Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ Demonic Misadventure ❯ Moon of Blood (Shitsuki) ( Chapter 8 )

Miranda: Which chapter are we at?

 

Zeal: Eight.

 

Aku: Yay!! ^^

 

Miranda: Awwwwwww! ^-^

 

Envy: Oh shut up!

 

Miranda: :p

 

Nightmare: Not `nough maiming in here…

 

Zeal: Oy… *rolls eyes*

 

Al: So uh… now what are we going to do?

 

Solo: Good question… who's next up?

 

Zeal: *leafs through script* …This don't make sense.

 

Nightmare: Wrong script! *yanks script out of Zeal's hand*

 

Zeal: Oh…

 

Dante: Still doesn't answer the questions, girls.

 

Miranda: IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII… don't know…

 

Envy: *falls over anime-style*

 

Zeal: Well you're lucky I do so---

 

Nightmare: *throws everyone through the portal*

 

Zeal: …let's start. *glares* I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU LET ME FINISH NEXT TIME!!

 

Nightmare: *snickers*

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 8: Moon of Blood (Shitsuki)

 

Envy shielded his eyes a little against the moon's rays, though it wasn't really necessary, after he'd found a pair of sunglasses strewn on the ground, about as good as new. Deciding he'd been walking around like a fool already, he decided to add to the scene with the shades. They were pretty big, and a dark red in color, so everything he saw had a bit of a red tint.

 

“Heeeey! A bloodmoon!” Envy joked with a bit of a grin as he looked at the moon.

 

Dante and Solo laughed at the small joke, but Al didn't seem to like it as much. Aku blinked and looked up at the blonde, before she toddled backwards so she was walking in front of Al, before spinning around so she was walking backwards. “Neeee, why's you so down, Alphonse-san? Yous in a dipsauce?”

 

Envy blinked. “Dipsauce??”

 

Al smiled softly and said: “Gomen nassai. I just… I just don't have many good memories of a bloodmoon.”

 

Dante rolled his eyes. “I don't think anyone does. Lot of bad stuff happened back then.”

 

“What kind of stuff?” Envy asked curiously.

 

Solo smirked. “Why you so curious? Curiosity killed the cat you know?”

 

“SHUT UP!!!”

 

“What's wrong with cats?” Al asked in surprise.

 

 

 

They'd already been walking for about ten minutes, passing several other people, though not that much. During the short walk, Aku had constantly been walking (well… waddling) in circles around Al, who was finding it to be a bit amusing as she more than once almost had a run-in with his legs.

 

Envy looked around for a moment, and once he was sure there wasn't anyone within hearing range, he asked again: “So what's the deal with the bloodmoon?”

 

Al was silent for a bit. “You really wanna know?”

 

“Yeah! I wouldn't be asking otherwise!”

 

Aku didn't even stop walking around Al, before she smacked into his leg. “Owie!” she whined, rubbing her smushed nose, before starting to walk around him again. Envy watched it for a minute, before turning to Al again.

 

Running a hand through his short bangs, Al sighed and shut his eyes. “…Very well…”

 

Clearing his throat, Al began…

 

“About 20 years ago, a little to the north of our current location, there used to be an island that was a natural nesting ground for Demons. However, there was also a city… well… village, would be more like it, though it was the size of a city. Compared to the rest of the world, it was very behind with technology, and yet their culture lasted for much longer than ours.

 

According to the rumors, it was led by a woman known as the Shitsuki; the Moon of Blood. They named their leaders after the moon, apparently. However, 20 years ago, a war between the humans and Demons ensued, and within the span of a fortnight… the entire island disappeared from the face of the Earth.”

 

“How'd that happen?!” Envy asked in surprise. Even Aku had stopped running around to listen curiously, though she didn't seem to understand most of what Al was saying.

 

“No one's sure. Some say the Demons were responsible, but I doubt it…” Al sighed. “However, at that point, there was a bloodmoon, and the Demons went berserk, breaking into cities in order to satisfy their hunger… We lost over ¾ of the human population with that… and over half of the world's natural resources.”

 

Envy gulped a bit.

 

Suddenly his joke about the bloodmoon didn't seem half as good.

 

“What `bout me's??” Aku suddenly quipped, tugging on Al's sleeve.

 

Al smiled warmly. “I'm guessing you weren't born back then.”

 

“Oh. … YAY!!!”

 

 

 

Yawn. “Are we there yet?”

 

Shockingly, it was Envy who had asked.

 

They'd been walking for a little over an hour, walking through the city while sharing more stories about Demons and other monstrosities, leaving Envy's skin crawling in the end. The story about Shitsuki was nothing compared to some of those other stories.

