"Talking"

'thinking'

"Spells"

Disclaimer: I do not own either Fairy Tail or the Seven Deadly Sins

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Chapter 8:

The truth

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The Seven Deadly Sins location

After the Sins recused Ban and then destroyed Baste prison, they quickly left the area, so not to get the nearby town in any trouble. They soon found a nice quite area to rest for a day or two. Before that Ban slipped away from the group before they left the town near the prison and came back with a new red jacket with silver orbs all over it with matching pants. When they asked him about it, he said he 'found it' on the ground.

Currently everyone was outside enjoying a small party as they eat and drank.

"So, let me get this straight." Said Ban as he held a glass of beer in his hand. "You come from another world, and you were sent here to gather up the Seven Deadly sins to stop the revival of the demon clan."

"That's right." Said Lucy as she sat on a nearby rock.

Ban then got an unreadable look on his face. "Then let's stop them." He told everyone with a sharp look.

"Wow Ban I've never seen you so serious before." Said a surprised Diane as Ban wasn't one to take things seriously.

"Let's just say I have my reasons." Was all Ban said making the others wonder what they were. As Lucy looked at him, she saw his eyes, as they were full of hurt, regret and anger.

'What happened to you?' Lucy asked herself as she had seen those eyes many times before in the guild.

"So what can you do?" Asked Ban as he was curious about her. "I heard you can bring out weird creatures to do your binding."

Hearing that shocked Lucy. "Where did you hear that?" She asked him.

"The guards watching me talked about it." He told her with a grin.

"That's great Lucy." Praised Diane as she smiled at her.

"Yeah great." Said Lucy with a fake smile as on the inside she was panicking. 'No! I don't want more knights coming after me!'

Off to the side Elizabeth sat on the ground as her bandages were still on. She looked at everyone before her as she made up her mind.

"Lucy." Started Elizabeth gaining everyone's attention. "I want you to teach me how to use a whip!"

Hearing this wasn't what anyone expected.

"Why?" Asked Lucy as she voiced everyone's question.

"Because I want to be helpful. I'm tired of being the one on the side doing nothing, while the rest of you fight for your lives." Elizabeth told them as Lucy understood where she was coming from.

"OK, we'll start when you healed." Said Lucy as Meliodas smiled at her.

But Diane voiced a question. "But aren't you learning how to sword fight from the captain."

"Yes, but who says I can't do both?" Asked Lucy as even though she felt like she would be spread thin, but she could relate to Elizabeth.

"That's fine, we can find time for her to do both." Meliodas told them as he took a drink of his beer.

Then whatever reason Lucy felt her belt was lighter. She then looked down and saw her whip and keys were gone.

"This is a nice whip." Ban said as he held Lucy's stuff in his hands.

"Hey give those back!" Yelled Lucy as got up to get them.

"No." Ban said in a singing tone. "They're mine now."

And with that Lucy chased Ban around as he had a big grin on his face. Diane and Meliodas watched this as they smiled and chuckled. Then out of no where a hand grabbed Lucy's stuff. Turning to who it was Loke was standing there.

"You know if Aquarius found out about this, she'll be pissed." Said Loki as he tossed Lucy her stuff back.

"Loke good to see you." Said Meliodas with a grin as he held up his cup. "Come join us."

"Maybe next time." Said Loke as he turned to Lucy.

"What's wrong?" Asked Lucy hoping everything was ok.

"Nothing. Other then my broken heart." Said Loke dramatically. "Why did you use a star dress with Taurus first and not with me?!"

Hearing that Lucy sweat dropped as she should have seen that coming.

"What's a star dress?" Asked Elizabeth in confusion.

Hearing that Lucy turned to her. "Its where I use the power of one of my spirts and add it to my own."

Now that got everyone's attention. "Can we see?" Asked Diane even more curious then before.

"Sure, Loki star dress." Said Lucy as she then glowed, when the light faded, she was know wearing an elegant, frilled, black ball gown that had a slit up the left leg. She also had a gold sash tied around her waist and a black frilled choker around her neck. On each arm she had detached sleeves sitting on her upper arms that fell to her forearm, were they flared outwards. On her feet she wore black high heels and her hair was tied in a bun with and decorated with a flower. And finally, on her right breast was Leo's zodiac sign.

"Well what do you think?" Asked Lucy with a grin.

The others looked at her as Hawk walked over to them carrying a barrel on beer on his back. He then saw Lucy's dress and looked confused.

"Lucy why are you dressed up for a party?" Hawked asked her as he tilted his head.

"I'm not going to a party." Said Lucy as Meliodas got up and walked around her.

"It doesn't look like it would protect you very well in a fight." He told her as he gave it a critical eye.

"You should wear more protection in battle." Said Diane as she grabbed the barrel from Hawk's back and drank from it.

"I don't want to hear that from you!" Yelled Lucy as Diane was pretty much wearing a swimsuit into battle.

"We can change it if you want." Said Loke causing the others to look at him.

