Sins of a Butterfly

[🌹Meliodas & Zeldris🌹]

 For years, he felt like something isn't right.

 He felt like there's someone out there he is forgetting. Someone who meant so much to him. Someone that he cared for greatly, for that person was very important to him. And each time, he would be left confused, wondering endlessly and then gave up. He thought it was nothing.

 Besides, he has Elizabeth.

 She was someone he loved and cared for right?

 Except for some reason, his attraction towards her aren't even genuine and that made him even more confused when he felt suddenly repulsed to be with someone else. Because it was like he was trying so hard to be in love with someone... when he is already in love with someone else who means the world to him. Elizabeth likes him a lot, that he can see.

 So why can't he return it?

And that's when it fell into place, when he reverted to his old self. He lays there on the bed, with Elizabeth beside him as she waited for him to wake up and be back to his normal self again. Knocked out seemingly, his face suddenly scrunched up with a memory came to him. A memory that felt like it was long forgotten.

~

 "Ba!!"

 Within the memory is a young toddler, owning the same shade of blonde as him with the same lime-green eyes and peach skin. She's even wearing a grey clothing, which looked like a onesie. But what's notable about her, is her cheeks having pale green clovers marks. She was crawling over to him across the crimson rug, with a happy smile on her face as she giggles.

 He watches from the sidelines with narrowed eyes, looking over to where this... child is crawling over to. But to his astonishment... he sees himself who is kneeling down, wearing his old clothing back in the day when he remained with his Clan. When he is the leader of the Commandments. Before he met Elizabeth.

 "Baba!!" she calls out again.

 "Sweet girl." The memory Meliodas smiled softly, despite his black eyes seemingly cold when they softened as he extended his arms out when she got closer. Which she did, squealing a bit happily when he scooped her up in his arms and stands up.

 What... the hell is this?

 Who is that child?

"Did you miss me, little princess?" His other self asked softly, as the baby only smiled even more as she placed her hands on his face.

 "Baba hom!!" she said, earning a chuckle from him as he leaned close for his forehead to touch the baby's. His smile widening a bit more, just for this girl. From his spot, he can see the unlimited love and adoration his other self held for the toddler. And that made him even more aggravated.

 And strangely felt his heart wrenching, like he wanted that feeling again. Like he missed this moment that is played out in front of him. Like he wanted to hold that baby again-

 "So cute~ You really are daddy's girl, aren't you?"

 The present Meliodas felt his blood run cold.

 W-What...

 That child.... is mine?

 That's when he heard footsteps coming from the left side of the room, and at that moment walked in a person. A woman with poofy teal hair and owning mauve eyes, skin pale as she wore a dark purple dress with a brown ring at the waist, a large black sun hat with gray and white feathers and a thorny branch, a white cravat with a blue crescent moon on it, long mauve gloves, and black flats with pale purple socks.