Sorry about the delay! This one gave me a heck of a lot of trouble, and I finally went for borderline crack because I'm working on so so so so so so so many other things. I'll have a new SNEA chapter up soon :P
Inspired by that one moment in Brotherhood - you know which one.
Warning for total pointlessness.
85. Message
Ed was surprised he could even hear the sound of the window creaking open over the sound of the water running, but it was unmistakable. He turned off the water.
"Hello?" he called out, feeling a little silly. He doubted Al was climbing through the window (or that he could even fit) unless - He slung a towel around his shoulders and walked out of the bathroom.
"Al, if you're sneaking kittens through the window again -" he started to say, and then stopped dead in his tracks.
There was a homunculus standing in his living room.
"Uh. Hi," was all he could think of to say. A second later - "Do locks mean nothing?" It was a stupid question, but a completely valid one (to his mind, anyway.)
Envy scowled. "I have a message -" he began, rather vaingloriously, and then stopped with a stutter. "Uh. Message," he started again, not quite as sure. "A message to, uh, pass on, to, uh, you..."
Ed raised an eyebrow skeptically. "And...?" he prompted.
"Uh...um..." Envy tore his eyes upwards, face strangely red. "And...I..."
He chuckled. "Come on, out with it. Got a bit of a stutter there, Envy?"
Envy's scowl deepened. "Fuck it, I'll come back later," he growled, face still red. He didn't even bother climbing back out of the window, marching indignantly out of the door and slamming it behind him.
Ed chuckled a little longer before turning around - and looking down at himself in surprise. "Huh. Oops." His face flamed for a moment, and he scratched the back of his head. "I wonder if that's why...Nah. Can't be."
Now to finish his shower.