Round 2
"Truth or Dare, Ban"
"Truth, no more licking." he still felt the mix of grass, earth and ale on his tongue.
She gave him the bag and he picked a slip.
"What is the most expensive thing you have stolen?" Ban shrugged.
"Elai-" he didn't even need to think about his answer but was interrupted by his Captain before he could even finish his sentence.
"Elaine's heart and the Fountain of the Youth don't count! We've heard those stories already!"
Ban was unenthused and crossed his arms, he actually had to think about it now.
"So, Cap'n. You want to hear one of my stories. I'll tell ya."
He began to tell a story from a long time ago. He wasn't immortal back then neither was he part of the Seven Deadly Sins.
"I was traveling and stealing everything that seemed to be worth at least something, hardly had food, so I went hunting as well.
One day, there was that man. A samurai, as he told me. Didn't give me his name though. I had my swine, that I hunted and prepared. And this guy just collapsed in front of me. I didn't care first. But there was his sword that seemed interesting. Kinda nice looking and shiny, so I took it, easiest steal of my life! I went and sold it and got 30 gold for it!"
"30!" yelled Meliodas, "My Sacred Treasure was worth 50, what kind of sword was that?"
"Like I said, don't know, easiest, fastest and richest steal of my life!"
"What did you do with the money?" asked Elizabeth curiously and brought the thief back to reality. Ban only scratched his chin lightly.
"Got it stolen..."
Everyone fell from their chairs.
What kind of thief is he anyway? He let's his Sacred Treasure get stolen and then his money as well?
"Yeah ... better move on to King..." he suggested and everyone agreed. This was just way to depressing.
"I chose Dare!" he announced, he didn't want to get one of those embarrassing questions again! He took a slip.
"Attempt to break dance for 30 seconds"
King looked confused but he had enough ale not to care too much. "I think I saw that once, is that where they all dance that crazy and spin on their backs?"
"Exactly" answered Meliodas who would really love to see King do that. He was bad at physical activities, so this sounded promising.
King sighed and took a sip from his mug that he filled up moments ago.
He stood up and stepped back. Concentrated he raised his arms slowly.
"Stop the time" he said quietly.
The same second he let himself fall from one foot to another, moving his hands to a beat that didn't exist yet.
The other started clapping to his moves and encourage him to go on.
He went lower, like jumping up and down, but moving his legs like a normal human never could. For him it was easy though, as he was not jumping but rather floating. He put on his hood, showing everyone that he will get serious now.
He went for a handstand. Obviously he was floating and everyone could see that, but still, it was his attempt and he wasn't that bad at it either!
He was back on his legs again and jumped from one foot to another until he jumped again higher and landed on both hands with his legs in the air. By spinning his legs he turned himself around his own axis and moved his hands along. That way he rotated in a circle and ended his dance in a position, where he was supporting himself with one hand and his legs and other arm spread apart as far as possible.
Everyone was clapping and cheering. Who thought King had such a talent!
"You're awesome!" yelled Diane and he smiled at her support but he fell. She ran to see whats wrong but only found him completely dizzy and breathing heavily.
"Are you alright, King?" she asked worried and held King's hand.
"Yes ... I'm just ... why are there two Dianes?" For him it was like falling in love twice. He tretched out his hand to reach for the second Diane.
"Oh King!" she helped him get up and put his back on his seat, completely ignoring his nonsense.
"You did great, though!"
Everyone was complementing the drunk and dizzy fairy and he enjoyed getting the good kind of attention and the second Diane that he still saw.
"Diane, you must take Dare now" said Elizabeth and handed her the bag.
"Let the person to your right draw on your face with a pen"
Diane was not amused. "Why do I always get the bad stuff!" she complained.
"I will be right back" announced Meliodas and went inside the Boar Hat. The others followed his steps until he closed the door behind him. Confused Elizabeth looked at King and Ban who both shrugged with their shoulders to show that they didn't know what he wanted to do.
"He's probably bringing a pen!" said Elizabeth but he was taking too long just to get one. Maybe he still had to find it? Certainly, the blond returned with a pen that King could use to draw on Diane's face. He gave it to the fairy.
"Let ya inner artist out!" yelled Ban from behind.
King swallowed. He didn't want to upset Diane but he didn't want to fail the challenge either, so he had to find a compromise and draw something small or cute.
