Meliodas and Y/N are fully facing Gilthunder, hands-on hip.

"Baste Prison and the Necropolis, huh?" Meliodas says.

"We'll go check out one or the other" Y/N adds.

"So that was it?" Gilthunder asks "You wish to know your comrade's whereabouts, so you allowed me to strike you down, right?"

"Yup. And the blood" Y/N wipes her tongue over her scar, licking up blood that had fallen "My scar opened when I caught your sword with my teeth, healed up quickly so you had no idea it was of that" She explains, she gestures to her bloody arm "My arm excluding"

"Why don't we finish this another time, kay?" Meliodas asks.

"I think not," Gil says, grabbing his sword and slashing at the two only for them to quickly appear behind him. They stare forwards, waiting for what Gil is to do next. Gilthunder tries to slash them again, only for them to once again appear behind him. He does this over and over, the two Sins continue to dodge. They stop altogether after Gilthunder appears behind them, a sword between their heads, electricity surrounding it "This is goodbye"

"Cya. Bye, bye" Meliodas and Y/N say, waving at him. He looks at them confused until a hand reaches down and picks him up.

"You hurt the Captain and Lieutenant some other time," Diane says, moving her hand to prepare to throw him.

"Unhand me!" Gilthunder demands, encasing his body in electricity in hopes of shocking Diane to let him go. Diane only looks to him, not fazed.

"Here's a tip for you okay? Girls get annoyed when snivelling little runts try to shock them!" She yells, throwing Gilthunder far into the sky. Meliodas and Y/N wave as he fades into the distance (Just FYI, I snorted bc I forgot this happened. Just his expression). They look up to Diane, smiling.

"Hey, thanks. Nice throw" Meliodas compliments.

"Whoa, that brace is ruined" Y/N points to Diane's arm brace, which had been torn up due to Gilthunder's electricity. She looks down at her brace.

"Aww~" Meliodas then picks up what's left of one of Y/N's steel arm protectors, handing it to her.

"Man, these are my last pair," She says, pouting. They hear the trotter of pig hooves against the ground and they turn to see Hawks and Elizabeth.

"Hey! You've got a lot of guts kicking me around like I'm some pink bouncing ball! But it'll be my turn next time!" Hawks shouts, an irk mark on his head. He begins pounding his hooves against the floor.

"The three of you weren't hurt were you?" Elizabeth asks, holding Hawk's back.

"We're good" Meliodas answers. Y/N gives her a thumbs up, her coat over her shoulders.

"Where'd that swine go anyway?!" Hawks asks, looking around for Gilthunder.

"Wait? Aren't you a swine?" Y/N asks.

"And smells delicious," Diane says. The hawk begins trembling in fear. Elizabeth spots Meliodas and Y/N's wounds and rushes over to them.

"Sir Meliodas, Lady Y/N, you two were hurt," She says.

"These?" Meliodas says, gesturing to his and Y/N's wounds "Oh, it's no big deal"

"Feels like we just got a splinter" Y/N adds. Diane stares down at Elizabeth with envy and jealousy in her eyes.

"What? Look at all this blood" Diane begins getting more angrily as Elizabeth fuses over their wounds, feeling like she's more touchy with Meliodas than Y/N.

"Hey!" Diane says, bending down to them, hands-on hip "Will you quite getting all touchy-feely with the Captain, already!"

"But-"

"Look, he's got himself a right-hand girl and that job belongs to his second in command, Y/N" Diane points to Y/N "If he's hurt, she should be the one to take care of him and if they're both hurt, I'm the one who should be taking care of them"

"Hey! Aren't you guys forgetting something here?" Hawk shouts, cutting the tension "I just got my butt kicked!" Meliodas and Y/N appear besides Hawk.

"Over here?" Meliodas asks, rubbing Hawk on his side.

"Those are my spare ribs"

"Over here?" Y/N asks, rubbing his head.

"No, that's my pork shoulder" Hawk begins getting annoyed "Quit fooling around!"

"There, there," Elizabeth says gently "I'll put a cool compress on it later" Hawk then runs over to Elizabeth, jumping up.

"Your the only one who ever worries about me, Elizabeth" Hawk says. Diane growls in anger while Y/N sighs.

"Can I eat him now?" She asks, looking to Meliodas. He shakes his head.

Hawk's mom travels down a road. Diane walked beside her. Meliodas and Y/N are sitting outside, keeping her company while Elizabeth and Hawk are inside the tavern. Inside, Elizabeth places a cool compress onto Hawk's sore area.

