What developed from the accident in the night

Chapter Eight

"Nii-san I've noticed that you've changed." Alphonse suddenly said when they were drinking coffee.

"Eh?" Edward looked up from his. "What do you mean by that, Al?"

"You're smiling more." Alphonse said smiling himself.

"Really? I haven't noticed…" Edward muttered. He knew he was lying. He had noticed that he was more cheerful and even happier now.

"You really must like Envy, nii-san." Alphonse stated pouring some more coffee to himself.

"Yeah…" Edward mumbled. He seemed to be falling fast for the green-haired man. Edward thought back to the five months and fifteen days they had been dating. And yes he was counting days. They had met every day off Edward had had, except one when Envy had had to do a night-shooting. It had annoyed Envy but he hadn't been able to skip it. And three weeks ago…

Flashback

"Edo! Can you do me a favour?" Envy asked immediately when Edward answered the phone.

"Depends on what kind of favour." Edward muttered to the phone tiredly. He had just arrived to work.

"Could you ask tomorrow day off?" Envy asked sounding impatient.

"Why?" Edward replied with a question. He was wondering why Envy wanted him to take a day off so suddenly. They'd have a date in three days.

"Because I want to see you." was Envy's simple answer.

"And why should I just take a day off because of your sudden whim?" Edward questioned, he wanted to get to work already so he would get home, too.

"But, Edo…" Envy whined. Edward sighed on the other end of the line.

"Fine. I'll ask. But I doubt I'll get one." Edward said before ending the call.

To his surprise Izumi gave him the day off when he asked. They went to the movies to watch a romantic comedy. Half way through the movie Envy took Edward's hand to his own and held it till the end of the movie. After the movie they went to a small homey restaurant to eat. The dinner was romantic and Edward was enjoying the evening. But he was still wondering what was so special today that he had to take a day off.

Their date wasn't much different from their other dates. They had gone to the movies before and to various restaurants, too. And they had gone to the amusement park few times after their first date. And to a zoo too once. Though before Edward had paid his share but today Envy had insisted on paying everything.

After the dinner they went for a walk to a park Edward had never visited before. The sun had already set hours earlier but still it wasn't dark. The silver moon cast a beautiful light down on the park. It was a magnificent night. Edward sighed content leaning against Envy.

"Envy." Edward said to get his attention.

"Hn…"

"What's so special about today?" Edward asked.

"Nothing…" Envy shrugged looking away. Edward could see he was lying and was about to ask again when Envy suddenly snaked his arms around Edward's waist.

"What are you doing?" Edward asked surprised.

"Just planning…" Envy said while pulling Edward closer. Edward's heartbeat started to rise and he had a good guess on what Envy was planning.

"…To kiss you…" Envy whispered. Edward blushed under Envy's intense gaze. Envy gently put Edward's blond bangs behind his ear. With the same hand Envy held Edward's head still and smiled. Then Envy closed the gap between them at the same time pulling Edward flush against himself. The kiss started out sweet, but when Edward gathered up his courage and raised his arms wrapping them around Envy's neck, it got more heated. Encouraged by it Envy licked Edward's lower lip asking permission which Edward gave him shyly parting his lips. Envy smirked into the kiss.

Edward's content moan was swallowed by Envy as their tongues fought. They hadn't really kissed like this before. At least not this close. Small kisses and pecks they had shared but nothing this…intimate - Envy had agreed to go slowly. Edward felt the heat rising in his body as Envy pulled and sucked his tongue. Edward realized they'd need to stop since they were making out in a public park. He tried to signal Envy about it but he didn't seem to notice.

"Hey, Envy!" came a yell behind them. Envy pulled away from the blond with a growl.

"What do you want, Greed?" Envy asked annoyed by the interruption.

"Don't be like that. I came to ask if you liked the present I gave you." Greed asked grinning.

"Present?" Envy asked simultaneously with Edward but for different reasons. Edward wanted to know why Greed would give Envy a present and Envy wondered what present, he didn't remember getting anything from Greed.

"You asked Edward out and didn't tell him it's your birthday?" Greed asked amused.

"It's your birthday?" Edward asked with wide eyes.

"Yeah…" Envy muttered looking away.

"Why didn't you tell me? I would have gotten you a present." Edward sighed.

"It's not a big deal. The kiss was enough." Envy said giving Edward a peck on the cheek. "Now. What do you mean by a present? And how did you find us?" Envy asked turning towards Greed.

" You're always here on your birthday and by present…I persuaded Izumi to give Ed a day off. Happy 21. birthday little brother." Greed shrugged.

End of Flashback

"Nii-san your coffee is already cold." Alphonse startled Edward from his thoughts. He had been too caught in thought to do anything else. Edward stood up and went to pour away his coffee.

"What's for lunch?" Edward asked yawning. Soon he'd had to go to sleep for a while so he'd be able to work tonight.

"I don't know yet. I haven't thought about it yet…" Alphonse said. "But lunch will be in an hour."

