Who Could Love a Monster

Chapter 2

{Hatred}

Chapter 2:

Readers POV-

[Oh god, I'm gonna die!] I closed my eyes tight as the alchemists hand burned my arm, the pain searing into every crevice of my body. I screamed again and again, the white hot agony all I felt. Suddenly, the pain went away, and my eyes shot open as I heard the man in front of me get shoved hard. I stared in disbelief as the homunculus jumped high into the air, slamming his feet against the man and forcing him to let me go. He stumbled back a few feet, and the homunculus got in a fighting stance, facing the blonde haired lady. They stared at each other for a few seconds, and as if a miracle had happened, she lowered her gun, nodding to the creature. He turned to me and grabbed my hand, staring into my eyes with a similar worried look I gave him not more than a few minutes ago. "Come on!" he said, and I obeyed as he pulled me along, fast walk shifting rather quickly into a run. "Where are we going?" I panted as we ran, having a hard time keeping up with him. He had almost inhumane like speed. "Away from here!" he shouted, almost sounding annoyed at my question. I frowned at the vague answer, but kept following him as best as I could. Eventually, we got to a giant white door, and we stopped. I put my hands on my knees, panting and wheezing hard. The homunculus practically fell to the ground, breathing in a similar state as mine. I reached to help him, but he waved me off. "Fuck!" he said loudly, massaging his temple as if this whole situation was a bothersome thing. After a minute, he got up, quickly moving to the door and pushing it open. I blinked as he motioned to me. "Look, I don't know how long it'll be until the eclipse happens.. But you have at least a few minutes. Get out of the country, if you don't, you'll die." his eyes bored into me as he spoke, as if these words were the most important words ever spoken. I opened my mouth to speak, and then a thought hit me. "Wh-you expect me to get out of the country in a FEW MINUTES?!" I yelled, now as frustrated as he was acting. The homunculi grit his teeth, seething in annoyance at my little outburst. "I dunno! What else am I supposed to say?!" He shouted back, and I groaned and rolled my eyes. "Let me come with you! I can help stop.. Whatever's about to happen!" I said, wanting to help, but also to figure out what the hell was going on. A grin spread across his face, and he laughed. "HAH! You think I'm trying to STOP it?! Pathetic, measly, hilarious human!" he broke into laugher, having to stop as a bout of coughs erupted from his throat. My eyes widened and I ran to his side, putting a gentle hand on his back. He quickly shot up and shoved my hand away, giving me a look of disgust. "I'm the bad guy, IDIOT!" His grin seemed to grow at this, and he leaned a bit closer to me, now looking down at me with his big purple eyes. "I am the sin of Envy! Did you really think your little stunt would.. HAH-would turn me to the good side?!" His eyes widened, a crazed look plastered on his face. "I will NEVER be on the side of you. Pathetic. Worthless. Disgusting humans!" he growled, stepping forward with each sentence to punctuate his speech. I let my expression slip for only a second, fear showing through at his manic appearance. But I quickly hid my fear, putting on a brave face and shaking my head. "Listen. I don't care whose side you're on. I wasn't going to let you die regardless of whether it would change your mind." I spoke, my determination making its way through. His expression faltered, his eyes seemed to soften a little. Although that was gone as quickly as it came. "You know, I haven't met a human like you before. You'd willingly risk your own life for your enemy." He paused, narrowing his eyes. "Pathetic." he said darkly. I gulped, feeling fear break through my barriers. I quickly sealed shut my walls as I remembered that he had no more power left. "You don't scare me." I said, in the bravest voice I could manage. His expression darkened, grin disappearing from his face. For a second, I thought he might walk away, but was unfortunately proven wrong as his hand reached up, gripping my throat tight. He shoved me against the wall, eyes glaring down into mine as I gasped for air. "Do I scare you now?" he said, his voice a mix of anger and disgust. I clawed at his hands, finally kneeing him in the stomach when I realized I couldn't get out any other way. I held my neck and gasped for air as he keeled over, coughing and stumbling back a few steps. I quickly regained my composure, sprinting to him and slamming him down, using my arms to pin him to the floor. "I saved you!" I said, as loudly as I could without my voice causing pain in my throat. "SO?!" he spat back, expression wild again as he tried to resist my pin. In normal circumstances, he would have definitely overpowered me, but given his current situation, he couldn't. "SO YOU SHOULDN'T BE TRYING TO KILL ME!" I yelled, voice slightly hoarse as I glared at him. He simply stared at me, expression no longer wild and eyes wide. I put more pressure on his arms as I pinned his wrists to the ground with my hands, anger bubbling in my stomach at how selfish he was being. "A FUCKING 'THANK YOU' WOULD BE NICE!" I yelled, my voice booming through the silence. He simply stared at me, wide eyed, and he almost seemed.. Surprised. Then, out of no where, he started laughing. He was fucking laughing! "You want- haha- me to thank you?! Hahaha!! A hu- a human?!" he managed to choke out, in between fits of laugher. I was too shocked to respond, so I just stayed still, eyes radiating anger as I glared at him. "What have you pathetic humans ever done for me?! All you ever do is judge, and hate and kill! And you expect me to thank you?! You humans are all the same!! You all look at me like I'm a monster! Like you hate me!" he growled under me, eyes piercing and narrow, iris's glowing a dark shade of violet as he spoke, growing darker with every word. He paused, and I took the moment to think. Was I really looking at him like that? I leaned down, my face mere inches from him as I spoke. "Well I don't! I don't think of you as a monster! I don't hate you!" I said, for what he was seeing in my expression wasn't hate. It was determination. His eyes widened, his mouth slightly open from shock. "What?! No sane person would say that!" he said, after a minute of silence. "Well maybe I'm not sane! But I don't care! I refuse to look at anyone as anything less than a person!" I shot back, loosening my grip on his arms slightly. "And you're just a person. Someone whose hurt.. And lashing out. And you're right to be angry. I'm sure people have done nothing but hurt you..." I paused, getting off him and holding out a hand towards him. He instinctively flinched back, then just stared at me, like he didn't know what to do. "But I'm not going to hurt you."

Envy's POV-

Her words sounded genuine, and she even gave me a small smile. Her eyes emitted resolve and purpose, her expression firm in its stance. I could do nothing but stare at her outstretched hand, reaching towards me like it was the most normal thing in the world. Though it was the farthest thing from normal that I could imagine. [This.. Human. She saved me, for one. And what's more.. She doesn't expect me to change because of it.] I thought to myself, my eyes darting up to hers, searching for any sign of deception. After all, I know deception better than any human would. But there was none. [She still wants to help me. Even after I tried to kill her.. And she doesn't think I'm a monster.] I felt my body start to tremble as the realization of all these feelings hit me. [She doesn't care if I'm good or bad... And yet.. That only makes me want to change more.] My eyes widened as I stared at her, so many confusing emotions whirling through my brain. It hurt so much.. What was happening? [What is this?!] My brain screamed, and I managed to choke out, "Wh-who are you?" and I couldn't help the near puppy dog eyes I gave her, beyond shocked and even scared. This human was different. She actually.. Cared.