Lexan: Sorry for that writing this took so long but I've been busy... Studies -especially math- are really tiresome... And then there's many other excuses but I believe you don't care hearing all of them... xD And btw (I sure use that a lot...) thanks for all the reviews. And I'd be really honored if you'd review...

Anyways... In this chapter I'll take Al here as well... ... ... Let's see what happenes... ... ... I still don't own the characters or FMA...

Oh.. And so you know... Wrath is 14... Same age as Al... And that means of course that, Ed and Envy are 15...

warnings: Bad, bad language... BAD grammar... Really bad... And in this chapter there is also some violence...

Unbelievers

Chapter 3. Bass

Ed wasn't sure anymore wether he was upsidedown or wether he was standing straight. The whole world was spinning and his whole little (sorry Ed..) body was aching. He wasn't sure how many times he had hit the targets but he was sure that one of them was unconscius thanks to the branch that had been lying near. Ed had succesfully hit one of the boys but obviously the branch was rotten for it broke right after the blow.Ed was doing fine after one of them was down. But he too, was a human and the earlier blow to his head had started to take it's toll. And the blows from the fight were painful too. 'Fukcing world. Stay still.'

"Hey Nick! His slowing down!!"

"Get him!!" Ed heard two voices and then there was more pain. He felt dizzy and everything was turning blurry. The land beneath him was cold and hard. The blood filled his mouth and made him cough. 'Damn...' Ed's eyes were empty and the gold was only a plain yellow. As he started to pass out he saw a third figure somewhere in distance. The figure walked up to the other two and looked oddly familiar. They spoke but the words were only obscure muttering in Ed's ears. 'So... Sleepy...'

"You are in trouble again! I knew it!!!" A voice reached Ed's ears as he woke up. It wasn't familiar at all. Ed tried to move but stirred in pain and gasped. He bit his lip to stop the cry that was about to escape from him. He just lay there afraid to move, afraid of the stinging pain that ran trough his whole body.

"I'm not in anykind of trouble! He just needed my help so I took him here!" Now that was a familiar voice. A voice he only just a while ago learned to regognize. Ed turned his head slowly to the side and opened his eyes. The scene was blurry but within seconds he started to figure out all the walls, a brown desc, a bookshelf and a closet.

"That's not the point! And I'm not talking about the guy you just carried here. I'm talking about you... You've got bruises all over you and that guy's in a really bad shape too. You've had another fight haven't you?" The other voice was worried and sad. Ed stirred his eyes and saw a back of a guy who had green hair on ponytail. He knew this figure. He was sure he knew.

"Don't worry Wrath. I'm not in trouble. I only saved this poor little guy from a fight that's all" Ed felt too tired to even react to the word "little".

"But.."

"That's all." With that, the guy closed the door and turned around.

"Oh you're awake. Good. I thought I might end up burying you to the backyard of this house, and tell everyone that you just disappeard and that I have no idea where you are." Envy smirked. He walked to Ed and sat beside him.

"Don't get me wrong. I would take your dead body to the police or to the hospital if I weren't so infamous, ya know... They would think that I killed you." He just continued smirking and looked at Ed who wasn't so sure what to do or what to say.

"You still can talk, can you?" Envy's face turned from carefree to worried. He landed his hand gently on Edward's forehead and caused Ed to blush slightly. No one had ever, except for his brother and mother, touched him so gently.

"Where.. Am I..?" Ed manged to say with scratchy voice. His throath burned and it was painful to talk.

"You talked!" Envy smiled again."You're in my room. First I tought that I should take you to your home but the hell! I have no idea where do you live!" Envy just shook his head as he explaned. Ed was about to say aomething again but the air tickeled his dry throath and he started to cough.

"Here. I thought that you might want to drink after you wake up. Don't worry if you taste blood.. It's normal" Envy had his absolute ziro smile on his face, as he offered the glass of water to Ed. Ed looked first at the glass and then at smiling Envy. He nodded and started to get up but again he stirred in pain.

"Oh.. Allow me." Envy put the water down on the table and helped Ed to sit up. Then he once again gave Ed the glass. Ed took it and drank. Envy was right, he was thirsty and tried to drink the whole water in one glup and this caused him to cough. Envy just lauged and stood up.

"I think I'll go get you a towel and another glass of water." He said with a smile and left closing the door behind him. Ed wiped the dripping water off and started to analyse the room more closer. He noticed that the room was somewhat grey and plain. Not at all like a room that he had imagined Envy to have. This room was somewhat... Girly, or at least something so not Envy. There was a huge basket of soft toys. The bookshelf was full of books of music, art and some fantasy novels. And the light that came trought the window made the room feel... Sad and lonely. Ed had no more time to exmine the room when Envy came back with a towel and another glass of water.

"Well... What do you like?"

