Adore (Genshin impact Fem!Reader Insert)

Befriending the Short-tempered shortie

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"How do you plan on 'catching' him then?" Aether hesitantly asked.

"Simple."

Grabbing both Paimon and Aether I led them to the entrance of the balcony, shoving them inside the building and giving them a shooing motion.

"You two go find out what you can about him from the owner of this place. Im sure whoever that is would know about Xiao, and might give you pointers."

Paimon sputtered out a bit before asking, "Then what are you going to do?"

Giving them a grin I shrugged without answering, leaving them clueless as to what my plan was.

They efficiently took their leave down the stairs while whispering amongst each other, probably wondering about my behavior.

Now that they were out of sight and probably out of hearing range, I turned around and walked to the center of the balcony.

'Now, how to draw him out?'

Crossing my arms and tapping my foot, I thought about my options for a second.

'Alright, here goes nothing'

"oH! Help! hElp! mIghty YAksHa! I am iN grEAT need of yoUr GuiDENce!"

To add to the dramatic effect, I clutched my palms together as I swayed my hips a bit.

In an attempt to sound helpless, I pitched my voice to the highest it could go.

Surprisingly, it worked.

I could feel a hand clamp over my mouth, the rough texture of its fabric rubbing against my lips.

The arm wrapped around my right shoulder to reach my mouth, while Xiao appeared on my left.

"Quiet. Your incessant yelling annoys me."

Clutching a hand on his arm, I carefully pried off his palm, allowing me room to speak while his fingers remained, pressing on the sides of my cheeks.

"Make me then."

Giving a confident smirk, I was fully prepared to receive a hit from the green-haired Adeptus but was instead met with a warning glare.

He had said nothing but apply more pressure to my cheeks.

"I knew I recognized you. Your infuriating comments gave it away... but how..."

Once again, without shame, he began to analyze my body with his eyes.

It was like he was stripping apart my very being to find the answer he was searching for.

I gently laughed.

"Your still very touchy I see."

His stare returned to my own.

The warning in his glare deepened.

"I saved you. Without me, you'd be dead."

Even though he did retort back, I think he recognized our close proximity.

My back was pressed up against his chest, gently arching to at least put some space. But of course, that didn't work...

His arm was still wrapped around me, hand squishing my face in either anger or annoyance.

His free hand was placed inside his pocket as he scowled at my figure.

Mumbling a few words, that I could vaguely make out as 'troublesome girl,' he separated himself from me.