"What's the progress of the search?" Ei asked her friend and the traveler only to give her more disappointing news. The traveler purse her lips into a thin line, brows furrowed as she hurriedly walked away from the two ladies the little pixie following her around in panic. "Lumine! Where are you going?" Lumine didn't answer, she went on your old residence hiding herself in a spot that she can't be spotted.
"Paimon, get lost for now." In all seriousness, the little pixie disappeared in her will, Lumine watched the mansion very clearly from the spot she was hiding, She didn't want to deal with Paimon for now or it'll blow her cover. A man in black was waiting against outside which Lumine found suspicious, she decided to scoot closer just so she could hear if there ever is a conversation going on. "The letter?" Lumine heard your mother said.
"Here." the man gave her an envelope, "Good heres your payment, Don't forget bring it to me every time a letter arrives." Lumine's eyes widened, Is this matter related to you? Does your mother know where your whereabouts?
The man left and your mother went inside the mansion. Lumine got out of her hiding spot immediately running away to come at the Kamisato Estate to tell Ayato what she had discovered.
It's been a year and yet the answer lies within your mother all along!
Upon entering the estate, lumine did not hesitate to barge in the yashiro commission office where she saw ayaka and ayato talking to each other. "Ayato!" she called the commissioner's name, the pale blue haired man turned his head seeing a panting blonde girl, "It's about Y/N!" their ears perked as they heard the name. "What happened did you find her?!" Lumine shooked her head. "I decides to spy on her old residence, her mother is seeing some suspicious man and is talking about some sort of letter, She must know where Y/N is!" Ayato's fist clenched. Your family again. How badly he wants to wipe your old family from existence in Inazuma for life.
"She also have partnered with Lady Nobunaga in the past!" Ayaka said.
"Now now there is no need to rush, what we all know is that the two of them are suspicious. We must investigate this more throughly." Yae Miko said, "Yae!" Lumine said. The kitsune took a glance at the hydro user, with one glance you can feel he's already in a bad mood. "I know you are frustrated but Ayato you cannot attack Nobunaga and Matsuoka Clan without evidence." she spoke which made ayato more annoyed than he already is.
"I can, If killing them is a way just to bring back my wife back. Trust me I will do it." He said. Yae could only sigh, "Ayato, let's not shed bloodshed in this matter, Y/N wouldn't like it. She is after all your mother in law." Ayato clicked his tongue.
"She's not? The moment she decided to abuse my wife infront of me after the engagement banquet, I no longer treat her as one." the hydro user said, "I'll make Sayu keep a look on them." Ayato said, Ayaka purse her lips into a thin line. A panicked thoma entered the room. "My lord this is bad! A rumor has started that you are already seeing Lady Yume!" Yae's eyes lingered in the commissioner.
"I didn't know Lady Nobunaga is that desperate." Yae laughed. "There seems to be a rat spreading a disease in Inazuma." Ayato said chuckling darkly. Ayato left the room to visit the Shuumatsuban's hideout. "Bring me the person who spread malicious lies." He said, It was perfect he didn't practiced his sword once in a while now. He was in a mood for a practice or even murder.
"Yes my lord."
"Sayu." A child rubbing her eyes came out of the dark with a yawn, "Yes?" she said still half asleep. "Go spy in the Matsuoka Residence. If you could infiltrate the mansion it would be much appreciated."
"Yes, can I go back to sleep now?" Ayato nodded and dismissed the young ninja.
A while later a ninja came back disappointment news. "We couldn't find the one started the rumor my lord, apologies." They said, Ayato dismissed them but he was still in a bad mood. So he decided to take a stroll to calm his mind before coming to the Estate to rest.
[ AYATO'S POINT OF VIEW ]
Where Am I?
I saw a little dragon near the river, The atmosphere in the dream was cold. The dragon had pale blue hair and pale blue skin color with blue eyes, Without being aware of what's happening, My feet slowly made it's way to the little dragon sitting all by itself in the near river.
I sat down beside it. The little dragon's eyes were crying, unknowingly- my hands traveled on it's eyes wiping the tears on it's face. "Are you in pain? Or are you cold?" the dragon smiled, My heart felt warm.
"You're a good little dragon." I said.
[ THIRD PERSON'S POINT OF VIEW ]
Ayato opened his eyes, It was still midnight. "Hah- another sleepless night." Ayato said getting up from his bed going straight to his study working himself to distract himself, his eyes wandered on your picture. "Where did you go?" He mumbled, It's been almost one and a half years and he was still searching for you.
"Y/N, I would cross the different kinds of fantasies just to get you back here with me in reality."
"Dear what do I do? I miss you so much Y/N."
It almost feel like Ayato wakes up in the middle of the night everyday is normal, He wakes up can't go back to sleep anymore thus doing work to distract himself but can't help but drown in loneliness and emptiness as he recalls you. He's going crazy about finding you. He misses your smile, warmth, touch, your voice that he had hallucinations of you every now in them.
Hoping he could embrace you again, but your illusion is gradually losing like a grain of dust in the air in his vision, Ayato didn't want you to disappear from his life he can't bear it- He didn't even took you to visit his parents yet, He didn't get to introduce you to his mother and father.
