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Chapter 13: Something Very Wrong


The night seemed to have come and gone, the only thing left was the sound of breaths respiring. The two making them were turned towards one another, Greed lying on his back with one arm under his pillow and the other extended under Janelle's neck while she slept soundless against him, their strands mixing and layering the others.

First one to twitch from their slumber was Janelle awakening from her internal alarm clock that seemed to go off around 8:00 in the morning. She hated it some days, but today felt a little different. She slowly opened eyes to see the humanoid's face before her, his expression peaceful as he slept. Janelle's eyes started to regain focus but none the less she smiled at the sight of his face feeling her heart thump against her chest when she realized their position. She flush from the contact feeling her leg laying over his as she moved it away, propping herself on her elbows, all without wakening the avarice.

She felt a bit groggy rubbing her eyes for a moment to relieve them of last night's slumber, turning her observation to the boy before her.

Comparing some of the boys' sleeping patterns she noticed the two nearly slept alike, their lips and brows always relaxed, their face softened and peaceful. It was almost unlike Greed to look so tranquil though, but Janelle smiled even more at the sight and brushed a few bangs from his eyes.

He didn't move still softly breathing through his nose when she went to his brow, tracing the soft hairs with just the point of her index. He was so handsome, brave, smart, and he definitely knew how to have fun. Other than what had been currently going on between them. She even remembered back when they went on that joy ride, the laughter and mischief they got into.

She then leaned in and brushed her lips against his, just enough to feel his hot breath as he exhaled. His hand gave a lightly squeeze to her arm, probably thinking she was still laying down, but nothing else. His reaction made Jenny hold back a giggle before she ever so slowly made her way down his side, her head following her hands as she sunk into the covers, making her way further south.

For Greed, he was still deep within the body, groggy and completely oblivious when he felt a hot tingling sensation around the head of his cock. He could only turn on his side smirking in his sleep, "Mm…5 more minutes…" Was all he mumbled getting Ling's attention on his own side of the abyss.

At least that's where he thought he was until he opened his sleepy eyes to find a big bump under the covers, the feel of something stroking and licking at him to make him gasp and moan. At first he thought he was dreaming, the feel of the brunette's all too good to be real. But it wasn't until she sucked him in deeper did he realize he wasn't only able to sit there and comprehend what was happening. Her mouth came up a little more again, but just enough to wrap her tongue around his tip again, this time getting Ling to take in a deep breath. He gasped when she began to bob her head, her mouth hot and small compared to his size. Slowly opening one of his slanted groggy eyes, the prince removed the covers to reveal Janelle looking up at him with lust filled eyes, milking his shaft with just her mouth and hand, making his body pulse and tremble with pleasure. It felt unbelievable, "Ah Janelle…"

"Good morning." She purred against his cock, feel his length twitch to her lips mouth against him before she licked up and down his stiffened cock.

He could feel her curvy body pressing up between his legs, making him heave heavier with each stroke, and hissing to each suck and lick, Janelle only repeating the motions until his length was harder and longer. Ling tried to bite his lips but his head just fell back in bliss as he moaned softly, each moan coming out more desperate and painful than the last to make Jan wet.

She had to admit hearing Ling's moans was a major turn on, one sound of him whining for more, and calling her name made the girl gush when she used a finger to stroke herself.

Ling could see what she was doing to her self, his hand caressing the back of the girl's head feeling her suddenly lick up the seam of his sack and all the way up from his base back to his swollen tip, swallowing him fully back into her mouth, her cavern seeming to still get hotter and tighter. The prince groaned when she took him in deeper and faster her techniques becoming more honed and quick to make his dick throb in her mouth, getting Ling to hiss and press his foot into the bed.

Janelle could feel the anxiety of her patience wearing down, her flesh starting to moisten, as her hand reached down to touch her spilling juices, muffling a noise as she sucked him deeply, the moan gyrating around his shaft. This time he gave a low growl, his impulse lifting the sheets to take a look at the vixen obliging him. The look in her eyes so feral and glossed. Lings hand tightened into her luscious hair, assisting in her tongues strokes, his member swelling to the plunge he gave into her mouth.

Janelle liked it though, her loins felt like they were on fire, and her heart was racing face against her chest, she nearly felt like she would loose it if she didn't have him soon. He must've read her mind though because once his eyes opened, he pulled on Jenny's hair a bit just enough to pull her off of him, her lung gasping for air as she leaned up to kiss.

Ling's fingers were still laced in the girl's strands, but loosened as he cradled the back of her head, kissing her lips with everything he could mustard from the grogginess he felt. When he kissed her it nearly felt he was drunk, his lips meshing in a fuddled manner that his tongue had managed to fully snake itself inside, positioning the girl on his hips to feel her moist heat rubbing up against him. He didn't seem to register his actions. His own member having a mind of it's own when it accidentally slipped inside making Janelle gasped to the warm sensation, whimpering on his second thrust, and then mewing out on the third as she let her walls stretch to his size.

He respired in bliss, "You feel incredible." His length and width, the tightness of her sheathing him made them both feel everything from tip to base. Janelle whimpered at the prince, begging him to continue, his appendage penetrating her more with the agonizing pleasure and pain giving Janelle the will to rock her hips, her invitation well perceived. Ling was only able to restrain a moan when she laid her hands on his chest, pressing herself on top of him to gain control. She even closed her eyes and leaned her head back, now feeling her body's aches disappear and be replace with She felt lighter than air, and her breaths her short and heavy, her breast, bottom, and hair shaking fiercely.

Ling could only fall into more love and lust as he watched the girl move with grace against him, her hips rounding and moving with such abrasion. If she wasn't in ecstasy, he certainly was, trying to keep his own noises down; his teeth clenching and his hands holding onto Janelle's thighs, a squeeze and scratch of his dull nails into her skin was enough to send Janelle into pleasure, straining a whine when he pulled her down on top of him lovingly.

