---Tsukiko's P.O.V---

I scream and run towards him.

"King! It's you!" I scream. I run up Diane's body and up to her head. "King! I missed you so much! I'm so happy to see you again! I grin. He looks at me and flies away. "King!" I scream and run after him. I climb up the cliff and into the forest that he disappeared into. I sprint into the forest. I see him flying around and hugging a pillow when I stop. What if he ran away because he doesn't want to see me? Tears come to my eyes. What if he doesn't like me? "K-King?" I call out. He looks at me. His face goes red.

"T-Tsuki?" He asks.

"Why did you run away? Do you not want to see me again?" I call out. He just stares at me. He doesn't speak. "It's true isn't it! You don't want to talk to me anymore!" I yell. Tears come to my eyes. I run away. I run to the spot where Ban is.

"Think of a memory that you share with the dead and Necropolis is supposed to come up." Ban explains. I think about my family.

"Come on Tsuki!" My sister Rin called out.

"C-coming!" I smiled. We were going stargazing. We finally reached the place and my father caught up with us. We all sat down in the middle of the hill and stargazers.

"That one looks like a horsie!" Rin said. We made shapes in the stars. Soon we fell asleep. Then everything went to hell. A tear slips down my face. I quickly wipe it away.

"Haha! Ban, that is so not your style!" Diane's laugh comes from behind us. I look at the ground. What? It's covered in pink roses.

"What the hell is this?" He asks.

"Elizabeth come here! Look at all these flowers!" Diane laughs. All of the petals go flying into the air. They create a whirlwind. What's going on? I can't see!

When I open my eyes, I'm in a place with green crystals. This must be the Necropolis.

"Do you think it was my wish to meet my mother that opened the way?" Elizabeth asks.

"Maybe it was my powerful longing for all the scraps I missed in my long and colorful life." Hawk says.

"My mind was totally blank." Meliodas says.

"Mine too!" Diane laughs. Ban and I stay silent. Ban takes off running.

"Ban!" I yell.

"Hold it!" A voice says and King flies forwards.

"King?" Meliodas asks.

"But how did he get here?" Elizabeth asks.

"What the hell is going on?" Hawk asks.

"What do we do captain?" Diane asks.

"Run after him I guess." Meliodas says.

"Already on it." I say and dash after them. I almost start running on all fours. When I finally catch up, I see King and a petrified Ban. King floats away slowly. I stop and watch him. Ban...Ban is fine. Ban will be fine. He always is.

"No words of repentance even at the end, huh?" King says aloud. He hasn't noticed me. "That's so you." He takes his spear out. "Then suffer. All alone. For all eternity, no redemption or peace. Unable to move a muscle or to die. That's fitting, since you took everything from Elaine. You've earned your place here." He says and starts to fly away. Elaine? What happened to her? She's still alive and well in the forest right? I knew Elaine. I remember when I first met her. My hair was long. I stayed there for around a month. We became really close friends. She was the one that gave me the idea to cut my hair. Elaine is not dead. I grit my teeth. She can't be. Suddenly, I see Elaine appear next to Ban. If she's in a place like this...then she must be dead. My eyes water. I was actually planning on going back to see her soon after I found the other Deadly Sins, like I promised. But, now, I can't do that. Why? I fall to my knees, watching as she kisses Ban and he becomes unpetrified. "What? The petrification was broken?" King yells.

"Hey, Elaine." Ban says.

"Elaine..." I say, staring at her. She looks at me and smiles. "I'm sorry I never got to come back! I was planning to real soon, I promise! I was gonna bring everyone too but, I didn't know you..." I trail off, unable to finish the sentence.

"It's okay, Tsuki." She smiles. She turns back to Ban. "Ban, what happened? How did you get that scar?" She asks.

"I thought you guys watched over us from the other side." He says uncomfortably.

"Th-that voice! It's really her!" I hear King say behind me. "Elaine! It's me! Do you recognize me? Please! Show yourself to me too!" King begs. I walk up to her, feeling bad for King.

"Please let him see you." I say, looking at him. She shakes her head.

"Necropolis is a place where the living and the dead can see each other, but only when bound by strong emotions." She explains.

"I knew it. You're still mad, aren't you? That I abandoned you. That I turned my back on everything and walked away." King looks at the ground. Elaine is silent until we hear a huge rumbling sound.

"This feeling...a Holy Knight?" Ban and I turn around.

"Wait! Ban! Tsuki!" She says. "Why did you come?" She asks.

"No real reason. I just came here to say one thing to you. That one day, I'll take what's mine." Ban answers. What does that mean? Elaine?

"Ban! What more can you take from my sister?!" King yells. He doesn't get it. Ban and Elaine love each other. I can tell.

"Thank you, Ban." She says to Ban. He dashes off but I stay.

"Why?" King falls to the floor. "I don't understand...How can you forgive Ban, a man who took everything from you?" He asks.

"I endured 700 years in solitude after you abandoned our country. But he wiped away those 700 years of loneliness in just seven days. Ban knew that you were my brother, so he deliberately egged you on and let you spear him. He isn't the man you think he is." She explains.

