I woke up the next day feeling as though I didn't even sleep last night. If there was one thing I hated, it was mornings. I crawled out of bed, with one eye still glued shut, and stumbled to a mirror. I attempted to pry my shut eye open with my fingers, only to have it snap shut once again. The one eye that was open stared back with a drowsy yellow-green gaze, beneath a wild mass of dark brown knots. My skin, which had always been pale, lacked what little color it even had to begin with. In short, I just woke up.

"Good Lord, I hate mornings!" I moaned. Just at that moment, my bedroom door burst open with a bang, and the wonderful bastard himself strolled right in.

"You're up, great," he said, sauntering over toward me. I glared at him with my open eye.

"En - Sensei, could you at least knock for God's sakes?"

"Deal with it," he replied, the usual smug look in his violet eyes.

"Is there something you need me for? Or did you just barge in here to be a jerk?"

"You're coming to Central today,"

"What? Central?"

"Are you deaf? Yes!" he said, as my other eye finally popped open.

"You mean I finally get to be away from this stupid nowhere land? That's awesome!"

"Yeah, I know you're devastated, but try not to be too upset," he said in a sarcasm-drenched tone, rolling his eyes as he saw me getting giddy.

"I actually get to go out!" I exclaimed gleefully. "Finally!"

It had been about a month since I first got here, and it didn't take long for me to grow tired of the mundane routine of the mansion. Sure, it was a big house, but that naturally meant big chores, many of them being dumped on me. And now that I finally got to get out...

"You can let go of me now,"

"Wha- oh. I uh...sorry. I got a little carried away. My bad, Envy-sama."

"Just get ready,"

"Yeah, yeah, I know! I have to get dressed first, so could you leave now?"

"You're right, I don't want my eyes burning out of my head,"

"Get out, jerk!"

He slipped out the door quickly enough to miss being hit with a random knic-knac. It still made a satisfying shatter as it slammed into the door.
Gotta be an ass! I thought. Still somewhat pissed, I forcefully brushed the knots out of my knarly hair and put it in its usual messy bun. Then I threw on my halter, skort, stockings and gloves. I looked out the window.

"Snow," I muttered. "Figures," I opened the closet door, looking for something to wear over my outfit. I settled on a black trenchcoat that came down a few inches below my knees. "This'll work," I said to myself.

The four of us waited at the train station; Lust, Gluttony, Envy, and me. Though I was excited at the prospect of going to Central City, the occasional sideways look from passerby really got on my nerves.

"What are you lookin' at, punk?" I snapped at one stranger.

"Let them stare, Venge," Envy said.

"They're pissing me off, Sensei. I hate these damn humans!"

I tried to show restraint at least until we got on the train, but when the guy collecting our tickets called us a 'freak show,' I couldn't help myself.

"You're here to collect our tickets! Not judge us ya jerk!"

"Drop the attitude, pettanko*,"

"YOU BASTARD!" I yelled as I lunged at him. Envy just laughed his ass off, while Lust tried to pull me off the guy before he got his face burned off.

"Vengeance! That's enough!" she scolded. She shot Envy a menacing glare (not that it did anything; he still had the stupid psycho-grin on his face), and pulled me onto the train before anymore humans got hurt. I sat down in my seat, still pouting.

"You should've let me finish him off," I muttered.

"You should learn to control yourself," she countered.

"Way to maul another poor sucker who calls you flat, eh Vengeance?"

"Can I get something to eat?"

"When we get to Central, you'll have plenty of humans to eat," Lust reassured Gluttony.

"When I get there, I'll get to fry up some people with my Ultimate Heat. I get revved up just thinking about it!" I said gleefully.

"Yeah? Well fry 'em up all you want, but keep your hands off the Fullmetal Pipsqueak, 'kay?"

"Um...who?"

"The Fullmetal Alchemist; some little runt who joined the military at age 12 so he could find the Philosopher's Stone,"

"And, I take it the two of you are good friends?"

He elbowed me violently in the ribs. "Hardly,"

I continued to mess with him. "Well, you don't want me hurting him and all...there must be some connection, Envy-sensei,"

Delivering a hard blow to my head, he growled, "That's because he's my little punching bag, brat! I like to torment the boy, that's all,"

I giggled. He continued to glare at me, while Lust just rolled her eyes. "I swear, the two of you are like siblings, the way you fight,"

"We are NOT siblings!" we snapped at once. She chuckled, raising an eyebrow. "Really?"

Raven pushed Joshua out of the hospital in a wheelchair, the boy grumbling the whole way.

"I can push myself Rae!" he mumbled.

"Just accept my help and get over it," the girl answered. She didn't care if he had a problem being assisted; she did it out of the kindness of her heart, whether he liked it or not.

"You're getting a prosthetic leg pretty soon," she said, trying to change the subject. "It's not high-tech, but it's better than a wheelchair, don't you think?"

Josh grunted in agreement. For a while, neither spoke. But then Joshua broke the silence after he observed Raven's outfit; an orchid-colored winter coat with a deep violet scarf, and a reddish-purple skirt with lilac-colored leggings, plus black winter lace-up boots that nearly reached her knees. She really likes purple, he mused. But...why isn't she cold in those leggings? Hm...

Finally breaking the silence, he inquired, "Hey Raven, are those leggings...uh, why are you wearing those?"

Raven looked a bit perplexed by his question. She smiled and answered simply "It's for fanservice, Josh,"

Hahahaha! Raven working for fanservice! Gosh, Envy and Vengeance really do fight like brother and sister!

Vengeance: Ew! We are NOT related!

Envy: Shut the hell up, Pettanko!

Vengeance: Take it back, Palmtree!

Lust: *facepalm*

Ed: Am I coming up soon?

Celtic-chan: Next chapter, okay Edo?

Al: Yay!

Joshua: Please review

*a pettanto [pe-TANK-ko] is basically a flat-chested girl. Just so you know! XD