*Meliodas Point of View *

I woke with a start, the daylight stinging my eyes as they wandered the room. I had no idea where I was. I felt something cold and wet on my forehead and realized it was a cloth to help me cool down. Was I sick?

I sat up and glanced around the room in a daze and lifted my arm to place behind my head. I came to a realization that I was suddenly able to feel again. This was my body. I wiggled my fingers and touched the bedding and the wet cloth around me, appreciating how wonderful it was to get the sensation of touch again.

Strange. I can't remember anything that happened.

Elizabeth! Where is she? "Elizabeth?" I bolted straight out of bed shouting her name and ran to look for her. As I was running downstairs, I saw Merlin sitting at the bar having a drink. Diane, King, and Ban were sitting at a table arguing over something.

Diane noticed me standing in front of the stairs. "Captain!" Diane beamed over at me, causing the other Sins to stop and look over at me.

"Yo, Diane," I said as I grinned softly, trying to become my usual happy self. "What's going on?"

Diane's smile began to fade a little bit. "You lost control yesterday of yourself and fell into the darkness again. It was harder for you to gain control and come back to your senses."

Images began to flood my mind reminding me of the horrors that I had witnessed when I did manage to gain control of myself. "Where's Elizabeth?"

Ban and King looked at each other and looked over to Merlin, seeking her guidance. Everyone was acting rather odd towards me, making me assume the worst possible outcome. Did I kill Elizabeth? Did I lose the one person I cared so deeply about? The person I was willing to lay down my life for.

Merlin sighed and finished her drink before turning to face me. "Elizabeth is fine. She's in Ban's room for the time being while she's recovering."

Relief flooded through me, calming me down. She's alive. "I hurt her, didn't I?"

Merlin nodded. "You were the one who rushed down holding her and asked for my help. After I took her to bed, I came back to find you collapsed on the bar's floor. We took you to your room and you've been sleeping for three days straight."

I've been asleep for three days? I walked to Ban's room and opened the door quietly so I didn't disturb Elizabeth. I found her laying on Ban's bed sleeping soundly, her silver hair spread all around her on the pillow, and her eyes closed.

I came over to her and held her hand, rubbing my thumb over her delicate fingers. This reminded me of the last time she was injured, only this time, the bandages she wore were my doing. It hurt to know that I was the person to put her in the hospital bed. Funny how all I wanted to do was protect her, but I was the one who ended up hurting her more.

I leaned down and kissed her forehead, which made her move slightly underneath my lips. "Elizabeth?"

Her eyes opened to gaze up at me and a smile grew upon her face. I adored and always wanted to protect that smile. "Sir Meliodas?" She sat up, pressing her back into the pillow behind her.

"It's me, I'm here." I squeezed her hand a little tighter. "I won't leave unless you tell me to."

She squeezed my hand back. "Don't ever leave me alone again."

There was a moment of silence as I reflected on what I had done a couple days ago to her. "What happened to me?"

Elizabeth's smile began to fade and her eyes seemed to dull. "You were enveloped in darkness and there was nothing I could do to get you back. I tried using my magic and overworked myself like I did last time. Merlin and I talked yesterday and we finally realized why my magic wasn't able to work on you. It was due to the darkness being apart of you. You aren't completely evil and it failed since the good inside you was still present."

We don't really understand the full details on Elizabeth's power to fully understand what she is capable of and it made me wonder if that really could be the case. Could the darkness just be apart of who I am? "But then how did I come back to my senses if you couldn't use your magic?"

A bright shade of red rushed over her face as she bit her lip. Her eyes wandered away from mine. "I can't imagine my life without you and I never would be able to live with myself if I didn't try everything I possibly could to get you back."

Elizabeth took a few seconds to steady her before gaining enough confidence to lock eyes with me. Her sapphire eyes were fueled with fire, making me feel like I was melting into the palm of her hand. "I love you, Sir Meliodas. I have from the moment I met you, which is why I couldn't stand to end our adventure together. I don't want to live a life that you aren't apart of."

With every word she spoke, I felt my heart pounding in my chest and I could have sworn she heard it. This woman who I met not long ago walked into my life so unexpectedly and made me fall desperately in love with her. Every movement, every word, and every look she blessed me with made me weak in the knees. She was the only woman I could imagine spending the rest of my life with. The only woman I would die to wake up next to every day.

I couldn't contain the emotions that were overflowing within me. I leaned in and kissed her passionately, my hand pulling her face towards mine. I stroked her cheek with my thumb as our lips moved as one. I could feel her kissing me back with the same fire that she had moments ago in her eyes, unwilling to let me go.

Once the moment had ended, I rested my forehead on hers and kept my eyes closed to savor the moment. "I've always loved you, Elizabeth. Your kindness towards others, the selflessness you hold, and the joy you bring into everyone's lives doesn't even begin to scratch the surface for the reasons that I'm in love with you. I was in such a dark place before you showed up in that suit of armor and ever since you've been by my side, the darkness had melted away. You made me a better person because of it. I can't thank you enough."

"Why did you want me to leave then? Why drive me away?"

I placed my hand on hers before speaking. "I was afraid that if I made you stay, you'd get killed. I was terrified that I wouldn't be able to protect you. I thought if I made you leave, you would be better off in the end. I wanted you safe. But being without you was much more challenging than I thought. I have fallen completely in love with you and I couldn't ever imagine a life without you there."

Elizabeth's hands came up and she tangled her fingers in my hair, pulling me closer to her. She kissed me delicately before breaking away. "I'm not going anywhere." Her hand grabbed mine and our fingers intertwined. "I'm a big girl and I'm more than capable to make my own decisions."

I nodded. "Right you are, Princess." I quickly pulled away from her. "Hey. You never told me how you got me to come to my senses."

Elizabeth blushed all over again and giggled. She grabbed hold of my tie that was tangling from my neck and pulled me closer to kiss me once again. "That's how."

She is my light that casts away the darkness lurking within me. She is the only person I've ever known who had the ability to bring me such joy in my life to forget everything from my past. Elizabeth makes me live for the future and she makes me live for her. She has fixed my brokenness and given me life once again. I held her close to my chest and everything finally felt right. I will forever live my life wanting to live for her.

A/N: Thank you all so much for reading Live For Me! It means the world to me that you all would take the time to read and review it!

Sadly, this is the last chapter for this story, but I have started a new Seven Deadly Sins story so that should be coming out soon!