 

He vaguely wondered what happened to the island in the first place, or if it even existed.

 

“Oy! Why can'ts I asks and yous can?” Aku asked with a pout.

 

“Oh shut up.”

 

Dante chuckled. “Well, it might take a while before we reach our destination. About an hour or two from here.”

 

“Great…” Envy groaned.

 

“Envy-kun, will yous carry me?”

 

“Hell no!! Find a different ride!!”

 

“Meeeeehhh!!”

 

 

 

Envy grumbled as he adjusted his hold on the cheery Demon seated on his back, arms slung around his neck and a bright grin on her face. “I don't know how I got talked into doing this…”

 

“Can't say `no' to a girl's puppy-dog eyes, mate,” Solo said plainly.

 

Aku just giggled happily. Al smiled a little, obviously enjoying the small girl's company. “She reminds me of somebody…” he whispered, before he turned away with a sad look in his eyes. Envy already had a vague idea, but decided not to mention it.

 

The small Demon said nothing about it either, and just kept her eyes on the road, chin on Envy's shoulder. And, if he knew her well enough…

 

“Are we's there yet?”

 

…she'd say that.

 

“Shut up or I'm dropping you!!”

 

“Meeeehhh! You woul'n'st!”

 

“One more peep outta you and I WILL!!”

 

Silence followed for a moment or so, before…

 

“Peep!” Aku chirped loudly in Envy's ear.

 

“GACK!!! OH THAT'S IT!!! One more word and you're going down!”

 

“Word!!”

 

“THAT'S IT!!!” Envy screamed and let Aku go. “GAH!!” And instantly choked as Aku's entire weight was now hanging on his neck.

 

Ignoring the laughter from the others, he struggled to get Aku to let go… which was not that easy as the girl stuck onto his neck like a leech.

 

“AKU LEGGO!!” Envy screamed.

 

“No ways!” Aku chirped, clinging to the poor Homonculus' neck tighter, nearly choking him to death.

 

Al shook his head as he managed to calm his laughter, before walking over to the two quickly. Casually, he poked Aku's sides. The small girl meeped and let go instinctively to cover her sides, making her drop. Al caught her before she could hit the ground, though.

 

Envy blinked in surprise as Al put the girl up on his shoulders. Aku cheered happily (“YAY!!”) and looked around curiously, as she was suddenly a whole lot bigger. Al just grinned and started walking, holding onto Aku's legs as he did.

 

Sighing, the Homonculus followed. “She's ticklish… should've known that sooner…”

 

 

 

“We're here,” Dante finally said, opening the door to some sort of shop.

 

Aku had to bend down so she wouldn't bump her head, before she looked around curiously. Pushing up on Al's head, she somehow managed to hang with her head in front of the blonde's and asked cutely: “Where are wes??”

 

Al yelped a little in surprise, before he blinked. “Uhh… I dunno…”

 

Envy sweatdropped a little, somehow having expected it, before he looked around himself.

 

To describe the place with one word; chaotic. It was obvious the place hadn't seen a broom in quite some time. There were a couple of empty pizza boxes stacked on a table, which was already collecting dust at a steady rate. A few crumpled soda cans were scattered around the trashcan. Whoever lived here had clearly attempted to chuck them into the can, but had failed on multiple occasions.

 

“Meeeeehhh… Dante, is this yours place?”

 

Dante chuckled. “More or less,” he said. “This is actually my office, though.”

 

Solo snorted as he picked up a sock lying around. “Seriously; you need to settle down with some chick, Dante.”

 

“Oh shut up.”

 

“What? It's true,” Solo said, walking toward a very old-fashioned radio and pressing a few buttons. The machine didn't give a peep, though. “Goddamn!!” the brunette cursed and promptly punched the contraption.

 

As soon as he did, music began pouring out.

 

“Oh…”

 

 

 

“YAH!!” Al yowled, stepping back quickly as the water soaked through his shirt. Grumbling a few things under his breath, the blonde ignored the laughter of the sud-covered little Demon in the tub. He'd offered to clean up the girl, as she hadn't really been… well, too hygienic. Which was mostly to thank to the fact that she had lived on the streets for a long time. However… right now he was beginning to regret his decision.

 

Aku giggled, before taking a deep breath and diving under the water, disappearing within the bubbles. “Aku!!” Al exclaimed, reaching into the tub and fiddling around for the little girl. He'd rolled up his sleeves beforehand, of course, but that didn't help much.

