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Ed was awoken by a slamming compartment door; he drowsily sat up to see Haymitch glaring at him.
"Its time for supper pipsqueak, get up"
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING SO SHORT HE GETS TRAMPLED BY ANTS WHENEVER HE TRIES TO TAKE A WALK!"
"Huh?"
Ed had leapt to his feet, body already in his old practiced fighting stance.
Haymitch blinked furiously, as if Ed were a mirage.
"Maybe I shouldn't drink so much" he muttered to himself stalking out of the room.
Ed shook himself out of his stance and slowly followed behind Haymitch to the table.
The dishes all look like they had been 'PASSED DOWN IN THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY FOR GENERATIONS!"
Though, Ed doubted something that fragile would've lasted long around the Armstrongs.
Ed sat next to Gilia, whose eyes looked almost dead in her skull.
The supper was long and mostly silent. The only noise was Haymitch asking several times for more wine.
Ed rolled his eyes and poked at his food, he could only imagine how kids from the seam would react to so much rich food. He and Gilia had had decent meals their whole lives and even she seemed to be hungrily eyeing up the next course.
"So, you've had some fairly mild winters these past few years huh?" Effie attempted to start idle chat. Gilia didn't seem to hear her, Haymitch pretended he couldn't and Ed just scowled at her.
Effie pouted "No need to be such pariahs!"
Ed pointed his fork at her rudely, some of the sauce from his pasta flying at her face. "why would we be cheery?
As soon as supper was over Effie shooed them into the next compartment to watch the other reapings.
In district 1 a big lug of a boy and a harsh eyed girl who'd been trained for most of their 17 years for this position volunteer to go into the arena. In district 2 the boy is slimmer with lean muscles and the girl dresses like Winry and looks like a Red-haired Lust the homunculus. Even the thought of the monster made Ed shudder. He was glad to see her burn.
But what he sees in district 3 almost makes him choke. The girl is young, 12, 13, petite figure, big eyes, crying openly on stage as she is called. As heart-wrenching as it was, Ed couldn't tear his eyes away as the boy's name was read out
"Envy" they didn't give a last name and looked to each other confused. There wasn't one.
No. It couldn't be. Not that monster. Not in this arena. Not here.
The camera focused on the tribute as he sauntered arrogantly up to the stage. Oh hell it really was. It was Envy the homunculus.
The same cocky grin was pasted on his pale face. His green hair fell lankly around his thin frame. He was even wearing the same god-awful clothing. His purple eyes glittered dangerously.
Ed felt a sudden cold descend upon the cart and wondered if someone had left the windows open. With him here the entire game changed. Especially since Ed didn't have alchemy anymore.
Envy grinned arrogantly at the camera, making a rude gesture and sticking out his tongue.
Ed grimaced. He knew he'd just been wishing for any remnant of home but he'd really meant anything BUT that monstrosity.
Ed didn't pay any attention to the rest of the reapings, his thoughts were too full of Envy and hatred and trying to figure out how and why he was here.
Could he have escaped here after the Promised Day? How did he end up all the way in district 3? It was a weird enough situation that trapped Ed in District 12, 3 must have much better security being so much closer to the Capitol. Not that security meant anything when keeping out Envy... So why was he still here?
At least he didn't have to worry that the Homunculus was stirring up trouble in Amestris.
When he'd completely disappeared in the middle of the promised day, Ed had hoped someone found him and squished him in his weakest form. No one in the Military reported seeing him and Ed had kept one eye open since. Apparently he was NOT dead, but at least Ed knew where he was now. This of course was only bad news for him and Gilia.
"Gilia Redcliffe" Ed was jolted out of his thoughts by the echo. Tuning back into reality, he saw the district twelve reaping on the television.
Gilia's small form was creeping up to the stage. The whole district looked shocked, her eyes were shining.
"Edward Elric" Ed saw himself totally immobile in the crowd, golden hair and bright coat stark against the rest
"Edward Elric" his name was repeated, Ed saw himself jostled and watched as he stepped out of line and walked up to the podium. He walked different. Tall, proud, fearless. He looked like a career.
The faces of the district had changed from shock to content. Relief. Even a little bit of contrite happiness. They were happy to be rid of Ed and happy their children were safe for another year.
Haymitch's eyes were glued to the screen examining the way the Elric boy walked, the way he stood. They way he watched.
Haymitch stood abruptly and left the cart.
Ed let his mind wander again to Envy as he began toward his compartment. Envy the monster, Envy, his enemy, Envy, the only remnant of the life he'd been tossed out of.
Envy would kill him in this arena. Him and every other tribute.
Ed sat down on his bed and thought of strategies he'd already planned. Throwing Envy in as a new factor ruined practically every one. And Ed thought HE was a plan wrecker.
They flew past another district, lights blazing.
It didn't matter. Ed didn't belong anywhere here, unfortunately the only connection to where he BELONGED was that bastard; Envy the homunculus.
Even after his nap, Ed was able to drift into a restless sleep. By tomorrow he'd be in the capitol and he could face those bastards and maybe even face Envy as well.
Great. He thought the 'games' haven't even started and I already have an enemy
The odds really weren't in his favour today.

just a little thanks to all the people who've been reading this story, I get so happy when my email account explodes telling me about all the people who like my story
and thanks to my beta:kitsuno-ikeedia