Stand By Me

Chapter two

Eleven o'clock couldn't come soon enough for Elizabeth. She awoke at nine, went for her daily tests at half past the hour, then at ten she had a meeting with her doctor, Arthur, about her illness and her stay in the hospital.

Like Merlin had said, Arthur told Elizabeth that he hoped she wouldn't be in long. Just long enough to make sure she was in a stable condition. She returned to her room and texted her father.

Her father was just as ill as she was, he still managed to look after them although they were always telling him off for pushing himself. It was hard on all three sisters but they had managed to get through it.

At eleven as promised, the familiar blonde haired boy knocked at Elizabeth's door.

"Hey Elizabeth, how're you doing?" He asked cheerfully. Elizabeth smiled and placed her phone away in her bedside drawer.

"I'm okay, Meliodas. How are you?" She replied, then stood up, trying not to wobble. Meliodas seemed to notice this and carefully moved towards her, taking her hand. Red blush coursed through Elizabeth's face.

"I'm great! We'd better get going, the gang aren't going to be pleased of their captain is missing,"

Elizabeth allowed herself to be pulled out of her room, the smell of antiseptic became more and more prominent as the pair walked along the corridors. Meliodas lead her to a three-way section in the hall. Left went towards the respite centre, right went towards other wards, straight ahead was the stairs to the roof.

They went right. Elizabeth was lead along the narrow hall until the two reached a wooden door. It was old and faded, virtually invisible unless you were looking for it. Meliodas turned to Elizabeth and gave a great big grin before opening the door and leading her in. He closed it behind him.

Four people turned to Elizabeth. A brunette girl in a wheelchair, a short boy with ginger hair, a boy with pink hair and glasses and a tall boy with white hair. They were all dressed in the most unusual clothing. The short ginger boy wore a long blue and yellow coat over his hospital clothes. He also wore ankle boots.

The girl in the wheelchair wore an orange short sleeved top and orange shorts. The pink haired boy seemed to be wearing women's clothes and the white haired boy was dressed in a red pyjama shirt that was too short, revealing his toned midriff, and long red cotton trousers. They all sat at a round wooden table surrounded by stools in the middle of the room.

The room itself was very busy, a beautiful treasure chest sat next to the door, a large white curtain hung over a section of the wall on the left. Scenes were painted on the walls, the portion not hidden on the left was a beautiful garden with a fountain in the middle. There stood Elizabeth's doctor, Arthur. he was dressed in golden armour and his strawberry blonde hair was wildly placed under a crown. In swirly cursive writing next to his head, it read 'King Arthur Pendragon'.

Along the back wall were seven people, Meliodas, Nurse Merlin, an old man and the people sitting across from Elizabeth. Their names and sin title was written above their head in black cursive. Ban, Diane, Merlin, Escanor, King, Gowther, Captain Meliodas.

On the right wall is a picture of a pub or tavern of some sorts, outside it stood a pink pig with a red clover on its behind. The sign on the tavern read 'Boar Hat'

Meliodas went to the treasure chest next to the door and pulled on boots, a black waist coat and put a leather band holding a scabbard and sword hilt that looked like a dragon on his back.

"Okay guys" Meliodas said, grinning cheerfully and pointing to Elizabeth. "This is Elizabeth and she's the newest member of the Seven Deadly Sins"

Embarrassed at the sudden spotlight on her, Elizabeth turned pink.