Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ The Pact ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

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Full Metal Alchemist Fanfiction
 
Full Metal Alchemist © HIROMU ARAKAWA/SQUARE ENIX, MBS, ANX, BONES, Dentsu, CARTOON NETWORK (A Time Warner Company), ADULT SWIM, FUNimation Productions, Ltd.
 
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Summary:Life is a series of disappointments, followed by death…and interspersed with laughably ridiculous events leading to increasingly impossible situations. Then again, there ISsomething worse than death, isn't there? Just ask Ed.Envy x Ed
 
Chapter Summary:“Promise not to hurt anyone I know…” He began slowly and carefully. “And you can do whatever you want.”
 
This chapter rated: Strong PG-13 for mild sexual themes
 
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WARNINGS:
 
See Chapter 1 for the detailed warnings.
 
ConstructiveCriticism is welcome, Flames are not.
 
 
Thank you for reading.
 
Chiruken
 
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-- The Pact --
 
By: Chiruken
 
 
 
 
 
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Wincing at the pain assaulting his abused body, Ed shuddered at the feel of Envy's breath against the side of his neck stirring tendrils of hair and tickling him. He realized, belatedly, that he'd made the wrong choice in attempting to first fight off the stronger homunculus and then running when that didn't work. Clearing his throat with some difficulty, he tried to turn his head to see the other man's expression in order to gauge the level of his anger. There was no doubt that Envy was angry…the question was just how angry. When his efforts met with more pain, he tried to force his body to go limp. Maybe if he didn't fight, Envy wouldn't kill him.
 
 
 
Chapter 6
 
 
“I've been patient with you, Edward.” Envy fought to reign in his temper before he did something regrettably permanent to the undersized alchemist pinned beneath his weight. “Very patient.” He closed his eyes and sucked in a sharp breath through clenched teeth when Ed released a pained whimper, forcing the fingers of his left hand to loosen around his wrist before he crushed the delicate bones in the appendage.
 
Ed squeezed his eyes shut and clenched his teeth in an effort to not whimper pathetically like a wounded puppy. There was, he decided, nothing more humiliating than being a so-called dog of the military reduced to a wretchedly helpless puppy with milk teeth. He couldn't help but think that he should've agreed to the supposed negotiations Envy had been presenting him with, if only just long enough to formulate a plan of escape and implement it. It was with a sinking feeling that he realized that he was, in a word, screwed. And he really had no one else to blame but himself.
 
Envy shifted his weight off the knee planted in the small of the state alchemist's back, straddling his prone form instead. “I was serious, too, you know.” He continued, slowly disentangling his fingers from the long blond locks twisted around the digits. “I really did intend to keep my end of the bargain.” He smoothed his palm over the back of Ed's head in an almost gentle and soothing manner. “But…” His hand closed into a fist again within the golden strands and pulled with brutal force. “You just had to go and piss me off.”
 
Ed winced at the painful tugging against his scalp. “How…” He began, only to have his words cut off with a yelp when the homunculus pushed his head down into the floor. He blinked away the stars forming in his vision, thankful that Envy hadn't used enough force to cause serious injuries. He'd have bruises and abrasions from the rough stone, he knew, but at least his nose wasn't broken. “How was I supposed to know you were telling the truth?” He mumbled into the coarse ground, resisting the urge to spit out the grit that entered his mouth with the movement of his lips.
 
“It's called trust, Chibi-san.” Envy slowly released the smaller man, first disentangling his fingers from his hair again, then the wrist he was gripping. Cautiously, he moved to the side, taking his weight from the other man's back to crouch beside him. “It's something you're seriously lacking in, obviously.” He ran his hands through his dark hair, pushing it out of his face as Ed slowly shifted onto his back to stare up at the ceiling before shifting his golden gaze to him. “How can someone so young end up so jaded?” He asked softly, resisting the urge to reach out and smooth his fingers over the alchemist's messy hair.
 
He turned his face away from the homunculus and stared sightlessly up at the shadowed ceiling. Envy's mood swings were disturbing, to say the least. The murderous rage was no longer present in his expression and his voice had lost its hard edge, becoming almost gentle and soothing again. Silently, he took stock of his situation, mentally tallying up the injuries incurred during the course of the evening. It seemed that his auto-mail had received the brunt of the damage, leaving the rest of his body only bruised and aching. Surprisingly, the homunculus had exercised a certain amount of restraint, despite everything. Closing his eyes, he drew in a deep calming breath. “All right…” He began slowly, choosing his words carefully in hopes of avoiding sending Envy into another fit of temper. “I'm willing to listen.” He ignored the other man's derisive snort and closed his left hand into a fist at his side. “What, exactly, is it that you want?” He thought he knew…in fact he was fairly certain he knew what it was the homunculus wanted from him…but he needed clarification to avoid future misunderstanding.
 
Envy leaned over the prone alchemist, peering intently into his flushed features before lowering his head. Pausing for a moment, he awaited a reaction from the smaller man as his breath lightly fanned across his increasingly flushed face. When Ed's eyes remained closed and his body held rigidly still, Envy closed in and lightly brushed lips against the state alchemist's, startling a gasp from him. Lips curved upwards into a satisfied smirk, he repeated the gesture again, lingering a little longer the second time around. “You're so perfect…beautiful, talented, a veritable genius…” He whispered, shifting his attention to the tanned neck and leaving gentle, teasing nibbles along a path to his ear. “And I want that…all of it…” He nipped at the smaller man's earlobe, soothing the small hurt with his tongue after. “But I can't have it, now can I?” He thrust his hands into Ed's hair, tilting his face up to capture his lips again in teasingly soft caresses. “I can't help wanting, though…it's in my nature to be envious of others.” He pressed his forehead against Ed's and closed his eyes, sighing heavily. “Even if I can't be you…” Envy lightly cupped the smaller man's face and brushed his lips against his for a final time before pulling away. “I can still have you.”
 
Ed shivered, resisting the urge to press his fingers to his tingling lips. It had been his first kiss…and nothing at all what he'd expected from the homunculus. He'd expected Envy's temperament to be reflected in the kiss…violence, impatience, coldness and anger. But instead, there had been tenderness, warmth, and a sweetness to it that left him almost craving more of the caress. Slowly, his eyes opened. “Promise not to hurt anyone I know…” He began slowly and carefully. “And you can do whatever you want.”
 
 
 
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To Be Continued
 
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