Poison Attraction:

Simone’s Notes:

The historically best known and most researched mistresses are the royal mistresses of European monarchs during the Renaissance, for example Nell Gwynne and Madame de Pompadour. However, the keeping of a mistress in Europe was not confined to royalty and nobility but permeated down through the social ranks. Anyone who could afford a mistress could have one or more, regardless of social position. A wealthy merchant or a young noble might have a kept woman. Also some popes and other clergy kept mistresses, in violation of the celibacy vows required by the Catholic Church. Being a mistress was typically an occupation for a younger woman who, if she was fortunate, might go on to marrying her lover or someone else. In the courts of Europe, particularly Versailles and Whitehall in the 17th and 18th centuries, a mistress often wielded great power and influence. The mistresses of both Louis XV and Charles II were often considered to exert great influence over their lovers, the relationships being open secrets. While the extremely wealthy might keep a mistress for life even after they were no longer romantically linked, such was not the case for most kept women. In 1736, when George II was newly ascendant, Henry Fielding has his Lord Place say, "…but, miss, every one now keeps and is kept; there are no such things as marriages now-a-days, unless merely Smithfield contracts, and that for the support of families; but then the husband and wife both take into keeping within a fortnight."

Manami had developed the charm of getting what she wanted pretty easily. Anything fell right into the palm of her seductive hands. Gorgeous men, free access into the best night clubs, free waves of drugs and liquor, piles of money, perfect connections, the right accessories to make her look good, it all came to her on a platinum-silver tray. She was a highly persuasive deity. The woman used her looks and crafty way of speech to get what she wanted. When she had a fever for a craving, the deity-succubus pursued it to no end. It was just the way it was. Whatever Manami wanted, Manami got. And Edward Elric was no exception to the rule!

The princess of darkness met her soon-to-be love slave at the apartment they were staying at. They had crossed paths before, but they didn’t really get a chance to connect. This time was different. Manami liked what she saw and decided to take him for herself. “This’ll be too easy!” she thought. Then, the dark princess straightened herself up some and walked over to Edward causally. The alchemist was buying himself a hot drink from the machine to stay awake from not sleeping again when he became aware that someone was directly behind him. He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw… Manami herself. At first, Ed thought that he was seeing things. The boy turned and saw the dark princess standing behind. She was smiling at him seductively. Edward found himself staring at her long and hard. Manami was a catch indeed. Long dark pink hair to her waist, bangs masking her forehead, tempting deep wine pink eyes, black curly eyelashes, lips as red as rose, fallen mark on her neck, shoulders that beg for a kiss, perfect limbs, plump ripe breasts, and yummy curves. She looked great in her tight black halter tops and tight white miniskirt. The boy was hypnotized by her beauty. Manami lightly coughed to get his attention. Ed quickly returned to Earth and saw her again. The princess of darkness smiled at him again. “Does daddy like what he sees?” she asked wickedly. The alchemist nodded on shock. The boy was blushing wildly. “Yeah!” he said quickly. “Daddy does like what he sees!” Manami smiled at him seductively and slowly moved closer to him. “Well then,” she went on. The woman was just inches from his face. Her lips were really begging him for deep longing kiss. Edward was tempted to kiss her too. “What do you say about taking me out tonight?” she asked. That question made his heart skip a beat. “Uh… uh…” he said. The boy just couldn’t get the words out right. The dark princess just kept smiling at him. “Here,” she said slowly to him. “Let me convince you fully!” Then, Manami softly kissed him on the lips. Edward felt himself floating away in heaven. Her kiss was so longing! So tender! Ed knew that he just had to have more! In his mind, there was so much more he wanted to do with her. He wanted to kiss her even more. He wanted to grab onto her tightly. He wanted to be between her legs all night long. He wanted to love her forever.

