Sexual Seduction:

Simone’s Notes:

Libido in its common usage means sexual desire; however, more technical definitions, such as those found in the work of Carl Jung, are more general, referring to libido as the free creative—or psychic—energy an individual has to put toward personal development or individuation. Sigmund Freud popularized the term and defined libido as the instinct energy or force, contained in what Freud called the id, the largely unconscious structure of the psyche. Freud pointed out that these libidinal drives can conflict with the conventions of civilized behavior, represented in the psyche by the superego. It is this need to conform to society and control the libido that leads to tension and disturbance in the individual, prompting the use of ego defenses to dissipate the psychic energy of these unmet and mostly unconscious needs into other forms. Excessive use of ego defenses results in neurosis. A primary goal of psychoanalysis is to bring the drives of the id into consciousness, allowing them to be met directly and thus reducing the patient's reliance on ego defenses. According to Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung, the libido is identified as psychic energy. Duality/opposition that creates the energy or libido of the psyche, which Jung asserts expresses itself only through symbols: "It is the energy that manifests itself in the life process and is perceived subjectively as striving and desire." (Ellenberger, 697) Defined more narrowly, libido also refers to an individual's urge to engage in sexual activity. In this sense, the antonym of libido is destrudo.

Ross and Havoc came by Maywillow High again the next morning. They waited for Alex to arrive. He had now become a key piece of evidence to the case. They only had pieces of the truth in their hands. Alex saw the murderer, because his bracelet was gone from that night. There was more to the story than what was told to them. Momo’s death was just a distraction. Only Alex knew what really happened that night. But the job wasn’t over yet. Once they got the truth from him, the lamb would go into protective custody. They made it to the school just before classes started. They sat outside watching for the lamb to arrive. The lts. spotted Alex walking into the schoolyard. He looked just as depressed as ever. But when he looked and saw Ross and Havoc, the boy froze up in fear. “Oh no!” he thought. “Not again!” Havoc stood up.

“Alex,” he called calmly. “We need to talk to you again.” The lamb really panicked. He turned and took off running. Ross and Havoc pursued him.

“Come back!” Maria shouted. “We just want to talk! You’re not in trouble or anything!” Alex didn’t listen. He just kept running. “I knew this would happen!” the lamb thought in worry. “Why can’t they all just leave me alone?!?” The case went as far as a dark alley between a bar and shop a few blocks away. Alex was stopped by a heavy brick wall. He paused and looked around in a panic. Alex Shepherd was trapped now. He couldn’t tell the truth because Edward and the other Fallen Ones would give him more Hell. But yet, he could not let go of the love in his heart for his late girlfriend He wanted to give her some peace, but yet he wanted to live and be free again. Alex shook his head with tears in his eyes. Both options gave way to bitter results. The lamb huddled up into a ball trembling. “Is this the end of me right here?” he thought.

“No, it’s not!” someone whispered to him. Alex looked up quickly. Shane was leaning over up ahead. She was smiling at him kindly. The lamb was really confused.

“You’re that lady that save me months ago!” he gasped. “What are you doing here?” Shane sailed down to him. She landed in front of him and turned his face to him. Tears were streaming on his face. The love deity smiled at him warmly as she gently brushed away them away.

“Listen to me,” she whispered. “You have to tell Lt. Havoc and Lt. Ross the truth.” Alex looked at her in deep fear as his eyes grew big.

“But they’ll kill me!” he whimpered out.

“Shhh!” Shane whispered to him. “We’ll be here to protect you.” The lamb looked at her surprised.

“You mean it?” he asked. Shane nodded. Alex swallowed a bit. He thought about all of that. Then, he nodded in a weak way.

“Okay,” Alex said. “I’ll do it.” Shane smiled at him kindly.

“Remember,” she said. “We will protect you from the monster.” The lamb nodded at her. Then, they heard footsteps coming closer. Shane stood up and patted him on the shoulder.

“Tell them the truth!” she said him. Alex nodded at her again and stood to his feet bravely. Havoc and Ross found him right in the alley.

“There you are,” Havoc said as he was walking closer to the boy. Alex kept quiet.

“What happened to your bracelet?” the lt. asked.

“I told you,” the lamb said. “I threw it away the day after Rebecca died.”

“No you didn’t,” Jean replied. “It was gone before we even got there.” Alex froze at that statement. He was trapped again. The old feeling of fear was creeping up on him again. But then, he remembered Shane’s promise, and relaxed again. The lamb drew in a deep breath.

“I was forced to take it off and give it to him,” he said in a trembling voice. Havoc looked at him confused. He paused staring at him.

“What do you mean?” he asked. “Who did you give it to?” Alex looked down at the ground. He couldn’t turn back now. The truth had to come out.

“Edward,” he mumbled. Havoc’s eyes grew big in shock at those words.

