I'm soooo sorry it took me this long to update. The next one will be up much faster, I promise!
SexySpoonsWillRuleUsAll: Sure you can bitch-slap her! As long as I get to watch, and possibly throw a few in myself, k?
Loathed wolf spirit:No worries! Greed isn't gonna stay evil for long ).
Makoto Kotobuki:Yes go Envy!
Fishtank the Stephs:Haha! If I knew anyone named Dante we'd probably fight all the time! Eventually more characters will come in, like Roy having a bigger role and of course the other guys in the military.
Envy walks all the way home with that smug grin still plastered on his face where he finds no one there.
"Lust? Sloth? Wrath? Anyone?" He looks around, seeing no one and hearing no response.
"Huh" he shrugs and flops down onto the couch to watch TV. No homunculi home didn't mean anything to him except watching TV in peace.
Ed stands glued to that spot before his door, unable to move. He brushes two fingers lightly against his moist just-kissed lips, his only evidence that what happened really did happen.
'I barely even know him and yet he's already confusing the hell out of me. But…this isn't a bad confusion.' He confesses to himself and winces at his own realization. That's right, he liked it. His legs finally decide to work and he walks inside to find Al not so patiently waiting for him.
"Nii-san! Where have you been?" Al asks concerned and slightly angry.
"With Envy."
'And now I need to take a cold shower…'
Al visibly relaxes and asks "Are you hungry?"
"Nah, I ate with him. I'm going to take a shower."
Ed makes his way down the hall to his room, gathers some clothes, and then heads to the bathroom.
He adjusts the water temperature to how he wants it: cold. He strips down and steps in, letting the cold water soak his hair. Squeezing a small amount of shampoo into his palm, he lathers his hair with it and quickly rinses it out.
He then grabs a washcloth and washes body, ignoring the sensation he gets when he runs it across certain 'areas.' The blond then dries his hair a little with a towel and wraps the same towel around his middle, stepping out of the shower.
Dressed and completely refreshed, Ed walks back down the hall to accompany his brother again.
"I'm hungry now, Al!" The youngest rolls his eyes.
"Why doesn't that surprise me? You're lucky I started cooking while you were in the shower."
Ed takes a seat at the table with fork in hand. "I'm thirsty. Could you get me something?" Al shoots a death glare at Ed but gets an evil idea. "Yes brother." He gets the darkest cup they have so Ed won't see the color of the dreaded liquid Al is about to put in it, and pours some in. "Here," he hands it to Ed, and bites his lip to hold back a laugh.
"AL!" Ed shouts, spitting the horrible tasting white liquid out in hopes of getting it all over his brother. He misses, and said brother can't hold it back anymore and laughs at his milk-hating brother.
"Yes?" he asks between laughs. "You did that on purpose!" "I don't know what you're talking about…" "Ugh" Ed growls in frustration. "Here," Al places the food on the table and joins his brother to eat. "Hey, I just remembered something." Al looks to Ed, in hopes Ed will give him an answer he's looking for. "Oh yeah, what?" "The woman, at Envy and Wrath's house with the straight dark hair, she reminded me of someone…" Ed tenses and finds a sudden interest in the design of the table. "Did she look familiar to you?" Al continues. "Nope," Ed lies and forces a smile. But he ponders in his head if he really should tell Al that the woman was who their mom used to be. He stuffs the food down his throat, eager to get away from the guilt and says, "I'm going to ummm…memorize my schedule!" "O…k…" Al eyes his brother suspiciously. It's quite obvious to him that his brother is lying. But he decides to not start anything right now; it's best to catch Ed off guard. And that is exactly what he plans on doing.
Greed sighs and takes a shortcut back to their house before Envy sees him.
'So I was right. I knew Envy would go and do something like this…'
Greed had stalked them all day after watching them leave together. He'd even witnessed that kiss, and the look on his brother's face. Well, Envy's going to be useless in this mission.
"Greed. Did you see anything?" Pride opens the door right before he's about to open it himself.
"Yes, but why did you want me to watch them?"
"Get Lust, Sloth, Wrath, and Gluttony. I'll explain everything to you when we get away from here."
