In A Past Life (Scaramouchex(fem)reader)

⚜Part 6⚜

Tiny snowflakes, descending off the petals of the flower lull you to take a closer look. It looks like straight out of a fairytale.

Maybe something happens when you touch it- just like in those fairytales.. Perhaps a white rabbit jumps out, or a closet with a whole new world behind it appears.. That'd be absurd!

Oh, what a wrong decision you've made.

You instinctively pull your fingers back as an overwhelming energy flows through your body, pulling your soul straight out of your body for a second.

"What the.."

Your voice trembles and you quickly try to create distance from the strange flora, only your body won't listen. Clumsily you scatter backwards. Everything is spinning, almost as if you were electroshocked.

"What the hell are you doing over there?!" A sudden voice rings above the sound of flowing water.

Scaramouche stands on the other side of the river and looks at you with a sour expression, brows furrowed and tongue clicking quietly. Shuddering, you recognize the crimson droplets on his cheek.

"Ugh, you're such a nuisance." He whispers to himself and makes his way over to you.

"Didn't I tell you to not walk away? How did you even get here?!" He yells.

You just stare at the ground, trying desperately to get a grip. What was wrong with you- did the plant cause this?

"Y/N?"

You snap your head up.

"Hm?"

His eyes narrow. With a few steps a bit closer he inspects you, noticing your soaked clothing.

"What happened to you? Can't I leave you alone for one second...?"

-

You sit down on the bed. You've already changed into different clothing and Scaramouche hands you a bowl of soup.

"Thank you." You whisper. The weird feeling of the flower has already worn off and Scaramouche chose for you to stay the night in Mingyun village before you two continue your journey. It was getting dark anyways, no need to wander around.

His gaze lays on you for a while, before turning to his own bed and lying down.

"Scaramouche?" You mumble.

He groans. "Archons, what do you want?"

You clear your throat, recalling the blood splattered across his cheek. "What happened..? What.. did you do to the two people?"

The silence in the little shack drags on for a long moment.

"I was looking for a man, who was in debt to the Fatui and wasn't able to pay it off. He tried to attack me but didn't even stand a chance." He chuckles, dryly.

You just hum as an answer, hoping he didn't see your expression.

Sleeping in the same room as this man can not feel any unsafer right now.

"Now it's my turn to ask. What were you doing at the river, and why were you drenched in water.?"

He will so think it's stupid.

"Ah... well, I saw something in the distance and wanted to check if everything was okay. But I slipped and fell into the river." At least it wasn't completely a lie.

"What did you see?" His voice sounded tired, yet he was obviously trying to stay awake.

"It doesn't matter, it was dumb." You sigh.

"Oh c'mon, just tell me." His words slurred a bit. He must be really exhausted.

"Hm.." you hum.

There was no following answer. Soon you heard his soft breathing, as the Harbinger had already dozed off.

You lay down yourself and close your eyes, thinking about today.

Why didn't I just tell him about the flower? Maybe he would've known what it is.

SCARAMOUCHE'S POV:

Scaramouche slowly wakes up. The morning sun is shining through the holes in the ceiling.

He rolls over and looks at the girl on the other side of the room. Her breath is slow and steady, making it obvious, that she is still asleep. Small clouds form everytime her chest raises and falls. It's chilly.

The Balladeer sits up and combs his fingers through his hair.

Let's hope she's not sick. It would slow down the travel.

"Hey Y/N, wake up." He walks over to her and softly shoves her.

Y/N shifts in her bed. "Noo...."

"Y/N, get up, now." He commands with a sneer.

"Nooooooo...."

...

Thunk

"OWW" With a quick move Scaramouche has thrown the girl out of bed and onto the floor.

Without waiting he walks over to their stuff and starts a small fire outside for their breakfast.

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Just a short one, N' stuff :P

-Sippycup