Normal POV
"...And finally, I would like to say thank you to my classmates. For being there for each other and making this school year 2016 one of the best years of my life. I'd like to sing a song, just the chorus. And i want everyone to reflect on this song." Elizabeth clears her throat. Today was graduation day. The final part of the ceremony was a speech from the College of Accountancy and Accounting Technology valedictorian. Elizabeth never thought that she would become top 1 of the CBA department.
"As we go on...
We remember...
All the times we've had together...
And as our lives change...
Come whatever...
We will still be...
Friends forever..." Elizabeth's singing had already made many students cry.
"Don't be sad just because it's over. Instead, smile...because it happened." More tears were shred as the students held hands with their friends. "Thank you all for listening...and Happy Graduation to everyone!" Elizabeth was the first to throw her graduation hat to the air. The rest of the students followed after. Elizabeth smiled as the newly graduates of Liones Academy rejoiced.
Elizabeth was greeted by her Father and Elaine down the stage. "congratulations Eli!" Elaine hugged her bestfriends. Elaine too did a graduation speech before her since she was the valedictorian in the Criminology department. "congratulations to you too, Elaine."
"c'mon girls, we don't want to be late for the party." Baltra reminded them. Soon the three boarded Baltra's car and drove back to Elizabeth's house. Once they arrived, Ellizabeth and Elaine adjusted their graduation gowns and hat along with their medals and diploma.
"Surprise!" Entering the Liones household, the girls were greeted by everyone. There was Margarett, Gilthunder, Veronica, Ban, King, Diane, Gowther, Merlin, and Sir Zaratras.
"Welcome home!"
"Congratulations you two!"
"Happy Graduation day!" was what Elizabeth and Elaine were greeted by.
"Sir Zaratras..." Elizabeth greeted him. "You made it."
"Miss Merlin, I'm glad you could make it." greeted Elaine.
"This is a very...very special day. I wouldn't miss it for the world." Merlin stated. Elaine wondered why.
"It's only our graduation day..."
"I know, but it is special in my perspective..." Merlin just smirked. Elaine still didn't get it.
"when I got the message that it was your graduation day, I just had to come. This is for you." Zaratras gave Elizabeth a gift.
"what is it?" it was square and
"It's my latest book. I hope it's appropriate for you since..umm...we kinda did the adventure." Sir Zaratras hopes that Elizabeth will accept it. Elizabeth didn't hesitate to tear of the wrapper. Out came a book. It looked like a horror book judging by the way it was designed .
There was a closed bloody and standing in front of it was blonde faceless man. (A/N: This is the cover photo of the NNT: The Dooris)
"Sir Zaratras..isn't this..."
"I knew you wouldn't like it..." Zaratras frowned. "It's the second season of The Dooris." Elizabeth smiled and hugged it. "I take it you like the book?"
"I love it. Thank you." Now, that memory will not only be a memory, it will be an event part of Elizabeth's life. The most significant one ever.
"Okay everyone, It's time for the party to start!" Margarett called out. Elizabeth and Elaine admired the decorations. The living room and kitchen were filled with balloons, streamers, banners, food, beverages, and a huge chocolate cake. It didn't look like a party cake, it looked really fancy. Elaine was drooling over the giant choclate cake, she just couldn't wait to try it. Out of everyone happily enjoying their time in the room, Elizabeth looked around to find her special someone.
"I see you're looking for the Captain." Diane walked to her.
"I guess I am. Where is he, Diane?" all Diane could do was just smile and blush. "are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Today is just a special day that's all."
"It's just my graduation day."
"it's more than that Elizabeth." Diane said before walking over to King.
The tapping of glass was heard in the room. Everyone turned around their attention to Veronica. "May I have everyone's attention please. Today, we celebrate the graduation day of our beloved Elizabeth and Elaine. It's a special day girls." Everyone clapped their hands. Elizabeth ad Elaine did a fist pump for a job well done. "But today, we will celebrate a much more special day." There it goes again. Elaine wondered what this was all about.
All of a sudden, Meldy came down the stairs she was holding a basket full of flower petals and threw it to everyone. Next came Zedlris, who appeared from the corner of the living room wall. He was hating the tight tuxedo Meldy was forcing him to wear. And then came Estarossa who came inside from the kitchen's back door.
"okay, what's all this about?" Elizabeth take a good look around. Everyone was in awe, even her Father approved of this.
It was like magic jsut entered the room because one second there was no one behind Elizabeth and the next, Meliodas was standing there holding a bouquet of flowers.
"M..Meliodas..."
Elaine got the message so she moved away from the couple. She then proceeded to punch her borther's arm. "why didn't you tell me that this was gonna happen?!" she whispered yell to him.
"they told me not to." King shrugged and Elaine pouted.
