She can't help

Meliodas went downstairs and as a good host that he was, he started to clean the counter.
"So, did you nurse Elizabeth?" asked Hawk brash. He squinnied and stared at Meliodas.
"Of course I did" replied the blond and looked dreamy. "I rubbed all the balm on her soft body, she couldn't help but -" He was interrupted by Hawk who rammed the blond with all his power.
"How dare you!" he yelled. Meliodas was not happy about this and resentfully looked at Ban, who was on the other side of the pub and following the argument.
"What do you think, should we have Pork for lunch, Ban?"
"I know some very good recipes!" the tall man played along.
The swine was shivering and looked up at Meliodas in fear.
"You wouldn't do that, would you?"
Meliodas face got a black shadow.
"Who knows..."
Hawk retrieved. He ran upstairs to hide somewhere save. As long as it wasn't the room where Elizabeth was sleeping in, Meliodas didn't care.

"Ban, can you go hunting? I want to open the bar for today"
He continued cleaning the counter and some glasses as well.
"Sure thing, Capt!" Ban was bored anyway so hunting might cheer him up a little. Maybe he would find something fun on his way as well.
"Come along, fairy!" he said and grabbed Harlequin's Chestiefol, dragging the sleeping fairy along with him.

Meliodas went outside to see Diane. She was already waiting for him as she saw that King and Ban had to go to work.
"How can I help you, Captain"
She playfully placed her right hand to her forehead, like a soldier.
"Can you go in town and do some advertisement?"
"Sure thing!" she was excited to have a closer look at the small city. However, she was worried about Elizabeth, she didn't see her today at all.
"How is Elizabeth doing?" she asked, just to be sure.
"Right now she's sleeping but I got her the medicine that she needs, so she should recover soon"
Diane was relieved. She got to like Elizabeth a lot and wanted to have some girl talk with her again, so she needed her to recover fast.

Diane left to do as Meliodas commanded while the blond entered the bar again.
He looked around with his fists on his waist and was satisfied with the clean pub that he had. Hawk was always doing a very good job. Now the pub was only missing a waitress.

Meliodas walked behind the bar and prepared some mugs for his ale. It took him some while to get them all as clean as he wanted them to be. Satisfied with his work he leaned back and cupped his hands behind his head. "I just hope it won't get too loud here"

After a while Ban and King returned with a good catch of food. King looked messy, Ban sure gave him a hard time, meanwhile Ban was shining and grinning to his hearts content. Meliodas wondered what happened in the woods but he probably didn't want to know.
"Capt! We have some really nice catches here, I will prepare them now, can't wait to let you taste my new creation!" he added some evil laugh and made King write the menu on a chalkboard.
Rabbit, Goose and Chicken with exotic flavor. The exotic part must be the reason King looked the way he looked. Meliodas smiled and didn't question any of them. He let Ban pass, as he entered the kitchen.
"I'm counting on you!"

While Ban was busy preparing the dishes, the first customers arrived at the bar. Meliodas gladly served them his ale. He also passed a mug to King, who seemed like he needed one. King accepted it eagerly.

The day was going well. The customers enjoyed the ale and Bans food was well received as well. Also, people were asking what the exotic flavor was. According to some of Bans explanations, the ingredients were located in deep caves or underground, which would explain Kings appearance even more.

It was noon already and Meliodas felt hungry. His stomach was rumbling as well. He looked around and found King, who was feeling better now.
"Can you take over for a while?" he asked and put him behind the bar.
"I will grab some food for me and Elizabeth" explained the blond and abandoned him to his fate. King was protesting a little but only until the customers were requesting more ale and he was too busy to keep on protesting. Meanwhile, Meliodas grabbed two plates and filled then with food out of the kitchen. He went upstairs.

He slowly opened the door and found Elizabeth sitting on the bed. She wasn't sleeping anymore and seemed gloomy.
"Are you alright?"
"Oh, Sir Meliodas ... I was just sad that I couldn't help you at the Boar Hat today"
She wrapped her arms around her knees.
"Don't worry about it, it's not that full today, so we can manage on our own. But I brought you some food" he gave her the plate and some cutlery.
"Thank you" she said and took it.
"What did Sir Ban cook today?" she asked before trying.
"No one knows for sure, he said its some exotic spice. But the meat is Chicken, Goose and Rabbit"
Elizabeth looked at it, it did look exotic, but it smelled very nice. She tried one bite. She had to hold in for a second because she never tasted anything that could compare to this taste. She didn't know how to describe it. A bitter - sweet and sour taste. Maybe something with apples? Or tomatoes? She really couldn't figure it out. But it tasted great. Just as expected from Ban the Undead.
The two of them finished their food and Meliodas took the plates.
"Did you already take the medicine?"
"Yes, I took it the way you told me. Also, I found the chocolate, thank you so much for it!"
"You're welcome, I hope it was to your liking"
Meliodas put the get-well-chocolate on the table, as he unpacked the medicine. To make sure that Elizabeth knows that it's for her, he took a piece of paper and wrote a message saying "Get well soon, Princess" with a small Meliodas drawing giving a thumbs up next to it.
Elizabeth giggled. She didn't eat chocolate for a long time now so she enjoyed every bite. She didn't finish the whole bar though. It was just too much for a petite girl like her.
"Do you want a piece as well?" asked the princess kindly. She was showing him half of a chocolate bar, she must have already eaten the other half.
"Sure thing, but only if you feed me"
he leaned forward, closed his eyes and opened his mouth a little. Elizabeth blushed but ripped off a piece of chocolate and placed it gently in his mouth. Meliodas, pleased with the outcome, opened his eyes and sat straight again.
"Thank you" he said and smiled, chewing on his food.
"I will have to head back now, do you mind staying here alone for a while?"

She did. She didn't want to stay alone anymore but she didn't want to be a bother as well.
"I don't.." she answered but didn't sound convincing.
Meliodas thought about it for a second. He couldn't stay here with her and bringing her downstairs was out of question as well.
"How about you go out with Diane? You will have to wear warmer clothes and a scarf though!" suggested the boy and lifted his finger while he was talking.

The girl actually liked the idea. She nodded. And went to the wardrobe to look for some warmer clothes. She found a dress that was long enough to cover her ankles and had long sleeves. It consisted of two parts, a white and loose smock and a pastel rose kirtle that had a long vent at the front that went from toes to hips. The dress had a v-neck and would require a scarf to cover her cleavage and neck. Which wasn't a problem because she had a big white scarf, that could also be used to cover her head. To complete her look, she had some low heeled, laced boots that went up to her knees, in white.
Meliodas approved her choice.
"Then have fun, but don't stay too long. I will close the bar in two or three hours."
Elizabeth nodded and Meliodas left the room so she could change her clothes. She was glad that the boy wouldn't make her stay inside the whole day and was already exited to talk to Diane.
She changed quickly and opened the door to the balcony.
"Diane?" she yelled and Diane came immediately.
"Captain already told me! Lets go, Elizabeth"
The giantess put her hand in front of the princess so that she could climb on it. She took her out of the balcony gently and placed her in between her boobs. Elizabeth was already used to stick between them. It wasn't uncomfortable so she wouldn't mind either.
The two girls went to take a walk around the town.