When she pressed her chest into Ling's, she felt him go deeper inside her, one of his hands sliding down to her lower back to get better momentum when he thrust upwards to get a harder and synced rhythm. When he found the right angle, he smiled up at the girl's flushing face, her mouth agape as she stared into his dark eyes, her lips just inches away when she began to hum from the unbearable euphoria, the feel of his cock imbedding deeper and harder into her core to make her entire vessel shake, "Ling…!" The humanoid only groaned at the call of his name, "I love it when you say my name Jenny. It's so sexy, the way you cry in different assortment of pleasure. I'm just happy it's me that can cause you to feel that good." He urged her. She looked at him for a moment, unable to resist the desire to let him take over, and freely let her movements become Ling's to allow him full control as he saw fit. She swallowed air hard and withering with another moan, "No one else can bring me to ecstasy like you can. You know that. I…I meant what I said about Greed, but I was talking to you too. Feeling like this…I can't imagine feeling it for anyone else. You're the only one." She moaned again shifting her hips to get him in deeper causing them both to stare at one another as their faces distorted to the feel of her insides clenching him, tighter with each passing second.

His legs bent inward, his feet under the girl's bottom when he made a quick motion he threw himself upwards, thrusting her on top of him to the point that when the hazel eyed girl stilled, and his throat rumbled with his head thrown back in captivity. He then took both of her wrist in his hands and folded them behind her back, impaling her with his cock with the help of the whining bed underneath them with the bounce to assist Ling find those special bundle of nerves that drove Jenny to orgasm.

She huddled her face into the crook of his neck, pressing herself into him as she kept moaning over and over again until he felt her walls straggle his shaft, her final cries reaching their peak as Ling had finally reached his own, his moans being muffled into the point of the brunette's shoulder biting down on her salted skin when her hole became easier to glide in, his white substance only spilling and adding to the last of their feverish coition.

When Ling had finished, he kissed the bite he made to her, letting his lips smack against her skin with tenderness. When he stopped, all he could do was lay the chin lay against Janelle's shoulder, eyes closed and ears open. He could actually feel and hear both of their hearts beating in and out of rhythm, their breaths recuperating like their shaky forms. The prince didn't even want to move, or speak. But when the boy finally found the energy to do so, the first thing that came to mind was, "I know it hasn't been long, but I've felt like I've been missing you." Janelle's eyes opened from the exhaustion, her iris's finding his when she looked into his orbs.

The look he was giving her only caused her to kiss him deeply, passionately, enough to make the two embrace the other as close as they could, their nails and hands pressing and digging against the other. When Janelle pulled away she placed her forehead to the Xingese, and smiled at the prince, "I know. I've missed you too. Granted I know I make love to you regardless of how it's done…" She trailed off, having him finish the sentence, "But it's just not the same somehow when we're not…Together."

"Mm-hmm." She agreed nodding softly making sure not to disrupt the lip contact. When they did manage to pull away, Ling could only press his forehead to the girl's give her the softest lightest kiss before planting more and more pecks against her lips, their bodies heated and burning still no matter how much they wished to stop it felt the fire would constantly burn. It was incredible, Janelle couldn't be any luckier to have a man like Ling.

With every kiss he laid against her cheek, nose, temple, forehead, no matter where he laid them she welcomed it with a happy heart, smiling and nuzzling one of his roaming hands that found her face, now with every touch, all Jan could do was lean into it, until she felt the brush of tongue licking at the side of her mouth. She opened her mouth sticking out her tongue a bit to taste his, seducing his own muscle into her mouth, until their caverns were completely connected, their tongues swirling and fighting against one another until Janelle purposely gave the prince her domain.

He couldn't help the light titter hiding in the vocals of his throat, and with one small nip at her chin, Ling pulled the girl up a bit to get a look of her glossed over eyes and lips, the shine of her soft creamed skin flushing to the heat kiss. He couldn't stop the spark jolting his heart to thump so deep in his hollow chest. It almost echoed through his stomach and almost being swallowed into the abyss of what was known to be his inner soul. The feel of the girl's chi, and his tossing and orbiting around them like nothing he had ever experienced.

He believed himself to be truly and deeply in love. He almost was scared to be so, but the more he thought of saying the more he felt he had never been so sure about anything in his life. He never felt so bonded to another soul such as Jenny's, "Janelle," He touched her cheek, her hand finding his when she saw that heart breaking look. He almost seemed in pain, aching from the inside by the way his brows knitted, the way his eyes stayed opened to her as she listened to his words, "There's no easy way for me to say how much you've changed me. Moved me. I've seen and interacted with a lot of women in my time, but never as, intriguing and all around incredibly unique as you. I could name a hundred things that make me feel the way I do for you, but that would be a very long list." Janelle couldn't help the smile that stamped her face, she tried to even look away from him before he brought her gaze back to his, "And I don't care if you don't believe me, but I did really mean it before when I said that I love you. Make no mistake, if I had to go to hell and back just to get you, to find you, I would. And don't think I wouldn't." His eyes were steady, his words all the more sincere as he stared back into those beautiful shaded colors that brightened when she smiled at him.

She placed a hand to his heart, feeling the rhythm without looking away from him. Her eyes showed him the care and tenderness. The same similar traits running through them like hopeless romantics. Maybe Janelle was, and Ling as well, but it was never the less true. Janelle had truly come to love Ling, "I…" She stopped almost afraid to say it, afraid she'd regret it if something were to happen. But she wouldn't let fear being the drive to her. She wanted to tell him, her heart nearly wanting to implode when she said it, "I don't want time…I…I want to say it, even if I'm scared…I already know that I love you too. I just can't help myself." Her voice shook, almost softly whispering to him as she felt herself become on the verge of tears.

Ling's breath was just as shaky when he leaned into Janelle, bringing them chest to chest in a tight embrace to capture her lips, his mouth forceful in a passionate way, a way two lovers would kiss their partners. With love and desire, almost in pain and suffocating if they stopped.

From the abyss, Greed was already awake, but listening in on what the two had been talking about, and consoling himself on what they had discussed. It made him feel awkward to hear Ling say that he loved Janelle. Not that he mind with their arrangement, but see that look in the girl's eyes, the overwhelming gushy soft amorous passion all around love-y sensation the avarice had ever felt himself.

