Hi cuties! I hope you enjoy this. Now as a note, let's pretend that Meliodas never left the castle and was there whilst Elizabeth grew up. Enjoy!

Meliodas sighed as he watched the royal family enter the ballroom. When King Bartra and Queen Caroline agreed to adopt Elizabeth, they'd decided to host a ball to announce her to the kingdom. The king had also fulfilled Meliodas' request, allowing him to become Holy Knight of Liones and to guard the infant princess.

The royal family was a sight to behold. They were all perfect and wore blue silks with silver threading. But Meliodas could only see the baby held in the Queen's arms.

Elizabeth had soft silver hair which was still short. Her big blue eyes took in her surroundings and her little plump lips would open and close at random.

Meliodas wasn't the only one who was spellbound. All the guests seemed to be taken with the little baby, cooing at her and begging to hold her. No one was allowed to though. Meliodas made sure of that.

"What's up Caroline?" Meliodas grinned. The queen turned and smiled fondly at the man.

"I was wondering if you could take Elizabeth for a moment, sir Meliodas," the queen calmly asked," I'm feeling a little tired."

Within seconds, the baby was in the Holy Knight's arms and the Queen had chosen to sit down. The King immediately rushed over.

"Are you alright love?" he asked, his eyes widened with concern. The Queen smiled and patted his cheek.

"I'm fine dear. Just a little tired."

"I'll call for the nursemaid," Bartra announced before turning to a servant. Meliodas' expression soured.

The nursemaid wasn't trustworthy in his opinion. There was something that seemed to be off whenever he saw her. He hated to place his beloved Elizabeth in this woman's care, but it wasn't his decision.

"Hello baby!"

The plump woman waddled over and snatched the baby out of Meliodas' arms, causing a slight cry from Elizabeth. Meliodas felt his wrath surge at that moment and his hand was on his sword on a flash. However, he had to control himself. This wasn't the time nor place. He closed his eyes and forced himself to calm down.

He'd see her soon.

…

Later that evening, Meliodas was still on edge. He'd tried to drink but found himself unable to. Many ladies came up to him, their corsets pushing up their assets and fluttering their eyelids. Normally he'd have the patience to kindly reject them but tonight, he rejected them without any care.

Finally, he'd had enough. He snuck out the ballroom and up the stone stairs, to the nursery.

As he neared the room, he heard Elizabeth whimpering.

"Shut it, ya wee demon bastard!"

Meliodas froze. His eyes filled with darkness and he began to rush to the room, slamming the door open. His eyes hardened to see the nurse standing over Elizabeth, a sneer on her face. The nursemaid jumped back at his arrival.

"Ah, Sir Mel-"

She was interrupted as he slammed her against a wall, one hand wrapped around her neck. She began to cough, feebly scratching at his hand in an attempt to escape.

"Why should I let a creature like you live?" he sneered.

"Sir Meliodas!"

The blonde man turned to see the King and Queen staring at him with horror and disgust.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" King Bartra roared as guards entered the room.

Meliodas scoffed and tossed the woman to the floor.

"That woman dared to insult Elizabeth," Meliodas said in a low hard tone.

"Excuse me?" Queen Caroline said her voice hardening, before turning to the coughing woman on the floor.

"I haven't done anything!" the nursemaid cried out.

"YOU CALLED HER A DEMONIC BASTARD!" Meliodas roared, unsheathing his sacred treasure. But before he could do anything, Caroline had already beat him to it, kicking the woman repeatedly.

"HOW DARE YOU HURT MY BABY!" she screeched.

The guards rushed in and grabbed the woman, having to hold her up.

"I haven't done anything wrong," the woman weakly said," She's a demonic wee bastard."

"GET HER OUT!" King Bartra yelled. The guards dragged the woman off, her protests ignored.

Elizabeth began to whimper again. Caroline turned to her, but suddenly began coughing. King Bartra caught her and held her up.

"I think I need to rest," the queen whispered. Bartra nodded and picked her up bridal style. Before he left, he turned back to Meliodas.

"Would you mind watching over Elizabeth tonight?" the King asked.

"I'd do it for the rest of my life," Meliodas replied.

The King nodded and left, leaving Meliodas alone with the whimpering infant.

He went over and picked her out of her cradle, humming as he neared the window. Looking out at the night sky, he promised he'd protect this Elizabeth.

"You're my little Angel," he whispered into the sleeping baby's ear.