Everlasting Voyage [ Xiao x Fem!Reader ] (Finished?)

Chapter 10- Undead Child

 You scrubbed some wooden tiles in a hallway, you were sweating and desperately needed a break from the hard labor of cleaning in the Inn. You admit, this was better than the punishments that Jyeoon would usually assign you when you did something naughty at home. Yet, you couldn't help but be angry at your old Master. You were just out practicing your skills, what was wrong with that!?

You felt like a scolded child that had ran away from home. You looked to the side, seeing one of the staff secretly keeping an eye on you. Were they stupid or blind in realizing that you have spotted them long ago? You put the washcloth back in the wooden bucket, eagerly scrubbing your hands on a dry towel to get rid of the grub that had taken over. You looked back in time to spot Kizu coming from one of the many rooms in the Inn. She, too, had been punished for trying her best to cover you. You apologized to her on many occasions but she would rub it off, claiming it 'worth it' and that the adrenaline had reminded her of nostalgic times.

You waved at Kizu once she realized that you were there. She waved back before eyeing warily at the staff that snapped their fingers, indicating that it was time to continue the harsh punishment.

You sighed, reluctantly going to a different part of the hallway to continue your scrubbing session. You fell into the routine of the world becoming a blur, your only goal was to finish scrubbing the hallway while also mentally throwing curses at Jyeoon. It wasn't until voices came from downstairs that your attention was broken. You threw a glance to the stairway then back to where the staff should've been, but now was gone.

Kizu appeared from the end of the hallway, looking down at the stairway then back at you with a questioning look. You shrugged, unsure what to do.

Kizu carefully and quietly walked towards you, leaning down to where you were sitting on the ground. She looked around, making sure nobody was looking before saying, "What should we do? The staff isn't here so I assume we are on some sort of break?"

You pointed down the stairs then back at her, she seemed to understand the gesture and got up, taking off her apron and tucking it into the cleaning rack.

"We should get ready before we check what's going on," Kizu suggested.

You nodded, thinking it was a good idea to look presentable to whoever was present.

You followed Kizu into the 'employees only' door and took off your extra necessities for cleaning. You checked yourself in the mirror, making sure you looked good until you jumped from a shout coming downstairs.

Kizu looked up from where she was folding her clothes, flinching when another shout came. She looked over at you, "It seems to be directed at us, we should get going before we get accused of ignoring orders."

You nodded in agreement, you didn't want to get in trouble again! You followed closely behind Kizu as she walked out of the employees only room. You quickly locked the door behind you before following after the younger women. You appeared in the main area where Verr Goldet usually worked. Although other people surrounded her. You looked curiously at the two new people in the room, faltering behind Kizu.