Love or hatred? (Diluc x y/n) OLD VER

41:Awkardly

Fast forward, they are at Liyue and Childe went to settle some business at Northland bank while (y/n) and Diluc was having a snack somewhere in Liyue

Lumine POV
I was asked to go check on a ruin with many ruin guard's to help warn off people. I saw a little boy which dressed differently from liyue children. I approached him.

(Y/n) POV
I apparently spent all my mora and Diluc did too because we ran into Zhongli unfortunately. I decided to head to Northland bank to retrieve more mora. Childe was busy chattering with a Fatui agent about something related to tax and I went to the counter to get some mora out of my bank account.

"Brother!"

I heard a highly familiar voice and turned around. Tecuer, Lumine and Paimon was just arrived.

I tried not to laugh but I was sure Childe was going to embarrass himself. "I know that voice...Why it isn't my little brother,Tecuer! My goodness!" Exclaimed Childe. Diluc was standing beside me and noticed the look on my face. He probably guessed from Childe's tone that this was about to be embarrassing.

I watched as they chattered, Tecuer had not noticed me at all. I sighed and just snuck out with Diluc while the others talked. "What was that all about?" Said Diluc. I looked at him with a shrug. "Well, my dear brother back there told Tecuer a lie that makes him embarrass himself in front of other people but at the same time he's doing it to keep Tecuer's imagine of him clean," I explained. Diluc made a 'hmm' face.

Diluc decided that we should go hang out in Liyue's wilderness. I smiled and agreed. We went to one of Liyue's shore, we sat on the empty beach. My glaze was distance as I went to think about complicated things. Diluc watched me, smiling.

I wish everyday can be as peaceful as this moment. Too bad I can't just quit the Fatui like that. Wait, can I? No...I don't think I should. I did make a 5 year contract with the Tsaritsa. It's only been 2 and a half years...
This part is fictional and made by me

I snapped back to reality. I noticed that Diluc was staring. "Diluc, you're staring..." I Said, giving him a kiss on the cheeks. Diluc blushed.

We started chatting.

"So, how did you end up joining the Fatui?" Said Diluc.

I hesitated, looking at the ground. "It's a long story, but to put it in short. I was following after my brother's footsteps. Mainly because of an accident a few years ago..."

Diluc gave me a sympathetic look and hugged me. We decided to do some exploring, and coincidentally, we ran into Lumine, Paimon and Tecuer. They were watching Childe talking to three treasure hoarders. I held back laughter, this was going to be interesting.

Childe made up being the best toy salesmen in Snezhnaya, he enthusiastically(and awkwardly) clapped and punched the air, the treasure hoarders made fun of him but after he showed them some skill, they were huddling together and whispering.

Childe managed to deal with the situation quite well, the stupid treasure hoarders mistook Childe humoring himself to him using it as a smart way to collect debt. "(Y/n), Tartaglia. Both of you are requested to speak with a few of new recruits," Said an agent who came running to us.

Childe and I frowned in sync. Lumine and Diluc seemed to have noticed it. I caught a bit of what they were saying. "Hey...they really do act like siblings..." whispered Diluc. Lumine whispered something back. Childe and I went to the location, I let Childe lead the talking.

I noticed Tecuer coming from a distance and sighed loud enough for Childe to hear but soft enough not to let the recruits hear. Childe took my hint and started his crazy embarrassing act. After what seemed like an eternity of embarrassing himself, Childe pulled out his favorite line."Well, let's sparr then! It's much more exciting. What do you say, (y/n)?" Said Childe, smiling at me. "Sure," I Said in an equally fake and cheery tone.

The recruits whispered among themselves before we started. A few recruits came at me, they had guns which was easy to dodge. They were easy to deal with. I slammed my sword against their guns and knocking them off balance. Childe went a bit rougher, making the recruits stumble backwards over and over again.

The sparring was done, the recruits left with a couple of injuries and Tecuer came running with Lumine, paimon and Diluc behind him looking tired. Childe awkwardly smiled, I sighed and shook my head. "Tecuer, don't you think you had a wonderful time in Liyue already? You should go home to Snezhnaya! Tonia and Anthon would be worried, don't you think?" Said Childe.

Tecuer frowned. "But we barely spent time together! You were all busy!"

Childe frowned. "You went around with Lumine, she's fun right?"

Tecuer made a face and put his hands on his hips. "Let's make a deal, if you bring me to the Toy factory, I will go home to Snezhnaya like a good boy!" Said Tecuer. Childe made a face and smiled. "Who taught this little devil to bargain? Very well, let's go!" Said Childe, leading the way.

I sighed, not knowing what kind of plan Childe had in mind. We were outside a very old looking place. I sighed, this was some sort of freaky ruin guard experiment labs that Dottore abandoned. "This belongs to Dottore, another Fatui Harbinger. He likes to tinker with old things," explained Childe.

"I call him 'Freaky-toothpaste/head'. Suits him very well," I Said, crossing my arms. Diluc gave me a look, he already had a surprised or rather a mixed reaction when Childe mentioned Dottore. We went inside, Tecuer ran off. The doors shut behind Tecuer to everyone's horror. Childe pointed to another way and we got moving.

We were finally back with Tecuer after a painful 15 minutes. Childe was regretting spoiling Tecuer so much. I sighed and just followed his lead. We were outside a huge room, I noticed machines transporting ruin guards. "Hey Tecuer, lets play a game of hide and seek," suggested Childe.

Teucer frowned. "Now? But why?"

"I have a surprise for you, now, close your eyes and count to 60 ok?" Said Childe. Tecuer sighed and agreed. Diluc and Lumine were keeping Tecuer from opening his eyes while Childe and I made quick work of the ruin guards.

"Oh no..." I whispered as more ruin guards were about to be dropped and Tecuer was almost done. "Hey Tecuer, can you give me 10 more seconds?" Said Childe. "Now whose the cheater? Fine," Said Tecuer.

Childe and I looked at each other, the look in his eyes meant that he wanted me to use my delusion. We charged in, Childe uses his foul legacy and I used my delusion. The ruin guards were down within the ten seconds. Childe and I fist bumped once we were done but I helped him to a spot to hide.

"You ok? Ajax, you're not fully healed from your past injuries are you? You shouldn't have taken that risk," I whispered, crouching down beside Childe who slumped onto the ground, using the wall to help himself sit. Childe winced and gave me a weak smile. "You know, you never told me how you learnt this 'foul league transformation'," I Said, giving Childe a head pat.

Diluc and Lumine came running to us. "Childe, (y/n)! We can't believe you actually pulled it off. But Childe, are you ok?" Said Lumine, bending down to give Childe a hug.

"Thank goodness you found us first, I don't know what I would do if Tecuer saw me like this. Look at me, I'm like a deflated balloon," said Childe in a low voice. Lumine sighed. "Anyways, childhood dreams are all too easily crushed. Even if you let them be, so someone gotta protect them," Said Childe, smiling again.

"Enough of the blabbering! You need a doctor!" Said Paimon. Childe agreed with a paimon and went off, he handed me a toy figurine of a ruin guard and told me to give it t Tecuer as a souvenir.

"Teucer, sorry that Ajax had to go so suddenly but he has a souvenir for you, here!" I Said, handing Teucer the toy. Tecuer frowned but his frown turned into a smile as he squealed excitedly. We lead him back to Liyue and sent him off at Northland bank. Turns out, Childe was watching us in Northland bank.

"Well, now that's all settled. I'll be taking my leave now. What a day!" I grumbled, leaving after Childe finished his talk with us.

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