"You can?" Asked Lucy as this was all new to here.

"Yeah, you see the dress takes the form the spirt feels best represents the user, while showing off the traits of the spirt. All I have to do is change the image." Explained Loki as Lucy then glowed again.

When the light fade, she was now wearing a full armour suit with a battle skirt minus a helmet. Her chest, thighs and upper arms were black in color while everything else was gold. Her shoulder and knees had spikes pointing out of them and the Leo zodiac sign was location on the front of the skirt. And finally her hair was let down.

Seeing the suit Lucy checked herself out as the other looked at the amour with mixed reactions.

"Hey captain doesn't her amour remind you of the ones we used to wear?" Asked Ban as it took him back.

"Yeah it does." Agreed Meliodas as it took him back too.

"I never did like that amour. It always felt too small in some places." Said Diane as everyone gave her the 'I wonder why' look.

"Personally, I liked the dress better." Said Elizabeth as the amour made Lucy almost look like a Holy Knight.

"I know right!" Agreed Loke as he preferred the dress too.

"What are you doing Lucy? Putting on a fashion show?" Asked a confused Hawk as he came late to the discussion.

Lucy then saw a nearby boulder and walked over to it. Everyone saw this and wondered what she was doing.

"Regulus Impact!" Said Lucy as she punched the boulder as it broke from the blow as pebbles went flying everywhere.

Seeing this Lucy grinned as she looked at her fist as some smoke was coming off this.

"Nice punch." Praised Meliodas as he then added. "Though I was expecting you to say, 'Lucy punch'." He added with a laugh as the others giggled at that.

Lucy then turned to Loke with a bright red face. "Loke can you tell the others I want something more like this, when I use my star dress?" She asked him.

"Sure thing, Lucy." Said Loke as he started to glow as he added something. "But you should really keep the dress." And with that he was gone.

The rest of the night went on the same as Lucy clothes went back to normal. Everyone had a great time as a meteor shower happened above them, but this one was unique. The meteors were falling in a crisscross fashion lighting up the whole sky.

The next day Lucy and Meliodas were training with some training swords Ban 'found'. Truthfully neither one asked were he got them as Lucy wasn't sure if she wanted to know as Meliodas just grinned.

Currently Lucy was on the defence as Meliodas kept swinging his sword at her with one hand.

"Come on Lucy, you can't defend for ever." Said Meliodas as he swung down hard knocking Lucy down.

"Ow." Said Lucy as she tried to get up only to see Meliodas's sword in her face.

Seeing that she lost Meliodas pulled his sword back as he offered his hand to her. Lucy took it as she got up.

"You got to go on the offence more." Said Meliodas as he got into position again.

Seeing this Lucy did to as she then charged to Meliodas as swung her sword at him.

"You're too wild with your swings." Berated Meliodas as he dodged each one. Lucy then tried to control her attacks.

"Now your telegraphing your attacks." Meliodas told her as he then knocked her sword out of her hands easily.

"Ok that enough for now." He told her as Lucy had a far-off look in her eyes. "Ok what's wrong?"

Lucy looked at Meliodas as she weighted her options before she answered. "Who are you Meliodas? Really?"

Hearing that Meliodas tipped his head to the side. "A former Holy Knight and a bar owner." He told her as Lucy frowned.

"You know what I mean." Said Lucy as she then gave her reasons. "You never once doubted my story about being from another world or the demon clan. You have this inhuman strength and skill. And finally, it like you've know Elizabeth your whole life, even though you two have just meet a while back. Just to name a few reasons."

Hearing this Meliodas frowned as he tilted his head down as his bangs cover his eyes. "Be careful what you ask next." He said in a low menacing tone.

Hearing this made Lucy take a step back in fear. "What do you mean, by that?" Lucy asked him with a hint of fear in her voice.

"When you learn the truth about someone, it can change how you view them altogether." Meliodas warned her as this only proved that Lucy was right.

Lucy told a deep breath before speaking. "I want to know. And if you don't, I'm heading home."

Hearing that made Meliodas look at her in surprise. "What do you mean you'll head home?" He asked her confused.

"I won't continue a job where I'm so in the dark. So if you want me to stay, please tell me the truth." Said Lucy as she gave him pleading eyes.

Meliodas looked at Lucy as Lucy wondered what he was thinking. "I understand where you are coming from Lucy I really do. But sometimes the truth is a dangerous thing." Meliodas told her as Lucy gave him a deadpan look.

"And going up against an entire kingdom, looking for your teammates, and trying to stop the demon clan from reviving isn't?" Asked Lucy as Meliodas thought about it.

"You do have a point there." He admitted. "But do you really want to know this?"

Lucy stood there as she thought about it. "Yes." She told him as Meliodas sighed and looked around. Once he was sure they were alone he sat down on a boulder as Lucy joined him.

"What I'm about to tell you, you must never repeat to anyone and I mean no one." Warned Meliodas as Lucy nodded.

"You have my word." Lucy told him as she added. "And when a celestial spirt mage gives their word, we keep it."