Then, the dark princess pulled away slowly. She smiled at him wickedly. The alchemist was left needing more. He was looking at her as if to ask why did she stop. “Well?” she asked. Ed still couldn’t speak at first. “Y-Y-Yes!” he said quickly. Manami smiled at him wickedly. “Great!” she called. “Nine o’clock tonight! Okay?” The alchemist nodded. “Good!” she called. “Be there!” The princess of darkness kissed him lightly on the lips. Edward stood there blushing again. Then, Manami backed away and left. She was smiling to herself in wicked victory. “He’s all mine now!” the dark princess thought to herself in power. But it was to be snatched away from her again. But only for a short time thanks to friends.

Edward stood there in completely ecstasy. Was he… dreaming? Did the hottest girl ever just ask him out? The monster in his soul was fully awake and hungry. Oh yes! You’re getting laid tonight buddy! Just keep everything going smoothly. Don’t screw it up! But sadly, there was going to be a small glitch in the plan. Edward was almost back to the elevator when he heard a low whistle. He looked up and saw Syd leaning against the wall. The deity looked up at him glaring. Edward froze up instantly. He felt uneasy all of a sudden. “What is wrong with him?” the alchemist thought. Syd walked over to him like a panther stalking his prey. “Uh… hi, Syd!” Edward said at last. The man still glared at him. “Going out with that dark slut tonight, eh?” he barked out. Edward tried to stay strong. “Uh, yeah!” he called. “Why?” Syd moved closer. “It’s not a wise idea!” he informed him. Edward raised an eyebrow at him. “Oh?” he asked. “Why not? She seems interested in me!” Syd became angrier. Clearly, Ai-Oni’s poison had taken over the alchemist’s brain and clear judgment. Then was only one way to fix that. It was a temporary fix, but it would have to do.

“Here,” he informed him. “Let me give you a better reason!” Then, the deity drew out a black spike and drove it deep into Edward’s chest. The alchemist gasped out in pain. Syd was driving it deep into the boy’s heart. Then he leaned into Ed’s ear as he grabbed him close to him and whispered, “You are not to go anyway *near* that woman! She is the princess of the fallen! Manami will only lead you into their world and make you into one of them to wipe away the morale and balance from this world! So do yourself and all of us a favor and reject this vile woman! Are we clear?” Edward was in so much pain that he couldn’t speak. All he could do was nodded. Syd smiled in satisfaction and let go of his victim. “Good!” he called. “Keep that spike in for the rest of the day while you’re at it!” Ed stood there nodding in near death agony. Then, Syd walked off and left him. The boy was just left standing there in complete pain.

The spike that Syd placed into Edward’s heart blocks out any signals from the poison to the hypothalamus, providing him from acting on his sexual impulses. So in a sense, Ed’s libido was flat lined. The spike wasn’t a long-lasting fix, but it would hold for now until Syd found a cure. The deity followed Ed throughout the whole morning and afternoon. Still far, the spike had a strong affect on the alchemist. He was emotionally numb throughout the whole day. Ed didn’t look at a female at any sexual way like he normally did nowadays. He didn’t try to grope any girls as they passed him by. Even the ideas of porn and the Red Light Distract didn’t excite him as they normally did. Edward was just emotionally numb to sex. Syd was grinning to himself in lucky pride as his success. But he knew it wasn’t over yet. There was still one more test to prove.

Edward was walking back into the apartment after a full afternoon of boredom. Nothing was appealing to him today. The spike in his heart was too unbearable. It hurt to breathe. It hurt to do anything. Ed had to leave Mustang’s office abruptly due to the pain. When people asked him what was wrong, Edward would deny that there was a problem and avoid them like the plague. Every time he had a lustful thought about a woman, the spike would hurt him even more. He figured out how to lessen the pain, by saying no to his desires and lust. His troubles weren’t sadly over yet! Edward was almost inside the apartment when he heard someone give him a low whistle. The alchemist looked up to see Manami again. She was looking just as hot as she did this morning. Ed felt miserable when he saw her. He just didn’t feel anything that he did before. The fallen princess smiled at him wickedly. “Hi sweet thing!” she called out. Ed just looked at her oddly. Manami noticed his reaction. “Edward?” she asked. “Is something wrong?” Ed just shrugged. “Nothing,” he said flatly. “Nothing at all.” Manami wasn’t convinced. “Are you sure you’re going to okay alright for our date tonight?” she asked. The alchemist looked at her as if she was crazy. “Date?” he asked. “What date?” The dark princess moved in closer. “Our date tonight! Remember?” she called. “You said you would come!” It took a few seconds for that to sink in. “Oh!” Ed called out. “About that, I don’t think I’ll go!” Manami looked confused. “Why not?” she asked. Ed just smiled as he should his head. “It’s not you,” he began. “You are an attractive woman, but I have girlfriend and I’ve already caused her misery. I’m so sorry!” Manami tried not to look crushed. “Okay…” she replied. “I’m so sorry!” Edward repeated. Then, he headed inside of the apartment.

