Chapter 2: The Dragon Sin of Wrath
What was this feeling? Her body was lighter yet she could feel a weight, a warm weight, on her left breast. Her muscles ached and her eyelids fought against her as she tried to open them. When at last she was able to pry her bright blue left eye open she was met with a pair of emerald pools that gleaned mischievously in the candlelit room. Sweat broke out in fine beads across her brow as she rushed to figure out what was going on.
She had escaped the castle in the dead of night shortly after hearing her eldest sister screaming for her to run, she had found a suit of armor to hide in so that she would not be noticed and had traveled for nearly a week in said armor with minimal food or water. Her body had begun to ache in so many places that she couldn't even figure out where each one began and the others ended when she stumbled across a hat shaped building not far from a town that she was uncertain as to its name. The bar had cleared out as soon as she managed to get through the door and she had fainted in front of the startled barkeeper mere seconds later.
The barkeeper, of course that was who this stranger was that was staining down at her with his hand on her breast and noting in his eyes to give away that anything wrong was going on. He gave it one more firm squeeze causing her to jump up and release an soft shocked sound from her throat. She noticed his interested yet withdrawn expression slide into a small smirk at the sound, what did this strange young boy think he was doing?!
"Your heartbeat seems fine." He stated then before withdrawing his hand from her black clad chest. She could feel herself relaxing at his words, he was just checking her heartbeat, of course!
"T-thank you." She managed to squeak out as he moved from his position on the bed to look out of the window that must face west die to the angle of the remaining sunlight in the room. She risked sitting up then, and her body called out in pain as she did so. She should have known that this would happen, someone who had never been in anything heavier than a corset and ball gown in their entire life wearing a ton of metal for nearly a week straight would have only muscle pain to look forward to after all.
Wait, where is my armor?
She looked around quickly but caught no sign of it. Her pulse raced in her ears as each second ticked by on the clock above the door to the room she was currently in. She knew she had it when she entered the bar, or whatever this place waspbk, but she had passed out and awoken striped of it completely.
"M-my armor?" She questioned as she turned to look at the strange blondes back.
"That rusty junk, we took it off of you so we could check you for injuries. Couldn't leave a pretty girl like you in old musty armor now could we?" He had turned to her as he spoke and shot her a playful wink after asking the question in a lighthearted tone.
"W-we?" She asked as she glanced around for signs of anyone else in the room, he was the only one left when everyone had rushed past her she was sure of it.
"I was checking you for wounds, that bastard was feeling you up." A higher pitch voice than the blondes spoke up causing her to jump, was there an invisible person in the room with them?! She looked around the room frantically but the only one her eyes landed on was the blondes back yet again. Her heart beat quickened even more as the thought of who the second voice could possibly belong to turned dark, what if she was hearing things that weren't there? Was she going crazy? Was there a ghost in the room attempting to speak to her? Was that her late mothers voice? No, that couldn't be it because though it was high pitch it was definitely a male voice.
"Down here." The voice reached her ears again, this time eliciting a small eep from her as she jumped and grabbed onto a pillow for support, emotional support that is.
She steeled her nerves the best she could and scooted to the side of the bed, her fingers twitching on the pillow as she pressed it to her chest tightly. When she reached the edge at last she could not force her eyes to remain open. They squeezed shut in fear of what she might see as she tilted her head over the side to
Peer at what may lay in wait below her.
"Stop it Hawk, cantcha see you're scaring her? I much prefer women not terrified because they don't hide behind things like that." She had not heard him approach her but there he was, one hand on the pillow to pull it down from her face and a big sideways grin waiting for her when she opened her eyes. Her face warmed to uncomfortable levels as she backed away from him all too quickly. Landing back on her rump in the bed and leaning against something soft and warm.
"You are scaring her more than I ever could!" The voice came from behind her now causing her body to stiffen as her fear continued to grow. She turned her head slowly and came face to snout with a large bright pink pig, "Don't let him just do whatever he wants. Feel free to come to me if he bothers you okay lady?" The pig, Hawk winked and made a gesture with its hood that appeared to be a thumbs up. Her eyes widened at the sight and the blonde behind her reached out to hold back the scream that was already showing signs on her face even before a sound was made.
"Ohmygoddess!" She practically squealed as she quickly turned to wrap her arms tightly around the pig and bury her face in its warm fur, "an actual talking pig! I love piggies! I even asked my father for one for my birthday when I was a little girl!" She nuzzled him as she spoke, a large happy smile spreading across her face causing her eyes to squint shut.
"Yeah, us pigs are pretty awesome." Hawk stated around a smile of his own as he accepted her embrace and shot the blonde a cocky sneer.
