A/N: First, let me say thanks to all my wonderful reviewers!
wishfulliving89: Thanks so much!
HAERTOFVAMPYRE: Sorry if it seemed a bit rushed last chapter! I had 90% of it typed out, and then my brother came and unplugged my laptop because it was time for dinner...and I didn't have my battery in...so *POOF* went the chapter. I then had to rush and try to write everything again before my father dragged me to mall to pick up my sister which took 'til almost 11pm because she was still shopping and I couldn't find her. ^ ^"
yuki-nekolin: -SQUEAL- Your review made me squeal! Squealing is contagious -shifty eyes- heh heh but anyway I hope you like this chapter! Oh, and yes! Invidia IS Envy in Italian!
Okay, so originally, this chapter was supposed to come out on Saturday...BUT that didn't happen...I spent most of the day at the airport waiting for my older brother and mother to get there. But I did start scanning my manga early Saturday morning so whenever I finish the first chapter of that I will upload it to deviantart for everyone to see. Right now its kind of empty because I was without a printer and scanner for about a year after mine took a dump. My name is gaaras-cookieof-doom for those who want to check out the few things I have up! Also, on Sunday, we went school shopping which was meant only to take two or three hours but ended up as almost seven seeing as how my mother loves to shop. And monday I spent alot of time typing but still didn't get everything done that I wanted to.
Okay, I'll stop talking now! Please enjoy the chapter.
And If I owned the series, Envy wouldn't commit suicide and Wrath wouldn't be the Fuhrer but instead be the cute little boy we know from the original anime. Plus the Fuhrer would wear a pink tutu and dance to 'They're Coming to Take Me Away' By Napolean XIV. You should listen to it. It's funneh!
Tuesday October 3rd
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+beep+
+beep+
+beep+
-SLAM!-
Rolling over, I groaned.
"Brother! Time to get up! And please don't break your alarm clock...again." Al called to me through the intercom thingy. That was one thing I would never get used to. Thank the lord that I only had to live here for another year and three months. Then I can move out. And I'm taking Al with me.
" 'Mm up, dammit..." I mumbled. I dragged myself out of bed and winced when something crunched under my foot. I was afraid to look down. I did anyway. There lay my recently destroyed alarm clock. Well, there goes another one. Well, at least I have another. I walked over to my closet and pulled out a new alarm clock. Al didn't know about my stash of new alarms. I had went through five in the two months that we had lived alone.
Let's just say that Al was not pleased. I picked up my cell to see that I had three missed calls. No voicemails and no texts, surprisingly.
"Damn...why do I have to go to school early again?" Oh, right. So Ho-ho-pappa can't beat me again. He dosnt get up until six-thirty and right now it was five-thirty. Al and I had planned to go to the market across the street to wait until other students started coming to school. I shuffled over to my dresser. I am soooo not a morning person. Grabbing a pair of boxers and my bag of bathroom gear, ((A/N: shampoo, condotioner, toothbrush, etc. You know, the things you use in a bathroom?)) and headed towards the bathroom between my room and my other closet. There was nothing in there, so I very rarely went in there. Though I should probably move my stash in there so that when Al decides it's time to clean my closet he wont find them.
"Brother?" I hear from the intercom above my bed.
I stalk back over to it, tempted to lie back down. I pressed the button for Al's room.
"Yeah?" I waited for his reply.
"Are you getting ready?" Of course that's what he wanted.
"Yeah, 'mm just about to get in the shower." I replied groggily. I looked longingly at the bed underneath me. The pillow was calling to me. 'Come on Edward...You know you want to lay your head on my and have sweet dreams...come on!' Okay, either I was delirius or I was going insane. I blame getting up this early.
"Okay brother. What would you like for breakfast?" He asked me, snapping me out of my thoughts of pillows and machetes.
"Just...mmm...some lucky charms sound good. Just set the box out..."
"Okay. Have a good shower, Brother." I heard a click signaling that he had turned off his end of the intercom.
"Mmmm." I grunted. I shuffled slowly back to my bathroom. I turned left and walked all the way down to the end of the bathroom, which was about about a hundred feet. It seemed more like a thousand though. I reached behind my shower curtain and turned on the hot water. I also decided that some morning air would be nice, So I opened the large window on the wall inside the shower stall. The air was surprisingly cool for this early in October.
When the water was as hot as it would get, I turned on a little bit of cold water to where the water would still be hot but not scalding hot so that it burned me. I stood under the water for a few minutes until my hair was soaked thoroughly and then squeezed some of my cucumber melon shampoo onto my hand. I put it into my hair and lathered it up. I looked over to my left.
