The Eighth Sin

Episode 4 - A Little Girl's Dream

-A Recap From the last Episode-

~Meliodas's Perspective~

I lay with my face facing the floor, which is good to hide my smile, but probably bad for my wound. 'Man, I knew that Little Gil would grow to be a powerful Holy Knight...' Gilthunder flips me over with his foot, oddly careful for someone who thinks they're about to execute a traitor. "Meliodas. The Eight Deadly Sins' Dragon Sin of Wrath. Do you have any last words?" He asks me solemnly. I open my eyes slowly before replying. "The other Sins... What happened to them? You must of heard something, right?" I ask him slowly. "Where have the other ones gone?" 

Gilthunder places his sword back in his sheath before saying, "Very well. I'll tell you. Of the remaining five, three of them are still at large, and are not yet accounted for. But, the other two have been dealt with. The Fox Sin of Greed is being kept under tight security at Baste Prison. The Grizzly Sin of Sloth has already been slain is in turn in the Necropolis." Gilthunder pauses before continuing. "But you needn't worry. I'll make certain they all join you shortly."

"Thank you..." I say slowly, my eyes drifting close before opening back up and I shout, "Awesome!" before springing up energetically. I turn back to my old friend "Little Gil." His face betrays no emotion. I wince from an invisible impact, and I can practically feel Y/N smacking my head for being an idiot and receiving a wound that could've been fatal. I look up at said Sin, and she winks at me, mouthing, "Good going Captain." 

-Present Time-

~Meliodas's Perspective~

"Baste Prison and the Necropolis, huh? I'll go check out one or the other." I tell Gilthunder while wiping some dirt off my cheek. "So that was it? You wish to know your comrade's whereabouts, so you allowed me to strike you down. Right?" He asks me. "Why don't we finish this another time, kay?" I respond while smirking. 

"I think not!" Gilthunder says while pulling his sword out of it's dormant state. He attempts to hit me, but I move to quickly, dodging his blade every time. Eventually he catches up to me, his sword at my neck once more. "This is good bye." He announces and I look up at him. "See ya!" I say while waving my hand slightly. Gilthunder is suddenly picked up by Diane, who throws him across the forest. I wave at him, because he is still my old friend. "Hey thanks! Nice throw." I say to Diane, turning to face her.

"Woah. That brace is ruined." Y/N tells our giant comrade. Diane looks down at it and groans while straightening her back. Y/N stifles a laugh. I smile at her, sending a quick wink.

We all suddenly hear the sound of hooves hitting the dry floor, and turn around to see Elizabeth and Hawk running up to the clearing. "HEY! You got a lot of guts, kicking me around like I'm some little pink bouncing ball!" Hawk yells at Gilthunder, not realizing that he's not present. "But it'll be my turn next time!" He continues yelling, infuriated by Gilthunder's actions.

"The three of you weren't hurt, were you?" Elizabeth asks worriedly. I raise my hand to wave at the two of them while informing Elizabeth that none of us were hurt. "Where'd that swine go anyway?" Hawk asks while searching for the pink-haired man. "Wait, aren't you a swine?" Y/N and I ask in sync. We smile at each other while Diane adds on to our statement. "Who smells delicious!" She says, causing Hawk to cower in fright. 

"Sir Meliodas, you were  hurt!" Elizabeth suddenly rushes up to me. I glance down at my wound. "This? Oh. It's no big deal." Diane and Y/N frown as Elizabeth worries over me. "Hey, would you quit getting all touchy-feely with the captain already?" Diane leans down to ask Elizabeth, who protests. "Look, he's got himself a right-hand girl, and that job belongs to Y/N. If he's hurt, she should take care of him!" She tells Elizabeth, who glances over at Y/N hesitantly. Y/N winks and walks over to me, her playful mood diminishing as she sees my wound. She reaches out, and I'm about to swat her away before Hawk interrupts us.