"E-Elaine!" King yells. Is he able to see her? More rumbles. "Why can I see-"

"If you can see me now, it is because I want you to understand Ban. I want you to save Ban." She says. King is about to say something back but Elizabeth and Hawk show up.

"That's it, I'm done. I can't run any farther." Hawk says tiredly.

"Elaine! I need to talk to you!" I say and she motions for me to follow her. We walk and talk. "Okay, so..." I tell her everything that happened since I left. About my past, about Meliodas, about Ban and Elizabeth, and about King. I tell her about how I'm confused about how I feel about Meliodas and King. She smiles the entire time.

"Well! It sounds like you're caught in a love triangle." She smiles.

"Love triangle? No way, I'm with Meliodas! I can't..."I start.

"Listen, from what you told me, King is in love with you. And you love King. Meliodas loves you and you love him too. You need to make a choice." She says.

"Elaine...I don't know. I'll have to think about it. But thanks for the advice." I say and we continue talking and laughing. I'll come back as soon as I can, when all of this craziness is over. I'll see you soon, hopefully!" I smile and run off, trying to find the others. I see a giant explosion. Are they in trouble? I sprint as fast as I can on two legs and finally, reach the scene of the battle. Everyone's sitting down and King is going up to a Holy Knight. I sit next to Meliodas. "What're we doing?" I ask.

"Shh. Just watch." He says and I focus my attention on King.

"As you wish. Whenever you are-" She never gets to finish her sentence because King's spear goes straight through her hair, leaving a cut on her face.

"Hey, that's no good. Dodge properly." King mock-scolds her. The spear comes flying back towards the ground and dust flies everywhere. She never has a chance to attack, always dodging. I blush. King is so cool! She stops at the top of a high crystal and makes some sort of bomb. That doesn't look good. The bomb detonates but King stops it with a ton of tiny spears. They aim at her back. He brings them down. Elizabeth and Hawk come running up. The Holy Knight is still alive. I watch her get up.

"At this close a range, even the spirit spear's defense won't save you!" She yells and charges at King. I use my claws to bury into her back and throw her away from him, her magical ability fading away. She hits a crystal and falls down. "Who are you?" She asks. I roll my eyes.

"The Eighth Deadly Sin, the Cat Sin of Curiosity. Tsukiko." I say. Guila disappears and everyone starts to fade away too. In a flash of light, I'm back to the real world.

"Looks like we're back to our own world." Meliodas says.

"That was so weird." Diane says and I nod. Elizabeth screams and we see the Holy Knight standing there, her hand touching her heart.

"She reached the Necropolis by putting herself into a state of near-death." Meliodas explains.

"Doesn't that mean she's going to wake up soon?" I ask worriedly.

"Let's get away from here, everyone!" Elizabeth yells.

"I say we kill her while the killing's good." Ban says.

"Yeah!" I nod.

"Don't be barbaric, you two. I'll petrify her." King scolds us.

"Nah, let me handle this." Meliodas says and ties her to a tree.

"Wait! Let me use my magical ability first!" I say and scratch her with a claw. I activate my magical ability, Curiosity. It allows me to know everything about the person I'm using it on. I sit down next to her. Let's see. Her name is Guila, she has a dad named Dale and a brother named Zeal. Now to the more physical things. I search around a bit more. She's 16, she was born on December 6th, she's a human (duh), A girl, she's 5"5, weighs 115 lbs, her hair is black, and her blood type is A. Now to the Magical Abilities. Her abilities are, Explosion, Chain Explosion, Drift Bomb, Shot Bomb, Brilliant Detonation, Killer Mine, and Bomb Cyclone. She sounds dangerous. I'd better find out what they do. With Explosion, she can create powerful explosions and control the size. With Drift Bomb, it's a small bomb that drifts. I shouldn't underestimate this one. While it may look small and harmless, it's very powerful. Shot Bomb is a chain of explosive flares. Brilliant Detonation is basically a huge bomb. Chain Explosion is where several flares are sent out, but they stop midway between the opponent. When someone goes near the flare, it explodes, signaling for the others to too. Killer Mine is basically a minefield. Bomb Cyclone is even worse. She's really strong! The others are so lucky that I'm here. I stop and let Meliodas tie her to a tree. I tell them everything. We all walk into the forest and sit down by a lake. It's a pretty place. Meliodas explains everything. King changes back into his old human form in fancy clothes. I stifle laughs. He looks so funny! He talks to Elizabeth and changes back into his fairy form, falling down. I quickly rush over and catch him, so he doesn't hit the ground. His pillow catches me, so I don't fall. He lies on me, not noticing that I'm even there.

"I'm out of practice! That was exhausting!" King sighs.

"King...if you don't mind...could you please...get off me..." I struggle. He immediately jumps up.

"Huh?! Tsuki! I'm sorry! I didn't know you were there!" He blushes and apologizes.

"It's okay! Hey, your pillow is really comfortable." I laugh and sink into it.

"I know right!" He laughs too.

"I wonder what it's made of..." I think aloud.

"It's a secret." He winks.

"Aww! Spill, please!" I whine.

"Sir King, you must be really strong! You mopped the floor with an opponent that Sir Meliodas and the others were having trouble with, all by yourself!" Elizabeth says.

