bitches and bitchless

kazu:

Let's hang out!

heizou will be there as well

wdyt?

Scaramouche replied 'cool' as he proceed to find an outfit to wear. He was not particularly interested in meeting this so-called Heizou but as he remember what Aether told him about this guy, he was curious to know what kind of person this Heizou was.

He wore a white long-sleeve shirt that he matched with a purple vest sweater to compliment his hair color as well his porcelain skin and wore black high-waisted pants. Of course, he will not forget his combat boots.

"This looks like something that Aether would wear." He mumbled while staring at his body mirror.

He recalled most of Aether's casual outfits outside of the school. If it's not a cardigan, it's either a vest or coat that matches his aesthetic. Somehow, his outfit right now reminds him of Aether.

Speaking of the blond. Aether stop bothering him this past few weeks. After Scaramouche asked him if he was making excuses, he didn't show up anymore. Even though he was expecting the blond to show up in Cupid Arrow's cafe that night, he didn't.

He didn't show up the next day either, and the next, next day too. Scaramouche didn't even see a glimpse of him for a whole week. Nor even heard someone say his name. He didn't see him with Ayaka also.

Scaramouche rolled his eyes. Whatever.

It's not like it bothered him.

Scaramouche was the first one to arrive at their meeting place. It was not shocking as he was the usual first one to show up in every gathering they have.

He sipped at the fruit tea that he ordered. His attention was immediately on his phone which vibrated, indicating that someone texted him.

He opened his phone and let out a confused sound.

Huh?

He got a text from an unknown number. And what's funny? The context.

Unknown:

Break up with Aether.

He almost laughed like crazy. Scaramouche and Aether weren't even in a relationship to even break. Of course, Aether offer him to pretend they are dating each other but it didn't even start so what the fuck?

Scaramouche:

Who is this? How did you know my number?

The unknown number didn't reply. He waited for some minutes but still no reply.

Scaramouche rolled his eyes. Did this unknown and he knows each other? Scaramouche doesn't remember giving his number to someone aside from his friends. He doubts his friends have the guts to give someone his number because he will kill them if he knew they are the ones who gives this unknown person his number.

To an unknown number who is spouting nonsense in the text.

bitchless and bitches

kunikuni:

where the fuck you are?

and who gave my number to someone?

Childe and Lumine saw his message.

lumimi:

not me

why would I let myself be kill

child without e:

it's not me either

why?

kunikuni:

someone just text me nonsense

if one of you gave my number to some idiot

expect me to appear at your house

I will literally kill you

lumimi:

okay, that someone is dead later I know

but im nearly already

see you all soon!

child without e:

this is not kuni, this is scara

anyways, see you all!

Great. Lumine and Childe were already out of the list of suspects who gave his number.

Scaramouche stared at the text.

Why would this person think he was dating Aether to even test him to break up with him? He can't remember doing something together with Aether to make people think they are dating.

Scaramouche let out a sigh. Hah. He will kill Aether if he ever sees the blond after the person who gives his number to this unknown person as well as that unknown number. He and his problems, even Scaramouche was involved.

After some minutes of waiting. Lumine finally arrived, wearing a casual pastel color dress. She was waving at him through the transparent wall. Scaramouche waved back a little before glancing at Lumine's companion.

His eyes were automatically glaring at him. Here he is. After not showing up for a whole week, he finally showed up.

Though his glare flutters a little as he looks at the blond guy from head to toe.

He let a gasp. No fucking way.

Aether was wearing a white long-sleeve shirt with a light yellow vest and high-waisted pants. Though the two upper buttons of his shirt were open and loose, unlike the way Scaramouche styled his shirt. Everything is the same.

Scaramouche looks away as he and Aether's eyes met the moment Scaramouche was checking him up.

This is the worse. He mentally noted.

The moment Lumine and Aether reached down to his table and sat down on the vacant chairs. Lumine sat beside him while Aether was in the chair across from him, giving him full access to the view.

He acts like he didn't notice anything as he casually talks with Lumine.

"Uh..." Lumine looked at Scaramouche back to Aether who was staring at his phone but put his attention to Lumine when she spoke. "Are you two having a couple of outfits?"

"Huh?" Scaramouche acts confused. Well, he was a little confused as to how Aether and him matched each other's outfits unknowingly, the only difference was the color of their vest, both colors complimenting their hair color. Though having a matching outfit was quite for Scaramouche to blame because he knows that Aether likes clothes like this but it's not like Aether is the only one allowed to wear this.

Aether on the other hand simply hummed as if he was agreeing they are indeed having a matching outfit.

It made Scaramouche glare at him although the latter was not paying attention as he looked at his phone busily.

Scaramouche subconsciously look at his phone. He remembers that unknown number.