"Right into the bathroom window of Envy. Who was parading around. With. Out. A. Shirt.
+cue drooling+
I didn't really drool. But DAYUM did he have one HOTT body.
Of course, he chose that exact moment to look out his window. I saw his eyes widen. Then he pulled on a fishnet shirt that stops mid-stomach then over that puts a tight black wife-beater. Is he trying to make me stare?
Of course, though, then he decides to smirk at me. Why? Why me? I'm begging to think that whatever God is out there hates me.
Because then, he walked over to the window, swaying his hips in an oh-so-sexy way, and promptly slammed the window back to its original shut position.
Dammit.
I realized then that the clock that was perched almost on the roof read six-fifteen.
DAMMIT!
I rushed to rinse out my hair and turn off the shower. I then jumped out of the shower, literally, and tried to dry off but only proceeded with my lower body. Then I slipped on my boxers and rushed into my room, leaving a trail of water droplets from my still soaking hair. Grabbing a random pair of black pants from my dresser and a white button up shirt from my closet, I rushed to put them on while also ringing out my hair. I grabbed my black converse and jammed my feet in them before grabbing my school bag and rushing to me and Al's kitchen to grab the box of Lucky Charms he had set out for me. I glanced at the clock on the microwave. Six forty-five.
GAH!
Where was Al when I needed him?! I ran down the stairs as silently as I could and ran out the front door while grabbing my keys. I ran over to my car where Al was waiting. Out of breath I saw him talking to that Wrath kid again.
"-and then she was like, 'Oh, Fuck! My mother SOLD me for a Reese's?!' And I was like, 'Yes..now make me a fuckin' sandwhich!" Al and Wrath chuckled. Oh, great.
"You ready Al?" I asked, unlocking the door.
"Oh! Brother, can Wrath and Mister Envy come with us! They were gonna go to their base thingy but Mister Envy's friends cancelled!" He asked excitedly.
"Uhmm...I guess. Where's Envy?" I looked towards the Culus house before either of the kiddies could see my blush.
"He should be done in the bathroom in a few minutes. I swear, he's worse then a girl!"
"Or my brother." Damn you, Al.
"I AM NOT A GIRL!" I yelled.
"Right, that's why you take extra care to wash your hair and take a thirty minute shower. Just like GIRLS.(1)"
"I DO NOT!" I raked my hand through my still wet hair and winced lightly as the wounds were stretched.
"Right. Well, here comes En so we can leave."
"WRATH! GOD DAMMIT WHERES MY-" He stopped and looked at where Wrath was standing near Al. And then looked at me. The back to Wrath and Al.
"What the fuck?" My words exactly. Only mine were meant for a different reason. Envy was wearing shorts. And not just that.
It was skort.
Meaning SKIRT with shorts underneath.
And a very short skort at that.
"Brother, you're drooling." I snapped my head away from Envy's legs.
"Am not!" I said.
"Um, actually Ed, you are." Said Wrath. I reached my hand up to my mouth.
And it came back wet.
"Dammit all..." I opened the door to my car and hopped inside. I cranked it up and then rolled down the windows.
"You guys commin', or are you gonna stay here?" I asked.
"Whaa?" Envy looked at me.
"Come on En! We're gonna hang out with Al and Ed this morning since we got up this early~!" Wrath said and climbed into the backseat.
"But our school-"
"Already in here!" Wrath called. My car had been locked until a few minutes ago...how were they...?
"I used my key to unlock the trunk." Al supplied when he saw my confused look. He slid into the backseat next to Wrath and pulled the chair back up so Envy could sit in the passenger seat.
So much for me not staring. I watched as he walked over to my car, his hips swaying with every step.
Once again...DAMMIT!
/First Period/Envy POV/
I stared at the teacher. He wasn't serious. He couldn't be. No way in fucking hell...
"Envy! Did you hear me?!" Havoc yelled at me.
"I'm sorry...I must have heard you wrong. Did you say that I had to watch the chibi all day?"
"Yes, Yes I did. Make sure he doesn't get beat up or anything, 'kay? You know what its like being new."
WHAT.
THE.
FUCK!
This was going to be a looong day.
I ran out of Fuery's room so fast that I believe I may have broke the sound barrier, because next thing I knew I was face-planting into the hallway door. After sliding down to the cement walkway, I flipped off all of the laughing onlookers and proceeded outside to find Sloth. Spotting her talking to Wrath, I walked over to where they were located beside the vending machines.
