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Chapter Two

Edward tried as hard as he could not to show how uncomfortable he was in fancy places like this. Reesombol was a small farming community in the middle of nowhere. Going from the sticks to the concrete jungle his step parents lived in took a whole different kind of strength. The type he didn't learn from sweating on the Rockbell farm when the old hag of a slave driver was still alive. And the years they were stuck in an orphanage after their parent's death weren't exactly full of cultural education and diversity. He still hadn't gotten used to stepping out in Roy and Riza's elite world.

Ed was interrupted in his thoughts when Izumi announced her arrival. Striding through the throngs of uppity people was a lady who looked more out of place then Ed felt. She could be spotted from a mile away in a plain white tunic and black slacks, but she didn't seem to care. At least the boy who was following her tried to blend in more with the cocktail party cloud, although he wasn't very successful. His thick, black unruly hair seemed to refuse to stay in it's ponytail and his stiff new dress shoes put an awkward hitch in his gait. He was the exact opposite of lady he was shadowing. Discomfort was written all over the guy's face. It didn't even seem like he was trying to hide the embarrassment at how out of place he was.

"Glad you could make it Izumi," said Riza. "Have a seat and we'll order." The waiter came over before everyone could even introduce themselves. After the pudgy man was called to wait on a young Italian couple the group was finally able to catch up and introduce themselves.

"These are the kids we told you about over the phone: Edward, Alphonese, and Winry," Roy said while pointing to each one respectively. "Kids, this is Izumi and…?"

"Oh, sorry, this is Mitchell Envy. He's a student staying with me over the summer."

"Hi," he said, clearly unenthused.

Once all the introductions were over and the food came Edward started to relax. The festive atmosphere around the table helped him to forget the uncomfortable surroundings and the nearly choking tie. The adults seemed to having a wonderful time reminiscing over memories of training together as teenagers. "Remember that time you sent as to a deserted island with nothing but a knife and a piece of flint," Riza commented. Not everything was coming up roses where the four teens were gathered. Conversations where stunted and uncomfortable thanks to the edition of Envy to their tight knit group. All the guy did was shoot what seemed to be dirty looks at Edward. And every time Ed looked over in his direction to catch him in the act he would turn away before he could call him on it! The entire table was able to feel the burning dislike Ed already had for Envy.

Ed was glad to have been able to excuse himself when he did. One more minute of that creepy kid staring at me and I would have had to hit the bastard! Who does that creep Envy think he is?Staring at me like I'm some piece of meat! Ed thought. By now he had worked himself up into a frenzy. The more he tried to calm himself down the more worked up he became. "I should go out there and kick his ass," exclaimed Ed out loud accidently.

"Who's ass are you gonna kick?" said a raspy voice that could only belong to Envy.

Ed turned around and glared at him, but it was hard to do while trying to fight off the shivers of what he assumed where fear that were crawling up his spine. "How about yours you damn creep?"

The most manipulative, evil smile passed his lips. "Whatever do you mean Edward? We've hardly talked."

Okay, this guy is asking for it thought Ed. He clenched his fist and lunged straight for Envy, but he was able to grab his wrist before his punch could connect. Before he had a chance to react Envy had a hold of his other arm. He held back a gasp of pain as his back collided with the edge of the sink. Using the counter top to steady himself Ed raised himself back up. "What the hell is your malfunction? Do you have some problem with me because you've looking at me like you want to take me on all dinner."

At this the small evil chuckle that had been building up in Envy's throat escaped. "You're not that bright are you shorty? I want to take you on, just not in the way you're thinking," he explained. And before Ed could counter his remarks Envy walked away.

The tension in the air was palpable throughout the rest of dinner. Edward was so flustered he didn't even eat the other half of his thirty dollar meal. He just sat there silently, pushing around his food and not making eye contact with Envy. He was so lost in his rage that he hadn't even been paying attention to the conversation that happened to involve him.

"So Edward, think you can stand the sun long enough to have the privilege of training under Izumi?" Roy asked.

"Huh?" he replied intelligently.

"If you're going to study under me you'll have to pay better attention if you don't want to get killed during practice," stated Izumi.

"Umm… Sorry," said Ed as he attempted to regain his composure. "So you're a martial arts teacher?"

"Well it looks like you have been paying attention," Izumi replied. "Yes, with a focus on aikido and kendo."

"She taught both your father and I. She is the best in the nation," explained Roy. "If you hope to follow me into the higher ranks of the military you have to learn from the best."

"I may not be able to tell you what to do with your own family, but do you really think it's best to encourage him to live the life of a military puppet?" retorted Izumi.

"I just want him to be able to excel if he's to choose this path," Roy replied.

"Humph, well once this little trip to visit the mouse is over you and Alphonese will come stay with me and some of my other students down in Miami for the rest of the summer," she explained.

"What about Winry?" asked Al.

"I have an engineering camp to go to a week after we get back from vacation," she explained. The rest of the dinner was uneventful up until dessert came around. This caused a dangerous level of boredom to build up in Envy. So when he saw caramel colored fried ice cream he decided it would look great on Ed's brand new white shirt. He had noticed that the waiter was a bumbling, graceless ditz which fit perfectly into Envy's plans. Since the restaurant was clearly understaffed tonight he had to carry more then he could handle at once just to keep up with the workload. The opportunity was too perfect to pass up.

The waiter was completely unaware that walking where Envy's legs could reach would set in motion a series of events that would scar Edward for the rest of his life. Completly oblivious to the mayhem he would cause as he carried a try with seven bowls of caramel ice cream right in his direction. With one swift motion of his thin legs the man stumbled over and watched the tray slip right out of his hands to collide with Alphonese.

"Ohhh my gosh, I'm so sorry," said the waiter as he cleaned up the mess. "If there is anything I can do to make it up to you."

"It's okay, I'll just go clean up in the bathroom," said Al as he walked away.

Damn, thought Envy. I was so close to giving him an excuse to take his shirt off.

They all waited outside by the fountain and surrounding palm trees for Al to get done cleaning up. Edward decided this would be as good a time as any to confront Envy. "What is your beef with me," he asked. Envy opened his mouth to reply, but Ed cut him off. "I know that your little stunt in with the ice cream was meant for me. So let's just cut the crap okay. Why do you hate me?"

Envy looked around and saw that Roy,Riza, and Izumi were engrossed in conversation on the other side of the fountain. So he took hold of Edward's wrist and led him to a patch of trees only a few feet away. He could feel the tree bark scratching him through the thin shirt. This time Envy was unable to stop his fist from colliding with his jaw and he was sent stumbling backwards. Envy quickly regained his balance and lunged for the smaller boy, but Ed didn't feel the punch he had braced himself for.

Instead Edward was on the receiving end of a whole other kind of attack. Envy planted the harshest, roughest, most brutal kiss on Ed's lips. Poor Edward was so shocked that he couldn't even move until Envy pulled back and let him catch his breath. "Do you get it now,shorty? Or do I need to explain again?" he asked.

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