"So did you enjoy having a pet pig?" The blonde asked as he leaned back in the bed and crossed his arms behind his head for support.
"Oh, I um, I never got one." She stated shyly as she released her hold on the pig slowly to face the blonde, keeping one hand on Hawks head and scratching it lightly as she began a sort of staining contest with those noticing green irises of his.
"I'm sorry lady, you sure are nice and I would have been happier than ever to be your pet I'm sure." Hawks voice caused her to look away and break the strange standoff she had found herself in.
"Please don't be sorry H-Hawk." She had started off her assuring speech confidently, even getting up on her knees before the Pig and holding her fisted hands at her front to show how determined she was to get her point across to it. However the feeling of a hand firmly clamping onto her rump, which was only covered by her skin tight body suit and a thin pair of panties, caused her to stutter through the pigs name as her embarrassment rose. When said hand began to squeeze her backside lightly her face grew redder than ever before.
"Don't worry about consoling him. It's not like he was the one who didn't get his dream pet." The blonde said casually as he squeezed her rump a few more times.
"Hey hands off you perv!" Hawk shouted as he jumped between them. This caused her to bounce out of the blondes reach and she headed a disappointed grunt escape him as she did so.
"What did I-" the blonde was cut off by a loud banging from below which caused the three to look between themselves in confusion.
"UNDER THE ORDER OF SIR HENDRIKSON OPEN THIS DOOR! THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF THE RUST KNIGHT IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT AND WE THE KNIGHTS OF THE HOLY WHEAT HAVE COME TO TAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY!" The voice boomed much louder than normal as it shouted it's demands from below. The blonde moved to look out of the window once again as a frown crested his face.
"Damn. Thought we had a bit more time, these guys move fast." He grumbled as he turned to them, "right, Hawk take her out the back way. I will deal with these guys." He stated as his frown deepened.
"But there's no reason for you to-" she was cut short by a sharp glare from the blonde, then shocked by him suddenly being in front of her with his hands merrily groping her breasts.
"There's always a reason to keep a pretty girl safe, plus I need to ask you a few questions myself." He gave her a playful wink after speaking.
"She needs rescuing from you!" Hawk exclaimed as he nudged her into a standing position and then away from the blonde to walk out of the open door. She turned to see him watching her, worry creasing his brow until his eyes met hers, only then did his features return to their boyish happy ways. He gave her a carefree wave before turning to look out of the window once again.
She was led downstairs and behind the bar by the gentle nudgings of the pigs snout. A door awaited that led to the kitchen and store room, then another awaited that opened up to the ever darkening landscape behind the hat shaped building. She heard a door open at the front of the building and the squeal of metal on metal as the knights that stood outside shifted in their armor.
"Yo, what's up guys? Sorry but we are closed for a couple days, can you come back later maybe?" The blondes cheerful voice reached her ears and she twirled her body away from the pigs snout to rest her back against the back wall of the building.
"We know that you are harboring the Rust Knight in this building boy, have him and your parents come out right away to face charges." A familiar voice echoed across the area causing her to gasp no cover her mouth in shock, Sir Twiggle? No it couldn't be.
"I'm not a kid, I own this place." The blondes voice was still a laid back drawl as he retorted.
"No way you own this place, your way too young." A voice she did not recognize piped up. She couldn't stand not seeing who was talking, worrying more and more for the health of the kind bar owner she had just met caused her legs to stop their shaking even if her heart still pounded loudly in her ears. She stepped away from the wall and made her way around the establishment slowly due to Hawk attempting to push her back with each step.
"Hey wait lady, he knows what he's doing okay just get far away and we will find you later after all this is over." The pig urged.
"I can't, you've both been so kind to me, making sure I was okay after I collapsed and even offering to hide me from those knights when you didn't have to. I can't let him get hurt and I fear he will after the knights find out I am not in there." She stated firmly as she could as she held the squirming pig by its head with one hand.
"But-"
"No Hawk, I won't let that happen!" She exclaimed loudly.
"Hey there's a girl over here!" She looked up to see a knight in full armor pointing at her accusingly and blushed heavily at the thought of someone else seeing her in her bodysuit. She had not thought of that before being called out but now it was all she could think of.
"Run!" Hawk urged as he shoved himself into her legs.
"Get her! She may be in on this to!" Twiggles voice reached her ears though he did not enter her line of sight. Before she could properly react there was strong metal cover arms around her, lifting her off the ground to where she was forced to look straight down as the owner of the arms kicked Hawk out of the way with an armored foot.
