~Chapter 23~Marriage~
~Elizabeth's Pov~
I was forced into a living space room with Estarossa. We were being made to follow the normal laws of an arranged marriage. "I wonder what do you remember about me Elizabeth?" he asked as we were sitting next to each other on a sofa. Tea and some cakes on the table in front of us. My heart was confusing me. It wanted to answer him honestly. It didn't act about him this way before. My memories were too scattered and messy. "Only parts. Just like with Meliodas. Here and there. Parts of different times" I answered.
I shocked myself for being so honest. Estarossa nodded closing his eyes, leaning back. His face holding no emotion. "Along with you attacking me, trying to kill me" I then spoke making him sit up fast, his eyes shooting opening. His eyes were on me while mine was looking at my hands. I remembered the pain I felt. I remembered being heartbroken and betrayed by him. I knew there were more memories of it but yet I was unable to remember it all. "Not all of that night but yet I remember the feelings I had that night" I soon added.
I finally moved my head to look at Estarossa. "Then let me explain that night to you" he soon spoke as I saw guilt in his face. In his eyes. Part of me wanted to get out of there. Wanted me to get back to Meliodas yet part of me wanted to know more of my past with Estarossa. I wasn't sure on what to do or feel. I nodded. He had a slight smile growing on his face. "That night I told you I was taking you to see the full moon but the honest truth it was to run away with you. It was the night before your wedding with my older brother" Estarossa soon started the story.
I was in some shock but kept my face looking serious. "As we starting moving you figured out what my true goals were. You tried to go back so I ended up saying to you how I truly felt and you admitted you couldn't pick between me or my brother but had no choice but to go ahead on the wedding to save someone dear to you from the Goddesses. We didn't know how you were forced into the wedding agreement at the time. Soon to track us down the Demon mages used a spell to cause my powers to go out of control" Estarossa soon closed his own eyes.
Pure guilt and sadness on him. I wasn't sure why but I was believing him. I was believing in his words and story. "At the time the spell hit we were in an argument about how you were upset about things I claimed about my older brother. He was using you to gain power and the crown back home so when the powers hit me, Meliodas was able to track us then and there. He was rushing to our aid and I didn't believe he truly cared for you. I couldn't believe it because I wanted you for myself" Estarossa soon moved closer to me.
"I wanted to take you away from the war, him, the fact the wedding was fake to start a Holy War between all races. So when he arrived shouting your name in worry. I saw your eyes light up, between struggling to hold my powers back, being jealous and upset...By mistake, I hit you with my demonic powers. Meliodas seeing me do so. My older brother then and there hated me and wished for my death. Him attacking me straight away in utter rage made him lose control himself. Both of us unable to notice you were bleeding to death" Estarossa slowly opened his eyes looking at me.
"My brother was able to put me to near death and was able to save you in time. I wasn't sure how he did so. The next thing I knew, I was in front of my father with everyone. You were badly hurt but sat with my brother who was holding you close to him. My father than with the leader of the Goddess made marriage between Demons and Goddesses forbidden. All of us were in shock but our father used that night to stop the wedding. He wanted it to end due to the fact my older brother wouldn't end up using you like planned" Estarossa then took a deep breath.
Like planned. Meliodas first planned to use me. I somehow believed it. I believed all of it. I hated myself for doing so but I wasn't sure on why I did. Estarossa soon grabbed my hand moving it close to his face. "Last time you had a choice in which Demon Prince to marry but this time Father has removed the rule of marriage between Demons and Goddesses. He also has allowed me to finally be with you, Elizabeth" Estarossa whispered before kissing my hand. My eyes had widened. My face warming up.
My heart beating a little louder. Marriage. Something so powerful like that caused so much suffering to so many people. Caused people I cared for to turn on each other. Caused the great Holy War long ago even. "This time I won't let anyone else stop me from having you" Estarossa soon informed me as my mind went to Meliodas and his words. The words he spoke sounding much like Estarossa's. "I won't let anyone take you away from me again. I truly do love you...Elizabeth" Meliodas's voice echoed in my head.
I would cause these brothers to fight once more. "Our marriage will cause the Demon Clan to help control Liones. Protecting everyone you care for here, do not worry about that" Estarossa soon whispered moving his other hand to play with some of my hair. Marriage. I knew this marriage wasn't what I wanted. I wanted to think straight. I wanted to just be away from all this. That was when the ground was shaking, the loud chimes of bells going off. "My older brother is here a lot sooner than I thought" Estarossa chuckled.
"We should leave to our new home together. Elizabeth" Estarossa then spoke moving his hand away from my hair but was holding my hand still. He got to his feet as I only got up moving fast to the window. My eyes widen to see an army rushing toward the broken down wall. I saw Hawk's mother down at the castle town's walls. The Sins rushing out fighting. I was worried. I didn't want them getting hurt just for me.
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