“Lt. Col. Elric?” he asked. “But what would he want with the bracelet?” Alex broke down and told him everything about the Fallen Ones, their abuse towards him, their jealousy of his relationship with Rebecca, and how they killed her as result. Havoc and Ross were all shocked to find all of this out. They knew that Edward had fallen. But they didn’t expect him to be this bad. In fact, he had gotten worse over the past few months. Alex sank to his knees in fear.

“Oh no!” he wailed. “They’re going to kill me for sure now!” The poor soul was trembling all over. Ross hurried over to him and held him close to her.

“There, there,” she said. “We’ll make sure that we have top security for you.” Alex looked at her in surprise. This was the second time that he heard that promise today.

“You really mean it?” he asked softly. Ross nodded again. Alex just broke down crying again. Right then, Havoc came up with a great idea.

“Alex,” he said to the lamb. The lamb and the other lt. looked up right away.

“Hm?” Alex asked him in a low voice. Havoc walked over to him and leaned in close.

“I’m going to catch Edward Elric,” he said. “And I’m going to need your help. Are you willing to do that?” Alex stared at him blankly for a good moment. He knew that he would be dead by now. But, Shane and Ross promised him otherwise. Alex pressed his lips together tightly.

“Okay,” he said. “Tell me what to do.” Jean sat down in front of Alex and explained the plan.

Above, Bette, Shane, and Helena were all listening in. Helena turned to Shane.

“Are you sure this will work?” she asked.

“Yeah,” the tech deity replied. “Alex trusts us completely and Havoc knows what he is doing. The only factor that we can hope plays along with us is Edward himself.”

“You better be right,” Bette replied. “Because this problem can’t get any worse than it already has!”

“I know, I know,” Shane said. “He’s good hands!”

“He better!” the graduate hissed. Then, the ladies turned back to the soldiers and the lamb. Timing was everything on both sides of the good. One false move and it would all fall to pieces.

The day passed by quickly. Nately was in his apartment for the night. The military was still working on Momo’s case and not coming up with anything. But yet, he heard that the case was taking a new direction. It turns out that the victim was really just the murder weapon in another case. Havoc had informed Mustang about this. The lt. general wasn’t too keen on this at first. But after Havoc and Ross broke it all down for him, Roy agreed to help them out. The players were all set into place. Some of the men were needed tonight however. But, Reed wasn’t one of them. Good for him though, the lt. col. could just kick back and relax for the night. That was going to change in a few seconds however.

Nately was just about to go to bed when he heard a knock on his door. The lt. col. turned and looked up. “Hm?” he thought. “Who could that be at this hour?” Reed walked over to the door and peeked out. Kathleen was standing on the other side peeking in as well. The lt. col. was both pleasantly surprised and confused. He unlocked the door and opened.

“Miss Kathleen?” he asked. “What are you doing here?” The heiress didn’t answer. She just rushed forward and kissed her crush on the lips. Surprised, Nately kissed her back. They slowly broke off. Nately looked at her slightly confused.

“Kathleen,” he said again. “What’s the matter? Had another fight with your father? A fight with your fiancee?” His crush shook her head. She just held onto him. Nately was really surprised now. Kathleen looked up at him quietly. Her eyes were filled with innocence and desperation.

“Just hold me!” she pleaded. Nately did so slowly.

“I want to stay with you!” the heiress pleaded out. Nately lightly patted her on the head.

“Shhh!” he whispered. “It’s okay. It’s okay.” Then, he leaned down to her and kissed her on the lips again. Kathleen kissed him back. Soon, it all got hotter from there. It may have not been Manami’s poison, but ever since that night she and Nately rode home together, the heiress had become more rebellious. She was now focusing on her own happiness. Her current engagement was not something that she wanted. It was what her father wanted. At first, Kathleen never really gave it all much thought. She just did what she was told quietly. But now, the heiress was sick of it. Her mother decided to help out. The woman was talking to her husband as the new couple stood together in Nately’s living room. In a few seconds, the lt. col. couldn’t hold back anymore. Nately kissed her once again. Kathleen kissed back happily. They didn’t stop kissing from there. He took her all the way to his bedroom.

Meanwhile, Alex was waiting in his house alone. He was pretty nervous. The lamb was all down with the plan. He was the bait for the culprit. The military and the love deities were all waiting outside. The trap was all set. Not the only thing missing was the murderer themselves. The clock ticked on slowly. Alex’s heart pounded wildly. He knew that he was safe. But he just couldn’t help but to think…

Suddenly, Alex felt a cold chill on his nape. The lamb froze dead in his tracks. He slowly turned around. Edward Elric was standing right behind him. He was in a very foul mood tonight. Probably because Alex ratted him out to Havoc and Ross. The lamb began to fear the worst. Edward glared at him coldly.

