'sup! sorry I haven't updated in forever... yeah, stuff happened. blah, blah, me no own FMA.

Envy was in a state of mild depression. His dear Edward was off spending the weekend camping with his brother, and Lust had disappeared (again). Envy sighed dramatically and flopped onto his bed. He hugged his totoro plushie to his chest and, not for the first time, attempted to delve into his missing memories. Of course, the only things he recalled a) didn't make sense, or b) were two horrid to think about. After about an hour of aimless bed wallowing, Envy finally fell asleep.

"No... don't! Stop.. Father..." Envy sobbed as his father kicked him mercilessly. "What... what have I done to deserve this...? Why do you hate me..?" Father sneered. He kicked Envy hard in the stomach and growled "You don't seem to understand that I control you. You seem to have something against following simple orders." Father ended each sentence with another blow. "Please.. Just stop.. I won't... disobey you anymore! I swear! I.." Envy's speech was cut off as his father's foot connected with his skull. Envy gasped as the world went black.

"NO! Stop, I..!" Envy yelled as he jolted awake. He cried silently as he realized he'd been dreaming. This wasn't the first nightmare he'd had, although this had been the most vivid. Envy brought a hand to his temple where there was a faint scare from where his father had kicked him. Envy shuddered and picked up his cell phone. he really needed some Ed right now.

Ed sighed as he watched his younger brother play in the creek (Ed couldn't join him because his prosthetics would rust). He had agreed to come on this camping trip because, apparently, he and Al used to come here a lot before Ed's 'accident.' But things were tense, if not downright awkward, between the two brothers. sometimes, conversation would almost seem normal. And then Al would saw something like "Do you remember that time when... oh... right." This almost always stopped all conversation.

"Ed! Come here! You have got to see this fish!" Al called from the creek. Ed replied, "No. I don't want to get Winry mad at me for rust issues again." Al's smile faded slightly, "Yeah... She probably hit you with her wrench again!" Al smiled at his last statement. Ed Laughed half heartedly as his little brother went back to fishing smooth pebbles from the bottom of the creek. "Why are you doing that?" Ed asked.

"Well... Winry's birthday is coming up. I want to drill a hole through one of these stones and make a necklace for her..."

"Someone's got a crush!"

"No! it's not like that! I just..."

"Its so like that!"

Ed smiled knowingly at his brother. He thought it was extremely cute that Al had a crush on their childhood friend. "Hey Al... Can I plan your wedding?" "No!"

Ed parked the car in the Rockbell drive way. He leaned over into the passenger seat, an slowly shook his brother awake. "Al. We're home. Wake up." Al woke with a start and muttered "What time is it?" Ed sighed "It's only a little past four. you've been asleep for two hours." Al nodded. Ed guided his brother inside (Al then promptly collapsed onto the couch). "Al, I'll be upstairs if you need me." Ed only received a grunt in response. Ed rolled his eyes and headed to his room. Once inside, he pulled out his cellphone and turned it on. He stared in shock at the screen. Six missed calls from Envy. Ed panicked mentally. What if Envy had been hurt? What if he'd remembered something horrible...? Ed turned pale at the last thought. He remembered his own experience when he'd remembered his mother's death. Ed quickly dialed Envy's number.

"Hello?"

"Envy?"

"Ed? Oh, Hi!"

"Did something happen? you called me a bunch of times.. is something wrong..? Did something happen?"

"No. I'm fine. I just wanted to hear your voice, that's all."

Ed could hear that Envy was lying. He could also here the pained tone in his friend's voice.

"...Are you sure you're fine?"

"Yes, I'm perfectly okay."

"Alright... i don't have any plans this afternoon. I know school starts tomorrow... but do you want to meet up?"

"Yes. I'd love that!"

"Okay. You know that Chinese place over near the mall?"

"China Taste, right?"

"Yep, thats the one."

"Alright. see you in thirty minutes?"

"Sure. It's a date."

"K, bye."

Envy hung up before Ed could say anything else. Ed face palmed as he realized how 'it's a date' must have sounded to Envy. Especially since Ed was ninety percent sure Envy was gay. Ed flushed. He shouldn't be getting worked up about this! He wasn't gay, right...?

Envy hung up the phone to fast. He almost wasn't able to suppress a squeal when Ed had said "It's a date" Envy's mood had done a complete one eighty. He was now practically jumping for joy. Envy then began his usual routine of stressing over what to wear. He finally decided on black shorts, a simple dark green tank, and his ever-present combat boots. Envy then debated whether or not Ed would find the black nail polish weird... he decided he didn't have time to take it off any way, so he just pulled his unruly hair into a pony tail and went on his way.

When Envy reached the restaurant, he looked around for Ed. He found him sitting in a booth towards the back of the restaurant. Envy jogged over to were Ed was sitting and plopped down across from him. "Hey!" Envy said smiling. Ed looked up and smiled back, "Hi! Did you have any trouble finding this place?" "not much" Envy replied. The two boys then entered a deep discussion regarding the menu items. The rest of the evening progressed almost perfectly. Ed and Envy exchanged playful, relaxed conversation and enjoyed their (excellently prepared) food items. When Ed had paid the check and the boys stood outside the restaurant, Envy new he had his chance. "Well, bye Envy. See you tomorrow!" Ed said. Envy smiled, then leaned forward and pecked Ed's cheek, "Farewell, Edward."

Ed blushed madly as he watched Envy saunter away.

YAY! I finished! (i honestly didn't think I would..) this chapter was hard to write. Hope you enjoyed it!