Evanescent [GI Kaeya x Reader x Diluc]

17. Sunset

"Right, we aren't here for this," he sighed. He turned his head to look at the glaring girl. "Please... come to our wedding. We'll be taking our leave."

...

Her e/c orbs fluttered open, her blury vision shifted slowly一there stood a red haired person, waiting patiently一 what seemed to be waiting for her.

She blinked twice before she sat on the bed. "Did you have a nice sleep?" Diluc spoke out of the blue, catching her attention once again. "Evening, Sir," she greeted, still unable to process.

The said person stood up from the couch across the room. He walked to beside the girl's bed一wrapping his arm around her waist as he lifted her to the wheelchair. "W-wait!" She squeaked, but he didn't listen. Y/n sat on the wheelchair一heat started to spread across her cheeks just by recalling the action not too long ago.

"Hey, where are you tak一"

"Let's just see."

She clenched the handle, swallowing her saliva as he pushed the chair out of the room.

..

The lake reflected how the fresh yellow and orange collided with each other一sky shifted to the colour of orange and the tint of pinkish colour, giving the finishing touch.

Her e/c orbs gazed at the scenery, slowly growing fond with the view the world offered.

"The physician gave me his permission to bring you here," he stated casually, standing right behind her wheelchair. Y/n's eyes fell on the lake's colour, from how it's supposed to be the aquarium blue, became the colour of orange.

"Really?" She responded, attention still on the lake. "Hm," he hummed, nothing else as he was drowned in his own thought.

Questions ran from A to Z, yet一how should bring this up? Straight away asking her about her mother? Her 'episodes'? The fact her father cheated? Which?

Questions and questions popped up more than answers一"You were there, weren't you?"

Nothing but silence cracked between them, she waited patiently一with her eyes that showed understandment. How could she know? His ruby eyes couldn't let go from her fingers一slowly interwining them together.

A brief second of silence, he inhaled the oxygen that slowly tightened them. "Yes, I was. I'm sorry."

She shook her head, chuckling it off as she waved her hand. Was this chuckle really came from her heart? He was fooled, ashamed, and confused一fooled by how he easily fell for her words and actions. Ashamed by how he just scratched the surface of her, assuming he had known everything about her. Confused by how should he feel, what was he feeling, and why.

"You don't need to be sorry. It's normal if you heard it since we argued loudly." The way she emphasized the word 'argued' caught his whole attention. Her lips were agaped, starting off with a sigh before trailing her words.

"...Which one would you like to know first? My father's marriage? My mother? Or my episodes?" She asked calmly, e/c orbs perfectly reflected the colour of the sunset一fresh orange and red with a bright yellow.

He breathed in once again, glistening his eyes to look at her reaction. Yet, it felt like she was covering herself from him, not wanting him to know.

"Your episodes."

Ah, episodes?

Y/n hummed mindlessly一whilst nodding her head. "Where should I start this?" Something shone from her eyelashes一he swore he saw it. Could it be her tears?