Looking After You by Fullmetal Pyromaniac

Chapter one:

The Boar Hat was especially busy that night. It was the weekend and the weather had been pretty rubbish for the last few days, constantly pouring rain so hot wine and good food -courtesy of Ban- was extremely popular.

Elizabeth was in her normal uniform, serving the tables. She had improved massively since her first night in the job. However, tonight she was feeling off. She was hot and bothered, her head hurt slightly and she was feeling light headed.

She didn't notice Meliodas staring at her from his position behind the bar, he noticed that she was forcing a smile, she was also very pale. Meliodas frowned as he gave the three steins of beer to Hawk to be delivered.

"I need three Vanya Ales for table five and two steak pies, you got that Ban?" Elizabeth shouted to the back. There was a confirming shout from the kitchen. Meliodas began pouring three ales when there was a shout from one of the tabes to place an order.

Elizabeth sighed and tried to ease her pounding head before going to the table. A gentle hand curled around her arm and she turned around. Meliodas' face was inches from hers, his emerald eyes boring into her blue ones.

"You're ill" he said bluntly, "go upstairs and lie down, I'll get Diane on your shift"

Elizabeth smiled and placed her hand over his reassuringly, Meliodas noticed how hot it was.

"Really, Sir Meliodas, there's no need. My shift ends in an hour anyway, there's no need to get Dian-"

"No, now go upstairs and sleep" He said, "I can't have my best waitress getting sick"

Elizabeth blushed and nodded, she placed her tray back on the bar and walked back upstairs, she heard Meliodas calling on Diane from the back room.

Slipping on her white nightgown and placing her uniform nearly on her desk, Elizabeth closed the door, turned off the light and got into the bed that she and Meliodas shared.

Gently staring out of the window into the starry sky, Elizabeth started counting down from a hundred like she did every night to get to sleep.

She was only vaguely aware of the bedroom door opening before she slipped into sleep, not sure if she reached ninety.

...

Elizabeth's eyes snapped open. She was feeling worse, her head was pounding even more and she felt her bladder was about to burst.

Slowly getting up, Elizabeth steadied herself on the end of the bed as a wave of dizziness hit her. She felt the bed creak and saw the faint silhouette of Meliodas covered in rope sir up. His eyes seemed to glow in the moonlight that shone in from outside, it couldn't have been later than four in the morning.

"Elizabeth?" He whispered, "Are you okay?"

She nodded before realising that in the dark he couldn't see her,

"Yes" she replied, "I'm just going to the bathroom"

Elizabeth stumbled to the bathroom that they shared and turned off the light before locking the door behind her.

After using the toilet and flushing it, Elizabeth went to the sink to wash her hands. Suddenly she found herself leaning on the porcelain bowl for support, looking into the mirror, she saw her tired eyes and pale complexion staring back at her.

Then her vision began to go blotchy.

Like watercolour paint on a wet canvas, images blurred together until they were black and she couldn't make out what they were.

Elizabeth stumbled around as her vision faded, grasping for the lock she swung the door open with a bang.

"Elizabeth?" Meliodas said, no longer whispering, "Elizabeth, what's happened?"

Bells were ringing in her ears, blocking most sound. Meliodas ripped the ropes easily, sprung out of bed and turned on the light before running over to the girl who was leaning on the bathroom door like a lifeline.

Elizabeth fell into Meliodas' strong arms and stared up at his petrified face as the rest of her vision faded to black and her ears felt like they would explode.

"I...I can't see!" Elizabeth shouted, "I can't see or hear! Sir Meliodas, help me!" She choked a sob as tears of fright slipped down her face.

She grasped frantically at Meliodas' bare chest, wrapping her arms around his torso as he tried to lead the blind girl to the bed.

Then Elizabeth felt herself go heavy as sleep grabbed her and didn't let her go until she had been dragged under.

...

Voices swirled like a whirlpool around Elizabeth's head, slowly she opened her eyes and saw Meliodas, Merlin and Hawk all crowded around her.

"Ah, you're awake Elizabeth. How are you feeling?" Merlin said softly. Elizabeth sat up slightly and rubbed her eyes.

"My head doesn't hurt, I can see and hear again. What happened?"

Meliodas smiled kindly and smoothed the hair on Elizabeth's head,

"You suffered from something called a Vaso-Vagel" Merlin explained, "It usually happens when you stand up too fast after using the loo. I'll take a few tests just to make sure, you should be fine in a few days though"

Elizabeth thanked the wizard who left her and her guests in peace. Hawk instantly began bawling and threw himself on Elizabeth.

"Geez! You gave us all such a scare!" He cried into her chest, "You started shouting that you could see and you couldn't hear and it was so scary!"

"I'm sorry" Elizabeth said whilst petting Hawks head, she turned to Meliodas who was resting on the bed next to her, his hand still stroking her silvery hair.

"What do you mean? It's not your fault, if anything I feel bad because you couldn't see and I couldn't help you" Meliodas said.

Elizabeth leant into his touch and closed her eyes,

"Don't blame yourself either, if you hadn't been there I don't know what I would have done" She said softly. Meliodas grinned and jumped off of the bed, he hauled a crying Hawk off of Elizabeth and pushed him out the door.

"Just because Elizabeth's ill doesn't mean that you get a day off, Porky" he said then Meliodas turned to Elizabeth who was sat up in bed.

"I'll just get Ban to get you some breakfast, I'll bring it up to you then I'll look after you until you're better"

"You don't have to, Sir Meliodas. I know how important the Boar Hat is to you"

"Nonsense" He interrupted waving his hands, "You're more important, plus I've got the the whole team to help out, I'm sure they won't miss me"

And he disappeared out the door before Elizabeth could argue, she couldn't calm her racing heart. Meliodas looking after he for the next few days, Elizabeth couldn't say that she wasn't looking forward to it.

End of chapter one.

A/N:

Hey, it's Ruby and this is my first story on this account. I was horrified by the lack of Melizabeth stories so here you go. I'll update on Saturdays and Sunday's so a new chapter will be up tomorrow.

See you then!

-Ruby