Chapter 8
Secrets
It's not nice to keep secrets. I do not own FMA in anyway shape or form. And I
want to thank Amaya Night Rain of the Dragon for being an awesome beta and an
awesome FF friend.
After I don't know how long we arrived back at the homunculi hideout. After
all that work, I thought, I'm back to square one. No negative square one, more
like negative square nine. My friends were gone. One betrayed me the other
thought I was an evil lair. I sat there in that same small room where we had
entered this world. I just sat on the bed against the corner where no one
could sneak up behind me and I had clear view of the door. My hands where
bound mind reeling still trying to grasp the concept of Breeze's betrayal.
What was going to happen now to Breeze Amanda and me? Suddenly I heard
footsteps and looked up to see Amanda open the door worry on her face.
"April?" she asked taking a step into the room, concern in her voice. "Are you
okay?"
"Besides my reopened scars," I said bitterly. "I'm fine." I turned away and
stared at the wall.
"April, I'm sorry but Breeze said-"
"BREEZE LIED AMANDA! Breeze lied..." I yelled calming down on the last part.
Amanda was taken aback by my anger.
"Breeze only wants what's best." Amanda said
I sighed and said, "Amanda, I need to tell you something, if you cooperate
with the homunculi and Breeze many, people will lose their lives, innocent
people who deserve to live." Amanda looked at me and took a step back staring
at me she said.
"I'm sorry but I've known Breeze longer then I've known you, she wouldn't lie
to me." She walked out of the room, deep in thought. I looked and assumed my
position in the corner. My mind raced, I didn't have the power to do this on
my own, but I can't sit here and wallow in self pity waiting for a hero. I
began to think of an escape plan. Footsteps approached the door and I looked
up as Breeze walked in. I glared at her, when she first betrayed me I was
overcome with sorrow, but now the fury overwhelmed the sadness and I clenched
my hands into fists. I could see Envy by the door hiding in the hallway
waiting to laugh at my reaction. Breeze glared back at me still fuming about
whatever it was I did to deserve this.
"What do you want?" I snapped putting as much edge into my voice as possible
as I stood up. She didn't answer she just stared at me. "I can't believe you
would put Amanda through this." I said disgust in my voice. "You lied to her,
you're leading her to her death."
"I'm leading her away from you." She hissed the cruelty in her voice the cold
essence made me cringe.
"You're keeping secrets from her."
"She wasn't fortunate enough to see the show like we were, and besides Amanda
will be fine. It's you who needs to watch out."
"I don't care about myself." I said. "What are you going to do? What can you
possibly do to hurt me anymore?"
"You fit their needs. They need a new body for Dante, another sacrifice, and
they need a new Lust. I already suggested greed/ling. "
"So what?" I asked my voice beginning to rise. "You turn me into a homunculus
then what? What do you think they will do to you and Amanda! THEY STILL HAVE
TWO THINGS THEY NEED AND THEY WILL JUST USE YOU TWO FOR THEM!" I started
shaking in anger. "They will kill you after you finish me; I'm not going to
let that happen." Breeze stared angrily at me making eye contact.
"We will be fine. Now fight me."
I was taken aback. "What?"
"Fight me!" Breeze yelled, as she prepared a fighting stance. "I'm going to
prove I can beat you." I looked at her then sat back down on the bed and
leaned against the wall. "What are you doing, get up and fight me!" she
started yelling.
"No." I said calmly.
"Why not?" she asked angrily.
"Because I'm not going to hurt you, I'm not going to inflict any pain on you
Breeze, I don't care if you're my friend or not you were the closest thing to
one that I've ever had. I'm not going to hurt you and give you something else
to hate me for."
"Fight me!" Breeze demanded stepping closer.
I sat up and bulked out my body showing I was much heavier and more powerful
then she was.
"I'm not going to. I don't care what you say I am not going to be a pawn in
their game." I glanced at Envy and he retreated out of sight hoping to hide
the fact he was spying. Breeze growled and turned on her heal and left the
room the door slamming loudly behind her. I sighed and returned to a
comfortable position. How was I going to escape?
