It All Started With A Windblume

The Bard

Aether why did you leave me? Why do you care so much for Dain? I've spent my entire time here searching for you and you only care for that man... What about me? I've spent so long looking, going through just to find you. Yet you left me and refused to come back home, that's all I wanted. Home.

A tune broke Lumine out of her thoughts and she turned to see the Green Bard strumming as his eyes remained close and the breeze softly passing. It was always a trademark of his with that lyre and Cecilia flower, one of the flowers that Lumine offered to Barbatos during Windblume. He had spoken of what he believed what a Windblume was and the part which made Lumine turn red in the cheeks as he spoke of flowers of love. She remembers his face clearly then, he had smiled and looked directly at her with such happiness it could have knocked Lumine over. Lumine plucked an apple as Venti didn't seem to notice her, obviously wrapped in his tunes. Lumine plucked another and went behind the Bard, Paimon realized what she was doing and sneaked with Lumine.

"HEY!"

"TONE-DEAF BAAARD!"

Venti flinched and fell back, Lumine caught him in her arms and his hat covered half of his face, his hair showing more. "L-Lumine?! Paimon?! How long have you two been there?" Lumine grinned as Venti sat up and turned to them while resting on the branch "Lovely tune and I brought offerings" Venti scoffed "After that scare, why would I dare- Ooh apples!" Before he could nab one, Lumine held her hand back and smirked once he whined "A song please" Venti pouted "I would have played for you regardless you know" The Bard mumbled.

"Would you have played for Paimon? You might be Tone-Deaf but Paimon likes to hear music"

"No"

Paimon crossed her arms and huffed to herself "Stupid... Tone-Deaf... This won't stand..." Lumine giggled and gave a apple to Venti "Offering number one" Venti gave a cheeky grin "Ehe well then that's one song coming your way"

The song of Mondstadt was strung and Lumine was lost in the music as she closed her eyes and felt the gentle wind pass by her face. Little did she know, as Venti played he looked at her and smiled almost in a trance. Paimon sat next to Lumine and began to doze off. The song ended and it's tune seemed to hang in the air even then. Lumine opened her eyes and looked at Paimon "Have a good nap Paimon" Venti smiled and Lumine glanced at him, raising one eyebrow "What's that look for?" "Huh?" He blushed and Lumine chuckled "I'm just messing with you"

"By the way Lumine, have you heard anything about your brother?"

Lumine flinched a bit but quickly recovered "No not lately I wish though, I wonder how he's doing" "It's alright I know you'll find him, if you need anything then you could always call for me" Lumine's shoulders went down and she sighed, lying down beside Paimon. Venti watched over the two "Is everything alright Lumine? You seemed pretty down lately" Little did Venti know, his observation to her was already blank in her mind. The Traveler had no clue what was to become of her own brother.