AUTHOR'S NOTE:
This is it! It's finally happening! The semi- biggest revelation I have spoiled so far. So yeah I hope you enjoy it and smile because it's over for them.
Elizabeth's POV
The trip to Danafuji was a bust. When I arrived at Meliodas' house, yes I remember where it was, no one was there. Not even Hork was in the house. The place felt like no one has been using it for so long. Has Meliodas-sama stayed put with his work that he didn't bother coming home anymore? That doesn't sound right. So my travel to Danafuji was a waste. Meliodas isn't around. I stayed at the train station and thinked very hard.
"if he's not at home, then where else could he be?" I asked myself. There is no way that I was going back home empty handed.
Where else can Meliodas be if he's not at his house? That's when I remembered,...Preston's house! (ESCANOR) Meliodas did say that if Preston isn't around, he'd always visit his house and take care of it while Preston is at work. I know where to go next. Leonez was the next stop. I then realized that it's late at night. Maybe around 11 PM. There won't be a train to Leonez until tomorrow. So I took the bus to Leonez.
I hour later...
The bus ride was long. I would have gotten here early if the driver didn't waste my time asking questions. In the end, I bribed him with money...and I mean LOTS of money just to drive me from Danafuji to Leonez. Times like this, I finally got to use my family's wealth in emergencies. I told the driver the directions to where I want to go and immediately, he dropped me off to the Idle's residence. Not much has changed since I left Leonez.
I knocked on the door of Elaina's house. I waited and waited but no one seems to be up. Then, I tried calling her but she won't pick up her phone. In situations like this, It's time to climb up a tree near Elaina's window. And I did. Slolwy, I climbed and crawled my way to the branch near her window. I gave it a little tap.
"Elaina...pssst..." with a coin, I tapped the glass to wake her up. The lights finally turned on.
"Elaina!" I yelled a little louder. I think Elaina heard my calls because she finally opened the window. With drowzy eyes, she gasped when realization hit her.
"uh...Elizabeth...w..what-"
"No time...help me out here." She pulled me in her room just in time before one of the branches snapped. I exhaled at my effort.
"what were you thinking?...you could have hurt yourself!" Elaina exclaimed
"yeah...it's nice to see you too..." trying to be sarcastice here. She just laughed at it and hugged me directly till we tumbled on the floor.
"Oh my gosh! You're back!" Elaina kept on hugging me
"I'm back!" I hugge dher too.
"I have so many questions for you..." she ranted out all the questions she trhew at me. All I heard was blah blah blah blah blah till I finally yawned she got the message.
"I see you're very sleepy. Well let's talk about it tomorrow okay?..you're really tired." She then proceeded to pull out another matress from her closet and put it next to her bed.
"mmm...very tired..."
"you go wash up, get ready for bed and then-" I wasn't able to keep up with her because I instantly fell asleep after just touching the softness of the pillow.
Normal POV
Elaina watched her sleepy bestfriend fell into a deep slumber. Elaina giggled at this. She went over to Elizabeth and gave a kiss on her forehead. " you've been through a lot." Elaina pulled the matress of he rbed and placed it near Elizabeth, so both girls were sleeping on the floor.
"goodnight Elizabeth.." she turned off the lights.
Morning...
Elizabeth woke up with a yawn. She noticed that Elaina's matress was next to hers. She must have slept on the floor with her. The smell of breakfast was evident in the air. Elizabeth ran down the stairs to see Elaina cooking.
"Ohayou Elizabeth..."
"ahh...Ohayou Elaina...mmm...that smells good." Elizabeth's mouth watered. She always knew Elaina was a great cook.
"it's a good thing you woke up, what would you like, scrambled eggs or omeletes?"
"ummm...omeletes please..."
"coming right up.."
It didn't take long for Elaina to finish. Breakfast was finally served. Elizabeth's stomach was rumbling at the sight. "thank you for the food, let's eat." The two said in unison. During breakfast, Elizabeth noticed something.
"Elaina, where's Harley?" Elizabeth noticed that Elaina hasn't flinched nor got mad when asking about Harley.
"he left with Brandon last night. Said something about being summoned by some guy named 'A'. Harley will be back around noon." Elaina smiled.
"you have changed. I've never seen you smile like this especially talking about Harley."
"well that's because Harley kept his promise. He changed for the better. Whenever he leaves, he always tells me when he leaves and when he gets back. There's not a single night this last weeks that he came home late. If Harley says he'll be back before 7 PM, he meant it. He spends more time with me. Even balancing his time with school, the gang and me. I know he's being serious because he's putting so much effort. ...I'm glad that...we're finally together again." Elaina's words almost broke in the end. She was gonna start crying tears of joy.
Some part of Elizabeth was jealous for Elaina. She and Harley are back again. The sibling bond has been connected. While with Elizabeth, her bond with her family has been broken. Margarett is gone, Veronica left her, and Father is marrying Elizabeth off to some stranger against her will. Elizabeth's would just turned upside down so easily.
Elaina noticed her sad frown. "anyways, enough about me...I want to know what happened to you Elizabeth. You don't just run away from home and come to my house so late at night for no reason...what's happening?" Elizabeth had to tell her. The feeling of pain needed to get off her chest.
Later On...
Elizabeth's POV
I told Elaina everything. And I mean EVERYTHING. "How could your father do that?!" she slammed her hands on the table. "he can't just marry you to this stranger...ugh!"
"I..I don't know what to do Elaina..." she stopped walking around the living room.
"well it's a good thing you left home. I wouldn't want to stay in the same roof top as him at all." Elaina kept on ranting out all of her thoughts, opinions, and solutions. But none of them were gonna help me at all.
