His undoing (NNT/Melizabeth fanfiction) DISCONTINUED

Chapter Four

A/N- Sorry for the long wait!!! I made it extra-long to compensate for the wait.

She couldn't do it. She wanted to, really but she just couldn't do it. Try as she might she couldn't meet the blonde man's emerald gaze. It was just so hard to do it when she saw those, those atrocities in her mind whenever she thought of him. Death, destruction and decay. Entire families slain, motionless bodies and soulless eyes staring at her. Help us, please. And worst of all, him. Meliodas. The man she loved standing in the middle of the carnage. His eyes the darkest shade of black she'd ever seen. Unfeeling and drench in blood, she had seen him over and over kill the citizens of this kingdom.

But the most awful and heart wrenching part about this whole ordeal was that it had happened. She knew he had destroyed Danafor after a demon had killed Liz, but she'd never really thought about what that meant for the people who had been alive in Danafor at the time. She had forgiven him for all his sins without a second thought because she loved him. But now that she saw these scenes every night she wasn't sure she could over look that fact just as easily.

Elizabeth had wanted time to herself, away from the sins so she could sort out her feelings towards the events that transpired in her nightmares. She had wanted to have some type of reflexion so that she could understand what this nightmares meant and so that she could decide how she would view Meliodas from now on. She still loved him very much, but she was starting to feel like she knew way too little about the captain of the sins.

Due to this nightmares the princess realized how little Meliodas had actually told him about his past. She had only learned about his past lover Liz thanks to Sir Cain and she'd found out about his demon heritage due to it coming out during battle. Did he not trust her enough to tell her about his past? Or perhaps he thought she would never forgive him if she knew? Could she really be in love with a man who didn't trust her with his past?

Perhaps, she shouldn't have been as rash as to blindly follow the sins everywhere. It had just seem like the right thing to do at the time. Her father had told her many times as a child that she should follow her heart. So she had done as she was told, as every part of her being told her to do, but now it seemed her heart and brain couldn't agree on what to do. She needed inner peace. She needed to stop seeing dead corpses. She needed a break.

However, she'd have to wait, Heinstein was just a four day travel from the tavern's current location, in the small mining town of Dariol. Once the sins and her arrived at their destination she would take some time alone to reflect. The sooner she got inner peace, the sooner she could ask Meliodas about his past.

"Hey, doll! Come 'ere, bring me a drink, the food's better when you're around" slurred a rather drunk miner who seemed to have forgotten, at least for the night, the existence of his wife and son who slept soundly less than two kilometres away. The young royal forced herself to smile politely, she loved working in the tavern, but sometimes the patrons were too much for her. Nevertheless, she reigned in her dislike, grabbed some ale and strode determinedly to the troll looking man. If the sins could face demons for her kingdom, she could face a drunkard for their tavern.

"Here you go, Sir. I hope this drink is too your liking, feel free to order anything else you want." The silverette bowed slightly and made haste to walk away. Unfortunately, the man wasn't ready to relinquish her company just yet.

"Don't go just yet, sweetcheeks. There's something else I want and that's you on my bed, tonight." He drawled while gaining a rough grip on her soft hand. This time Elizabeth made no effort to stop the grimace that surfaced on her gorgeous face.

"I'm afraid I'm not on the menu. I think you should leave, you've had enough to drink." She said as she tried to force herself out of his vice-like hold.

"Awww, come on babe, don't be like that. I can show you what a real man is like" The stench of alcohol mixed with his natural bad breath made the princess want to barf as he whispered in her ear. She doubled her efforts to get away from him.

All of a sudden, the waitress heard the sickening crack of bones being broken and felt her bump connect with the hard wooden floor.

"I believe the lady has expressed her wish for you to leave." Meliodas' voice was tinted with anger and something darker as it rose above the wails of the small town man. Sensing the menacing atmosphere radiating from the captain, Merlin stood up ready to disperse the crowd.

"Alright everyone, you heard the owner, time to leave to your houses and lovely families. Bar's closed." The guests all left as quickly as they could, not wanting to risk angering the blond boy further. The miner's friends carried him out, frightened to the bone by the young boy's behaviour.

After the commotion, the tavern remained silent. None of the sins dared make a sound as they retreated quietly to their own rooms. The captain and Elizabeth needed to talk. Alone.

Meliodas took five deep breaths calming himself down, extinguishing the flames of his wrath. Once he felt like he could trust himself again he turned around, green eyes sparkling and a smile plastered on his face. He extended a hand to the druid priestess and awaited her's.

Her sky blue eyes examined his, searching for any sign of black. When she found none, she reluctantly took his hand. That, however, proved to be a mistake because images of children screaming flashed through her mind. She withdrew her hand hastily when she got to her feet. She suddenly seemed very interest in the hardwood of the bar as she spoke; "Thank you, Si-s-Sir Meliodas, but I'm sure I no harm would have come to me. Nonetheless...Thank you."

Meliodas' face fell and he prepared himself for the worst. He had to talk to her, he knew, he just wished it was under different circumstances.

"Elizabeth, are you scared of me?" This took her by surprise. Her gaze immeaditaly met his. The princess opened her mouth to respond but had trouble coming up with something to say. She wasn't prepared for this. She needed to sort out her own mind first. Ugh, why as fate so cruel to her?

"What?! Eh, No!... I mean I'm not afraid, I just...Ugh! Meliodas-sama, what really happened in Danafor?" She blurted out without thinking. How could she when all she had running through her head were those...images. Please, help us.

At this the sin of Wrath visibly tensed. He was ready to talk about anything, just not this. There was too much hurt that came with talking about Danafor. Especially with some who looked so much like Her. It was his turn to avoid her inquiring stare.

"I... Elizabeth what happened in Danafor is not something I like to talk about. You shouldn't be worrying yourself over it. It was a long time ago. Please, don't push this. I don't want to reminisce about the past. Please, let it go." Every fiber in his body begged her not to push him. He knew he was being unfair but she needed to understand that he just wasn't ready to share this. She wouldn't look at him the same way if she knew his sin.

"No." She said resolute, "You can't just expect me to be quiet like a good child and not ask any questions when you know everything about me, while I know so little about your past. Especially when I keep seeing you do these atrocities in my mind. Everything, everything I know about your past I've heard from someone else. Yet whenever you've asked, I've told you. But, when I need to know about one event, just one, for the sake of my mental health you... I can't stand this anymore! I can't trust someone who doesn't trust me back! Please! Tell me what happened!" She pleaded with tears running down her cheeks. Hoping she was wrong. Hoping that the she loved trusted her enough to tell her.

But, just by staring at his heartbroken guilty face, she knew. He couldn't tell her. The man she had given her heart to didn't trust her.

"Elizabeth, I'm sorry. I just-"

"Save it. I don't want to hear it." And with that the princess left the tavern floor and cried herself to sleep.

A/N- Poor Elizabeth is so confused and hurt. :'c

Hey guys sorry for the long wait. School started once more and I really wanted to make this chapter especial since it is the last chapter before the action starts. I hope you liked it and don't worry Meliodas and Elizabeth won't suffer for ever.

Please review or comment! They motivate me (and remind me) to write more. Lots of love.