Disclaimer: I do not own any of Full Metal Alchemist. I own Nirvana, Neko and their children.
Author's Note: Sorry it took so long. I don't have a computer yet. Supposed to get one for X-mas, though.
Warnings: Gore and angst. WARNING! WARNING! Character death!
LAST…
(((( Envy ran up to the Rockbells' house, Nirvana in his arms, blood trailing over his arm and drying there. The bleeding had stopped but it was still running rather profusely. "PINAKO!" He shouted, pounding on the door. When no answer came, he looked into the window and spotted a note.
'Dear all people who need Automail,
I am gone for this month as a relocation in Xenotime where other people besides the ones here need automail. If you need my assistance that badly, come up to Xenotime and find me.
-Pinako Rockbell'
Blood dripped down pale cheeks, coating too pale lips as Nirvana mouthed, 'Envy...'))))
NOW…
Jean Havoc ran, panting into the train station of Lior. He stumbled to the nearest phone clumsily pressed in what little change he had with him. "Russell Tringham What—"
"Is Pinako or Winry there?" He demanded, an unusual amount of force to his normally gentle voice. The woman nearest to him lifted her head in surprise.
"Yes, they are… Who's calling?"
"Jean Havoc! Let me speak to Winry!" He was getting rather fed up with the damn little chit-chat questions. The phone was suddenly bustled around, curses coming from both a female and male voice.
"Winry!" Havoc shouted in relief as soon as her voice came on. He clutched the phone with white knuckles. "Winry, have you seen Envy or Nirvana yet?" He asked quickly.
"No, why? Jean, is something wrong?" She asked, a lace of concern creeping into her voice.
"No, I mean yes! She got in a fight and got beaten really bad. Envy went to take her to Pinako's in Rizembul." He stopped, hoping that Winry had been able to get a hold of them somehow or another.
"We left a note on the door, he might've seen it. If he knows where Xenotime is." Havoc nervously chewed on his bottom lip.
"Envy should. We'll be going back to East HQ later. If they show up, call there, please Winry." His voice held a desperate pleading note.
"I will. Good Luck, Jean." They hung up and Havoc rubbed his eyes, kicking himself off the wall and walking back to the battlefield, at least somewhat hopeful that they'd show up later in Xenotime.
((( LATER: XENOTIME )))
Envy panted, an unusual thing for a homunculus, as he ran up the hill to the Tringham's place where Winry was standing outside, looking around. "WINRY!" He shouted and with one last burst of speed, darted up the hill, stopping in front of her, Nirvana hanging limply in her arms.
Her cerulean blue eyes widened drastically and she ran foreword. "Russell!" She yelled and Nirvana coughed, blood dripping past her lips. She chewed her lip and started to drag Envy inside. "Rus, clear the table in the back! Tell whoever is there to get out!"
Envy watched as Russell took Nirvana and sat her on the table and Pinako walked in. "What happened?"
"She was hit with a bomb." He said and was pushed back, the doors swinging closed in front of him. His amethyst eyes were clouded with emotion as he slumped against the door.
"Some guy named Havoc called earlier. Looking for you and that girl. You might want to give him a ring. He's at East HQ." Envy looked at Russell quickly.
"Where's a phone?"
((( 200 KM FROM LIOR: UNDERGROUND CAVERN )))
"Liberality!" Diligence shouted as he marched down the stairs, his white trench coat flying out behind him. Patience and Mercy looked up from playing a game of cards with Chastity.
Liberality was lounging back with Abstinence who looked like as if she had just woken up from a painful sleep. And by the way her eyes were shifting between slitted and non-slitted, it was very possible.
"Diligence, what's the matter?" Chastity asked as she got up, brushing a lock of blonde hair from her face. Mercy looked at her father and sighed, shaking her head.
"Why did you go and have to try and kill her?" Diligence demanded, pulling Liberality up by his black shirt, glaring at him, fangs dipping past his red-stained lips. "She's mine to kill!"
Liberality laughed, his golden eyes maleficent. "You still love her, Diligence." He said in a sing-song voice, grinning sickly. "You can't get the picture of her naked and willing under you… the picture of your previous children… or how much you loved to come home after a hard day at work to see her in nothing but an apron at the kitchen, a smear of flour on her cheek… Don't you miss—"
Diligence shot his fist foreword, knocking him to the ground. He glowered at the younger Virtue and Chastity walked over, her own slitted eyes narrowing.
