Fight for Family (Zeldris x reader)

~4~

~Zeldris' prov.~

   I sit up against the wall facing what's left of our bed where she'd cuddle up to me at night. Between the bed and me is the broken table where we ate together. Stray feathers float lazily in the air around me still. My elbows are on my knees, head dropped down, I don't know how much longer I can last without her. It's been months since my father took her from me. I can't eat, sleep, or even think.

All I can do is wait to feel our bond sever when they kill her, my love, my everything. She could be gone forever at any second, and it's eating me alive. I long to see her smile, to hear her voice, to see her beautiful (e/c) eyes that stole my heart. She went in my place, to die for me. I've tried everything to get into the demon realm, but Merlin cast a spell on me as well as the rest of the commandments not allowing it, making it impossible. Meliodas said he can't lose both of us, he promises to help me save her. I've never felt like this before, it's like my whole body is cold, and I can't stop the feeling of pain in my chest anymore.

I don't even remember how I got into our room today. Meliodas said he had Merlin teleport us here that night, then all hell broke lose, I've been in and out since then. The commandments and sins are at each others throats, Galand has been turned to stone by his own commandment. He challenged Merlin because of her spell she placed on me and the rest of the us. He ended up fighting Escanor.

She truly held us all together. I look up at the ceiling and let my head fall against the wall overwhelmed. I can only imagine what has been done to her. Once I start imagining it, I lose control of myself. The pain of knowing I can't save her myself drives me into a blind rage. Every time I come to again I find more of our room destroyed. It pains me so much, I used to think I didn't have a heart but I know know I do, and she stole what was left of it. Once she's dead, I won't have a reason to live anymore, Fuck the war.

Hell fuck the demon race, I don't care anymore I just need her back. The only reason I'm still alive now, is because I hope she will return to me somehow, alive. I didn't even get up when Gloxinia floats in, "Zeldris, I've been knocking." He states obviously concerned for me. I don't answer, I don't even look at him. "Meliodas is here. Shall I send him in?" He asks me. "No." I say coldly and I hear Gloxinia sigh. "He's out side the door Zeldris." He tells me sternly as the door swings open making me sigh and roll my eyes shut not in the mood for my brother.

"Go away both of you. I'm not in the mood." I say coldly before I hear Gloxinia excuse himself and the door close. Then foot steps growing louder till their right beside me. Meliodas slides down the wall to sit beside me, "You can't keep doing this to yourself. She wouldn't want this for you." He says quietly. I scoff, "I didn't want this for her. I should of walked away from her when I saw her in the first place." I say opening my tired heavy eyes to stare to the ceiling again. "You don't mean that." My brother says to me, I know he's trying to make me feel better but I can smell the liquor on him. He isn't dealing with it well either.

I drop my head, "Brother just go back to your tavern." I ask quietly not having the energy to deal with anything or anyone. "Come with me Zeldris. Everyone is off doing random shit tonight, you could use a drink, maybe then you'll sleep." He says to me. I don't answer, I know I need sleep,  but I just can't without her here. I hear Meliodas stand, "Well come on. Don't make me force you little brother." He says serious. I huff and stand, "Don't threaten me." I say coldly as I walk out of the room ahead of him. I can feel him smirking behind me as he catches up to me hands in his pockets casually.

~Meliodas prov.~

Zeldris walks beside me down the hall, he's put on a brave face again today, trying to hide how exhausted and drained he is. I'll admit I haven't been dealing with losing my little sister well either. Hell, I can't even say her name out loud without being overcome with anger and I haven't been able to put down the bottle since that night. It's the only thing keeping me from cracking and storming my fathers castle, but if I do that, I'll just die again and lose a piece of myself once again.