"What do I like, what?" Ed looked at Envy like this was somekind of freak. Envy rolled his eyes.

"My room. What do you think?" He said and placed the glass on the table, sat next to Ed and handed him the towel.

"It's... Kinda wierd..." Ed said as he took the towel. Envy just laughed.

"You're right. It is weird... But I don't usually do anything else here than sleep. And study when my aunt's ready to have me for lunch if I don't." He said and looked around a bit. When Ed took a little closer look at the room again he noticed that the table, the basket, and all the soft toys in it, and the books in the bookshelf were plain just because they were so dusty.Ed bit his lower lip. There were so many questions running trough his mind. So quickly that he didn't even know where they all came from.

"So how do you feel? You got beaten up pretty bad if you ask me." Envy looked at Ed's, once again, puzzeled face.

"What do you mean how do I feel!? I'm allright! Why..." Ed was cut off by Envy's finger that poked his arm. There was a fresh wound that Ed had no idea where'd it came from. Ed stirred again.

"You don't look like it. And you've been out the whole day. I had to tell all the teachers that you were sick." Ed rubbed the wound on his forehead and it took him a while to register what Envy just said.

"What!? What do you mean 'the whole day'?" Envy just nodded. Ed's eyes widen.

"I've got to call Al! He's gonna be so mad at me for not telling where I am!!" Ed dug his pockets. "Huh? Where?" He started to search the bed but found nothing.

"You looking for this?" Envy held a black cellphone right infront of Ed's eyes.

"Hey, give it back! Just because we know each other doesn't mean you've got the right to pickpocket me!!" Ed yelled and took the phone.

"Geez! Is that a way to thank your rescuer? And I didn't pickpocket! It was lying down on the ground right beside you, so I figured it was yours! And so, I picked it up! And besides it's out cold... Just the way you were!" Envy pointed at the phone in Ed's hand and looked at Ed's face as he cursed the phone.

"I didn't ask to be rescued!"

"But you were, so don't cry!"

"Fine!"

"Fine." Both fell silent for a long time. Ed cursing wordless curses, Envy just looking around and waiting for an apology or thank you. They stayed that way at least one half an hour, then Ed spoke with a little voice:

"Umm... Can I borrow your phone? I mean if you have one." He looked at the other teen who now was lying down and examining the roof. Envy turned his head to the side so that he was looking at Ed.

"I mean you don't have to borrow me anything if you don't want to... I just wanted to call alphonse, so that he wouldn't worry too much. And.." Ed's voice trailed off as he spoke. the rest of his sentence was nothing but vague mumbling. Envy laughed and handed over his phone.

"Go ahead." He said with a smile. Ed smiled too, a little tough, but he smiled. "Thanks."

Wrath took a deep breath. He held out his hand and was about to knock when Envy opened the door and hit Wrath with it. Wrath fell down with a loud bump and rubbed his forehead.

"Oh, Wrath? Sorry, didn't see you there..." Of course he didn't. Wrath was standing on the other side of the door, how could he had noticed him.

"It's nothing." Wrath mumbled and stood up. "Is he okay?" He tried to take a peek over Envy's shoulder to see if the guest was up already.

"Yeah... He's fine. He's calling to someone named Al or something or other, whoever that is..." Envy said and rubbed his occiput.

"Al? Alphonse? Alphonse Elric?" Wrath asked eyes sparkling.

"Y-yeah, I guess that's the name... How did you know?"

"He's in the same class as I am. He's a friend of mine. You know.. The one with hunny-colored hair and big silver-like eyes."

"Oh, right. That guy..." Envy scratched his cheek and looked down and tried to look like he was thinking. "Anyways... I'm off to get something to eat. I'm starving."

"And you're leaving your guest here alone? Besides... Lust is making dinner so you shouldn't go out to eat. You know how she reacts." Envy shivered. He knew damn well how she would react, She would throw something sharp and hard at him, something that resembles a knife, but he knew also that his aunt was NOT a very good cook. Envy sighed. "Well... maybe I could try to eat her cookings. But what if I get poisoned...? I'd maybe better go and write a testament." Wrath loghed a little but the he frowned again.

"You sure, you're not in anykind of trouble?" He asked again.

"Yes... I'm sure. And if I am... Well... Then I am." Envy grinned, closed the door and walked downstares. Wrath watched him go and turned then at the door. He took a deep brreath again and was about to knock when Ed opened the door and once again Wrath got the door hit him. Ed looked at Wrath who was now sitting on the floor again and holding his nose.

"Oh... Sorry. It wasn't on purpose." Ed said and kneeled beside him. "Are you okay?" Wrath looked at Ed.

"Oh! You're Ed. Right?!" Ed blinked few times. "Err... Yeah. I am."

"Nice to meet you. I'm Wrath."

"Wrath? The one Al hangs out with?"

