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

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Cursing in this chapter •>•

Third person POV
(Y/n) stood up, she left the Favonius HQ with an annoyed looked on her face. She had confessed to what she had done and the regret was beginning to set in. (Y/n) decided to changed and leave Mondstadt for a walk. Yes, a walk would clear her head surely?

(Y/n) hid her delusion on her just in case she gets unwanted attention. She was in the whispering woods when someone grabbed her wrist tightly. She turned to see Diluc.

"(Y/n), wait. I want to talk with you. I-" Diluc was cut off by (y/n) who turned her back on him. "No...leave me alone Diluc. You probably hate me and you're gonna tell me that we're over. I know. Now leave me alone!" (Y/n)'s voice was full of pain and yet it was a cold and emotionally drained tone. The pain in her voice would make her voice crack as she spoke.

Diluc looked at (y/n), eyes wide. He held his grip frimly, he continued his sentence. "That's not what I came here to say! Anyways, the knights are deciding if they want to banish you from Mondstadt...by 'banish' I mean banning you from ever entering the gates of Mondstadt," whispered Diluc, his eyes glittering with frustration and sadness.

(Y/n) turned to face Diluc. Her cold blue eyes glittered in the moonlight. "So be it. I don't care. Just leave me alone..."

Diluc's eyes shone with hurt, he walked to (y/n)'s side. Diluc warped his arms around (y/n)'s waist, causing her to flinch.

"What are you...?"

Diluc pulled (Y/n) into a tight hug. "I know things seem bad and I naturally would want to break up. But things are complicated...I trusted you when I decided to stay with you since finding out you were Fatui. You did what you did that night to Maria and that was all for me, to keep me and your impression on Mondstadt. Your impression has already collapsed and I know it'll hurt you even more to lose me. I'm staying with you, (y/n). I'm yours," Said Diluc.

(Y/n) felt something wet on Diluc's face that dripped onto her back. she looked at it to see tears. Diluc was crying? (Y/n) felt the same creeping sadness, she hugged Diluc back, tears flowing out of her eyes.

"Thank you, Diluc. But people won't like it when they find out that we're together..." whispered (y/n), pulling out of the hug. Diluc held (y/n) firmly. "I don't care what others think. I want to be with the person I love most," Said Diluc, giving (y/n) a kiss on the forehead. (Y/n) smiled, emotions flashed in her usually dull and lifeless blue eyes.

The bushes rustled and suddenly, Lumine and Paimon flopped out of the bush. (Y/n) tensed, she instinctively pulled out from Diluc's grip. "Lumine? Paimon? What are you doing here?" Asked (y/n). Diluc crossed his arms.

Lumine and Paimon's face was red with embarrassment. They apologize and lot of times. "We were just er...passing...passing through! Yes! We were passing through!" announced Paimon. Lumine gave them an awkward smile.

(Y/n) and Diluc raised an eyebrow, clearly unconvinced.

"So we thought since you um, strangely left...we decided to follow you, Diluc. And we never meant to go this far....sorry," Said Lumine, forcing Paimon to bow apologetically with her.

Diluc seemed to accept that answer and nodded his head. Lumine turned to (y/n). "Oh and I think the Knights has decided their final verdict for you...You're temporarily banned from Mondstadt for 5 years. Since they can't jail you because you're not from Mondstadt and uh. The Tsaritsa permits any kind of killing that her harbinger does, the Knights can't do much," Said Lumine.

(Y/n) frowned. 5 years...her contract will be over by then and she would have the choice to leave the Fatui. (Y/n) sighed before asking. "When will it come into effect?"

Lumine reluctantly said, "tomorrow morning at 7a.m."

(Y/n) nodded, she had just a few hours to pack up from Mondstadt and leave. She hurried back to Mondstadt. It seems that news spread quickly, as if the wind carried it to the people. People were staring at her, whispering harshly amongst themselves. (Y/n) went to the Fatui occupied hotel and grabbed her stuff. "Oi, you. I won't be here for what...5 years? Unless someone can take that stupid sentence the knights gave me. Tell Signora when she returns. I'll probably return to Snezhnaya or something," (y/n) said in a harsh tone to the agent behind the counter.

The agent nodded as she left. (Y/n) only had a few belongings. Clothes, toiletries, a few books and her file. She had gotten a new bag, it was a brown bag with gold designs. She sighed as she heard footsteps behind her.

"(Y/n)! You are banned from Mondstadt for 5 years! Starting tomorrow at 7a.m. You best leave now!" Announced a knight in a really loud voice, as if telling the public too.

People around them whispered, some had noticeable smiles and smirks of glee as they watched. "I know. Leave me along, the news spread quickly. Why did you have to make that so loud anyway? You better leave me alone now, you little bitch," I snapped, walking away. People gave me hostile glares as I left.

I saw Diluc and Lumine at the bridge. "Oh hey guys. That stupid news spread like wild fire...ugh. Stupid Maria, stupid knights," I grumbled, the last part was barely a whisper. Only Diluc heard it. Diluc looked at (y/n). "Where do you plan to go now?"

(Y/n) shrugged. "Back to Snezhnaya maybe. I can't stay at the dawn winery. The visitors won't like it," (y/n) Said, taking many variables into consideration.

Diluc looked down, he didn't want to part with (y/n), but is not like he can leave Mondstadt for so long like how he did last time. But last time was before he had taken over the family business. He has a business to run and a reputation to uphold.

"I understand...you still can go to Liyue right? How about we meet there someday?" Said Diluc. (Y/n) nodded, she gave Diluc one last goodbye kiss before leaving for Liyue Harbor.

Lumine and Paimon looked at Diluc with concern as a tear escapes his eyes.

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