𝗘𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮 ✦ 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 [OLD asf]

𝗔 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗬/𝗻

~~~ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ•°*

Diluc sat across from his Father in the man's office, y/n sniffing Crepus's desk and curiously nibbling on paper.

The young crimson haired boy had been explaining himself while the tiny lizard-dragon thing explored the desk.

"And what is this little lizard's name?" Crepus inquired, scratching y/n behind the horns and earning a happy squeak from her.

"Y/n!" Diluc exclaimed.

"Y/n? Is that what you named her?" Crepus asked and Diluc shook his head with a serious little expression.

"No, that's what she calls herself!" the boy said with bright eyes, "She may look like a lizard but she's actually a dragon!"

"A dragon?" Crepus echoed as y/n rubbed her small face into his hand, trying to get more headpats, "Like... the fire-breathing type?"

"Yes! She breathed fire earlier!" Diluc said with a nod, smiling at y/n who looked at him with round e/c eyes, "I dunno if she can fly since she her wings are so small and all, but she's still a dragon!"

"Is that so?" Crepus hummed with raised brows then looked at the lizard with a, "My sincerest apologies little Miss Y/n. It was rude of me to refer to you as a lizard."

Y/n only tilted her head cluelessly, tail wagging a little as she simply stared at Crepus curiously.

"Can she stay with us?" Diluc asked, "She doesn't have any parents or family."

"I don't see any reason why not." Crepus replied with a soft smile, "As long as you're willing to make sure she isn't snatched up by a bird of some kind."

"Of course!" Diluc said, eyes lighting up as the smol lizard turned to him.

He held out her hands to her and she ran, scampering up his arm to go rest upon his shoulders instead with a happy squeak.

•••

"If you're gonna live here, you've gotta be able to communicate!" Diluc was saying. It was sunny out, Diluc having led the still wobbly y/n on top of a hill.

The girl, still getting used to walking on two legs, constantly fell and tumbled right back down the hill while her friend ran after her.

But eventually, they made it.

Y/n blinked once at Diluc, "...Comm...communi...communi..."

"It's communicate." Diluc told her.

"Communicate!"

"Good." Diluc said with a nod, "Which means you have to learn how to talk!"

Y/n blinked curiously as the boy set down a big book, "Y/n... learn talk?"

"Learn to talk."

"Learn to talk."

"Very good!" Diluc exclaimed with a bright smile, "Let's start with simple stuff, okay?"

"M'kay!"

Y/n, despite being stupid, was actually a quick learner and picked up new words quickly.

Which was a good thing and a bad thing.

"Fuck!"

"Y/n, you can't say that!"

"...bullshit!"

"That's a bad word too!"

Diluc's Father still wasn't aware that Diluc's little lizard friend could turn into a human but he would soon.

Diluc just wanted to get y/n talking first.

It was weeks before y/n could say a few words in a somewhat understandable sentence and two months before she was speaking broken sentences but progress is progress.

Then, the day came that Diluc would have y/n properly introduce herself to his father.

"Diluc?" y/n questioned, clinging to the boy's free hand while he struggled to brush her hair with the other.

Y/n was afraid of brushes and needed to hold someone's hand if she was to have her unruly hair brushed.

"What is it?" Diluc inquired.

"Y/n is afraid of messing up." she stated with a downcast expression, "Can y/n just stay a lizard?"

"No. If you stay a lizard, we won't get to do much together outside the house." Diluc explained and y/n frowned.

"Hm... y/n is fine with that." she murmured, catching Diluc by surprise. He paused to peek at her face.

"Don't you want more friends?"

"Y/n wants friends. Y/n likes Diluc and is okay with just Diluc." y/n explained, "Diluc is like... strawberries and treasure! Y/n only needs Diluc, strawberries, treasure. Oh, Mister Crepe too."

Mister Crepe was what y/n called Diluc's Father since she couldn't say his name correctly. Originally, she wanted to call him Father too but Diluc explained to her why couldn't.

"Well that's even more of a reason for you to properly introduce yourself." Diluc chimed, "So that Father can teach you even more words. Then, you'll communicate better!"

Y/n was quiet, "Okay. Y/n will do it!"

"Yes!" Diluc exclaimed and pulled the girl into a hug.

Y/n exhaled in awe before giggling, embracing Diluc in return as she happily rubbed her face against his.

"Y/n will make Diluc happy! Y/n proposes!" y/n declared, eyes bright.

"Promises." Diluc corrected her.

"Right!"

And so Diluc dragged a happy y/n down the stairs by the hand and brought her to Crepus's office door.

He knocked on the door and y/n immediately hid behind Diluc, her tail flicking from side to side with excitement.

What was she going to say?

What should she say?

What shouldn't she say?

Y/n wasn't quite sure but as her ears picked up the sound of footsteps.

Something... easy.

It was also her favorite thing to say ever since Diluc had taught her how to say it.

When Crepus opened the door, he saw a very happy y/n in her human form standing there.

She grinned, "Happy Birthday!"