"Ed," Hohehneim knocked lightly on the door to Envy's room. Without waiting for an answer, he opened the door and came in. He scanned the room and found Ed next to Envy's bed, slumped over in his chair and half laying on the bed. Envy laid there, absentmindedly stoking Ed's hair. Hohenheim looked down at the ground, more worried about Ed than he was Envy. He had watched his son work himself to exhaustion too many nights, there was no way the young alchemist could keep it up much longer.

"He's been like this for an hour," Envy whispered, not looking away from Ed. "Promise me you'll take care of him."

"Once you get better, you can take care of him yourself." Hohenheim said, moving closer to the pair.

"You don't have to lie to me like you do to Ed and Al." There was no emotion in Envy's voice. He looked up, catching Hohenheim's gaze. There was no life in those purple eyes anymore, he was simply waiting to die.

"Let me get him into his bed, he needs some rest. Sleeping like this will hurt his back." Hohehiem pulled Ed up, into his arms, almost dropping him at the unexpected weight for the automail. Once he was carefully tucked into bed, Hohenheim returned to Envy's side, "You are not as weak as you appear, son, don't forget that."

Envy nodded, closing his eyes and drifting to sleep.

"Come on, Fullmini, is that all you've got?" Envy asked, taking a playful swipe at Ed's face. Ed dodged it and did a back flip to show off. They were outside in front of Winry's house, sparing. The warm sun beat down on the pair of them, birds chirped in the background. Al watched them, sitting under the tree with Den in his lap.

"Face it, you're not going to win!" Ed called out, smiling. He lunged at Envy and the homunculus didn't bother to dodge. Ed rammed into him, sending them both to the ground, Ed laying on top of Envy. They stayed like that for a moment, neither one feeling the need to move. For the first time in many years, Ed was happy.

An odd sound got Ed's attention. It almost sounded like bed springs. In a moment, all of the warmth and sunshine was gone, leaving the world cold and dark. Ed rolled over in his make-shift bed, not opening his eyes. His dreams had been so pleasant that he refused to face reality just yet, but the sound came again. He slowly opened his eyes and sat up in bed, looking around the room and trying to figure out just where the sound had come from.

"So you are alive." He head a voice say from the other side of the room. Ed shot up, on his feet instantly.

"Envy!" he shouted, grinning like an idiot.

The homunculus in question was sitting up in his bed, something that he had been unable to do without help for several weeks. He wore a tired smile on his face, but a smile all the same. He was not as pale as he had been before. His voice was not such a hoarse rasp as it had been.

"Is it working, do you feel better?" Ed asked, at his side now. He couldn't believe it, this had to be another dream sent out by his mind to taunt him. He reached out, touching Envy. He felt real enough, but it was hard to tell anymore.

"Yeah, a little better." Envy smiled some more to prove his point. As he did, two tears rolled down his cheeks, but he ignored them. "I want to go outside for a little bit,"

Ed nodded and reached over, picking Envy up out of the bed. He carried him outside, setting him down on a bench that Al had made using alchemy. He could feel the warmth on his skin, he could hear the birds chirping. Envy just sat there, looking around at the trees for a moment before he turned to Ed. He opened his mouth to say something, but closed it. There was something that he wanted to tell Ed, but he just couldn't form the words.

"I was really worried about you," Ed admitted, turning to look at Envy, "I was starting to think you weren't going to make it."

"Yeah, well," Envy chuckled some and looked away. "You took really good care of me."

"What's wrong?" Ed asked, maneuvering so that he could look at Envy's face.

"Nothing you need to worry about," Envy sighed, closing his eyes. "I'm feeling a little hungry, but I don't want soup. Why don't you go into town and get something just for the two of us?"

"Wont you come with me?" Ed asked, putting his hand on Envy's.

"No, I have to stay here." Envy looked away, trying not to let any emotions slip through the cracks in his defense. "You go, and come back soon."

Ed nodded, standing up and walking inside to tell his father where he was going and that Envy was outside. He grabbed some money and left, looking back at Envy as he hurried to get the food. Ed's mind replayed the dream in his head. Maybe someday, that dream would be true. He could take Envy back to Winry's with him. He would join Ed and Al in the quest for the stone, helping him defeat the homunculi. There were so many things they could do once Envy was fully healed.

Back at the house, Hohenheim stepped outside and sat on the bench next to Envy. The homunculus looked up at him, tears in his eyes.

"Did you bring the paper?" Envy asked, his voice weak.

"Yes," Hohenheim pulled out a paper and pencil, "But what is this for?"

"I promised Ed the location of the remains of the other homunculi in exchange for the research. I have to keep up my end of the bargain." He explained, looking back down at the ground.

"I understand," Hohenheim closed his eyes, "You didn't want him to see."

"Too many people he has cared about have died in front of his eyes."

Hohehneim wrote as Envy listed out the locations of the different remains. After he finished, Envy closed his eyes and became very still, never moving again.