Reshuffled and Dealt

Ok, so now it's time to really have fun. The first version of Shuffled was written as a challenge from my friend, to write something to odd, she'd never find anything else like it. Obviously, it didn't work that way. *L* This is a different one though, takes a bit of thought to follow, so read carefully! I then cleaned it up and posted to fanfiction.net, because you get more feedback there, and I did, THANK YOU! I know some of you are here too. *wave* Now, I've started editing the original and will be posting as I finish. I didn't realize how different they were until I started going over the original again. Oops. I'd like to point out this is my first mpreg, first preg at all, so try not to be too hard on me, k? Alright, I think I've said all there is to say, so let the show begin!


Shuffled

Blankets shifted and shuffled against each other as mismatched legs slipped out. A low grunt and they hit the cold floor. “Dammit, why isn’t the heat on?” Ed mumbled his way to the thermostat and tapped it in annoyance; broken again. “Fucking dorms. How do they expect soldiers to work when they freeze in their sleep?” He kept muttering to himself on the way to the showers. At least he only had to share with three other guys, unlike the new recruits. Even if the water was usually cold by the time he got up.

“One of these days, I’m gonna demand a huge mansion and a yard and a maid and” Pots clanged together and he suddenly missed Al, more than usual. Cooking was so, unpredictable. At least for him. Breakfast was eaten, slowly because it really wasn’t that good, and he got dressed. Nothing to do today; he’d finished his latest research project, handed in his report, and was currently between missions. A walk might be nice, maybe stop and visit Winry.

It was cool out, winter was here but the sun was out today and the snow was soft. While they didn't get much, there would be enough to be uncomfortable for him and he considered putting in for a transfer for the season. Warm air puffed against his cheek and he turned his head absently for a kiss. “Hey, you’re back early.”

“Hmph. Didn’t even look. What if it wasn’t me, huh?” A slim brow arched in annoyance.

The blond shrugged. “Of course it’s you. Who else is stupid enough to walk up behind me and touch?” His mouth kicked up at the corner. “You said at least another week.”

“So? I lied. I got bored and finished it up quick instead of playing. Take me home and feed me.” Long dark hair disappeared suddenly under the guise of a short haired young man. A greeting was called out from a storekeeper and Ed waved back.

“Nah, you don’t need to eat, you’re fine. And I got some kind of sex talk from Mustang because of you. Not sure what the fuck he was trying to say, but it was because someone wanted to play games.”

“No idea what you’re talking about.” The wicked smirk gave the lie away.

A glare was directed at the older man and Ed closed his eyes, trying to block out the memory.

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“Edward, I believe the General has something to say to you.” Meaning, Hawkeye had told him to say something.

The blond stopped at the door. “What? I don’t have time for this, I have other things to do than listen to him blab.” She smiled that tight little smile, the one that said her gun was just that close to being drawn, and he gave in, kicking the door on the way by for good measure. “What do you want?”

“Ah, Fullmetal. Close the door, please.” Slim hands steepled and dark eyes evaluated him. “Edward. Some, shall we say, concerned observations, have made their way to me.” A blond brow rose and a heavy boot tapped impatiently. “Normally, I would ignore them as it is your business, but, certain people, have made it a necessity to speak with you.”

“Hurry up, I have somewhere to be. You’re talking in circles; say what you have to so I can go.” Metal fingers tapped his thigh and the folder in his flesh hand fanned the air to urge his commander on.

“Fine. There have been reports of you frequenting a certain bar and leaving with a different partner nightly. This is a cause for concern amongst your friends and”

“What! You called me in here to harass me about my sex life?” He blushed and inwardly cursed Envy and his games. His favorite recently was to shift form and let Ed try to find him. “I’m twenty years old and I would think you’d have something better to do with your time than nag me over gossip.”

“They are only concerned for your health, Edward. It can be dangerous to choose multiple partners.” A faint blush brushed the normally pale cheeks. “Unfortunately, I was nominated to speak with you about it. And if you get sick, it will reflect poorly on me, not to mention the paperwork involved.”

