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[avariceshield]

WHO: Greed (avariceshield) and Envy (mercury_victim)
WHAT: Greed gets a special surprise from his older brother, Envy.
WHERE: Devil's Nest
WHEN: After this.

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[mercury_victim]

There was a wolf in sheep's clothing, sitting on the edge of the bed in Greed's room. Like most the baubles and toys scattered around-- none of which, perhaps to Greed's surprise, were broken-- the young man on the mattress was fair and almost delicate looking, with tumbles of blond curls and aurous eyes. He clothes he wore were slightly dated, and the softness of the face suggested he wasn't yet a man, but still a boy

[avariceshield]

Greed stared at the new addition to his room and frowned ever so slightly. When he took a step inside, violet eyes widened as he took note of the pain he felt inside his chest, and the skull in the young man's hands. His breath hitched as his eyes looked past Envy, and towards the walls. These things... Fucker found them. What he broke. The plant vases. And his skull. He figured out the fucking riddle after all. His hand flew to his chest to feel his artificial heart beat rapidly

[mercury_victim]

Pleasure curled warmly in Envy's stomach at that look of pain and anger on Greed's face. It had taken him nearly two weeks to find where his clever brother had hidden all his bones without being caught-- the skull, this beautiful center piece, had been the most difficult. But, oh, revenge was so fucking sweet. He was going to teach Greed a lesson the other sin would never forget.

"Why?" Envy's voice was a soft purr, the cruelty of his usual smile and the disdain in his voice not at all suited to the fair face that he wore. But somehow, this form seemed truer than any he'd worn before-- even that dark-haired monster with the violet eyes. "Have you forgotten already, brother? How you toyed with me and made me squirm?"

"Well. I promise you're going to remember this."

The blond laughed lightly, taking easy steps toward Greed with that foreboding skull in his small hands. "See your disgusting skull, beloved? You're going to get to know it very well. It's going to be your only friend for a very, very long time."

[avariceshield]

Greed wanted to run away. He wanted to crush that fucking skull or punch Envy's face in. But his strength was being taken away by the presence of the bones and the skull before him. Suddenly he felt his knees give out and buckle. He fell to his knees and shook violently as he came closer. His hands gripped at the floor, trying to summon his shield. The carbon sneaked out from under the leather bands but they seemed almost hesitant to cover his whole hands. The carbon soon receded back completely.

Greed sat back on his legs to see that the shield on his chest was receding as well. It disappeared completely, revealing his bare chest under the jacket he wore. More fear started to settle in.

Wait a second...

"W-What are you saying... Envy?"

That skull wouldn't be his friend. It'd be his worse nightmare. Ever.

[mercury_victim]

Envy's laugh was a deceptively light sound, tainted with a subtle malice. He always did love getting his way-- finally getting his way. Greed, that cocky bastard. He was going to learn, oh yes. He was going to learn a good, hard lesson. Nobody toyed with Envy and got away with it. Not Greed, and not Father. Nobody.

"You're so like a human now, aren't you?" Envy murmured softly, crouching down by where his brother sat on the floor. He still cradled that skull in his hands, as gentle with it as a lover. "I bet if I cut you, you would just bleed to death." The idea puts pleasure into his voice. "You can't even use your powers, can you?"

Another soft laugh. Envy reached out with one hand, cupping the side of Greed's face lightly. Amusement touched his expression as he tilted Greed's head towards him. With his other hand, he lifted the skull, pressing the cold bone cheek to Greed's, as if he were comparing.

"Ugly bastard," he sneered, "I hope you rot in this room."