In A Past Life (Scaramouchex(fem)reader)

⚜Part 2⚜

"Don't try escaping, kid." He grumbles.

"Now, now. Let's not be harsh with our friend." Childe smirks; you glare at the three obviously stronger men. No chance of escape now. "Let her go, I'll surely find a use for her."

To your relief, the man loosens his grip. A sigh escapes your mouth and Childe takes a look at the watch in his pocket. "Okay. In about 2 hours I have a meeting with others, Y/N, Girlie, you'll be joining me." Now, what should you answer to that? "Of course, thank you for inviting me, dude!"?

Why is he acting like that?I don't like this dude.

Almost as if Childe read your mind, he adds "I'll explain some things later- my main priority right now is to watch you, figure you out. Your situation seems a bit... Too fitting to a spy, hm?"

Without another word or even a moment for you to register his words, Childe grabs your arm and drags you into the bank. You stop in front of a closed door.

"You'll need to stay here for a moment, I'm sure you and La Signora will get along perfectly while I'm busy."

3 knocks on the door later, a young woman opens it with an annoyed sigh.

"What do you want, Childe?" The woman snaps. Her clothing is luxurious, her blonde hair falling off her shoulders like silk. "La Signora, good to see you too!" He grins, to which the woman in question just rolls her eyes.

Childe quickly clears his throat and continues. "This girl called Y/N appeared in front of the bank, she claims she doesn't know where she is or who she is. I took her in for observation since I don't have anything else to do these days."

La Signora shrugs. "And what do I have to do with this?" Her eyes flicker over to you and suddenly you feel tiny under her harsh gaze.

"Ah... Haha," Childe chuckles. "The thing is, I'm not busy *these days*, however, right now I am. Please look after my Girlie for a bit, I need to talk to a few people." Reluctantly, Signora agrees, asking Childe what is in for her. You're sat down in front of her desk, straining to hear what they're mumbling about behind you.

"A bet", is all you hear. A bet to who can retrieve information out of the spy first. Soon, the door shuts and a dreadful silence fills the room. Signora's heels clack over the wooden floor, before she sits down in the crimson coloured armchair in front of you.

"Tell me Y/N, do you know where you come from?" Her question was answered with a soft head shake. She leans forward, folding her hands neatly.

Signora had to admit, you might be a spy, a pretty bad one at that, but beauty is not your loss. She observes your features, you definitely wouldn't have a problem finding a partner in Liyue... Assuming you'd survive that long. Her thoughts wandered, thinking about methods to execute you the fastest.

There was an awkward silence in the room. You've noticed La Signora staring at you, though there was a slight glare etched into her cold eyes. Finally mustering up the courage, you speak.

"Uhm... If I may ask, what is this place?" You mutter to Signora's surprise. She obviously didn't expect you to talk, not only pretty, but brave too? "Ah, this is the Northland bank. It's run by the Fatui." She answers, unsure of how much she should tell you. If you are actually a spy, every word could put her position at risk. You give her a slight nod, accepting that as an answer.

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"Did you miss me W/N (Wrong name)?" Childe hums, entering the office without knocking. Signora groans quietly

"It's Y/N." you correct him bluntly. How could he forget a name of a supposed spy? He's really bad at this.

The man blinks a few times, then grins.

"Yeah, what I said. I got you an outfit for the dinner!" The bag gets thrown over to you.

Dinner? Seriously? Where did you get up here that you suddenly have to dress up for dinner??

"Of course, you can already put it on now, I won't complain." He adds.

La Signora looks up at the man and her brows furrow.

"Childe, stay in your place." She warns, knowing his shenanigans way too well. "Even if she may be an enemy, you'll better leave her untouched."

Surprised, your gaze flickers between the two. La Signora, the same woman who keeps glaring at you from the corner of her eye is defending you now as if Childe's words triggered something in her.

Speaking of Childe, he's now holding up his hands in a defensive gesture. "Woah okay, sorry."

The harbinger gives him one last glare and turns her attention back to the documents.

He turns to you and winks, signaling for you to follow. You quickly thank La Signora for her time and walk after Childe, not risking getting on anyone's bad side here-they seem to both be a big deal.

Childe stops in front of another room, smiling at you. Anxiety pools in the pit of your stomach from the small twinkle in his eyes, your mind going into fight or flight.

"After you." He cooes.

You enter an office, immediately being greeted by warm sunlight. Childe takes a deep breath and closes the door behind him.

"Now, do you want to try on the clothes I got you?" He asks, tilting his head as he leans against the door frame. "I'm sure they'd look ravishing on you, W/N."

"Uh..." You hesitate, looking around the room. Understanding what you mean, he opens the door he just shut. "Fine. call me once you're done."

You were now alone in the room.

That man must truly be naïve to think you're staying here, letting him play around with you like a pretty little doll.

In a heartbeat you've stepped over to the windows, pressing your hands against the frames, trying to figure out how they work.

You consider smashing a window, but that'd be too loud. You'd have to act quickly.

Ripping on the window frames, one of them opens with a loud creak, the sound freezing your body in surprise.

Shit.

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Another chapter done! I'm really trying to make these chapters long, because I know how much people love updates, only for it to be like 4 sentences, YEAH, NOT HAPPENING.

Anyways, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! I hope you had an amazing start into 2023 :))

-Sippycup