I've been having a dilema lately. You know how Envy has green hair?

Liz: Obviously.

Well, recently I realized that alot of things that are black in anime sometimes just look like a darker version of another color, like purple or green.

Envy: Yeah...

So then could your hair actually be black!

Ed:... why does this matter?

THIS IS VITAL! IF HIS HAIR IS ACTUALLY BLACK THE PALMTREE TERM LOSES MERIT!

Envy: In that case... yes, my hair is black.

I REFUSED TO BE SILENCED!

Envy: Aw, damn...

Liz: REVIEW!

I woke up feeling like complete crap. This had been one of the worst attacks I'd had for a few months. My eyes flitted to where Ed sat by the bed, his head down. He must've fallen asleep while he was watching me.

"Ed?" I asked timidly.

His head jerked up "Liz... good you're awake."

Honestly, he looked like Hell. There was a bit of a blackeye forming on his face and I could see the bruises in the shape of finger marks on his neck.

That's when it all came rushing back to me. The guy attacking Ed... Envy's origional form... Envy was alive.

"Ed... what happened..." I whispered, my voice almost too quiet to hear.

"...he started it." Ed muttered, staring at the ground. "I was fighting back... he really kicked my ass... I've gotten really sloppy..."

"He was trying to kill you?" I asked already knowing the answer.

"Yeah... it's a good thing you showed up actually" Ed rubbed his neck. "But I'm fine... I guess."

I sighed and sat up, rubbing a hand tiredly over my face "Envy's alive..." a small smile stole across my face.

"...yeah..." Ed stood. "Do you need anything Liz?"

"Nah I'm fine, you can go" I smiled. "I'm feeling good now."

"Ok... see ya." Ed left the room, closing the door behind him.

"God, the sun is almost setting..." I muttered as I got up and went over to the window. "I was out awhile."

I went back over to the bed and sat down, resting my chin on my folded hands. Envy was back... he was alive... the one image I couldn't get out of my mind though was him strangling Ed when I broke through the crowd. Malice filled eyes that I had seen all to many times. Then he saw me, he froze and the malice went away like a shot. He just stared... and I stared back... until Ed lunged at him and I stopped him. It was almost reflex. Then the pain hit and I didn't really remember anything after that.

Why had he been trying to kill Ed?

"Why do you think?" Truth asked.

"I don't know, you tell me. You are Truth after all." I snapped.

"Yes but I'd rather see humans figure the truth out for themselves... it's much more interesting." Truth giggled creepily.

"Oh fantastic, you're helpful." I sighed sarcastically. I sat on my bed with my eyes closed for a long while thinking. After a long whiler I let my eyes wander to my desk and rest on my silver watch. I stood picked up the watch, staring at it for a moment. My eyebrows knitted together for a minute. Where the heck... did my other knife go? One was sitting on the desk but where was the other one?

"You know you can be incredibly un observant sometimes kid." a familier voice smirked.

I whirled on the spot, the watch slipping from my fingers and clattering to the ground. There was Envy, in the form I was more used to, twirling the missing knife between his fingers, a slight smirk on his face.

"Envy" I breathed, unable to be mad at the nickname in my shock. "I-you-how-I... how did you know where I was staying?"

He raised an eyebrow "Really, that's the first question you ask? Granted that's a legitimate question but I'm pretty sure that should be question number five."

"Fine then!" I took a deep breath. "How'd you get past the gate? How long have you been here anyway? How can you still shift? Why were you in that form today? Why were you trying to kill Ed today? Why-"

Envy clapped a hand over my mouth, cutting off the stream of questions. I wasn't exactly sure how he'd gotten across the room so fast.

"Try to keep it down Liz." he smirked, taking the hand away and stepping back a little ways.

"S-sorry" I muttered. "Y-you just caught me off gaurd... Coming in through the window and all."

"Well I couldn't exactly come in through the front door" he pointed out, crossing his arms and leaning back against the wall.

"Uh... right... point taken." I stared at the ground. "Uh so... how long have you been here?"

"As long as you... two years I guess it's been." he mused. "Though I was trapped in one form for about a year before I was able to shift again. I've been wandering for the rest of the time trying to find-" he cut off pressed his lips together in a thin line.

"Hoenhiem?" I finished quietly. There was no need for him to confirm it with the suddenly vicious gleam that had popped into his eye. "It's been a year since I've seen him so I couldn't tell you even if... I wanted to..."

"I understand" he muttered, glaring at the ground.

Of course he did... I had told him about my animosity twoards revenge. Why I hated it and why I couldn't support anyone bent on it even if it seemed justified. He got that... but he still wanted Hoenhiem dead...

"It's... it's nothing personal or anything Envy I just-"

"Don't worry about it" his eyes met mine and a small amused smirk played across his face. "I do understand Liz... you don't have to make excuses."

Envy being understanding... I'm really gonna have to get used to that...