"Okay King, draw something" she offered his her face and closed her eyes. The fairy blushed as he saw the giantess face so close. He placed his hand beneath her chin to hold her and only now he felt how smooth her skin was. He bit his lip slightly and tried to come up with a picture. It was harder than he thought as his mind was only filled up with Diane's smile.
Carefully he started by drawing on her forehead. He lifted her bangs and drew hearts and stars in the right corner. On her cheeks he drew some stripes that implied blush.
Ban was already bored with this challenge. King was only drawing sissy things and this bored the hell out of the Sin. Elizabeth seemed to like it though.
On her upper lip, close to the right corner, he drew a semicircle, like she would stick her tongue out. That was it. He fulfilled his duty and he drew only nice things, nothing that could upset her.
"Diane, you look cute" complimented Elizabeth. "King did a lovely job!"
"Boring!" added Ban not impressed.
From this reactions, Diane assumed that nothing bad was drawn on her face and she sat smiling.
Meliodas only smiled at Diane but didn't seem interested right now. He had his own plans on his mind and was only thinking about how to accomplish them.
"Sir Meliodas, its your turn again" said Elizabeth gently.
"Please chose something for me, Elizabeth" The blond was still in thoughts.
She wasn't bothered that Meliodas was absent as she was a little drunk and didn't notice him being odd. So she nodded and took a slip out of the "dare" bag.
"Do pushups until you can't do anymore, then after 5 seconds do one more" she read out loud and looked at the blond.
"This will take forever ..." she admitted and Meliodas nodded in agreement. He was paying attention now.
"Then how about a contest, Capt'n!" shouted Ban and almost out of nowhere appeared close to Meliodas.
"How about a contest!" riposted Meliodas and took a mug. Ban already had his ale bottle in his hand. They stared at each other like old enemies, who wanted fight!
"What kind of contest?" asked Elizabeth. Right now she wasn't sure if they wanted a drinking contest or a pushup contest.
"First we drink, then we do pushups!" said Ban still peering hard at his Captain.
Elizabeth followed their gaze and saw a slight nod on both sides.
Suddenly they started drinking as fast as they could, swallowing one ale after another.
Elizabeth closed her mouth with her hand in disbelieve. How can someone drink so much in such a short time. But just from looking, she got thirsty and drank some ale as well.
Just before the girl noticed, the two were on the floor doing pushups. It looked so easy when they did it! She had troubles making only a few and they did it like there's no tomorrow. But Ban got slower and slower until he finally collapsed.
"Sir Ban!" yelled the princess.
"Don't worry, he's fine" comforted Meliodas.
Ban groaned and stood up again.
"You won Capt'n!" he announced and reached his place lurching. Elizabeth looked at his face. His eyes were glossy and he was sweating. He was completely drunk right now!
"Now you're the last one, take dare" suggested Meliodas and Elizabeth did as he said. After all, she made him take dare as well.
"Play a song on by slapping your buttcheeks until someone guesses the song"
Elizabeth blushed. She looked around, except for Ban who was dizzy right now, everyone seemed to feel well. King was chatting with Diane and looked fine. Diane herself seemed to feel good as well. She was slightly drunk and looked a little silly because of her face paint but that was all.
Elizabeth stood up and she got the attention of the other two as well now, even though she didn't want it. "Do I really have to?" she asked the blond and he nodded giving her a sly smile.
"Turn around, that way we can hear it better!" they probably couldn't, but Meliodas would definitely get a better view.
Elizabeth followed his 'advice' and turned around. She tried clapping the melody softly on her butt while her skirt and her panties separated her hands from her bare bottom.
"I can't hear it!" complained the blond. Even though he could hear her clapping just fine and knew exactly which song she tried to do he still her to clap her butt below her skirt!
"Captain, that's no-" As Diane tried to say that she could hear it all properly, Meliodas shut her mouth by holding his hand in front of it. Elizabeth didn't see that and so she tried again.
"Okay... I'll try again then" announced the princess and actually started clapping on her bottom beneath the skirt. While her hands went up and down, trying to clap the melody, Meliodas could get a good look on her bottom and her panties. He grinned content.
Finally Diane moved his hand away. "Its the hymn of Liones, you can stop clapping now!"
Elizabeth was relieved, let her hands fall and turned around. King really didn't seem to know the melody but Meliodas had a different look on his face.
"Din you really not understand the melody?" asked Elizabeth shyly. She was giving her best after all.
"I did, even the first time you did it, but I didn't want you to stop so..." he smiled so innocently as well. She was angry but she just couldn't resist him.