Academic Romance

5

Meliodas and I texted back and forth all night, it was great! At some point Veronica walked in and teased me about texting Meliodas and laughed loudly, causing Meliodas to text me back saying "your sister seems to be having fun teasing you." I smiled. I can see how he could've heard us, considering his bedroom is super close to mine. That, and Veronica is obnoxiously loud. Eventually she left, which meant I could keep texting Meliodas! I was so happy, I've never talked to someone for so long before. It got late, so I sent him my final text message and said goodnight and went to bed.

Meliodas POV

After texting Elizabeth all night, I couldn't sleep. All I could do was lay in bed, stare at the dark ceiling, and think about her. I wondered if she felt the same way I did. I've never felt so strongly about a girl before, not even with any of my exes. Yeah, I loved them. But Elizabeth was different. She actually makes me want to be a good person. She actually makes me want to get out of the house, especially if it means I get to see her again.

I texted Ban and King to see if they were awake. They were. We made a private group chat with just us three. Our texts went like this:

King: "what's so important that you just had to text us?"

Ban: "shut up king, let cap'n talk"

Meliodas: "i know i've only known her for like, a week, but i think i like Elizabeth.."

Ban: "no shit"

King: "we kind of assumed"

Then I stopped texting them. They can be so annoying sometimes. I can't talk to them about this type of stuff over text and I guess I should've known that before I made an entire group chat with them. Oh well, time to try to get some sleep.

back to Elizabeth POV

I woke up at 10 am and stretched. I stood up out of bed, grabbed my phone, and made my way downstairs to where my father was watching tv in the living room.

"Good morning!" He said.

"Good morning father." I replied. "I meant to ask you something last night but I forgot."

"What is it?"

"Well, Meliodas and his friends invited me to a sleepover tonight. Since it's Friday, I thought you might be okay with it?" I asked.

He was silent for a moment, that's how I knew he was thinking hard about my question. Until he finally smiled and looked at me.

"Of course you can go, sweetheart. I'm just glad you've finally made some friends."

I nearly cried. Not because he was letting me go, but because I realized how much he truly cares about me. Maybe it was just me, but I'd always felt like the runt of the family, having been adopted and all. Then again, I'd always been insecure, no thanks to my anxiety and awkwardness. And the bullies, can't forget the bullies. But instead of crying, I smiled. I smiled and gave him a big hug.

"Thank you, father." I said before releasing him from my arms and going into the kitchen to make some breakfast for myself. I texted Meliodas and told him I could definitely go tonight. He sent back a smiley face and said "great! I can't wait to see you again." which made me even happier than I already was. I still can't believe I caught feelings so quickly! This isn't like me. The last time I had a crush on someone was in 8th grade. I knew about him for several years before I caught feelings for him until he moved away.

I shook my thoughts away and poured myself a bowl of cereal and sat at the table to eat it. Once I was done, I put my dishes in the sink. I'll wash them later. I bolted up the stairs, grabbed clothes for today, and jumped into the shower. I hummed happily as I washed my hair, face, and body and turned off the shower. I dried myself off and got dressed, then put on some light makeup. I touched up my eyebrows, put on some mascara and blush and put my makeup away. As I was getting ready, I could hear my dad on the phone with someone from downstairs. Probably talking to Hendrickson, one of his best friends.

"She's much happier, thank you for asking." I heard him say faintly. I smiled.

It's true, I'm so much happier. Meliodas changed my life for the better, I don't know how I'll ever thank him. He's, like, my best friend. I've never met someone so caring before. I grabbed my phone, and packed a bag of clothes.

"Maybe I'm packing too early." I said to myself.

BACK to Meliodas POV

After I woke up this morning, I went downstairs to clean since my brothers went who-knows-where. I washed some dishes, did the laundry and even swept and vacuumed. Once I was finished, I went back upstairs to my bedroom, where I saw Elizabeth across the way in her bedroom, packing. Probably for the sleepover. She didn't notice me, so I just watched her. She was so beautiful, the way her silky hair cascaded down to her waist, how soft her skin looked, the way she always had a smile on. Always.

I definitely liked her, there's no denying it. But how could I not? Not only is she beautiful, but she's kind and funny and has a great personality. I can't help but wonder why anyone would bully her? She's kind to others and she's really smart too, I just don't get it. Whatever the reasoning may have been, I already promised her and myself that I'll protect her from anyone who even dares to hurt her. I don't care who it is, I'll make them regret it.