"You're not answering me? Fine! Whatever." Lumine pouted. "You wanted to be lowkey? Okay, suit yourself."

"We're not."

At that reply, Aether finally looked up and stared at Scaramouche who didn't notice it as he was curiously looking at his phone.

Seriously?

"We're not you say but you two have a matching outfit, did the two of you talk about this?" Lumine continues to ask questions.

Scaramouche rolled his eyes. The blond didn't even show up these past few days and they don't have each other number to talk about it on the phone.

"I told you, it's not like that." Scaramouche looks at Aether. Say something!

"It's just a coincidence," Aether added.

Lumine look at Aether annoyed.

Scaramouche stared at her for a moment. Why does she look like she was going to murder Aether for saying that?

Scaramouche shakes his head and grabs his phone.

Unknown:

Who cares about it? Just break up with Aether, it's not that big deal.

Scaramouche scoffed, making the two look at him. He didn't pay attention to them and typed a reply.

He was asking so nicely, yet he received a reply like this? When it didn't become a big deal texting someone to break up with their partner?

Scaramouche let out a sinister laugh.

Scaramouche:

Well, it's a big deal

You're asking me to break up with my boyfriend shamelessly

Scaramouche stared at the screen for a moment. There, he said it. That Aether was his boyfriend even though he was not. Just to piss off the person behind this number.

Unknown:

Aether soon will leave you

He will be engaged with someone

I'm doing this for your sake

Scaramouche:

Ah really, congratulations in advance

Don't bother, I can handle it myself

So fuck off

Unknown:

He will be engaged next month

I'm close to his father

You know Ayaka right?

She will be his fiance

Scaramouche:

Sorry, we're having a date right now

Text me later if you want to spout nonsense

Scaramouche aggressively put his phone back on the table as he saw the reply and stared at the blond guy who look confused at his action. He can only return that with a glare.

"Let's talk, Aether." He said it with a cold tone.

It seems like this person had a connection with Aether considering that they even mentioned his father and Ayaka as if they knew everything about them.

He watched Aether stand up confusedly. He didn't wait and grabbed his hands to drag him out of the cafe.

"We'll be back," Scaramouche muttered to Lumine who watched them with amusement.

"What's the problem?" Aether asked in the middle of Scaramouche dragging him outside of the cafe.

Scaramouche didn't reply until they finally out of the cafe. He looked around and sighed when there were only a few people.

"A talk, I want to talk to you." Scaramouche only answers just now. "Did someone close to you knows me?" He asked.

Aether titled his head. Scaramouche watched him puzzled but he didn't care. He wished the blond didn't say about him to anyone else he doesn't know.

"Yeah?" Scaramouche glared at him again. What the hell?

"Are you serious?"

Aether nodded.

"I'm serious. I told some of my friends about you being annoying, why?"

Okay, that quite offended him but it's not like he didn't do the same. He even shamelessly told his friends about Aether being annoying even with Lumine's presence.

"Didyoutellthemaboutusbeingtogether?"

Scaramouche can't say that clearly. He was embarrassed to say it, especially in front of Aether.

"No. You will be angry at that." Now, Scaramouche look at him confused. Does he honestly understand what he said? Even he can't understand it because he was too embarrassed to say it straightforwardly and just mumbled.

"Why do you look surprised?" Aether asked, now in crossed-arm postures. He noticed that the blond relaxed.

"You understand that?"

Aether shrugged his shoulder as if it was not a big deal.

"I deal with you for almost 4 years of you being annoying. You like to do that when you're getting flustered, speaking so fast like you're some sort of rapper."

No way. For real?

"So what's the problem?"

Scaramouche rolled his eyes. Right. Aether concluded that he was the one who can deal with him.

He opened his phone and showed the conversation between him and the unknown person.

"An unknown number texted me that."

Scaramouche uttered when Aether looked at him asking why he was showing his phone.

"Though I don't know why they think we're dating, we always bicker and fight, why would they even think such a ridiculous idea? Do you know this idiot?"

Aether stared at the screen for a moment before glancing back at him.

"I thought you don't agree about us pretending to be in a relationship? And what is this? We're having a date right now?" Aether asked while having a mischievous smile as if he was pleased with something while staring at his phone.

Scaramouche slapped his arms.

"What the fuck? I'm serious and yet you have to pay attention to some nonsense?!"

"They're interesting." Aether shrugs his shoulder.

"That's not the point!"

Thankfully, after a few seconds of bickering, Aether turned serious and was back to being cold.

"Seems like they are close to my family to say this." Aether pointed out the text when his father was mentioned.

"Right?"

"They are giving you misinformation." Scaramouche looks at Aether bewildered. The hell?

Aether stared at him with serious eyes.

"There will be no engagement happening. I already told Ayaka's family even my family that no matter how hard they tried to match us, I will never marry Ayaka."

