Time for Tea [Wriothesley x Male Reader]. 🍋

8. Sclopetum Ensiferum

BAM! BAM! BAM!

The musket fired, shooting down multiple trees. "Hands up where I can see them!" The captain exclaimed, firing shots as it goes through the smoke caused by the fallen trees. From the smoke came a figure, and a gun.

"BLAM!!"

The bullet went at a speedy pace, shooting down its target.

"A-ah-... What?" Captain Cheveruse looked down, realizing she was unharmed. However, a huge gust of smoke covered the scene, not letting both me nor Wriothesley see what's going on. "What happened?" I said, looking at Wriothesley. He was so focused on the battle that he forgot that he was supposed to help.

"I-I dont know. But we have to get down there. And fast." Wriothesley said, as he grabbed my hand and we ran down the mountain, racing to the bottom knowing that the captain might be injured.

As we went down the mountain, we heard a huge "CRACK" from the battlefield, only seeing the phantom thief flee the scene.

"Y/N, go take care of the captain, I'll take care of this." Wriothesley said, running after the phantom thief.

"A-alright..!" I said as I ran through the smoke, seeing the fire spread around the area, causing me to begin to get dizzy. But, I knew this was one of the risks of this jobs, and I had to face it.

And so, I ran and ran, coughing on the way until I found a small puddle of blood.

"Gasp, captain!" I yelled, moving away the tree that was on top of..

wait, that's not the captain..

"It's.. another body.."

I gasped and touched it's hand. It's cold... And a tree branch impaled the guys body. Who is he? Could he be the phantom thief?

"I have to take this body somewhere safe until the smoke clears.. cough cough"

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[Third Person P.O.V]

And so, Wriothesley ran as fast as he could, chasing the phantom thief, eventually catching up. He ran all the way up the hill, and chased him all the way to the top of Elynas, where the phantom had stopped. The single sound of a reload was heard, letting Wriothesley know where the Phantom thief was.

Wriothesley slowly crept up at the figure like a lion, and swooped up and lunged forward with his fighting gloves, ready to punch and capture the thief. But it was too late.

The Phantom Thief turned around and used their musket to block the attack, clearing some smoke away.

"Y-Your Grace!?" The figure gasped as the smoke cleared away, revealing that the figure was..

"Captain?" Wriothesley backed away and they both put their weapons down.

"B-but, what are you doing here, what about the thief?"

"I, I thought you were the thief so I ran so I could trap and ambush him!" Cherveruse explained

"But I thought you were injured!" Wriothesley said, clearly confused by the situation.

"Your Grace, I am the Captain of the Special Security and Serveillance Control. I don't fall easily."

"Right." Wriothesley said, looking back down the mountain, seeing Y/N dragging a body to a pond nearby, eventually resting when he got there. Wriothesley smirked and said, "looks like the rookie got him."

"Huh?" The Captain looked down and saw me and the dead body. "I guess that's something you don't see everyday, I'm quite impressed."

"You should. After all, Y/N always seemed like he would do well in this job..." Wriothesley smiled gently, looking down as Y/N looked up the mountain, seeing the captain and Wriothesley and he waved.

•°| Mission Complete |°•

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[2 days later, The Duke's Office]

"I wonder what His Grace wants.." I said as I walked up into Wriothesley's office. Recalling the previous events of 2 days ago, we recently found out from an autospy that the man who died is in fact, not the phantom thief. This is a good and bad thing because for one, We can gain more information on finding all the things that the Phantom thief has stolen in the past; but the bad thing is that he's alive, and may steal more things. I don't really know what we have in store, but I'm confident in that he will be caught and we will triumph!

"Why are you just standing there..?" Wriothesley chuckled as he looked at me. I blushed and looked away "oh, so I can't be confident..?" "Well, you can.. you're just a bit 'too' confident.." he laughed nervously. "Aw man.." I sighed and I took a seat across from Wriothesley. "So, what did you need?" I smiled, looking prepared for anything that came by. I was that motivated for work for the first time in my life.

"Well, I just wondered if you wanted to join me in La Fête des Fontaines of this year, since I have no one to go with. And no, I'm not inviting you because it's a romantic matter rather, It's because their's suspicions that the phantom thief will steal the annual trophy given to the hydro archon in honor of her reign." He said as he reviewed some papers on his desk. "And, well, I would love for you to say yes because, I want to make sure this feast is more fun than the rest, and I can't have fun if I do not have a partner to accompany me."

"Hm.. Well, it's not like I have anything better to do so sure! I'll attend" I said, really excited for the feast. It's a feast for crying out loud, it might have loads of food and goodies on the table!

"Well, thank you for your response. I can finally start working on my paperwork, and letting the host know that you will be accompanying me." Wriothesley smiled but it soon faded when he turned to look at the pile of paperwork he needed to sign. "Want some tea? I want some company while I do this." Wriothesley asked, not wanting for me to leave. "Alright.. I'll have some."

And so, me and Wriothesley conversed about outfits for the feast, and often made jokes on some things. What mattered is that I had fun for once, and I was surprised to have found that with my boss.

Wriothesley soon finished the paper, and he slumped back. "Ah, I'm finally done.." he said to himself, looking at the ceiling. "I need a massage.."

"I could give you one." I said, walking up to Wriothesley. "Sorry for interrupting you.. I was just returning this cup of tea.." I said, placing down the empty cup of tea. "Its okay.." Wriothesley said taking back the cup of tea. "But sure, I guess a massage from you won't hurt.." he smirked. "It's not like I'm going to bite you or anything!" I smiled softly. "C'mon, let me do this..." I said, as I sat on Wriothesley's lap. "Now, just relax.." I whispered and I placed my fingers on his head, and I gave him one of the best massages of his life. That's what I think, that is. Back in Mondstadt, I used to give Kaeya massages after his work. He was always so stressed at times and, I wanted to make sure he was at least calm when he got home. Seeing Wriothesley just closing his eyes as he felt my hands touch him was, nostalgic I remembered Kaeya's smooth back, my hands reaching to rest his worked out muscles, his skin on my skin... Im glad I can help the Duke calm down.

I noticed Wriothesley started to fall asleep with my touch, and I smile. "Good night, your grace." I get up, and I left the office, giggling. He slept so peacefully, it was cute. I went to my room and I laid on my bed, and began to sleep.. "minimi........"