So, starting the first story of InuYasha X Seven Deadly Sins. Maybe some are reading this because of XDemon HunterX? The story isn't on hiatus; I'm just trying to improve my writing skills by writing some others. Because HxH is a long series, I want to make the best out of it. So you could say I'm practicing. Might be OOC. Forgive me for that, I'm just writing and trying.

At any rate, let's start.

Summary: When Kagome went through the well after the final battle, she ends up in the well nearby the castle of Liones. The king and his young daughters find her. Then 4 years later she meets the infant Elizabeth and they grow very close. Kagome and Elizabeth have formed a special bond, no one could get between. Six years later, the Holy Knights staged the coup. Kagome escapes taking Elizabeth, who is at that time six years old, with her.

Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or Seven Deadly Sins. They belong to their respected owners.

"..ooo.."- Saying

'..ooo..' - Thinking

"..ooo.." - Japanese

*..ooo..* - Happenings/doings

"..ooo.." – (In bold) Exaggerating.

Now…. ENJOY!

Chapter 1 X Welcome to Boar Hat

'The tale between humans and beings from other worlds, is a story of ancient times. The Holy knights who protected this country used immensely powerful magic. They were both feared and revered. However, there was a group who betrayed their country and turned their blades towards the remaining Knights. To the mass, they were known as the "Seven Deadly Sins." I have to find them.'

A large armor walked across the hills with a yellow backpack hiding beneath its cape. "We're almost there… just hold on…" a tired voice whispered.

"There ya go! 5 giant steins of beer!" A man no taller than 5' feet, placed it on the small table. Dressed in slightly bigger, clothing. He had shining blond hair and emerald green eyes.

"Is there room for any more?" a new costumer asked. "Right here is fine! Sorry, but do you mind if they sit here?" the young man guided.

"He really works hard as a waiter for being so small." Someone commented. The man turned his head as he answered; "I'm the owner of this place, not a waiter. It is my bar, after all."

"Here you go! A Boar Hat's special meat pie!" He placed the order on anther table. "It looks delicious!" one of them said. "Itadakimasu!" the costumers all took a big bite out of the pie. But the moment it touched their taste buds, they spit the cursed food out.

"Disgusting!"

"I knew it. I guess my bar's known more for its alcohol than its food, after all." The blonde reminded. "Are you tryin' to pick a fight with us, kid?" the larger one of the group rolled up his sleeves.

"Hey, wait, he's got a sword on him." One noted. "Good grief. What troublesome guests we got here. Clean it up." The blonde said as he snapped his fingers. The small group stood cautious of what would happen.

"Geez, what a waste of time." They slowly looked in the direction the voice came from, afraid of the creature. "What do you want from me?" a small pink pig came from the shadows standing next to the blond.

"The pig is talking!" they looked shocked at the animal. "Don't y'all of you get surprised now. This is why I hate county bumpkins." The pig looked annoyed at the costumers who threw the food from the table. "Hawk, can you clean up the floor for me?" the blond asked.

The pig now named Hawk complained as he still went, eating the sustenance on the floor. "What a pain. Having to deal with eating leftovers isn't exactly fun, you know." A few moments later the floor was shining sparkling clean. "Honestly, how about making something good for once?"

"I guess if I were to make a pig roast, it would taste pretty damn good." The man retorted. "Umai! The leftovers here are amazing!" Hawk quickly said excited. The crowd laughed at the sight.

But attention was taken when a panting guy came through the door. "I-It's real! I'm not joking! I saw him with my own eyes." The man continued as he joined his friends. "I'm absolutely sure of it. It's the Wandering Rust Knight."

"It's a rumor that's been floating around recently. There's no way something like that exists. It's just something we make up to scare the children: "Don't tell so many lies. If you do, the blood-rusted knight of the Seven Deadly Sins will come get you." right?" his friend joked as they laughed.

"The Seven Deadly Sins?" the owner asked them as he joined the table. "Yeah. The young owner here doesn't know the story?" one asked. "You even have a poster of them. You know, that one over there." The other pointed to the wall with wanting posters.

"It was 10 years ago, right? When many of the Holy knights that gathered from all over the kingdom lost their lives. It was a huge ordeal. Those are the murderers there. They're known as the "Seven Deadly Sins." The Great Holy Knight was murdered so brutally that you could barely recognize him anymore. Their captain, Meliodas, was the worst of the bunch. There's a rumor that he destroyed part of the country single-handedly." One explained.