Ed gritted his teeth and stood his ground. “I know what I’m doing. Thank those people for their concern and tell them to mind their own damn business.” He spun on his heel and stalked out, glaring at the Lieutenant on his way past. By the time he’d gotten back to his lab, he’d calmed and even started to laugh at the ridiculous situation. The next morning, a small basket of chocolates was waiting by the office door when Riza got in.

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He shook his head to clear it. “Come on, let’s go see if Al is back yet.” They wandered over to the small house and knocked on the door. It was flung open and a blond whirlwind blew out to hug Ed.

“Al, Al, you’re home!” She suddenly realized she was looking straight into Ed’s eyes, as opposed to at Al’s chest. “What are YOU doing here, Ed?”

“Well, geez, hello to you too, Winry. Guess Al’s not home yet, huh?” Blue eyes rolled at him and he was waved in. Envy stayed on the steps, idly kicking the snow piles by the cement; he never went in.

“You should bring your friend in, it’s cold.” A piece of cake was wrapped up for both men.

“Naw, he isn’t much for people. We just stopped by to see if Al was in yet. Tell him I stopped by? Thanks, Win. See you later.” An extra bit of cake found its way into his mouth on the way to the door and a wrench was ducked. “Nyah!” Flying tools followed him down the path, Envy on his heels.

“Why can’t you end a visit without us running like crazy, huh?” A grab was made for the wrapped treat and Ed held it away with a teasing grin.

“How much fun would that be? Let’s go home; bet it tastes better in bed.” The blond took off, racing down the street with his lover right behind him.

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“I’m heading out next week. Be gone for about a month; you gonna be here when I get back?” Ed talked around his mouthful of toast.

Slim shoulders shrugged and his lover ate some more. Ed sighed and shook his head. “Fine, I’m going in today, there’s some stuff I wanted check out before I leave. Wanna come?” Another shrug. Gold eyes rolled and he stood, grabbed his bag and headed out. Soft steps fell into time with his and he could see the usual slim brunette beside him. A small grin was hidden immediately and they walked in silence.

“I’ll just be a minute, have to get those notes and check on Gabs.” Envy continued prodding the jars of liquid in the outer lab. “Don’t break anything this time, ok?” A slim hand flipped him off and he chuckled as he entered the main lab.

“Major Elric, sir. I wasn’t aware you were coming in today.” His assistant looked flustered and a stray uniform cap under a chair provided the reason.

“Obviously.” He twirled it on a finger. “Anybody I know?” She blushed brightly and looked at the floor. “Ah, relax. No big deal, just don’t break anything. Or have him in when I’m here. And call me Edward, please. That Major Elric crap is so weird sounding.” The cap was tossed over and a friendly grin made her blush more. “Have you seen those notes Mustang sent over yesterday?”

Before she could answer, a tremor shook the ground. “I swear, if he started somethi…”

The door slammed open. “Brat, what was that?”

Beakers shook off shelves and crashed to the floor, spreading glass everywhere. “Shit. Look after her.” He ran to the door and looked down the hall, searching for familiar faces in the crowd. A young alchemist was snagged by the collar. “What’s happening?”

“Something’s wrong in the chimera lab. Lights were flashing and the place has been ordered evacuated.” Ed released him with instructions to get the outer doors widened and waded through to get to the inner door. A clap and it widened, easing the flow of people a little. He slipped in and worked his way against the flow to the hallway connecting the chimera labs, collecting two structural specialists on the way.

“We need to seal the area, contain it until we can investigate safely. You take the East walls and you take the South. I’ll handle the West and North. Go around and thicken the walls and seal the doors and windows as soon as you get there.”

“But, what about the people left inside? Shouldn’t we try and get them out?” Ed looked away.

“If they aren’t out by now, they aren’t coming out. We don’t know what happened but if it gets worse or something else happens, more people might be affected. Let’s go.” The newer alchemists still hesitated. “If anyone gives you trouble, send them to me, I’ll handle it. Now MOVE!” They took off to their areas, instinctively obeying a more experienced commander.

