Ack! sorry for the slow update D: Been busy .x. working on a largish art project so yea… I will work on the next chapter and try to have it up sooner than this one XD;

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"Why did I let them bring me here?"

Spite glared at the blond boy in front of her as he bit into his sandwich.

The three teens were at the same exact restaurant that she and Envy had been to not long ago.

Spite scowled as she watched Ed eat the sandwich. "How can he eat that? Doesn't he realize that is contains a dead animal?"

Ed noticed the look she was giving him and paused. He held up the sandwich. "Sorry, did you want some?" He asked politely. The boy was making an attempt to be friends with her for Al's sake, considering his brother seemed to be so fond of her.

The dark girl just gave the sandwich a disgusted look and turned away.

Ed shrugged before going back to eating his sandwich.

"I was just trying to be nice…" He muttered. "Are you sure you don't want anything?"

Spite rolled her eyes. "No, I have no need for food…" She snapped.

"Ok, ok…geez are you always so grumpy?" Ed asked as he rolled his eyes.

Spite just snorted and gave him a cold glare.

"Brother! Be nice!" Al scolded.

"Right, right, sorry…" Ed murmured with a wave of his hand. He finished off his meal and stood up, placing some money on the table. "Ready to go?"

"Finally…" Spite growled.

"In a hurry are we?" Ed said with a smirk.

Spite rolled her eyes. "I just don't like it here…"

"Well lets get going then!" Al cut in before another argument could break out. He grabbed both of the other teens by the arms and made his way to the door.

"So where should we go next? Oh, I know! Lets go to the park." Al suggested.

Ed smiled and nodded. "Sure thing, sounds like a plan. What do you think, Grumpy?" He asked as he looked over at Spite.

Spite just rolled her eyes. "Whatever…"

"All right then….to the park!" Ed declared.

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Envy cursed under his breath. "Where is that girl? When I get my hands on her I am gonna ring her neck!"

When he had met up with Vanity she had told him that Spite said she was going out for a walk. The pink haired homunculus had a very worried look on her face when she said this, causing Envy to become concerned.

"If she does something stupid….I will kill her…."

He, Vanity, and Wrath had been searching around the forest while Lust and Sloth had been searching inside the mansion.

"She better not have gone into the city by herself…"

"Envy! We can't find her anywhere!" Wrath called as he ran over to the older homunculus.

Envy frowned. "Hn….you and Vanity head back to the mansion…" He ordered.

"What? Why? We are not giving up are we?" Vanity asked.

"Of course not!" Envy snarled. "Now get back to the mansion.

"What about you?" Wrath asked.

"I am…gonna go look in the city." Envy replied.

Vanity and Wrath's eyes widened.

"You don't think she went there do you? She HATES being around humans." Vanity reminded.

"I know…but I am gonna go look anyway, you can never be so sure." Envy turned and began to walk down the path to the city, leaving Vanity and Wrath behind.

"Come on Wrath, lets go back to the mansion and tell Lust and Sloth that we could not find her out here…" Vanity said as she began to walk to the mansion.

"I hope Envy finds sis…." Wrath murmured.

"Ya…me too…" Vanity replied.

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"Race ya to that tree!" Ed yelled as he sprinted off in the direction of a large oak tree.

Spite rolled her eyes with a smirk. "Fine then…" She fazed into the shadows and took off after him.

Al chuckled lightly before following his brother.

"Hah! I am gonna win!" Ed shouted triumphantly. "You are to slo- HEY!!" He was cut off when he realized that he was not getting any closer to the tree. The boy looked down to see his feet covered in shadow then he looked up just as Spite materialized next to the tree.

The dark girl leaned against the tree and inspected her nails with a smug smirk on her face. "I win."

Ed glared as his feet were released. "Cheater!" He growled.

Spite just shrugged. "What are you gonna do about it?"

Ed clenched his teeth and was about to charge at her when Al placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Hey, Brother, lets go check out the playground." He suggested.

Ed gave his little brother a funny look. "Aren't we a little old for that?"

Al chuckled nervously. "Well we might as well have fun while we are still young right?" "And I don't want you and Spite to get into another fight…"

Ed shrugged and gave Al a grin. "Sure, I guess your right." It was almost dark out and there was no one around anyway, so Ed figured it would not hurt anything.

The boys ran over to the playground as Spite followed them silently. She crossed her arms and arched an eyebrow as she watched Al push Ed on the swings..

"You're kidding me right? How old are you guys?" She asked skeptically.

"Aww come on Spite, lighten up." Ed replied cheerfully.

"Ya, come on Spite. I will push you." Al added.

"Oh, no, I really don't think-" Spite argued but was cut off as Al came over and picked her up.

"Come on, it will be fun." He said as he carried the girl over to the swing set.

"H-hey! P-put me down!" Spite stammered as a pink blush spread across her face.

