-King's P.O.V.-
I was asleep in the room Ban and I shared. It's been a little over a year since I joined the group again. Every night that I've been back Ban has the same nightmare. I awoke to Ban screaming, and I jumped up and rushed to his bed. He was still sleeping, probably having another nightmare. I know it was my fault he was having the nightmares. I reminded him of Elaine. After making sure he was alright, I went downstairs where the captain and Princess Elizabeth were preparing to open the Boar Hat.
"Captain, can I speak with you for a moment?" I asked as I approached them. I had made a decision and wanted the captain to be the first to know.
"Sure, King." Meliodas said, setting aside a barrel of ale. "Elizabeth, just finish setting out the tables and chairs. I'll take care of the rest."
"Elizabeth nodded and I went outside with the captain. We walked into the woods until we were a fair distance away from the Boar Hat.
"What do you need to talk about, King?" Meliodas asked, turning to face me. "Is something wrong?"

"Well, sort of." I nervously held onto chastiefol tightly. I wasn't sure how the captain would react, but I had made up my mind. "I've decided to leave, Captain."
"What makes you want to leave?" The captain asked, but I couldn't answer. Meliodas noticed and didn't push the matter further. "Then let's have one last celebration before you leave."
"Sure, Captain, that sounds nice." I said with a small smile.
The captain returned to the tavern while I stayed. I layed back on chastiefol and looked up at the sky. No matter what I did, I couldn't get Ban out of my thoughts.
"Ban, I hope this will help you and stop the nightmares."
-Ban's P.O.V.-
I woke up from the same nightmare I've been having for a year now. King wasn't in the room when I woke up, so I assumed he was helping the captain again. I made my way outside, not paying attention to anything around me. I started walking through the woods to clear my mind. I spotted King fast asleep on chastiefol. He always looked so cute while he slept. At some point in time I had developed feelings for King. I loved Elaine, but what I felt for King was much stronger than the love I felt for Elaine. I could never tell him how I felt; I couldn't risk having him hate me. I acted like a jerk towards him to hide how I truly felt. I brushed King's hair off his face and smiled at the sleeping fairy. I knew chastiefol would smell like him, so I grabbed on to it and ripped it out from under him. He fell to the ground and stared at me, blinking a few times before he had realized what I had done. I took off running back towards the tavern.
"Ban! You idiot!" King screamed, jumping up and chasing after me. "Give chastiefol back, Ban!"
"No way, fairy boy." I said, laughing and watched King struggle to keep up with me. "You got to take it back, if you can."
He chased me all the way back to the Boar Hat. As I got closer to the entrance Gowther opened the door, hitting me and knocked me to the ground. King took the opportunity to take chastiefol back and went inside the tavern. Gowther helped me up and apologized for hitting me with the door. Any other day I would've hit the nerd, but I was more focused on following King. Before I could grab chastiefol again the captain pushed me into the kitchen. I cooked the customers' orders until the Boar Hat closed. The captain stopped everyone before we could head to bed. He told us that we were going to be celebrating, but didn't tell us why. I wasn't going to pass up on drinking, so I agreed. We were all sitting out front drinking, laughing, and having fun. I noticed King was being distant from the rest of us. I watched him for a few minutes before he walked over. He didn't sit down, he stood at the edge of the group. He got everyone's attention to focus on him.
"The reason the Captain wanted to have this little celebration is because..." King spoke softly, but everyone could tell he was nervous. "I will be leaving in the morning; and this was to say my goodbyes to you all."
-King's P.O.V.-
Everyone stared at me in shock; except for Meliodas and Gowther, the captain already knew and Gowther doesn't really show emotions. I was expecting them to react like this, but I didn't expect Ban to slam his fists on the table and stand up glaring at me. His piercing gaze sent chills down my spine. It frightened me at first, but I soon got past it.
"What do you mean you're leaving?!" Ban shouted, not taking his eyes off me.
I couldn't answer his question. I just looked away from him. I couldn't lie to Ban. It had gotten quiet, so I looked back over towards Ban. I regretted looking. Ban had tears streaming down his face. Seeing him cry broke my heart. I wanted to wrap him in my arms and wipe his tears away, but I couldn't do that. Ban took off running into the woods and I chased after him.
"Ban! Stop running!" I shouted, trying harder to catch up with him. "Ban, please!"
Ban stopped at the edge of a nearby cliff. I stood right behind him. I wanted to reach out to him and hold him close.
"Why King?" Ban asked, looking over the edge of the cliff. I feared he would jump off, even though I knew he couldn't die. "Why are you leaving?"
Ban turned around to face me. Tears still streamed down him face, causing my heart to break even more. I made Ban cry.
"I'm sorry Ban, I didn't want to make you cry." I told him, looking down to avoid Ban's eyes. I had to tell him the truth. I had to tell him why I was leaving. "Since I came back you've been having nightmares every night."
I could feel Ban's eyes on me. I wanted to leave now, to avoid hurting Ban more.
"I know it's my fault your having the nightmares, Ban." I spoke softly, but loud enough for him to hear me. "I remind you of Elaine. If I wasn't around, you wouldn't have the nightmares of losing her."
Silence filled the air. We both stood there quietly and we didn't move. After a few minutes I started to head back to the Boar Hat. Ban grabbed my arm and pulled me to him before I could walk too far away. He held me close to him and leaned down slowly until he kissed my lips softly. I stared at him in surprise.
"B-ban?" I could feel the heat rushing to my face. My whole body felt weak in his arms, but he held onto me tightly. He leaned down close to my ear.
"My nightmares aren't about Elaine, they're about you." He whispered in my ear. I looked up at him in confusion. "The nightmares I've been having about you...you would find out how much I love you and you hated me for it. Each time you left me, and I couldn't handle that. I couldn't live without you, King. Even if you hate me, King, please don't leave."
"You idiot." I said, smiling up at him. He looked completely confused. I slowly pulled his face closer to my own and gently kissed his lips. "I could never hate you. I love you so much, Ban."
"I love you too, King." Ban smiled and held me closer to him. I layed my head on his chest. "Does this mean you're staying?"
"Yeah, I'm staying." I replied, closing my eyes and listened to his heart beat. "Where ever you go Ban, I'll be by your side."