With that, the homunculi gathered and left the emerald-haired one home alone.
Envy's POV again.
The next morning, he wakes up really early so he can go surprise his chibi. He quickly gets dressed (not in his usual outfit XD there are dress codes…) and heads down the road to Ed's house.
"Envy?" Al answers the door.
"Yeah, hey Al. Is shorty awake yet?" his question is answered right away by the lack of an outburst.
"Nope, he's still asleep." Al laughs and smiles at Envy, inviting him in. "And he won't be for a while."
"Where's his room? I'll wake him up." Al looks at him incredulously but points down the hall and says "second one on the left."
Envy nods and opens the door to Ed's room, taking in every little detail. He smiles, suddenly getting an idea. "Ed, wake up." He shakes the blond after shifting into Al. "Nghh…Al?" Ed glances at his alarm clock before setting off into a temper tantrum. "WHY THE HELL ARE YOU WAKING ME UP AT 5:30!" Envy laughs and shifts back to himself. Ed's eyes go wide. In a desperate struggle to cover himself, because he's only in boxers Ed pulls on the covers so fast that they end up landing clear behind him.
Envy chuckles and hovers closer to his chibi. "Mornin' shorty." "Don't call me shorty!" he draws in a sharp breath when Envy inches closer saying "Why? What're you gonna do about it?" He was about to push Envy away, when the older teen-look alike beat him to it, shooting up with a confused look on his face.
'Wha…that sounds so familiar. Didn't I say that to Ed in my dream…?'
Ed sits up, this time being the one confused. "Envy?" he asks not realizing how desperate he sounds. Envy had been so close to Ed's face, they could feel each other's breath. Ed had prepared himself for what he expected Envy to do next, but when it didn't come it left Ed puzzled.
"Huh? Oh, answer my question shorty!" Ed opens his mouth to protest, when Envy's comes crashing down on his. "Envy!" Ed roughly pushes him off and glowers at him. Envy pouts and takes a seat at the end of Ed's bed with his arms crossed.
'Ed, why won't you kiss back!' he screams internally. He gazes at Ed in thought, ignoring the snort coming from the other side of the bed. "Get.Out." Envy glares at the small fuming form, and decides to listen for once.
'Don't worry Edo. I'll leave you alone. For an hour…'
An hour later, Ed starts his walk to school. He squeaks when suddenly he's pulled into the bathroom and pinned against the wall. Ed looks up at Envy's amethyst eyes. "What do you want?" he asks sharply. That's when he notices the look on Envy's face; a mix between hurt and anger.
"I want you to be honest with me. Why won't you kiss back!" Ed sneers at the question in a feeble attempt to hide how body is reacting to the close contact.
"I don't like guys like that…" He looks away as Envy just pushes harder on his shoulders. It's like Envy was using everything he had to see right through Ed's lie. It didn't take much though. Envy pulls away a little and chuckles.
"Maybe I should rephrase that. I want you to be honest to me and yourself."
"I try not to made a habit of kissing people I'm not dating." As soon as Ed says that he instantly regrets it. Envy steps away completely, making Ed look up at the sudden lack of warmth. "Well there's only one way to solve that problem, isn't there?" Ed blinks in confusion. "What?" Envy lowers his head and smiles to himself. "Not only are you short, but you're an idiot too." He says softly before walking away leaving Ed confused. His eyes widen when he finally realizes what Envy said. The only way to solve that is by actually dating Envy…Ed shakes his head, trying to clear his thoughts. It would be nice to have someone around at this time. October isn't that far away…
Envy's POV
Envy quickly changes into his gym clothes and waits for the teacher to take attendance. "Hey Envy." Greed comes over and sits next to him. "What do you want now?" Envy glares coldly at Greed, who then looks around to see if the person he's about to warn Envy about is anywhere near them. "Dante has plans to kill that little friend of yours." Envy snorts and looks him right in the eyes. "Ha, why should I believe you?" Greed smirks and walks away without saying another word. His plan was working.
Envy searches around for Ed who is nowhere in sight. "Edo?" He hurries to the locker room hoping maybe he's still in there. "Hello? Are you in here?" He walks past the showers when an arm reaches out and pulls him in. "I'm right here." Envy looks down at a smiling Ed, who has them positioned so Envy is pinning him against the wall.