A few hours passed and I just sat there awaiting some action. Then a new
thought crossed my mind what if I do find a way home? What will happen to
Breeze and Amanda? Will they stay here in loathing of me, or will Amanda see
through Breeze and join me? I let out a sigh. But the door opened and I sat up
careful about whoever was entering. It was just a Christmas tree (AKA. Anime
Envy)
"What do you want?" I hissed
"I heard you're not going to fight," he said in a mocking tone, "I guess that
means you gave up already." I got to my feet and said.
"I never said that. I said I wasn't going to fight Breeze I never said
anything about palm trees." I snickered
"Please, you don't stand a chance against me." I laughed, and replied.
"Really? Don't make me get my weed killer. Because I know I could beat you. If
you want a fight I'm not going to back down."
"Fine then it's your funeral." He said
"Not quite, I'll rip those stones out of you one by one."
I glared at him and he smiled and came running at me with a punch. I jumped
backwards onto the bed dodged it. When he swung up at me, I jumped using the
bed springs to propel me higher and I leaped over his head, landing on my feet
on the ground behind him.
"Sucker!" I called over my shoulder as I ran out the door he left open. He
stared after me in a bit of shock his, face twisted to anger and he ran after
me screaming.
"Stupid brat how dare you! Get back here!" I was out of sight by the time he
got to the door, but I wasn't hard to follow. I wasn't exactly being miss
sneaky. I had my head thrown back laughing, just cackling as I ran, my voice
echoing down the halls. I heard Envy's footsteps, he was quickly closing the
distance between us. I stopped laughing but I kept a grin on my face and I
picked up the pace, focusing only on getting away. I might be a decent fighter
but homunculi are immortal. Maybe I can beat him if I had alchemy, but I
wasn't exactly skilled in that category. I turned down hallway after hallway
not knowing where they led but when I saw sunshine coming from underneath the
door and I went for it. I made it just in time and slammed the door shut right
before Envy got there, where he collided into the wall as I made my way
towards central.
(Breeze's view) I was standing in the throne room with Amanda, Dante, Father
and most of the homunculi (anime envy wasn't there). Trying to convince this
was best for April. But she had recently talked to her and Amanda was starting
to become confused and distrustful again. Just then the large door burst open
and Envy ran in.
"She escaped!" he bellowed his voice echoing off the large room. All the
homunculi turned to him and father yelled,
"You were supposed to watch her!"
"The brat tricked me, it won't happen again."
"This isn't the first time this has happened, Envy." Bradley commented
sharply.
"I said it won't happen again!" Envy shouted almost yelling. I gathered up
whatever authority I might have over them and said.
"We all can discuss this later, Amanda and I are going away now, I need to
explain more of the show to her." She ushered Amanda out of the room and
Amanda looked around at where April had been. I could tell she was still
feeling bad about changing sides. "Amanda-"I began but she cut me off.
"Breeze I have something to tell you." She confessed "I'm sorry I didn't tell
you sooner,"
Time skip (you didn't expect me to reveal the secret so easily did you?)
"Breeze, father wishes to speak with you," Envy grumbled. The homunculi must
have given him a hard time for loosing April…..I can't blame them, Envy is a
loser.
"Sure, whatever." I replied my mind, racing from what Amanda said.
"Count me out." Amanda said stretching and yawning. "I'm going to take a nap."
She left the room and I went to the throne room to make a plan about what to
do next.
Time skip
I looked at the clock Amanda had been napping for a few hours now I wonder if
something was keeping her. I walked to her bedroom and peeked in knocking
gently on the door.
"Amanda." I whispered but my mouth dropped when I realized the room was empty.
The bed was made, not a wrinkle was on it as clearly it hadn't been used all
day. "Amanda!" I cried out, but then my eyes fell on the table and I saw the
note. A few of the homunculi ran in when they heard me scream, wondering if
there was an intruder, they stopped when they saw me looking at the note It
was written neatly in Amanda's cursive.
I'm sorry Breeze,
I know the truth,
and I can't be evil.
Goodbye,
~Amanda
I couldn't move I felt a warm tear run down my face and Envy snickered.
"Humans." I balled my hands into fists I was shaking from what? Anger,
sadness, fear? My emotions were mixed and it could have been anything, I was
hysterical but when he said that I spun on my heal lighting fast and slammed
him in the head with my hard fist.
"Shut. up." I demanded. I was breathing hard and didn't know what to do. I
stormed out of the room and returned to my own where I broke down crying into
my pillow.