But he wondered if it was possible for him to love a human. He was very much attracted Janelle, and he did find it hard to disconnect from her, but could he really love? Love! Of all things that worried him, this was probably one that was more irritating then most, because these types of emotions left him feeling like he was always happy and mad. Happy because he needed the girl like crazy, and it was the only good thing he had going at the moment. But it left him mad because even the thought of not having Janelle next to him, drove him crazy, left him felt like a part of him was missing, yet that emptiness of wanting something more, i.e. the world, felt as if it had been slightly filled because of her. His heart raced as it ached, her impression on him making Greed feel like he had a purpose, and place here other than to 'rule the world.' In his eyes, she was becoming his world. Was that a bad thing? Was he just crazy for thinking such a ridiculous thing?

Suddenly, looked through the eyes of Ling, seeing the idiot prince going down on the girl, and the faces she was making to it, her body twisting and squirming when she threw her head back and ran her fingers through his hair, whimpering and gasping as she bit on her index finger. Greed couldn't stop watching, his soul aroused at the sight of Ling pleasure her, using his tongue to make the girl arch and moan in pleasure. His heart was beating quick, excited by Janelle's perked nipples, the shape of them and her breast. He was starting to feel the need to take the body back, a small flame of jealousy starting to take over when the girl climaxed to her second orgasm. Greed, being on the receiving end beginning to watch the two as Ling position himself on the bed, laying himself and Janelle side ways, reaching for one of the girl's legs to prop it up with a gentle hand.

When he slid into her, Greed could only grunt feeling the tingling hot walls tightening around him as Ling began to move his hips, thrusting back and forth into the girl moaning. She laid her head back against, him cupping the side of his face with her hand as his own groped her breast and rubbed her clit, sending her into a frenzy of mews. The avarice groaned stroking his base and rubbing his tip the more he felt the short fast strokes coming Ling's end, his body over working itself the more he plunged himself into the girl, "Nngh, lift your leg more." Ling half demanded getting the Janelle to do as he said feeling him reach even deeper into her depths, feeling her body spill with juices as he continued to fuck her, "Yes…Perfect…" He cooed pinching a nipple tenderly to make Janelle hiss. She stopped when Ling moved his fingers under her breast and brought the nipple into his mouth suckling on it earnestly to hear the girl whimper at him.

From Greed's point of view, he felt drawn to watch and feel the nipple running over Ling's mouth. His mouth. His own touch was starting to miss the way Janelle shook , his own hand starting to move down his stomach, feeling Ling thrust harder into his woman, knocking her insides hard to hear a soft eager cry slip out in bliss. The only thing the avaricious could do was pump himself rougher, harder, faster, squeezing his shaft until his eyes were so fixated on the girl, her noises, her movements, her face, her breast, her ass, her hands, and neck. He could feel himself getting close to the edge, feeling his member start to swell when Ling began to stroke her insides with a deep slow pace, Damn it, why does she have to be so sexy? Mm, that ass, those tits, her thighs, and that face…It's such a turn on. Come on Ling, is that all you got? Ya love the girl don't ya? Then show her. Show her what a damn good woman she is. Greed wasn't entirely sure if Ling could hear him or not, but in all honesty he didn't care, all he wanted was Janelle but his damn conscience, if he had one, told him to stand by, enjoy the foreplay of watching the only other person that could make the girl moan out the way she was. It just sucked to feel like a third wheel.

Suddenly, Greed groaned feeling his cock become tighter and wetter, the feel of Janelle's body friction heating his form, as if her soul was somehow intertwining with his, touching him like she was touching Ling. He assumed it must've been his connection to the body, like the previous time he was hidden away, feeling everything he was doing to Janelle, feeling how hot and tight, she would feel, the hot sensation that made his cock tingle every time she'd get even hotter, her walls wrapped around his cock with that unbelievable suction she had on him. He loved it. Relishing in the feel as he arched his back, his cock becoming even harder and pulsing.

Then he heard her volume, her whimpers dire as her arm embraced his neck her back completely flushed to his, her nose rubbing up against his jaw line as he felt his end near again. He felt his body wrap around to her other side of her torso, holding her down to the rocking bed and in deeper and harder, Ah Jenny…

"Janelle, I'm cumming…" Ling gasped back lightly with twitchy fingers starting to dig into her hip as he gave his last few thrusts, feeling himself swell and release into his lover with a long satisfactory groan. He could hear the girl crying out her third climax both of them in laying in each others arms as they stayed the way they were frozen in place from the intense orgasm.

It had been minutes that Ling kept himself sheathed in the girl's soft warm body, feeling her hole completely overflowed with his essence. He knew if he pulled out, it would spill, which made him pull Jenny even closer as he inhaled her hair's light fragrance, making him smile as he kissed the side of her head, feeling her breathing start to settle as she laid her head against the pillow. Their breaths were the only thing soothing them, the clock near the night stand seemed to read 7:30 a.m. Ling was the first to notice, and groan as he chuckled, "It's still so early." He whined getting Janelle to open her eyes as she smiled looking to the time as well, "Then let's go back to sleep."

"Mm, I don't think I can after that." He laid his cheek against her back, hearing the beat of her heart thump against his ear, the sound bring some kind of tranquility to his restlessness. But he was, if anything, now fully awake, sighing at the drowsy feeling as he sat up a bit, making sure he could see Jenny's smiling face, "If anything I just want to stay up and talk to you." He propped his elbow on the bed laying his head lazily over Janelle's, making the girl giggle as she turned on her back, her front towards Ling now as she found his bangs close to her face, making her wrap a few strands around her fingers. She loved how soft it was, how gorgeous it was when the ceiling light hit it.

While she was admiring the man before her, she felt the sheets come up to her chest, but she ignored it only to ask, "What do you want to talk about?"

"Anything, and everything. You know you still haven't cooked me a meal." He grinned joking with the girl to get a small snort from her, shaking her head while she actually pondered it. She looked up thoughtfully, and nodded, "If you can find me a stove I'll cook you a good meal."

"Yeah? No kidding?" He sounded so excited about it, that it enlightened Janelle as she giggled again kissing his nose, "Of course. The question is how much?"

"How much?"

"How much am I going to have to make to satisfy your lust for food?"

"Ha ha ha, Not much, I'm not picky, you should know that."

"Well you have to have some kind of reference for food, I mean, you wouldn't eat just anything."

