Chapter 4 - Fever
(Ed's POV)
I felt something move underneath my head and heard the sound of footsteps. It sounded like the person was pacing.
"How is he doing?" I heard a door creak open. The footsteps that had been pacing came closer to me.
A soft cold hand touched my face "He's been restless since we picked him up and for the past hour he's been shivering"
"Being wet doesn't help you idiot"
The guy with his hand touching my face laughed at himself. I tired to open my eyes but my eyelids were too heavy.
What was he talking about being wet I am really hot, sweat running down my cheek.
I hear the other guy walk towards me and places the back of his on my forehead "He's burning up" he gasped. I felt both of them lift me up into a sitting position, my hair dripped onto my already wet clothes.
They lifted my top over my head, I screamed in my mind but my body wasn't responding.
Why I yelled at myself why won't I wake up. I always wore clothes that would cover my automail arm and leg and here they were taking off my clothes.
I imagine their expressions as they see they fake metal limbs, a pitiful look on their face. Worst thing I can't remember how I lost an arm and leg, all the townsfolk wear a pitiful look in their eyes every time I see anyone I hate it. They probably all know how it happened too, Al has told me bits of our life but there are soo many gaps.
I feel the two people wipe the sweat off my face, one dries my dripping hair and the other wipes my exposed chest.
I hear them murmur something then a second later I hear them taking off my metal limbs. My body responds to that, I jerk as they unconnect the nerves they have to hold my body in place.
They quietly place my automail on the floor, great I wont be able to escape I sighed but its not I will be going anywhere soon.
They wrap some blankets around me to keep me warm.
I don't need them I scream in my mind, it feels like I'm overheating. One of them places a nice cold damp cloth over my forehead, it feels good.
"Envy you stay here"
I hear the door open then close. He drags a chair closer to where I'm laying.
"Edward" he whispers my name, I almost didn't hear it.
How the hell does he know my name, I think.
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(Normal POV)
"How long?" Roy walks up to Huges.
"We're coming in now" Huges points to the land just visible in the mist. He stood at the very front of the ship as a lookout.
"Good" Roy turns back around and heads back into the small cabin under the main deck where the wheel was.
He kicks the door down "Envy"
Envy in a seat next to Ed, that's laying on the only couch in the room, jumps up as soon as Roy enters.
"Come on we're hitting the shore" he indicates with his head.
Envy wraps Ed up in many blankets. He sits Ed up on the couch, Envy bends down and puts him on his back. He moves Ed's only arm over his shoulder, and secures both his arms under Ed. Roy moves Ed's head into a comfortable position on Envy's shoulder.
Roy picks up Ed's automail arm and leg and follows Envy out.
Armstrong drops the anchor, a fair way from the shore. Just out enough to be deep enough to drown.
"Guys secure the ship and we'll see you on the island" Roy smirked and jumped over the side, down below was a small paddle boat. Hawkeye had paddled out when she saw the ship pull in.
Envy climbed down carefully with Ed on his back. Roy and Hawkeye grabbed Ed from his back and placed him on the bottom of the boat. Envy sat on the seat and held Ed up, Ed's head layed back on his leg.
Roy and Hawkeye paddled the boat. As soon as they hit shore Envy was out and running towards their small village with Ed in his arms, and Roy and Hawkeye on his tail.
Their village wasn't far from the shore about a five minute walk but Envy was running as fast as he could possibly go. He leapt over the little bit of forest he had to go through to get to the village.
"SLOTH" Envy yelled as soon as he got out of the forest. He ran through the village to where he knew Sloth would be. He crashed down a door into a small hut.
Sloth sat at a plain simple desk, a large pile of papers sat on either side of her. She turned to look at Envy, she was surprised to see someone on his back wrapped in blankets.
"Sloth" Envy breathed "He's got a high fever" he didn't make any move to put Ed down.
Sloth immediately left what she was doing "follow me" she held the door open for Envy. She walked in the direction Envy had come from but she stopped in front of a huge thick tree. Sloth wove her way up the tree.
Envy waited at the bottom of the tree, watching Sloth hoist herself from the trunk to a platform made from sticks and logs. A rope appeared in front of Envy's face, he tired it around him and Ed. He gripped Ed tightly so he wouldn't fall backwards as his feet left the ground.
Lust had appeared by Sloth's side and they both pulled Envy and Ed over the edge. The three of them ran across a bridge that was at the tree they were on, it ran diagonal to another large tree. On the right side from the bridge a big shelter stood on quite a big level up in the canopy. The shelter was built between two trees.
Under the shelter there were shelves upon shelves of medication, bandaids, first aid kits, everything that one could possibly need four illnesses. In the corner was a plank of wood suspended on a few tree stumps, with blankets on the plank. Envy and Lust carefully laid Ed down on it, while Sloth searched for the right medicine.
Lust picked up a bucket and glass of water that was under the "bed", she held it out to Sloth and she put in two pills.
Envy lifted Ed up into a sitting position and sat down in the place Ed's head had been, he shuffled himself so Ed was comfortably resting against Envy's chest. Lust handed Envy the glass and disappeared back out of the tree shelter.
Using the hand that wasn't holding the glass, Envy gently forced open Ed's mouth. He tipped the glass against Ed's month, the water didn't stay in Ed's mouth though it dribbled out the sides and down his chin. Envy tried again but the same thing happened.
Envy grunted in annoyance.
"You're gonna have to do it Envy" Sloth said and walked out of the tree shelter.
Envy smiled, a hint of red on his cheeks. He stole a glance at Ed, he was breathing heavily and sweat forming on his forehead again. Envy took one of the pills and water into his mouth, he tilted Ed's head back.
Envy couldn't remove his stare from Ed and it wasn't doing any good to him either, he was turned on. It seemed like Ed's body was screaming at him, the way his muscles flexed even when he was unconscious and well toned skin being covered in sweat and his hair. Envy loved Ed's hair he usually had it in a braid but to see his bangs sticking to his face and the rest hanging down his hot sweaty back. Lust clouded his vision.
Envy quickly shook the thought out of his head, Ed needed the medicine. He held his hand under Ed's chin and leaned forward covering Ed's mouth with his own. He pushed the water and tablet down Ed's throat, the water easily slid down his throat but Envy had to push the tablet down with his tongue. He didn't remove his mouth from Ed's until the tablet went down. Envy repeated the same thing with the other tablet.
'At least Roy's not here' he thought and smirked. He moved Ed from his chest and laid him gently on his back. Envy sat down on the floor right where Ed's head rested and watched him.
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Woo Envy's takin care of sick Ed how cute
will Ed wake up in the next chap?
meh we'll c wat happens
hope u all like this chap
r&r dont b scared i swear i dont bite... hard XP