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Your mother threw vases hysterically she was annoyed, After your disappearance bad luck has been occuring on the Matsuoka Clan which made your mother lose her mind. Yume didn't followed their plan, there were no engagement happened between nobunaga and matsuoka clan. She had tricked your mother.
Matsuoka Clan had now huge debts, Because of the continuous gambling debts by her husband. "AHHHHHHH!!" Haruto looked at her in disgust. "Stop yelling. This is your fault, you caused this." He resented her mother for what she did to you, Haruto knew what your mother did she was also the reason why you were nowhere to be found. "NO IT'S NOT MY FAULT IT WAS YOUR SISTER'S FAULT!"
"STOP BLAMING SISTER FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE!" He yelled at her, he was deeply angered. Can anyone blame him? He was only fifteen when her sister married the yashiro commissioner, a whole year he didn't know where you were, he clicked his tongue as he left his mother alone closing the door violently causing a loud bang to echo in the room.
"Haruto!" Your mother called out.
Haruto ran back to his room, his hand ruffling his hair in annoyance he glance at the frame beside his bedroom, It was a picture of you and him. "Sister.. i'm sorry." He said before crying.
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Yuki cried in the as soon as you wake up in the morning made your eyes flutter and gave him your attention. "Your being extremely moody today, Yuki." You said as you hugged him, the child looked at you with a cute smile. Which made your heart flutter, "You look like your father, That's unfair." She joked holding the little child's finger.
Yuki had almost the same features as him.
You hugged the child. "I'm sorry, Yuki. Maybe your father doesn't care about us." You said, you didn't cry part of you wants to still believe that you'll get atleast a letter from him, part of you was tired but you have Yuki. The child gave you a confused look. "Yuki."
March 26, XXXX
Dear, Ayato.
Happy Birthday Dear! Yuki is now a lot older he can walk step by steps now! I hope you can witness it, Day by day as yuki grows up he is slowly resembling you in every aspect, He's a sweet lovable child. Happy Birthday, I love you.
as the seasons change, so as the years
in a flash three years have pass, a new
person she has become.
The weather is good in Liyue which made Y/N smiled, she was staring outside the Jade Chamber. "You're on high spirits today." Keqing greeted her which made her laugh. "Nothing really, Something just really made me smile today." The yuheng smiled back at you she knew why you are smiling.
"Mother!" A small voice called you, You and keqing turned your heel to see your son, Yuki. "Yuki!" Yuki was holding Ningguang's hand. "Aunt Ningguang came to visit the children and we played together!" He said you smiled, patting his head.
You stared at your son, As soon as you can see him you are reminded of Ayato, His features was almost identical to Ayato. Even his hair at first when you gave birth you thought he would inherit some of your genes but it turns out you were wrong, He grew up as a total replica of your husband. "That's good Yuki, where is your Aunt Kiyoko?" You asked.
"Aunt Kiyoko is going to get the letter grandpa sent!" Ningguang, Keqing and You sighed. Just another day of Yuki being the most energetic in the Jade Chamber.
A lot of years have passed. Because of your connections with Ningguang, Mukami is being stable again back in Inazuma, You carried Yuki as you faced the two. "I should go home first."
"Bye Aunt Ning! Aunt Keqing!" Yuki waved his hands in the air. As you arrived in your house, Yuki quickly got in his room. Kiyoko came then with an envelope in your hand, "Kiyoko?" she looks at you and handed you the envelope. "Hello My lady I'm sorry i was late there was more people in the department for some reason." You told her it was fine, as you opened the letter.
Dear my dearest daughter,
How are you doing there? The family is now on stable condition thanks to your hard work, the new irodori festival will commence soon and your grandmother wants to open a stall at the festival. And she is also requesting your presence she misses you dear daughter please come home soon. How are you and Yuki? Please do come home soon, We can't wait to meet our yuki.
Your Father,
Gin Mukami
Irodori Festival huh.. your mouth curved into a smile that was the festival Ayato was busy preparing for when you had your wedding, How ironic really. "My lady are you coming back to Inazuma now?" Kiyoko said, you sighed. "I need to consult ningguang about this."
"But my lady how about young master?" You stared at the child who is now playing with a ruin guard plushie he got from ningguang. "Kiyoko, there is no point of hiding him in Inazuma. He is the exact same similar with Ayato." You said.
"I know my lady.. but the young master grew up without a father, It may shock him to see his father."
"Yes." But there wasn't any secrets that can't be revealed, You would love to come back home to face your mother and yume again. The once who made your life miserable, looking back why did you desperately wanted to be love by a person who clearly hated you from the moment you were born?
Why were you chasing for her love and affection? Why?
You couldn't believe you were so dumb and naive.
At night, You tucked Yuki to sleep you smiled, "Mommy i went to Aunt Beidou and Uncle Kazuha today with Aunt Ning, I saw children with their father today."
"Do you care for your father?"
Yuki nod a no.
"I only want mother." He said falling asleep hearing him say that made you recall Kiyoko's words earlier.
[ Yume is the one in Multimedia,
yes ik she looks like a bitch but yes ]