His Woman (DISCONTINUED!!)

~Part 9~

Chapter 9- Mission Accomplished *Disclaimer: Chapter talks about Pregnancy

                                Meliodas grinned to himself as he held his sleeping mate in his arms. He nuzzled her ear softly, letting out a contented sigh as he took in her sweet scent that now held a spicy undertone to it. One arm was wrapped around her, holding her close to him, and his other hand rested firmly on her stomach, stroking it with slow, gentle caresses. It was the last day of mating season, and he could feel his instinctual side slowly fading away... but the instinctual pride he felt at having planted a seed in his mate remained.

Elizabeth was pregnant.

As his eyes slowly faded from onyx into his usual emerald green, Meliodas curled himself around his sweet princess protectively. Nothing would ever harm her, not as long as he was alive. And goddesses help whatever poor soul dared lay a hand on her or his unborn child. Not even his rational side would be enough to save them from his unbridled fury... from his wrath. Even the thought of it had his blood boiling already. No. Nobody would ever harm what was his. He would make sure of it, even at the cost of his life.

Even beyond that, seeing as he couldn't really die.

His mate suddenly seemed more... vulnerable now. As he realized his immortality, he worried about her mortality. What would he do... when Elizabeth grew old? When... when it was time for her to leave him. What would he do? Perhaps... perhaps it was time to look into a way to keep her at his side forever. Humans were so frail, after all, and there was only so much he could do to protect her. He couldn't keep her from growing old or getting sick... and that worried him.

He sighed heavily and buried his nose in her hair as he held her closer. He could worry about these things later. Right now, all that mattered was that she was by his side. And she was pregnant with his child. His hearts all skipped a beat at this. He was going to... going to be a father. In all his three thousand years, he'd never gone this far with any woman. He'd never once thought he would be a father. Hell, even when he'd been in good standing with the demon clan, the thought of siring a child never occurred to him. He'd pondered about mating one day, but only to a female worthy of the honor, and no demoness had ever caught his eye. So he never actually thought it would happen.

Yet here he was with a pregnant mate. And he couldn't be happier. He gave up on his heavy thinking in favor of taking a nap with his princess, his Elizabeth, his mate. With a sigh and a smile, he dozed off. They would need plenty of rest before they set out to return to the tavern with the good news.

"They're back!" Hawk squealed in joy as he saw two familiar figures approaching the Boar Hat Tavern. Immediately, the rest of the sins rushed outside to greet them. Mixed emotions hung in the air. What had happened during the past five weeks? Had Meliodas lost controlled and hurt Elizabeth, or had things gone well? Was he still under control of his more demonic urges? Was Elizabeth okay with everything going on? As the couple reached the tavern, the sins seemed to let out a sigh of relief as they found Elizabeth unharmed and wearing a happy smile, and Meliodas looking bright and cheery as usual.

"Hey guys. Miss us?" the Captain of the Seven Deadly Sins grinned at them all in his usual way.

"Of course we did, you idiot! You've been gone for five weeks!" Hawk snorted, before trotting to Elizabeth to make sure she was okay. Elizabeth smiled and hugged the pig happily. "Did he hurt you, Elizabeth? Are you okay?"

"I'm perfectly fine, Hawk. Sir Meliodas was a perfect gentleman." Elizabeth laughed with a blush staining her cheeks. Meliodas grinned at that. He wouldn't go as far to say that he was a perfect gentleman. He was all demon for the entirety of mating season, and she knew it. But it was the truth that he never hurt her... at least, not past the initial pain of taking her virginity.