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What Lurks Beneath	By : RotSeele Category: Fullmetal Alchemist > Yaoi - Male/Male > Roy/Ed Views: 1878 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-What Lurks Beneath
- 2-Two
- 3-Three
- 4-Four
- 5-Five
- 6-Six
- 7-Seven
- 8-Eight
- 9-Nine
- 10-Ten
- 11-Eleven
- 12-Twelve
- 13-Thirteen
- 14-Fourteen
- 15-Fifteen
- 16-Sixteen
- 17-Seventeen
- 18-Eighteen
- 19-Nineteen
- 20-Twenty
- 21-Epilogue
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Ten
Envy held onto Ed as the boy’s body convulsed again, the young alchemist throwing up the water Envy had been able to get into him. The homunculus had woken that day to find Edward unconscious and not breathing. It took him a good, panicked hour to get the boy breathing again.
It was the fire, Envy realized. The carbon monoxide wouldn’t have affected Envy, considering breathing, like eating, was optional. But for young alchemists that needed to do things like eat and breathe, carbon monoxide was a death sentence. Envy smothered the fire and grabbed onto Ed, pounding on his chest to get the boy to breathe.
Ed gasped for air and coughed until his throat was raw. Envy had gotten the pool water to soothe the boy’s throat and now was spending his time trying to get the boy well again.
Ed slumped against Envy, shivering with the last days of his illness, gold eyes closed tight against the burning tears. Envy stroked loose blonde strands, fingers imitating a motion Greed used to do, glowering at the sight and smell of the Fullmetal pipsqueak’s sick. The water wasn’t any good, and now they couldn’t have a fire. Edward had a bum right arm and Envy felt the leash on his temper growing shorter.
“Can you walk?” Envy grumbled.
“I think so.” Edward replied hoarsely, pulling away from the homunculus and fighting to stand on his own two legs. He managed to few steps and held his balance, then looked relieved that he didn’t fall flat on his face. “We need to get out of here.”
“Of course we do!” Envy yelled. Edward stiffened and looked at Envy. “We have to get out of here. If we don’t you’ll end up dead! Then where will I be?”
“What?” Edward frowned.
“I’ll be alone! Do you have any idea how I felt when I saw you weren’t breathing? You were dead!” Envy’s hands curled into fists. “Dead, dead, dead! Well I won’t let you leave me alone!”
Envy lunged for Edward and caught the boy around the middle. They crashed into the pool, sending the still waters up around them. Envy fought against Ed’s hands - both of them - trying to find a hold on the boy’s throat. Edward fought to keep his head above the water and struggled to get his legs between Envy and himself. He kicked up into Envy’s bare stomach, automail and flesh working together to send Envy flying. The homunculus hit the lip of the pool and his spine bent back violently, his head cracking against rock. Instead of stopping the homunculus, it only seemed to enrage Envy more. Ed rolled through the water, his right arm screaming in pain as he put weight on his limb. He heard Envy growl and dodged left to avoid the homunculus, and Edward clambered out of the pool.
Sopping wet, Edward lunged for his ruined black jacket and snapped it out. Envy was right behind him, growling with a crazed look in his eyes. The elder creature was set to murder Ed if given the chance, so Edward had to stop Envy before something dangerous happened. Reasoning with the homunculus was out of the question. Envy wouldn’t listen anyway! Ed gripped the jacket’s sleeves and whirled to face the charging homunculus, gold eyes widening with how close Envy was. The boy snapped out the jacket, but Envy dodged it, turning and falling low, kicking out at Edward’s legs. Ed managed to avoid having his flesh and bone leg from being broken and took the brunt of Envy’s kick on his automail leg. The limb buckled and Edward fell hard on the stone. He rolled and managed to get onto his back before Envy nearly crushed him. The homunculus straddled Ed’s stomach and wrapped his hands around his throat, squeezing tighter and tighter until Ed felt his head was going to explode.
The young alchemist fisted the sleeves of his coat in both hands and lashed up with the fabric, wrapping the black jacket around Envy’s head. He twisted the sleeves, covering up Envy’s face until Envy had to let go of his throat. Ed twisted with all the strength he could muster. He thought he heard Envy’s neck snap and the homunculus went limp above him.
Envy woke with a headache that demanded sacrifices in the form of comfort. Envy didn’t move for a moment, looking around in the soft glow. He heard water, but he couldn’t see it, and he knew for a fact he wasn’t in the cave anymore. Something shifted under his head and Envy realized with a sickening feeling that his head was in Edward’s lap.
“Don’t sit up.” Edward said softly. “I think I broke your neck.”
“What?” Envy jerked upright and groaned as he put his hand to his aching neck. “Shit.”
“Yeah well, maybe you’ll remember that the next time you go batshit crazy.” Ed grumped.
Envy glowered at Ed and slowly moved to stand. He noticed a small, water-filled globe beside Edward’s right hand, the globe glowing with the light of the lichen from the pool. “How far did you go?”
Ed pushed himself up and wobbled slightly. “A mile, maybe more. There’s this underground stream I’ve been following. The pool was fed by its runoff, so it wasn’t hard to find the source. I figure we can follow it out.”
Envy rubbed his temples. “You’re bleeding.”
Ed touched his temple and nodded. “I needed a light. I used alchemy and some of the cave collapsed on me. Don’t worry. I used you as a shield.”
Envy made a snide gesture. Ed replied in kind.
“You’re a pain in the ass, pipsqueak. How does anyone put up with you?” Envy griped, watching the boy pick up the glowing orb.
“They threaten me with harm or death. Half of my friends follow through. I’ve gotten more lumps on the head than there are stars in the sky.”
“That Winry girl, huh?”
Ed paused and looked at Envy. “What do you know about Winry?”
“Pipsqueak, I know everything about you.” Envy said with a toothy grin. “Your friends, your village, everything. There isn’t a damn place you can run that I can’t find you.”
Edward grabbed onto Envy’s shirt and slammed him up against the wall. “If you hurt Al or Winry or anyone at home, I will kill you.”
Envy burst out laughing. “Oh, I’d like to see you try, pipsqueak. I’d like to see you try.”
Ed shoved away from Envy and stomped down the tunnel. Envy frowned and straightened his shirt. Ed was starving, Envy realized, and he was becoming dehydrated. If Envy didn’t figure out something soon, Ed would die. Envy clenched his fists and hurried after his little brother, trying to ignore the way his chest tightened at the thought of losing the irritating pipsqueak.
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