"They still haven't been caught yet, have they?" someone asked. "Yeah, not a single one of them. Some rumor is going around that they've died already, though." Another answered.

"There's no way they're dead. The Holy knights wouldn't have just let them go." The other reasoned. "Even though the king passed away due to an illness, the Holy Knights are doing a pretty good job protecting the kingdom."

"But these wanted posters are renewed every year. Maybe there's a chance they're still alive."

"Even if they are, it's a bit of a stretch to say there's a knight in rusty armor wandering around, don't you think?" the people tried to lighten up the mood. But their scary thought in the back of their heads were only encouraged as a big old armor came through the door.

"The… Seven… Deadly… Sins." A voice from the armor said painfully. The crowd yelled in fear an excited the bar in no time. "He really came!"

Hawk was shivering in fright hiding behind the counter. The blonde took it upon himself and stood in front of the armor. "Who are you?" he demanded. Instead of answering, the armor took off its hidden backpack and offered it to him.

"She… needs… food." With those last words it passed out. The man was able to catch the flying bag and looked surprised of its weight.

When he opened it, he saw a girl, looking around 6 years old, with long silver hair, sleeping. "What is this?"

"Hey, look! There's a girl in the armor." Hawk yelled coming out from his hiding place. The man slowly looked towards the armor seeing the helmet came loose. There, in the armor, was another girl. But she had long raven hair, with a beautiful lightly, toned skin.

"Is this really one of the Seven Deadly Sins?" Hawk asked as he came closer.

They stripped her from the armor and laid the two girls next to each other on the bed. The older girl was wearing a black, spandex shorts and tops. And black knee socks to go with her shoes. On her top was a golden crest with an unknown symbol.

While the younger girl was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt stuffed in her grey shorts with braces holding it up. She was also wearing knee socks but hers were white.

Hawk, looked in shock, as the blond got closer to the older girl. "This sleeping face. This bodyline. This smell." He then stopped, stretched out his arm, and groped the girl's breast. "And this elasticity… It's definitely a woman."

"You can tell just from looking!" Scolded Hawk. Suddenly the girl's eyes opened revealing sapphire blue eyes, she sat up, still in a daze. Her eyes met those of the man.

"U-Uhm…" she hesitated, as the man kept groping her breast. "Yo." He smiled. Her cheeks became red of embarrassment. "Hentai!" the man found himself on the ground with a throbbing handprint on his face.

"Nothing out of the ordinary here." He stated as he came up. The girl looked hateful at him, but when she heard a small grunt coming next to her she changed. Her eyes showed worry.

"Onee-chan?" the small child slowly came up robbing her eye. "Eli! Are you alright?" The girl asked her concernedly. When she saw that the kid, only known as Eli, had no injuries and was overall fine she turned to the two. "I'm sorry, and… thank you." She bowed slightly. "You're the one that took care of us, no?"

"Yeah, but you sure surprised us. You came into the bar in a daze and suddenly fainted." He explained. "Bar?" the girl asked him. "It's called "Boar Hat." It's my bar."

"So you're the owner?" she asked in disbelieve. Noting the suspicious in her voice he asked; "Is that strange?"

"N-No." she quickly denied. "I saw the sword on your back, so…" she pointed at the dragon form handle behind the man.

"Oh, this thing?" he pulled it out of the case and showed, a broken sword. "Even if it's just the hilt, it still looks pretty authentic, right? I guess you can call it a deterrent for people to who eat and run."

"I feel worse for the customers who actually pay to eat your food." Hawk commented. The two girls looked surprised at the pig as if it never was there. "Look, Onee-chan! A talking pig!" the young child launched at him.

"Oi, don't pull." He complained and the child quickly went to hugging the animal. "That's good. I'm Hawk. Nice to meet you." He introduced himself.

"A talking pig." The blonde, who was watching the interaction between Hawk and Eli, looked at the woman. "Of course, of all the things, a talking pig wouldn't be the strangest." She sighed tiredly.

"Oh, that reminds me. Are you two hungry? Since you came in and asked to feed her." The man suggested. "Of Pork-chan here?" Eli asked innocently, Hawk visibly winched. "My name is Hawk, not Pork!"

