The Calendar
Disclaimer: I do not own, nor ever will, Fullmetal Alchemist or the characters therein.
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XII: Envy
It hung on the wall next to the filing cabinet. One day to a page. One number to a sheet.
It was past midnight and the only sound was the small snore from a small alchemist curled up on the leather couch in the Colonel's office.
His trademark red coat was pulled up to his ears and his hair looked like shadowed gold in the moonlight. He snuffled as he shifted, his bangs falling across his face before settling back into a deeper sleep.
"Can't we kill him now?" A voice groused from the doorway, purple eyes glaring across the room at the sleeping teen.
"No, Envy dear. You know how valuable he is to us." The tall woman beside him said with a carelessly serene manner.
"But for how much longer?" Envy moved into the outer office. "I'm tired of waiting."
He tore a page off the calendar and waved it at her. "When will it be our day?"
"Impatience only breeds error." Sloth smiled almost condescendingly.
Envy rolled his eyes and balled the page up throwing it hard at the wall, watching it rebound. He sighed.
"That's the only way I'll ever make time move fast."
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Author's Note: It got side tracked… but fluff returns in the next... promise...lol
And to the reviewers, thank you as always, you make me smile: Bar-Ohki(lol…I think he needs a cheer squad), Bizzy (lol…I have to admit I did rewrite that line a few times…lol), garrettignasia ('shifty eyes'… possibly), hanjuulover (I couldn't find her name listed anywhere or she'd have had a bigger part…lol), indigo's ocean (especially when it's choc icecream…lol), TheQueenOfMediocrity (of course I'll mention you, you reviewed, you even said you liked it…lol)
silken :)