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Scaramouche

"... It-"

You

"Is the whole Ei incident getting to you?! Change of plans for tonight; we're going to bomb her Tenshukaku."

Scaramouche

"Uh-"

You

"Or, even better, we just bomb her whole city! Making two visits to the same place in one day isn't a bad thing, right?"

Scaramouche

"I... No, Y/N, it's not that."

You

"So then what's the matter?"

Scaramouche

"It's nothing big, really."

You

"Well... I just jumped on top of you and you didn't throw me into the window which would've shattered, which is pretty unusual; so I think it's something big that's bothering you."

Scaramouche

"..."

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Scaramouche

"Y/N, you know that you're like..."

"Really my only..."

"My only 'real' friend, right?"

You

"... I am?"

Scaramouche

"... In a way."

You

"Oh, why thank you. I also consider you a... 'real' friend."

Scaramouche

"Really?..."

You

"Yes, really."

He talked in a tone with the softest voice that you would never hear him speak in.

Scaramouche

"I know the feeling of losing a friend. It's happened two times."

You

"I know."

Scaramouche

"But do you know what it would feel like to lose a 'real' friend?"

You

What is he trying to say?

"... I mean you're basically the only friend I've ever made in my life. I don't know what it would feel like to lose a 'real' friend."

"Just tell me the problem, Scaramouche."

Scaramouche

"Hm..."

"It's stupid."

You

"Oh come on, Scaramouche, don't give me that. You can tell me."

Scaramouche

"You say that as if it's the easiest thing to do..."

You

"Hey, I didn't mean to say it like that. I'm just... Letting you know that you can tell me whatever's bothering you. Even if it's as stupid as me jumping on top of you a while ago."

Scaramouche

"Ah... I was too lazy to throw you off."

You

"I could tell."

Scaramouche

"I just... Having Kazuha around doesn't feel right."

"... I don't know. Maybe I'm just not used to others being around us since it's just been us two for the past few weeks, but like..."

You observed his puzzled look as he struggled to put his emotions into words.

You

"Go on, I'm listening."

Scaramouche

"I don't really feel left out, I feel like... I'm about to be left out."

"..."

"Whatever, it's dumb anyway."

You

"No, it's not dumb. Sorry for convincing him to join, if that's what you're upset about."

"Could it be that you're... Jealous?"

Scaramouche

"Stop teasing me."

You

"No!- No, I'm not teasing you about it, I promise."

"... I understand."

Scaramouche

"Do you?..."

"Jealousy is a terrible feeling, especially if it's over something stupid. I hate it."

You

"It's not your fault, you can't control your feelings, and it's a normal thing."

Scaramouche

"It's a normal thing?..."

You

"Yes, it's completely normal."

Scaramouche

"Completely normal..."

"Huh, I didn't know that. It just feels so... Terrible."

You

"..."

"If you ever feel like someone else is going to take your place in my life, I guarantee it won't happen."

Scaramouche

"Guarantee?..."

You

"Indeed. Setting Inazuma City on fire would only feel right if you were there with me. Just you - Only you."

Scaramouche was stuck between insulting you for being all 'mushy,' and appreciating your words. He did nothing but stare at you, remaining mute and motionless.

Knock knock!

Even though the knocks were gentle on your bedroom door, you were startled and your soul almost sprang out of your body.

Scaramouche

"Pfft... Did you really get scared by that?"

Scaramouche chuckled when he finally pulled some words out of him.

You

"Heh, it was just so quiet, I wasn't expecting any sudden noise."

Kazuha

"Um... Y/N, was it?"

Kazuha stood on the other side of your bedroom door.

You

"Yeah, yeah, what do you want?"

Kazuha

"Oh- Sorry... Had I interrupted something?"

You

"No, no, you didn't interrupt anything."

You spoke loudly, attempting to get your muffled voice through the door so he could hear you as you lifted the blanket and placed it again onto Scaramouche's body.

Kazuha

"Phew, okay."

You

"What is it?"

You pushed open the door far enough for Kazuha to see the entire room.

Kazuha

"We've run out of tissue paper."

You

"Oh?..."

"... Shit."

Kazuha

"I um... I could ask Beidou if she has some if that's okay."

You

"Uh... Who's that? You keep on mentioning her, yet I have no idea who she is."

Kazuha

"Do you remember the first time we encountered each other at the boat deck?"

You

"... Yeah, I think so."

Kazuha

"The woman who handed me the crate full of food is Beidou. Captain Beidou, they call her."

"We are good friends, I could ask her for some. She most likely has some stored up."

You

"No. There will be no contact with anyone who isn't a part of whatever group this is... We are to not communicate with anyone outside of this territory. Who knows? This... Captain Beidou or whatever could reveal where we're hiding."

Kazuha

"Hey, I know her well. She would not do such a thing."

You

"Yeah- But I don't know her well one bit, so I can't assume anything. I and Scaramouche are going out tonight, we'll find some tissues then. How does that sound?"

Kazuha

"Uh... It sounds good?... I guess?"

You

"Alright. Scaramouche is about to sleep, so I suggest you find something else to do than stand at my bedroom door."

Kazuha

"My apologies." So cruel...

You

So polite...

Kazuha

"..."

"Wait-"

He interfered to prevent you from closing the door.

You

"... What?"

Kazuha

"I want to let you know that I'm only asking this out of curiosity..."

You

"... Go on."

Kazuha

"... Are you and the Balladeer a thing?"

You

"No."

You replied almost instantly.

You

"Also, he has a name other than 'The Balladeer', you know."

You shut the door on him before he could apologize once more.

He stared at the pattern on your door, then at the ground, then proceeded to walk away to his room.

Kazuha

I thought that if I were to be convinced by them, they'd treat me a little kinder.

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You

"While you take your well-deserved nap, I'll be cooking us a meal with the food that we totally bought."

As you took some ingredients from your backpack, you told Scaramouche.

He watched you leave the room while he was all wrapped up in a blanket.

While you were cooking, your pet snake wrapped itself around your neck to accompany you as you cooked.

You cooked a simple salad for yourself. You looked at a recipe that you believed Scaramouche might enjoy, Shimi Chazuke. Finally, you created a simple sandwich for Kazuha. How could you possibly know what he liked? 

You assumed that as little as you know him, he wouldn't be very choosy about his cuisine.

the recipe shimi chazuke is actually scara's specialty 💪

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Kazuha

"Thank you for the food."

Scaramouche

"... Why're you so polite?"

Kazuha

"Oh... Is it becoming a problem?"

You

"Heh, not at all. It's actually nice to see someone with manners, unlike Scaramouche."

Scaramouche

"Oh please. I... I have manners."

You

"Oh really?..."