"Ed...what are you doing?"
"I figured out what you said."
"Huh?"
"That there's only one way to solve the problem. You're right."
Envy stares at him, still confused. The blond shakes his head. "And you say I'm an idiot."
'That was fast...Does he mean what I think he does?'
Envy watches him closely still waiting for him to say something.
"Do you mean…"
"Yes."
Envy wraps his arms around Ed in a tight hug, which is all he can do to keep from squealing with joy.
"But…I don't mean right away." Envy loosens his grip, and pulls away to look at Ed again.
"What do you mean?" Envy is confused yet again. Dammit, he was the one supposed to be messing with Ed's head, not the other way around!
"Well, we barely know eachother. I think we should get to know eachother first." Ed plays with a string that's misplaced on the bottom edge of his shirt, obviously flustered by the topic of their conversation. Envy puts his hands on his hips and sticks his nose up in the air.
"Alright, but I'm warning you. I'm unbelievingly awesome." Ed chuckles in response, and he gives Envy a look that reads 'Bring it on!' They stand there staring at eachother competitively (For a reason I don't even know. To see who wins the other one over first, perhaps?)
"Maybe we should get to class now?" Ed eyes the other suspiciously. He definitely didn't expect Envy to suggest going back to class.
"You? Asking to go back to class? You aren't sick, are you?"
"I must be…"
'Nope, I just know what I'll try to do to you if we stay in here…alone.'
The rest of the day went uneventful for Edo, besides the two exchanging glances every now and then during class. Everything changes though when he's walking home from school. He passes by a row of buildings, with dark spaces in between them. All of a sudden, an arm reaches out and grabs onto his shirt. But before it can pull him into the darkness, Envy calls out "Hey, shorty!" The hand withdraws and Envy lets out a sigh of relief, only to be tackled by a steaming chibi.
"Don't call me shorty!" He gives Envy a cold glare, and blushes when he realizes the position they're in. Envy chuckles lightly when Ed scrambles to get up and mumbles a sorry before hurrying away from him.
'He's too cute...' Envy smiles, watching him until he remembers he's still lying on the ground.
"Hey, wait up Edo!" He jogs up to Ed, who surprisingly waited for him, and slips an arm around his shoulder.
"I'm coming with you." Envy grins and hugs Ed closer to him.
"Why?"
"Because I want to."
"I have no say in this, do I?"
"Nope, you don't." Ed sighs and Envy looks over his shoulder.
'So Greed wasn't lying...Sorry Ed but you're not gonna be getting rid of me for a LONG time.' Maybe he should tell Ed? Envy had contemplated it, but decided Ed would be more thankful if he thought Envy saved him with 'perfect timing.'
A few minutes later
Envy's POV, 1st person
"Ok, I'm home. You can go now." Ed gives me an irritated look before climbing up the stairs to his house and entering the door. I sigh, and look around for a good perch. I spot a tree right outside of Ed's window. Perfect! Slipping a few times, I finally manage to make it up the tree and find the branch closest to his window. My eyes scan the horizon, a determined look on my face. No one is going to get close enough to even look at my chibi. How dare Greed even think about laying a finger on him and not get punished. I can change that though. Even if I didn't hate that acquisitive bastard I would still kick his ass for messing with my Ed. As a friend or more, my feelings become clearer and clearer every day. Ed is the first human being who has ever said 2 words to me, atleast that don't consist of "move" or "freak". Well, other than Dante (if she even is human). Greed may be hell-bent on taking everything else from me, but Ed is special.
I laugh at my little rant, noticing how slowly time is moving. Now I'm kinda wishing Greed would come and try to kidnap Ed. I could use some entertainment right about now. Ed isn't in his room, no cars are going by, it's just a boring day. I sigh and start to get an empty feeling, almost like Ed has left. He better not have, or he will be greatly disciplined. Heh, I make myself laugh. You think I'm insane yet? Yeah, so do I.
The empty feeling gets stronger, until I can't stand it. I jump down from my branch, and land swiftly on the ground beneath me.
