XIII ~ Grins

Meliodas rubbed his head, looking away. Zeldris' mouth hung ajar as he stared at him. "You... What?" Meliodas smiled slightly. He wasn't planning on telling them just yet.

"Yep..." Zeldris was quiet. Never before had Meliodas been so scared of his brother's silence. Him being quiet was normal. "Zel...?"

"So...," Zeldris mumbled. "You'll be coming back to us?" Meliodas nodded slowly. The room was silent until Zeldris launched himself onto Meliodas. He buried his face in his shoulder and when he looked up he had watery eyes. Meliodas smiled sadly and ruffled his hair. 

    "What exactly did you do to get Father to agree to that?" Estarossa asked. 

    "I'll explain later."

    "So who wants to camp out like old times?"

    Estarossa and Zeldris both shrugged and agreed. Esta moved over to the bed and sat with them. Just as he did that his stomach growled. Meliodas chuckled. "I'll go get some food and drinks."

--

"I can't believe the Captain is just getting all friendly with his enemies suddenly!" King grumbled. He floated in circles as he complained. Elizabeth and Howzer listened behind the wall, too nervous to enter.

"Well they are family," Gowther and Merlin said at the same time.

"What!?" King exclaimed. Ban smirked.

"Even I knew that! Remember how Zeldoris called the Cap'n 'brother'?"

"Either way they're our enemies! The Captain can't just start protecting them out of no where!"

"I think you're over-reacting just a bit King," Diane said.

"I was one of the Ten Commandments back in the day but you don't consider me your enemy. Same with the Captain," Gowther pointed out.

King grumbled in frustration. "And what could they possibly be doing up there!? They're probably turning the Captain against us!"

"Doubt it," Gowther replied. "Zeldris may not be happy with the Captain's choice but I can't see him forcing him to do something he doesn't want to do."

"What makes you so sure? What about Estarossa?"

"He's just concerned for Zeldris," Ban said. He popped open a bottle of ale and took a long swig.

"Yeah right... "

"King you need to relax," Elaine ordered as she entered the room with Meliodas.

-~<>~-

The manga says Estarossa gets really hyped up when he's drunk. What should I have him do?