"Yup. That's me. So you're Al's brother. " Wrath exmined Ed a few seconds. 'Yup. He IS small.' Wrath smiled to himself and Ed tilted his head. "What is it?"

"Oh nothing." Wrath grinned and Ed flinched. That grin was so like Envy's when he called Ed short. Ed stood up and helped Wrath up too.

"So... You got beaten up by them, huh?" Wrath said as he looke dat the bruises and scars on Ed's hands and face. Ed blinked. "Them?" He asked and leaned closer. So, Wrath knew the bastards who did this without a good reason. Ed didn't even know the guys and they had attacked him. Wrath nodded and was about to say something when Envy placed his hand on the younger boy's shoulder.

"Wrath. Maybe you should go and look after Lust, so that she won't burn our house while trying to cook." Envy said with unusually searius tone. Wrath looked at Envy then down at the floor. He mumbled something that made Envy's face drop a little, something that Ed didn't quite catch. After that Wrath made his way down the stares. Envy shook his head and turned to face Ed.

"Don't mind him... Here I brought the first-aid kit." Envy said with his usual grin. Ed raised a brow.

"Isn't that a bit late? Besides, I promised to Al that I'd be home as soon as possible."

"Yes, yes. Now go on. Let's get your wounds healed." Envy said and pushed Ed back to the room.

Ed and Envy sat on a floor, Envy dressing Ed's wounds (Lexan: That sounds a bit silly but it was in a dictionary, so I guess that's how you say it.. If not, please tell me how it's said... Thank you...). They both were very silent. Envy was consentrated on Ed's hand and Ed only watched his desperate binding. If he hadn't been so lost in his own thoughts, Ed would have noticed that Envy was a bit irritated by something and that's why the bandages were too loose. Ed rested his eyes on his other hand.

"...Envy...?" Ed finally spoke in a little voice. Envy looked up at Ed's face. "Hm? What is it?" he said in unfamiliar tone. The tone was like... Like something was broken. Envy cleared his throat. "What is it?" He said again in a bit more cheerful voice.

"... Who were those guys...? Those who... Beated me up." Ed looked into Envy's eyes. Envy stared at him for a while, then went on with the wounds.

"They're just some bastards from the town. Don't mind them." He said with a low voice.

"You say I shouldn't mind someone who's about to kill me!? And what's more bothering is that I don't even know the reason WHY!!" Ed snapped at Envy and pulled his hand away from Envy's grip making it hurt even more. He bit his lip and pulled his hand against his chest.

"Oh, come on. They won't do it again. I promise..." Envy said and reached out to get Ed's hand again but Ed pulled away. "How can you be sure of that?" Ed said, almost snarled.

"Just, trust me okay!?" Envy clearly was a bit irritated by something, for his voice was only an inch lower than yelling. "Just give me your damn hand..." He muttered and took Ed's hand and started with the wound again. This time it was too tight and caused Ed to bite his lip and shiver. Envy didn't notice this and just went on. "That hurts!" Ed finally yelled and once again pulled his hand away. Envy glared at him.

"Will you let me bind your wouns without you pulling away all the time if I tell you who attacked you!?" He asked with a bit irritated voice. Ed blinked a few times. What made Envy want to help him so badly? Ed could take care of his wounds on his own without his help. But when Envy said he would tell him who are the bastards he could kill without a moment's tought he nodded. "Okay... If you tell me now who they are, I won't complain when you try to kill my hand..." He said and stared strictly in Envy's eyes.

"Deal. Now give me your hand..." Ed hestiated but held out his hand. Envy started once again but this time Envy wasn't too out of it or too rough. He spoke with a low voice as he tried not to hurt Ed as he worked with the wound.

"So... The ones who attakced you are..." Envy was cut off when someone stormed in.

"Nii-san!" Ed stirred, this time not because of the faint pain in his hand, but for the scene infront of him. A boy, about Wrath's age, stood in the doorway panting. His hunny-colored long hair were tied up on a ponytail and his almost-silver eyes had a worried look. Ed loughed nervously.

"Uh.. Hello Al... What brings you here?"

Lexan: There.. the third chapter... The end of this chapter is a bit... Like there's a wall where it stops... It's kinda short too, don't you think...?

Fernis: Well yeah it is. If you compare it to many other fics I've read. /smirk/

Lexan: /Sigh/ Well, I guess it's okay, since I am a bit... Short myself...

Fernis: Yep. Compared to ME/laughs/

Lexan: /Hits Fernis with a pen/ Shut up!

Fernis: And THAT'S supposed to hurt?

Lexan: Yup... It's my ultimate sword and this fic is my battlefield!

Fernis: O.o

Lexan: /Smiles proudly/ And so... I would appreciate it if you'd review... Thanks /Bow's and fades away/

Fernis: /disappears like a NINJA!/

Yoh: Seriously... /Sweatdrop/