The older girl was sitting, leaning on the table as she observed the wanted posters on the wall. Ignoring the giggle of her little sister chasing Hawk. "It's ready!" she heard the man call out.

The food stood in front of them and the girl smiled. "In addition to taking care of us, you're also feeding us. I don't know how I can possibly repay you." She bowed again.

"Give it a try before you say that." Hawk said in some kind of warning. "Okay… Itadakimasu." The two took a bite. While Eli immediately spitted it out, the older girl bit through the horrible taste.

"Well? It's bad, right?" The man leaned to them with a sly grin. "Not sure if you're suppose to say that with confidence, but yes…" The woman swallowed. "Onee-chan, can't you make some?" the child suggested.

The girl looked surprised as her sister softly pleaded. "Alright. I'll make some." The woman gave in and then turned to their host. "You sit too. I doubt that you could live on eating that horrible food." She went to the counter and made a sandwich for all of them.

"Such a perfect woman." Hawk fake cried. "Perfect indeed…" the man softly murmured. "Here, feast on!" She smiled. As they all enjoyed the food the man said something as if forgotten.

"By the way, what were you doing in that suit of armor? Hiding her behind you back in you bag." He motioned to the small girl. "We're searching for the Seven Deadly Sins!" Eli answered excited. "Eli!"

"Them again? You don't even know if they're alive or not. Not to mention they're dangerous." Hawk noted. Loud banging on the door interrupted them.

"Open up! We've got a tip from one of the villagers. We are the knights stationed at the base of the mountain. We serve the Great Holy knight himself. We're here to capture the Rust Knight as a lead to the Seven Deadly Sins. Come out peacefully!" the voice demanded.

"We've got some pretty noisy guys out there." The blond commented. "Holy knights…" The woman said slightly scared as she pulled her sister closer.

"Looks like they're not coming out." One of the knights noted. "Aside from that… Since when has there been a bar on top of this hill?" another stated. "Now that you mention it, I was here three days ago and the hill was desolate."

"Don't let your guard down. It might've been 10 years ago, but he's still one of the Seven Deadly Sins." Their leader lectured. "There's no need to worry, Alioni. He's probably an old man by now." The others agreed.

"That's right. We were trained by Lord Twigo, so he'll be no match for us." The leader, Alioni, turned sharply to them. "Don't take them lightly. Don't make me repeat myself. During that incident 10 years ago, dozens of Holy Knights were killed in an instant."

"About that… Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration? If one Holy Knight is as strong as a country there's no way dozens of them were killed, right?" one commented. Their leader got in a heated debate with the other.

"All right, all right. But please stand down this time, Alioni. Leave this one to us." Another knight stopped them. "Oi, get your ass out here!" he yelled.

"You called?" the owner came out calmly. "Who the hell are you?" Alioni, said rudely. "I'm the owner of this bar." He answered. "Where's the Rust Knight? Bring him here!" Alioni ordered.

The man sighed. "Come out!" loud walking was heard, and instead of the armored man they expected, a pink pig dressed in part armor revealed himself. "Were you looking for me? The Rust Knight, Hawk?"

"Th-This pig is one of the Seven Deadly Sins?!"

"Of course he isn't!"

"Wh-Wh-What was that?! I'll have you know that I'm the leader of the knights in charge of leftover disposal!" Hawk protested.

"There is no such group of knights!"

"If this pig is who you're after, please feel free to do as you plea-" The blond wasn't allowed to finish his sentence. "Like hell they can!" Hawk shouted.

"You brat!" Alioni pulled the guy on his collar. "You've got some guts to mock us knights!" he glared at the smaller man.

The woman looked around the corned hesitating to go and help them, but the thug of her sister brought her back to her mission. She quickly ran away carrying Eli on her back.

Sadly, a knight noticed her but not Eli who was hidden by her older sisters body. "Alioni, a woman is escaping out the back!" he pointed at their direction. Alioni let the blond fall to the ground. "What? Tell Lord Twigo immediately! She's most likely the Rust Knight!" The knights went all after the duo.

"You bitch!"

The woman somehow managed to maneuver her way through the forest with the child. "If she really is one of the Seven Deadly Sins, she must possess some incredible power. If that's true, I can finally become a Holy Knight!" Alioni exclaimed with a sick smile while chasing the girl.