“Damn kids.” He ignored the fact that both men were older than he by a few years. Another shudder ran through the building and he clapped and pressed his hands to the floor, using the concrete to reinforce the walls and moving them closer together. One area done. He moved on, running until he came to a clear spot and clapped again. The third place he stopped at he could make out the flashing purple lights from the lab. ‘One last shot should do it.’ His hands clapped loudly but running steps made him turn his head to look behind him.

“Get rid of it!” Roy’s figure raced towards him and he frowned. ‘Get rid of what?’ The power gathering between his hands glowed blue, then changed and his eyes widened and turned purple in the reflected light. He tried to shove it into the floor but it was too late. It exploded into whips of light as the taller figure slammed into him, taking him to the floor and covering his body.

The rebounding energy hit the body covering him again and again; the low voice cried in his ear. One strand made it through and the blond’s body stiffened and he screamed until he passed out.

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A low moan woke Ed and he tried to sit up to see who it was. The pounding in his head informed him it was probably him. Al’s voice came to him. “Just stay still. You’re at the hospital. They said you were fine physically but we had to wait for you to wake up.” A warm hand gripped his and he squeezed back lightly.

“Where’s Mustang? He was there.” His eyes cracked open enough to see the dark brown eyes change to violet and back. “Oh. It was you. What were they doing down there?”

“Aww, no thank you?” A cocky grin Al would never have used appeared. “I’ll get it later. And I’m fine, thanks for asking.” Ed just stuck his tongue out. “They were screwing with some form of red water, using chimeras as fuel and experiments. They set off a backlash of some sort; got most of the lab staff and a few of the close-by labs. It was pretty gross.” The older blond flinched at that; if Envy thought it was gross, it was bad.

A nurse opened the door and strode in, a needle kit in hand. “Feeling better, Major Elric?” She prepared a shot and Ed started wiggling for the other side of the bed. “Now, hold still. This will only take a second.” Her hand replaced Envy’s and pinned him to the bed.

“I don’t think that’s necessary, really. I feel fine.” He tried to talk his way out of it but she just smiled and slid it in. By the time he managed a whimper, it was over and his brother’s grin mocked him. When she was gone, he glared at the younger blond. “Can you at least pick something else? What if Al does show up?”

“One, they won’t let anyone other than family in, and two, he won’t. They’re keeping this hushed up; wouldn’t do for the military to be performing experiments of an unsavory type now would it?” A gentle hand brushed his hair back and Ed leaned up a little with a little sigh of pleasure. “Ready for a doctor? We’ll have him look you over and get you home.” He nodded gratefully and closed his eyes for a second.

An hour later, the doctor came to see him and ran some basic tests. Miraculously, there were no physical problems, other than the headache, and he didn't even seem to have a concussion. The blond was cleared and insisted on heading in to give a report before going home.

His lover shifted to his favorite form for wandering the base and glared at anyone who even looked like they might slow them down. Roy and Hawkeye were the only ones in the office and took his oral report, Riza taking notes so a formal one could be written up for him to sign while Roy listened and talked on the phone at the same time. He was determined to find out who sanctioned that work and drag them down; this was his base damn it all.

It only took an hour to finish the report but Ed was exhausted when he left and his superior offered to call him a car. To avoid questions about his companion, he refused and Envy ended up carrying him halfway home when his legs gave out.

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The next morning, he was up and running just like always, earning himself a swat on the ass from his partner. “Go back to sleep. Damn pest, you’re too loud.”

“Come on, get up. I want to go back in to start fixing my lab up. Bet those idiots broke every beaker in the place.” A slim arm wrapped around his waist and hauled him back.

“No. We’re staying here today; you need to rest AND you still owe me. So, as part of my payment, you will stay in bed today, leaving only to get me food.” Blond brows met and full lips parted. They were covered and a quick tongue slid in. “No arguing.” The blue shirt was unbuttoned and tugged off, pale fingers wandering over the scars. Pale skin shifted to metal and Ed’s back arched under the cold touch.

“I thought you were tired?” Sharp metal pulled over a perked nipple and he gasped.

“Mm, not for this.” The brunette smirked and dragged his fingers along the quivering stomach. “Who would have thought, the Fullmetal brat has a metal fetish.”

