Equivalent Exchange
Chapter Summary: Centers on Edward, who escapes and begins a new life.
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Chapter 9: The First Kill
~ED~
Outside the State Military Prison, 11:54am
As Ed got outside he realized how little he thought this through. Though he didn't know much about his new current self, he should've remembered this. It was one of the first things to happen to him... It was noon and he didn't think about the sun. It burned almost as much as the venom did when it had began running through his veins. But he was lucky, it was a cloudier day and it allowed him to look handle the pain and keep running. He wouldn't stop to look behind, he knew he could run faster than any human but even so he wouldn't let himself take any risk. It wasn't until he was outside the military walls that he began to look for a shaded underground room to hide in, and once he reached an allyway he began to slow and look what was around him...
Ed realized he smelt blood and was unconditional walking towards it. He knew it was wrong, but he couldn't stop. He couldn't control the pull the blood was giving him. His conscious self was telling him to stop but it was to hard to fight.
"I've been waiting for you boy." Whispered a feminine voice,
Ed turned to the source of the voice but became immediately distracted by something else he caught with his sense of smell, 'I want it',
"I can tell just by looking at you that you're starved." The woman said as she supported a cute young woman with ease. Although she was bleeding heavily you could tell from the movement in her chest she that she was still alive. Ed held his breath and closed his eyes, 'Does she want me to kill her? I'd rather die than become a killer.''
"You're insane, I'd rather go to hell." He forced out,
"No? Wrath told me to feed you." She sighed, "I also brought some other things you may need, but... Here, let's see." She sat the other girl against a building's wall then she began to look through a shopping bag hanging from her arm,
"Do you not need a change of clothes? What about money?" Ed opened his eyes at that and he stepped forward,
"Will you-?"
"Boy! Don't think I'll give you all this for free! I have been patiently waiting for you and I saved this girl all for you. Don't say my effort was wasted because getting this girl here alive was no easy task, and all need is for you to enjoy it, that'll be my thanks for now. Of course you'll need to repay me fully someday."
"Someday... Who are you?"
"Ah did I forget to introduce myself? I'm Lust, and like you, I'm a vampire."
"Lust..." Ed wondered why such a name rang a bell. "Why would you help me?"
"We're family now boy and when I need a favor next I'll expect you'll help me."
"You've gotta be joking."
Lust grinned, "But I am not. This... Gift is something that only a god would give. And to be honest I accepted much more praise than this... Do you even know what I am giving you? It's something called life, and it's something you desperately need. Look here," She used one arm to keep the girl upright and the other the bend her head so that her neck was exposed,
"She's perfect for you, I am well aware most of us enjoy our prey from the opposite sex, that's why I picked this little girl for you... Unless... Do you like men boy?"
"Now I know you're joking! And what makes you think I need your so-called-gift so much?!"
"Because if you truly didn't want it you would've already left."
Ed stood still, he hadn't realized he had been slowing drawing closer to Lust and the young woman. He felt his eyes burn and tasted his own metallic blood in his mouth.
"I got to admit that at first, when I saw you, I thought Wrath had lied when he told me Envy had turned you... But now, I finally see a vampire... You show your true appearance well."
Ed, without meaning to, let out a soft growl.
"I almost forget... And man or woman, blood is blood, and I bet your hunger is eating you alive."
Lust took a few steps toward Ed so that there was barely 2 feet in between them and laid the girl on the pavement gently as if she was sleeping.
"And since I know she is your first, I'll be kind enough to help."
Lust leaned over the girl and raised her arm. Her nails protruded and Lust used her index finger nail to make a small opening on the girl's neck. Blood poured out and not even a second later Ed was on top of her, his face hidden in her neck.
~?~
The pub was't very full even though the night had long ago filled the sky with darkness. A half eaten sandwich, a glass of whiskey, his partner, and himself were the only things along the bar.
There was three bigger man at one of the cheap dining room tables with an improperly dressed slim and harshly aged women talking to one of them. Other than that there was only the bartender and a small group of people at the poker table in the corner. One of the man caught his eyes; mostly because he looked so young. He had short dark brown hair and a large pair of glasses covering beautiful golden eyes. He was wearing a clean white button up top and black trousers, which also made him stand out in the dirty pub. The kid looked well off and it made him wonder what he doing at a pub at 1:00 in the morning gambling money for.
Once done his food he made his way over to the kid. He threw a five on the table while taking a seat next to the kid. The boy stiffened up but calmly welcomed the new player by saying hey. He turned back to the game and threw in a few of the large pile of chips, 'This kid is doing well!',
"Are you in?" The kid looked at him, silently waiting for his answer, though it was not him who had spoken.
"Ah yah," He answered and threw a newly given chip in, he then turned his head back to the kid.
"How old are you kid?" he said out loud though he hadn't meant to. The boy turned to him with an irritated face,
"I can assure you I'm old enough to be here... Do you normally ask random men this?"
"Sorry. I don't know many people here. I wanted to say it's nice to meet you... um..."
"I'm Peter," the boy said, "...and you are?"
"Call me Ling." Ling happily gave his reply. Giving Peter a wide smile.
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