But his smile faded when one of his men was kicked down. "H-Huh? What's wrong?" he asked surprised. "Th-The pig is charging at us!" One said not long before Hawk too knocked him down. "No, don't come near me. Stay away!" Alioni begged feeling intimidated.

He stopped when he was nearing the cliff on the side of the forest. "She's gone?" he asked, as he was sure that the woman ran that way.

"Take this!" he could hear when he was launched up in the air off the cliff. "I've got nothing against you guys, but I'm gonna get double the dinner tonight for this!" Hawk yelled after him. "

"Um… You saved us for the second time… I really don't know how I can ever repay you." The girl smiled as she laid in the hands of the blond man who was holding her in bridal-style balancing Eli between them. Her smile disappeared when she felt his hand groping her breast again. "On second thought, I don't think I want to, you Hentai!" a slap was heard again.

"So… Why are you two searching for the Seven Deadly Sins?" He asked after he descended the two from the tree he had climbed in order to save them. Another handprint was placed on his face. "To stop… the Holy Knights."

"Why do you want to stop the Holy Knights? The Holy Knights are the ones protecting the Kingdom of Liones. They're heroes, aren't they?" Hawk reasoned.

"Yes, but… What if they were to bring war to this kingdom? A few days ago, the Holy Knights captured the king and the rest of the royal family and confined them one by one." The woman said as she looked out in the distant. Her sister came up to her hugging her leg in comfort.

The man's eyes widen at the new information. 'The king has been captured?' he looked at the girl waiting for her to continue. "I though the king died of an illness?" Hawk said surprised.

"That's just a lie made up by the Holy Knights. I don't know why they would choose to start a war. But… They've begun recruiting people from town and villagers around the kingdom, steadily preparing for war. I'm sure the effects of their actions will reach this area soon as well." She explained.

"Seriously?" Hawk was getting concerned. "That sounds pretty bad." The green-eyed blonde stated. "How are you always so calm?" Hawk fired at him. "So how do the Seven Deadly Sins tie in with all of this?" he then asked.

"The only hope we have of stopping the Holy Knights' plan is…" The woman turned around, blue clashing with green. "With the help on the Seven Deadly Sins!" she claimed.

"Come on, you're searching for them despite knowing fully well what they're like?" The man summed.

"The Seven Deadly Sins… They were originally seven brutal criminals who had the mark of seven beasts carved into their bodies. They were known as the strongest and cruelest knights. And 10 years ago, they attempted to overthrow the throne. However, the Holy Knights launched a grand offensive at them and the vanished from this world." She answered.

"And then there's the rumor that they were all killed." The man added. "There's no way those people were killed!" The attention was taken when the child, Eli protested eagerly. "But they were criminals, right?" the man tried again.

"The ones making people suffer right now are the Holy Knights!" The older sister stepped in. "When I first came here, he told me about them. Although they were the Seven Deadly Sins, they were still the best!" The woman said. But her speech was cut shortly by heavy banging. Then suddenly they could find themselves flying.

"Eli!" In a quick reflex the woman got ahold of the child and held her close to her body, protecting her from the fall.

"Whoops. I forgot to confirm whether they were the people in the report or not. Confirmed. Three unknown people are dead. Is that alright?" a dark voice, owned by a large man, was heard on the top of the cliff as he spoke to the soldiers.

"B-But Alioni was beneath that cliff!" one objected. "Then we'll report that four people died." The larger man ignored. "Lord Twigo, that's terrible!" the other yelled at him.

"Well, how about I make it nine people, then?" Twigo threaded, looking down on the knights. "Anything but that!" they begged.

Suddenly a man jumped up. Holding a woman in bridal style, while she held a child. On his back a pig was glued on him. And in his free arm he dropped the knight, Alioni.

"What're you lot doing alive?!" Twigo asked in disbelieve. "Don't just go and change my confirmed death toll like that!"

"Don't confirm it so easily then!" Hawk rebelled. "Hey, you awake?" The man asked the woman, inching his face closer to hers. "Oh! Yes! Thank you!" she smiled flustered.

"All right. When I give the signal, take your sister and run to the forest. Got it?" He let her down while she kept the child to her chest. "Hai." She answered.

