𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐒𝐒 | ✧ scaramouche x reader (on hold)

9: misplaced orphans

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you peeked into the room that was at the end of the tunnel cautiously, having heard the small sobs stop a few moment before as you and scaramouche approached the room.

you squinted, trying your best to see in the dark with your fading candlelight.

scaramouche walked past you absentmindedly as he looked around with his hands on his hips. you walked into the room, freezing as you heard faint breathing.

"..who's there?" you asked defensively, looking around the small cave. your eyes landed on a suspiciously darkened corner, and you went over to inspect it.

the candle light lit up the corner, and you did a double take when you saw what was in it.

...what the hell are some kids doing down here? you narrowed your eyes at the pair of kids, both of which looked like they had seen better days. they were huddled together in a corner with their wrists tied and bloody, and they looked absolutely terrified.

"... hey, what are you two doing down here?" you asked cautiously, scaramouche right beside you. the kids squeaked, their eyes widening— but not at you. one of the kids hand jerked on the chain like they were trying to raise them to hug the other child.

you looked behind you at where their eyes were, and saw a shadow holding some long thing that you assumed was a pipe. for a second you didn't move, but then you realized that the pipe was going to hit you, and you scrambled away as he brought the pipe down.

you summoned your sword quickly and held it in one hand as you brought up your candle to try and see the intruders face. you squinted your eyes, realizing that your candle was almost out of wax.

guess this thing is useless now. you thought with a sigh. you tossed it to the ground, hearing the metal clink as it hit the ground, and looked over to see the man attempting to bring the pipe up to attack you again. you lazily parried with the flat side of your sword, and unfortunately for him, he was too slow to bring his weapon of choice away from yours, and you grabbed the pipe and yanked it away from him.

"ugh.. who the hell are you?" you asked as you took a step away, inspecting the metal pipe. it looked like he had found it in a ditch or something.

"you fatui..." the man coughed violently for a few seconds, and then recovered enough to speak again. "you guys can't keep your nose outta other peoples business!" the man said angrily. "get outta this house! leave!"

you narrowed your eyes at the man, feeling a twine of irritation as you heard his grating voice. you opened your mouth to respond, but stopped as you heard sinister laughter. you remembered that scaramouche was in the room with you, and looked beside you, where he was last, to see that he wasn't there anymore. you briefly spotted his hat from behind (who you assumed was) lichung, before he froze and purple electricity surrounded him. you gasped and rushed away from him in hopes of avoiding getting electrocuted.