Elizabeth accepted the bouquet and blushed. "t..thank you."
"Anything for my fiance" Elizabeth's eyes widened. Immediately, Meliodas got on one knee and took out a ring from his pocket.
"There are no words to describe how grateful I am that you came into my life. Whether it was from our dream, from the rescue, or after that. I feel like the luckiest man ever to have met someone like you Elizabeth. All those compliments I've made about you, all those times we've spent together, all those funny times we've shared. I treasured them. We may have only spent a short time together but it felt like forever." Meliodas had no idea how to make a speech. But his impromto words all came from the heart. Elizabeth could feel the love from his words.
"All I'm saying is that...Elizabeth Liones, will you marry me?"
Elizabeth wiped the tear from her eye. "Yes...Yes..." she felt tired from all the standing. Elizabeth knelt down, Meliodas caught her in time. She burried her face in his chest. Meliodas wrapped his arms around Elizabeth.
Everyone cheered for the new couple. "So that's why it was a very...very..special day." Elaine went back to Merlin.
"I wouldn't miss this graduation slash engagement party for the world." Merlin went over to Meliodas.
"Congratulations Captain." Merlin patted him.
"Wohoo! Yeah! You're getting married Captain!" Ban threw himself on Meliodas. The party hasn't started yet but he looks like he's already drunk.
"I congratulate you on the engagement, Captain." Typical Gowther and his emotionless replies.
While Meliodas was being bombarded with congratulations, Elizabeth was being drowned with multiple questions from the girls.
"I'm so happy. We're going to be sister-in-laws..." Meldy wiped a tear.
"I finally get to have another sister..." Zeldris hugged Elizabeth.
"welcome to the Wrath family, Elizabeth." Estarrosa welcome with open arms.
"Eli, we're gonna make this the best wedding ever." Elaine cheered.
"I have a friend who owns the best wedding gowns ever. We'll go window shopping for a gown next week." Margarett said.
"Congratulations Elizabeth." Gilthunder said.
"Thank you Gil."
"And so Meliodas and Elizabeth lived happily ever after...The End." Sir Zaratras read it out loud for Elizabeth to hear.
"what?" Elizabeth couldn't believe that it was written in the book he gave her.
"It's all here in The Dooris book 2. The ending matches what is happening now." Sir Zaratras stated. Elizabeth smiled. "There are over 300,000 copies of this book worldwide in different languages."
"that many?!"
"Yes. And the release date of the book, Just last night." Sir Zaratras announced. Elizabeth couldn't wait to read the book.
Meliodas intertwined his hand with Elizabeth's. "But we already know that the adventure will always be in reality." Meliodas blushed. Elizabeth followed after.
"Always..in reality." Thus the party went on. All night, everyone enoyed the celebration. There wa snothing that can break this happy moment.
Everything was perfect. Like Sir Zaratras said, the vctim and the heroine lived happily ever after.
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Or do they?
Meanwhile...
"No...p..please..." a slap thrown at the woman tied with chains on the chair. She was bleeding bad from the amount of thorn wire wrapped around her upper body along with the chains.
"Stop lying to me Elizabeth...what did you do to HIM?!"
"I..I'm not..E..Elizabeth...agh...I'm..L..Liz..." the man slapped Liz again. Her face has gotten red from all the abuse.
"where is that bastard?! If you don't tell me now...or else..." he positioned a pretty sharp machete in front of Liz. She was trembling in fear. "You say you're not Elizabeth...yet your ID says otherwise. ID's never lie." The man slowly grazed the tip of the machete on Liz's exposed leg.
"ahhh!...agh!" it was so sharp that even a simple graze sliced her skin open. "please...stop...I'll..t..tell you where he is...just stop..."
"now that wasn't so bad huh Elizabeth?" he caressed Liz's face.
"I'm not Elizabeth...I told you...t..that..." the man scrunched up his face in disgust. "the police will find you...they will..."
He only chuckled. "watch your mouth Elizabeth. Threats hurt but not as much as sharp steel..." again, he grazed the machete on Liz's other leg. She screamed in pain.
"I'll give you one last chance...just admit that you're Elizabeth...and we won't have any problems..." he raised his eyebrows in front of her.
"I..t..told you...I'm not...E..Eli-" liz wasn't able to finish. The man immediately plunged the machete directly at Liz's chest penetrating her heart. Blood spilled out from her mouth as she sat there lifeless.
The man cried. He didn't hold the tears anymore. "I..I'm doing this to punsih you Elizabeth...I'm doing this all for you...don't hate me okay?...It's your fault after all..." he kept on crying in front of Liz's dead body.
Somewhere in him, he believed Liz's words. if she was Elizabeth, she would never deny this life and death situation, she would tell him everything, she would be obedient. She would be perfect. She was the right one he would love...to kill.