"So, which of you is the supposed member of the Seven Deadly Sins? Neither of you resemble the ones in the posters, but…" Twigo muttered as he observed the group. His eyes then landed on the crest on the top of the older female.

His eyes shot wide. "Oh… It seems I'm in luck. That symbol on your crest means you're from the royal family." His eyes went to the child. "The youngest, Princess Elizabeth. Than that means you're, Princess Kagome! You two are always together, I have heard." He confirmed.

"Princess?" The man looked at her while she just glared at the man who was closing in. "Princess Kagome and Princess Elizabeth? As in the crown princess and the fourth princess of this kingdom?!" Hawk shouted in disbelieve.

"I'm not the crown princess! Nor a princess in that matter!" The girl called Kagome protested. "There's a search order out for you throughout the kingdom. The orders are to capture you alive, but… It can't be helped if you die in an accident on the battlefield, can it?" Twigo smirked at the face of Kagome.

"We're leaving!" The blonde man announced. "Got it!" Kagome turned around and ran with all she got. "There's no way I can allow myself to get captured now! I can't just give up now!" She exclaimed as her feet continued to drag her.

"Confirmed! Accidental death!" Twigo yelled as he drew his sword and lashed it in the midair, creating an incredible force as the slash went after the sisters.

The trees on the mountain got cut off. Kagome had closed her eyes and shielded Elizabeth with her body waiting for the blast. When she didn't feel any pain, she opened her eyes only to see the bar owner protecting her with his own body. "Yo!" he smiled.

They kept eye contact, mesmerized my each other attractive face. 'So close…' she thought he then turned his face towards the pig. "It seems you're fine too, from the looks of it."

"You call this skewered-pig state "fine"?!" Hawk cried as he bled from a wound he got of a flying stick. "Mom!" he ran away with tears in his eyes.

They saw Hawk off, in the same direction Twigo came up. Kagome narrowed her eyes. She stood up and handed the still unconscious Elizabeth to the mysterious man. "Please protect her." She whispered.

"Kagome… Hey, where are you going?" the man asked. She walked away from them without turning back. "I won't be able to escape. So the least I can do, is to protect that child…" She answered silently.

"You… Didn't you say that you'd never give up?" The man reminded. "If I surrender to him quietly, there's no reason for him to take your life as well. Please, just protect my little sister from the war." She begged him as she kept on walking.

But Twigo ignored the princess and flashed his sword for another attack. As it closed in, Kagome had frozen. And before it hit her, the blonde had saved her life, again.

"Why did you save me? I beg of you! At the very least, you should make it out here alive, please take my sister with you!" Once again Kagome begged as she lay beneath the man together with Elizabeth.

Part of his shirt was torn from the blast while he shielded them. "It looks like he'll kill us either way." He ignored her. "Why are you…?" His attention went back to the girl, while her hands were covering her eyes for him not to see her cry. He could see the tears flow down, despite her efforts to hide them.

"I was so happy… I went to search for the Seven Deadly Sins while taking care of my sister all on my own. I though another journey had started. I was worried because I was own my own, with Eli. In order to hide our identity, I wore armor I wasn't used to and carried her in my backpack, walked until I was exhausted. I wasn't able to rely on anyone…" She stopped to catch her breath.

"But you… Someone who didn't even know who I was… treated me so kindly. That's why I don't want to get you involved any further. I don't want people to die because of me, anymore! You, whose name I don't even know! Don't give your life for me!" She stopped her cries as the man removed her arms with one hand. She looked up to see a smiling face, with his emerald eyes looking at her.

"Meliodas. That's my name."

Her eyes widen, as she looked at him. "Then you really are… That's… But you look like…"

Alioni shot up, looking around searching. "Where's he at? Where's the guy with the sword?" he shouted as he asked his fellow knights. "Alioni! Please calm down, Alioni! Lord Twigo is chasing them right now." One of them answered.

He glared at them. "Baka! It'll be bad if he enrages him! The country will be destroyed! When he saved me, I saw it! He's the real deal- the most dangerous of them all. The symbol on his shoulder…" He didn't finish; he just sat there shivering.

Kagome's eyes strayed to his shoulder. "That symbol is one of the beasts- No. The dragon…" Her eyes darted upward, seeing the sword of Twigo descend down to them.

