Linked {Meliodas x Reader}

Chapter 12- Obstacles

Suggestive/Sensitive themes ahead!(small)

+Meliodas+

I was woken up by droplets landing on my face, a soft warmth surrounding me. I opened my eyes to be met by Elizabeth, tears running down the one eye I could see as she was surprised by my consciousness. "Sir Meliodas, are you...?" She questioned me as I lay in some random bed.

'What happened? How did I get here?'

"Huh." I say as I stare at her for a second before reaching and grabbing one of her breasts, "What's up, Elizabeth?" I asked, smiling a little at the girl. She lets out a wail and lands on me, hugging me tight as more tears run down her eyes. "I didn't know what I'd do if you never opened your eyes again!" she wailed. "I was so afraid." I lay there, smiling still, "There's no need to cry," I said before I had the sudden realization, "By the way, where are we? Where's Y/N and everybody else?" I questioned.

Elizabeth, finally, calmed her crying down to speak, "Please don't worry. This is the King's Castle in Camelot...and the others are..."

With Everyone else...Third Person

A woman cleric removes her folded hand from Slader's arm after healing it back to its original state. "How is it now?" She asks as Slader flexes his arm. "Much better, most of the feeling is coming back." Arthur could be heard sobbing as Y/N sat on some stacks of crates with Gowther, her eyes dull and her face lacking emotions. "I'm sorry Merlin, you're always protecting me..." he sobs as everyone looks over. "But when it came down to it, I couldn't protect you."

Arthur's body quivers as he crouches over Merlin's stoned body, feeling distraught, "A man shouldn't go crying forever." Slader says, "I'm sure even Big Sister would say so." making Y/N scoff. "If a man wants to cry, he should be able to. He cares about Merlin like anyone else but...crying forever isn't going to get you anywhere, that's for sure." she sighs. Slader picks up on Y/N's demeanor and hums, "Is everything alright, Lady Y/N?' he questions. The woman looks at him for a moment, it looks as if she had been dragged across the ground for miles, "I'll be good." she answered.

Not wanting to pester her anymore, Slader turned his attention back to Arthur who still cried, "What we're trying to say is..you can't grieve forever." Arthur nods, "I know you mean well...but I'm certain Merlin is disappointed in me." Arthur says. "We'll only know for sure what Merlin thinks when she wakes up and tells us," Meliodas spoke from a doorway leading to the common area everyone was in.

+Meliodas+

"Sir Meliodas! Have your wounds healed?" Arthur questioned, worry on his face. With a smile still etched on my face, I shake my head, "Nope! Not at all! Ooh." I inform him, proceeding to grope Elizabeth again. Elizabeth squeaks before turning her attention to the rest, "Lady Y/N! You're awake!" she says. Slader hums, "Yes, she just joined us not too long before you guys entered."

I took a look at Y/N expecting to see her cold, passionate but hardcore self but was met with her looking drained and worn. The color in her eyes seemed greyed out and she looked more depressed. "You're staring Mel, what's on ya mind?" she asked me, as if she could read my thoughts.

'Of course, I'm worried about you...'  I thought, watching her furrow her brows.

'There's no way I heard Mel's voice crystal clear in my head...again at that' I could hear Y/N's voice in my head now. It's like...our brains were interlinked somehow. 'Why...' I furrow my brows as I sighed out. "Just hope you're okay." I finally answered her, making her shrug.

'Why would he worry about me anyway?...' I hear her thoughts again, feeling my chest sting at her words. Have I been neglecting our friendship this entire trip? Did I do something? I continued to grope Elizabeth, casually, before looking back at Arthur, "So, mind telling me what happened out there?" I asked, "It's not like Galand to just slink away without finishing us off."