"Yeah! You were so cool!" I add.

"Yeah, I guess I'm pretty powerful. But any of you could have beaten that Holy Knight if you unleashed your true strength." King shrugs and sits next to me. "Now fess up, where are your sacred treasures?"

"I lost mine." Diane says.

"Me too!" I laugh.

"I sold mine." Meliodas grins.

"Mine got stolen." Ban says.

"Shame on you." King shakes his head. Soon, it's dark and everyone talks and laughs. We all get at least a bit drunk and now we're all spilling secrets.

"I know someone's secret!" Meliodas says, super drunk. My breath catches. I've never seen him like this. Will he tell? He could do anything in a state like this. Damn him. Always getting drunk. "But I won't tell." He winks. I exhale. Everyone whines and he gives in.

"Meliodas." I warn.

"Oh whatever. It's just a silly secret." He rolls his eyes.

"Meliodas! No!" I argue and we go back and forth until he slaps me. It doesn't hurt but there's a red mark. That's my cue to shut up.

"That's what I thought." He laughs and everyone else does too. They're all too drunk to notice that he just slapped me. "Well, you know how Tsuki's a cat girl? You wanna know how she became the Sin of Curiosity?" Meliodas grins. Tears form in my eyes. Stop it!

"Yeah!" Everyone cheers. No!

"Well, she lived in a village with all her other cat people. The Holy Knights were after their race, calling them 'small demons' but the village was really good at hiding. No one ever told Tsuki why they hid from the Holy Knights, so one day, she didn't hide. They caught her and the village came out to try and save her. They killed all the guys and shipped all the girls off to be slaves. She wiped an entire race off the planet, all because she was curious." He finishes those last words and the tears come pouring out of my eyes, and I can't stop them. Everyone just stares at me. My heart beats a mile a minute. They weren't supposed to find out! Now they all think that I'm a monster. And it's all Meliodas's fault. I stand up. In a fit of rage, I scratch him across the arm, drawing blood.

"Shut up! I told you not to tell, and you went right ahead and did it! It's all your fault! I knew I couldn't trust anyone! It's over! I hate you!" I scream and run into the forest, wanting to get as far away from there as possible. I stop when I get far enough into the forest. I collapse against the ground. Now what am I supposed to do? I can't go back there! They all hate me. It doesn't matter what I do now. I can die for all they care. For all I care too. Yeah, dying sounds great right now. I can join Elaine, Meliodas will go out with Elizabeth like they should be doing, and Diane could replace me with King. King hates me too. And for some reason, that hurts me the most. Yeah, that's a plan. Maybe I'll die right now. Just extend a claw to my chest, and push through. It's what I deserve. My family's dead, and soon I'll be too. I hear faint yells of my name. That must be my family, or Elaine, trying to call out to me. Don't worry, I'm coming soon. I extend a claw to my chest and I prepare to push it through to my heart. My hand's shaking. Why? It's what I deserve. Okay, here goes. One...two...three! I push the claw through my chest and feel something really soft. Am I dead? No, I don't think so. Why not? I open my eyes to find someone grabbing my hand. It's King. So he stopped me. A tear falls from my eye again. Why would he do that? "Why?" I manage to choke out.

---King's P.O.V---

I watch as Meliodas slaps Tsuki. I'm not as drunk as the others, and yet, I pretend not to notice. Why? I shouldn't be doing this. If you love someone, you don't let them get hurt.

"Well, she lived in a village with all her other cat people. The Holy Knights were after their race, calling them 'small demons' but the village was really good at hiding. No one ever told Tsuki why they hid from the Holy Knights, so one day, she didn't hide. They caught her and the village came out to try and save her. They killed all the guys and shipped all the girls off to be slaves. She wiped an entire race off the planet, all because she was curious." Meliodas says and my eyes widen. I never knew her past was so dark. And she's been living with the guilt, all these years. It's not even her fault, but she thinks it is. I watch as tears flow down her face. She stands up, scratches Meliodas like a cornered animal, and screams at him.

"Shut up! I told you not to tell, and you went right ahead and did it! It's all your fault! I knew I couldn't trust anyone! It's over! I hate you!" She screams and runs into the forest, disappearing in the darkness. I can't believe Meliodas did that. I glare at him and run into the forest, calling her name.

"Tsuki! Tsuki! Tsukiko! Where are you?!" I yell. No response. Uh-oh. She could be in trouble. I fly as fast as I can, avoiding trees until I see a familiar glint of metal. That's not good. I fly faster to see her about to push it through her chest. What is she doing?! STOP! I send Chastiefol in pillow form as fast as I can towards her. Just as she's about to push it through her chest, I grab her hand. I feel tears form in my eyes. I could have lost her right now. I came so close! If I had been a second late...I could have lost her forever, like Elaine. That will not happen again.

"Why?" She chokes out. I have no words right now. All I can think to do, is this. I rush forwards and push my lips to hers.

---Tsuki's P.O.V---

King kisses me, and I can taste his tears. Why would he be crying? He pulls away and stares at me.

"Tsuki, I love you. Will you be my girlfriend?"