03/11/07 // Coordinator!Envy and Transmutey!Ed

Mar 11, 2007 19:56

Who: Coordinator!Envy and Transmutey!Ed
When: 03/11/07
Rating: PG
Category: Misc Happenings, Misc Pairings
Summary: After Ed gets beaten up by Envy, he heads home to retell the tale to Ren.


T!Ed: *slams the door to the apartment shut behind him as he enters, craddling his now bound wrist to his chest and being careful not to move his other arm as it continues to heal, the muscles knitting themselves back together and taking their sweet time; drags himself to the second floor, snarling and muttering under his breath*

C!Envy: *comes out of the bedroom, freshly showered and dressed, still towling his hair off, but drops the towel and stops dead at the sight of him* ...Edward?

T!Ed: *glares up at him sullenly from where he's flopped over in one of the kitchen chairs* Yeah?

C!Envy: What the hell happened? *hurries over to him, taking the nearest chair*

T!Ed: Your double is what happened. *hunches his shoulders*

C!Envy: Yes, I did hazard a guess... *reaches for his arm to inspect the casted wrist* You did not heal?

T!Ed: *jerks his head towards his bloody shoulder, keeping his arm limp as Ren reaches for it* My shoulder got the worst. The stones all seem to be going to fix it first, and that's even taking a long time. *laughs bitterly* I had to go get it stitched up and everything at the hospital.

C!Envy: My gods, Edward! You did not even call me? I could have come to pick you up or something. *shakes his head, getting up* No matter, I will get the stones. You look like death warmed over.

T!Ed: There was no time to call you. The fucker had my wrist in a death grip and if I hadn't kicked him when I did, he probably would have torn my whole wrist off or something. *snorts, rolling his eyes* Gee, thanks for that, Ren.

C!Envy: I meant after you finished at the hospital. *leans to kiss his cheek* You are quite welcome. Glad to see your innate sense of sarcasm wasn't damaged. *hurries off to the bedroom for the stones*

T!Ed: *just shrugs and leans back in the chair as Ren heads off, hissing softly as pain shoots through his shoulder*

C!Envy: *returns a moment later, holding out a handful* May I see your shoulder?

T!Ed: *takes them carefully and nods, setting the stones in his lap for a moment to uncover his wounded shoulder*

C!Envy: *grimaces, brushing a fingertip over the skin around the wound as lightly as he can* Well, at least it is healing. But the stitches- you do not want those in when it heals, do you? *frowns, not quite sure how human bodies react to this sort of thing*

T!Ed: It... I didn't think about that. *bites his lip, thinking this over* Do you think it would be alright if we took them out, as long as the wound was wrapped up?

C!Envy: *frowns, inspecting closer* Eat a stone or two. See if that makes you heal faster, and if it does, we can just take the stitches out as it heals.

T!Ed: ...The stitches aren't going to heal into my skin, are they? *nervously takes a stone, glancing at his shoulder*

C!Envy: That's what I am wondering. Just eat one stone. That should be enough to tell if we should take them out or not.

C!Envy: ...Unless you just want to be safe and let it heal on it's own.

T!Ed: *grimaces* That would take forever, though... *sighs shakily, popping the stone into his mouth after a moment's hesitation*

C!Envy: *laughs softly* You have been spoiled, healing so fast recently. *keeps a close eye on the wound after he swallows the stone*

T!Ed: Well you do spoil me, that's true... *feels the healing start to speed up, albeit a bit slugglishly, and eats another stone, watching the wound out of the corner of his eye; after the second stone most of the muscle is put back together and the edges of the wound begin to close slowly*

C!Envy: *laughs quietly* If you call the way I sort of... enabled you... to heal quickly "spoiling", I suppose. *wry smile before turning back to the wound* It is closing. Should I remove the stitches?

T!Ed: ...Well when you put it that way... *grins teasingly, strained, then nods* Yeah, now might be good. Just in case.

C!Envy: Alright. *hesitates a moment, slightly unnerved* ...I have no done this in a few hundred years- since before I could afford a company surgeon. Just to, ah, warn you?

T!Ed: ...Er. *glances nervously at the wound, which is still closing, and then at Ren, slightly wide-eyed and feeling vaguely panicked*

C!Envy: ...I did not mean to worry you that much. It is just a simple stitches removal, and I would not do it if I thought it would hurt you more. Do you trust me?