"Ok then. You see I'm not human, I'm a demon." Meliodas told her as Lucy gasped.

"You can't be a demon!" Said Lucy as he looked so human.

"And why can't I?" Asked Meliodas curious.

"I've seen demons before." Said Lucy as she thought of Lullaby and Deliora. "You look nothing like them."

"But they were demons from your world, not this one." Countered Meliodas as he was right.

"Then if you really are a demon, why aren't you sealed too?" Asked Lucy as Meliodas sighed.

"Because I betrayed them." He told Lucy as he had a far-off look to his eyes as he thought about what happened all those centuries ago.

"What happened?" Asked Lucy as she knew she was pushing it but couldn't help herself.

"I fell in love." Meliodas told her as Lucy was really curious now. Meliodas saw the look on her face and explained.

"You see she was from the goddess clan, and our two clans never saw eye to eye. I left the demon clan and join her. That when the war broke out between every clan. There are some who say it was my fault for the war, saying it shifted the balance of power too much. Maybe they were right, but who knows? Things were already at the point of war, not everyone knew that."

Hearing that Lucy nodded as she realized something. "Wait how could you tip the scales that badly?"

Hearing that Meliodas sighed. "Because I was a prince of the demon clan." He told her as Lucy gasped.

"Your royalty?!" She said in shock as she never thought she would see a prince run a bar before.

'Though that might explain his cooking skills.' Thought Lucy with a light chuckle.

She then realized something. "Then what about the person you fell in love with?" She asked him.

Meliodas sat there as he thought about what to say. "We were punished." He told her as he figured he'd tell her everything she wanted to know.

"How were you punished?" Lucy asked him even more curious.

"We both got separate curses." Said Meliodas as Lucy could see the pain on his face. "Mine is whenever I die I resurrect, but I lose some of my emotions each time, until I'm an emotionless killing monster. And for her each time she dies she resurrects as a baby with no memories of her pass life, but if she does remember any of them she'll then die within three days."

Lucy was shocked to hear such curses both seemed so cruel and unfounded. To have your love within your grasp only to loss them within a few days. Lucy had never heard anything like it before. Then Lucy's eye went wide as she put the pieces together.

"Elizabeth was your lover?" She asked as it was more a statement then a question.

Meliodas just sighed. "Yeah." Was all he said as Lucy felt terrible for him.

To have your love so close only for them to not remember anything and if you say anything, they would end up dead in a few days. She wasn't even going to ask how many times it had happened before, so she changed to topics.

"What about that handle you carry around then? It seems really important to you?" Asked Lucy as it was something she wondered about.

Meliodas thought about it before answering her. "It apart of the seal used to contain the demon clan."

Hearing that Lucy gasped. "What!" She cried out trying to understand what she just heard. "How does it work and why do you carry it around with you like that." She asked him in shock and worry.

"Well to answer your questions in order. It's part of a larger seal. In order to break it you need different parts. And to your second question I carry it around so I know where it is at all times." Meliodas told her as Lucy got an idea.

"What of we sent it to the celestial spirt realm. If it's there no one can get it, but me." Lucy suggested as Meliodas shook his head no.

"We can't." He told her as he explained. "Since it's part of such a powerful seal, if we try to take it from this word, it will either break the seal or not leave at all."

"I see." Said Lucy as she wondered why the simple solutions never worked. That when she wondered something else.

"Why are you telling me all this?" Lucy asked as she was surprised Meliodas spilled the beans to her.

"So, you can stay and help." Meliodas said as Lucy was confused.

"I've barely done anything. I sometimes feel more like a hindrance then helpful." Lucy honestly told Meliodas.

"That may be true." Said Meliodas with a straight face.

"Gee thanks for agreeing with me." Said Lucy with a deadpan face.

"But you know your weakness and are growing to over come them." Meliodas told her with a smile. "And before you know it, you'll be fighting side by side with us."

Hearing that touched Lucy as no one ever said that to her before. And with that new drive she gets up and gets into a fighting stance.

"Then let's continue." She told him as Meliodas nodded as he got his sword ready as the two trained more.

As they trained Lucy couldn't help but wonder some things though. Could Meliodas and Elizabeth's curses be lifted. What the demons of this world looked like. And lastly how this job would change her.

Well Meliodas has told Lucy the truth about who he really is. Now I'm sure some people are wondering why. The reason being is Lucy smart she was picking up the clues he was unintentionally leaving and realized he was hiding something. And let's be honest when you look back after finding out the truth it makes sense how things worked out. Meliodas knew Lucy wouldn't let it die and that he could trust her, so he told her the truth. Now Lucy going to keep her mouth shut and cover for him when needed.

I also thought it would help if Elizabeth learned how to use a weapon and I figured Lucy could teach her how to use a whip. I did this because I can see Elizabeth using a whip and to deepen their friendship.

And final for the star dresses, I don't know how Lucy got those outfits, so I made up the reason why. If someone knows the real reason, please let me know.

Until next time.