 

Suddenly, Aku popped out and squirted water into Al's face, making the blond yelp and leap back, reaching up to get the water out of his eyes. “Yay!!” she chirped happily, sitting back down and splashing about in the tub.

 

“Aku, can't you just--keep--still, dangit!”

 

“Nu-uh! This's fun!!” And with that, she took another deep breath and dived under water again.

 

Al gave a heavy sigh. `Why did I offer to do this?'

 

 

 

While all that was happening, Dante and Solo were both leafing through a number of files on several Demons they had had a run-in with, exchanging info a few times. And as for Envy… he was pretty much lazing about in one of the few armchairs Dante had around. Quite literally as he was slung sideways over the seat, fast asleep, with one hand resting on his stomach, the other hanging on the ground, while his legs were slung over one side of the chair, and his head was cocked backward with his hair hanging over the other side.

 

Solo looked up after a moment, and spotted the way Envy was lounging on the chair, while Dante looked over a few more files. The brunette bit off a piece of pizza Dante had ordered earlier, chewing thoughtfully, before a wicked grin spread over his face.

 

Dante looked up at that point and saw the grin. “I don't like that look… what're you up to?”

 

Solo didn't answer and stood up, slice of pizza dangling from his mouth as he moved quickly but soundlessly. Dante watched him go for a moment, and blinked when the brunette picked up a bucket and headed for the kitchen. Soon, he heard the faucet turning on, followed by the flow of water. Frowning in thought, the half-Demon considered the different options that gave Solo.

 

One of them would be throwing the bucket over Envy, but that didn't seem like something Solo would do…

 

Just then, Solo came back, carrying the bucket of water in one hand while chopping off another piece of pizza with his teeth. The whitehead watched as Solo stalked over to Envy, and then around him, setting down the bucket next to the guy's head.

 

Looking down at Envy's face, whom looked relatively calm, Solo checked to make sure he was really asleep by making a few faces at him. Nodding once, he reached out and moved Envy's hair away from the couch and picked up the bucket… and dunked the guy's hair in the water.

 

Dante blinked. “What's that for?”

 

The brunette just grinned. “Hey, gotta water yer plants regularly, ne?” he quipped. Dante just facepalmed.

 

As Solo headed back to the desk, Al stepped into the room, wringing out his shirt and with a layer of suds in his hair, on his shoulders, and a bit on his nose. Dante watched the blonde for a moment, before he smirked smugly. “Who was washing who back there?”

 

“Oh hush up…” Al mumbled a little in embarrassment. “I'd like to see you try and wash that girl…”

 

“I'll pass.”

 

When Solo started laughing at that, Envy groaned and cracked open one of his eyes. “Oy… wha's going on here?” he mumbled sleepily. For some reason, the comment made Solo clamp his mouth shut, though he looked like he was about to burst out laughing again soon.

 

Frowning darkly at that, Envy quickly sat up, and…

 

“YAAAAAAAAAAH!!!” Envy screamed as he instantly shot upright when his soaking wet hair hit his back and made water pour down his back. “WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!”

 

Solo couldn't help it and burst out laughing, clutching his stomach as he nearly doubled over. Even Dante was trying hard not to laugh too loud, while Al was struggling to stop a highly amused smile. Envy growled as he reached back to wring out his hair, grumbling several obscenities under his breath.

 

Once he was sure his hair was dry again, he plopped back down in the chair. “By the way,” he said once he was seated. “What'd you do with Aku?”

 

As if responding to that, the bundle of energy better known as Aku bounded into the room and practically leaped over the back of the chair… and right on Envy's shoulders. “YAH!!” the Homonculus yowled as he was nearly thrown out of the chair.

 

“OHAAAAAAYOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”

 

“…had to ask, didn't I?”

 

 

 

-OWARI

 

 

 

Envy: Wha?!?! Who's fucking idea was THAT!??!

 

Everyone: *points at Miranda*

 

Miranda: …? *looks around innocently* What?

 

Envy: Grrr… I'M GONNA KILL YA!!!

 

Miranda: WAAAAAH!! *runs off with Envy on her heels*

 

Nightmare: …heheh.

 

Zeal: Esh… *snaps fingers and activates RI*

 

Random Hole: *pops up in front of Miranda*

 

Miranda: WAH!! *falls down said hole* … Who put this here?!

 

Envy: *stops next to the hole* ??? Where'd she go?

 

Miranda: *points out of the hole in random direction* Thatta way!

 

Envy: Ah, thanks! *hurries off*

 

Miranda: *pops out, grinning cheekily* Neeeeh… Ain't I a stinker? *giggles*