There was another explosion. But this time, Twigo received it. "What's the meaning of this? My sword should've hit you. But the one getting hit instead is me?! What is that?!" Twigo exclaimed looking at the broken weapon of the bar owner.

"A sword with a broken blade?!" Meliodas stood protectively before Kagome while she held her sister. "Meliodas, you really are…"

"I remembered seeing your face before. But how can this be?! You haven't changed a bit since then!" Twigo yelled as he took a few steps back. Meliodas got into a stance ready to launch his attack. "So you've finally realized who I am."

"I-It can't be! Is it really you?!" In panic Twigo threw his sword down. Too fast for eyes to follow, Meliodas swung his sword sideways, Twigo then felt the air around them changing.

"C-Confirmed. This immeasurable power… The legendary…" His words were never finished as he flew through the sky, by the power of his opponent.

"The Seven Deadly Sins, Wrath of the Dragon. Dragon's Wrath, Meliodas!"

"Kagome!" Meliodas called as he entered the room. He pointed behind his shoulder. "Take a look outside." He instructed. "Okay!" answered Kagome smiling.

She couldn't believe it. She had found one of the Seven Deadly Sins, above that, it was the leader of the band Meliodas! 'This isn't a dream! I've really found one! I think…'

She stared at the poster and back at the man behind the bar. 'Not sure if it really is the same person…'

"So? What do you think?" Meliodas asked as he eyed her up and top. A blush blossomed on Kagome's face. At the moment she was wearing a long-sleeved white blouse, which stopped above her belly button, with a black necktie decorating. With that she was wearing the same type of school-uniform skirt as in the old days, only black. Her knee socks were changed to one coming till her thigh and the other till her knee. "Isn't this a little bit too… revealing…?"

"Not at all!" He looked proud at his work. "It's my bar's uniform." He declared. "Sorry that his taste is so obvious." Hawk apologized.

"Onee-chan, Onee-chan! Look!" From the corner appeared Elizabeth, wearing a pink non-sleeved blouse, with instead of a necktie a dark blue bowtie on her collar. Matching the bowtie was her skirt held up by a brown belt. She still had on her white knee socks.

"Oh my, Eli! You look stunning!" Kagome complimented, watching as the girl spun around showing off. "All I have to do is cooking and gather rumors and information on the Seven Deadly Sins while I wait on the costumers, right?" She asked until she felt a heated gaze aimed at her, turning to the source she saw Meliodas approaching her in an observant manner.

"Uhm…" he kept going. "Information on the Holy Knights would be helpful too." Stated he while continuing his odd behavior. Suddenly he lifted her skirt up boldly looking at her panties.

"Wh-Wh-What are you doing?!" She yelled not knowing what else to do. This had never happened to her. Being groped? Check. Being licked? Check. Heck, she was even asked to bear someone's child! But never had she imagine, this would happen.

"Don't worry, just making sure it's nice and snug." He comforted. "No need, thank you very much!" she moved away from him while Hawk attacked.

"Baka! We just got some eye candy in here and you're gonna molest her, in front of a child no less!" He scolded. Elizabeth just kept watching the interaction.

"Meliodas-sama… are you as evil as those others people say?" Elizabeth decided to ask. Not waiting for an answer she continued. "What did you do?" she looked at him.

"What did I do? As in what crime did I commit…?" he muttered. "Onee-chan says that we have to decide for ourselves what people are to us. We can't decide that a person is bad just because someone said so, is what she said." Elizabeth smartly said the exact same thing she heard.

Meliodas smiled at her, kneeling down to her level while ruffling her hair. "Well… 10 years ago, I traveled all around Liones and stole all the women's underwear I could find." He confessed with a straight face.

"Huh?"

"What?!" Kagome raised her voice as she joined their conversation. "All woman's underwear? You're kidding, right?!" She asked irritated.

"Yep." They sweat-dropped. "Actually, I went around groping the breasts of over 1000 women." He said bashfully. "There's a child in this room!" Both Kagome and Hawk kicked him.

"Don't listen to him, Eli! He is just a weird man!" Kagome went over to her sister brainwashing her with the information. "Even though he saved us a few times…" she whispered.

"But, what is the bad thing you committed, Meliodas-sama?" Elizabeth turned to the man. "Eli." Kagome sighed as she brought the attention to her.

