The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Summary: Edward's gone. No one can find him. The Seven have also disappeared, including King Bradley. What is going on? And what does Mr. Tucker have to do with anything…?
Disclaimer: Do I own FMA? Think, people, think!! Use your head! What do you think? Of course I don't, you dimwits. How long did it take you to figure that out? Rawr…
A/N: Hello. You are going to meet two new characters in this chapter. And those characters do belong to me. Sorry if there wasn't much in the last chapter. There will be a little more action in the next few chapters, I hope. I also hope that someone will give a few ideas about what to do with this story. It's pretty popular, the hit count is over 900, but I don't know what to do with it! Ideas are very welcome. And thank you Chrosis for the ideas you sent me. If anyone wants to know, I have a co-writer of this story. His name is Pringle. He's a little crazy, but he can be helpful. He didn't help me at all with this chapter though…he refused to talk to me.
Chapter Six
"Kevin, stop messing with his ears. You'll wake him up."
"But…but they're wolf ears! Why does he have wolf ears? What is he?"
"Hush, Kevin. You're being too loud. He's waking up." Ed opened his eyes and saw the younger Urchin standing off to one side of him.
"W-where…?" he asked, sitting up. The younger Urchin smiled and Ed realized he could see him properly for the first time. He had rumpled, dirty red hair and bright blue eyes. He was missing one of his front teeth and had freckles sprinkled across his nose.
"You're at our house," he said proudly. "My name is Kevin. That's Leon, my brother." He pointed to the boy that was sitting against the wall across from him. He had dark blond hair and grey eyes.
"You're a brave kid," he said. "You stood up to that guy." Ed rubbed his eyes and looked down at himself. It was then that he realized that his coat was gone. He froze. Then he slowly reached a hand up and pressed one of his ears down. There was nothing covering them from the eyes of these two strangers.
"You have cool ears," said Kevin excitedly. Leon tossed a small pebble at the back of his head.
"Don't be rude," he said coolly. "He was wearing that coat for a reason. He didn't want anyone to see them, right?" Ed nodded.
"Don't worry, we won't tell," said Kevin. "But you're new here, right?" Ed nodded again, not trusting himself to speak yet, not in front of these strangers.
"We could tell because you stood up to one of the Favored," said Leon. "You caused quite a disturbance. Actually, you are one of the first to stand up to a Favored in a long time. You're giving the younger ones ideas." He nodded pointedly at his younger brother.
"It was so cool!" said Kevin. "I've never seen anyone stand up to a Favored!"
"Don't try anything," said Leon sternly. "He's just lucky I caught him after he hit him. Otherwise he would have been beaten to death. That could be you." Kevin stuck his tongue out at Leon.
"You're no fun." He bent down and looked Ed right in the eyes. "Say, can you talk? You haven't said anything since we met you." Another pebble hit Kevin the back of the head.
"Didn't I tell you not to be rude? If he doesn't want to talk, he doesn't have to."
"But I want him to tell me why he has wolf ears!"
"Kevin, shut up."
'food now? boy awake, now food?' Ed sighed.
0oo0
"Why do I have to follow him?" Envy groaned, watching Gluttony ahead of him. Gluttony walked along the outside of a small wooden fence, looking at the back windows of the houses he passed. Envy jumped up onto the roof of one house, then leapt to the next.
"Hey, are you sure he's here?" Envy called down to Gluttony. The other Homunculus didn't answer, just kept looking into the houses. He's hopeless, thought Envy. Then he saw that people were starting to stare at him from the streets below. This is so pointless…
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"I'm Edward," said Ed. Then his stomach growled loudly.
"So, you can talk!" said Kevin. "And you sound hungry. We don't have much to eat, but I'll find something." He jumped back and scampered out of the small room. There wasn't much in the room, really. There was a small cot, that Ed was sitting on, a chair across the room, and a pile of old coats, blankets, and other rags. There was a tattered cloth hanging in the low opening that was used as a door.
"I'm sorry," said Leon. "My brother can be pretty rude at times. We haven't seen anyone quiet like you before." Ed's ears twitched slightly when he heard footsteps outside. Kevin burst through the doorway, a small pile of food in his arms. He had a few pieces of cold meat and what looked like stale bread.
"Where did you get this?" asked Leon. "We didn't have the bread before…" Kevin shuffled his feet and looked down.
"You stole them, didn't you?!"
"Well…can I just say I borrowed them?" asked Kevin guiltily. Leon sighed and shook his head.
0oo0
"So…" mused Envy. "You're sure, Gluttony?" The chubby Homunculus nodded vigorously. "Wonder why he's staying in this ratty hole…" He jumped down off the roof and landed in front of a cloth covered doorway. He lightly tapped his knuckles on the door frame.