Cold curled around Ed’s hardening length and he shuddered and bucked. Whimpers made his lover grin and squeeze harder. “En, please, ah, moorree!”

“Yesss, just me. There is no one else, is there?” Blond bangs shook frantically and a firm finger flicked sensitive pink skin.

“No! Please, no one else, more.” Gasps cut into the words, scattering them while his eyes rolled and his back arched.

Wet touched his collar and long dark hair brushed Ed’s nose; sharp teeth explored, searching out a smooth spot, then bit deep. A full scream and the blond bucked into the firm hand and smooth stomach while the few blood droplets were licked delicately. White spattered both chests and stomachs, sliding over firm thighs while they panted.

Oil coated slim fingers and they probed gently until the hand was smacked. “Hey, who said you get to top, huh?”

Pointed teeth gleamed in a dangerous grin. “Oh? Fight me for it?” Gold rolled at him and the blond scrambled to the edge and reached for his pants.

“Flip for it.” A coin was dug out but a slap sent it flying. Ed shook his hand to get rid of the sting. “What was that for?”

“I don’t think so. I don’t feel like being fair today.” A hard yank and the alchemist was hauled across the bed to lay on his stomach, still trying to escape. Quick fingers slid deep again and the blond pushed back, crying in pleasure. His hips moved against the bed and he felt himself growing again. He was flipped over and a demanding mouth attacked his chest and neck, bringing him to full hardness in seconds.

Envy slicked oil over his cock and pushed against the pink opening. “Ah, ca-reful.” His blond wiggled under him and he thrust gently again, pushing himself in until he couldn’t go any further. Loud cries and moans egged him on and he pounded in and out quickly, slamming the smaller body against the mattress.

Hard thrusts and barely muffled screams brought him in a rush of heat. His cry echoed in the small room and his hand spasmed around the younger man’s cock, roughly pulling him along. Harsh panting moved long hair in and out of their eyes as they faced one another, eyes half closed to let the afterglow wash over them for as long as possible.

Heavy banging from the wall and muffled but clear voices telling them to shut up had them laughing and Envy banging back. He shifted to his favorite girl form and yelled at the other men to be quiet so she could enjoy herself. Ed just burrowed in the blankets in embarrassment and tried to think of ways to avoid them later.

Ed’s last week in town was mostly spent in bed; Envy was demanding, claiming if he was going to be gone for a month, he had to make up for it in advance.

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The train whistled its last call and the petite blond hauled his suitcase along, running for the door. ‘Late, late, damn it all anyways.’ The pretty redhead beside him wasn’t helping, her long hair bouncing as she ran, keeping time with other, more obvious assets. As they hit the gate, she twirled him around to plant an open mouthed kiss on him, pressing close. The porter grinned and waved him forward; it was a common sight for the small State Alchemist to get a goodbye kiss. And well worth holding the train for, in his opinion.

Ed was almost purple with embarrassment. She did this every time and it didn't get any less humiliating. The porter clapped a friendly hand on his back. “Pretty little thing. Don’t blame you a bit for wanting to wait until the last minute.” The blush got darker. He mumbled and handed over the ticket. His seat was in the back and reasonably isolated; good, maybe he’d finally make it through the folder Mustang had given him last week.

Pages flipped as he scanned the background contents before coming to his actual assignment. “WHAT! YOU FUCKING BASTARD!” The other passengers moved further away and avoided that compartment for the rest of the trip.

Roy looked at the clock and snickered to himself. ‘Right about now, Fullmetal. Wonder how many phones you’ll wreck before you actually get around to calling me?’

The answer was three; Ed had a bad habit of holding the receiver with his auto-mail hand and crushed them when he was upset. “Mustang. What the fuck kind of mission is this?” The words were gritted out evenly, rage shivering though the line.

“Why, Fullmetal, it is a mission vital to the security of the country. Surely you realize that group can not be allowed to remain in power, torturing those people to ensure their cooperation.” The older man nibbled his lip, waiting for the explosion.

