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Yumi lay splayed out on the bed with a pissed off look on her face. She jumped off of the bed and started to punch the air repeatedly. She spun on her toes and did a swift kick through the air.
The sounds of chuckling filled the air and she spun round' to see Dolcetto standing in the door way. "What do you want, dog?" She snapped, placing one hand on her hip.
"The boss wanted me to come and practice with you. Something about, "I don't want my newest possession to get rusty. She could be of great use in an encounter," Or something like that." The chimera said with a shrug.
"Possession..." She allowed her head to hang as she moved her hands into the form of a fist. "I'M NOBODIES FUCKING PROPERTY! THAT BASTAAAAAARRRRD!" She yelled.
"He also said that if that comment angered you to take it out on me." Dolcetto added.
I still have too long a life ahead to get rid of these feelings, right?
I want to try doing over all the things I've left undone.
I thought I was running after something carried over from my dreams,
Yet I'm stumbling into people on this narrow, winding road.
It's not like I want things to go back to the way things were back then,
I'm just searching for the sky I've been losing,
Here's hoping you'll understand,
Stop making that sad face as though you were a victim,
Sins don't end with tears, you have to carry the pain forever,
Who am I waiting for, in this maze of emotions with no way out in sight?
I want to purge myself more simply, as if writing in a blank notebook,
What is it i want to escape from?
...Is it reality?
It makes me want to scream that we're alive for things to come true. Can you hear me?
I can't put up with playing it safe...I've got nowhere to go home to,
I'm always grateful for kindness,
That's why I want to grow stronger,
( I'm on the way)
I even welcome this pain,
For the things I miss.
"I'm happy to oblige." She growled and threw several punches at the chimera which he simply dodged. He tried to slash at her with his sword but she simply slammed the palm of her hand onto the ground and used it to do a backwards somersault. With his sword now stuck in the ground he really didn't have very much defense against her next attack.
She rushed forward and punched him in the gut before jumping back a couple of paces just as he got his sword out of the ground and slashed at her, catching her on her upper arm, ripping the material and causing a thin line of blood to appear in the process.
She looked at the wound and simply shrugged at it before charging forward, doing a front flip into the air and landing lightly on the blade of his sword. "I have to admit, I prefer seeing you at this angle." She said with a grin before she did a front flip off of the sword and behind him.
He blinked a moment, stunned by her speed and precision and barely had time to block her foot from connecting with his back with his sword.
"Your worse than a cat!" He exclaimed.
A look of irritation came across her face and she darted forward, surprising him as she crouched a little bit lower to the ground and plastered both of her arms directly to her side as she did so. She darted to run side then the other, swiftly kicking up dust as she went. She finally did a front flip into the air and landed sitting on his shoulders with her legs wrapped around his neck.
She moved her legs to the side swiftly sending them both to the ground, though she did a back flip away from him at the last moment.
She was startled out of her little daze of victory by the sound of someone slowly clapping. She whipped her head around to see Greed standing there. "What do you want?!" She yelled.
He laughed. "Nothing really, Doll Face. I'm just-" He was cut off by the sound of an explosion.
"What was that?" Dolcetto asked as he got to his feet.
"I'm not sure..." Greed murmured as he slowly turned round and disappeared out of the room with Dolcetto, slamming the door closed and locking it as he did so.
Less than a second after his footsteps disappeared the sound of the glass breaking filled her ears. Yumi spun around to see a tall guy with...odd black hair that...oddly enough looked like a pine tree, standing before her. He had on a black tank top and skirt to match. "What the hell?" She exclaimed.
He laughed. "Another one of this type of human? How pathetic!" He laughed coldly.
"...Did you just call me pathetic?" She asked after a moment.
"So what if I did, pipsqueak the second?" He challenged.
"...Okay...I'm gonna kick your ass now, just for calling me pathetic. Cause', yes, I'm really that immature." She said and ran forward with one hand curled into a fist. She threw the punch forward but the guy stepped to the side and grabbed her arm. Her eyes widened in shock before the guy slammed into the ground again, and again, and again.
She coughed up a bit of blood before she slowly got to her feet. "What...the fuck is your problem, anyway?" She growled.
"What, still want more?" And with that he rushed forward and punched her in the gut before he kicked her in the back sending her falling to the ground.
"Hello, Envy the Abomination." She heard his voice say in amusement.
"Well if it isn't Greed the Ultimate Shield." The guy who had just handed her ass to her on a silver platter said with an equal amount of amusement.
"You've hurt one of my possessions." Greed said dangerously.
"Yeah, sorry about that." Envy said with a smirk.
"So, I'm assuming dad sent you." Greed said calmly.
"Oh trust me he doesn't just want you this time. He also wants," Envy turned to look at Yumi. "Her."
"What would pops want with her?" Greed wondered.
"You can ask him that yourself. When you see him again." Envy responded.