"True. But I believe in you. You'd tell me if you were a bad cook. Right?" Rolling her eyes at the prince's question Janelle could only shrug and nodded, "Yes, I would. And I'm not. I mean. I'm not bad, but I'm a top chef either."

"Whatever gets me to taste your cooking." She bit her lip, resisting more giggles to pass as she stared at him, suddenly wanting to know more. More than the book would show, "So what else should I expect from you?"

"I'm very open minded. I love poetry on occasion."

"Me too actually, I use to take a class for writing."

"Yeah? You know any good poetry?"

"Some from Thomas Hobbes. Shakespeare. Matthew Arnold."

"Yeah…I don't know any of those."

"I don't think you would you're from here, your poets probably have different names."

"Well, maybe later today you and I can go pick up a book or two? I know a few that you'll love."

"Sounds good. But…I never expected you to read poetry. Not that I'm saying you're not educated…I just didn't see you as the bookish type."

"You don't need to be a bookish type to appreciate good writing. In fact, to get away sometimes I would climb out of my window at night and just sit out in the trees reading books, away from all the chaos of being a prince. Heh, it's not as glamorous as many would think."

"I'm sure. A lot of responsibilities, that seemed to pile up the older you get, because everyone's expecting you to live up to your potential. To what you are. Not to mention the attempts of someone trying to kill you since you were…God knows how old." She stopped shaking her head a little, "But that's just my assumption. I'm not trying to-,"

"It's alright Jan, everything you're saying is accurate. But you see what I mean. Sometimes I even need to get away from the life I live."

"I know I would. I bet it isn't all that bad though."

"No of course not. There are some benefits, I'm skilled, I'm educated, I have free access to most things in the kingdom, and our family is big and humble. Our father can be a little demanding at times, but he's the Emperor he's suppose to be."

"Nothing too bad though right?"

"No. Like I told you before my father's a good man, he may many children but he shows each one with the utmost respect. Me included. Before I can on the this mission he even pulled me aside and we talked about how my actions will not only decide the fate of my clan, but how it will also decide who is truly worth to take care of the people. My people are what make me great. Without them I am nothing."

"Heh. I am Legion, for we are many." She suddenly quoted looking to him and his curious expression, "My father was christian. It's a quote from the bible."

"Do you have any religion Janelle?"

"No. I'm more of a philosopher. I tried religions before."

"What do you mean by try?"

"I studied them, learned them. Two of them I learned from my parents from their beliefs, but when I realized there were just so many different types of religions that I decided to just…Be me. Religions are there to give you a better path to live by. To be a good person. So many people take it out of its contexts, and use it more like a rule book more than a guide line. So, I know religions are important. I just don't see one to stick to."

"No agruement there. For us, we don't really have a religion either."

"If you did I doubt you'd be able to be with me." Ling's face saddened at that, his head tilting to the comment, "What do you mean?"

"I don't know. Do you think that if your country had a religion, and depending on the circumstance, do you think we'd be able to be with each other, because of my background."

"A religion shouldn't stop someone from loving another person."

"It does though."

"That's sad."

"It is, but what can you do. Anyways, enough about religion."

"Yeah, kind of a depressing subject huh. So, what else did you do while you were in your world? Did you have any hobbies? Besides writing and music."

"I love games." She chirped happily.

"Games. Like, board games, kick ball…"

"Any kind. I'm a gamer at heart, back in middle school I was known for giving mean throws in dodge ball."

"What happened?"

"What do you mean what happened? I'm still a good thrower."

"Mm…I don't know…" Ling trailed off rolling his eyes up to the ceiling and back down to the girl with a mischievous grin, "I've seen you move and your skills athletic wise…Well…"

"Are you challenging me Mr. Ling?"

"Heh, it's not a challenge. But I like to see the more energetic side of you. What do you say? You, Greed, and me can go up to a certain familiar hillside, and do a little sparing." Janelle giggled and nodded as she shrugged her shoulder, "Not exactly what I meant by games, but since we don't really have a ball, I guess it'll have to do."

"Great. When did you want to go?"

"Whenever."

"How about right now?"

"It's.." She stopped to look at the clock, "8:00!"

"And by the time we get there it'll be 9:00-9:30. That's very lenient considering most are up to spare at 6:00."

"I know. Not to bring up old wounds, but I think Chase use to do the same thing. Training I mean."

"Yeah? You never got any practice from him?"

"I didn't want it from him. It's different when someone is training to improve themselves or to do it to learn defense or to protect the people you care about, but Chase? Chase thought that everyone was below him, that others are lower so others can rise. That stupid chat. He…Huh, he actually thought he kids would be god-like. Honestly, that ego got him into more trouble than it did getting him out. I knew that guy better than anyone, and that man didn't train to better himself. He did it to show off, the girls wooed over that kind of thing." She had this confident look in her eyes, and a smile that showed no fear, "I didn't want to learn from someone like that." Ling smiled at that. As much as he didn't like hearing about Chase, he knew that the point of the story was that Janelle would rather be trained by someone that protect others rather than protect just themselves. She cared, and that showed Ling all the more reason he loved her, and felt the urge to want to show Jan how to protect herself.

Finally lifting himself from the bed, Ling kept his hand with Janelle's nudge her to follow him with the sheet to fall at the floor, "Come on. Get dressed." He grabbed her a tank and a pair of shorts.

"What? You're serious about what you said."

"Yes. You said you wanted to learn the day you came here, and that was only a day or two of training? You should have a little more under your belt than that." Ling was already getting his pants on, fiddling with his shirt to make sure he could get it over his head.

"Alright. But we're not doing this for hours on end are we?"

"You said you liked games right?"

"Yeah." By this time, Janelle was half way clothed before she started searching for her shoes.

"Well, think of this sparring match like tag. Or hide and seek."

"Oh god…I remember. And what's this suppose to teach me?"

"Well, since you haven't figured out alchemy yet I'm assuming hiding will always be your safest best. If you're fast enough to hide yourself, that's one little thing more you can do. After we'll work on reflexes."

"My reflexes are…"

"Horrible."

"Yeah." She couldn't argue and the more the boy started to mention training the more Janelle felt it was more than just needed. It was out of survival, already so much had happened and Janelle had still had little to no experience, "Alright. You're right. I need training. But I don't want to put you out or anything."