"What form were you trapped in for that first year?" I asked deciding to change the subject.

Envy sniggered "As random as it sounds, it was a dragon... or a giant serpant kind of thing. Not the best form to be stuck in."

I stared "Seriously? You're not just messing with me?"

"Nope."

"Damn..." I blinked. "So you can still shift?"

"I only have four forms... the ones I transformed into while I was in the gate." Envy explained. "My old human form, this one, the giant serpant and a clone of the Fullmetal pipsqueak. Normally I would always use this form but you might've noticed how anyone looking remotely different these days is ridiculed and I didn't want to have to deal with that... as much as I hate this damn form."

"Well it's better than nothing" I huffed. "Ed and I can't do any alchemy any more and it sucks... plus all the simaler faces still throw me off and that sucks... plus according to everyone else I'm an amnesiac or that's what I told every one when I came here." I sighed and shook my head. "This world is screwed up."

"...how did you get here?" Envy murmured.

"Beats me" I shrugged. "I just woke up lying in the middle of the street and Ms. Gracia took me in... little over a year ago I ran into Ed and... Hoenhiem... about a month later he dissapeared, and Ed and I met the Al of this world... not much else to tell besides that."

I vaugely remembered the conversation I had with Hoenhiem the year before about Envy. I would never bring that up to him though. What would he care anyhow?

"Envy?" I murmured. "Why were you trying to kill Ed today?"

He flinched at this, a brief flash of guilt crossing his face "I... well, truthfully when I saw him here, walking around... perfectly fine... I thought that you were..." he trailed off before continuing. "I hated him for living instead... So... I wanted to kill him..."

I pressed my lips together and sighed before saying "Look Envy... Ed is my best friend... he's like my brother and... well being away from everyone else is hard enough, being stuck in this world... and he's one of the only things still keeping me sane... please don't kill him... promise me you won't try to kill him again. I can't lose him..."

Envy studied me for several moments before nodding "Ok..."

"Can I trust you?" I persisted.

Envy closed the gap between us remarkably fast and I found myself back against the wall, the homunculus looming over me, my chin held between his fingers, tilting my head up so that I was looking straight into his eyes.

"Yes... I promise I won't try to kill him."

"G-good." I stuttered, slightly unerved by how close he was to me.

A smile passed over his face "It's ok Liz."

"I-I know I just-" I was cut off as he leaned forward and pressed his lips softly against mine. It was gentle, almost hesitant, as if he was afraid of hurting me. It was amusing to me that someone who had beaten Ed so easily in a fight could be gentle at all.

I was only frozen for a moment before I relaxed into the kiss, my eyes slipping closed. The kiss deepened, became less hesitant and I liked it. Or maybe that was an understatement. After several moments he broke away, the corners of his mouth tilted upward in a slight smirk.

"You like that don't you?"

"Shut up" I muttered, feeling heat rise to my cheeks at his teasing words but there was no real bite to my sort of uncreative retort. "You-"

"Shh" Envy murmured in my ear, I could feel him smiling. "Keep your voice down. Something tells me you wouldn't want the pipsqueak to come up here at the moment."

...huh... he had a point there... that would lead to a very awkward situation.

I shivered as I felt Envy's cool breath dance across my neck, his lips brushing my ear "I thought you were dead" he whispered, a bit blunt about the concept we'd been avoiding the whole conversation. "I thought I had killed you."

"It wasn't your fault" I muttered. "I jumped in between you two, it was mine."

"Really?" he asked. "Then answer tell me this... why was it you collapsed today? And don't try to lie."

"It... was my scar" I relented.

"Right, where I stabbed you... I'm the one who started that fight anyway." Envy stated.

"No it-" I tried but he cut me off.

"It doesn't matter now." he told me, looking me dead in the eye. "You're alive..."

I relaxed with a sigh "Yeah... I'm alive... you're right."

"Liz?" I heard Noah's voice call from outside my door.

"Damn it's Noah." I whispered before calling. "I'll be right there!"

"Guess I should leave." he leaned forward, his lips brushing mine one last time. "See ya kid."

"Stop with that damn nickname" I muttered.

He chuckled "Sorry, old habits die hard." before he headed to the window. He paused just before he jumped and said "I'm glad you're... alive."

"Yeah... you too." I smiled.

He flashed a familier smirk and then he was gone.

"Come in Noah" I called absently.

"I thought you might want some food, since you were passed out most of the day" she said entering the room and setting a tray down on my desk.

"Thanks" I replied, realizing just how hungry I was.

"Are you alright?" she asked timidly. "I heard voices?"

"Oh nothing, I'm fine" I murmured glancing over at the window.

"I was just talking to myself."


I think that turned out pretty well considering how long it took me to get it right...

Liz: Yeah well enough...

Envy: I guess...

HA! YOU GUYS ARE STARTING TO LIKE EACHOTHER!

Both: N-no we aren't!

Ed: Sigh... REVIEW!