"Ah~ That hit the spot. So good" Hawk says, sighing in relief "That Holy Knight bastard, next time I see him I'll make him pay for this" Elizabeth looks down, saddened at the thought that Gilthunder could do something like this. Hawk turns to face her "Oh, yeah. So is it true that you know that guy?"

"Yes," Elizabeth says, softly. She begins remembering her childhood alongside Gilthunder "Gilthunder was originally signed for my older sister, Margaret. He was like a big brother to me, cause he watched over us like he was a part of the family" She explains "His father was the grandmaster, and even after he passed away, Gilthunder continues to serve us. So why...?" She begins to remember when Gilthunder's sword was stuck in the ground and how both Meliodas and Y/N had flown down the village from catching his spears. How she was looking through a secret door and saw the door be burst open by his electricity, she gasps "It's can't be! Was father arrested by..."

"What's wrong?" Hawk asks "Are you okay?"

"There's no going back to the way things were, is there?" Outside, Meliodas and Y/N are sat on Diane's shoulders. Meliodas holding Ban's wanted poster while Y/N holds King's. Diane is busy staring at her wanted poster.

"Apparently, Ban, the Sin of Greed was thrown behind bars, and King, the Sin of Sloth is already dead and buried by now" Meliodas explains.

"Think that's true?" Y/N asks.

"Well, I'm not sure, after all, I'm not interested in any man but you," Diane says, looking to Meliodas. Y/N looks down at the wanted poster "Don't worry, Y/N. It's probably just a rumour. King wouldn't let himself get killed that easily"

"Yeah, Y/N. Your boyfriend will be fine" Meliodas says. Y/N punches him in the arm, crossing her arm, and turning her head.

"He's not my boyfriend!"

"Yeah, yeah," Diane says, laughing "Still, the important thing is..." She turns the poster to face Y/N and Meliodas "Look at what a sexy babe I am" She says, winking "A lot can happen in 10 years can't it"

"But that's just a drawing?" Meliodas says "It's made up"

"At least people still see you as young. When people hear my name, they think I'm some old hag now" Y/N mutters. Meliodas and Y/N then jump off Diane's shoulder and onto Hawk's mom's back as Elizabeth and Hawk come walking out.

"Alright, we've decided" He announces.

"Aww~ You two could have kept riding," Diane says.

"First up, we should go to Baste Prison and grab Ban," Y/N says.

"Alright, sounds good to me captain!" Diane says, lifting her fist.

"What made you wanna pick that place first?" Hawk asks.

"It's closest"

"Your such a chum"

"I-I don't think you two should do this?" Elizabeth says, hand on chest.

"Huh," The Sins say, looking to Elizabeth.

"For now, I think tending to your injuries should be our top priority. In your condition, facing off with another holy knight could mean" No one says anything until Meliodas appears under Elizabeth's skirt.

"This might help heal me," Meliodas says, his voice slightly muffled.

"C-Could it?" Elizabeth stutters.

"Of course, it can't!" Hawk shouts. Diane watches, growling.

"Get your head out of her skirt, Meli!" Y/N says, grabbing his shirt from the back and lifting him from the ground, his feet not touching. Meliodas, who has been put down, pats Elizabeth's head.

"Come on Elizabeth" Elizabeth looks to Meliodas "Don't worry about me. This is no big deal. A little sleep and I'm all good to go" Elizabeth then looks to Y/N, concern in her eyes.

"Meh, little ale and I'll be in tip-top shape," Y/N says as she and Meliodas begin walking to the tavern, Meliodas however turns and looks back, catching Diane's harsh glare.

"Goodnight," He says, following Y/N in.

"Knowing him, I thought for sure he was gonna ask you help keep him warm in bed," Hawk says.

"I'll better check on them" Elizabeth then makes her way inside.

"If you have to" Elizabeth enters the tavern to see Y/N sat on one of the tables, head against the table, coat around shoulders. She smiles lightly.

"You could have just said you were tired" She leaves the Sin to rest while she heads upstairs. She knocks on the door gently "Sir Meliodas?" She gets no answer "Pardon me, can you change on your own?" When she hears no reply so opens the door, only to see Meliodas face-first on the ground, blood spilling out of his shoulder, sword still in hand "Sir...Meliodas?" She stands in shock "Are you..." She backs out of the door in shock, walking down the stairs and heading for the sleeping Sin "L-Lady Y/N? There's something wrong with Sir Meliodas" She shakes Y/N, getting no reply "Lady Y/N?" She shakes her again before hearing the sound of dripping. She looks down to see a puddle of blood at Y/N's feet, she wounded arm dangling limply, which had been covered by her coat "L-Lady Y/N?...Sir Meliodas?"

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11/04/2020

Last Edited:29/09/2023