"That woman, huh? The one with the Sin?" She demanded. "Stay away from her Diligence. You've already had your time with her. Kill her when you get the chance next time."
- - - - - -- - -
Where am I?
The dark was too dark… too suffocating… I couldn't see a thing… everything was echoing… why couldn't I see? Where was the light? Why can't I feel my body?
What is this?
What the fuck is this place? Where the hell is Envy? Jean? Damnit! Get me out of here!
What is going on?
My body… I can feel it! Why does it hurt so much? My side… my head… I can't feel my left arm…
Pain…What happened to Neko? That last thing I remember is fighting Kimblee—no Liberality—and then Makoto—no Diligence—showing up and saving me. What happened to Envy and Jean?
Pain and blood…Something's wrong… I don't feel anything anymore… Where's my body? What the fuck is going on!
ENVY!
- - - - - - - - -
Envy woke up with a start, panting heavily on the makeshift bed in the Tringham's living room. His hair was in a disarray and his hands had crescent marks from where his nails had dug into his skin.
"What the hell woke me up?" He mumbled and got up, walking sleepily towards the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of ice-cold soda. He sat on the barstool and yawned again, stretching his arms.
'I wonder when Jean and the rest are going to end up showing. Can't resist to come and find the beautiful Bloodied Alchemist who was just nearly-killed by an ex-husband and rapist.' He snorted slightly and got up, walking towards the room where Nirvana had been.
Winry had come in earlier after they had patched up her side, saying that they weren't sure whether she'd make it through the night, but hopefully she would.
He opened the wooden door and walked in, standing above her, shirtless, his hair down, his customary headband around her neck where she had been wearing it for the past eight or nine years. Her breathing was a little quick, but that was expected.
He ran a hand across her forehead and leaned down, his lips resting against her own for a minute before pulling back. He smiled at her sleeping form and kissed her again, walking out.
"Good-night—"
"Envy…" She whispered and his ears had to strain to hear it. Immediately he was back by her side, running his hand across her face. "Envy…don't let Neko do it… whatever happens… DON'T let her do it…teach Tessa… she'll be able to do it without an Equivalency…" She fell back into a sleep, her breathing labored again and Envy frowned, leaving silently.
"See you tomorrow, Nirvana."
(((( NEXT AFTERNOON ))))
"Daddy… why are they burying mommy?" A young child with emerald-black hair and beautiful amethyst-green eyes asked, pulling on her father's long coat. Her eyes were ringed with red and her small black dress was already crinkled from her tiny hands clenching and unclenching in the fabric.
"Daddy, why are they putting mommy in the ground? Jean?" Havoc didn't hear his daughter, his eyes were focused on the coffin that was being lowered into the ground, tears unknowingly cascading down his face. Roy had stolen his gun earlier, refusing him the comfort that only one's weapon can bring.
Envy rested his hand on Tessa's head, his emerald strands covering his face as he slowly fell to his knees, staring at the coffin with unseeing eyes. Tessa shook his shoulders, suddenly crying as she realized that her mother was not coming back.
'I had talked to her just last night… she's a fighter! She put up with making the first Philosopher's Stone without Human Sacrifice! She put up with having a half-homunculi child! She can't die!'
Envy covered his face, his daughters cries echoing dimly in his ears. 'You're mother's dead kid! There's nothing that can bring her back!'
Neko watched in a distracted daze as her sister was buried into the ground. 'I could bring her back… she'd be a Sin… It could work…'
Mustang had his arm around Riza, one hand on his son, Sousuke's head. His one eye was cold, his jaw twitching as he saw Envy's eyes lock onto the grave. 'Don't do it Envy... don't risk it...'
Envy got up, picking up Tessa, his amethyst eyes red and his cheeks wet. He walked away from the grave and turned to their small Rizembul house that Jean and he had built years ago. He looked upon it and tossed a piece of chalk in the air. He caught it and gave a choked laugh. "Tessa, there are a few things that I need to teach you very quickly."
Don't kill me!
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