Rainy Autumn ~ Kazuscara

Part 6

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3rd pov.

After getting served his drinks, Scara noticed it was his boss working. "Oh.. Diluc? I didn't know you work as a bartender here?" Diluc was a bit amused that Scara didn't realize it was him earlier than now. "Yes, in fact, I own this place. I'm short of staff because my trusted bartender had fallen ill which is why I'm here today." Scara nodded his head in acknowledgement as he went to grab his drink. "I see, Must be tough?" Diluc shrugged at Scara's words and continued on with his work without another word. Kazuha's eyes were stuck on Scara while he was talking to Diluc. "Are you not into bars?" That had piqued Scara's attention as he took a sip of his bloody mary, it gave his throat a slight burn since he hasn't consumed any alcohol in a while. "Oh.. Why are you asking me that?" Scara's brow raised as he wondered why Kazuha was asking him this all of a sudden. "You seemed to be zoning out earlier when we arrived. I assume something's bothering you?" Kazuha tilted his head inquisitively while giving a small soft smile. "Well, I'm not a fan of loud places but it's nothing to exaggerate about. Are you not gonna drink yet?" Scara pointed towards Kazuha's glass while speaking. "I.. have a low tolerance to drinking so I'd rather go slow, You know? Hahaha.." An embarrassed chuckle left Kazuha's lips while he admitted he'd get intoxicated easily.

"Hey guys!" Venti took both of the two's attention away from eachother and diverted it to himself along with Childe and Zhongli's attention. "How much do you wanna bet I can get this Red headed man's number?" "None. You won't be able to." Zhongli quickly replied in a sharp tone. "What?! Yes, i can!" Venti's brows furrowed downwards just like an angry child. "I doubt that; Anyone wouldn't want a Drunk, Broke, Possibly on the verge of debt, Stubby rat, Miniscule human, Microscopic sized bacteria, Teeny tiny weeny AND whiny child." Zhongli calmly spoke while taking a sip of his wine. It made everyone let out a giggle or chuckle, even people passing by that heard it snickered. Venti gave a dramatic gasp while looking offended. "Okay, OLD MAN. You're so old everytime you walk there's always bits of ashes on your step like an old forgotten antique trinket left in the dust! You've got ancient bones at this rate!! But yes, people WOULD want me." Zhongli just let out a scoff. "Alright, Break it up you two.." Childe finally cut in after laughing his (Hypothetical) ass off, He gave his signature smile and Zhongli sighed, having a thought of perhaps it was enough. "Okay but I'll still ask for his number. Soon!" Venti grinned happily, If happiness made people shine, he'd melt people around him. He chugged his Dandelion wine but didn't finish it yet. "Well, Perhaps if it doesn't work. Go back to the cafe and try to get close to him." Scara set his glass down and crossed his arms while looking over at Venti. "It might be embarrassing if I got rejected though but yeah. I'll try that! Thanks, Scara." Venti brightened up at the information.

Kazuha, after a while, finally took a sip of his glass while staring into the crowd of people dancing to the music. He thought about joining in considering how fun it looked. As if his thoughts were heard, Venti spoke up. "Do you guys wanna go dance? If you do, let's go!" He got up from his seat with a bottle he snatched from the counter in his hands and ran towards the crowd to start partying. Diluc was about to rush after seeing a bottle get stolen but Childe reassured him that he'll pay for the silly guy. "Do you.. also want to dance?" Kazuha asked with a soft yet pleading tone towards Scara, It made Scara's heart rate increase as he nodded with slight hesitance. He hasn't danced for a while so he's quite unsure if he can. "Sure, If i'm dancing on you, be prepared to get your foot stepped on." He inclined while getting up from his seat, He took one last sip of his shot before setting the empty glass on the counter. "Alright! Sorry, childe but can you please watch over my drink? Thanks!" Childe just nodded along and kept Kazuha's glass close to him before resuming in his conversation with Zhongli, having a blush splattered on his cheek as he leaned on his arms. Listening to Zhongli's deep voice was like a lullaby for him to listen to.