His Woman (DISCONTINUED!!)

~Part 13~

Chapter 13- KEEP Quiet 

                             "Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh!" Girlish screaming could be heard echoing down the halls of the palace. Guards turned their heads, maids began to whisper, and a certain fairy king, recognizing the voice, sighed heavily at how loud Diane was being. He could hear her all the way in the banquet hall. Flash to the giantess' room where a now human-sized giant was still screaming out the same 'ohmygosh' as she jumped up and down excitedly...

"R-really now, i-it's not that big of a deal." Elizabeth tried to calm down the overly excited giantess.

"Not a big deal?! Are you kidding! It's the biggest deal!" Diane squealed before pulling into a tight hug. Then she gasped and pulled away quickly before she could hurt the princess. "S-sorry. I sometimes forget how strong I am." She laughed nervously. "Did I hurt you, Elizabeth?"

"I-I'm fine." Elizabeth assured her with a gentle smile, glad that Diane had at least calmed down a little bit.

"Good. But still! I can't believe it! You're really mmph-" Diane was cut off when Elizabeth suddenly covered her mouth with her hand.

"D-Diane, it's still a secret." Elizabeth said worriedly. "Please don't tell anyone." When Diane nodded Elizabeth stepped back and gave a light sigh. "Father would surely disown me if he found out that I became pregnant before I even got married."

"But... you're mates? Isn't that enough?" Diane cocked her head.

"N-not to humans... and especially not royalty. T-they don't consider mating to be on the same level as marriage... e-even though mating is so much deeper than marriage could ever be." Elizabeth frowned, pressing her index fingers together. "T-that's why we've been keeping it a secret. Well, that and because Meliodas says it's dangerous."

"You're in danger?" Diane turned serious very quickly.

"N-no... I mean, not immediately. B-but the seal to the demon realm is halfway open, and M-Meliodas said that some demons are eventually going to come after him. If they find out we are mates or that I am carrying... they'll use me to get to him." Elizabeth sighed sadly as she looked down at her feet.

"Oh, Elizabeth. I'm sorry. I should have figured that out on my own." Diane frowned apologetically now. Indeed, Meliodas had told them about the Ten Commandments breaking free, along with a few other powerful demons who hated him. Already, they had been training hard to become strong enough to fight them.

"No, it's alright." Elizabeth gave a small smile to the giantess. "We just... need to keep it as secretive as possible. I only told you because I know I can trust you, and because I really want someone to talk to about the baby."

"Meliodas doesn't talk about it?"

"It's not that... it's just, sometimes I just want another girl to talk to." Elizabeth smiled softly at her. Diane nodded in agreement. Sometimes you just needed girl time. "A-anyway... we aren't going to tell anyone else until we know it's safe, and even then only a few people. My father and sisters, and the sins. That's all." Elizabeth nodded to herself.

"Ne, does Meliodas know that you've told me?" Diane asked now, cocking her head to one side curiously.

"Um, well, I sort of told you in the, er, spur of the moment." Elizabeth blushed. "But, he probably knows by now."

"What do you mean? How would he know?"

"It's part of being mates." Elizabeth blushed again. "We can... feel what the other is feeling and, if we really want to, we can hear each other's thoughts."

"Ehhh? That's so cool!" Diane exclaimed. Then she blushed and hid her face with her pigtails. "Do you... do you think fairies have anything like that? It would be really great to be that close to King one day..." Elizabeth just smiled kindly at her.

"I'm afraid I don't know. Why don't you ask Sir King?" Her question was met by fervent head shaking and a fierce blush from the giantess, who was now too embarrassed to speak. "Well, he's the only one I can think of who would know, Diane." Elizabeth laughed lightly. More blushing. "Though I'm curious, what do giants do when they'v found someone they want to be together with?"

"Um..." this got Diane to stop hiding behind her pigtails, but she was still blushing. "Giants are fighters so... there's not really much time for love and it's rare. Mostly, the strongest fighters would... er, breed. In a clan, how strong you were determined who you would, er, you know, and then have babies with. Weaker females didn't fight, they just raised children for stronger males."

"What about the rare cases where one fell in love?" Elizabeth asked curiously.

"Um, well, if it was between two giants, they would appeal to the tribe leader to get married, like you humans do. But since giants rarely fell in love with their own species, that was the rarest thing ever." Diane scratched the back of her head. "Many claim that giants are cursed to long for those they can never have. Um, anyways, when those cases happened... if the clan leader found out, they'd be sent on the most dangerous and often suicidal quests, as a way to discourage others from wanted inter-species relationships." Diane sighed sadly. "Others who fell in love... they often ran away before they could be found out."

"Oh. I'm so sorry to hear that, Diane." Elizabeth frowned sadly, looking down at the floor. "I don't think it's right, to keep someone apart from someone they love. At least... with you ans Sir King, you're free to love as your heart desires." She gave an encouraging smile. Diane smiled back and nodded back with a light blush.

"Un."

Knock, knock.

The two girls turned towards the door as it opened, revealing a smirking Meliodas. "Evening, ladies. I hate to break up your girl talk, but I need to steal my forgetful mate away for a dress fitting." He raised an eyebrow at his mate, who gasped and blushed.

"Oh no. I completely forgot." She hurried to the door, stopping to turn to Diane. "I'm sorry, Diane, we can talk about this later, yes?"

"Of course." Diane smiled and shooed her away. Meliodas just chuckled and followed his frantic mate out of the room. Diane just smiled and shook her head as the door closed shut. Elizabeth would be sure to keep Meliodas on his toes, and vice versa. They were such a cute couple.