"No Hawk!" She cried out as the pig slammed into the wall of the tavern.
"Hey leave her alone she has nothing to do with this!" She looked up, bending her neck at an awkward angle, to see the blonde rushing towards them. She felt her mouth being roughly covered by a large hand as none other than Sir Twiggle stepped into her line of sight and drew his sword. Her eyes widened as he slashed it down towards the blondes back, connecting and sending the short man flying across the ground to land below the one holding her. Her world seemed to crash around her as tears filled her eyes, blocking out the sight from her.
No. No not like this. I never wanted this to-
"Are you okay there?" The lighthearted voice caused her to come to her senses and stare down at those bright green eyes that were now sparkling with an unknown emotion below her own face. He smiled gently at her even as her tears dropped from her cheeks to land on his. She attempted a nod but could not move her head enough to make one, however it seemed that it did not matter. As if he read her mind he smiled brighter than before and nodded his own head.
He pushed himself off the ground to land on his feet and grabbed his right shoulder with his left hand before rolling his arm to loosen the muscle that had tended there. With one last wink to her he was off, running at full speed towards the knight that had attacked him. The knight that held her threw her up over one shoulder and drew his sword, preparing to strike him in much the same way as his commanding officer.
"Watch out!" She screamed and was rewarded with being thrown roughly against the wall. She could feel herself pass out as she slid down to awkwardly rest against Hawk.
"I told you to leave her alone didn't I?" The last sound she registered in her mind was his cheery voice growing dark as he spoke to the knights that were slowly surrounding them.
As she closed her eyes and flopped over unceremoniously onto Hawks back he felt a red hot rage coursing through his veins. Sure he didn't know this girl but they didn't either and as far as he was concerned she couldn't harm a fly even if she wanted to. Hell she let him do whatever the fuck he wanted even though he could tell she was embarrassed at his slightest touch. She never made a move to try to run or fight against him and showed nothing but trust in him since the moment she woke up. How could they possibly think that it was okay, to think that they had a RIGHT to treat such a pure soul in such a way. He could feel the rage beginning to burn through him. Transforming his abilities into something more, something murderous.
NO!
He had to get a handle on his anger, he couldn't go back to his old ways so easily, not after all the years and struggle that he made it through to become what he was now. He just had to calm down, think rationally. His eyes drifted over to where her breast threatened to burst from her body suit, they moved ever so slightly up and down as she breathed gently in her unconscious state. She was alive. Not dead, just unconscious. There was absolutely no reason at all to kill any of the knights that were slowly moving in on them. He narrowed his eyes and rushed to crouch before his two unconscious companions before they could snatch her up again.
"We know that you have the Rust Knight. Just hand him over and you two kiddies can go back to playing barkeep." One of the knights nearby his left shoulder stated in a very mocking tone.
"How many times do I have to tell you that I am NOT a kid?!" He asked, his voice betraying his anger more and more with each syllable. This only caused the knights to laugh loudly, many grabbing their stomachs as they did so. He ground his teeth together as his fists clenched, hungry to punch each and every one of them in the face. They moved in closer and he prepared to attack, that is until the faint sound of a feminine groan caused him to whip his head around to look at the girl who was just waking up. She moved her hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear, still leaving a large amount of bangs to cover her right eye.
"Wait," The leader of the group of Knights stated loudly causing the others to freeze and turn to look at him, "that insignia on your earring, that is the crest of the royal family. CONCLUSION!" The blonde winced as he shouted the word, "You are the missing Princess. You are princess Elizabeth, third princess of the realm!" His green eyes shot open and he looked back to the girl being accused to see her own eye wide and her attempting to scrunch her body up as small as she could to get away from their eyes.
"No, Sir Twiggle you don't understand." She pleaded as she attempted to hide behind the still fainted Hawk.
"Elizabeth?" He softly stated her name, asking himself if that was truly what he heard.
"Since you are here and clearly in poor health due to this ruffian," Twiggles accusing finger moved to him, CONCLUSION!" He frowned and furrowed his brow as the word was shouted yet again, "He is your kidnapoer!"
"No!" She shouted, but it was too late. They were on him. She couldn't watch, fearing the worst for the blonde stranger she covered her eyes with her hands and pressed her covered face into Hawks side. She had no idea what was going on until a single sentence pulled her out of the dark thoughts she found herself in.
"Are you okay Elizabeth?" It was a sweet playful voice with a cocky undertone that she had come to know as the blonde stranger with green eyes that she could lose herself in. She uncovered her face and found those eyes, gleaming with a playful light, so close to her own that they took up her field of vision. A quick look away showed her that his clothes were now tattered and one sleeve was almost entirely removed.
