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Wow, I didn't realize that so many of you guys actually enjoyed reading pointless fluff. Sorry for the cliffhanger last chapter, but I wrote it at midnight, and my stepdad was chivvying me off of the computer. Saving and finishing it later is not an option because then they could just go and read what suggestive stuff I write. And I will not let that happen.

It's bad enough that you guys know how much of a pervert that I am.

It really sucks for Rachel (a.k.a. me) in the story, because after getting so close with Ed, she's still screwed. It wasn't really him, remember? Envy is my favorite homunculus, and I would love to have his (or its) power. Don't flame me for that last comment! I know that Envy was originally a male, but as a homunculus, he's like a transgender. Or an it.

This chapter is pretty much about the homunculi. And sorry to all of you Greed fangirls, but he is not included. He's too good to hang out with the other homunculi. Pride isn't in this either, but I don't think I have to worry about fangirls…

Um… there might be some spoilers for this chapter, but it all depends on what you guys have seen of the series.

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Chapter 14

Unanswered Questions

I cannot recall a moment in my life where I have ever screamed as loud as I did when I was snatched up by Gluttony. Come on, the guy eats people, for God sakes! I could very well be his next meal.

I paid no attention whatsoever to where he was taking me. I could only focus on two things: the fact that a carnivorous freak was running around carrying me, and that Edward Elric was close behind, trying his damnedest to save me.

The ride was bumpy enough, but without warning, Gluttony turned sharply to the right, and into another old room, this one thankfully well lit. By now, I was slung over his shoulder, and he dropped me to the floor at the feet of Lust. Envy, stepping up, slammed the door, and with a sickening crash, I heard Ed run straight into it. But within seconds he was back on his feet, cursing. Then a flash of blue light told me that he was using alchemy to get through the closed door. I smiled as best I could in such a frightening situation as he stepped into the room.

There were seven of us now. Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Sloth, Wrath, Ed, and myself. Lust was looking down at me, Envy was having a staring contest with Ed, Gluttony was chewing on a chair, Wrath was wrapped around Sloth's legs, and Sloth herself was patiently minding to Wrath. An odd assortment of people, I must say.

"So… this is the girl?" Lust asked.

"Yeah, that's her." Envy replied proudly.

"Can I eat her now?" Gluttony asked. I was terrified. The fatso looked hungry, as usual.

"No one's doing anything to her!"

Ed was furious.

"What do you want with her, anyway?"

"Oh, nothing really," Lust drawled. "We just wanted to see her."

"For what?" Ed demanded. "She's got nothing to do with the situation between us!"

"Well, you know, we could use her as bait for you to make us the Philosopher's Stone."

"Um, there's no need to do that," I chimed in. "I make a lousy prisoner."

I can't believe I thought that would work.

Lust looked at me as if she'd never heard anything stupider in her life and after-life.

"Just let her go!"

"Oh, well," Lust continued. "She probably doesn't mean enough to you for you to risk the Stone."

I stared at her in hatred. But, a small part of me thought, she could be right.

"She does!"

Everyone stared at Ed. He looked too angry to show emotion, but I had a feeling that he meant what he had said. Well maybe the dark hopeful side of my brain was on overdrive. Not the latter, I hoped.

"What's going on here?"

Conveniently, Furor King Bradley stepped through the hole where the door used to be. He also looked as though he's never seen a stranger group of people. But I knew he knew who the homunculi were. How could he not? But seeing him made the others nervous, and Lust nudged me towards Ed with her foot.

"He'll take care of them," Ed said, helping me up. "Let's get out of here."

So he didn't know yet? Oh well, that made things easier. We sprinted down the hall, trying to put as much distance between ourselves and the homunculi as we could. When we were out of breath, and could run no more, we stopped by a door. Which just happened to be the one where Envy had… yeah.

"Look at that." Ed was somewhat grinning.

"Yeah."

"How about we step inside?"

I didn't question him. Anywhere out of sight from the homunculi was fine by me. I followed him inside, and dammit, he shut the door. There was the creepy darkness again, but I felt safe with him. The real him.

"So, before you got abducted by Gluttony, I asked you something."

"Really? I don't remember."

"I asked you why you kissed him."

"I said I thought it was you."

"Even so, why? Do you want to kiss me?"

"I…I already have."

"Wrong. I kissed you. You haven't had your turn yet."

What did he mean by that?

"Well, uh…"

"I saw the way you kissed him. How did it happen?"

"What?"

"Show me."

He backed me to the wall, but not as forcefully as Envy had done. He put my hands behind his neck, and our faces were close. I could sense him smiling.

"So… is this how it was?"

"Yeah."

I was immensely thankful for the dark room at that moment. But then there was a bit of a problem. You see, when two people are as close as this, one can feel certain things. Like things beneath leather pants.

"Ed, you're… you're getting…"

He backed away from me, and smiling embarrassededly (spell?) from what I could see in the dim light, he held up his pocketwatch.

"I think this is what you felt."

Oh great. This was definitely a moment for the Top Ten most embarrassing things I could possibly say to Ed. This probably being number one.

"What did you think it was?"

"Can we… not talk about it?"

"Well…"

Now the moment was ruined.

"Why don't we just go back to the room, get Al, and get the hell out of here?"

It sounded good to me.

We left the room, and I felt extremely stupid. How was I ever going to live this down? Ed would have to be a moron not to realize how I felt about him after all we'd been through. It would never work out, I knew, but it was nice to think it would.

One last look at each other before entering our room was enough to spill the beans to Al.

"Why are you two blushing?"

"Let's just go, Al!" Ed and I said loudly together.

"Okay," he said. "But I want an explanation!"

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Oh boy, more fluffiness. I really set the pervert limit with this chapter, didn't I?

I'm sorry, I just always thought it would be funny to confuse Ed's pocketwatch with… something else.

I'm running low on ideas for who I should meet next. I was thinking maybe Kimblee, or Izumi, or…

I don't know!

I hate brain farts!

Maybe you guys could inspire me…

Reviews are inspirational.