Al set her gently into the swing next to Ed and began to push her. "See? It is not so bad." He said.

Spite just looks down, her bang casting a shadow over her face. "Ummm…" She mumbled.

Ed snickered at her embarrassment but stopped when she shot him a glare. He cleared his throat before quickly changing the subject. "So…. what's it like being around Envy all the time? He must get on your nerves."

"You have no idea…" Spite muttered. "He is way to overbearing…I can't go anywhere without him constantly watching me."

"And there is a very good reason for that." A familiar voice growled.

Spite leaped out of the swing in surprise and whirled around. "S-Sensei!"

Envy fixed her with a dark glare. "So this is where you have been, eh? With the Elric brats?" He asked in a voice that was deathly calm. His cold glare sent a shiver up Spite's back, she had never seen him so angry.

"I-I was….i-its not what it looks like…" The girl mumbled. Envy was furious and she knew it. The fact that he seemed so calm about it made Spite nervous.

"Oh really? Then what exactly is it?" Envy asked as his glare turned into a cheerful grin.

"Hey, Envy! Leave her alone, she didn't do anything wrong!" Ed shouted in Spite's defense.

"Well it sure doesn't seem as if she did anything right!" Envy spat as his glare returned.

Spite flinched at this. "I-I'm sorry Sensei…" She murmured. She had never been afraid of Envy before, but the rage and fury that was coming off him in waves was enough to frighten even her. On top of that, his retort hurt her a little.

Envy just glared at her before grabbing her arm. "Come on…" He growled.

Spite just nodded, avoided looking him in the eyes, and let him lead her away.

"Let her go, Envy!" Al shouted clenching his fists.

Envy paused and glared at the Elric brothers. "I am taking her home, back off brats!"

"That's what you think!" Ed shouted. He charged at Envy, his fist flying out to meet the green haired homunculus's face.

SMACK!

Ed's eyes widened as Spite leaped in front of him and took the hit. He had punched her with his automail arm so it left a painful looking bruise on her left cheek.

"Spite!" Al shouted in shock.

"Why?" Ed asked as he stared at her in disbelief.

Spite stood firmly in front of her sensei. "It is best that you do not get involved." She murmured.

"Your not actually gonna follow this guy are you?! He is evil!" Ed argued.

Spite just smiled bitterly. "Then I guess that makes me evil too…" She turned and walked beside Envy.

The older homunculus snorted before walking off, Spite trailing behind.

Al began to run after them. "Spite, wait!"

"Let them go Al!" Ed shouted.

The younger boy stopped and turned to face the older, shorter one. "But, Brother…"

"Just let them go…" Ed muttered before turning and walking off in the other direction.

Al turned back to see Spite and Envy disappearing in the distance and sighed before turning to follow his brother.

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Meanwhile in a cheap, smelly bar located in a dark alleyway in the dirtiest part of the city, two angry thugs contemplated what had just happened a few hours ago.

"When I see that girl again I am gonna-OUCH!" Butch winced and grabbed his bandaged arm in pain.

"Take it easy, Bro." Bruce said as he patted his brother on the shoulder.

"YEOWCH! WATCH IT YOU BIG OFE!" Butch screeched.

Bruce backed off, holding his hands in front of him defensively. "Sorry, Bro. Didn't mean to hurt ya."

Butch went back to muttering and nursing his arm. "Who does she think she is…and what was with that tattoo? Her gang symbol?"

Bruce shrugged. "Got me, Bro…but it looked a lot like a symbol I saw in one of them alchemy books…some kind of dragon or something biting it's tail…"

The shorter man gave his brother a sour look. "You and your books…you are such a sissy you know that?"

"Excuse me, gentlemen, but I could not help but overhearing…" A smooth voice interrupted.

Butch looked up with a glare. "Eh? What do you want?"

A middle age man stood in front of the thug's table, a cocky, stuck up expression on his face. He had ice blue eyes and short black hair with a white streak and he wore a white lab coat over a black shirt and dress pants.

"I just want to talk about your little tattooed friend…tell me…did she have long jet black hair and green eyes?" The man asked.

"Ya…what's it to you?" Butch growled suspiciously.

The stranger gave a wicked smile. "Oh nothing…. how would you young men like to get revenge on her?"

Butch grinned evilly. "That sounds like it would be fun….but what's in it for you?"

The man smirked. "Why, the satisfaction of helping you….and….I have not seen her in such a long time…it would be nice to see her again."

"You know the little brat?" Bruce asked.

"I suppose you could say that…" The man responded with a smile.

Butch snorted. "So what's your name, Mister?"

"You may call me…Dr. Sasaki."

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Again, sorry for making you guys wait XD; I was busy with art and stuff X3;; I am going camping at the beach this weekend so I will work on the next chapter when I get back :3