"Some things are so bad that people can't talk about it. If Meliodas is joking to avoid the answer, it must be something very serious. We must respect that decision." She said as her eyes soften looking at the child.

'You're too innocent for war…' She stood up and turned to the blonde. "Right?" she smiled. He had gotten back up and looked at her. "It's something like that." He answered.

Suddenly the place shifted and both Kagome and Elizabeth lost their balanced. Elizabeth got a save landing after being caught by Hawk. Kagome, however, was saved by the "oh, so generous," Meliodas.

He grabbed her around her waist and used his short height to his advantage, by burying his head in her breast. "Whoa, watch out!" he said. "Oi!" Hawk and Kagome joined.

"Here we are!" Meliodas released her when she stood stable again, and pretended nothing was wrong. "Our next target for gathering information. Bernia Village!" He announced.

They stepped outside and watched as Mother pig submerged herself in the ground holding Boar Hat at the surface.

"My bar stocks alcohol from all over the kingdom, but the booze from Bernia is on a different level. Using water from a river hailed as the best in all of Liones and grout that's found growing along the banks, Bernia Ale is renowned throughout the kingdom." Meliodas explained as they all walked towards the village.

"But…" Hawk started as he analyzed the river. "It appears that the famous river has dried up." Kagome too saw the damage. "The herbs are wilted as well. We could've use the Aloe Vera for this journey…" She muttered under her breath.

Meliodas caught her last comment and wanted to ask about her knowledge, but the little sister disturbed him. "Those poor plants… What could've happen?" Elizabeth asked, leaning over the bridge.

They walked further to the center of the village, where people gathered round. "Whoa! So many people! Is there a festival?!" Elizabeth exclaimed as her eyes lit up in excitement.

Kagome looked around and noted the auras of the people. "Meliodas, I think there's something wrong." She said serious closing in on the group. He nodded and followed suit.

"Hello!" Meliodas greeted casual, joining them. "Oh, the manager of the Boar Hat." One of them turned around and returned the gesture.

"Today is the festival of…?" he asked them. "This ain't a festival. We are trying to draw a sword that a Holy Knight buried." The man replied angry.

"A Holy Knight did it? Why?" Meliodas asked. "A few days ago, we witnessed the wrath of a Holy Knight…" the group heard an old voice from behind, and when they turned they saw, what they assumed, the village head.

"And with the magic of his sword, the flow of water to this village has been cut off." He stopped. The locals joined in, some showing sadness others expressing anger.

"So not only will the water be gone, but the grouts will die as well."

"If this happens, Bernia Ale will…"

"Was it the bad big guy you defeated, Meliodas-sama?" Elizabeth questioned him. "You mean Twigo? He's not a Holy Knight." He answers. "Nor does he have the power to damage the flora from the inside." Kagome responded while she observed a wilted flowers.

"Only the power of a Holy Knight can pull that sword. It's hard to tell this to the residents, but this village is doomed…" She heard the old man. She glanced at Meliodas who just looked at the hard-working man. 'Why don't you…' her thoughts were cut short by another voice.

"You're all pathetic." A young boy, year or two older than Elizabeth came forward.

"Mead!"

"To which Holy Knight did this sword belong to? This is nothing to my friend, a Deadly Sin!" he exclaimed proudly. Kagome sweat-dropped. 'Your aura doesn't even have the slightest of their aura, mixed.'

"Mead! Do you know what you're saying!? Don't mention the names of such criminals!" A woman yelled.

"That's right! We can't irritate the Holy Knights any more."

"What do you have against us?"

"What? This isn't what I wanted…" The boy, mead, tried to defense himself, but was shutdown by the villagers.

"Enough of your bullshit!"

"Mead, you asshole!" A young girl threw a stone aimed at the boy. She missed, but instead it landed on the face of Meliodas. Elizabeth softly snickered at the sight together with Hawk.

Kagome however watched on how the kid tried to stand for himself. "I hate you!" he shouted.

"We also hate you!" everybody began throwing stones at the boy who held back his tears. Before any of them actually hit him, Meliodas had interfered and dragged him away. "Shaddup, you shitheads!" Mead yelled as he was taken away.

