Comrades or More?

Chapter 17

Scara's pov

We walked for a good hour or so before stopping for a break and sitting on the grass. There was a river with a very fast current next to us; on the other side was a snow-covered mountain. I noticed Childe was staring up at the mountain with a sad look in his eyes, somehow more sad than usual. I rubbed the back of his hand with my thumb since he still hadn't let go of mine since we started walking, and to be honest, I didn't want him to. The contact was comforting. He gently squeezed my hand back and sighed, "pretty, isn't it?" His gaze stayed upon the icy cliffs of the mountain.

"Mhm" i nodded. I did look at the mountain, but i was more focused on his tone and facial expression. He seemed quite a bit different lately, at least since the incident with dottore in Sumeru.

"We could go over there if you wanted" his voice slightly perked up as he glanced towards me.

I stood up and looked down at him "then lets go" i said with a small smile on my face. He stood up as well and we walked to a bridge with a camp near it.

"We'll need warmer clothes to go over there, lets see if they have anything we can buy" Childe stated before dragging me to the camp. "Hello comrade, do you by any chance have some warmer clothing for sale?" Childe said to the owner of a small stall with hiking equipment.

"Yes i do, what can i get for you?" He asked as he began pulling out stuff from the shelves behind him.

"We'll take two pairs of snow boots, two winter jackets, two pairs of warm pants, and two hats please" Childe said pulling out his wallet.

"Alright, that'll be 10,000 mora" he stated while grabbing the items.

"Here you go" Childe handed him the money and took the stuff.

"You two can change in that tent right over there if you need instead of going back to mondstadt" he pointed to a small tent at the edge of the campsite.

"Will do, thank you" Childe nodded then handed me my stuff.

"Do we really need all of this?" I asked staring down at the clothing in my arms.

"If we don't want to freeze, then yes" Childe chuckled. "Ill go change first, keep an eye out will ya?" He asked as we got to the tent.

"Will do" i stood outside and waited for him to change. Not even five minutes later he walked out again.

"Alright go ahead, ill hold your hat for you" he grabbed my hat from my head and i walked into the tent.

A few minutes later i walked out, or more waddled. "How the heck do you walk in this stuff?"

Childe just laughed before responding "well first off, I'm not short"

"I hate you.." i tried to grab my hat from him but he held it over his head.

"I know you do" he snickered. I crossed my arms and walked away. "Aw, mouchie, don't be mad"

"Don't call me that!" I yelled at him.

"Alright alright, i wont, jeez" he chuckled.

"And give me my hat" i turned to him.

"Okay" Childe set the hat on my head then we started walking to the mountain.

Once we crossed the bridge there was nothing but snow around us. "Woah.." i said, looking around amazed.

"Do you like it?" Childe asked.

"Mhm" i nodded.

"You should go run into it" Childe pointed to a deep area of snow. "It's fun, trust me"