"Al, is Ed home?" I ask Al after running to the front of the house and knocking on the door.
"No, he left a half an hour ago." Al says, smiling sadly. I do the same back and thank him.
"Did he say where he's going?"
"Some store. He didn't say which one." My eyes widen. But, the only store around here is almost two hours away on foot!
I start on the long journey there, checking every alley on the way. One thing stands out to me though, how do I know where Greed could've taken him, and how do I know if Ed actually made it safely to the store? I doubt the latter, knowing how eager Greed is to ruin my life. Heh, sorry but someone has already beat you to it, Greed…But I won't go into detail…expecially since I have no idea how this person did it.
Up ahead I spot a figure that resembles Wrath. What's he doing here? Clearly I hear him yell "Greed! I want to kill him!" I clench my fists and start running. I was right, they do have Ed. I shift into some random guy that walked passed me earlier. Oh, you both are in for the most painful ass kicking in your life. I quietly step up behind Wrath, and look around him to see what's happening to Ed. Surprisingly he's still conscious, and Greed is just throwing punches at him. He doesn't even have his shield up yet. They must have just found him before I got there because he puts his shield up right after I noticed it was down. I slip my hand over Wrath's mouth, and slam him against the wall. I use one hand to hold him there, and the other stays firmly in its place over his mouth. He tries everything to get my hand off his mouth, biting, licking, but I warningly tighten my grip so I could easily break his jaw if I wanted to. He's lucky I don't. Right now, my attention is on Ed. Not like I want to see him suffer, but the more I watch Greed hurt him, the more pissed I get. And the more pissed I get, the harder I'll pound the shit out of him. It doesn't take long for my anger to reach the point where I can't just stand there and watch, so I pick Wrath up by his neck and approach Greed. I know I'm being a little hard on my little brother. He just wanted to have some fun,(That's my brother!) but he chose the wrong person to play with. I decide to let him down to walk, but I still hold my hand over his mouth. Greed grabs Ed's wrist and a pained expression crosses over his face. I panic to find something to throw at Greed, and grin wildly at the object at hand. Wrath. Swallowing my guilt, I chuck him at Greed's arm with perfect aim (Brotherly love at it's finest, ne?). Ed runs for his life, only to be caught by me and starts panicking.
"Envy?"
"Shhh…" I place a finger over his lips and look back into the dark alley. Wrath was now biting Greed, his sharp teeth leaving cracks in his shield. Why Wrath was attacking him I have no idea, but it didn't make me feel any better towards him. (Maybe he just happened to land with his mouth open, and Greed's arm was the only thing to grab -shrug-) I was still going to teach him a lesson.
I walk into the darkness, and soon after Wrath comes running out.
"Hello, Greed." I say, the smirk almost evident in my voice. He narrows his eyes. "Envy?"
"Why are you so surprised to see me? You warned me earlier about this." Ohhh, Greed actually clenches his fist! Ha!
"You can't beat me, Envy." He says, all self-absorbed. It kind of reminds me of a cheesy attempt to act but I don't think anything of it.
"Humph." I smirk again, and grasp his arm tightly where Wrath had already cracked it. I tighten my grip so fast, the shield cracks completely and dissolves under the pressure. His shield now down, and not giving him time to put it back up,
I rapidly throw hard punches at him, dropping my 'cool and collected' act. Blinded by rage, I don't notice when he starts throwing up a few red stones. I just continue attacking him, kicking him when he falls to the ground. I look down at him with strong distaste, and leave him there.
"Ed?" I look around outside of the dark alley, to no avail. Ed isn't there.
"Gone…isn't he?" Greed's shaky voice comes from the never-ending black between two buildings. I entangle my fingers in his short hair, jerking his head up to look me in the eye. The look of pain and terror is quite satisfying. This isn't like him though, to give in so easily. Maybe I look more psycho than usual right now? Or maybe he can sense the lack of pity I have for him. It doesn't matter. I kneel down to his height and say "Don't touch my Ed ever again, father." Greed winces.
"You…remember?"
I wave my hand at him like I'm superior which at this moment I am.
"No shit sherlock."