From bushes, Syd grinned to himself. “Perfect!” he thought. “Now all I have to do is find a way to kill the poison in him!” Then, the deity went back to his own apartment. But sadly, this victory was short-lived. For, the play was in no way going to stop for some petty little spell.

Manami stormed over to Darius’s apartment in a huff. She was determined to have Edward to herself even if all Hell broke loose! “DARIUS!!!” she yelled out. “GET OUT HERE NOW!!!” The sergeant staged out to her from his kitchen. “What is it now, Manami?” he asked. The woman looked at him annoyed. “I want to go out with Edward Elric,” she said trying to calm herself down. “I had him this morning and now he’s turned me down! I think he’s under something!” Lennon raised an eyebrow at her in confusion. “So?” he asked. “What do you want me to do about it?” The dark princess glared at him. “Fix it!” she called. Darius rolled his eyes agitated. “Like I have a choice!” he mumbled to himself. That caught Manami’s ear quickly. She smiled at him wickedly. “Do you want me to tell your little friends why you have been acting strangely before you met my mother?” the princess of darkness challenged coldly. Darius froze at that question bitterly. He began to remember that night Izzie kidnapped him, tied him up in an abandoned shed, and almost killed him. He was scared of dying that morning. If Falman and the other dogs found out the truth, he was screwed.

Darius hung his head in misery. “What do you want me to do?” he asked in wet defeat. Manami smiled at him wickedly. She lightly put his arm around his limp shoulders. “Just persuade him to change his mind again.” she said softly. “Understand?” The sergeant nodded in pity. The dark princess smiled naughtily. “Good!” she called. Then, she let go of him and left. Darius sighed in misery. No matter how many times he tried to escape, he was still stuck under Ai-Oni’s sick and twisted rule.

That evening at 17:00, Darius knocked on the Elric apartment’s door. “It’s unlocked!” Ed yelled out. Lennon took in a deep breath and opened the door. He walked inside feeling sick about the mission. The sergeant found the prey in the bedroom. Ed was taking the bloody horrible spike out of his chest as he winced in deep pain. He threw the painful weapon to the ground. Darius had been watching the entire time. “What is that?” he asked. Edward looked up in pain. “It’s something to make me forget about sex and Manami!” she said. “Aw, Elric!” Lennon called. Then, he walked into the bedroom and sat down on the bed next to him. “This is just medieval torture,” he said. “Let’s get rid of this, okay?” The major just nodded. Then, the sergeant picked up the spike and threw it in the trash. Silence passed between them for a moment.

“So, why would you want to forget about sex and Manami?” asked Darius sounding curious. Ed just shrugged for a moment. “I was told that she was the princess of the fallen.” he replied. “Aw!” Lennon replied. “Do you have any proof of that?” Edward thought about that for a moment. Then he shook his head. Darius smiled at him innocently. “Well, you know what I think,” he spoke up. “You should go out with her.” Ed looked at Darius in confusion. He wanted to say something but couldn’t. That prompted the sergeant to continue with his mission. “Look,” he said. “Go out with Manami. You might find that you don’t like her at all.” That made Edward smile. “Thanks, Lennon!” he called. Darius smiled back at him. “Glad to help!” he called. Then, the major rose to his feet and headed out the door. Lennon just watched with a smile on his face.

