Disclaimer: Yep, we all know this, but I'll just say it again for the hell of it. I don't own the rights to FMA, FMA BBI, or Harry Potter. So, I got two interesting suggestions in the reviews on how I could bring Ed back for a bit, and I like the idea of a trigger word. When I'll use it, that may take a few chapters. And my dog, he's a Yellow Labrador Retriever. He's a pretty hyper dog, not to mention. So, anyway, onto Chapter 6!
Chapter 6: The Second Attempt
"...Where...am...I...?" Said Pride in a dark room, looking around, seeing the figure of a familiar figure in a red cloak, leather pants, and a black shirt under the cloak. "...Who... are you...?" Pride said, now moving closer to the figure. Then, the figure moved closer, to reveal who it actually was. "I'm Edward Elric, Pride. I used to control this body."
"...Edward...what are...you...doing here...?" Asked Pride, clearly confused. "Well, let me say this first before I answer that. I want you to say to Envy that 'Edward says hi, and I miss him', could you please deliver that message?" Said Edward, waiting for Pride's answer.
"...I...will..." Said Pride. "...Now, what...about...my...question?"
"Well, to put it in as quickly as I can, I don't know exactly why I'm here, but remember this, if you ever need anyone to talk to in your dreams, I'm here for you." Said Edward, fading away. Then, seconds later, Pride opened his eyes, to see he was in bed with Envy, who was in a deep sleep.
"...It...was...a dream...?" Said Pride in his head, putting his arms around Envy's sleeping body. "...But...was...that...Edward...real...? '...Edward...says...hi...and...I...miss...him...' ...What...would...Envy think...if...I...said...it was...from...Edward...?"
The thought was on Pride's mind for the rest of the night. Was that really Edward Elric he met, or was it just part of a dream? Either way, Pride was going to deliver the message once Envy woke up in the morning. After hours of drifting in and out of sleep, Pride finally saw Envy waking up, so, he wanted to take this chance.
"Pride, you're up early." Said Envy, yawning as he said the words. "...Yeah...Envy...?" Said Pride, still holding onto the green haired Homunculus on the dorm bed.
"What's up? Got something on your mind, Pride?" Said Envy, grabbing one of Pride's hands, and holding it.
"...I...do..." Said Pride, keeping hold of Envy's hand. "...Edward...wanted me...to...tell...you...that he...says...hi...and...that...he misses...you..."
"Edward? That's impossible..." Envy started to say, but Pride interrupted, saying, "...What...if...part...of...his soul...is...still in...this...body...?"
"Pride, are you sure it wasn't just a dream?" Asked Envy in a soft tone.
"...It...felt too...real..." Said Pride, with some confusion in his voice. He then started to feel tears roll down his cheeks, and started to cry.
"Pride, it's okay. Don't worry, even if Edward's soul is still in you, I still love you for you." Said Envy, holding Pride, letting him cry freely on his chest.
"...Really...?" Asked Pride, looking up at Envy, with some tears still flowing down his face.
"Really." Said Envy, whipping Pride's tears, and giving him a kiss.
"I hope I'm not interrupting." Said Dumbledore with a slight laugh, who was at the dormitory door. Envy broke the kiss, and said surprised, "Dumbledore! When did you get here?"
"Just now. I have no problem with you two being boyfriends. Now, I have something to tell you two." Said Dumbledore. "I'm free this morning, so, you can come up to my office after breakfast, and try to learn some magic. I mean, last lesson, you two tried your best, no doubt. But, as I said, it takes practice."
"So, we go to your office after breakfast, which means no morning classes?" Asked Envy, just to clarify.
"Yes. Though, at lunch, I have a meeting. By the way, nice clothes." Said Dumbledore, walking out of the dormitory, and closing the door. Envy then looked at his sleeveless turtleneck style shirt, that ended above his stomach and he also looked at his skort.
"And that was coming from a man who's ancient..." Said Envy, then the dormitory door opened again, it was Dumbledore again. "I heard that." He said, closing the door again.
"Anyway, let's get ready." Said Envy, shifting his clothes into a set of Gryffindor robes.
"...Okay...Envy..." Said Pride, starting to put his robes on himself, then, Envy decided to help put them on his boyfriend, and once he was dressed, they headed to the Great Hall. The two decided to sit farther from Harry so they could see him, but they sat in a place where the young wizard couldn't see them. Breakfast went by quite quickly, Envy told Pride about what Edward was like, and how he would react to certain words. That actually made Pride smile and laugh a bit, and that made Envy feel good to know that Pride wasn't just the a shadow of the late Edward Elric, but he was a unique homunculus with a nice personality.
After Breakfast, Envy and Pride went to Dumbledore's office for the second lesson. Once the homunculi reached the gargoyles, Envy said "Cockroach Cluster!" The gargoyles then sprang to life and jumped aside, revealing that same staircase leading up to the headmaster's office again. The couple walked up the stairs, Pride holding Envy's hand, until they reached Dumbledore's office door. Envy knocked, and the door opened. Of course, Dumbledore was in there, the two desks from the first lesson were already there, ready to seat Envy and Pride.
"Okay, grab your wands, have a seat, and let's start with something pretty basic. It's a disarming charm called 'Expelliarmus'." Said Dumbledore as Envy and Pride grabbed their wands and sat down. "As I said, it's a pretty basic spell, but it can come in handy."
"Basic? You mean for humans, right?" Asked Envy, playing around with his wand, then putting it on his desk.
"Well, I don't know how it'll work for you two, but it is pretty basic for a lot of us humans." Said Dumbledore calmly. "Do you want to try using that spell, Envy?"
"...Sure. So, what do I do?" Said Envy, he grabbed his wand, got out of his desk chair, and stood in front of the old wizard.
"Simple. Focus on disarming your opponent as you say 'Expelliarmus'. Now, I'll have my wand out, and when I say go, say it, okay?" Said Dumbledore, grabbing his wand from his robes.
"Okay." Said Envy, trying to put his mind on disarming Dumbledore.
"Three...two...one...go!" Said Dumbledore.
"Expelliarmus!" Envy yelled, focusing on disarming the old wizard in front of him. Immediately after Envy yelled attempting to cast the spell, Dumbledore's wand flew out of his hand. Dumbledore looked surprised a bit in the eyes, grabbing his wand from the floor, and went on to say, "Well done, Envy!"
"...Nice job, Envy...!" Said Pride, smiling a bit, keeping his eyes on Envy.
"Now, let's try that again!" Said Dumbledore, in a stance indicating that he was ready for a second attempt from Envy.
Well, Chapter 6, everyone! The real Ed did appear in Pride's dream, yes. I thought that it was time to show a dream from Pride's perspective, and this does show that a part of Ed is still in Pride. Oh! And this chapter takes place the day after the day that was in the previous chapter, so I thought that was worth mentioning. So, until next time, I hope that your days are going great! *Starts drawing a picture of the snow outside where I live*
