Sorry for being away for so long. I have been really busy lately but I feel that now's the perfect time to release the next chapter so enjoy!

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"Elizabeth!"

Elizabeth sighed as she got up from her chair. She was getting to the best part of her new book when Veronica began shouting on her.

"Yes, Veronica?" she called out.

"Look what I found!" her sister yelled back. Elizabeth took a deep breath before going off to find her sister.

It didn't take long. Elizabeth walked into her and her sister's comfy sitting room where Veronica and Margaret where sitting, surrounded by tons of clothes, jewelry and other bits and bobs.

"What's going on?" Elizabeth asked as she took in the chaotic scene," Why are there clothes everywhere?"

"Oh, they are not clothes, Ellie," Veronica grinned, looking like a fox who'd just found its prey.

"They're costumes," Margaret smiled innocently.

Too innocently.

Elizabeth felt her body freeze. Slowly she began to step backwards.

"Oh how wonderful," she laughed nervously.

"Where do you think you're going?" Margaret asked sweetly.

"Oh you know," Elizabeth babbled, continuing to go back until her back hit the door," Out…"

"Oh no Ellie," Veronica smirked," you're not going anywhere."

Elizabeth turned quickly and tried to pull the door open, but to her horror, the door wouldn't open.

"What?!"

"We have some help," Margaret laughed as she and Veronica made their way to the terrified girl.

"No," Elizabeth whimpered," please…"

…

Meliodas wandered around the halls, looking for a certain silver haired girl to sexually harass. Her blushing face always made him laugh. But to his surprise, he saw Gilthunder and Griamore standing guard at the princesses sitting room.

"Yo Gil!" Meliodas exclaimed as he got closer," What's up, guys?"

"We've been asked to keep Elizabeth from escaping," Gilthunder sighed. Meliodas was confused for a second, but suddenly he remembered.

"Costumes?" he asked.

"Yep," Gilthunder sighed.

"Poor Princess Elizabeth," Griamore mumbled.

From the moment Elizabeth had joined the royal family, Veronica and Margaret had used their youngest sister as a doll, dressing her up in adorable clothes. Elizabeth loved it when she was younger, but as she got older, she dreaded the sessions. It had been a while since the last was forced to participate in their "game".

"Oh my goodness, you look so beautiful!" Margaret squealed from inside. Meliodas could hear everything happening in the room.

"I don't know…" Elizabeth mumbled quietly.

"Oh please!" Veronica scoffed," You look great!"

"Oh Ellie," Margaret suddenly wept," You're getting so much older…"

"Don't cry Maggie!" Elizabeth cried out. Meliodas could hear footsteps approaching the door and a few seconds later, the door was flung open by a teary eyed Margaret.

"What's wrong, love?" Gilthunder exclaimed as Margaret rushed at him, hugging him tightly.

"It's Ellie," she sobbed," she's so grown up!"

Meliodas walked into the room, to see what exactly was going on. His heart stopped.

Elizabeth was standing in the center of the room, wearing a wedding dress.

The dress clung to her delicious curves and flowed out at the bottom. It was simple, with little decor, but she looked so pure. Her hair was let down and curled. Her bangs had been pinned back, so her goddess symbol was gleaming in the light. On her head was a small crown and veil.

"Wow…" Meliodas uttered, unable to think of anything else to say.

"Meliodas!" Elizabeth exclaimed, her cheeks burning brightly.

"You look beautiful," Meliodas chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of his head.

"Thank you," Elizabeth replied quietly. There was a pause between them.

"So-"

Before Meliodas could continue, there was a small commotion outside.

"One second!" Meliodas grinned as he went outside. The two older sisters and their respective lovers (though Veronica still denied it) were crouched on the floor, their hands pressed against their ears.

Ban was standing at the end of the hall, singing.

"Oh where's the captain? The captain, the captain."

"The captain promised to spar….

"With me!"

"Oh where's the captain? The captain…"

Ban continued to harass everyone as he stood in the hallway, belting out his tune. His voice sounded like a drowned cat being brought back to life via electric shocks and then getting run over slowly. In short, it was horrible.

"Make him stop!" Griamore growled at Meliodas.

"Sure thing!" Meliodas chuckled, going up to Ban," You ready?"

"Finally!" Ban exclaimed loudly," What was keeping you?"

There was a pause.

"Something important."

...

Later that evening, as Meliodas lay in his bed, his mind kept wandering back to Elizabeth. The image of Elizabeth in a wedding dress stuck with him and he even nearly lost against Ban due to his lack of concentration. Nearly.

The idea of Elizabeth in a wedding dress made his heart ache. That had always been one of his wishes, to marry the girl. Even with the first Elizabeth. He remembered with a smile how she'd had to explain what marriage was to him, who, as a demon, was only used to the idea of mating. She'd laughed at him and talked about the beautiful ceremony, the food, the dancing, the rings and (most excitedly) the dress.

"It's just a piece of cloth I'll be ripping off your body," Meliodas had smirked," What's the big deal?"

"Dummy!" Elizabeth had pouted, giving him a light punch," It's important to me. It's something that I'll only ever wear once and it represents the bride's purity which she'll be giving up to the groom. Plus I want to look nice."

The memory made Meliodas sad. No Elizabeth had ever had the chance to wear a wedding dress. It was only after her death that he understood what she meant. Meliodas had decided then that once the curse was broken, Elizabeth would get to wear her white dress.

The sight of his princess wearing the dress today had brought the memories and his promise back and as he closed his eyes to sleep, he muttered something to himself, a tear crawling down his cheek.

"I just wish she could wear it for real."