'I will never marry Ayaka'

Scaramouche felt his breath relaxing. Is he relieved that Aether told him this? He will admit that he was bothered about Aether and Ayaka being engaged in the future but never he will admit he was relieved it wasn't.

"...I see." Scaramouche looked away from Aether's stare which was like staring at his soul and glanced at his phone.

"So what i am going to do with this? This person will not simply stop texting me and I'm nice to not reply to them."

Scaramouche was somehow surprised that he was asking Aether what to do.

"Uh, never mind." He shakes his head, realizing it was wrong.

"I will delete the number, thanks by the way." He put his hands in front of Aether, signing to give his phone back.

Aether continued to stand firmly, he just stared at his hand without a plan to give his phone back.

"Give my phone back." Scaramouche glared at him.

Aether shakes his head. "You're asking me what to do right?"

"I said don't mind it."

"Since you told them that we are in a relationship even though we are not, and even told them we are dating right now. Why not be true to your words?"

He rolled his eyes.

"Are you offering to pretend a relationship again?" Scaramouche can't believe this. Aether can really add his agenda to every conversation they have.

"Yeah." Aether stared at him. "The rumors about me and Ayaka were already okay, I already announced that Ayaka and I weren't dating or in a relationship, an engagement wasn't in the choices either."

"And?"

Is Aether going to say again that he can deal with his moody personality?

A grin suddenly appeared on Aether's lips.

"And, you can piss the person who texted you this nonsense. Tell them that no matter how hard they try to separate us, they can't do anything because your boyfriend will only choose you over anything else."

"That..." Aether knows how to make Scaramouche agree to his offer. Of course, part of his personality was to piss off the people who also pissed him off. It's even more tempting because he was going to taunt them until they beg for mercy.

It was tempting offer.

"Your friends will be surprised too. Imagine my sister's reaction if she got to know that we are dating, it's nice don't you think so since they have been teasing us?"

"That will not do. They are teasing us so they probably guessed this already."

"Wrong." Aether shakes his head. "They teasing us, but they will not think about us dating each other. We are always arguing."

Aether had managed to tempt Scaramouche. His words are true too.

"Okay, fine. We're now in pretend relationhi---" Scaramouche's voice was cut off by some voices on their backs.

"Wow, another couple! With matching outfits too!" Mona's voice can be heard everywhere, she was yelling. Scaramouche rolled his eyes. That damn witch. These people are really good at timing.

Scaramouche and Aether look behind them and see Mona, Albedo together with Childe, Tighnari, Cyno, Signora with her boyfriend Rostam, Kazuha, and an unfamiliar auburn-haired guy who has a mischievous smile.

"I guess they want to be lowkey," Albedo commented.

"But is this lowkey? They have a matching outfit, they even do something like this in public." Signora added.

"I bet Lumine was tired of them." Childe shakes his head.

Scaramouche glared at them. Could they just shut the fuck up?

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A/N:

Author's Note: Hi! It's been a long time since I updated. I'm getting so busy these days since my class schedule changed due to the heat. Back then, my class schedule was afternoon, from 12 to 5:30 pm but then this month, it became 7 am to 12 pm, so when I went home all I did was sleep and didn't have the energy to write since I have so many schoolwork to finish in time. I hope this week I can update daily though, sorry for the wait.

I had a hard time writing this chapter since I was really tired this week, but thankfully, I managed to finish the chapter (I have written another version of this chapter but it feels like I need to write a different one just because I want to)

And also, I revised chapter 1 to 7 and added some details and scenes since I feel like it was some kind of rush. I changed some parts but it was still the same scene. If you re-read, you will notice what I changed in the story and because (I'm ashamed to say this) I feel like the story was kinda lacking and need some improvement, I also felt like I added too many useless thoughts and shortened or erased it.

Happy 650+ reads too! I honestly didn't expect to receive such several reads since I created this story not because I ship Aether and Scaramouche that much but, because it happened when exactly on March 13. I had a habit of writing in school whenever I had free time to do. So that time, we are having a test to see what we learn during 1 and 2nd quarters and I happened to write fanfiction about Aether and Scaramouche in some paper (Honestly, the scene I wrote there will happen in the future chapters), I showed them to my classmates whom I have the same interest with and they know about genshin though they are not playing the game. They said, they like the story and want to know what will happen. Though first, I don't have a plan to publish this since I don't have the confidence to publish it, but soon after, I had a hard time screenshotting the chapter and sending it to my classmate, I published this on Wattpad because they also recommend if I could post in Wattpad.

I know it's funny right? 🤣🤣🤣

I had fun writing the chapters though. And the comments are really funny 🤣🤣🤣 I appreciate it very much and makes my day

This is a very long note, anyways

Enjoy! ;)))