He gasps and falls back on his arms, unable to hold himself up anymore. My eyes suddenly widen when I remember something.
"Wrath." I curse under my breath and take off. He ran out right after I went to surprise Greed. Did he take Ed? I decide to check the Elric brothers' house first. I sigh with relief when I find Ed sitting on the same branch I was earlier.
"Ed?"
"Why didn't you tell me?" His voice quakes, not sure if it should sound depressed or aggravated.
"Tell you what?"
"Don't play stupid. I saw you up here." His voice finally decides to sound mad. Joy. This just isn't my day.
"What, I can't spy on you?"
"That's just it, Envy. You weren't watching me. You were watching everything else." I don't think he realizes he just technically gave me permission to spy on him…
"I made it better for both of us, Edo."
"How?" Now his face was of a mix of curiousness and the earlier anger.
"Because, if I had told you, you wouldn't have left the house. Greed would've kept trying to get you. Now he won't."
Ed huffs in defeat.
"Need help down from there?"
"I can do it myself, thank you." He snaps back.
I sigh and slouch against the tree trunk before watching him struggle to climb down.
He makes his way down, and I wrap my arms around him in an embrace with my chin resting on his head. He growls and pushes on my chest to try to get away, but I don't let him go.
"Go inside?"
"Yeah, whatever."
I sigh again. His mood isn't improving.
"What's wrong with you?" I question and pull away so I can see his face. It wasn't that long ago that he was happier.
He doesn't answer; instead he pushes me away and runs inside. The door slams in my face and I sigh for like the 10th time today. I turn the knob, inviting myself in. Ed glares at me again. Well, this is going nowhere fast. There's a long silence, Ed fuming for god knows why, and me watching him dumbly.
"You're still here?" Ed decides to break the silence.
"And I'm not leaving." I cross my arms as if to prove a point, and smirk. "Until you tell me why you're being a bitch." I continue.
"Leave." He throws his arm towards the door. Who the hell does he think he is, bossing me around like that!
"It's been real, chibi." I wave at him and walk out. I have a lot of things to think about, excluding the blond. Why Greed told me about the assault, for example. Ok, so that was all I had to think about. For me, that is a lot.
The same branch is my next stop, and I hoist myself up onto it. That's when I realize the absence of a certain person. I let out a sharp breath.
"That bastard!"
I pace around the kitchen, Envy never leaving my thoughts. I'll get right to the point: I know he had something to do with it. Many other things bothered me though. Why they're after me, why did I have a suspicion it has to do with alchemy, why is Envy so gorgeous, why the hell did I just think that…yeah, you get the point.
So basically, my mind is all over the place. I'm in NO mood to deal with Envy. There's just something about him that's mysterious, almost like he goes around at night killing people and is holding the weapon, unknown to you, in his pocket.
It's addicting in its own way.
It's Envy's fault. All of this. If I hadn't met him, hadn't gone to his house to pick up my brother…WAIT!My brother!
I frantically run through the house, stopping at my room. Envy's sitting on the branch again. I take a second to shoot him an icy glare. Al isn't here. Just great. Without thinking, I run out to Envy and start shouting at him about my brother missing.
"Whoa, calm down!" He appears in front of me. Sometime during my shouting, he must've jumped down.
"This is all your fault, you asshole!" Envy surprisingly wraps his hand over my mouth, just tight enough to shut me up.
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
"My brother's gone, I could've gotten killed, and all you're doing is standing here!" I scream, and he plugs his ears with his fingers.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you, you were screaming too loud." He says, voice thick with sarcasm. I point at him accusingly.
"You helped them, didn't you? You saw me leave, and then called that guy and told him!" He places his hands on my shoulders, and gives me a little shake. Why he did this confuses me, but it definitely got my attention.
"Ed, do you have any idea of how stupid that sounded? You said yourself I wasn't watching you."
Well, don't I just feel doomed now. He was held back many times I've heard, and he's smarter than me…But then again, I wasn't exactly paying attention to what I was saying. Aha! There is hope I'll pass 12th grade!
"But then…why? Why are they after me?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out." He smirks before adding "by the way O'chibi-san, you're cute when you're angry."
