Childe and Scara have been assigned a mission from the Fatui, however what will happen when their mission goes south? This is my first time writing anything, but this is based off a role play i did with a friend. This is just going to be a light flu...
Once i entered the lobby i noticed the diplomats were still talking in front of the door. 'I should find a different exit' i thought to myself. I walked to the receptionist desk and hoped the the boy from before was still there. I rang the bell and then i heard a thud from behind the desk. The boy from yesterday stood up with his arms filled with towels and a fairly large cut across his forehead.
"Oh my gosh! Are you okay?!" I asked. I grabbed the towels from him and he took a second to process what just happned.
"Huh? Oh, yeah I'm fine, just my luck" he chuckled as he grabbed a bandage from his pocket. "Anyway, did you need something?" He asked as he took the towels back, which were still somehow neatly folded after all that.
"Oh, i was wondering if there was another exit other than that door there" i pointed to the door with the diplomats by it.
"Yes, there is, its down the hall"
"Thank you" i began walking back down the hall to get scara so we could leave. Then i heard a voice behind me.
"Is that the 11th?" I quickly turned around to see one of the diplomats pointing at me.
"It is!" Another one of the said. "Didn't dottore say he was wanted for stealing from the fatui? Cmon, this could be our chance to move up in the ranks!" They started to chase after me.
I dashed down the hall to where scara was and fumbled with the keys to unlock the door as i heard the diplomats getting closer. Once they were not even ten feet away the door flew open, i jumped inside, and slammed it shut. However they did not plan to give up so easily. They began to try to break through the door so i shoved heavy objects infront of it. I was breathing heavily and looking around for scara. The bathroom door was still closed but I didn't have time to try to convince him to open it. I grabbed one of my shirts and kicked the doorknob off and shoved the door open. Scara looked terrified but he also looked like he'd just woken up. The diplomats had broken through the door and were trying to climb through the hole they'd made.
"Cmon, we cant stay here!" I yelled as i picked him up and slid the shirt over his head. I dashed for the window and proceeded to open it.
"Childe what's going on?!" Scara yelled at me after seeing the diplomats.
"Let's just say dottore wasn't very happy with what happened" i wrapped my arm around him, grabbed his hat, and dove out the window. Scara just screamed like a little girl. We then ran to the gate to attempt to escape mondstadt.
"They're getting closer, we need to try something else!" Scara said with his face buried in my shoulder, barely able to see anything.
"Oh really?! I never woulda guessed" i said as i looked around frantically for some escape. The guards at the gate had also begun to chase us. We got to the bridge, however it was filled with people traveling from Sumeru for some festival so i took my chance to duck into the crowd. "I think we lost them for a bit" i whispered.
"A bit isn't very long, we need to go" he whispered back. "But put me down.."
I heard the diplomats asking people if they'd seen a ginger and quickly covered scara's mouth. "Shh" i looked around again. "Okay, you're gonna have to trust me" i whispered. He just stared at me unimpressed as if to say 'I never trusted you in the first place' "just hold your breath" his eyes widened and he clung onto me for dear life as we jumped off the bridge. Scara let out a small squeak and we fell into the water.
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(Scara's hat is behind childe, it'll be important for the story later and i may have left it out of the drawing, just pretend it there please; also, childe should have his other jacket over his red shirt, just bare with me please XD)
I swam for the support pillars of the bridge and dragged scara with me. Once we were there i hoisted myself onto the platform and pulled him up with me. He looked at me furious, but i could understand why. "If you're going to yell at me, at least wait till we're far from those diplomats" i whispered. "But for now, we need to move, they'll find us here" he just stared at me angrily. "What? I did save you didn't i?" He remained silent. "..anyway lets go" i grabbed his hand and we swam to land.
Once we made it to springvale, we walked a little further till we spotted an abandoned tent with an unlit fire. Scara still hadn't spoken the entire walk, and i felt horrible about what had happened. I sat down on the ground and lit the fire. I looked up at scara, his eyes glistening from the light of the flame. I could tell he was cold, and to be honest, so was i. "Do you want to sit down?" I asked cautiously. He simply crossed his arms and faced away from me. I could see the same mark from before glowing under his shirt, the fabric slightly transparent since it was damp. "Scara.. I'm-" he interrupted me.
"I just need a minute" he said blankly, then sat next to a crate on the opposite side of the path. He didn't seem angry, but he probably just needed some space. I looked back to the bridge to see if the diplomats were still there. I didn't see them.
'Hopefully they stopped looking for us' i thought. The sun had begun to set, leaving a warm glow across the tops of the trees and glistening across the water. We most likely had about 15 to 20 minutes of daylight left, but once the sun set id need to hide the fire from the view of the city, or just move our camping spot entirely. And based on what happened earlier, the latter seemed like the better option. I stood up and stomped out the fire before looking towards scara. His facial expression had softened and his eyes were closed. I slowly walked over to him, kneeled down, and tapped his shoulder. "Hey? You awake?" I asked. His periwinkle colored eyes fluttered open but you could tell he was still half asleep.
"Yeah? What do you want?" He asked then raised his arms over his head to stretch.
"I was just thinking maybe we should find a place with more shelter"
"Logical" he mumbled.
"There's a path that leads south from here right over there. I say we head that way and see what we find" he looked over my shoulder and nodded. "Alright, lets go then, we're wasting time here" i grabbed his hand out of habit but he didn't retract it. We both stood and continued walking towards dragonspine.
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Sorry this took so long, but i do have fluff planned for the next chapter or two to make up for the wait, as always you're amazing and please be sure to hydrate :)
