Scaraether: Would've, Could've, Should've

Chapter 6

"Kids, take a seat." Yae Miko announced.

While they were eating, Ei decided to speak with Lumine.

"Can you send my gratitude to your brother? He take care of Kuni yesterday." And decided to drop a bomb.

Scaramouche was frozen in his seat. Why would his mom say that to his friends who just witnessed Lumine's brother driving Scaramouche earlier and having arguments?

Lumine looks at Scaramouche with a puzzled expression. Even Faruzan giggled.

'No, no, no.' Scaramouche shook his head many times.

"What does it mean Aunty?" Of course, there's someone who always wanted to gossip. Scaramouche glared at Childe who smiled innocently at him.

His mom Ei who was always clueless and innocent spoke with joy.

"Lumine's brother just sent Kuni home yesterday."

"It's because Childe asks him to pick me up, Mom." Scaramouche glared at the others who were looking at him with a grin. What's up with them? They already know about this, why they are acting like this is the first time they heard it?

"My brother's name was Aether, Aunt. I will tell him that." Lumine smiled.

Ei beamed.

"Thank you. I thought Aether was Kuni's boyfriend." With that, Scaramouche dropped his spoon.

'What are you saying this now?' Scaramouche glanced at his mother.

"It's because he was carrying my son in a bridal style."

"What?!" Scaramouche and his friends react the same. How come his mom was just saying this now?! She should just told him that earlier! Aether carried him in a bridal style?! It's impossible!

"And you're saying you're not in a relationship with him?" Albedo calmly let out.

"I fell asleep during the ride." Calm down Scaramouche, this is nothing.

Calm down...

"You rarely fell asleep during the ride."

'Can this blond fucking shut up?'

"It means you got comfortable with his presence," Mona added.

Comfortable with his presence?

Scaramouche chuckled as he glared at the couple who got on his nerves yesterday.

Calm down...

"I was feeling bad, and it's not Aether I found comfortable, it was his car." Aether car was giving a calm and relaxing scent, Scaramouche who didn't have enough sleep yesterday will surely have the urge to sleep because of it.

"His car smells nice."

Lumine cough. Her cheeks reddened.

"My brother never uses any incense in his car." She said. Making the others who were listening gasp as if it was the most shocking thing to hear.

"So..." Lumine look anywhere else but not at Scaramouche. "It was his scent you are smelling."

What?

Scaramouche had gone pale. He can feel his cheeks and ears turning red in embarrassment. He just let out that Aether's car smelled nice without knowing it was his scent, to begin with?!

'Fuck you for turning my life like this!'

"It seems like you got caught," Signora muttered, laughing. Even Faruzan who was just quietly eating can't stop herself from laughing too.