T!Ed: *takes a couple of deep breaths, smiling wanly* Yeah, of course I do.

C!Envy: Alright. *gets up again, moving around the kitchen and retrieving rubbing alchohol, swabs, a very small pair of scissors, matches, and a candle, along with the first-aid box, setting everything down on the table, and lighting the candle* How sensative is the wound?

T!Ed: ... *would really, really like to run at this point, but forces himself to stay still, fingers twisting the hem of his shirt* Erm, not as sensative as it was earlier, but it still hurts like a bitch.

C!Envy: Alright. This will just take a moment, alright? *checks to make sure the skin is knitted properly before he starts, dipping the scissors' blades into the rubbing alchohol and passing them through the candle flame a couple of times to sterilize, snipping the first suture*

T!Ed: *squeezes his eyes shut and winces a little, actually finding the snipping part not too painful, and watches, kind of fascinated*

C!Envy: *glances at him, slightly amused through the concentration, finishing the last stitch before frowning* Oops. Do you have tweezers?

T!Ed: Er... There should be a pair in the bathroom medicine cabinet. *breaths a small sigh of relief now that the cutting of the stitches is over with*

C!Envy: Alright. Um, don't move. *gets up and hurries off to retrieve the tweezers, returning a moment later*

T!Ed: *narrows his eyes, watching the tweezers*

C!Envy: *does the same alchohol and candle routine quickly with the tweezers, taking hold of the frayed end of the first suture, drawing it out carefully and setting it aside*

T!Ed: *hisses sharply, looking away and biting his lip, clutching the hem of his shirt more tightly*

C!Envy: *smiles slightly, moving on to the next* For all your bravado where sharp implements and getting shot at are concerned, you really are not much one for surgical procedures, are you?

T!Ed: ...I don't like feeling the bits moving in my skin. *winces, keeping his eyes trained on the wall*

C!Envy: Not that I blame you. *keeps going, finishing in about a minute and reaching for the swabs and rubbing alchohol* There. Now we just need to make sure it stays clean.

T!Ed: Can we just, you know, skip the rubbing alcohol and use warm water instead..? *eyes the bottle with mild fear*

C!Envy: You wish. If I had known you were going to squirm so much, I would have requested you had a few drinks prior. Oh well. *smiles teasingly, dabbing the swab over his wound*

T!Ed: *grimaces, biting back a yelp and making a pathetic sound in the back of his throat, arm jerking*

C!Envy: My fearless hitman. *laughs, not unkindly, kissing his cheek* Just a moment, now... *snips out a fresh piece of gauze, inspecting the wound one more time to make sure it's healing right before pressing the gauze over it and taping it down* There.

T!Ed: *glances at the bandages after a little while, having calmed down, then looks towards Ren* ...Thanks. Even if you did make fun of me. *sticks his tongue out*

C!Envy: *smiles, kissing his cheek* Revenge for your making fun of my cleaning neuroses. You were actually a very good patient. Thank you for not squirming all over the place.

T!Ed: I should have. As revenge for your revenge. *squirms a little unconsciously and sucks on a couple more of the stones, hoping to get a move on with his wrist's healing now*

C!Envy: ...Right. *begins putting the things away, blowing out the candle* How does it feel?

T!Ed: 'M shoulder feels better. Stings, but s'better. *crunches the stones before swallowing them* Feels like my wrist is getting there, but I think I might keep the cast on for a day or two. Just to make sure it heals right. *makes a face, eyes narrowed* Then I can go kick that bastard's ass.

C!Envy: Edward, I know you are a first-class fighter and you can hold your own. You are talking about going against a homunculus, remember? Look what happened this time! You are lucky it was not worse. *blinks* ...What exactly happened, anyway?

T!Ed: I bet I could take him still... *pauses a moment, shifting a little uncomfortably* Erm, well... I killed some guy and skinned him. Kind of to show Envy what I could do, you know? I threw the body at him and then attacked him... I got him with some alchemy, but then he sat on me and got my shoulder. When I got him off, I ran at him and he grabbed my wrist... smashed the bones. *winces a little at the memory* I got him to let go by kicking him in the nuts and then I got myself to the hospital to get patched up. *shrugs, glancing at him sidelong*

C!Envy: He... sat on you. *disparaging sigh* I cannot believe I am his double. This is like a personal insult. *frowns a bit* And this is all he was able to do to you?

