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Three months.
It has been three months since (Y/n) watch her love be with another. although it wasn't official between the two of them, (Y/n) can easily see the way she looks at him. she doesn't blame Nilou though, she's looking at him the same way she is. the affectionate gaze that holds thousands of stars behind the hues of her eyes.
Within those three months, (Y/n) had befriended Aether and his traveling companion, Paimon. despite them being great friends to her, it still couldn't fix (Y/n)'s broken heart. she really tried on distracting herself whenever she sees Cyno and Nilou together, but it was difficult.
(Y/n) had spent years on loving Cyno while it only took Nilou few months to gain his attention. what an unfair battle between the two.
"Did you hear? there's a strange foreigner here." "I heard that he was banned from other nations because he's a criminal..." "A runaway criminal?!"
Walking around the market in the main city of Sumeru, (Y/n) gazed at all of the wonderful fresh fruits. picking up an apple, (Y/n) was about to purchase a few until she hears multiple running Sumeru guards. heavy footsteps running around the city, "make sure you find the man! we can't let him escape or wander around!" the leader of the guards shouted.
Citizens nearby stopped what they were doing and stared at the loud commotion. gossiping and whispering about a runaway criminal wandering around the city.
Shrugging her shoulders, (Y/n) gave some mora to the seller and thanked the elderly man for the apples. continuing on shopping, (Y/n) was about to make a turn until she felt someone bumping into her. the impact made her drop her apples to the ground, making the woman frowned.
Not caring who really bumped into her, (Y/n) bent down to pick up her apples until she felt someone touching her hand. flinching from the cold touch, she slowly looked up at the person who bumped into her and decided to help pick up her apples.
Widening her eyes, (Y/n) felt her whole body froze as she stared at the stranger. a talk and nice looking stranger. from his dark jet black hair to his gorgeous melanin skin tone.
Placing the apples into her hands, "sorry about that.." the stranger said in a rush while looking around frantically, making sure that the Sumeru guards won't find him.
"I-It's alright, but are you okay?" (Y/n) noticed the way the stranger was constantly looking at his surroundings until he picked up upcoming footsteps. not wasting anytime, he took (Y/n)'s wrist and dragged her into a nearby alleyway. yelping at the sudden movement, (Y/n) was about to scream for help until the stranger's hand blocked her mouth from shouting.
Glaring at the stranger, (Y/n) was about to kick them, "sorry, just need to keep us low before they can catch me." the stranger said as he peeked out of the alleyway, hoping the guards don't see them.
Once it was all clear, the stranger sighed in relief and removed his hand. (Y/n) continued on glaring at the tall stranger who just looked at her nervously. "i apologized, didn't i? what's with the look.."
