So You've Fallen for a Madrigal? (Camilo Madrigal x female reader)

21. Hide and Seek

"Uhhh-" you stop, "no."
"Oh."
You stare at each other for a moment, then laugh.

"Well, I'm sure you'll live," he says, opening the door to the house. When you enter, you're instantly overwhelmed.

Oh, there were children here, alright: 10 of them. Camilo looks over at you, and notices the fearful expression on your face.

"Don't worry, these kids are well-behaved," he assures you. Yeah, you'll be fine. You're gonna be just fine. It's just a few 5 year olds. Suddenly, all of the kids look at you at once.

You're not gonna be fine.

When the two of you step in, Camilo is hit with a wave of questions from the children.

"Hey, Camilo! Where did mama and papa go?... Who's this?... Can we play hide-and-seek again?..." The questions keep on coming. Camilo begins answering the questions one by one, trying to keep up:

"Hey... Your parents are on their way to get a vision from Bruno... This is
y/n... Yeah, we can play hide and seek later."

The kids begin to ask more questions, so many that they're overlapping eachother, making their words a high-pitched, jumbled up mess. However, one question is heard over the nonsense.

            "Is y/n your girlfriend?!"

The children stop talking, turn to the one who asked, and look back at Camilo, anxious for a response.

"Oh- no, no," he says, "we're just friends. After all, we just met yesterday."
The kids look at him in disappointment.

"Anyways, say hello to y/n, everybody."
The kids say 'hi' at you all at once. You give them an awkward 'hey' in response. Suddenly, Camilo shape-shifts into you.

"Hey-" he waves awkwardly at the kids, mocking you. The children laugh. You look at him judgementally and he looks back at you with an innocent look.

"I'll kill you," you mouth at him, causing his expression to suddenly become panicked.

"Uh-h," he says, quickly redirecting his attention towards the children, "didn't someone say something about hide and seek?"

The kids' eyes light up. Without saying a thing, they all scatter, going to hide. You stand still. He starts to count, but then looks at you.

"What are you doing? Go hide!" he whispers aggressively. You roll your eyes at him, and run off to hide. Little does he know, you're the best person at hide-and-seek in the whole town.

When Camilo opens his eyes to start seeking, he immediately spots 3 kids. After finding them, they sit on a big circle rug in the center of the floor.

After 10 minutes, he has found everyone: everyone but you. He begins searching in odd places. You watch him from above. Yes, above.

You're in the kitchen, hidden on top of the cabinets. It's a tight squeeze, but you can fit. After a few moments of searching, Camilo gets tired. Finally, he calls out the words you had been waiting for.

"Alright, y/n, you win!" he shouts, "you can come on out."
No response. Suddenly, you make a small noise, just enough that he's able to hear it.

"Hellooo?" He yells, walking in direction of the sound.
When he walks through the kitchen doorway, you pounce on him, forgetting that you're likely going to crush him.

When you realize this, you brace for impact... Until there is no impact? You look up, and Camilo, is there, holding you in his arms. You both blush out of confusion...

"OH MY GOD, CAMILO LIKES Y/N!!!"