Disclaimer: I do not own Seven Deadly Sins or any of the characters except for Elix. In addition, almost all of the spoken text is direct quotes from the show.

Part 2 - Breakout

Elix's POV

"Insane?" Ban repeated. His voice remained steady, though his eyes had begun to dart around the room as if wondering what he could use to knock me unconscious.

I tried my best to shrug around the shackles. "That's what they say. But I don't really feel insane. But do insane people know they're insane? Hmm. . ."

"So what did you do?" Ban asked, curiosity once again gleaming in his bright eyes.

I grinned. "Well first I told them I wan't a boy or a girl. That was enough for them to flog me in the middle of the town." I paused, arching my eyebrows at Ban's shocked face. "What? You think I'm insane too? Don't worry, there's more."

"No, I mean. . ." he trailed off. "That's a thing?"

Well, I guess it's more complicated than that," I admitted. "It's more like. . . sometimes I feel like a boy, sometimes I feel like a girl, and sometimes I feel somewhere in between, like neither or both. But you know, it's not like anyone's ever heard of that before, so why not try to hurt me, right?"

"Honestly, I wasn't sure if you were a boy or a girl," Ban admitted. "The hair threw me off, and the voice. . ."

"It's not like they have decent hairdressers here," I smirked. "Or maybe that's just for the insane people, because you look just fine."

"Someone tried to kill me with a sword," Ban said, grinning proudly. "I'm very fast."

"That's great," I said sarcastically, grimacing.

"What else is there?" Ban prompted.

"I tried to kill myself," I said, lifting up my arms to show him the small white scars coating them. "First just small ones. And then—" I flipped over my arms to show him the large scar across my right wrist. "They told me I almost died. Which sucks, because I really wanted to. And then they told me I was a danger to myself and it was only a matter of time until I started hurting others, so they threw me in here. It's been over a year, I think."

"I was in there for five," Ban challenged. "Plus, they speared me through the arms and legs."

"How are you fine, then?" I marveled.

Ban winked. "That's a secret. Now come on, let's get you out of here."

"But I'm insane," I argued sarcastically.

"No you aren't." Ban said. "Besides, I like your spirit. Now let's go. There's someone here for me."

Ban's POV

"Ban?" Meliodas asked quietly.

"Captain?" I responded. I glanced over at Elix, but they had seemingly shut down, staring at the floor.

We exchanged uneasy looks. Over in the corner, someone muttered something about bad vibes. I glanced over to see Diane and a pig sitting on the ground. Because this day wasn't weird enough already.

"Ban!" Meliodas screamed, throwing his hands up in the air.

"Captain!" I squealed right back.

We lurched towards each other, high-fiving aggressively. Finally, I slammed him through the wall, then jumped up and down excitedly. Elix backed away, probably wondering if I was the insane one after all.

I laughed loudly and yelled, "Captain, me next!"

Meliodas leaped forward and headbutted me in the gut, sending me flying right back through the opposite wall. Damn, I considered. I had almost forgotten how strong he was.

Both of us giggling uncontrollably, I finally blurted, "What the hell, man? I thought you'd have gone soft."

"But you're as spry as ever!" Meliodas exclaimed, dusting himself off.

We clapped hands and fell to the ground, elbows set and ready to arm wrestle. I caught Elix's gaze and winked, and they smiled uncomfortably and backed away even more.

"Ready?"

"Go!"

We began to struggle, the ground beginning to crumble underneath us.

"Out of 720 matches against you, I've won 361, as I recall," I wheezed.

"You must be out of it!" Meliodas argued. "I've won 361!"

The ground beneath us began to cave and fall, but neither of us tried to stop. Another glance at Elix showed that they looked super queasy and probably incredibly pissed at me.

In the background, Diane murmured something about Meliodas being cute.

The building around us began to crumble. Finally, I slammed Meliodas's arm down on the stone and lunged forward to cradle Elix so they would be protected, standing behind them with my arms around their neck, clasped at the collarbone. They flinched from the contact but eventually eased up and held onto my arms as we fell.

Elix's POV

I wandered the streets of the town absentmindedly. Everyone was back at the tavern. Ban had passed out like an idiot without even introducing me to anyone, so I had just awkwardly left to go hang out by myself. The sun was setting, the streets were deserted, and everything was actually quite pretty.

I had tied my hair up with some string to keep it out of my face, which meant everyone was probably going to mistake me for a girl. But I didn't really care today. I was too exhausted to think straight, and I just wanted to go to sleep.

As I passed a cafe that had yet to close for the evening, a middle-aged woman poked her head out and called to me, "Would you like to come in?"

I backed away a little, hands held out in front of me submissively. "I don't have any money, sorry."

"Oh, that's okay," she smiled. "Why don't you come in and have something to drink?"

"Okay," I said quietly. "Thanks."

The woman served me some warm tea and chatted away, asking me about myself and how I had gotten here. I lied, of course. My name was Bec and I was 21. I worked in the tavern as a cook. I liked to travel and lived with my brother, Ben (who was based off of Ban, obviously). She seemed to buy it all and sent me on my way once it started to get dark, thanking me. I don't know what for, though.

I headed back to the tavern.