I just thought I'd like to share that this story is soon going be hitting 1000 for well hits. YES! Thank you Ishabala! Lol. Too bad that many ppl don't review! Oh well, I'm very impressed with what I've gotten so far; I'm surprised ppl are actually reading this crap. Lol. I'm kidding, kidding…anyways lets get on with it shall we?
With the help of alchemy and their own evasive skills the small group managed to board a boat fairly soon to the states granted they were steerage passengers but they were all just grateful to be on their way to a safe haven, at first.
"I can't take much more of this! It feels like we've been on this damn boat for an eternity! I stay down here and get sick from the smell of puke, I go up on the deck I get sick from the sea breeze. GAAAH! I CAN'T WIN!" Ed yelled frustrated.
"Brother we've only been at sea for three days. It will take us at least another week and a half to arrive in New York. You just have to be patient." Alphonse stated.
"HOW CAN I BE PATIENT WHEN THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN ON ME AL!" Ed screamed flailing his arms for emphasis.
"EDWARD CUT THE CRAP ALREADY!" Izumi said coming up from behind him slapping him hard enough to nearly knock him off his bunk. She crossed her arms and sat down irritated.
"Honestly Edward you haven't changed a bit. Well except for the fact that your not as small as you were." She said a slight smile crossing her lips.
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CALLING SO SMALL YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE HIM WITH A HIGH POWERED MICROSCOPE OLD WOMAN!" Ed screamed even louder.
"DON'T CALL ME OLD!" Izumi screamed pouncing on him, her fists flying. Alphonse sighed and scratched his head.
"Well I think I'll go see what sister and Wrath are up to." He said completely ignored as the fighting and insults continued. Alphonse closed the door to the small room the five of them shared and made his way to the deck. The sun warmed his pale skin as he stepped out into the day. Al sighed spotting the pair some space away but from the looks of it they were deep in conversation. Al stepped slightly in the shadows to listen.
"After Envy fed me the stones he told me they were made from human souls." Wrath explained. Sierra brought a hand to her mouth as she gasped.
"Human souls?" She asked horrified. "That is what you made me eat?" Wrath nodded.
"Yes. I'm sorry but it was the only way we could have won against them. I lost you once before Envy I don't want to again." Wrath said taking her hand in his. Sierra snatched it away.
"I am not this Envy! It sounds so odd, no matter how many times I have Ed and Al explain it to me; to think that I was created from that soulless creature who was so self absorbed in his jealousy and hate he couldn't see past it." Sierra said. Wrath sighed.
"Soulless creature, huh? Is that how you look at me too?" He asked. Sierra looked at him her eyes wide and searching before sighing and looking away somewhat ashamed.
"No Wrath I don't. You have more heart than anyone I have ever met." She said.
"That wasn't the question Sierra. I know I have a heart but what makes me empty is that I have no soul. I'm simply an empty shell." Wrath explained.
"If Envy was a homunculus, a being without a soul then what does that make me?" Sierra wondered out loud. Wrath shrugged before an idea struck him. Quickly he unlaced his boot removing his sock showing her the bottom of his foot.
"This mark do you have it anywhere on your body? Envy had his on his thigh." Wrath said more to himself reaching for the hem of Sierra's dress to pull it up in his excitement.
"HEY!" She screamed her hand connecting with his cheek slapping him hard enough to bring him back to his senses. Wrath gasped and sat back
"I'm sorry it's just, never mind." He said looking somewhat disappointed.
"What is with you and your obsession with me being Envy!" She practically screamed at him. Wrath didn't reply.
"Well?" Sierra asked placing her hands on her hips for emphasis.
"Envy was….Envy and I were…." Wrath said grasping for words that wouldn't make their way from his lips.
"Out with it!" Sierra shouted at him.
"Envy was my lover!" Wrath cried out tears streaming down his face as he stared up at her wide eyed. He quickly adverted his gaze to the floor.
"Wasn't Envy a guy though?" Sierra asked cocking an eyebrow at him. Wrath nodded.
"I was only a child and it only happened a couple of times but when we were alone together he was a completely different person. It was as if with me all of hate and anger he carried simply vanished and he was able to express so many other emotions he kept pent up." Wrath said with a small smile crossing his lips. Sierra stared at him for a moment letting the thought roll around in her head.
"Did it ever occur to you that maybe he was using you?" She asked. Wrath lifted his head quickly a horrified look on his face before standing up and grasping her hand desperately.
"You are the embodiment of everything that was good about Envy Sierra and you care for me, don't you?" He asked frantically. Sierra felt a twinge of sorrow in her chest as she stared into his hazy vibrant orbs. She offered a small smile and nodded her head once. Wrath's pain stricken face melted into a smile.
"Good. I'm going to go check on my mother." Wrath said putting his shoe back on before heading back to the steerage quarters below deck. Alphonse sunk even deeper into the shadows going unnoticed as Wrath walked happily by. Al looked back over at Sierra once Wrath had passed and walked over to stand by her. She clutched the railing of the ship tightly until her knuckles turned white while staring straight ahead at the ocean.
"I thought he liked me for being me, not the monster I was derived from." Sierra said breaking the silence. Alphonse glanced at her face to see tears falling softly down her face.
"Sister…" Al said more for a gesture of comfort to let her know that he was there. Sierra looked down at her hands as she let go of the railing and clenched her hands into fists.
"It's all that bastards fault for creating me! Him and the full metal pip squeak!" Sierra said suddenly her voice going down in tone slightly. A chill ran down Alphonse's spine as she uttered the words. Al's memories were still more or less a blur but at night he vaguely remembered a young boy with long green hair and frightening eyes who could shape shift into whoever he wanted to, in his dreams Envy would turn into Alphonse and kill Edward. Al wiped the sweat from his forehead that was dripping down and took Sierra's arm.
"Sister come on. We should go check up on brother." He said nervously. Sierra unclenched her fists and looked at him he eyes full of tears. She threw her arms around him and began sobbing deeply.
"He doesn't love me Alphonse. Wrath doesn't really love me." She cried. Al's uneasiness settled down a bit as he wrapped his arms around her and tried to calm her down.
"There, there. It's alright little sister, your big brother is here." He soothed thinking it strange that the sunlight combined with a few shadows could make the red in her hair take on a greenish complexion.