A/N: Thank you Drama Lover's Dream 513 for favoriting (I know it's not a real word but I'm owning up to it) this story. It made my day. :) This chapter is for you. I hope you and everyone else enjoys it. ^.^
~~~recap~~~
"Okay, time's up!" Helbram said, as he opened the door. Once he saw the scene inside, his jaw dropped. The other four in the circle noticed Helbram's reaction, stood up, walked over and looked, their jaws dropped too. They were not expecting Gloxinia to be over Elizabeth, with both of them panting hard. "Ellie?" Meliodas said, surprised.
They both looked up at the people at the door and Gloxinia shifted back onto his knees with some wet spots on his jeans, panting lightly, still trying to catch his breath. "Mel, I... can explain-" Elizabeth spoke, still on the floor and panting slightly.
"I'm not mad or anything, Ellie." He smiled at her. "Yo-Your not?" She asked. "Nope. Just surprised." He said as he chuckled. Elizabeth blushed and having finally caught her breath, moved to stand up. "Don't bother." Gloxinia said to her, speaking normally. "Why's that?" Meliodas asked him. "It's a side effect of the drug. It'll take a few minutes to regain the ability to walk again." He answered. "How do you know?" Helbram asked.
"It's what happened at the other party." He said nonchalantly, as he shrugged his shoulders, not mentioning that he was the one who was drugged.
~~~~The other group~~~~
Once the group reached the game room, they sat down and started the game. Gerheade spins the bottle, watching intently as it slowly loses its speed. It passes Ban, Diane… and then stops at Harlequin. "Well, guess it's me." Harlequin stated the obvious. "Well no shit Sherlock," Ban commented. "Come on, let's go." Gerheade said to Harlequin, getting up. "Yeah, let's get this over with." He said in agreement. They both walked into the hall closet and Harlequin opened the door. Gerheade entered first, followed by Harlequin, and as he closed the door. Hauser said, "The 7 minutes have started."
"So how have you been?" Harlequin asked her. "Good, but Gloxinia has been acting… odd since he went to a party a few months ago." She answered. "What do you mean?" He asked, curiously. "Well..." She started before going into detail about Gloxinia's behavior. But he was even more confused. As she went into more detail about how he started to party more; seeming like he was trying to find that drug. "Sounds like that stuff is really addictive." He replied. "I think it has more to do with someone's personality." She commented.
"That plays a big role too." He said. "It doesn't help that he's turned into a nympho." She said, shaking her head. "Really? He's gotten that bad?" He said, sadly. "Yeah, but you know how our childhood was…" Gerheade trailed off. "Yeah, I know. He took the brunt of it." He said softly. "I'm glad that the bastard is dead; but Gloxinia is still hurting…" She said, sadly with her head down.
"I'm sure-" Harlequin was cut off when the door opened. "Ok, your time is up." Hauser said, looking inside. "Aww… you guys didn't do anything." Hauser said, disappointed. "Nothing HAS to happen during '7 minutes of Heaven'." Ban said.
"Well this was a good talk," Gerheade said to Harlequin. "Yeah it was." He said to her and nodded in agreement. They both stood up, walked out the closet, and sat down in their respective spots. "Ok, my turn to spin." Harlequin said as he grabbed the bottle and spun it.
~~~back with the first group~~~
"Well, seeing that Elizabeth can't move yet. I'll take her place." Meliodas declared as he grabbed the bottle and spun it. Watching it carefully as it spins until it finally stops... On Helbram. "Well, that's a surprise." Elaine said. "Yeah, but that's the game." Jericho replied. "Hm… well since the pantry is still occupied. Let's go to one of the bedrooms," Meliodas said. Helbram blushed and said, "Nothing is going to happen." Meliodas said, "Ok, that's fine with me," As he stood up and walked into the hall with Helbram.
"Hey, why are y'all in the hall?" Diane asked since the door to the room was opened. "The pantry is occupied." Helbram answered. "By who?" Ban asked. "Gloxinia and Elizabeth." Meliodas answered, bluntly. "WHAT?" said Gerheade as she gave a worrying glance to Harlequin. "Yeah, we didn't expect that either," Meliodas answered. "Hence why we're in here," Meliodas finished. "Go to the guest room," Harlequin said. "Got it," Helbram said as he opened the door and walked in. Meliodas stepped in and shut the door behind him. "Your 7 minutes have started," yelled Gerheade from down the hall.
They were quiet for a minute before Helbram broke the ice, "Well that was quite the surprise earlier. I never saw anyone go pass making out during the game." Helbram commented. "Yeah, me neither. It was either making out or arguing." Meliodas replied. "Yeah, but I've never been to a swinger's party that played '7 minutes of heaven'." Helbram responded. "Me neither, although it's been a few years since I've been to one." Meliodas responded. "Really? Why's that?" Helbram asked, curious.
"I saw Elizabeth at a birthday party hosted by her older sister and kind of fell in love with her." Meliodas answered. "Love at first site?" Helbram asked, astonished with an eyebrow raised. "Yeah, just something about her, draws you in." Meliodas answered with a smile, reliving the memory. "She does have that aura around her," Helbram commented, blushing a little. "So what's your thoughts on Elizabeth?" Meliodas asked, curious as to why the green haired man blushed. "I think she's a lovely person." Helbram said, still blushing. "So why are you blushing?" Meliodas questioned, tilting his head to the side. "Well... I kind of like her but I don't want to cause trouble." Helbram answered truthfully. "Thank you for being honest. I'll talk to Elizabeth and see if she's interested." Meliodas said.
"Really?" Helbram said, looking directly in his eyes. "Really; you're a good guy and we get along. I don't see why not." Meliodas said with a smile. "Ok." Helbram said, twiddling his thumbs. They continued to chit-chat until time was up.