Ruthless

The Dress Bet

A/N- my really bad drawing of Lia.

The next day, Meliodas and Elizabeth woke up earlier than usual. She got a cup of tea and biscuits for Meliodas and her sent up to their room and started her normal routine.

"Morning." Meliodas rubbed his eyes sleepily, planting a little kiss on her cheek as he headed to the bathroom. "You're up early." He commented.

"That's because Diane, Elaine, Lia, Gelda and I are going to Blossom Tree Spa for a Spa Day! We decided we wouldn't wait, since today is the only fully cleared day on my schedule." Elizabeth replied, talking loudly so he could hear her brought the bathroom wall.

Elizabeth, finished with her hair, stood up to go to her wardrobe when she knocked her cup of tea off the dresser. It broke and hot tea and China plates and cups went everywhere. "Oh no." She muttered. She tried to turn around when a pair of strong arms lifted her up bridal style.

"Let me. Feeling clumsy today, Ellie?" Meliodas chuckled as he carried her away from the mass of broken China. He placed her on the bed. "You need to be more careful, someday you'll get yourself seriously hurt."

"Sorry..." She looked down guiltily.

"It's fine." Meliodas smirked, before tilting her head up towards him and kissing her softly. Elizabeth smiled and kissed him back, and eventually they broke away.

The pair got dressed then Meliodas cleaned up all the broken China and asked for someone to come collect it. They went down to breakfast, and everyone was there, except Zeldris.

"Hey, Gelda, where's my brother?" Meliodas asked conversationally.

"Oh, he didn't want to get up." Gelda replied, sighing softly. "He said it was too early for his liking. He should be through in about fifteen minutes though."

"He does like his sleep." Estarossa agreed. "Hey, Brother? Remember when we couldn't get Zeldris to wake up at Elizabeth's sleepover so you flung him out the window?"

"I remember that!" Diane exclaimed happily. "Zeldris got impaled by a fence and a maid saw him and fainted!"

Elaine slammed her fork down. "Why does all the interesting stuff happen when I'm not there?" She complained to no one in particular.

"Well, you were there when Lia drowned, and when we fought those Commandments." Ban said. "And you were there for the wedding and the un-engagements!"

"That's true..." Elaine said sheepishly.

"So, you guys ready to lose today?" Ban grinned.

"Like hell I am!" Zeldris yelled, bursting in through the doorway.

"Finally awake, I see?" Estarossa teased him.

"Shut up. I hate travelling, and you know it." Zeldris hissed, grabbing some toast.

"Remember when we were sent to deal with rogue demon in the south of Brittania?" Meliodas laughed. "You stopped nine times during that overnight journey to throw up."

"He threw up on the way here, too." Lia commented, enjoying how embarrassed Zeldris looked.

"Leave me alone." He mumbled, grabbing more toast.

After breakfast, they all split up. The girls left to go to the Spa and the boys left to a nearby forest to play their game.

"All right, everyone ready?" Meliodas grinned. "Remember the rules." Meliodas tensed up for running, as did the others. "Okay, ready, set, go!"

Ban, Meliodas and Zeldris took off running, while Estarossa and King flew instead. The game lasted until two hours before dinner.

Meanwhile, the girls had arrived at the Spa. They had on bathing suits, and were slipping into a heated pool.

Diane was last in. "This feels amazing, doesn't it?" She said, submerging herself fully in the water except her head.

"It does, just as good as last time." Elizabeth smiled serenely, moving her hands around in the water. "What do you think?"

"I think we should have done this sooner, and more often." Lia sighed blissfully.

"I love the water, it's so relaxing!" Elaine chirped.

"I agree." Gelda nodded.

"So, let's talk about something." Lia said. "Diane, anything happening with King?"

"Well, we went on a date last week." Diane blushed. "A picnic."

"I know that! I helped him with the cookies, since his kept burning." Elaine giggled.

"Aw, I'm glad you're finally getting somewhere." Elizabeth giggled. "He can be a bit dense at times."

"Tell me about it." Elaine and Diane groaned at the same time, then all the girls burst into peals of laughter.

"How about you, Gelda?" Lia chuckled. "Anything going on with Zeldris?"

"Not really, no." Gelda smiled. "It's really just, I don't know how to explain it."

"Content?" Elizabeth suggested.

"I suppose so." Gelda shrugged. "The Demon King has finally stopped trying to get Zeldris to quit dating me, and I guess he is sort of okay with it? So nothing really changed, except I don't live with my Clan anymore, and I moved into the Demon Realm."

"That's brilliant!" Diane clapped. "That calls for a celebration! Could someone bring in some champagne here please?"

"Well, Ban has been really distant lately, and really moody. I think something is going on, so I think I'll ask him later." Elaine said, sighing.

"That's a good idea." Elizabeth agreed.

"Just don't be Elizabeth and ruin your engagement." Gelda joked. They all laughed, though Elizabeth looked embarrassed. "Though you're not engaged."

"I'll try." Elaine agreed happily, sipping some champagne. "What about you, Elizabeth? How's your love life?"

"Marriage gone downhill?" Lia teased.

"No!" Elizabeth gasped playfully. "It's actually been really smooth. We do fight sometimes, but it's always about silly things. He's still as sweet as he was before we were engaged, and you know something? I spilled tea this morning, and all the China broke. He actually carried me out of it, and then told me off for being clumsy."

"That's sweet." Diane smiled wistfully. "What about you, Lia?"

"Well, I don't think a relationship is for me. Besides, all the boys are either related to me, taken or ugly." Lia rolled her eyes. "and anyway, I don't need a man in my life!"

"You're too independent for that." Gelda agreed, giggling. "And you always have Estarossa and Zeldris if you need them to carry your shopping bags."

"True." Lia nodded solemnly. "That's what brothers are for."

The girls spent all day getting various spa treatments before coming home for dinner. It was raining, so they came back to the fortress soaked through and had to get changed.

At dinner, there was a giant roast served. All kinds of different meat was displayed on the table, and the boys looked pretty smug.

"Where's King?" Diane asked as they started to eat.

"You'll see..." Ban snorted.

A few minutes later, King entered the dining room. In a baby pink dress.

The whole room burst into laughter as King sat down, muttering curses under his breath.

"I can't... Believe I'm saying this... But that dress suits you!" Ban chortled, trying to stop his laughter.

"Shut up!" King hissed.

"I don't even want to ask!" Elaine sighed.

"Whoever caught the least, had to wear a dress to dinner." Zeldris explained.

"Oh."

The rest of dinner was full of laughter as you might have guessed.