A blush creeps onto my cheeks, and my mouth opens and closes at a loss for words. What do you say to that? And I thought I was random…
"H-how are you going to f…find out?" I stutter, visibly shaken. Envy's smirk broadens and he says "Like this." I'm suddenly standing infront of Greed.
My eyes widen.
"What? Envy…?"
"Yes?" he almost purrs, obviously enjoying my cautiousness. He left out the fact he can shapeshift. "Oh, did I forget to tell you I can shape shift?"
"YES!"
"Oh well. I'll be back later chibi." He leans down to kiss me, still in Greed's form.
"Ahem."
"Oh, sorry." He shifts back into his form and presses his lips softly against mine. I wrap my arms around his neck, and he pulls away smirking.
"Well, whaduya know. You actually can kiss!" I blush and he ruffles my hair (much to my dislike) and heads off in the direction to his house.
Al, you better be alright.
Envy's POV again
No one is at the house again. I look around, and I'm suddenly tackled.
"Greed!" Wrath's eyes flash with anger above me.
"Wrath, where's Pride?"
"Why should I tell you?" I resist the urge to roll my eyes at his venomous tone.
"It's me, Envy." I whisper, and he gets up off of me but is still wary. He narrows his eyes, "How do I know that?" I crouch down to his height and say, "Al is your friend, right?"
"Yeah…"
"How many friends do you have?"
"…one."
"And you don't want Greed to hurt him, right?"
"…"
"Ed is also my only friend. Now, if you tell me where Pride is, I'll keep both of them from getting hurt."
"Pride's upstairs in his room." Wrath watches me with a serious look on his face.
"Oh yeah," I shift back into my form. His face breaks out into a bright smile, and he tackles me again this time as a hug.
"Hey Wrath?"
"Yeah?"
"If you help me I'll tell you something no one else knows."
He jumps up and yells, the normal Wrath showing itself a little, "What do you want me to do?"
"Wait out by the door. When I come out, get ready to run."
"Why?"
"Just do it." I shapeshift back into Greed right as Lust opens the door.
"Ah, Greed! Here's the other brother."I can't help but smile. This was going to be easier than I thought.
"Thanks Lust." I wink, trying my hardest to imitate Greed's womanizing ways. Lust leaves Al with me, and I grab his arm.
"What…are you going to do to me?" Al finally speaks.
"Shhh…it's me Envy."
"What?" I drag him outside, where I find Wrath waiting who jumps up.
"Change of plans, Wrath. You two go back to their house. I'll be there as soon as I finish talking to Pride."
"But…" Al protests.
"Don't worry Al. Envy won't hurt you." Wrath comforts him. I smile at the two younger boys. Wrath really is a lot like me. Poor kid…
"Ok, now go!" They race eachother, giggling the whole way. I turn back to the business at hand. This is starting to get really personal…
"Greed? You're alright?" I turn around to come face to face with Pride.
"Yeah, I just have one question. Why are we doing this again?" he sighs, exasperated.
"I told you already. Dante says all alchemists will eventually join the military and become state alchemists. Since they know Sloth already, they'll reveal who she really is."
I try to hide a gasp, and Pride chuckles at 'my' forgetfulness. He walks away, leaving me to return to Ed with the news.
I run as fast as I can back to Edo's house.
"Wrath, what did I tell you about scaring our friends?" Wrath turns around to face me, Ed and Al in a corner looking terrified. They must've thought he was going to attack them. I push him aside, and pull Al and Ed out from the corner and forcing them to sit on Ed's bed.
"I found out what's going on." Ed perks up right away.
"That stuff you can do, apparently it has a lot to do with it. Our master says all 'alchemists' will join the military and…that's all I can really tell you."
"WHAT! Don't stop there…"
"Sorry, Edo but if I tell you more they'll be even harder on you."
"They're already trying to kill me."
"They're holding back because there's still a lot you don't know."
"Oh…."
"Envy you said if I helped you you'd tell me something. Now tell me!" I sigh and look at Ed and Al.
"Who else wants to know why me and Greed hate eachother?"
"I do!" They all reply at the same time.
Ha!evil cliff hanger type thing…I made this chapter super long…so you all better like it!review please.