Chapter three: Things that can't be explained

King stood up from the floor and made his way to the stairs. He was greatfull to be able to talk to someone about the feelings he had towards Ban, but at the same time he knew it would never happen. He didn't want to hurt his sister.

As he reached for the door handle he heard voice from the other side of the door.

"Oh Ban~" his sisters voice called out low and soft.

"Elaine..." Bans voice was rough and gravely. Full of lust.

He looked down and saw the moonlight filtering through the door. He could see shadows moving. He sucked in a breath and held it in hopes of hearing Bans voice call out for him instead of his little sister.

'Foolish!' he heard himself cry out in his head. 'You will never hear him call your name like that!'

Kings eyes started to water he took off running towards the stairs. He could care less about his stomping footsteps as he fled in hast.

Once down stairs he serched for a bottle of ale. He wanted to drown in the alcohol in hopes of forgetting his pain.

"What are you doing King?" Meliodies called form the steps. King whipped his head up and looked Meliodies.

"I-I uh um-" Kings voice trailed off as he struggled for words to explain his predicament. Unsure of what to say to Meliodas King stood still and watched as Meliodas came up to him.

"If you plan to drink at least drink with someone." Meliodas smiled and grabbed a bottle for himself. King was grateful for the company. It made drinking all the easier. As king drank one bottle after another the pain started to fade as he became inhibited by the alcohol.

"So tell me King what's on your mind." Meliodas said as he finished his third bottle. He knew there was no hope in talking to King when he wasn't drunk.

"Nothing." King said as he took another sip of his drink.

"Come on King explain to me what's going on!" Meliodas said as he looked at him. "I know something's bothering you. You normally don't drink unless everybody else is drinking! Never have I seen you like this." Meliodies said with a softer tone.

"Somethings just can't be explained. " King said as he became hazy in his alcohol fogged brain.

"Sir Meliodies is everything ok?" They heard Elizabeth say from the staris.

"Elizabeth!" Meliodies called from his seat on the stool next to king.

"You weren't coming back to the room so I got worried but I see that there was no reason to be worried." Elizabeth said and looked down.

"It's nothing to worry about Elizabeth I'm just talking with King I'll be there in a little bit." Meliodies said and held up his drink to show to Elizabeth.

"Oh ok! Well I'll be waiting for you in the room." Elizabeth said and retreated to their shared room.

King watched them and found himself jealous. He wished he could have that kind of relationship with Ban but he knew that would never happen. After drinking some more he found that he was flushing with alcohol and before he knew it he was raising his glass to salute.

"To friends and relationships!" King shouted it out with his bottle raised clinked it with Meliodas's.

"Cheers!" Meliodas said as he watched King.

"To Ban the man I love!" King said and raised his glass again.

"To Elizabeth the women of my life!" Meliodies said. King flushed bright red when he realized what he had said. Then he stopped when he realized what Meliodies had said.

" What?"

"I said to the women of my life."

King sat there staring at Meliodas wondering if he'd asked about what king had said. Meliodas looked at King and smile.

"So tell me why do you love Ban?" Meliodas said as he propped his head up on his hand.

"I don't know when it started but I know I do." King said as he thought back on Ban. The man strong brave and caring. "I mean the man I love brought the fairy King's Forest back to Life. Who could have asked for more?"

"So is that why you love him?" Meliodas asked as he watched king take another sip from his drink.

"I don't know Meliodas I just do. some things can't be explained."

An hour and a half later King was so drunk that he passed out on his pillow with a happy look on his face.

The next morning King woke to finding light coming in from the window. He slowly opened his eyes and regretted it. His head was killing him. Never again will he drink alone with Meliodas. But before him stood Ban looking down at him.

"What happened to you?" Ban asked as he leaned down to look at Kings face. "You look like shit."

King grummbled and turned away from Ban as the light made his head hurt again.

"Leave me alone Ban... I had to sleep out here because of you." King said and curled up into Chastifold. Ban shrugged his shoulders and turn around to go to the kitchen. King saw Meliodas come down stairs.

"Yo what's up king! Got a headache?" He asked as he walked over to king. "don't worry your secret's safe with me."

Kings face light up like a Christmas tree.

"Wow King are you ok?" Diane asked as she looked through the window.

"Ooh y-yes!" King stuttered.