show of affection. Wrath looked at him with his grey eyes that illuminated with light.
"It's comforting. You don't mind do you?" He asked his happy demeanor changing drastically to a hurt expression.
"No I don't mind. If anything I like it." Pride said freeing his arm from Wrath's grasp momentarily only to wrap it around the boys shoulders. Wrath smiled again resting his head in the crook of Pride's arm and held his hand tightly. Envy stared at the two as Tucker placed his hands down to the floor and the light of transmutation erupted.
'Bastard sons of Hohenheim.' Envy thought as the room went pitch black. Wrath whimpered burying his face in Pride's chest flinging his arms around his neck. Pride wrapped his arms around Wrath protectively.
"It's alright Wrath. This is how it always goes. There's nothing to be scared of." He whispered soothingly. Heavy smoke filled the air as a gasp emitted from the center of the room.
"What was that!" Wrath yelled out jerking his headbackwards to scan the room. The electricity crackled slightly as Wrath let go of Pride and slowly walked toward that center of the room. Blue eyes stared up at him from the metal tub that it laid in gasping for air. Wrath's eyes widened staring at the bloody shocks of short blonde hair that stuck out of it's head. Wrathcovered hismouth and nose with his hands gagging at the smell of burnt flesh. Blooshot blue eyes turned in his direction and Wrath gaspedas it's clawed hand pulled itself out of the tub and closer to him. He froze his breath hitching in his chest as it got close enough that he could feel the twisted mess of a creature's strangled breath on his bare ankle. Wrath screamed and ran back to Pride's waiting embrace.
"Calm down kid. Geez." Envy said annoyed. He walked over to the new homunculus. "As for you girl eat some of these and you'll feel much better." He said placing his hand out for her that contained the crimson stones. She hungrily devoured them her breathing deepening sligthly.
"Pride take her upstairs and make her more presentable." Envy said standing up and leaving the room. Pride nodded his head once prying Wrath off of him.
"Can you help me move her to bed Wrath?" Pride asked grinning at the wayWrath flinched as the words fell from his lips. Never the less Wrath nodded.