Estarossa

Chapter Three

Meliodas' P.O.V
"Father, come on, be reasonable," I argue.

"It might awake his power if he is devastated," My father says. Zeldris is clutching my jacket. Demons are not supposed to love but even so, we love Esta and we can't destroy The Forest. Even if we hate it.

"He said that it would destroy him," Zeldris says. "Even it does what if he hurts people?"

"Then you will restrain him," Father replies "Go now I have business," Zeldris wants to stay and argue but I know it is useless. We go home. And Estarossa isn't there.

"Where is he? Zeldris asks. I shrug.

"The Forest probably," I reply. There was a loud commotion from outside.

"What's that? Zeldris asks

"Let's go check it out," I say. We walk outside to find a crowd gathered around The Forest. It was burning. A hellblaze. I saw the Commandments at the front staring in. Their faces were expressionless. Almost like they were scared. I was furious and we ran over to them.

"What happened!?" I yell.

"We... we thought it would be funny to set fire to The Forest but Monspiet lost control of the hellblaze..." Melascula explains

"So why are you so scared? I thought you wanted to upset Estarossa," I ask.

"Because Estarossa ran in there..." Derriere swallows. I shake my head. And start walking towards the trees.

"Wait, let me come with you," Zeldris says.

"No, stay here," I tell him before entering the blaze. I can hear the whimpering of animals. I follow them until I find a small part The Forest that wasn't consumed in flames. Underneath a damp bush. He is crying. The blaze is tickling my arms. I lift the bush slowly. Estarossa is there hugging something.

"What's that?" I whisper. He turns it over. I can see that it is Doe. She's dead. "Come on Esta. We need to get you out of here," He shakes his head.

"No, I'm not leaving," He says. I sit in front of him.

"Sitting here won't bring her back," I say gently. He shakes his head.

"No, I'm afraid of what I'll do to them," He says. I look at him. His eyes are burning with an anger I had never seen from him before. Father was right, this had awoken something in him. And I'm glad I wasn't the one who did it. 

"What do you mean?" I ask he shakes his head. He won't answer.

Estarossa's P.O.V

I feel different now. For the first time in my life, I feel stronger, I feel the urge to kill and that's scaring me. Meliodas is staring at me. He's waiting for me to leave. The fire is getting hotter and Meliodas sighs. He slips inside with me and covers us again. I stay rigid, holding Doe in my arms. When he's comfortable, Meliodas puts his arm around me. Eventually I relax into him. I wonder what he is thinking. I think he's mad at me. When he's mad he doesn't talk and he isn't talking.

"We'll have a funeral for Doe," he says suddenly. I nod as tears well up in my eyes again. It's been a while and the fire still hasn't died down. If it keeps going, it will dry the bush and burn it. I think Meliodas is thinking the same thing.

"If the fire keeps burning, the bush will catch fire," I say. He nods.

"We can't really go anywhere. You aren't immune to the flame of hellblaze," Meliodas says. "Give Doe to me and dig a small hole to put her in so she doesn't get anymore burnt." I do as he says and he gives me her back to put her in. Then he gets out.

"Lay down and do not move until I say to," he orders. I do as he says again and places the bush back down. I hear him walk away. Leaving me alone again.

Short chapter sorry. I ain't getting enough time to write lol. I'll try publish a longer chapter next time. Just don't have the time right now. Bye xxx