It has been quite a lengthy distanced since they walked away from the previous location. Oddly enough, Lumine couldn't help eyeing Xiao's shirt. Both his upper and lower back of his slender body was being displayed. Although Xiao does not wear those types of clothing, something about it makes him look rather alluring.
That might be because he was half-naked not long ago, Lumine thought. The sense of impulse to catch a glance down his collarbone makes her feel slightly guilty.
"—!" Lumine smacked her cheeks all of a sudden using both her hands.
Xiao and Paimon turned around instantly.
"!!!" To their surprise, Lumine stood there with her eyes closed and two palms on her cheeks.
"You scared us! Are you okay?" Paimon asked.
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Xiao and Paimon were arguing within themselves regarding how Paimon left Lumine alone when she was sleeping. Lumine doesn't mind it as she isn't much of a talker. Listening to them interacting with each other also makes the journey even more lively and enjoyable.
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"Huh—oh yes!" Lumine responded nervously looking only in Paimon's direction. Her cheeks flushed into a light shade of red. Hilariously, it wasn't on purpose. She doesn't know what came upon her.
"Is something bothering you?" Xiao walked towards her. She tried averting her eyes away. She could feel her body trembling in nervousness.
"I—" Before she could answer him properly, he placed one of his hands under her bangs on her forehead.
"You might be—" his eyes went down to hers.
"W—weather!" She immediately took a step back shifting her eyes away from him. "It's ... hot hahaha" She fans herself and hopefully he buys her excuse.
Paimon facepalmed.
"Hm. Let's hurry to Liyue Harbour." His hand falls as she moves backward. He folds his arms and took a glance at her feeling confused yet threatened.
"I might have grown a little too fond of her" He muttered to himself as he walks away. He growls quietly feeling a little irritated.
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Fortunately, Paimon understands the situation and proceed to talk to Xiao to not make things awkward.
As Lumine thought, Xiao did go to defeat all the monsters. Usually, she would have come across slimes at most but there's none at all. It's a little too peaceful.
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The evening has arrived when they reached the entrance of Liyue Harbour. Out of the blue, Xiao stopped.
"What's the matter?" Lumine asked.
"I have done my part in bringing you here safely." He folded his arms, looking back at Lumine.
"Well, thank you..? No wait, you're not coming with us?" Lumine tilts her head with a puzzled look.
Xiao raises one of his eyebrows. He paused and thought for a moment. "...Hm. We will speak later. Go for now. I'll be here when you call." He then disappeared into thin air.
"Do not mind him Lumine. Come, let's report back to Katheryne." Paimon nodded her head. In which so, they entered Liyue Harbour without him.
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"Hello Katheryne we're back!" Paimon waves at her as both Lumine and Paimon went up the stairs.
"Good evening both of you. I believe it's been a few days or so, but do not worry, I have received reports from Verr Goldet. From the bottom of my heart, I am glad that you are in good health now, Lumine. Here is your commission's reward."
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After Lumine took the commission's reward, she went to the Souvenir shop to get some items. She also went to the General Goods to buy some ingredients for meals to be cooked. Once done with her errands, she heads out of Liyue Harbour to meet Xiao.
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At the entrance of Liyue Harbour
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"Where are we heading now?" Paimon asked.
"Let's head back to Mondstadt," Lumine replied.
"Mondstadt?" A voice appears behind them.
"Eh?! Xiao was behind us the whole time?!" Paimon flinched as Both of them turned around at the same time.
"Xiao! I didn't call out your name." Said Lumine as her eyes widened in shock.
"Hm. I just happened to be here when you arrived." He folded his arms again.
"You know Lumine, at this point, it's not merely coincidence anymore." Paimon went behind lumine and whispers into her ears.
"Alright, Adeptus Xiao. Since you are already here, I would like you to permit yourself to follow me on this journey." Lumine said it with pride.
"Ha? how can a mere mortal like you has no shame in asking the adepti such question. Besides, that is not how it works." He frowns.
"He looks angry..." Paimon whispers to Lumine once again.
Lumine coughed again feeling guilty that she may have said something that irritates him. She took a deep breath feeling nervous all of a sudden as Xiao's eyes were piercing against hers.
"I apologize for my rudeness, Xiao." She pauses for a while before continuing her next lines of words.
"I wanted to ask if you would like to join us on our journey back to Mondstadt. Of course, we will be going around Tevyat—"
"Traveller." Xiao stopped her from continuing.
He didn't say my name...Lumine thought.
"I am Adeptus Xiao. I have a duty to hold in Liyue.
I do understand where you are coming from but unfortunately, I am unable to follow you on your journey. However, when the time comes where you visit Liyue, call out my name and I'll be sure to join you."
"....do not look at me like that." Both Paimon and Lumine's eyebrows are lowered and pulled together. Their mouth went downwards. Days may have passed but the time they spent together was short.
Xiao averted his eyes away from them as he continues crossing his arms. "...I will... see you outside of Liyue when there are days where I am...unoccupied."
"Xiao!!" Paimon flees to hugged him.
"Don't touch me! Evil Con—"
"Paimon let go, Paimon let go!"
Lumine giggled, feeling a sense of relief that their last meeting yet has ended in contentment.
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They waved their last goodbye before Xiao went back to his duties. After which they start to continue walking back on their route to Mondstadt.
Paimon being Paimon, starts chatting about numerous things while Lumine just listens. All of her sudden, something weighted pulls her hand backward making her stance unstable. She turns around to see—to her surprised, it was Xiao who was pulling her against his body as he leans in to give a peck on her cheeks.
"See you soon, Lumine." as he disappears into thin air once again.
"Hm? What's wrong Lumine?" Paimon turns around as Lumine didn't respond to any of her talks.
"H—huh? Oh, I—" It happened all too fast.
"It's nothing. I thought I sense something." She said to Paimon. "Don't worry about it!"
"Hmm Okay!" Paimon continued blabbering about the different topics.
Lumine pause for a moment to analyze what just happen. After a moment of realization, her face became red and since then, she couldn't stop smiling.
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to love to be loved ( Xiao x Lumine )
FanfictionDespite travelling around Tevyat, meeting new and helping people in need. No one has ever caught Lumine's eyes. However, one day, upon doing quests and missions in Liyue Harbour, she was said to go to Wangshu Inn where she met a young looking boy. ...
