"A puppet?" || Scaramouche X Reader

✧Promise?✧

♡Y/N pov♡

You woke up, a loud gasp escaping your lips. The ensuing pain from the last few events raced through your entire body.
You bite your lower lip to numb the pain while raising your head high enough to see your whole body being wrapped in bandages.

'I messed up again.'

You shifted your gaze to your right arm. As you already guessed, it was completely covered with strapping. You began to unwarp the beginning of the bandage, seeing minor scratches and bruises underneath. Even though they were almost healed, you wondered why they would go all the way to cover your whole body in this stuff. Though, that wasn't the only thing on your mind, how did you get here in the first place? All you remember is that amber-eyed male

"Good god you're finally awake"

You winced upon hearing an unknown voice beside you. There was a tall guy sitting on a chair beside the bed you were lying in. He looked at you with a soft smile.
The look made you remember something. Though, the thought was blurry like it was hidden somewhere deep in your memory. You grabbed onto your forehead trying to focus on the male in front of you again
"Oh-, are you alright?"
He questioned noticing your state
"Yeah, I am great actually"

"That's surprising to hear, I've been told that you wouldn't be able to move for at least a few days, but it's good I waited here just in any case something were to happen"
The man spoke before he continued again
"I'll get straight to the point. Many Fatui soldiers were scattered around the area you were attacked last night. Our soldiers that searched the area noticed that they were looking for someone.
Apparently a harbinger request them to find someone important, spoke one of our guards that overheard a conversation they had"

"Who do you mean by our soldiers? Who are you"
You asked lowering my tone
"It's certainly a surprise you didn't already notice it by my uniform ma am, I am from the millelith" the man pointed out. You're gaze shifted to his uniform
"So what do I have to do with this?"
You boldly asked raising an eyebrow at him
"It's just, I'll have to ask you some questions to confirm that you don't have anything to do with the situation, which of course affects the Fatui"

"What would happen if I really was involved?"
You asked, curious about the answer the man in front of you would give. His smile darkened
"I'll take care of that when the moment comes"

"Well if that's the case you better start taking care of it-"
You spoke, reaching for your sword that was resting inside the scabbard attached to your belt, planning on fighting the man before you. However, that plan shattered into a million pieces once you realized the weapon had dissolved into thin air
"I knew it."
The man spoke with a brightening smile before getting on his two feet ready to fight you
"If you're looking for your little weapon, it has already been confiscated by the Liyue Qixing"

Your heart felt like it stopped beating at that very moment. You had to come up with a plan to escape this mess.
If only you had followed Scaramouche's orders this whole situation wouldn't have happened.

You let out a shaking sigh before putting both your hands up in the air
"Alright, you got me, but at least let me get out of this bed"
You spoke looking down to the floor. The guard lowered the spear that he held onto since the moment your covers were blown.
He backed a few steps away leaving you just about enough space to crawl out of your bed.
The moment you did so he took a pair of handcuffs out of his pocket
"Turn around."
He ordered in a much deeper tone than before. He seemed like a whole different person now. It almost reminds you of someone.

You did as he told you and turned your back to him. He walked up to your back-facing figure to put the now-opened handcuffs on your wrist. Though, before he was able to do so you kicked right into his crotch area.
Crying in pain, he collapsed onto the ground and let go of his weapon.

You stared down to his fallen figure
"Really, that's all it took?"
You asked, sharpening your gaze. The man looked at you with anger
"Y-you will die!"
Your serious look turned into an amused one
"I'd like to see you try. I really need some training you know"
The man before you gritted his teeth in frustration
"How dare you act like that before me!"
He yelled, making your smirk grow wider.
He shakingly looked to the side of the floor eyeing the weapon he held onto minutes ago he reached out for the spear with one of his hands
"This is embarrassing."
You muttered before walking up to the weapon to kick it over to the soldier. He looked up to you, before taking ahold of it and standing up again
"Now, teach me your fighting skills"
You smiled, forming fists with both your hands to get ready for the coming fight.

The man looked at you like he was about to fight some kind of archon, shaking to his knees he tightened his grip on his weapon before he threw it right at you aiming for your head first. This move felt much too similar.
You dodged the attack by simply turning to the side letting the weapon hit right into the wall behind you
"Almost! now it's my turn."
You cheerfully spoke before slowly waking up to the trembling man. He looked at you filled with fear reminding you of the same man you executed a few days ago. Your gaze saddened. Ready to lean a punch right onto his face you stopped. Only inches apart from your fist and his face.
He looked at you, tears of sweat ran over his face like a waterfall
"W-what?"
"Promise me that you won't tell anyone who I am involved with."
The man raised an eyebrow
"And promise me that you won't continue this case"
You continued. The man let out a shaking breath.
You withdraw your fist away from his face
"O-Of course!"
"I won't tell anyone what h-happened!"
"I will tell them that you were innocent!"
"I p-promise!"
He stuttered. You smiled, pleased at the response he gave you

"Well, then we have a deal."

You spoke before walking up to the window to climb onto the window frame and jumping right onto the balcony beneath it. The people enjoying the scenery from it winced in surprise. Seems like they don't get to see things like these every day. From there on you jumped all the way down from stair to stair from the treehouse looking inn to the Stony ground. You got up from your crouching position and brushed the dirt off your dress.

Though, the hard part had only just begun.
Where could you possibly find Scaramouche now?

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A/N: Listening to Lamp while writing or working is truly a game changer trust me.
See you in the next chapter!! <3
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