"Wrath, you can't get out early just because of Envy's concert tonight!" She said.
"But mommy Sloth! Why does Envy get to be checked out early!?" Stupid brat. It takes forever to make me into Invidia. If only he new what I went through.
"She's right Wrath. Not only do we have to get there early, we have to make sure everything's right. And stop being a brat and just deal with it. Go over to your boyfriend's house or something." I put a dollar into the machine and pressed the button for a grape soda.
"But Enviiiiiiieeeeeee! Its not faAAaaaiiiiirrrrr!" he whined.
"Deal with it. If it weren't for me being Invidia you wouldn't have half the things you have in the first place."
"ENVY! Don't be so nonchalant in saying that your Invidia!" Sloth practically yelled. Good thing most people were already in class.
"DO YOU HAVE TO YELL?!" I guess I'm a bit of a hypocrite.
"Yes! Now let's get going, or there won't be enough time!" With that, Sloth walked away.
Time skip to later that night at the concert, about halfway through.
"So stand in the rain,
stand your ground.
Stand up when it's all crashing down.
You stand through the pain,
You won't drown.
And one day, whats lost can be found,
You stand in the rain..."
I looked out at my fans as my song slowly died down. As the soft piano notes faded away, I heard the cheering start loudly from the first row and listened as it cascaded back as each row gave in to their desire to scream.
"HOW ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT, ROSWELL?!" I yelled into the mic hanging from my ear. Screams greeted(1) me. As was customary, I yelled over them.
"I SAID, HOW ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT, ROSWELL?!" Everyone screamed louder. I think my ears were going to bleed.
"Well, that's good! How about another song from my newest album- you have to sing along! If I can hear you, you get a prize!" I yelled. I see that Sloth was going to have her hands full. These people were going to be determined to win.
I strutted around the stage before the band started playing the next song.
"This ain't a song for the brokenhearted.
No silent prayer for the faith departed.
And I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd.
You're gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud.
It's my life,
It's now or never,
I ain't gonna live forever.
I just wanna live while I'm alive
It's my life."
As the beat picked up, I felt myself dancing to the beats and swaying my hips. I completely forgot all the choreography we had carefully practiced for today and let my legs move me to the sound of the song. I continued to sing the song, not missing a beat. By the time the three minutes were over, I had broken out in a slight sweat.
"Its.
My.
LIFE!"
The crowd went ex-static. I grinned as several items were thrown at me. I laughed as I caught some girl's thong. I threw it to Sloth who immediately dropped it. I giggled and the crowd just screamed louder.
"HEY! WHO LIKED THAT SONG?" As always, they screamed.
"GOOD! 'CUZ YOU'LL LIKE THE NEXT ONE EVEN MORE! ALSO, PRETTY SOON I'LL SING MY NEW SONG FOR YOU GUYS!" I waved my arms around for added effect. Screaming ensued.
I swear.
My. Ears. Were. . BLEED. And I was getting a major headache.
And to think, I only had another hour before eveything was over.
"OKAY, HERE WE GO!" I yelled over the crowd.
"HOLD UP!
WAIT A MINUTE!
PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN IT!"
I waited as the powerful bass and drums kicked in. I bobbed my head to the beat. A few guys came out on stage and started to dance along. Remembering to do the actual dance we had planned out, I waltzed across the stage. I skipped back to the middle of the stage and started taking off some of my many wristbands. About two hundred hands reached up and took them. I noticed one familiar face in the crowd. Sitting right up front, in the very middle of the row, right. in. front. of. me. was guess who?
Edward Elric.
Since when did he come to...wait...wait a minute.
I starting singing the chorus as I looked at him. I did all my moves. I sung at the right times.
But as I was doing this, I realized.
Ed had been to every single Invidia concert and sat in the same spot. He was one of the few males that attended my concerts.
And he had gone to EVERY SINGLE ONE.
And he always sat there, looking at me, watching, singing perfectly, every song. I'm sure that if he wanted to, he could get up on stage and dance perfectly every single move.
Damn.
Before the last chorus, I jumped off stage, deciding to be a little spontaneous and surprise one certain Blondie.
"(Hey!) Can't kick the habit.
(Yeah!) I got to have it.
(Yeah!) I'm what they call a love addict, love addict!
(Hey!) Can't live without it.
(Yeah!) Wanna shout about it.
(Hey!) I'm a symptomatic love addict, love addict!"
My words rang out and then I went and promptly sat on the chibi's lap.