"Put me out? Do you forget who you're talking to?"

"Ling Yao, 12th son of the Xingese Emperor, and soon to be Emperor of Xing once he has the philosopher stone in his possession to save his people. Which he does…And he will." She added sincerely smiling to him before giving a small irresistible titter. Ling chuckled as well, shaking his head at her answer while he straightened his coat, "Huh, now what can I say to that?"

"What any good Emperor would say. I speak the truth." Ling snorted at the bluntness, and now with both of them ready to go, the prince could only laugh more when he saw the smile she was giving him, the confidence it bestowed in him. She was one hell of a talker, and the more he listened to her the more he felt his heart pound, his body urging him to wrap an arm around her and bear hug her like crazy. But he resisted, only able to sigh when his shoes were finally laced and Janelle was prepared with her own and a purple colored zip up sweater with a hood-y in the back.

The both were ready as ever, and with a small grip of the girl's hand Ling caressed it and gave a light squeeze. Suddenly the colors of his eyes began to change, and the smile that Ling once more morphed into a smirk, "Maybe the world when I'm through."

"Oh Greed." She sighed shaking her head, "You'll never give him a warning will you?"

"It's my body. I'll take it when I please. He's lucky I even let him out at all."

"You don't mean that."

"Maybe not, but still…He can't go out the doors without someone noticing a change or two, don't you think?"

"Yeah. I guess you're right."

"I am right." He chuckled stepping up to the girl tenderly pulling her along to the door, making their way through the hallways with hands falling to their sides, Greed's in his pockets as he loved to do when he was more than likely nervous or bored. They walked by gluttony who seemed to be in his own word while Envy no where to be found.

And in the main chambers, was none other than Father, reading a page from a thick novel he held in his hand, "Good morning children."

"Good morning." Janelle said smiling a bit only to look over and see the look in Greed's eyes he nonchalantly saluted his creator to give him acknowledgement, "You two like you're heading to the surface. Not that I mind, but I wish to know where you are going."

"A walk pops. We wanted to stretch our legs and get some fresh air. Is that alright?" Father just stared at the two, both of them silent as the man seemed to stew on the idea, then shrugged, "Whatever keeps you both under control."

"Right. We'll back later."

"Don't take too long." He warned.

"I'm sure we'll back before 3:00."

"Like I said. As long as it doesn't take too long." Greed noticed Janelle unable to get that he just wanted them to come back in general, and took the girl's hand to guide her to the tunnels. This time around though, Greed and Jenny took the back tunnels in the sewers making a clean get away through the back doors, one of many hidey holes that lead deep underground.

When they were outside, Janelle took a deep breath of fresh air, and stretched out her arms to the brightest blue sky she had ever seen. Really. She had seen so many blue skies in her time, was it possible she just thought this day was a little vibrant than the rest? She didn't care, to her, the sky wasn't just blue but almost darken in color, making them vivid and the clouds painted into its beauty. She then looked to Greed who was more than quiet, usually he had things to say, but either Janelle was just being paranoid, or she was sensing that something was bothering the homunculus, "Greed? Are you okay? You're very quiet."

"Just enjoying the walk doll that's all." He tried to reassure her, but his very flat tone made it obvious something was wrong. But what?

"You sure, it's not like you to be so quiet."

"Heh, I know. I just got a lot on my mind Jenny. Nothing to concern yourself with just yet."

"Just yet…I don't like the sound of that." She looked at him cocked brow, and that feel of a her six sense kicking in as she remained silent about. She wasn't going to pry, so instead she changed the subject, "You know. I just realized something."

"Yeah? And what's that."

"The hill we've mentioned before, it's the same hill that I trained on when I first arrived."

"You don't say."

"Yeah I-, are you being sarcastic."

"No." He chuckled still holding her hand in his before slipping the grip to just her index, "But I think Ling had noticed. Or so he claims."

"Doh, I should've known."

"You probably weren't paying attention to that. I mean I did keep you distracted most of the time." Blushing to his light words and smiling bashfully, Janelle could only stay silent, looking around at the marketplace they walked into on the way to their destination. And that's where she spotted it, the book store, "Greed!"

"Owe hey watch the arm."

"Sorry. But look! Ling and me were talking about the bookstore, can we stop in and take a look?"

"Really? I-I'm not a bookish type-,"

"Well as Ling said before-, you don't need to be a bookish type to like books, now come on, just for a second!"

"B-But-, Jenny!"

"Please? Pretty please?" She leaned her lips to his ear, causing the avarice to growl and shiver at the sound of her voice begging to him. She did it on purpose, but it was only to bring him out of his funk. And seeing that it worked when he grinned made her smile, and giggle at him, "Damn it how am I suppose to say no to that?"

"You don't. Come on, follow me. Just two books and we're out."

"Ugh…This better be worth it."

"It will. Give books a chance."

"Ugh…" Already none too excited about the thought Greed made no resistance to follow the giddy woman to the small shop. When they were inside, the teller greeted them, and with a stroll through the aisles, and a few scanned covers before Janelle found a book she wanted to get. One that she hoped Greed would like in the long run. She kept it hidden though, under two other books to hide it until they got up to the hill. She was only luckily the homunculus was too busy staring out the window sitting down at an empty table while he waited the girl to make her purchases, "Alright I'm ready!"

"Thank god, I don't know how much longer I would've been able to sit still."

"Impatient aren't we?"

"I just don't like sitting in one place for too long."

"That, we can both agree on. Come on."

"Alright, but you're following me this time."

"Okay, you're the boss." At the words, Greed froze in his tracks his eyes widening at the syllables. Boss why is that phrase so familiar? Janelle had stopped a couple steps ahead of the homunculus, looking back to see the surprised and confused look on his face. He seemed, distant, almost as if he was trying to put a puzzle together before he shook his head and grumbled under his breath, "Greed?"

"Mm…Don't worry, just a small headache is all. Come on, we're wasting day light standing around. How about you just jump on my back and I'll get us there quicker."

"Uh-, um, are you sure you wanna do that?" She asked nervously, remembering the last time Ling had leaped off of buildings with her attached to his back, how freaked out she was.