“Blah, blah, don’t give me that shit. That’s not the part I’m asking about. Why do I have to infiltrate their group as a GIRL?” If alchemy could travel through phone lines, Roy had no doubt he’d be an interesting shape right about now.

“Well, I thought you’d go as a woman, but if you feel a girl is the best you can do, what with your... deficiencies… and all, I suppose it’ll do.” For a second faint crunching came through the line and he thought they would have a new record of broken phones but the blond controlled himself. “The plain truth is that they’re waiting for a man to come after them. We don’t have any female alchemists with enough experience and as varied talents as you and you are the best choice. Report in when you get back, Edward. We’re waiting for you.” He hung up gently and proceeded to laugh himself to the point of crying.

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Ed muttered away to himself. Three weeks and nothing. Sure he’d seen them around, but all they did was come in, threaten the locals, have a few drinks, and take off. And he’d been cleaning rooms and serving tables at the inn. In a dress. His hair was in a high pony-tail and his butt was sore from all the slaps it’d gotten. Unfortunately, he’d already been fired from one job for breaking that prick’s nose and this was the only other inn in town.

This was so boring; how was he supposed to find out anything anyways? His head jerked around to look out the window. There, that was the Boss, he was sure of it. A burly man with short black hair and a thick beard turned to look back at him and he bounced away from the window. ‘Shit.’

They came in and a table cleared for them immediately. The other girl went to serve them and was sent away. “Terry? They, ah, asked for you.” Her eyes were huge and Ed tried to smile at her. “Be careful, ok?” He nodded reassuringly and headed out with his best ‘I’m pretty and ready to serve you’ smile.

Not even one hand came near him and they were incredibly polite, which made him even more nervous. The Boss was charming, or at least thought he was, and Ed tried to be polite back without encouraging him. Didn't work so well. They left with the promise to come back the next day to see him and he smiled and tried not to be sick.

Four days of return visits before the man asked him to sit with them. He refused politely and was dragged down to sit in his lap anyways. At least the top he’d made held up to the light groping and he struggled an appropriate amount until they got tired of playing with him and let go. Once they’d gone, the blond escaped to the backroom to calm down. Fuck, fuck, fuck, he certainly hoped Mustang hadn’t meant for him to sleep with these idiots, ‘cause it wasn’t happening. ‘Ok, calm down. Tomorrow, I’ll take them on. Just beat them up a bit and hand them over to the locals. Enough of this ‘infiltrate’ crap.’

He let his hair down and braided it quickly before starting for his apartment. “You should have been more friendly little lady.” He barely had time to register the voice before a sweet smelling cloth covered his nose and mouth. His body felt light and the ground moved under his eyes before they closed.

Whispers woke him in the dark and he tried to roll over to find he was tied by the flesh ankle to the bed. “Hi. How do you feel? You’ve been out for awhile.” A soft voice came from his left.

“Head hurts. Where are we?” As his eyes adjusted, he could make out a large room and several young women. He recognized one or two from town.

“Not sure, wherever those assholes stay when they’re not harassing us.”

“Sharon, shut up. What if they hear you?”

“Who cares? They’re gonna kill us anyways.” She tossed her head. “I’d rather they get pissed and kill me right away.”

The blond groaned as he sat up. “No one is going to die. We’re out of here, just give me a second.” He flinched when a light flared and loud voices spoke before the light disappeared again. “Tell me everything you know about the layout and how many there are.”

“Shut up you little bastard. This is your fault.” A familiar voice came from his left.

“En… Tiffany? What are you doing here?” He turned to look for her and found matted red hair gleaming faintly.

“Just ignore her. She’s been here a while, they grabbed her as soon as she got off the train a couple of weeks ago.” The first woman, Sharon, whispered to him. He reached out and had his hand slapped when it got close to his lover. “Do you know her? More importantly, who are you and what can you do?”

“I’m a State Alchemist. Tell me everything.” Sharon gasped and pushed up against his side.

“Really? Thank God. I knew the military would send someone to help us. There are about thirty of them. We’re in the back room of this place, at least from what we can see.” She stopped and took a deep breath, sketching an outline of the bit she knew while she talked. “They showed up last night, just like every month, demanding a dozen women and when we refused, they started torturing people.” Ed nodded and considered a plan to get them out with the least amount of casualties. He was good, but thirty experienced fighters were a bit much for even him.