"So, chibi-chan. You come to every show. I recognized you. What? Shocked? Come on. You should know what I'm gonna do next." I pulled him with me back onto the stage. Surprisingly, he took my microphone when I gave it to him. He didn't look scared.
"Maybe..." He said to me. I motioned for another mic and pulled it on.
"OKAY GIRLS AND GUYS! LET'S GIVE IT UP FOR CHIBI-CHAN HERE!" Everyone screamed.
"So chibi. Do you know what I'm going to sing next?" Ed nodded.
"Your new single. Mirai." Damn, the chibi is smart. He even knows my new single, which was only available early online for the price of ten dollars.
And only one track was sold.
Not because only one person wanted it.
Because they only sold ONE. And it as bought the second it was put out.
And it seems the chibi was the one who bought it.
"CORRECT! SO EVERYBODY, THIS HERE CHIBI IS GOING TO SING WITH ME!" I glanced around. A lot of the girls were jealous, but other's seemed to be happy.
Some we're screaming something to Edward, but I couldn't quite make it out. Ed suddenly got a big smirk on his face.
"THATS RIGHT! YOU KNOW WHO I AM!" Everyone started chanting his name. I motioned for everyone to be quiet. Everyone calmed down after thirty seconds or so.
Of course, thats when some guy yelled.
"WHEN IS SCANDAL COMING BACK TOGETHER!?" He yelled.
"We're not coming back. Everyone knows what happened! Right now, I'm on stage because of Invidia. Besides, no one wants such an old band like mine back." He waved nonchalantly.
"YES WE DO!" The crowd chanted.
"ANYWAY, LET'S START THE SONG! THIS IS INVIDIA'S CONCERT, NOT MINE!"
YAY for chibis!
"OKAY LADIES AND GERMS, THIS IS MY NEW SINGLE, NEVER BEFORE RELEASED! ENJOY!"
As the powerful upbeat intro to the single started up, I grabbed the chibi and we ran to the middle of the stage and faced each other. He winked at me. He mouthed to me:
'I know the dance,'
I nodded and mouthed back that that was good, and for him to follow my lead. I turned towards the crowd as I started to sing.
"Akogareteta mono wa yume no mama da ne,
Furikaereba itsumo boku wo yobu koe.
Mune no naka de hageshiku yureru mada ma ni au ka mo shirenai,
Kao wo agete jibun wo shinjite miru yo mou ichido."
I looked over to Ed, who was mimicking my movements perfectly. He was singing the words along with me but his voice was slightly lower while mine had a slight girlish pitch.
"-Kao wo,-" I sidestepped to the beats now, "-agete-",facing the crowd, Ed and I portrayed the confidence that the lyrics were implying. "-Jibun wo shinjite miru yo mou ichido!-"
With the chorus, the volume increased and the beautiful words and tune rolled along the sea of fans like a wave in a storm.
I decided I liked singing with Ed.
The majority of the fans started singing along once they picked up the pattern to my words. Ed and I continued to sing the words as we pranced around the stage and up the side stages to mingle with the hands and people who would try to grab us.
We ran back to center stage as the song came to an end.
"-Kagayaki afureru ayumu beki mirai e!"
We sang out. The piano and guitar beats that finished up the beat were soon drowned out by the yelling and screaming of the fans. I turned to Ed.
"Awesome job." I said.
"Thanks." He nodded. The chibi had an awesome voice. Good thing I had picked him.
"No prob. Now lets finish this." We turned back towards the crowd.
"THAN YOU, ROSWELL!" We yelled into our mics.
"I HAD AN AWESOME TIME SINGING AGAIN! THANK YOUR FOR LISTENING!"
"OF COURSE, LETS GIVE IT UP FOR CHIBI-CHAN! NOW AS MUCH AS I HATE TO LEAVE, WE ONLY HAVE TIME FOR ONE MORE SONG TONIGHT. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HEAR?"
A chorus of, "Beautiful!" Screamed back at me. Good. That was what I had to sing anyway.
Ed looked at me.
"Say, who wants chibi here to help me sing this song as well?!" More screaming.
"Okay then!" I turned to Ed.
"Let's convince him to stay up here. Come on!" I said.
"Sing the song! Sing the song! Sing the song!" Everyone was chanting.
"Okay, okay, I'll sing!"
Ed nodded to me as the opening started up. I winked back.
Well, that's it! Sorry for the long wait guys! I really did try to hurry and finish it, but I just kept getting sidetracked. Please forgive me!
