An Unknown Bond [Zeldris x OC]

Ch. 3 - The Seven Deadly Sins

"Elizabeth is just as beautiful as I remember her" I say while I free myself from his grip and try to change the topic to cheer up my friend. If we're right and the Ten Commandments are back for good, there'd still be enough to worry about real soon.

Meliodas smiles and relaxes a bit. "She sure is. And she's so innocent and pure, just like I know her" he says before his body tenses up again and he clenches his hands into fists. "I'll protect her with everything I have. I can't lose her again."His voice breaks at the final words.

I get up and reach out my hand to him because it's time to go back to the others. "And I'll help you with everything I have" I say convinced. "Promised."
I don't know what would happen to Meliodas if he looses Elizabeth again but I'll try my very best to not let that happen again. Meliodas grabs my hand and jumps onto his feet with his typical giggling.

"I think it's time for you to meet my friends" he says and his green eyes lighten up again. He's back to being that youngish boy I've known for so long.

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"So let me get this straight" Ban says sometime later and takes a sip of his drink before continuing. "So this lady" he points his head towards me, sitting just nearby, "is a friend of you and none of us have ever seen her?!"

Meliodas sits across Ban and looks at him uncomprehending. "That's pretty much just what I told you."

"I've known Meliodas for a very long time" I try to explain. "Way before the Seven Deadly Sins found together."

"But how is that possible?" Diane asks. Thanks to Merlin, she's currently human-sized and fits into the tavern with everybody else. "We found together such a long time ago and you're not any older than the captain."

"Yeah and it's already weird enough that he hasn't changed at all" Ban says as he's not getting the obvious.

"So haven't you" Meliodas says as he gets tired of all the explaination. "Are we done asking questions?"
"Not just yet" Ban says as he takes a closer look at me.

"Please everyone, stop it now" Elizabeth says as she finally steps in. "Lady Yami has just arrived. Give her some space, she's surely tired of her travel."
I look up at Elizabeth thankfully and finish my drink. She really is a sweetheart.
I can feel that Bans eyes are still on me and sense King staring at me from up the ceiling. He's been hovering up there ever since I came here, looking at me through narrowed eyes and I can tell what Meliodas meant earlier. He's surely suspecting something and ain't happy with what he's apprehensive of. "Welcome to the kingdom Liones" Elizabeth continues as she gives me a smile. "Did you enjoy the firework?"

Oh right, the firework. It was only yesterday but it feels like a lot longer already. I had already forgotten about it.  "I haven't been to the kingdom before, princess. But I was able to watch them from the nearby woods" I lie to her as I haven't watched it at all as I just got lost in my own thoughts as usual. The warm smile the princess gives me shows me that I had chosen the right words.

Way to go, Yami. Starting with a lie.

"Enough with the smalltalk" Meliodas says eventually. "Who's up for some drinks as we're celebrating this reuniting with my best friend?" He earns an angry look from Ban and Meliodas puts his hands up in defense. "Female best friend" he corrects himself and Bans features soften.

"Never saying no to a good beer!" Ban exclaims then and I giggle as he had chosen just the same words as I have just a few days ago.