𝗘𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 ✦ 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 [OLD asf]

𝗠𝗺... 𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼

~~~ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ•°*

Diluc stared at y/n without blinking as the strange girl happily ate more strawberries, snarfing them down as though she hadn't eaten in years.

It took some time and lots of explaining from Diluc, but y/n understood that she couldn't leave Diluc's room.

So, the strange girl retreated back under his bed until he returned with more fruits only to find that she was stuck there because of her horns.

After having to drag y/n out from under his bed by the arms, the little dragon's girls horns tearing a hole through the bottom of the bed, Diluc offered more fruits to the strange girl.

The five year old boy narrowed his eyes.

Y/n's horns were curved which explained why she got stuck under the bed. Because they were sharp and curved, the girl could've easily shifted to a point where she could wiggle out from under the bed.

Or she could've just turned back into that weird lizard thing she was before. But she didn't. She just cried.

So... Diluc decided...

...the little girl was as dumb as a rock.

Listen, listen-

So she only knew how to say Strawberries/Strawberry/Strawberry Boy, her own name and Mm... dunno.

That was going to be a problem.

Diluc would just tell her to leave but she seemed intent on staying. Probably because he fed her strawberries.

Now he understood why his father told him to never feed wild boar. They'd just follow him home and never leave him alone.

The strange dragon girl was no different.

"Y/n." Diluc called and y/n perked up, looking at him curiously while her tail began to swish side to side.

'...she's like a dog...' The boy thought, "If you're going to stay here, you're going to have to learn how to talk. Plus there's rules."

"Rules?" y/n echoed.

New Word.

"Yes, rules. A new word." Diluc said with a nod, "Nobody can see you. Ever. If the maids see you like this, they'll ask you where your parents are and question you. And you have to stay hidden as a lizard too. They don't really like little scaly friends."

"Friends..." y/n murmured then perked up, "Ah! Maids! New friends! New friends!"

Diluc sighed as y/n pranced in a circle with joy and excitement, chanting the words New and Friends.

"No, the maids aren't friends. They'll beat you with a broom if they see you as a lizard and they'll turn you over to some orphanage if they see you like this." Diluc said sharply, "And an orphanage is an awful place!"

Y/n gasped, "Orphanage?"

From how her tail was still wagging, Diluc could tell y/n wasn't taking him seriously at all. Like— at all.

This was going to take some work.

A lot of work.

~~~ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ•°*

Diluc had gotten y/n to sit still, the weird girl holding a bowl of strawberries as the boy held up a picture.

"These are the maids and housekeepers." Diluc told her then held up a stuffed animal, "This is you, y/n."

Y/n nodded, "Uh-huh..."

"If you get caught-"

Y/n jumped when Diluc threw the poor little stuffed animal out the window, clutching her bowl closer.

"You get thrown out, got it?"

Y/n's eyes began to well up with tears but she nodded a little as she sniffled quietly, clearly about to cry.

"Good." Diluc said with a nod before marching over and passing y/n a handkerchief which she stared at curiously.

She looked at him, puzzled.

"Wipe your eyes with it."

"...?"

'OH MY ARCHONS, THIS KID.' Diluc thought with exasperation despite the fact that he too was a kid, "Here."

Y/n grumbled, pouting a little as Diluc wiped away her tears for her then placed the handkerchief on her head.

"Keep that with you." he instructed.

"M...kay..." y/n replied hesitantly, taking the handkerchief off her head and holding it close instead before sitting up taller with a, "M'kay!"

The two children paused when they heard voices downstairs and Diluc hurried from his room to go look.

Y/n followed and they peeked down from upstairs to see little Diluc's Father returning home after being gone for a week.

Diluc's eyes visibly brightened and he seemed way more energetic as he exclaimed in a hushed voice, "Father's home...!"

Y/n frowned, "Fa...ther...?"

Diluc nodded, "Mhm! That's my Father!"

"Strawberry Boy... Fa...ther..." y/n said quietly, speaking slowly, "Fa-ther... Faaaather... Father."

Y/n seemed to be testing out the word.

"Welcome back, Master Crepus!" someone said, drawing the attention of the two children back to the lower level, "Young Master Diluc is probably playing in his room. I'm sure he'll be glad to see you!"

Diluc deadpanned, "Crap."

He turned to y/n only to find that the little girl had gotten her head stuck in between the balusters.

"Y/n, how-"

"Uuu..." her eyes began to glimmer with tears of frustration as she tried to pull back but her horns made that impossible.

"Turn back into a lizard!" Diluc whispered in a panicked tone and the dragon girl sniffled in response.

"Y/n dunno..."

"What do you mean you don't know-"

Both children tensed when they saw Crepus strolling on up the stairs towards where the two of them were.

While Diluc was trying to think of a way out of this mess, y/n was recalling what the boy had said earlier.

'Get caught... get thrown out...' she thought and burst into tears, 'Don't wanna get thrown out...!!!'

Diluc panicked when y/n began to quietly sob, still stuck in her spot. This definitely wouldn't end well.