To this, Greed could only cock a brow with his fist pressed to waist, "Why not? You're not heavy or anything. Are you afraid of hieghts or something?" Not answering the question on made Greed smirk and a chuckle softly before he turned his back to her, and wrapped her arms around his neck, Come on don't be such a girl."

"I am a girl-, ah! You ass!" He wrapped his arms under her legs and pulled her up on his back, getting Janelle to shut her eyes tight, and hold onto the avaricious for dear life.

"Hang on tight." He ran down an alley way, making sure no one saw his swift movements as he dashed up the side of the building and over the roof tops, "I'm afraid of heights you moron!"

"Moron huh? Why don't you put that insult to use when we get to the real fun?"

"Oh dear lord."

"Sorry your prince can't save you on this one."

"That's not what I meant you!"

"Ha, ha! Come on babe lighten up! Ya trust me not to drop you right?"

"Mm…" She couldn't say much there, only able to put her head closer to his when finally he got the edge of town jumped down off of the highest building possible causing Jenny to squeak at the prickles in her stomach the feel of the fall making her eyes shut as tight as they could possible go, yet she was lucky to know that it was the last rooftop they'd see in a while since they were heading out of the crowds and into the wilderness.

Once they had reached the edge of Central, Greed had put the girl down on her wobble legs, making sure she could catch herself before he let go her completely. Janelle was holding onto the hand with the bags in hand to her heart, settling her phobia or heights to the best of her ability to be looking to the sun rise. The was already almost out from behind the mountain sides giving Greed and Janelle the scene of the century. The small breeze passing over the two was contenting too, making Janelle take a breath in before she felt the avarice slither his hand into the hand that held the bag, only to get the girl to snatch it away and wave a finger at him, "Ah, ah, ah, Not yet."

"Hmm? What's so secretive all of a sudden?"

"Because I got a special surprise for you."

"A surprise huh?" Blushing from the thought of the book she purchase, she could only smile it off, still keeping the bag at bay when Greed attempted to grab for it, "Come on let me see." He whined.

"Nope. Not until after training."

"Why not now?" He tried to swipe it out of her hand, but Janelle was quick on the reflexes with this one, sticking out her tongue at him, before seeing that mischievous devious look in his eyes, his lips spreading into a grin when he gave a dark titter, "You want to play games do ya?"

"Oh I do Mr. Avarice. I really do." The homunculus grinning could only lick his canine watching as the girl started to back away little by little. He followed of course, but let the girl get a head start as she started to jog backwards, "What's the matter Mr. Greed, can't catch a little human like me?" The seductive playfulness she had in her tone was somewhat turning him on, but Greed kept his distance, letting the prey have her fun as she began to run ahead of him with her back turned, his eyes were transfixed on the girl, almost predatory as he started to speed up his pace bit by bit.

Before long, Janelle was starting to believe that Greed wasn't playing, and slowly looked back to find Greed riding up on her, making the eep out in surprised before feeling his presence so close behind her that at the mere touch of his hand on her back made the girl shriek in laughter before finally feeling his arm wrap around the girl's waste and tackle her to the ground, making sure that he was straddling her hips while his hands held her arms, and his shins held onto her legs.

What sucked was he didn't need to be heavy to keep her down, he was a very strong man, and at the mere sight of her struggling to get out his grasp made the avaricious laugh, "Ha ha, you know that does you know no good. You're completely at my mercy." He leaned his face into the girl's his bangs brushing against Janelle's before he smirked in victory, "So, you going to show me what you got."

"You'll still have to fight me for it." She extended out her arms smiling mischievously when she saw the intense glare in Greed's face, "You still want to challenge me even if you know you're going to loose?" He asked playfully.

"It is part of the training not to give up, right? Not to mention…Would you just give up?" He wanted to answer with a no, but something stopped him. A small white noise rang through his head, making him choke and hold his head for a moment, now alerting Janelle.

She knew what it was, but couldn't help but ask, "Greed?"

"Ngh..I-I'm…I'm fine. It's just these headaches…Damn."

"How many have you had so far?" She asked curiously, almost trying not to make her voice shake, "Mm…Two or three. No, I'm pretty sure it's two. But they don't seem…Normal. They're coming in waves like a migraine would."

"Well, you're an artifical human Greed, but none the less you're still human, I guess." Hearing that slip from her mouth made an odd look come over the avarice face, like he was surprised and wierded out by what she said. Most would've considered him non-human, but he never heard anyone actually say that he was…Of all things human. He almost felt repulsed by it, putting up a wall as he defined what he took himself to be, "I'm not human Janelle."

"No, I mean…I mean you may not be totally human, but it's just like a mixed nationality."

"How do you figure?" He asked even more confused.

Janelle could tell by his voice he was slightly irked by what she called him, so she tried to tread lightly, "Well, let's say, for example, I have very many European background, some dark skinned, some light. But it doesn't matter what we are, or how we're made, we're still human."

"So…Where does the whole me being a homunculus form with the word human?"

"It's in your name!" She announced, "You're an artificially made human, but you're still human. You make mistakes, you get mad and happy like everyone else, you sure as hell look human to me, just with extra traits, like your shield." Greed hollered with laughter leaning his head into the girl's shoulder, feeling his stomach tighten and ache from the wonderful feeling.

Janelle thought she may have said it wrong, but when the avarice could only look up with a tear in his eye, he cupped the girl's face, and smacked his lips with hers, moaning loud even from her to feel it rumble through his chest before he pulled away leaving the brunette immobilized, "God your so freaking adorable. I swear the way you talk turns me on."

"Don't mock me Gre- hey!" With her completely distracted he quick took the bag from her grasp, and jumped up to his feet with the bag in his possession now, "Ha! Finally, I knew you wouldn't be able to resist."

"You and your dirty tricks! Give it back Greed!" He took advantage of his height, being slightly taller and having the reach to avoid her attempts to get the bag, but it was still cute to watch her press her chest to his and jump for it, only to miss with a small noise. Greed couldn't help it his mind was getting foggy, watching Janelle growl and jump even higher to hit the bottom of the bag, "Ooh nice reach doll, keep going you almost got it." He grinned playfully, his eyes stuck on the girl's chest and the small mermaid necklace she wore. Hm I never even noticed it before… Again, a small white noise vibrated through his skull, making the avarice grunt, trying to keep his head straight when the girl finally grabbed the back, unfortunately gripping the bottom so hard that it tore the back in half causing the books scatter across the grassy plain, "Shit, I'm sorry." Janelle gasped putting her hands to her mouth before grabbing for the nearest one.