"You're hurt." She managed to say even though her throat was dry as the desert separating Lyoness from Camelot.
"I am?" He seemed confused as he looked down at himself. At this point she noticed the knights around them had been thrown into an unruly pile, exclusion Sir Twiggle who was nowhere to be seen.
"What happened?" She asked in a soft voice that caused his grin to spread from ear to ear.
"I'll tell you later." He stated as he offered her his hand and lifted the still unconscious Hawk up on the other arms shoulder. She took the offered hand in her own and allowed him to lead her back through the front of the tavern. He held the door open and allowed her to go in ahead of him before dumping Hawks sleeping form unceremoniously in the floor near the front window. She stood in the middle of the room and figured with the top of one of her detached sleeves as he did this and looked down at the ground as he turned to look at her.
"Why don't you take a seat your highness." He stated in a cheery voice as he moved past her to get to the bar, grabbing her elbow and pulling her arm down by her side as he did so.
"O-okay." She stated shyly as she looked down at the elbow he had just urged to do his bidding. This only lasted a second before she rushed to follow him to the bar but his sly smile told her he had noticed what she had done. She looked away from him quickly as she sat down at the bar and clenched her hands together in her lap so he would not see them from where he stood behind it.
"So, you're a Princess." He stated as he pulled out two mugs and sat them on the bar between them, after which he began to rummage around behind it where she could not see.
"Y-yes." She stated as she toyed with the end of her detached sleeve once again. He grunted softly without looking up at her and began to line thick glass bottles up along the bar behind the mugs from her perspective.
"And you are searching for the Seven Deadly Sins?" He asked as he uncorked a bottle and took a whiff of the contents.
"Yes." She decided to study the grain in the wood the bar was made of as she answered.
"Why would a princess be looking for a group of known criminals?" He asked casually as he popped the cork on another bottle and took a whiff.
"I need their help." She answered slowly, trying to gauge his reaction as she said each word.
"With what?" He was looking at her now, his green pools staring into her soul.
"I want them to stop the Holy Knights from inciting a war against Camelot." She looked down as she spoke, "My father told them to keep the peace between the two nations but the two grandmasters wish to overthrow King Arthur in order to gain the lands beyond the desert in the name of Lyoness."
"Is that all?" He asked as he poured the third drink into the mug nearest himself. The entire conversation his tone had not changed from its casual happy rhythm.
"Is that all?" She repeated, not quite understanding what he was asking.
"I mean, it's dangerous to seek out the sins isn't it? They are wanted criminals who killed the last grandmaster aren't they?" He asked before taking a drink from his mug just as casually as he had done anything else.
"I can't believe that!" She exclaimed,causing him to raise a brow with interest, "it is the two grandmasters who are so blatantly disregarding my father, their kings, orders to get what they want! I refuse to believe what they say is true about the sins of they are lying so easily to our people." Her eyes began to water as she spoke and she looked down at her legs to avoid eye contact with him, "what if the sins were framed. I heard my sister Margret telling my sister Veronica about a plot against our very lives to make us into martyrs that will help their cause. They took them that night and locked them in the dungeon and I- I had to-" she broke off as sobs tore from her throats and tears rolled down her eyes, "I had to run away! And now, now they are going to make it look like me fleeing for my life is a kid napping. And father he, he's being held prisoner by a illness that I am sure they caused." She hid her face in her hands as she cried, unable to go on.
"Hey, hey calm down." He urged as he leaned over and patted her on her breasts, this caused her to jump and look up into his face once again, hers was bright pink with both tears and embarrassment while his was calm, almost too calm.
"W-what are you-"
"I'll help you out okay." He stated as he returned to his upright position and took another drink.
"What right do I have to ask you for help? I, you, I don't even know your name." She managed through a few latent sobs.
"My name? Oh well if you really want to know, it's Meliodas." He stated with a hint of a smile on his lips. Her head whipped around to the wanted board where the leader of the Seven Deadly Sins' poster sat there in the middle for all to see.
The name on the poster seemed to stand out more than all the rest to her in that moment:
MELIODAS
Chapter 2: End
Hello dear readers, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I am switching up the story a teensy bit but I hope you don't mind. Please leave a review and favorite/follow this story if you like it so I know how I am doing because I always get nervous when posting stories for a fandom for the first time. If there is anything you think will go well with this story or any pairing you would like to see let me know in a review and I will try to make it happen. More sins to come and a long journey awaits in the next chapters! Hope you all continue to enjoy if you enjoy this story already.
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