My Best Friend's Boyfriend

Chapter 10

It's been 2 months. 2 months since classes started. 2 months since Scaramouche did anything to me. We haven't touched each other intimately since that day. In the back of my mind, I wondered if he was only using me. It hurt me more than I thought it would. I lost more and more sleep as time passed, ruining any type of schedule I had. 

Aether also was worried, noticing my lack of sleep. I would always tell Aether that I was fine. He never believed me though. I didn't think Scaramouche had this kind of effect on me. I felt as if I just went through a heartbreak. Walking down the stairs, I see Ganyu waving at me with a smile. "Lumine!" She yells.

The said boy was also there with her, holding her hand. 'I should've known...' I thought, staring at their intertwined hands sadly. Scaramouche was a heartless bastard. He never took my feelings into consideration. These feelings that I had for the indigo-haired boy always gave me the shivers, but I had finally accepted reality.

I liked him more than a rival. It only took those 2 months for me to realize my own feelings, getting crushed in the process of it all. I slowly go down the steps, staring at Ganyu with a sad smile. "Hey..." I said. Ganyu gives me a worried look, finally noticing my sad expression. "Lumine... What's wrong?" Ganyu asks. I make it down the last step, keeping my distance.

"That's an easy one to answer. I'm tired. So very tired..." I say, looking to the side, letting my smile falter. "I have noticed your eyebags. Maybe you should go get some sleep." Ganyu says, walking towards me. I nod my head slowly, not even giving Scaramouche a glance. "Don't worry about hanging out today. Go to your dorm, Lumine."

Sighing, I listen to Ganyu who was me treating like her child. Waving only to Ganyu, I make my way towards the dormitory. It takes me about 5 minutes of walking when I finally make to our building. I stop, seeing a familiar dark-haired boy with teal highlights sitting on the stairs with his phone out. "Xiao?" I question, walking a little closer to the said boy.

I watch as he lifts his head up and stares at me. "Oh, Hey. Aether asked me to meet you here. Wanted to make sure you got some sleep." Xiao said, pocketing his phone and standing up. "You don't have too..." I said, trailing off. Xiao noticed my expression, making his calm face turn into a look of worry. "You okay?" Xiao asks.

He takes a step forward and places a gentle hand on my shoulder. "I'm just tired. So very tired..." I replied back, repeating the same sentence that I gave Ganyu. "How stupid do you think I am, Lumine? You clearly are tired but something else is going on. Come with me to my dorm." Xiao said, grabbing my wrist and pulling me along with him.

Since Xiao and Aether lived on the first floor, the dark-haired boy only pulls me till we make it to room 12. Opening the door, Xiao allows me to go in first. I slowly walk in, hearing Xiao shut the door behind me. "You don't need to tell me what's wrong. But you can at least say that you're not okay. You don't need to hide it from me."

That sentence alone made my tears fall. The tears that I've been holding in since I finally realized my feelings for Scaramouche were now spilling out to Xiao like a river. "X-Xiao... I don't know what to do!" I exclaim, feeling more tears fall down my cheeks. I try to wipe my tears away with both of my hands, only for them to keep falling.

Xiao was the type of person who didn't know what to do when someone was crying. Although he always tried his best to comfort someone, sometimes it gets awkward for him. I feel Xiao wrap his arms around me, hugging my small frame from behind. "Just cry it out. I'll stay with you till you calm down." Xiao said.

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"She's on the couch."

"Do I give a damn? Tell her to get her ass back to our dorm."

I slowly open my eyes to see the TV that had Naruto playing. I must've fell asleep after crying to Xiao. I never told him anything, but it felt nice to have someone let me cry to them. I pull the warm blanket off my face, hearing small bickering come from the front door. "Xiao...?" I yawn and sit up, looking towards the door that was slightly opened.

Xiao was talking to someone. "Oh, your awake." Xiao says, looking at me with a calm expression. I rub my eye, still feeling a little tired. "Don't fucking ignore me." I recognized that voice as my roommate, Scaramouche. 'What is he doing here?' I thought, finally standing up and walking towards Xiao.

"Who's at the door?" I ask, even though I already knew who it was. "No one." Xiao replied back, getting cursed out by the said indigo-haired boy. "Scaramouche?" Xiao sighs, finally opening the door all the way to reveal the irritated boy. "Lumine, just go back to the couch. I got this. You don't need to go back with him if you don't want too."

I stare at them both suspiciously. 'Were they arguing?' I ask myself. "She doesn't need your fucking input." Scaramouche says, folding his arms and glaring at the dark-haired boy. I then start to laugh nervously, not enjoying the tension in the air. "Maybe you both should stop. Other people live here too." I said, stepping in between the boys.

"It should be time for me to go back anyway. I just need to get my bag. No fighting while I'm away, okay?" I say, pointing at Scaramouche. Xiao sighs, putting his hands up, saying, "I gotcha." Smiling, I quickly make my way to Xiao's room, grab my bag and speed walk to the door. Scaramouche looked really mad.

Shaking my head, I say my goodbyes to Xiao and shut the door. "You shouldn't argue in the hallway, Scaramouche." I say, walking passed the irritated boy and going up to the second floor. Scaramouche wasted no time and followed me all the way to our room. It was quiet. The only sounds that could be heard were our footsteps.

Once we make it to our door, I open it and walk in with the indigo-haired boy following me inside. I hear him shut the door, locking it as well. It's become a habit to lock it. What can I say? We both hate it when people just burst in like they own the place. "Why the fuck did you go to Xiao's room?" Scaramouche asks, giving me slight attitude.

"Xiao is my friend. I can do whatever I please. Besides, you make it seem like he's a stranger." I replied back, turning around and facing towards Scaramouche with both hands now on my hips. "You aren't in charge of me, Scaramouche." The indigo-haired boy scowls at me, folding his arms for the second time that night.

Having a staring contest, I decided that I've had enough of this and slowly blink. "Whatever. I'm not in the mood to deal with your childish behavior. I'm going back to bed." I said. Turning around, I start walking towards my room when all of a sudden, my arm was pulled roughly. "Hey!" I yelped out, looking up at the boy who pulled me.

Scaramouche had my back pressed against his chest, now hugging my body. He clearly had no intention of letting me leave till he was satisfied. "Who said you could leave yet?" Scaramouche asked, whispering softly. "I don't need permission." I turn my gaze down to the floor, sighing...