Among The Waves (K/DA x Male Reader)

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"Come on now, let's take a look to your new home"

The kid walked down the hallway, fearful of the stranger that this lady was.
His slim fingers touching the wall, corroded by the mold and with a thin coat of paint that barely held, cold to the touch yet still full of stains that somehow reached the ceiling.

He could feel the texture with his bare hands, the dust and dirt printed on the walls, the numerous hand prints and footmarks seemed to be everywhere around.
Eroded by time and soap, the grime was barely visible yet very striking. It seemed that this halls that once held a floral wallpaper were now fully covered with dirt.

Down the hallway there was a dim corridor, barely visible from his position but he could hear the laughing of other children. They seemed to be having fun.
The woman standing behind him noticed the direction of his gaze and tried to encourage the little one, so, once they reached the main hall full of euphoric children she tried to encourage the little boy.

"Why don't you go and play with them?" The lady said kindly

The kid stood there for a moment, considering if he should join the game or not but before he took a decision, a loud "thud" was heard across the room and followed by a screech of pain and a thunderous cry.

The woman rushed to the epicenter of such storm whom with every second seemed to get louder.

After she was completely eaten by the darkness of the corridor, that dying cry seemed to fade.
The voice of the lady could be recognized, she was talking to someone but the boy was snapped out of his thoughts when he noticed the small heads that started to peek through the doors.
Perhaps attracted by all the noise or by sheer curiosity, a mob of children began to gather in the room waiting for the owner of such scandalous whimpers to show up.

Their wait didn't last long since the lady emerged from the room with a tiny girl holding her hand. As they got closer their whisper soon became audible and it was clear that the woman was still trying to soothe the girl.

"Miss Amelia is Ahri ok?" A young boy exclaimed from the crowd, clearly worried.

"Oh! Yes my dear, she just had a little accidentz that's why I always  tell you all to not run down the stairs" The lady replied with a smile

"Isn't that right dear?"

The young girl just tightened the grip and noded gently in an attempt to hide behind the woman but her black ears were poking out even if she was completed covered behind the adult caretaker.

A vastaya? The boy thought. Maybe some sort of dog...?

"Well now that everyone is here I want to introduce you someone" She said as she looked to the new kid "He'll be staying with us for a while so I expect everyone to get along well" Miss Amelia said as she gestured the boy to talk.

The lad stood awkwardly trying to ignore all the stares that were now laid on him.

"I... Hello everyone" he said nervously.

As the murmurs stared to get louder the woman indicated the kids to go back to their rooms since it was getting late, and so did the children except for the only one who still didn't had a bedroom.