T!Ed: Yeeeaaah... That's all he did... *bites his lip*

C!Envy: *thinks quietly a moment* You know, last I spoke to him, he seemed very... I want to say "weak" but that is the wrong word. Peaky. He had not been eating and seemed very curious about how I get red stones. *blinks* ...He is starving.

T!Ed: At least I can take him, then, if he hasn't had any in a long time. *grumbles softly to himself, shifting again* Erm... There was something else too...

C!Envy: That is exactly my point- keep wounding him and he will be good as human, without the stones... *slow grin spreading over his face* ...which I control. Oooh, lovely~ *comes out of his happy reverie* Hm?

T!Ed: Heh, glad that makes you so happy... *grins faintly before taking a deep breath, glancing at the floor* ...I kind of left the body.

C!Envy: *stares* ...What?

T!Ed: I... left the body of the skinned man. I haven't had a chance to go back and get it yet...

C!Envy: *curses under his breath* Where is it? Is it out in the open?

T!Ed: In an alley on a street a couple of blocks from the hospital. *hangs his head* I didn't think about it when I left... I should have, but I didn't.

C!Envy: No, no. There is nothing we can do to change that now. Better not to worry over something we cannot fix. It is in an alleyway? Do you remember the street, or a nearby address or landmark? I can call and get cleanup to take care of it right now.

T!Ed: Yeah... It was down on Alder street. *bites his lip*

C!Envy: *reaches for the phone, dialing* Alder, alright. What buildings was the alley between?

T!Ed: Ahm... Some sort of office buildings.... I can't remember their names...

C!Envy: *begins speaking into the phone when the Voice picks up, giving instructions and directions before glancing at Ed* Can you give the nearest intersection?

T!Ed: *pauses, trying to remember before nodding and giving him the names of the other streets*

C!Envy: *relays this to the Voice, giving a few more instructions before hanging up* They will get back to us within twenty minutes to confirm a positive or negative cleanup.

T!Ed: Alright... *sighs softly, slumping a little in his chair*

C!Envy: Hey, don't worry, alright? There is no use in it. You know how good my cleanup crew is, they will take care of it. Just... please do not do this again.

T!Ed: I... I won't. I won't bring any more bodies near the city again, I promise.

C!Envy: You look so frightened- did you think I would be angry?

T!Ed: *shakes his head* I'm just worried someone will find it, that's all...

C!Envy: Well if they find it, we will just deal with that when the time comes. *sighs, sitting back*

T!Ed: ...Do you think they would find out it was me? If the body was found, I mean.

C!Envy: *shrugs* I do not know. You are really worried, aren't you?

T!Ed: *laughs nervously* I don't want to face having to go back to jail.

C!Envy: No, no, of course not. But do you really think I would let that happen?

T!Ed: Well... probably not with you here, but you never know.

C!Envy: I would say something about your maybe wanting to take a bit more precaution with your own actions if such things worry you, but that seems pointless to say.

T!Ed: *shrugs* I'll just be more carefuly where I misplace the bodies.

C!Envy: How about not misplacing them at all?

T!Ed: ...I'll try, but you know how bad I am at putting things away. *grins faintly*

C!Envy: *can't help but laugh* Oh, goodness. I give up trying to get you to be careful.

T!Ed: *leans over to kiss his cheek quickly* I will be more careful, though.

C!Envy: You always say that.

T!Ed: And I usually mean it..?

C!Envy: I'm sure you do. *smirks*

T!Ed: Oh, lovely, then. *smirks back before having to fight to supress a yawn*

C!Envy: *frowns* You need rest.

T!Ed: I'll be fine. *makes an annoyed sound in the back of his throat, blinking more blearily than he means to*

C!Envy: Go lie down. Now. *smiles*

T!Ed: Was that a command, sir? *raises his eyebrows, grinning back and moving to stand*

C!Envy: Yes, it was. *leans over to kiss him, careful to avoid hitting his shoulder*

T!Ed: *kisses back, brushing their noses together* Well I guess I had better obey it, then... *long suffering sigh, turning to head down the hall*

C!Envy: *grins* Want company? I am done with work for the day.

T!Ed: Only if I get a free ride~

C!Envy: *gives him a weird look* And reopen your shoulder?

T!Ed: ...Stupid fucking shoulder. *snorts* Company is fine, then.

C!Envy: *grins* Sure. *gets up, holding out a hand for him*

T!Ed: *takes his hand, smiling, and heads for the bedroom*

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