Like father like son

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-Elizabeth's POV-

I was eating breakfast with Meliodas sitting beside me and Tristan sitting in front of Meliodas while completely ignoring me.

Meliodas was his usual touchy self underneath the table. Touching my leg with his right hand while eating with his other.

Tristan was talking and looking so happy, except when he glanced or heard me speak, while Meliodas was just responding to him.

I just decided to eat quietly as they talked. I just can't understand what I did wrong in my parenting... I don't understand what Meliodas have done better than me...

I jumped of surprise when Meliodas suddenly touched a bit too close to inbetween my legs and I slapped his hand away.

"Meliodas!"

"Huh? What's wrong Elizabeth?" He asked and leaned into his palm while looking at me with a small smirk while Tristan just looked confused.

I can't say what's wrong in front of Tristan... It's just... wrong... He shouldn't know what Meliodas is doing while they are talking like nothing is happening.

"You know exactly what it is. Stop it or I'm not sitting here any longer."

"I don't quite understand what you are talking about?" He played dumb. He will get back for this!

I glared at him and continued eating and so did he as soon as I did. Tristan still looked confused until Meliodas brought up their past conversation again.

. . . . .

"I'm just looking out for you Tristan! You don't know your father the way I do!" I argued, but he just said "You think I will trust you!? You have lied to me all my life!"

"I'm trying to protect you!"

"But all you do is making me miserable!"

"Enough! You don't know him! He might be the best father for you now, but it won't always be that way! He sacrifices anything if he so wants to for his own entertainment!"

"You are lying again! Just leave me alone! Get out of my room!" He yelled at me, but I didn't.

"You don't tell me what I have and don't have to do. You are my child and not his, so you obey my rules and listen to what I'm say-"

"Dad!"

"No Tristan, don't think he will get you out of this situation. We are leaving right now!"

"I want to stay with dad! He's a better parent than yo-"

"We are leaving right now, Tristan!" I said and grabbed his arm to just get out of here with him, but Meliodas just had to walk in.

"What's happening? I was just informed that Tristan called for me." He said, pulling my hand away from Tristan's arm before sliding his own arm around me.

"So? What's wrong?"

"Mom wants me to leave with her!"

"But no of you are going anywhere, are you?" Meliodas asked while looking up at me.

"Well Elizabeth?"

"You are not allowed to butt into our conversation. Leave us al-"

"Tristan doesn't seem like he want me to leave, or do you?" He asked Tristan, who only shook his head in response "No"

"But I'm talking to Tristan alo-"

"Actually, I'm sure Tristan wants to be alone after last night's event, so I think the two of us should leave. Come on Elizabeth, get going." Meliodas said and pushed me out of Tristan's room.

"Let go of me Meliodas!" I yelled at him, but he didn't and just pulled me to his room. It only took seconds to be pushed up against the wall with my legs held up around Meliodas' waist when we entered the room.

"Meliodas! Wh-"

"Quiet Elizabeth." He whispered, his head leaning above my shoulder. He kissed my neck, mumbling "Why do you want to leave so much?"

I pulled my arms around his neck so I felt that I had a little control over my balance, just in case if he would suddenly step away from the wall.

"Why Elizabeth?" He whispered again, laying his forehead to rest against my shoulder, leaning slightly towards my neck. His hair was tickling me slightly.

I continued to keep quiet and one of his hands trailed back and forth from knee to upper thigh.

"Don't you love me anymore? Elizabeth?"

"Of course I do..." I finally answered and he went completely still, even his breathing stopped a couple seconds before he asked "Then... then why don't you want to be with me? Why don't you want to stay?"

"What you do is wrong. You are taking children to live the same isolated life we had and forcing them to be murderers... and do I even have to mention that you kill and steal?"

"That's my job Elizabeth, it's nothing I can do about it... and if it will keep you and Tristan safe and happy, I have no problem doing it."

"But it doesn't make me happy-" He cut me off and looked at me in the eyes, saying "It will when I give you whatever you want! Just mention it and I will get it for you!"

"Melio-"

"I mean it! What do you want? A car? A phone? A new house?"

"Neither, I just want you to live a honest life with us... please..." I mumbled, touching his cheek with one hand. He leaned into my hand, closing his eyes.

"You know I cannot do that... I'm the boss for a whole organisation... everything will fall apart..."

"Exactly... that would be greater... for everyone's good."

"Elizabeth... you are asking me to throw away my whole life, the life I have built and struggled to get since I could remember..."

"I know... but that doesn't mean you will throw away your happiness... you can live with me and Tristan... and you can get an education and I will support the family with money until you have gotten a job... we can build a new life together as a whole family..."

"Elizabeth, even with how much I would love that, I want this life... I want you to be my wife, Tristan to see me as a father and be able to spoil the two of you to death with money... If you two just come back to me, if you just come back to me, my life will be perfect... so please, just accept this life..."

I pushed him away from me, making him let go of my legs slowly for me to stand on my own.

"I can't... I can't be with you when you have this kind of life."

"Elizabe-"

"You said you would do anything for me, didn't you? So why don't you?"

"I am d-"

"No, you are just being greedy and can never get enough of anything." I said, about to walk out of the room when he grabbed my wrist, saying "Have you ever thought that maybe I'm not the one being greedy, but you? I'm doing all I can for you, but it's never enough for you-"

I pulled my arm away, saying "I want to be alone, don't bother me." and then left the room.

-Meliodas' POV-

I sighed, walking over to sit in the bed. I grabbed my phone, calling Estarossa. He immediately picked up, asking "What is it now Meliodas?"

"I want you to follow Elizabeth, make sure she's back to the headquarters before 9 PM if she leaves. You are allowed to knock her out with diphenhydramine if you are careful with it."

"Do I have to? I'm kinda on a dat-"

"Unless you want to face my wrath when you are back, you are looking out for Elizabeth. I want her home at 9 PM sharply."

"Yes... brother..."