"A puppet?" || Scaramouche X Reader

✧Not everyone is worth trusting✧

Revenge is something every person on earth has longed for at some point in their life.
Some may even get obsessed with it. They dream of destroying that person's reputation, their perfect lifestyle, or even close ones, such as family or lovers to make that person's life a living hell.

How come that terrible things like revenge exist so often in this world?

The answer is quite simple.

Humans are selfish.

"Release her from the bonds."
Scaramouche demanded after summoning the presence of one of his guards.
The guards accepted the order, as if he had no other option and turned to face you. Scaramouche watched the scene in silence while leaning against the wall.

From firstly removing the bonds off your wrists he moved on to your legs and lastly to your waist that was tied to the chair you were sitting on

"Come with me."
Scaramouche spoke before leaning off the wall to step out of the room. You nearly lost control as the guard behind you pushed you off your chair. Thankfully, you caught yourself just in time to prevent you from hitting both of your knees.
"Hurry up."
The guard impatiently uttered, giving you a cold stare. Though you wanted to curse back at him you chose to remain silent. Beating the dirt off your clothes you began
rushing forwards the outside of the prison's chamber to search for Scaramouche.
Easier said than done, the jail's hallway featured millions of doors, reducing the chance of Scaramouche being in one of them to zero.
What made him think that you would be able to locate him in a building such as this one anyways?

Suddenly someone slammed the door open. It was another Fatui guard. Who would've thought?
His eyes were wide as he observed you
"A-are you Y/N?"
He shouted, trying to catch his breath.
Looking at the state he was in you began to wonder what on earth could have caused it
"That's me…"
After hearing your response he grabbed onto your sleeve and pulled you through the door he'd just opened

"They are all dead! You had one job and that was to keep an eye on her. Next thing I knew she was running alone in the city. Without you even in sight!"

The voice echoed across the beautifully embellished room. It was the same ginger haired male you've seen last time shortly after waking up in the cell. If he knew about that accident does it mean that he was the person who caught you that night?
He had a pure look of anger on his face. Standing face to face with Scaramouche who looked as disinterested as ever.

"Are you really not going to say anything? Do you even acknowledge the damage you've caused with this?!" He hollered while waving his hands in the air

"You're acting like a child Childe, crying over something so useless," Scaramouche spoke, casting a scornful glance at the man in front of him.
" 'So useless-?!' t-twenty soldiers died, and for what?!" The man that Scaramouche refers to as 'Childe' remarked, making you feel more and more disgusted by the current situation. This was your fault, no one but you is to blame for this outcome

"For Prove."

Pinching the bridge of his nose the ginger repeated
"Prove?!"

"Prove that they were unworthy to call themselves 'real soldiers' " Scaramouche uttered, crossing both his arms

"You can't be serious, Scaramouche."
Childe exclaimed. No matter how hard he tried, Scaramouche would always find a way to weaken his words

"Y/N, perhaps you should elaborate on the incident's reason. You caused it, after all, didn't you?"
Your heart dropped the moment he addressed you with the subject. You didn't even realize that he was aware you were in the same room as him up to this point. Looking straight at you with his threatening glare he patiently waited for your response

"The night I kept watch I heard some strange noises from outside the camp, when I went to examine it further I stumbled upon a horde of hillichurls. I then ran away, until I eventually fell onto the ground with the hillichurls jumping and fighting against me"
You started, about to continue until Scaramouche interfered with your sentence

"After that, if I may hazard a guess, an unidentified individual took you with them after saving you from the mess you had gotten yourself into?"

"I- how did you know-, anyways"

"I was already unconscious after he captured me, and once I woke up again I was in a room with one of the millelith guards. He then told me that they noticed a bunch of Fatui men searching the area I was attacked at. Long story short they got suspicious of me and wanted to know rather I had to do with it or not. My cover was blown, but before he was capable of arresting me I managed to flee from the mess"

"What did the person who caught you look like?"
Childe asked, raising an eyebrow

"It appeared to be a he, with teal-colored hair, amber eyes, and prohibitively costly garments."

"Ha!"
Both you and Childe turned their attention to Scaramouche

"Do you want to share anything with us, Scaramouche?" Childe exclaimed placing his hand beneath his chin into a thinking position

"One of the soldiers who stayed alive informed me that all the others who had died got perished by a male who had that exact appearance. Coincidentally enough he got sent to me to deliver a message from the murderer. The message was that he would kill her no matter the cause"

"Wait, so he was the one who saved Y/N? And now after she is gone he is hunting her down?" Childe muttered under his breath

"Wow, you're actually following…"
Scaramouche teased while rolling his eyes

"Despite the fact that I had already anticipated that this would occur, I threatened one of the "millelith" guards to no longer continue that case, though it seems like he lied"

"If that's so, the two of you should move out fast, before the information spreads further. After all, your next mission is taking place in Sumeru no?"
Childe spoke, turning his back to both you and Scaramouche. Scaramouche let out a deep sigh
" 'Hopefully I won't get caught by one of those strong milith guards'"
He ironically spoke before walking forward the entrance
"I am just saying, don't overestimate yourself, Scaramouche."
Childe spoke in a more serious tone than before

"Pf-"
Scaramouche laughed, before looking back at you he spoke
"Let's go Y/N."
And began to walk through the entrance with you following him from behind, thought before he opened the door that lead to the outside he stopped walking, turning his head to the side he uttered
"I am in a good mood today so I'll only say this once. You can't trust anyone on this planet. Not even the ones who seem like they're worth trusting" He muttered before opening the door by himself and walkimg through it as if nothing had happened.

A/N:
Finally more Childe dialog god damn.
(No ginger hate allowed since I am also a natural ginger!)
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See you in the next chapter!!!