【 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 】 - a kazuscara ff .••°

XV

"I guess. But everytime I ask my Mom she gets kinda defensive and tells me to leave or changed the subject, plus we've already asked most of the teachers!"

"Well, I never said it had to be someone who attended this school, did I?"

-

Kazuha's aunt, Beidou, worked in a department which held several cases she had access too. It was a pretty vague description, but that was all Kazuha knew. She wasn't allowed to tell much.

"Okay, so you're just gonna text your aunt, hope it goes through, and hope there's a case file out there?" Scaramouche asked, suspiciously.

Kazuha shrugged. "Better than nothing."

"I guess you're right..."

___Aunt Beidou___

Kazuha
Hi Auntie, if it isn't too much
to ask, recently me and my
friend have gotten into looking
stuff up about a case. It occurred
at this school about 12 years ago,
and a girl was killed in a boys bathroom.
If it isn't too much work, could you
please see if there's anything about
it at your workplace? Also,
hope you've been doing well!

________

A few minutes of anxious waiting later, she responded with a simple, short "Ok."

Scaramouche let out a breath of relief, yet quickly paused when he saw the next message come in.

"Might take a bit. Have to request for the files. Plus me and Ningguang are in Liyue for a visit."

Scara looked at Kazuha, waiting for a response.

"Dude, they're in Liyue? That's like, four hours away," Kazuha groaned.

Liyue was a pretty popular city, not as large as some of the others around, yet still was known for some of the most beautiful landmarks in Teyvat. His aunts must have gone for sight seeing as a vacation.

"I've always wanted to visit Liyue. I've been to some other cities, but never Liyue," Scara commented.

"Maybe there'll be a field trip. That could be pretty fun," Kazuha said, setting down his phone. "I guess she'll get back to me eventually."

"I should ask my mom if we can plan a field trip to Liyue," Scara said while laughing a bit.

"If we do, you're sitting next to me on the bus. Or taking me in your moms fancy limo, 'cause busses stink."

Scara rolled his eyes and hit Kazuha's shoulder. "My mom doesn't own a limo, dumbass."

He shrugged. "Well why not? She's the owner of some fancy private school, what kinda headmaster doesn't have a limo? Maybe she's hiding it from you and goes down to town every weekend to buy snacks," Kazuha reasoned.

"That's stupid."

"...."

"Actually why doesn't she have a limo?"

-

It was now the second week of November, and the candy people had smuggled in from their parents had for Halloween had finally run out, but testing periods were starting up.