The blond ignored the muttering from his partner. “You know, if you would quit bitching and help me out here, we’d be gone in no time.”

“Why should I? I’ve been here, waiting for you for over two weeks, and it’s your fault I’m here in the first place.” Slender legs tucked up to her chest and she laid her face on her knees. “I hate you.”

“Can’t you wait and hate me later?” Her head shook stubbornly. “Fine. I’m gonna get loose. Are you guys tied down?” They shook their heads and huddled around him, one girl watching the door. A soft clap and he was free. Another clap and the chains changed into a wind up mouse. “Here, take it over and set it loose near the door. I want as much noise as possible. We’re going straight through here.” He pointed to the wall beside the bed.

“But, where does it go? We don’t know where we are, what if there’s nothing on the other side?” He couldn’t tell who spoke in the faint light.

“There is. Put your hand on it; it vibrates when a door is slammed. From the layout you described, it should go outside. The door is close, so we’ll just go through here, and I’ll close it off behind us. Simple.” At least he hoped it would be. He ripped his skirt to around his knees for mobility and waved the woman forward.

The mouse was released, screaming broke out, and the guards came running. Ed knocked them out and opened the wall behind him. The door was directly across the room from them and Sharon led while he took out the two guards. The door opened easily and he sent the women ahead. His back itched; it was too easy for someone that the locals hadn’t been able to apprehend alone. Envy passed him last, still ignoring him, and he followed her only to find the rest of the gang outside, grinning broadly and surrounding his charges.

“Well, well, didn’t know they had such pretty little alchemists these days.” The dark man stepped forward and smirked.

“Yeah, well, we come in all shapes and sizes, ya know?” The blond changed his arm to a short blade. “Sharon, take them back.” A quick burst of speed brought him up beside the Boss and he swiped at him. The group attacked and he used every bit of speed and agility he’d earned in the past to stay ahead and bring their attention to him. He could hear flesh slamming into flesh beside him and caught red from the corner of his eye; Envy had stayed behind.

Anyone who went after the women was cut off and forced to defend themselves. There were just too many and he was worn down, even with the help. One finally got behind him and a lucky shot sent him flying forward to be kicked down. His hands were forced behind his back, a piece of cloth into his mouth, and he glared up at his captors. The smaller form beside him panted in pain from a kick aimed at her side; tears slid over her face and Ed bucked to cover her and get between her and the next raised foot.

“Such a pretty little thing. A shame about the others but we’ll pick them up tomorrow. After tonight, they won’t put up much of a fight.” Gold widened and he laughed. “Yeah, they’ll think twice about defying us again. Only killed a few but the rest will remember.”

One of the men holding the blond down slid his hands over his body and stopped at his thighs. “Ah, Boss? This ain’t no girl.” Ed wriggled around and kicked at him but was dragged off, his shirt ripped open, and he was inspected. The tattered skirt came off next and he was left in his boxers.

“Well, even more interesting. Not my usual type but life is about variety, no?” The blond swallowed as he laughed again. A careless foot prodded the girl and she gasped and jerked away. “And you. What a pain. If you would just be a good girl, nothing bad would happen to you.”

“What did you do to her?” Coarse laughter and he cringed back to protect the small form as much as possible. “Let her go.”

A heavy boot connected with his ribs and lifted him off, sending him rolling across the ground. “What do you care? She your woman?” The large man watched red flush into the high cheeks. “Well, damn. This might be fun after all.”

The blond and redhead both snarled up at him and he laughed, delighted with his prizes. A large foot pried them apart and shoved the smallest shape over towards his men. “Here ya go, boys. All yours.” She kicked and bit, and Ed heard a few bones break, accompanied by heavy cursing, but she tired quickly, energy sapped. They easily pinned her to the ground and started tugging her pants off.

