Noble Views

Chapter 9: Frenemies

"Y/n, why the hell didn't you tell me," the pain in his eyes burned into your being as you fiddle with your fingers nervously, "I-I was… scared you would see me differently because of what happened."

"Why would you think that…" he tsked as he grumbled to himself, he seemed very frustrated. You were still scared of what had happened earlier that you didn't want to anger Ajax any more then he already was.

"Why didn't you come to me when they let you out the first time?" You looked at him nervously as you bit your lip, your heart pounding a mile per second wishing he didn't ask that, "I-I was asked by my parents to go back to the balladeer…"

"Y/n… what did you do…?" Ajax was seething as he waited for your answer, "I-I made a deal with scaramouche…"

His fists were bawled in anger "what deal?" You nervously look away, "I asked him to s-sleep with me in exchange he could have anything from me…"

"You did what?" He had raised his voice as you heard him punch something out of anger, it was probably the wall. He was very pissed and you weren't sure if it was with you or scaramouche.

You knew he wouldn't hurt you but that didn't mean you weren't scared of him, you couldn't help but hug yourself as instinct begins to take over.

"Brother what's wrong, why are you shouting?" Tonia is carefully walking towards Ajax as she looks from your form on the couch to the hole in the wall, "Ugh just take care of her, I'm going outside for some fresh air."

"Y/n are you ok?" She warmly pets your head as she softly hums trying to get you to relax, you had stared at the fire for a second before telling her what had happened.

Tonia was horrified with each sentence you said as you explained everything, at that point she was crying with you as you remembered everything you wanted to forget.

"I'm sorry, I didn't tell you guys" you sadly looked at your knees as your tear stained face ached from crying your eyes out, "don't be, it must have been hard for you."

You would have cried at that moment but you couldn't cry anymore, but you did give her a weak smile as you wrap your arms around her feeling the warmth of her body making you feel safe.

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The young harbinger was angrily pacing back and forth in front of his home trying his hardest to cool down but each time he thinks about what Y/n had told him, he couldn't help but want to murder a certain vagrant with his own two hands.

He felt useless to the whole situation that was built upon desire and manipulation, he wanted to sever the ties that the girl had established with the vagrant but those weren't easily cut.

"Why couldn't you have trusted me…" the young man frustratedly looked up at the snowy sky as if he would find an answer, and the only thing that came to mind was the balladeer.

This might be the stupidest thing the young harbinger is about to do but he can't help the need to know why the balladeer even accepted the deal, he needed to know.

At Scaramouche's residency

"My lord, it seems that lord childe has come to discuss something with you." Scaramouche looked up from his pile of papers as he sighed, "what does that idiot want now?"

He waved his hand as he reluctantly nodded his head, waiting for the noisy harbinger to enter his office.

"Oh hey scaramouche, how's work going?" The balladeer looked so disinterested in the other that he didn't really give him an answer, childe seemed to expect that attitude from the shorter male.