"Hey, let's go over to the clinic and make sure Ling's doing okay," says Xingqiu, suddenly appearing, Chongyun at his side. The two girls nod as the four of them make their way to the clinic. "Excuse me, nurse, but where is Xiangling?" ponders Keqing. "She's over there. Please go one by one, we don't need her to get startled with so many people," replies the nurse, pointing at one of the farthest hospital beds. Once they make their way there, they see someone was already seated on a little stool. Her electric guitar was balanced against the stool, and she had Xiangling's hand cupped in her own and whispering words.
"Hey, uh- Xinyan?" asks Xingqiu. "Aah! Y'all scared me, that's for sure," grins Xinyan, surprised by the guests. "So, close to Xiangling?" adds Chongyun, intrigued. "More or less. I was just concerned for her, that's all," replies Xinyan.
Just then, Xiangling began to move as she woke up. "Hey guys... Xinyan too, how lovely," chuckles Xiangling, her voice a little slurred. "She'll be fine in a day's time," said the nurse, passing by the cluster of students. "And one by one, again!"
"Sorry," say Keqing, Chongyun, Xingqiu and Ganyu in unison. "No worries, y'all can have your turn," chuckles Xinyan, getting off the chair.
Keqing awkwardly takes a seat and looks at Xiangling, who now tries to get up, and Keqing helps her sit up on the bed. "Phew! That was exhausting. Miss Lisa really isn't messing around with these trials, huh? I really messed up there," mutters Xiangling. "Listen, it ain't your fault, Ling! Those Pyro Agents really don't play around. Hell, if I didn't have my shield on, I would've probably been sniped too. So don't worry, okay?" exclaims Xinyan, a grin on her face. "Thanks, Xinyan," smiles Xiangling.
The next day
"You three will be training with me, based on the evaluation presented by your cards when you lost in the previous stage," chuckles Lisa, as Xiangling goes off with two other students. "Begin!" exclaims Klee as the four of them go to the training room, leaving the rest of the students with Klee, and upon her command, enemies begin to form again. They go through multiple stages, and the number of students getting knocked drastically increases - at one point Keqing nearly collapses too, but thankfully Ganyu was right by her, meaning that she was able to protect Keqing and give her just enough time to heal.
By the end of the day, another four stages were over and quite a lot of students were out, and it wasn't like Keqing and Ganyu had fared any better. Both of them were breathing heavily, slumped over with exhaustion and scars scattered all over their bodies. "Holy fuck, why was that so hard?" exclaims Ganyu. "Though I will admit the both of us have improved both in evasion and applying elements."
"Agreed. This is a difficult program but I noticed how your Glaze Lily now propels you a lot further backwards! You've definitely improved," remarks Keqing. "Same with you. You've become so responsive with your Lightning Stiletto, and you cast it so quickly too," replies Ganyu, as the two retreat to the snack room to go get some food and drink. Thankfully due to the event, there were platters of popular Liyuean dishes as well as imported drinks. Ganyu grabs a small plate of Universal Peace along with Dango Milk, while Keqing gets her usual, being Golden Shrimp Balls and also grabs some Dango Milk, and the two take a seat in the cafeteria to enjoy their food.
Keqing enjoys her meal happily, and so does Ganyu, as the two wash it down with a bottle of Dango Milk, the soft flavor of Sakura Bloom seeping into the drink along with Snapdragon - a refreshing flavor indeed. "We can go home now, and I am exhausted, so let's hurry," says Ganyu, throwing her paper plate into the bin, Keqing following as the two get on their bikes and ride home.
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Two days later
They're getting into the final stretch of stages, and this is where it gets truly difficult.
Keqing spent too much time rejoicing about the fact she had defeated a massive Kairagi to not have paid attention to the Stonehide Lawachurl leaping into the air and slamming into her, launching her off; too badly hurt to cast her skills and return to safety, as she collapses. Lisa teleports inside and takes her to the nurse and Ganyu can only battle to stay alive instead of going after her best friend.
Keqing wakes up at the nurse's office, laying on a white bed. She gets to her feet but falls back on the bed because of how dizzy she felt. "Fuck, that hurts," mutters Keqing lying back down, annoyed.
As for Ganyu, the Stonehide Lawachurl was the final enemy for that round, and all she could think of was Keqing - was she okay? Did she feel better?
The only way Ganyu could know is if she went and visited Keqing, so she quickly cast Celestial Shower and set of charged attack after charged attack, quickly annihilating the boss and finishing the stage. Students look at her with gratitude but Ganyu's already raced out - only swiping a small bottle of water as she runs off to the clinic, huffing as she ran. She falls onto the doorframe of the clinic and races inside, her eyes quickly darting from bed to bed in search of lavender curls, and once she spots them, she hurries over and notices it is indeed Keqing.
"Keqing!" exclaims Ganyu, hugging her friend. "Hey, Ganyu," replies Keqing, a soft smile on her face. "Why are you here? Did the stage finish already?" asks Keqing. "I may or may not have made quick work of that Stonehide Lawachurl," admits Ganyu sheepishly. "I was so worried about you, I just couldn't help being anxious so I guess my frustration built up in the form of more speed?" remarks Ganyu. "Makes sense, I suppose. Thanks for worrying, but I'm fine. Just a couple bandages, and I'll be fine by the end of today," replies Keqing. "Well, either way, I'm not leaving until you've healed completely!" chuckles Ganyu, dragging a chair and taking a seat.
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Remembering The Glaze Lilies | Ganqing {DISCONTINUED}
FanficKeqing has always been a skeptic about a lot of things, but the thing she's questioned the most is love. She knows how important it is to a lot of people, but it never really strikes her until she finds herself slowly falling for her best friend, Ga...