"running away for good and changing your identity is an option." She suggested.
"Elaina, I can't just runaway from my problems..."
"well you're doing it right now. also, no one would recognize that it's you. Besides, you've been wearing that pink wig since you met Zeldris, and I didn't even recognize you. So if you get a make over, change your identity, I bet nobody will ever notice that it's you." Elaina said it as if it was the greatest plan ever.
"it still won't work. Father will find me ...eventually." with money and power, he can have a worldwide search party for me.
"well darn...I guess there's no other option..."
"there is one...but I don't think he'll agree to it." Elizabeth said in a hopeless tone.
"what is it?"
"TALKING. Me and him would properly talk it out. We already did that and I earned a slap in the face for that. I don't think he'll want to listen the second time." I caressed my cheek. It's not stinging anymore.
"Until I find another way, I'm staying here. I really don't want to go home." My body curcled itself to a ball on the seat.
"so what now? any plans for today?"
"I'm goign to find Zeldris.."
"ohhhh...Juliet is the one to find Romeo. It is supposed to be the other way around." Elaine winked at me.
"I..well...I..It's not l..like that well...you see I needed to talk to him about where Meliodas is...and maybe get them...together..s..somehow!" my face was blushing.
"and after that, you will then tell him how you feel and be his girlfriend forever and ever and ever and ever..." I tried to move away from the weird fangirling Elaina infront of me.
"okay okay..I get it. no need to go all mushy gushy..." even so, I still blushed. Zeldirs' girlfriend huh? I find it strange. Being in a relationship that is.
That very afternoon...
I left Elaina's house in search for Meliodas. As I planned, I got into a cab and arrived at Preston's house. The place is still the same as before. By the looks of the recently watered garden, someone is definitely here. And that someone I believe is Meliodas.
I knocked on the front door three times. "Excuse me?!" I even called out to anyone inside but no one answered. So I tried turning the knob. Luckily, it was unlocked. What kind of person leaves their house unlocked? Well good luck for me. I went in.
"hello? Is anyone home? Hello?" still nobody answered. I know that someone is here just by the bog boxes in the living room and some small luggages next to the sofa. Someone is definitely here.
"I wonder who'se bags are these?"
Suddenly, I heard footsteps running down the staircase and an unfamiliar voice was was calling out to me.
"Elizabeth Liza Prechious..."
I turned to see a muscular guy , still dripping from the showers I think, wearing only his jeans and a towel hung around his neck.
"Liza is that you? I haven't seen you in years!" he went over and grabbed me by the hand. His hug was tight, very tight. It was awkward for me because I don't know him but he knows me. Also because he's shirtless.
"my my...what happened to you? Are you wearing contact lens? Why go from green to blue? And Did you change your hair style? I thought you liked your short pink hair? Why did you dye it silver?...you sure did change Liza." He kept on hugging me.
"uhhh...excuse me...but...I think you mistook me for someone else..." he then lets go of me.
"what? You're not Liza?" he asked
"no..."
"but you look just like her..." he kept on telling me.
"well that's very strange." How do I tell him this.
"if you'r enot Liza, then who are you? More importantly, why are you in my house?" he crossed his arms not liking how a trespasser like me went inside his house.
"YOUR house? Then, you must be Preston..." It's him.
"you know me?"
"yeah...Meliodas-sama has told me so much about you." I hope he gets the message that I know Meliodas.
"you must be one of Meliodas' friends. It's nice to meet you. As you know, I'm Preston Vanity. Welcome to my house." I shaked hands with him. "how can I help you?"
"well, first of all, I'd like to say sorry for coming in your home uninvited." I apologized to him with a bow.
"that's okay. Well any friend of Meliodas is a friend of mine." He assured me. I'm glad that I'm on his good side.
"well, I was wondering if you happen to know where Meliodas-sama is? I tried going to his house at Danafuji but no one was there. So I thought of coming over here since Meliodas-sama did say he takes care of your house while you're away." I explained to him.
"I don't know where he is right now. But I know where he was before." Finally! I get to know where Meliodas was before he gave Zeldris the mission to find Vivian. "can you tell me? He hasn't answered my calls at all these past week..."
"I can't tell you everything ..just the basics. Everyone was called to a meeting by our Boss A, I think you're aware of that." Elaina mentioned about someone called 'A'. I don't know who he is, but I bet he's the ring master of this gang even though Zeldris is the Captain. "we discussed some things then went home."
"It must have been a long meeting to not answer my text and calls." I said.
"yeah it was. But the more time we killed, the faster the meeting ended."
"when did it end?"
"about a week ago." Preston answered. One week...I mean...two weeks. Meliodas didn't reply back to me.
"please tell me nothing bad happened to him." I pleaded/
"he's okay. Nothing bad happened to him at all." That's a relief.
"I'm relieved. Anyways, thank you for telling me this. Atleast I know that nothing bad has happened to him." I thanked Preston.
"you're welcome...umm..."
"Elizabeth...My name is Elizabeth Lio Prinzesse." As if lighting struck him, Preston's eyes grew wide but quickly hid it. I don't know what just happened but his happy exterior changed.
"you know, you really do look like Liza." He mentioned her name again.
"huh?...I didn't get to ask...who is this Liza?..is she another one of Meliodas' comrades?"
Meliodas has his team and Zeldirs also has his team. Like I said before, Gil was obviously 100% part of Meliodas's team. So I think Liza is part of his.
"No..." I guess I was wrong.
But the four words he said next made my heart shatter to a million pieces.
"she is Zeldris' GIRLFRIEND."