Matrimony 💍 Scaramouche x Reader

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞

"Kaedehara Y/n? You're alive?"

Ei could not comprehend the presence of the human. The guilt that she thought she could bury for eternity, the guilt of the fault in what she had done, and what she could've done. It finally resurfaced.

The pitiful human she was afraid to face once more, she was standing right before her after centuries of solitude in the Plane of Euthymia.

"How...?" She questioned, her mind still processing the current situation at hand.

"I am not Kaedehara Y/n." Y/n corrects her, the confusion being obvious in her tone, "My name is Y/n L/n, and I hail from the nation of Fontaine."

Ei was confused. Perhaps this Y/n is a reincarnation? Such a rare occurrence, but she never expected to meet her like this. Or maybe it's just a big coincidence that this girl has the same face and name as the Y/n she knew 500 years ago?

Approaching the young maiden, Ei inspects her features up close. Everything was still the same as it was before. The same eyes, the same hair, and the same complexion. Even the way she speaks was the same.

Nothing had changed. Y/n was still the same. It was as if she never died in the first place and was blessed to live a long life.

Long enough to see her again.

The deep rooted guilt sprung up once more as a result. She thought she could move on. She thought she could find the right time to forgive herself for all the incidents from years ago.

And in the end, she continues to blame herself for failing Y/n.

Especially that boy.

"Y/n..." Ei starts, her regretful eyes gleaming with a thousand apologies that should've gone out of her mouth,

"How are you faring these days? Are you fine? Have you been well in Fontaine? Your family? Made any friends?"

Y/n was surprised at the quick and abrupt turn of the conversation, her brows furrowed with confusion.

"How about a lover, Y/n? Have you found someone?"

Ah, a lover. Ei just had to go straight through that route. This Y/n she is speaking to is supposedly a reincarnation, after all. The hopes of seeing her within the arms of that boy again may seem unlikely, but she still wished for her happiness.

She just wished that she wasn't suffering again like the last time.

"I'm engaged." Y/n answers.

Ei was pleasantly surprised, but doubt settled in, fearing that this engagement was purely an arrangement.

"It's an arranged marriage, but I'm happy." The young maiden continues, "My fiance, uhm... He is someone you know, yes? He told me that you found no purpose in him, hence you casted him away."

Ah, Y/n was talking about that boy. They have reunited at last. That was the very thing Ei wished for them both since all those centuries back then. Ignoring the fact that she was accused of abandoning her own son, she shows her relief of the current situation Y/n was in,

"I am glad to know that you are together once more."

Y/n was confused. She hoped for closure regarding the relationship between Scaramouche and his mother, the Electro Archon. Well, Ei did create him, so she is technically his mother.

"Y/n, tell me, are you happy with my son?"

"Yes, I am."

"That is all I needed to hear."

Y/n is engulfed in a tight yet tender hug, gasping as she awkwardly wraps her hands around Ei in return, unsure of what to do as she stands still. She was too confused now at this point. She wanted to confront the mother in law she was sure she wouldn't interact with for the rest of her life, but here she is, hugging her with absolute delight and joy to know that she is having a good relationship with Scaramouche.