"I don't think so, Envy." He responded.
Envy laughed loudly. "You really think you can take me!?" Envy cackled loudly.
Yumi gritted her teeth in anger before she slowly slammed her hands onto the ground causing a bunch of spikes to shoot out of the ground straight at the two Homonculi.
"I can see why you're interested in such an interesting girl." Envy smirked down at her. "But still, a human is a human." He slowly grabbed a fist full of her hair and lifted her up into the air causing a look of pain to flash across her face.
A second later she felt the pain in her head disappear as she felt herself falling.
She felt a arm catch her easily. She peeked one eyes open to see Envy on the other side of the room, on his back and then glanced up to see that it was Greed who had caught her. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.
(Greed's POV)
He chuckled as he saw the look of confusion on her face at the mere sight of him having caught her. "What's wrong, Love, not who you were expecting?" He teased.
She groaned as she placed a hand to her head and the moved it in front of her line of vision to see blood there. "Who the fuck...is that guy with the freaky hair and girly clothes?" She questioned causing him to laugh.
"He's known as Envy. He's one of my brothers, also a Homonculi." Greed explained.
"...What's his deal?" She asked.
"His deal?" Greed echoed.
"You know, his deal. Everybody's got a deal. Yours is your Ultimate Shield crap. Mine is the elements in the form of alchemy. So, what's his?" She explained the question.
"Ah. Right. His deal." He replied with a grin. "I'll tell you later." He promised before he lay her down on the ground.
She slowly propped herself up on her elbows and glared from Greed to Envy and back again. "5 minutes with the guy and he's already on my list." She grumbled to herself causing the Homonculi to grin.
"I've gotta say, doll, I've never had a possession more fascinating than you."
That set her off. "I AM NOBODIES FUCKING PROPERTY!" She yelled as she jumped to her feet in anger.
He laughed at her before cupping her chin in his hand. "You are now. You're my property doll face." She glared at him before she tore her face out of his hands.
She glanced to the spot where Envy had last been only to find that he was gone. Her fist shook in pure rage. "Shit. Fucking shitty fuckity fuck fuck shit luck." She swore in anger as she slowly sank down to her knees and untied the ribbon from around her neck. She shrugged off her sweater and tied the ribbon around her arm tightly before she sighed as she rested her head against the wall behind her.
"You alright, doll face?" Greed questioned.
She gave a little nod. "Just...really wanna hit that guy." She said with a soft smile causing him to laugh as he crouched down next to her.
"Get used to that feeling, doll, I've had it for years." She rolled her eyes at him.
"Mhm. How that working out for you." He laughed at her causing her to pout. "It's not very nice to laugh at people." She complained.
"It is when it's my property that I'm laughing at." He said with a smirk.
"Like I said before, I'm nobody's-" She was cut off by his thumb on his lips as he took her chin in his hand and turned it around swiftly so that they were eye to eye.
"Now you listen to me, doll. You are my property. You have been from the moment that you set foot in this bar." He said with a wide grin but a deadly serious look on his face. "So you better get used to it. You hear me?" She nodded as best she could given the circumstances.
"Good." He stood up and ran a hand through his hair. "Well, now he's gone and ruined a perfectly good window." He complained before turning back towards his newest possession. "You can sleep in the other spare bedroom tonight. It's usually reserved for my seriously injured possessions but I guess we don't have a choice given the state of the window." He said with a smirk.
The walk down the hallway to the spare room was awkward. Pure awkwardness filled the air. Not exactly for Greed but Yumi had never felt so awkward before in her life.
It wasn't long before they were there and he let her be. As she watched his retreating back she couldn't help but think,
'Was he always so...broad shouldered?'
Hey, do you remember the scarlet sky, the sky we saw on that day?
Making a promise, the early summer wind enveloped us; the two of us came closer together
Behind a forced smile, I harbor a grown shadow
So I pretend to not notice it and choose rebirth
I keep waiting for a notification that won't tremble on the table
And I knew about everything, the blank nights and the mornings that shouldn't come, too
Hey, I wonder if you did forget about the scarlet sky, the sky we saw on that day
The promise tore apart and vanished into the early summer wind; the two of us can't go back
In this room where sounds, colors, and temperatures are cut in half
After I mess it up today, too, I stagger, grow tired, and fall asleep
"Deceive me well, okay? I hate yet love lies" were your words
Nowadays, given how much those feelings hurt, we bid goodbye
We waved at each other, saying, "See you again someday," but we won't meet anymore, right?
The final lie was a tender lie; I won't forget about it
Hey, someday, will you recall the scarlet sky, the sky we saw on that day?
Embracing the promise we couldn't keep, the two of us start walking.
Well here is chapter five. I hope you guys enjoyed the slight Greed x Yumi scenes, I loved writing them. Next chapter will be up soon.
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~ The Goddess of Darkness.