At 19:00, Manami stood in the garden waiting. She was dressed in a tight little black dress with black sandal pumps to match. Her make-up was perfectly done as well. The dark princess had her hair pulled back in a lovely ponytail. At last, Manami heard footsteps. She smiled to herself richly. “Right on time!” she thought. The dark princess turned and saw Edward. He smiled at her in desire. “Sorry to keep you waiting!” the alchemist. “Oh,” Manami called out. “You are definitely worth the wait!” Ed kept smiling at her. “So, where are we off to tonight?” he asked in excitement. His soon-to-be woman smiled wickedly. “Let me see how you are dressed first!” she ordered. Ed looked at her confused. “Why?” he asked. “Just do it!” Manami told him happily. The alchemist sighed happily as he showed her his usual black attire. The fallen princess studied him for a while. “Hm,” she said. “Loose the jacket!” The alchemist complied. Manami looked at him again. She grinned at him again. “Perfect!” she called. “You know, I’m sick of our own time. I was thinking more about future Spain maybe!” Ed looked at her surprised. “You can do that?” he asked. The fallen princess smiled as she took out the Stone of Isis. Edward looked at her shocked. “Is that…” he began to ask. “Yes it is!” she called out. “Yes it is!” Edward took his date by the hand. His heart skipped a beat at her touch. Then, the dark princess closed her eyes and began chanting. A light formed around them and they vanished into thin air.

Edward opened his eyes and found himself in… modern day Spain! They were in an expensive restaurant no less! A lavish hotel and restaurant at that! Black and red was everywhere! People were all dressed as if it was a formal event. The bar was completely packed. Gorgeous waitresses were walking all around supplying drinks to the customers. A cupid and dull fountain was spilling expensive wine out of its horns and arrow. A sexy singer was singing in the background to add to the seductive atmosphere. Edward looked around amazed. He had never seen anything like it in his life. This was… heaven! Manami couldn’t help but to smile at him. “Do you like it?” she asked. Ed turned to her smiling. “Yeah!” he called out. “Great!” she called. “I knew you would!” Then, a waiter came over to them and began talking to the couple in Spanish. Fullmetal was confused at first, but Manami didn’t most of the talking in Spanish. In seconds, the waiter sat them near the huge glass window looking at the night sky on the second floor balcony. Edward found the view breath-taking. Manami just kept smiling at him. Her date took a long while to look at her lovely face. “Damn, she’s even hot with only candlelight!” he thought. The dark princess took a long while to look around. Her plan was working perfectly. After tonight, Edward would be all hers.

“Manami,” Ed spoke up. The woman quickly looked up. “Hm?” she asked. The alchemist just sat there smiling at him. “What are you thinking now?” he asked. The fallen princess just smiled back at him. “Nothing, until you started talking to me!” she called jokingly. “Why are you so eager to learn about me all in one night for?” Ed just shrugged at her. “I dunno,” he replied. “I just want to get to know you, I guess!” Manami just kept smiling at him. “Don’t worry about that!” she called. “Just go with the flow of tonight!” Ed ward relaxed some at that statement. “I guess you’re right.” he said. The woman just smiled at her seductively. Then, a waitress came by their table. “May I take your order for your drink?” she asked in Spanish. Manami replied back in Spanish. The waitress took down the orders. “Okay,” she said in English. “I’ll be right back!” Then she headed away to the bar to get their drinks. Manami turned back to him with a mischievous smile on her face. “I just ordered us a couple of drinks with a powerful aphrodisiac to them!” she said with a wink. “Just to heightened the mood for later tonight!” The tone of her voice was sexy music to his ears. Edward smiled greatly at her. “Nice!” he called. Manami just lightly rubbed her finger on his left hand.

Meanwhile back in Amestris, Winry came back to Edward’s apartment early from a night out. Something told her that there was foul play in the air. When she came home, the whole place was empty. “Edward!” she called out. No answer came. “Edward!” she called again. Still no answer came. “Maybe he’s in bed already!” she thought. So, the blonde mechanic went back to the bedroom and peeked inside. There was no one in the bed at all! Worry and relief both came over her. “Okay,” Winry thought. “So he’s not in bed with another woman. But where is he?” “Out on a date!” a voice called to her in the dark. Winry quickly whipped around to see Ella. The deity was sitting on the desk watching her. She too was concerned about Edward too, but she already knew what the deal was. The blonde mechanic had many questions for her.

