Fullmetal Alchemist Fan Fiction ❯ The Pact ❯ Chapter 7 ( Chapter 7 )

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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:He could sense that the smaller man's resolve was swaying in his favour. He'd been correct in his assumption that patience and seeming understanding would convince the undersized state alchemist in the end.

 

This chapter rated: PG-13 for gender bending & sexual innuendo

 

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WARNINGS:

 

See Chapter 1 for the detailed warnings.

 

Constructive Criticism is welcome, Flames are not.

 

 

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Chiruken

 

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-- The Pact --

 

By: Chiruken

 

 

 

 

 

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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.”

 

 

 

 

Chapter 7

 

 

A slow smile spread across the homunculus' features as he shifted to his knees and leaned over the smaller man, reaching out to grasp his chin and tilting his face towards him. “Chibi-san…” He lowered his head until their lips were almost touching. “I accept your terms on one condition…” He paused, more for effect than anything else, amethyst gaze intent on Ed's wide golden eyes.

 

As the pause lengthened uncomfortably, Ed tried to shift away only to be stopped when Envy's fingers tightened against his jaw. “What kind of condition?” He was almost afraid to ask, but the other man obviously wasn't going to continue without some kind of input from him. He could feel a blush spreading up his neck and into his face as their lips brushed lightly again with the movement from speaking.

 

As his smile slowly dissolved, Envy sat back on his heels and regarded the smaller man solemnly. “You come to me willingly…not like some martyr to his execution.” This was one point he wasn't willing to negotiate on. He knew the alchemist wasn't indifferent to his advances…the blush currently spreading across his face testified to this…whether the undersized state alchemist was willing to admit it or not. As much as he enjoyed pitting his skills against Ed's, he wanted more than just one sparring match after another between them. He just wasn't certain how far he wanted to take things. He shrugged inwardly, deciding he could make adjustments as time wore on and they established what each found acceptable or objectionable, whichever the case may be.

 

Ed swallowed with some difficulty. He wasn't at all certain if he could meet with this latest…and hopefully final…demand being presented to him. He was almost afraid to admit as much, fearing the possible reaction from the temperamental homunculus. Slowly sitting up, he turned his face away from the intent scrutiny of the other man for a moment as he waged an inner battle over whether he should be truthful about his current mixed feelings or not. Finally heaving a heavy sigh, he turned back to face the other man. “Envy…” He began slowly, taking great care in choosing his next words lest they become his last. “I don't know if I can promise that.”

 

Envy's eyes narrowed suspiciously. “Why not?” He thought it a fairly simple request. It wasn't as if he was asking the impossible, at least in his mind it didn't seem that way. All he wanted was for Ed to be a willing participant in whatever activities they chose to pursue. Despite the image he'd cultivated over the centuries of his existence, Envy wasn't a fool. He knew better than to rush the younger man into intimacy straight off. He'd have to build him up to it, set his mind at ease…after all, if Ed didn't trust him, he wouldn't relax, and if he didn't relax, the entire arrangement would become an unmitigated disaster. The last thing he needed was for the other homunculi to suspect that he was fraternizing with the enemy…which, he reflected with a scowl, was exactly what he was proposing to do…not that he particularly cared one way or another what they thought. No, that part didn't bother him one bit. What did bother him, however, was the possibility of Dante discovering his activities and the inevitable punishment that would follow such a discovery. He didn't want to think about what she would do to him if she even suspected he was involved with Edward Elric in any way that didn't entail forcing him to create the thrice damned Philosopher's Stone for her. Of course, such thoughts were rather out of place given the current circumstances and he pushed them to the back of his mind for the time being and focused once again on the smaller man as he awaited his response.

 

Ed felt a flush of embarrassment rise into his cheeks. He wasn't certain how to put his feelings into words that wouldn't further antagonize the other man. Finally, he shrugged and decided it was often better to go with the direct approach. At least that way there wouldn't be misunderstandings later because he'd been too self-conscious to just come out and voice his concerns. “Well…” He began slowly, willing the heat to leave his face as he met Envy's narrowed amethyst stare directly. “For starters…I don't think I like guys in that way.” He cleared his throat and shrugged again.

 

Envy brightened immediately. “Is that all?” He waved a hand dismissively. “That's no problem, Chibi-san.” He smirked as he concentrated and felt the familiar tingling sensation crawl over his body as he shifted forms. Grinning, he reached down and cupped his now ample chest. “See?”

 

Ed's jaw dropped for a moment as his wide eyes were drawn to the displayed assets Envy was currently bouncing in his general direction. “I still know you're a guy, Envy.” He shook his head and tore his gaze away with more difficulty than he thought possible. It wasn't that he wasn't curious…far from it…he just felt odd in ogling Envy's altered body, especially knowing that the homunculus was, in fact, male. Or at least, he thought he was. He lifted his hand and rubbed circles against his temple. He had to stop thinking like that, he realized. It was giving him a headache.

 

“I can be whatever you want, Chibi-san.” Envy shifted forward, gently cupping the younger alchemist's face and holding his gaze steadily. “I can be whoever you want.” He whispered softly, brushing his lips over Ed's lightly as he reached down and grasped his left hand, pulling it up to place against the curve of his breast.

 

Ed jerked back and shook his head sharply. “That's completely beside the point! Hell, I haven't even looked at girls that way!” He drew in a calming breath and shook his head again. “Besides, it's disturbing to see you with…with…” He gestured helplessly towards Envy's chest with his left hand. “With those.” He grimaced and dropped his hand to close into a fist against his thigh.

 

“They're called breasts.” He supplied helpfully with a smirk.

 

“I know that!” Ed shouted, face turning an impossible shade of red. “Just get rid of them already!” It occurred to him that Envy was taking unholy delight in his embarrassment, which, in turn, infuriated him. “It isn't enough that you're propositioning me, is it?” He grumbled, turning his head away to glare at the wall. If his auto-mail arm had been working properly, he would have crossed his arms over his chest and completed the image of affronted angry pride properly.

 

Envy returned to his preferred form with a shrug. “You get uptight over the strangest things, Chibi-san.” He had to admit…even if it was only to himself…that he enjoyed seeing the smaller man flustered. It was just icing on the cake knowing that he was the cause. He crept up behind the young alchemist and wrapped his arms around him from behind, resting his head on his shoulder. Pressing his cheek against Ed's, he closed his eyes and just enjoyed the brief moment of closeness. Placing his hands flat against the other man's chest, he rubbed his palms against him in soothing circles. He turned his head and pressed his lips against the flushed cheek in a tender caress. “I'm not asking you to sign over your soul, Ed.” His lips curved upwards into a smirk when he felt the state alchemist's heart beat a wild staccato beneath his palm. “I'm not even asking you to trust me…”

 

“As if that would ever happen.” Ed muttered under his breath, trying almost desperately to not show how much he was enjoying the way the homunculus' hands were moving over his chest. He'd be damned if he'd admit that it actually felt good.

 

“All I want is the chance to relax and enjoy your company.” He continued as if Ed had never spoken. “Well, maybe a bit more than that…but that can come later, hmm?” He could sense that the smaller man's resolve was swaying in his favour. He'd been correct in his assumption that patience and seeming understanding would convince the undersized state alchemist in the end. Of course, Edward hadn't agreed to anything yet, but that was a minor detail in Envy's mind. It was all a matter of time, of which he had plenty. After all, he wasn't exactly limited by human concepts of time, now was he?

 

 

 

 

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To Be Continued…

 

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