The Nymph's Redemption: Acantha's Journey (7ds fanfiction)

Chapter Fourty: As One Journey Ends a New One Begins

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The sins were left in shock. Elaine was wide eyed and felt rather elated. Acantha felt her heart sink a bit from the nervousness and embarrassment this left her in. The feeling of their lips in contact was new to Acantha. She had never been kissed before or even been close to that, so when Meliodas pulled away with a drunk little grin on his face Acantha was left dumbfounded and frozen. "Uh oh looks like the captain broke her." Diane joked drunkly. The nymph's face slowly turned a deep shade of red. Before she covered it out of flusteredness. "W-warn me next time you're gonna do that!" She scolded and tried to rub the redness off her face. Everyone laughed and enjoyed their night.

When it was time for the sins to sleep, Acantha was shown where her room would be. She could feel the adrenaline and excitement start to fade away and leave her tired and lethargic. Once she was given a moment to breathe in her own room, she immediately went over to the large King sized bed and climbed onto it. Her body sank into the mattress so perfectly, causing her to let out a sigh in relief over how relaxed she had become. The whole room had a cyan and gold color scheme wirh accents of royal purple to it. The bedsheets were of a silk like material while the main duvet cover was a soft cotton textile of a dark cyan tone. Ontop of that an extra blanket made of a white fur provided that last bit of warmth for the cold nights. The pillows were made of silk and had a purple shade to them with accents of gold within the stitching.

The carpet that covered more than half of the floor was a slightly lighter cyan color with hints of a gold royal pattern covering the edge. Even the curtains had a plum tone as they hid any view from outside the tall windows. Acantha felt as if she were in heaven being able to sleep within such a room. It was warm and cozy, but not as cozy as the tavern. Where the castle had luxury, the tavern held a more home-like feeling. The smell of the food is what really gave that. Thinking about how the tavern was destroyed again made Acantha frown before curling up in the sheets.

"You're looking comfy." Meliodas said, having poked his head into the room. It caused Acantha to jump a bit and roll over to look at him. "Its... Comfortable here." She mumbled and sat up, sitting with her legs crossed to keep her stable. "Let me guess... Its not the tavern though?" The blonde asked and walked over, letting himself fall onto the very large bed and stretch. Acantha pouted a bit. "Its like you can read my mind or something." The nymph grumbled and huffed. The demon let out a chuckle. "That would be nice. As much as I'd love to know what always runs through that head of yours, I have to admit it'll take getting used to not being in the tavern anymore." He said with a smile and looked up at the nymph he adored with every inch of his heart. It was silent for a moment. "You seem like you wanna say something. Is everything alright?" Meliodas asked. Acantha nodded. "It just feels strange... I'm used to constantly moving and traveling. Or even just fighting and all that stuff... Thinking about actually settling down and staying still is weird. It's gonna take some getting used to." She allowed herself to lay back and relax into the bedsheets. "Yeah I can agree on that... But even if we are settling down, we can still travel. And if you're ever itching for a fight, I know Howzer has become grandaster of the knights. You can always tussle around with him." He chuckled and placed his hand on hers.

Acantha smiled a bit and enjoyed the comforting feeling it brought. Knowing she could still have sparring moments and times to travel made her feel better even if it was for the time being. A small yawn escaped her lips and she couldn't help but get herself all curled up in the blankets. She could hear a chuckle coming from the blonde demon boy she came to fall in love with an pouted. "Hmpf... Keep making fun of me and I'll be taking all the blanket-" she yelped when Meliodas had layed directly on top of Acantha, squishing her into the mattress. "You won't do anything. Seeing as you got all worked up when me and my brother had that little fight back in Vaizel, I can tell you won't even leave me cold." He said with a small laugh and got comfortable. Acantha gave off plenty of body heat that even without the blankets, would leave Meliodas warm for the night.