“You told them, didn’t you?!?” he hissed.

“No!” Alex pleaded aloud. Ed grabbed him by the throat with his right hand. He began choking the poor soul. The lamb began gagging for air. The pressure was getting worse by the minute.

“LIAR!!!” Edward snapped. “You told them everything!!!”

“No!” the lamb pleaded out again. “I didn’t! I swear!”

“Then how do they know about Rebecca?” the alchemist barked. Alex stared at him with great fear. Edward smirked at his reaction. He had him now. It was time to close in on the poor soul.

“I don’t know!” Alex pleaded again. “Maybe they must have put two and two together! I didn’t tell them! I swear! I swear! I swear!” Edward dropped him with a loud thud. Alex sat up almost instantly. Edward kicked him hard in the stomach. The lamb moaned out in pain. Edward smirked at his little pet.

“You are so pathetic!” he hissed. “But yet, I fell somewhat merciful tonight. I might go easy on you while it lasts. Go upstairs to the bedroom!”

“No!” Alex protested. Edward looked at him when he said that.

“Sorry?” he asked. The lamb looked up at his master in a quick rush.

“I’m not your little pet!” he said quickly.

“But you are my little pet,” Edward contradicted. “I can do as I like with you!” He walked closer to the lamb. Alex began to tremble in fear. He hoped rescue would come soon. Ed smirked at him coldly.

“I mean come on,” he said. “Did you really think I was really going to let that girl have you all to herself?” Alex nodded while fighting back more tears. Edward hit him in the pretty-looking face. Alex yelped out in pain. But yet, he kept a stiff upper lip. The incubus alchemist smiled at him coldly.

“You are more stupid than I took you to be,” he said. “I always thought we trained you better than that! Well, looks like you’ll need a refresher course. Go upstairs to the bedroom!”

“No!” Alex said louder this time. Edward was beginning to lose his patience. Apparently, that girl still ruins him even after death. It was now time to teach him a lesson.

“I’m not going to ask you this again!” he snapped. “Get up right now and go upstairs to your bedroom! If you don’t do it right this second, I’ll drag you up there myself!!!”

“No!!!” the lamb shouted at him. Edward was really angry now.

“Fine then!” he barked. “You leave me no choice now!” Alex shut his eyes in deep terror. Here it was. Either he was going to be raped again or be rescued just in time for once. He just hoped the outcome would be a good one this time. Just about when Edward was closing in on him to grab him, the doors burst open wide. The monster and the pet looked up to see Mustang, Havoc, Hughes, and Ross all glaring at him. The rest of the military was there with them. Edward smirked at his former comrades.

“Little Alex,” he said aloud. “You didn’t tell me you were inviting some friends over!” Ross quickly headed the lamb up to his feet. Mustang moved in to make the arrest. Havoc glared at him coldly.

“Take a look at him Alex!” he yelled out. “Take a look at this poor pathetic excuse for a man! Look at him!” The lamb did so quickly. A wave of security brushed over instantly. Edward had a cold stoic look in his eyes. He seemed to feel hurt at the moment.

“Little Alex,” he said to his pet. “How could you do this to me? I loved you and you betrayed me!” The lamb began to feel guilty about what had happened. But, Jean stepped in just in time.

“No Alex,” he said. “You didn’t the right thing!” Roy began arresting Edward.

“Lt. Col. Elric!” he commanded. “ You are under arrest for three counts of murder, rape, sexual assault, two counts of kidnapping, arson, and child molestation. You have the right to remain silence!” Edward smirked at Alex again coldly.

“This isn’t over yet!” he mouthed at his pet. Alex trembled in fear as Edward was hauled away by the military. He knew that the monster was right. More abuse and torment was coming soon. He didn’t know where, but it was coming. The lamb just knew it; no amount of protection in the world was going to keep him from the coming darkness in the next few days.

Meanwhile, Kathleen lied beside of Nately sleeping. The lt. col. just quietly looked up at the ceiling. A little smile was on his face. This moment was all a dream come true. He and Kathleen had been dating in secret for months now. They had always been taking it slow and had fallen in love over time. Nately and Kathleen got to know each other very well to see that they were a perfect match for each other. The couple had been hoping and wishing that they could take things even further. Sadly, the only thing that stood between them and a blossoming romance was Kathleen’s finacee, Lee. Tonight, their wishes were fulfilled. They finally got to commutate their love. Now, nothing could tear them apart. Now that they had slept together, both Nately and Kathleen expected more after tonight. And many more would be do the same if they all pushed hard enough for it.

Nately gently kissed his new girlfriend on the forehead.

“Good night, my love,” he whispered to her. Then, he himself slowly drifted off to sleep as well. Sweet dreams about his heiress came into his mind instantly.