The blond kicked hard and freed both legs, pushing himself to his feet only to be grabbed by his hair and yanked to his tiptoes, the large body pressed to his back. Moist, rank breath blew in his face as the thick beard brushed his cheek. “She’s a real pretty little thing, sure puts up a fight though. She’s been a lot of fun since she came to visit us.” Even teeth gritted until the disgusting mouth got even closer to his then his head turned abruptly and they sank into an ear, drawing blood and getting the grip on his hair loosened.

He threw himself forwards, using the metal arm to push himself into a flip. He landed and came up swinging, using his blade to injure instead of defend. “Envy! Fight!” She just lay still, not even using energy to breathe. “Get up damn it! Fight or I’ll leave you.” The last did it, she shoved herself to her knees, then her feet.

“You prick, you think I want to be here?” A high kick and she snapped a pair of necks, her arms slamming out and the blond heard ribs cracking. “I can’t! I’ve only got a few minutes before I’m exhausted again.” Even as delicate feet touched the ground, she stumbled a bit. “This body is useless for anything other than fucking.” A knee hit the ground and large hands gripped her arms, lifting her up to kick helplessly in the air.

“Fuck.” A whirl brought the smallest man in range and he freed her with a quick cut over the thick arms holding her. “Come here; up.” He shifted her to his waist and slim arms clung to his neck. A pair of claps brought them on to a platform of wood and thin metal wires bursting from the ground to wrap around their opponents.

“What are you thinking, little boy? These won’t hold us!” They started to rip the wires off and stood laughing and holding them.

A wide smirk was their only warning before Ed clapped again and sent an electrical charge through the ground and up the wires. They jerked and went rigid before collapsing. “They don’t have to idiot.” His attention turned to the small form still clinging to him. “Envy? Are you, ok?”

A stifled cry from behind him accompanied the small fist pounding his shoulder. “Of course I’m not! I’m stuck.”

Gold blinked and he turned her more to look her in the face. “You’re what?”

“I’m stuck like this, I can’t change! And it’s your fault.” Pretty green eyes narrowed at the blond brow that rose in question. “I haven’t been able to change since you left. We fucked, I saw you off, and I’m stuck.” Slim arms folded in front of her chest and her legs squeezed his waist. “So I came to find you to make you fix me. And I throw up all the time and I’m tired.” An adorable pout had her partner smiling down at her. “Well? Hurry up!”

“Envy, I have no idea what’s wrong with you. Come on, let’s tie these morons up and get some sleep.” A flesh finger ran over a slim eyebrow while he settled his metal hand under her butt for support. “It’s the middle of the night, I’m tired too. We’ll have a look when we get up, ok?” Slender shoulders slumped a bit. “Promise.”

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“Ugh.” Ed rolled, hand searching for the body that should have been beside him. “Envy?” Nothing, no sign of her. He hopped to his feet and swayed, nausea almost overwhelming him. ‘What the hell?’ A vague memory of his lover shaking him and insisting he drink something came to the surface and he grimaced to think of what exactly he’d put in his mouth. ‘As soon as I figure out what’s wrong with you, I’m gonna kick your ass.’

The place was silent and he stalked through, checking each room as he went. They were all empty of life, but he noticed a lot of nice things and made a mental note to tell the local constabulary. Finally, he came to the door and peered out into the bright sun.

Most of the captives were where he’d left them, lying quietly on the ground. Three were out of place and he gaped at them in shock. Two were on their backs, chests ripped open, blood spattered all around. The third was on his stomach, Envy sitting calmly on his back, rummaging around in his chest cavity. It looked like she’d simply pried his ribs apart.

The two stared at each other for a second, then the redhead licked her fingers and purred. “Want?”

“No! What are you doing?” The blond alchemist stomped over and grabbed her arm, dragging her off her victim.

Big eyes blinked up at him, then looked around. “I’m, not sure. I needed it, really, really badly.” Green focused on him again. “Why are your panties in a bunch? They hurt me first, they deserved it.” A catty grin parted blood reddened lips. “Are you sure you don’t want some?”

Ed shoved her away and hit the ground on all fours, retching. A small hand petted his hair and neck until he was done. “What were you thinking?”

“It was fun. I wanted to, needed to.” A happy little smile had him retching all over again.







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