"Good. Then I'll still have time to take a nap." Edward said while their doorbell rang. "Are you expecting someone?" he asked from the brunette who shook his head as a reply. "Then who is it?" Edward wondered heading to the front door.

"Edo!" came the joyful greeting once Edward opened the door.

"Hi Envy." Edward said looking at the brightly smiling man in front of him. "Shouldn't you be at work?"

"Aren't you glad to see me?" Envy asked with a pout.

"Who is it?" Alphonse asked from the kitchen. Edward sighed and let Envy in.

"You didn't answer my question." Edward stated running his fingers through his hair.

"I told Melissa I'd go for a long lunch. Which, coming from me, means that I won't go back to work till the next day." Envy shrugged.

"Then another question. Why are you here? Instead of work." Edward asked annoyed because Envy was skipping work.

"You're not happy to see me…" Envy pouted again. Edward sighed.

"Don't get me wrong. I'm just tired, okay." Edward said taking a hold of Envy's hand. "I am glad to see you…" he quickly kissed Envy to assure him.

"Good." Envy murmured pulling Edward into a deeper kiss. Envy was grinning again when he pulled away from the dazed blond.

"Edo, let's go on a picnic." Envy said making Edward look at him weirdly.

"Didn't you hear me when I said I'm tired?" he asked glaring at Envy.

"You can use me as a pillow again." Envy whispered smirking. "Hi Al." he said to the brunette peeking out of the kitchen. Edward was blushing because he had been reminded about the time Envy was visiting for the first time.

"…Fine…" Edward mumbled. " Knowing you, you wont give up until I go with you. So I'll go."

"Yes!" Envy grinned. "Let's go!"

"Wait!" Edward gasped when Envy took his hand and started to drag him out of the door. "Don't make me lunch, Al!" he yelled stumbling out of the door and managing to grab his coat.

"Where are we going?" Edward asked at the same time trying to keep up with Envy. He had picked up a basket from somewhere and was now leading Edward to their destination.

"We're going there." Envy replied pointing at the near park. It wasn't a big park, just enough for the small neighbourhood. Envy led them to the farther end of the park and sat under an oak after laying out a blanket. He motioned Edward to sit down.

Edward was about to sit down next to him but Envy had other plans. The blond was pulled to sit between Envy's legs, his back leaning against Envy's chest.

"Comfortable?" Envy asked opening the picnic basket.

"Yes…" Edward muttered blushing. He was glad Envy couldn't see his face. Edward was growing tired to all the blushing even though Envy thought he looked adorable when he blushed.

"Good." Envy said pulling their lunch out of the basket.

"Don't comment the food before we've eaten dessert, okay…" Envy said to Edward who just shrugged it off. He took a bite of the sandwich Envy had given to him. It seemed to have been warmed up since it was still quite warm. In the sandwich there were everything Edward liked to have in one. Envy seemed to know his taste well.

"This is…" Edward was about to say turning towards Envy who silenced him putting a finger over his lips. Then Envy leaned to him kissing away the breadcrumbs on his lips.

"After dessert."

They ate in comfortable silence enjoying each others company. Edward noticed that the salad was also made the way he liked it. Then Envy took the dessert out of the basket, strawberries and some chocolate sauce to dip them in. He dipped one strawberry into the chocolate and offered it to Edward intentionally smearing his lips with the chocolate. Envy licked the chocolate from Edward's lips and kissed him sharing the strawberry with him.

Even though Edward liked the kiss he was happy Envy didn't feed the rest of the strawberries to him the same way. Though Envy gave him another kiss with the last strawberry.

"Did you like the lunch?" Envy asked while pulling away from the kiss.

"I loved it…" Edward muttered a small smile sneaking to his face.

"Glad to hear that when I actually bothered to do something myself for once…" Envy said leaning against the tree.

"Thank you…" Edward mumbled curling closer to Envy and falling asleep almost immediately. Envy kissed him on the forehead and sighed content turning to watch the clouds on the blue sky.

Envy had woken Edward up an hour before he had to be at work which had left him with enough time to take a quick shower and get to work. Now Edward was standing behind the bar serving various drinks to the costumers… While he was thinking about Envy and their relationship. Edward felt safe when he was with Envy and when they weren't together he longed for him. And the thought of loosing Envy made his heart ache. 'I love him.' Edward's hand trembled at the realisation. Luckily he managed not to drop the glass he was holding or even spill the drink.

"Edward!" Charles called him. "There are ladies who demand you to serve them."

"I'll be there in a minute." Edward yelled back giving the drink he was holding to the man who ordered it. Then he strode to the ladies Charles had pointed out for him.

"What can I get you ladies?" He asked smiling sweetly at them.

"You're Edward?" the woman with long dark hair and rather too revealing outfit asked from him.

"Yes. I'm Edward." he answered. "And if you don't mind me asking how do you know me? I'm not that popular here…" Edward asked but the women ignored him.

"I can see why little brother likes him, don't you?" the woman who talked to him before asked from the other.

"Yes. He's exactly the kind of guy he likes." the woman with long brown hair replied to her companion.

