Yay! I published my first story! Thanks for the review, NebulaCoyote! ^_^

Note: this takes place in the anime/first series, so Pride is Bradley, Wrath is the adorable kid, Sloth is a girl, and Envy's a guy.

I'll be switching POV's a lot throughout the story. That's just how I roll. This chapter will be told from my OC's perspective; oh boy! Can't wait to see what goes on inside her head!

I crouched down in the dark corner of an alley, wondering what to do next. I can't hide here forever, I thought. Running a finger up and down the strange markings* that stretched from the tops of my feet to my kneecaps, I sighed. Knowing my luck, as soon as I come out of here, he'll find me again. I traced the markings running up my right arm when I found an unusual symbol. On my upper arm was a mark of some sort, in the shape of a dragon or snake thing forming a circle; in the center of it was a six-pointed star, like a Jewish Star of David. What am I? I pondered.

I woke up with a splitting headache, half dazed and dizzy. What the hell happened to me? I wondered. Peering around the large, opulent room, my eyes finally caught sight of another person. Then the memories exploded back in my head like fireworks. The incident under the bridge; the lady with the claws, the fat guy who wanted to eat me….and that bastard who knocked me out!

"Oh, good. You're awake," he commented nonchalantly.

"You!" I pointed. "You're the asshole who beat me up under the bridge!"

"Aw, you remembered," he taunted sarcastically. "Have a nice nap?"

"I'm gonna kill you!" I stormed over him, ready to lunge at his throat.

He merely looked amused at my frustration, as if it were all some joke to him. I was ready to rip that stupid smirk off his face, when another voice stopped me short.

"Envy, did you bring in our new homunculus?"

I turned to see who it was. It was an old woman who couldn't have looked more self-important.

"And who the hell are you?" I demanded. "Are you the one who sent this guy to get me?"

"Um, duh," replied Envy, rolling his eyes.

"I didn't ask you!"

"Drop the attitude brat. It's not cute anymore,"

I turned to the pompous old broad, glaring daggers. "You think I'm gonna take this crap from you? I swear you're gonna pay for this! You and all your little freak show entourage!"

Envy chuckled evilly. "Look who's talking! You're a freak too, you little brat!"

The old woman simply ignored my statement. "Lust, show Vengeance to her room. And Envy, you're in charge of her from now on. I'm sure you can keep her in line."

The lady with the claws (who apparently was Lust) motioned for me to follow her. I came along, even though I didn't want to (I didn't want her using her claws on me) and followed her up the large marble staircase. I turned back to look at Envy about halfway up the stairs. Whoa. From here he almost looks like – but before I could even finish the thought, my nose collided with cold, hard marble with a slam.

"Ow!" I screamed. Dammit! Now I'm gonna look like Owen Wilson!

Envy was in hysterics, rolling on the floor laughing like the maniac he was. I whipped my head around, holding my now-bleeding nose.

"Nice going, Ultimate Klutz!"

"Shut up! Just shut up right now!" I hollered, my face turning beet red.

"Come on, Vengeance," Lust helped me back to my feet, as I continued to hold my nose. "Just ignore him,"

"I'm not a pushover," I hissed. "I won't let some bastard like him push me around like that!"

"You need to learn to keep your mouth shut. It'll save you a lot of trouble,"

We at last made it up the stairs, when (to my amazement) my nose was fully intact.

"Whoa," I marveled. "How did I do that?"

Lust chuckled "You're a homunculus now. You can regenerate from pretty much anything."

We walked down a long hallway, as I tried to pronounce it in my head. Homocu…munolu…humocu…gah! Whatever the hell it is! After finally giving up on deciphering the word, I was promptly tackled to the ground out of nowhere.

"Are you my new sister?" asked a little boy. He looked about ten, had long, black hair, and gazed at me with the most adorable baby blue eyes.

"Vengeance, this is Wrath," said Lust, introducing the youngster. Wait, did he just say sister? I don't ever remember being anyone's sister, but I certainly wouldn't mind having him for a brother.

"I've never had a brother before," I said.

Aw, Wrathy has a big sister! I'm sure the honeymoon won't last too long. Boy, Vengeance really lives up to her name. Coming up: Vengeance and Envy face off!

Please comment on this chapter. Or else Vengeance will freakin' kill you! XD

*Not the kind of markings that PrideEd had in BBI. These are the same 'markings' that run up Lust's arms and across Envy's back.