The Demon's Lover (Meliodas)

Chapter 9

"This monster used to be a Holy Knight?!" King asks

"yeah.." Ayano looks at him "you can stop freaking out now"

"Alright sins" Meliodas got in a fighting position "let's take him down"

"right!" the others agree

"Not you Ayano" Meliodas pushes her back "I know what happened last time you fought"

"oh come on" Ayano whines "All I did was murder someone"

Meliodas looks at her disapprovingly

"fine" Ayano sits down on a rock "whatever, I'll wait"

The Armor Giant attacks them and they try to hold him off. Meliodas goes to deliver the killing blow but the trapped Holy Knight pleads with him not to. Ban gets upset that Meliodas won't kill him and asks Gowther to but he says he is incapable of killing him as well. Ban goes to do it but Meliodas stops him telling him that there is still a part of the Armor Giant that's human.

"Ban just do it!" Ayano shouts "before I do it myself and nobody wants that!"

Ban uses his whip and pulls out the Armor Giant's heart. Meliodas is angry with Ban for killing the Armor Giant. Despite what Ban did, the Armor Giant is still alive and has transformed into a demon. Meliodas still doesn't want to fight him but Ban and King do. Elizabeth arrives with the sword and throws it to Meliodas. He recognizes it as the one that Liz was tying to give him. He catches it and uses it to destroy the demon.

"finally" Ayano stands up from the rock and stretches

"The cap'n can do it when he really wants to" Ban comments as he stands in the middle of the dead demon parts

Ayano walks over to the man's body that was in the middle of the parts, the former Holy Knight that was turned into a demon. She sees a plant like thing in the middle of his chest.

"Hey Ban come here" she waves to him

"hm?" Ban walks over to her and looks at the body "What is that.. a plant?"

"possibly" Ayano bends down to look at it

Ban bends down and rips it off the man's chest "what do you think it is?"

"Don't know" Ayano stands back up

The plant like think suddenly had eyes and a mouth

"eek!" Ayano jumps back "kill it!"

"heh" Ban crushes the thing in his hand, it's blood splattering "no problem there" he throws it away

Ayano looks down at the dying Holy Knight "you can rest in peace now" she bends down to him and wipes the tear from his eye

"th.. thank... y.. ou" the man breathes out with his last breathe

Ayano smiles sadly "don't worry.. we'll stop this"

"Ayano"

She turns to see Meliodas standing there "yeah captain?"

"Let's go back to the bar" he smiles "I'm hungry"

"alright" she stands up

"Did you mean that?" Meliodas asks her seriously "when you said we'd stop this? I thought you didn't care?"

"Humans are humans and Demons are demons" Ayano puts her hands behind her back "the line between them should never be blurred" she looks at him "because us demons we're born this way, right Meli?"

"yes.." Meliodas replies, he walks towards her "Ayano.. I-"

"let's head back" She smiles and runs over to the other Sins

Meliodas sighs "just like I suspected, she acts like we're fine.. but we're not"

-

Ayano sat in her room, already in her nightdress, brushing her hair when she heard a knock on her door.

"Come in" she calls out turning towards the door

Meliodas opened the door and walked in

"What's up captain?" Ayano asks

"You're upset" Meliodas states as he closes the door

"What makes you assume that?" Ayano questions as she continues to brush her hair "I'm fine"

"You only call me captain when you're upset with me" Meliodas puts his face close to hers "what happened to calling me Meli?"

"well.." Ayano backs her face away from his as much as she could "i-it's not like you call me Aya anymore"

"Because I thought you'd feel uncomfortable if I did" Meliodas tells her "tell me what's wrong, If it's about our fight I-"

"no" Ayano shakes her head "it's not that"

"then what is it?" Meliodas puts his face closer to hers

Ayano quickly stands up "I think I need to go make sure-" Meliodas pushes her against the wall and places his hands on both sides her of her, trapping her there "M-Meliodas"

"You're no avoiding me this time" Meliodas says determined "we're having this talk Ayano"

"...how many years have it been?" Ayano sighs "almost 3000 years right?"

"Yeah" Meliodas confirms "..is this about the curse? Ayano, I told you I've changed"

"I'm well aware of what you've said" Ayano's eyes glow red "but i'm also aware of what you do, my own fiancé falls in love with another women every time she's reborn and all I can do is watch!"

"But in the end it's nothing but a curse!" Meliodas shouts "I promise Ayano, that I love you. I'm going to break this curse" a tear goes down his cheek "and then we can get married.. like we said we would"

"don't give me false hope" Ayano grabs one of his arms and pushes him away "don't forget who I am Meliodas, I'm not a sin. I am the Commandment of Lust, Ayano" she walks to the door "and nothing will change that, not even you my dear"

Ayano walks out the door and goes downstairs. Ban was drinking and bothering King, Elizabeth sat at the bar laughing while Hawk was complaining about them making a mess.

"typical group" Ayano sighs and smiles "but it sure is lively"

"yo Ayano" Ban waves to her "come drink with me"

"sure thing" Ayano walks over and takes a cup "I bet I could still drink you under the table"

"Not anymore, I've gotten a lot better" Ban smirks

"wanna bet on that?" Ayano questions before downing her entire cup "bring it on Bunny-boy"

"oh it's on" Ban grabs another cup and so does Ayano

Meliodas walks down the stairs

"Sir Meliodas" Elizabeth calls out to him and notices his sad expression "are you alright?"

"of course" Meliodas smiles "why wouldn't I be?"

Elizabeth looked concerned "but I could've swore your expression just now.."

"Yo Aya, are you drinking Ban under the table again?" Meliodas asks walking over to them

"Come on cap'n" Ban complains

Ayano looks at Meliodas but goes back to drinking without saying a word to him.

Meliodas lets out a sad sigh and mumbles "I really do love you, why won't you believe me?"