Immortal | Aether x Venti | Genshin Impact

On the other hand...

(A/N: This was happening at the same time as Venti and Mona were talking!)

Aether's POV

"But more people need our help!" I say to the floating Paimon who keeps urging me and telling me to take a break. 

"I understand that but, you need a break too! You've been running around since you woke up!" She says, looking worried. Well, I guess she isn't wrong. I am kind of tired after everything but... I still have no clues as to where my sister is. Though, I am sure she's still alive because of the aura I felt back at Stormterror's Lair. Just... not herself anymore.

"E-eh..?" I hear Paimon, obviously confused at something. I turn to her direction to see what she's looking at but... there was nothing or no one there.

"What is it?" I ask her, also confused. She turns back to face me.

"I thought I just saw the Tone-Deaf Bard with Mona... was it them?" She says, putting her hand under her chin, thinking. Venti..? With Mona? What are they doing together? They couldn't have possibly met and became friends... they didn't know each other at all, in fact. Looking at these circumstances,

"There's no way! Maybe it's not them." I dismiss it as something impossible to happen. Well, not impossible but, just not right now since they don't know each other. But still, thinking about it makes me... sad for some reason. I shake my head, telling myself to forget about it.

"Well, we should go and do some commissions to pass the time?" I ask Paimon, seeing as though everything was starting to go awkward and silent. She just looks at me with such a face that screams out "Really?"

"I told you to take a break! Why won't you listen to me!" She says, getting grumpy. I sigh. I don't have anything else to do. I could go to the library and read but, there must be some sort of clues just lying around the area in Mondstadt mountains or villages or roads. Maybe I could even see her again. 

"Fine! If you don't want to listen to me, I'll tell Venti!" Paimon says, slowly flying on over to the stairs.

"W-wait! Don't..!" I plead her to stop. Wait... why am I scared? Why am I afraid of facing him? It's just Venti. I look up and see Paimon staring at me worriedly. Venti...