"Can I get you anything?" Edward asked again a little louder than before trying to ignore that they were talking about him.

"Oh sorry. Completely forgot you were there. I'd like to have the Drop of Lust." the dark haired woman said. " And you'll have just water, right?" she asked from her friend who nodded.

"Here you go." Edward said giving the glass of water to the other woman and then quickly made the drink. "I wouldn't be too surprised if your name were Lust…" he muttered giving the drink. If he would have been a straight man it would have been the word to come in mind when looking at her. It wasn't just her looks but also the air around her.

"Indeed. My name is Lust." she said and taking a sip of her drink. Pointing at the woman sitting beside her she said. "And this is my sister Sloth."

"Our mother insisted on naming every child of hers after the Deathly Sins." Sloth said indifferently. "And she got all seven."

"Really?" Edward asked. 'Then…Does this mean…Well it has to be quite a rare name…' he thought. "Do you happen to know…" Edward tried to ask but Lust interrupted him.

"If you mean Envy he's our little brother." she said smiling like she knew more than she was supposed to.

"Oh…Then Greed must be your…" Edward only got to start the question again.

"Our older brother, yes." said Sloth.

"Pride is the oldest, then Greed and after him Gluttony. Then us, the only daughters in the family. And Envy of course…" Lust told him suddenly.

"And finally our baby brother Wrath. He's seventeenth birthday is soon." Sloth said with a warm smile.

"Same age as my brother." Edward stated.

Edward had to serve other costumers too for a while but the sisters never left from their seats. Not even when they were asked to dance. So Edward headed back to them when he got enough time to spare.

"For some reason I'm getting a feeling that you came here for a purpose." he stated when he was close enough to be heard.

"You're right again." Lust said smiling - again - like she knew more than she was supposed to. "We came here see you."

"Why?" Edward questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Out of curiosity." Sloth stated simply.

"Of course we had to see the one who has been able to keep Envy interested for…How long has it been? Almost six months." Lust explained.

"Is it that odd?" Edward asked wondering what he had got himself into.

"Yes! It is." Lust exclaimed. "He's never been this long with anyone. Actually…He's never even been in a real relationship. He's never been with anyone more than a day!"

"Not even a day actually." Sloth corrected. "Before you…Everyone he's ever been with have only lasted one night. That's the way he wanted it."

"So you have to understand we're astonished." Lust said drinking the rest of her drink and asking for another.

"You really must be good at it." Lust mumbled to herself.

"Good at what?" Edward wondered aloud after hearing her statement.

"Sex." Sloth answered in place of her sister. Edward blushed.

"We haven't gone that far yet…" his voice became quieter the more embarrassed he became.

"Eh?" the sisters exclaimed simultaneously.

"You haven't…" Sloth muttered. "Then this is even odder."

"Why's that?" Edward asked trying to make the blush disappear.

"Envy loves sex." Lust stated looking puzzled. "When Envy turned fifteen he started to mess around with women and men alike. He calmed down a little when he started acting but still he slept with someone at least once a week. And every time with a different person. I have to admit it wasn't a good way to live but there was nothing we could do about it. He's too stubborn to listen."

"We're surprised that he actually has a boyfriend." Sloth stated. "And you haven't even slept with him yet."

"Envy has to really like you to stick around." Lust said with a warm smile. She was happy about the thought of Envy finally finding someone to stay with.

"Or…" Edward muttered looking down at his feet. "…He's cheating on me…"

"No!" Lust exclaimed. "Envy would never do that!"

"How can you be so sure?" Edward asked her. He wasn't at all sure about it.

"Envy isn't like that." Sloth answered to him. "You see, this one time in school…" she started.

"When we had this dance at school when we were a little younger…We both…" Lust continued pointing at herself and Sloth."…Asked him to be our date since he's a great dancer and all the boys in school were jerks…"

"He declined to go with either one of us." Sloth said. "He did want to disappoint the other one."

"He might lie but he wouldn't cheat on anyone." Lust finished. "He has always explained to everyone he's slept with that it's nothing more than sex."

"Thus we think he really likes you." Sloth said and Lust laughed for some reason.

"We once thought he's addicted to sex but if he's been without for nearly six months, I guess our theory is out." Lust said giggling.

Edward didn't know what to think. If it was true and Envy wasn't cheating on him… Envy would have given up his habits…Just to be with him. Edward couldn't deny that he wanted Envy…Wanted to have more with him…Of him. But Edward wasn't sure if he was ready. And he wanted it to be more than just sex. 'We've been dating over five months… For him it must be a long time without sex…Maybe I…' he thought but stopped for a while to consider. 'I…I really love him…I already know that. Shouldn't I want to do everything for the man I love? Right?' he asked from himself. After a moment of wondering Edward came up with an answer. And a decision.

END OF CHAPTER EIGHT

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I'm back! Please review, I had difficulties to start writing this chapter, so I don't think I did a good job with it. Don't expect too much when I say I might be able to get the next chapter out on Sunday. But if not then, then after a week it should be out.