"Oh, Chibi-san…come out, come out where ever you are…" he called softly. Even if the other two humans didn't hear him, the wolf surely would.
0oo0
Ed stiffened and pinned his ears back. He drew back against the wall and listened hard.
"What's wrong, Edward?" asked Leon, noticing Ed's sudden fear.
"You two, stay away from the door," he said. "Get back against the wall."
"But why—" began Kevin. Leon grabbed the back of his dirty shirt and pulled him away, retreating towards the far wall.
"Edward, what's going on?" whined Kevin.
"You guys stay out of this," said Ed. "I can take this guy on my own." Just then Envy brushed the cloth aside and walked in.
"Well, hello there," he sneered. "You've caused us quiet a lot of trouble. It took us a while to find you…" Ed stood up and watched Envy closely, his eyes narrowed.
"Who else came with you?" asked Ed.
"That is none of your business, chibi-san," said Envy. "Besides, I'm not here to talk to you. I'm here to talk to the wolf."
"What wolf's he talking about?" asked Kevin.
"Ssshhh…" hissed Leon. "Be quiet." Envy turned his gaze on the two other boys.
"You leave them alone!" growled Ed, springing at Envy. The homunculus smacked Ed across the face with the back of his hand and sent him flying back against the wall.
"Oh, don't worry about them," said Envy. "I don't care about them. Just…don't interfere." Ed struggled back to his feet and put a hand on the side of his face.
"Anyway," began Envy, turned to look at Ed, his arms crossed. "I have some questions for you, wolf."
'not-man talk to me again what ask why ask'
"You're hungry, aren't you? So sad…little chibi-san hasn't been feeding you very well has he?"
'am hungry food want food why boy not give us food? don't understand… not-man have food?' Ed growled and grabbed the sides of his head. He sank to his knees and pinned his ears back.
"Has chibi-san been using you? Has he been using your talent and natural abilities just for himself? What has he given you?" Ed's head snapped up to stare at Envy. No way… he's trying to turn the wolf against me? Why? Then his whole body jerked and the wolf took control. He felt himself put his hands on the ground for balance.
"If you come with me, I'll give you all the food you want. Does that sound good? And you'll be able to do whatever you want, whenever you want."
'lots of food? free run? will come will come with not-man' -No, wolf! He's lying! Don't listen to him!-
'why not-man lie? no no sound fun why boy mad'
"Well, you don't have to come if you don't want to…" said Envy, turning towards the door. "But if you do, just follow me." As Envy stalked away, Ed fought for control. Finally he could managed to turn his head and look at Kevin and Leon.
"Don't…follow us. Just—stay—here—and you'll—be…safe—" he said, struggling with his words. The wolf was fighting back.
'why boy want stay not-man give food yum yum food why stay' Then the wolf wrenched control away from Ed and quickly followed Envy out the door, leaving Kevin and Leon stunned behind him.
0oo0
Okay, so that was a kind of lame chapter. It's more of a filler chapter than anything. I hope there won't be too many of those. I know Ed and Envy and Co. are kind of out of character, but it's a really weird situation that they would probably never be faced with, so of course they're acting differently! If anything seemed a little wacky, it's because I wrote this at…oh, what time is it…3:42 AM. Blaaahhhh….and I have school tomorrow too…what a drag. And I should be working on my science fair project, because it's due on Friday…Anyway, before I pass out from lack of sleep…Commence Operation Randomness
Quiz Question: This is only your opinion. Who is better: Edward or Envy? Put answer at the end of your review, please. I'm just taking a poll. Okay, so you don't have to. But it would make me a really happy homunculus! Er…human…meant to say that!
Random Lyrics: We're not gonna be just a part of the game / We're not gonna be just the victims / They're taking our dreams and they tear them apart / 'Till everyone's the same / I've got no place to go, I've got no where to run / They love to watch me fall, they think they know it all / I'm a nightmare, a disaster / That's what they always said / I'm a lost cause, not a hero / But I'll make it on my own / I've gotta prove 'em wrong / Me against the world. –Me Against The World
Question: Which character from Fullmetal Alchemist are you most like? Be honest.
Song I'm Listening To Right Now: Linkin Park's Nobody's Listening
I think that's all the randomness for this chapter. Maybe…wait. One more.
Music: If anyone wants to listen to free music without downloading it, there's a pretty cool site that I find useful. You can find almost any song on it. I think. I'm not sure. You can find most songs on it. Check it out. (zzzzzzzzzzzz…)