The Puppet

Extinguished

"Kaeya, you are over-reacting." Rosaria said to Kaeya, who was sitting on the floor outside of the room that the church loaned to the knights for a temp meeting place. It been a few days since Diluc was freed from the poison. The civilians were returning to the city with the help of Ningguang and the one who could still move. Those who were using ranged weapons were the least injured – minus Childe who was nearly beaten to a pulp. Diluc has been unconscious all this time, slowly regaining his strength. Jean had called in the knights to discuss about the... info that was just spilled out. Kaeya was waiting for the decision. "I doubt that Jean will just put you on the chopping block."

"It's what I deserve..." He mutters quietly, pulling his legs to his chest.

"Yes, you do. The spy who doesn't even have anyone to report to." Rosaria said, hearing him and sat down next to him. "The guy who is loved by everyone in Mondstadt. The child who feared his own shadow and cried at everything. The boy who was abandoned on the streets in the middle of a storm who could have died. Yeah, you totally deserve to be executed."

"Rosaria..."

"Don't Rosaria me. You are not my mother." She joked.

"Last time I checked, I'm a man."

"You sure about that?"

"Do you want me to show you?" With that comment, Rosaria punched him hard in the arm.

"THAT you deserve." She said, a little bit of pink on her cheeks.

"It's not like you haven't seen-"

"Finish that sentence and I'll make sure you can never have any children." The two cryo users stared at each other before Rosaria snorted and the two started chuckling. "Feeling better?"

"A little." He wiped his visible eye. His face fell again. "But..."

"NOW what?" Rosaria asked.

"Even if I'm not killed... who would trust me again? The truth is out and-"

"So is Lumine's." Rosaria said. "A girl that looks sixteen years old but is really over 500 and from another world?" Kaeya shot her a look. "Okay... some people will have trouble trusting you again like Amber for example, but not Klee or Jean. Or me."

"You've known about my secret for two year after I dunk ranted to you for a stupid amount of time." Kaeya said. "I still don't understand why you didn't rat me out."

"Secret for a secret." She said.

He sighed. "Still doesn't answer my question."

"I will punch you again." She said, pushing him. "Stop turning into a brick wall. I'm trying to keep away from that fatui guy with the mask. Tortilla or whatever. He is so annoying!"

"Just call him Childe. Use that however you want." He said. He turned towards the door. "How much longer...?"

"UNCLE KAEYA!!!!" The shout of the little child was heard over the cathedral as Klee barreled her way into him.

"Oof! Kl-Klee?"

"Please don't go!" She wailed. "You aren't a bad person! Klee loves you!"

Kaeya ignored Rosaria's 'I-told-you-so' look. "K-Klee... I..."

"Don't leave!" She was sobbing into his chest when the door opened. Amber, Sucrose and Lisa walked out followed by some other the knights before Jean walked out. Kaeya held Klee as he and Rosaria stood up.

"Did something happen?" He asked.

"Albedo... had told me some information..." She began.

"Is big brother Albedo leaving as well?!" Klee sobbed.