"Why are you sorry, I'm the one that should be…Sorry…" Suddenly Greed noticed an unusual red leathered book.

It was on it's front when the avaricious picked it up, but when he turned it over, his eyes perked with interest when he saw the shimmering gold cursive writing on the front, finding the same gold shimmer print being used to draw out a small picture under the writing. It was called 'Guide to sensual massages.' Greed snorted looking to Janelle who was already hiding her face in her hand, "Yes, well, the title do much for what's inside the book." Greed didn't answer, only nodding his head and raising his brows in amusement before turning his attention back to the book.

The sketch on the front was of two people, a man and a woman, both of them sitting in between each other legs, naked, with one massaging the others hands, and the other massaging its counterparts legs, "You want to give me a massage?" He opened the book at random to find pictures of naked people massaging each other, none of them were clothed, but still Greed could only smirk and read a paragraph or two, all while listening to Janelle explain like a nervous wreck, a blush scattering across her cheeks as she attempted to calm herself, "W-Well, I just-, I already know how to give good massages, I just wanted to kick it up a notch, maybe when we had time, which is why I wanted to wait so I could read a little of it, show you what…I could do…" Greed felt stupefied by the girl's adorable expression, the way her hands hide behind her back as she looked to the side embarrass.

"Ah, that's so cute." Then he raised the book and put it in his coat pocket with a small pat against his coat, "But we'll definitely have time to read. Right now…We need to get this training out of the way before I cancel it."

"Heh, again, another reason why I wanted to wait to show you." Janelle took the books she had in her hands and set them against the nearest tree, and removed her jacket to keep the books safe. Since Greed was already fast enough to keep up with her, he had no need to remove his jacket, and stood where he remained, watching the girl closely as she make her way over to the middle of the meadow, the window starting to pick up causing goose bumps up the girls arms before she took a deep breath and took a stance, "Ready?" He asked smirking.

"Yep."

"You got 10 seconds." She could see the chase in his eyes, the smile of a hungry predatory on the verge of snatching its prey. She usually didn't feel this excited about it, but Janelle did as he asked, and jumped back to get a running start, using all the muscle she had to run into the trees and find a hiding place.

This happened over the course of an hour, her finding new hiding spots each time, each one harder than the last before Greed found each and every one. Even on the last one he found her, and she was in a small hole in the ground. Greed walked forward towards the small hole, and leaned his head down to see the girl smiling, softly giggling, "You don't know what's in there Janelle come on out of there."

"It's clear I checked. Huh this is starting to get boring, let's play another game."

"Like what?"

"Ling said he wanted to work on reflexes. But that might require you fighting a woman." She teased him poking at his side to make him squirm, and then poke her back, "Training is a lot different than fighting doll. If you were going to intentionally hit me then I would tried to avoid it. I just won't hit a woman."

"Well, you're one of the good ones Greed. Sort of."

"Che, you say things like that but when you do it feels like you forget who I am."

"No, I know who you are." She assured sounding apologetic, "I mean, I want to understand who you are, but I know there will always be a part of you I won't. We all have those though, parts of ourselves we keep locked away. Forgetting."

"What are you talking about?" Janelle's throat went dry but she bit her lip wondering if this was really the time to do it. Would he believe her? Could he believe her if she said that Father killed his friends. The admirers that were with him from the start, his henchmen, his comrades, the people that he really cared about, the ones his own creator ordered to have killed, the one that Wrath carried out by murdering them all in cold blood. There was more too. His own death, his own Father melting him down into nothing but a red liquid, making him forget everything he was and what he had. What they took from him.

How was she suppose to tell him all of that and have him believe her? She may have had an advantage to have him believe her, but…Would he loose his temper like he did when he killed Bido? Or was it because Bido or Bido's death that made him remember? What would happen if she told him? Would it change it? Or would it be a similar outcome to her rescuing Lan Fan? Anything was a possibility and all of them scared her, all she could say after thinking all of that in a millisecond was, I'll wait…Just a little longer. Besides, doing it out here in the open is just stupid. I don't know if Ling can sense Pride in time to realize that he'd be around to hear me rat them out "Sorry, I was rambling. I'm just saying, don't take what I say to heart. I know I don't know you completely. But as you said before to me, I want to get to know you. Is that so wrong that I…don't look at you as a homunculus, but as a person?" She was walking towards the edge of the cliff, feeling the cool air blow against her face as she looked around the sun, at the horizon glowing before her.

Greed just wanted her unable to move or say anything as he itched under his chin, "Look, I'm sorry. I've been a little on edge lately, and I kind of been taking it out on you, when I actually should be warning you."

"Warning me? Of what?" She looked back turning to face him as he walked up to her, looking at the same horizon she did before looking to those glowing hazels, the chips of brown meshing with the greens so perfectly. He couldn't keep hiding it, ever since Father had asked him to keep a closer eye on Janelle, it's been eating at him, making feel like he had to say something. Even if he did, he was too deep involved with this girl to keep it to himself, "Jenny, there's something you should know. I don't know what Father's planning, but I'm pretty sure his plans are now involving you in the mix, somehow. Whatever you do just keep your eyes open. Alright?"

"How am I not surprised." She muttered to herself with her hands crossed, "You know something was tell me in the back of mind, that me being here was going to have some repercussions. And here we are."

"Wait a minute, you knew?" He was almost shocked by this, but by the look on the girl's face, it was only on a hunch, "I knew that when I came to Father about my wounds that the only thing I could give him in return for not killing is the information I knew about my home world. The technology we hold. I knew doing giving him this information would have repercussions in the long run. Now, he's probably become interested in it and for whatever reason, I hope he isn't planning on trying to get to my world some how. If he's opening the portal. There's a good chance he could slip through the door I came from and…I don't know. If there's any chance in hell, he'd find it, it's more knowledge for him. Our worlds could collide or…Anything could happen actually. A number of ways his influence being introduced to my world could destroy it. I can't take that chance, but I think I just did. This was my fear come true. It's all about chance now. What will happen, will it happen, what will be the outcome out all of this?" Brought to light and up to date on her confession, Greed could only stare at her, taking everything she said in, trying to understand it all, "He's going to wait though isn't he?" She finally asked, getting him to come back to her.