'Why did I get involved in this?' Meliodas asked but then remembered what Kagome told him. 'Oh yeah…"The boy is about to lose it, it would be for the best if we just took him away for a little while." She said…'

"Aren't you all ashamed of yourself!" Kagome shouted. Surprised faces looked at her. "He's a child for Kamis sake! Yet you treat him like he betrayed you, like he's a criminal! Are you out of your mind!?" she became more enraged. Feeling the tension rise, Hawk took Elizabeth on his back to the bar.

"I don't know what he did to deserve this, and I don't even want to know, but… is this really the best way to solve it?" she calmed down; her oceanic blue eyes stared at the crowd, reading their auras like an open book.

"He's a good kid at heart, but…" the elder began.

"My, my, looks like you don't have the best of a reputation around these parts… Hey, kid… about-" Meliodas wasn't allow to finish.

"You're a kid, too, you know." Mead retorted. "No, I'm not…" He countered. "This is my bar, the Boar Hat." Answered the owner.

"I'm hungry." Mead complained. "If you answer my questions, I'll give you some food." Meliodas proposed. "Food first." Mead won.

Placing down the freshly made food in front of meat, Meliodas sat opposite of him.

"All right! Itadakimasu~" Mead happily stuffed the food down his throat. Spitting it out soon after. "This tastes awful!"

"I didn't say the food was good." Meliodas secured. "I told you to stop doing that." Hawk's voice was heard in the entry joined by Elizabeth. "That's why Onee-chan cooks." She giggles.

"Oh, you guys are back? Where's Kagome?" Meliodas asked, preparing his own drink. "She stayed behind." Elizabeth sat next to him, sharing the table with Mead.

"So, is it true…? That your friend is one of the Seven Deadly Sins?" Meliodas asked. "The food's so bad that I forgot. That smell is…" Mead came closing in on the drink. "Bernia Ale, is it not? You're a kid and you can drink that stuff?" He asked.

"I already told you, I'm not a kid." Meliodas replied, glaring slightly at the chuckles from Elizabeth and Hawk. "That's good, right?" Mead continued. "This is the best beer, sweet and strong! That's what the adults say."

Again the door was opened, but this time it was Kagome. "Yo! Back again?" Meliodas welcomed but was ignored. She walked straight up to Mead. "Mead-chan… You're quite the child, aren't you? I asked the elder." She began.

"What are you saying…?" Mead protested in denial. Kagome sat next to him and smiled. "You know… I took a lot of scolding when I was little. About; how I am too kind for my own good."

"Me too, me too! Father and Onee-chan scolded me too, when I was very little." Elizabeth jumped in exited she could talk with them.

"S-So what?" Mead turned his head away from them. Kagome smiled and turned to her sister. "Eli, do you remember why I was very mad that day?" she asked.

Elizabeth nodded. "I found out that father wasn't mine or Onee-chan's father. I got upset. I climbed a really tall tree that was in our garden. Because I wanted to scare them… But then, father climbed the tree without thinking… he had never climbed a tree before… After that he fell and injured himself, Onee-chan dragged me out of the tree."

"And do you remember, why you did that?" Kagome smirked a knowing smile. "I wanted attention." Elizabeth admitted. "I also have a story…" Mead confesses Kagome and Meliodas shared across the table a glance smiling at each other.

"My father and mother were travelers. But they both died during an epidemic in the village of Bernia. The people of the village raised me when I was alone. I was very happy. But deep down, I wasn't anyone's family. I was envious of the people with real families. So I lied and made messes…" he began crying.

"Is that why you put a bug in the drink of a Holy Knight?" Kagome asked him kindly. "No!" he denied quickly. "It was because they were mocking everyone!"

KT: Wow… I'm pretty proud of this chapter. Wonder what will happen next. I will soon post designs of the clothing in my social media, feel free to check it out! Also, I decided to make drawings of each chapter, most awesome/cute/memorable/funny moments. I call it Weekly FD; Weekly Fan fiction Drawing. Since I update normally, every Sunday. So follow me on Instagram, to keep up to date with the stories I'm planning to write! Ja ne!

For those who do not know these words:

Itadakimasu: Enjoy the meal (?)

Umai: Delicious

Hentai: Pervert

Onee: Older sister

Baka: Idiot

Kami: God

-chan: Honorifics for girls

-sama: Honorifics for those of higher standards