Ed stared, petrified. Envy. . . Envy. . .Envy...
The only thing running through his mind was the torture. He couldn't do it again. Hell. He hadn't been able to make it through the first time. He couldn't look at his friends now, without pain and mistrust. How would he be able to look them in the eyes if they had to get him again? He couldn't . . . what if he went with him willingly? He couldn't fight. He couldn't even defend himself. And he certaintly didn't want someone else to be hurt trying to. He couldn't have someone else die on him, on his concious forever. Not like Nina. He began to stand, sliding up the wall. He couldn't save one girl. But he could save others. He could save seven other people. His brother would be furious, the normaly sweet tempered boy would kill him for what he was doing. But Al wasn't here. Roy. . . God. Roy, well that didn't matter anymore. He promised himself he would never tell the older man his feelings. And if he went with Envy. . . he would never be tempted to.
"Envy, stop." Ed called out, taking a confident step forward. "I'll go with you, if you swear you'll leave everyone i know and care about alone."
"ED! What the hell do you think you're doing! NO! You're not goin-"
"SHUT UP!" Ed screamed, tears ,that he didn't know he was holding back, finally fell from his eyes. " I can't have any one else die, because of me." He spoke quietly. " I wouldn't be able to live with myself if any of you got hurt, let alone died."
He turned away from the hurt faces and started slowly down the steps. His heart, breaking, with every step. He could feel the last shred of his original self, fade from excistence. When he reached the bottom step, he felt a drop of rain. How fitting. He thought. The last time they see me, they wont see my tears. He paused momentarily, and turned his face towards the sky. The heavens opened, and it started to pour. Drenching Ed, and with it washing away anything of himself he had to give. He turned to Envy and walked, without a single stumble towards him. All the while his friends were calling, screaming for ihm to come back, that he was crazy, they wouldn't die, they would help him live. But it was all cast on deaf ears. Ed was gone. Lost to a dark place, where there was no sun, no family, no friends. He was just a shadow of who he really was, and that's all he would ever be. Forever. . .
Dun, Dun, Dun!
Another chapter tomorrow, cliff hanger!