"Till the promise day. I'm sure you already knew about that, didn't you?" She kept quiet, fiddling with her pinky as she turned from, "Yes. I'll try to be careful Greed…But I know this war is far from over. So many things are going to happen, and now that I'm here, we're all in danger Greed, there's no way around that, not with what Father's got planned."

"Why haven't you said anything? All this time? What have you been waiting for!" His voice was calm, almost quiet as he came up closer to her, her eyes closing as she balled her fist to her chest. Then she felt Greed turn her around and put his hands to her shoulders, "What else do you know Jenny? Tell me." She couldn't look at him, could she tell him? She wanted to so bad that her gut nearly felt it was kicking itself as she shook her head, "I can't…" She finally whispered.

"You're hiding things from me now? After everything we talked about? What we've been through? I know it's been a short time and we haven't known each other a century to say we know each other like the backs of hands, but come on, I thought we were trying to be honest with each other."

"It's not like that," Her voice quivered putting a hand to the one that held her shoulders, "It's just…Something happens Greed, something I don't know if you'd believe me about or not."

"Like what? I know you wouldn't feed me bull crap up for the hell of it Janelle so you obviously know something you should be telling me. What is it?" She buttoned her lip, shutting her eyes as her thoughts had morphed into a twister, her conscience hanging in the balance between telling Greed the truth, or letting history repeat itself, "I don't want to hide anything from you Greed. I…I care about you, and I care enough to know that I wouldn't ever want to hide a thing. I want to tell you everything. Especially the truth. Honesty is what's important…And I can't let you hurt a person you would consider a friend. Never…"

"What the hell are you talking about Jenny?" Her face paled, her eyes fearful, and from the sound of her soft panting, her heart was racing fast. Greed could only wonder what could know that would make her look like she was afraid of him. She swallowed back feeling the weight nearly push her back as she breathed in, "Greed-," Suddenly there was a sound of whispers that Ling seemed to pick up on, causing Greed to raise his hand to the girls mouth, and put a finger to his lips.

She was confused but nodded before watching him look around the shadows of the trees, What is it Ling?

It's another homunculus. Pride I think you said was his name.

"Damn. Act natural."

"What?"

"Greetings you two." Feeling the small breath she had hitch in her chest, Janelle stood still, breathing out slowly as she relaxed her muscles the best she could without shaking. She was so close to telling him, and out of nowhere he shows up? It couldn't have been a coincidence, "Father just wanted me to check up on you two before I left."

"Left? Where are you going?" Greed asked almost uninterested, but still curious, "I do have a job to do Greed. Just as you, but our Father has been agog to know when you were planning on returning." Janelle didn't move, but she kept her mouth button as the shadows began to move, "We were just finishing up actually. Can't be wasting a day like this can we?"

"None the less, you still need to make your rounds Greed, so don't dawdle."

"Thanks for the update. It's appreciated, really." The two were still smirking at each other, almost like a tug a war with who could out stare who, but Janelle she stayed quiet only looking at the eyes around her, and Greed.

"Huh. Still as suspicious as ever Avaricious. Very well, I attend to catering to Sloth and the tunnel. Till next time, Greed."

"Pride the Arrogant…" The smiles they gave one another, it was petrifying to say the least. On tv it didn't seem so bad to watch these two stare each other down, but to watch in person, I mean, who could blame her? Janelle could only sit there in the middle of it all, while suddenly feeling one of the shadows ride up her leg, poking and pinching at her to get Jan to look down upon one eyes gawking up at her. It looked angry. It was a warning that was for certain, but the brunette just glared at him before it reseeded back to into the shadows that surrounded them, "Farewell…" Then all the shadows themselves became to seep back into the forest, eventually disappearing into the distance, or who knows where.

Before long, the two just sat there in silence, almost waiting for the dark aura around them to diminish before Greed turned to look to Janelle. She looked even paler than before, her knees quaking underneath her weight, "You alright?"

"I don't feel so good." Janelle put her hand to her stomach and stumbled over to a cleared area before falling to her knees, taking in deep breaths before vomiting nothing by bio. She made the noise at least three times before Greed walked over and studied the girl's body language. She wasn't just scared. She whatever it was she was going to tell him, it was big. And the pressure of Father and the other homunculi were preventing her from telling him what it was. Now Greed was definitely sure he couldn't trust anyone. Even Janelle he wasn't sure about now that she held this big secret. How big was this secret exactly? Could she ever tell him or would he have to find out the hard way?

At the moment, Greed couldn't really think. The only thing he could do was get down on his knees and rub the poor girl's back, watching as she wiped her lips of the foul taste, turning her head enough to see the concern look on the avaricious face. He could see the guilt, the fear, the frustration burning in her eyes, but there was also a comforting look that made Greed study her features more, "They're going to kill me Greed. They'll kill me for telling you, but I don't care…You need to know what happened." Janelle took a deep breath, her throat tightening at the thought of making a sound. He was staring at her, worry taking his face, his ears open to hear what she had to say, only wanting to know what this burden was that had been stressing the girl.

Here it was, the moment of truth, it was now or never with the fate of Bido's life hanging in the balance, and again the fate of someone she deeply cared for. She was afraid of the after math, but her mind kept a steady pace as she let everything go, "You…really are the Greed from Dublith..."


Next- Chapter 14: Thinning the String


That's right CLIFFHANGER! I'm such an arse aren't I? Not that I'm trying to be, but I was hoping to get this done by tomorrow. Luckily, with my dedication to this story I felt the need to get it finished, and this is where I felt it was a good place to end it until the chapter; something to get you folks coming back too. Mwuahahaha! But in all seriousness and sincerity, thank you for reading 3 Your views/reviews are very much appreciated. I don't want to give any of the story away so you'll just have to come back next time. HUGGLES!