Ella kept her serious face for a while. “What is the best you can do for a date with him?” she asked. “Think hard about that.” Winry complied for a few minutes. “A dinner at a café and then a night out the park.” she answered at last. “Manami has taken him to modern day Spain.” Ella answered. The blonde mechanic now looked really worried. The deity began to smile. “But don’t worry,” she called. “When he sees you, he’ll have a complete change of heart!” The blonde mechanic looked at her confused. “How do I even find him?” she asked in disbelief. Ella kept smiling at her. “Let me show you.” she said coolly to her. Then, the deity lightly closed her eyes and began chanting softly. Winry felt herself getting lightly and vanishing into thin air.

Within seconds, she found herself in Spain. She was in the back lobby of the hotel/restaurant. Winry looked around confused. “Okay,” she thought. “I’m here in Spain, but where is Edward?” Looking for him in this place was going to be a nightmare. But the question was, could she ask anymore for help here? Then, the girl heard a soft shuffle sound. Winry whipped around to see Faerie dressed up like a Spanish chambermaid on the night shift. The fairy eyed the girl lustfully. A dirty smile came across her face. “Hello there!” she called out. “Aren’t you a tasty little morsel to feast on? Tell me, are you one of the naughty slave girls that has escaped from her master? Tsk-tsk! Bad girl! You should be ‘punished!’” The blonde mechanic stared at her in confusion. “I’m looking for my friend,” she addressed the horny chambermaid. “Have you seen him?” That question gave Faerie a delicious idea. “Why yes!” the fairy called out. “I have seen him! In fact, I can take you right to him!” Winry grew excited. “Really?” she asked. The chambermaid nodded. “Come with me!” Then, she headed down the hall. Winry unwisely followed close behind.

Meanwhile, Manami had checked herself and Edward into a random hotel room. The aphrodisiac in their wine had finally kicked in and they decided to take the action back to one of the rooms in the hotel. Edward pushed Manami back onto the bed. They grinned at each other lustfully. Ed knelt down and kissed his date on the lips. The dark princess happily kissed back. They weren’t able to stop kissing. Manami quickly spread her legs under him. The reaction drove the alchemist to slip his tongue into her mouth. She gave in without a fight and French kissed him back. Edward let his hand roam under her dress and feel on her baby soft skin. His date moaned loudly in his mouth. She reached up and slowly began sliding off his shirt. The boy couldn’t help himself and moved his hand behind her and unzipped her tight little black dress. Manami tried to stay still as he slid the dress off of her. Ed broke off the kiss to stare upon his date’s lovely body. She was dressed only in black lacy bra and panties. His nose slightly began to bleed. His heart began to pound wildly. His libido was reaching out of control. His organ was rock harder now. Even the monster in his soul was drooling like the wild animal it was. “Go on,” her curvy sexy body seemed to say. “Take me! I’m all yours tonight!” “Oh yes, gladly!” Edward thought in delight. “I most certainly!”

However after Manami undid his pants, Edward happened to look up and see Winry through the glass wall in the next room. Faerie had tricked her into going into another hotel room to practice S&M on her. The girl was stripped down to her cotton white panties, bound with her arms chained up above her head, and gagged with duck tape. She looked worried with panic. Edward quickly began to feel guilty for what he was doing. “Winry…” he murmured softly to himself. The boy’s mood had completely changed. Manami looked up at him in question. “Edward,” she said softly. “What’s wrong?” The alchemist began to tremble as he hesitated. “I’m sorry!” he blurted out at last. “I can’t do this!” Then, he got up, put on his shirt, and rushed out of the room.

Manami was left lying there alone. She had lost round one after all. But not for long. For evil does not quit so easily. Edward was soon going to be hers forever!