The Horror From Beyond The Gate (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood fan fic)

Chapter 29: A New Attitude

Yey fan art by me of Xiùlán and Greed 😆There is a little suggestive material in this chapter as well. It's the last chapter that does promise!! I hope you are enjoying these updates I'm so happy to have fallen back in love with this fanfic. Without further ado enjoy chapter 29
-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-Winry thought that Ed had been asleep for a long time which was odd for him. She excused herself from the group and showed herself to the room where Ed was sent.

She eased the door open and quietly called his name. She found him stock still on the bed with his eyebrows knit together.

"Edward, hey Ed wake up," she said in a panic.

He jerked awake grabbed her and pinned her down. His golden eyes were wide and frightened.

"Winry?" He asked in shock.

"Edward what's wrong?" she asked sitting up as she was released.

"I never want to sleep again," he struggled.

"Hey," Winry sighed hugging her husband. "tell me about it," she said as he latched onto her as if he were a frightened child.

"You were all dead. That thing killed all of you and I had to watch them she made me... She made me..." He couldn't finish his sentence.

"She made you what Edward?" Winry asked.

"Kill you," he answered fighting tears.

Before she could soothe her husband further a loud blood curdling scream erupted from down the hall.

They exchanged a look then saw the group pass their door.

"Al what happened?" Ed called stopping his brother, May and Ling.

"That sounded like Xiùlán we haven't seen her or Greed since last night," Ling answered.

Ed and Winry joined the three of them and continued down the hall to the princess's chamber.

She walked outside of the door in nothing but a silk robe. She looked livid.

"What the hell did you do to me!?" She hissed at someone inside her room.

Everyone down the hallway froze as Greed appeared in the door way in nothing but his normal leather pants.

"Hey why is this my fault?" He asked slightly offended.

"How is this not your fault!? I don't remember anything from last night and then I wake up this morning with you!" Everyone's eyes were wide just what happened last night with these two.

"You came onto me," Greed argued making the situation even more awkward for the bystanders.

"I did what!?" Xiùlán gasped.

"You kissed me!" He answered.

She fell against the hallway wall staring at him in the door way to her room.

"I think we should leave them to work it out," Ling said quietly to the others they agreed and silently made their way back to the west wing.

"Xiùlán will you listen to me?" Greed asked.

She was now sitting on the floor shaking in shock with tears dancing in her eyes.

"Hey, don't do that. You really don't remember anything?" Greed asked crouching in front of her.

She simply shook her head.

"Do you want me to tell you what happened," he asked.

She nodded.

Last night:

After Greed untied Xiùlán's robe she threw off his vest. This was so unlike her she hated him.

"Hey babe not that I'm not completely for this you do know what you're doing right?" He asked breaking away from her.

"Shut up," she answered breathlessly removing his fitted muscle shirt.

He fell back onto her bed and got a look at her eyes. They were glowing red as if... she were a homunculus.

"Hey Xiùlán this isn't you." she cut him of by kissing him and climbing on top of him.

He grimaced now knowing he wasn't going to stop her. If she went through with this it would ruin her.

Without thinking he threw her off of him. She landed on her stomach and he climbed over her. He wrapped his arm around her neck in a choke hold and cut off her airway until she lost consciousness.

He sighed and climbed to his feet. He turned her over and refastened her robe before putting her to bed. Greed then flopped down next to her and slipped into sleep.

When he woke up he was holding Xiùlán while she slept.

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Xiùlán laid a hand on her neck. "So nothing happened?" She asked.

Greed had to smile down at the woman she looked so innocent and fragile now. It was not a look she normally wore.

"What kind of guy do you take me for?" Greed chuckled.

"Do you really want the answer that?" Xiùlán smirked.

"Honestly I do," his answer surprised Xiùlán.

"Well," she started looking at her hands. "Honesty I think you are a better man then I first thought." She answered.

"Oh really?" Greed smirked.

"Oh you know you are not so bad for an abomination to creation I mean." Xiùlán returned his smirk.

"Alright I guess we should get back to the group before they think you offed me," Greed started to walk away when Xiùlán tugged on his pant leg.

He looked down at her in question.

"One more thing," she said trying to shield a growing blush that spread across her cheeks.

"What is it doll face?" He chuckled.

"When you um... when we... I..." Xiùlán struggled becoming more flustered as she continued.

Greed chuckled and kneeled before her. "Come on what is it?"

"Did you uh see me?" She asked locking his gaze.

"See you?" He chuckled.

"You know. Without my robe?" She asked sending her obsidian gaze to the floor.

Greed let out a whistle and rubbed the back of his neck. "Can I say one thing?"

She looked back up at him and nodded.

"You are the most beautiful woman I have almost slept with," he broke a smile and as much as she hated it she broke out in full hearted laughter.

"Well I'm flattered." She grinned.

"Come on get dressed and lets go back to the west wing." Xiùlán agreed and went back to her room.

Greed brushed off his own small blush that had appeared on his face. Things came flying from Xiùlán's cracked door causing greed to side step the projectile. He chuckled when he found that it was his muscle shirt and vest.

He finished slipping them on when Xiùlán walked out in a lavish blue and white, form fitting dress with a dragon design that matched her tattoo on the bodice.

"Why are you so dressed up?" Greed chuckled.

"Well I plan to go out into the city today I'm taking a few of the others so they need to get dressed to walk with a princess today. Please bring me May, Lan Fan, My brother, and the füher." She ordered.

Green nodded and went to get them.