I met you in the cafe shop

7.

Aether finishes the tea and walks towards Xiao which he was sitting at the table on his phone which he could tell he was frustrated with Childe.

"Xiao"

Xiao turns to look at Aether not saying a word but he looks at Aether hands which he had a warm tea for him

"Oh, thanks..." Xiao mumbles

Aether places the tea down on the table and pulls the chair to sit next to Xiao. Xiao took a sip of the tea and Aether decided to ask him a question.

"Xiao, have you ever dated someone before-?"

Xiao spits his drink and looks at Aether

"N-No but why ask that question?"

"I was curious"

Xiao blush but then opens his mouth

"Have you dated someone before...?"

Aether shook his head to a 'no'

"Aether do you want to come to my house?"

Aether nodded

"Okay then get your shoes and a hat to keep yourself warm..."

Xiao gets up from his chair and walks towards the outside door and waiting for Aether. Aether gets his hat and walks towards the outside door and takes off his slippers and puts his shoes on and smiles at Xiao that he's ready, then Xiao opens the door letting Aether get outside first and he closes the door behind him.

"Let me call my father I'm coming to my house and I'm bringing you with me"

"Okay!"

Xiao takes out his phone and calls his father which he didn't respond

"You know what let's just go"

Xiao and Aether walk to his house it took 20 minutes only because Aether kept stopping to see a pet store full of animals.

He finally got to his house and he takes out his keys opening the door.

"Dad I'm home"

Aether look around and then heard two people talking

"Aether wait here let me find my father"

Xiao look in his bedroom the living and then his bedroom as he opens the door to see Childe kissing Zhongli

"What the"

Zhongli and Childe stop kissing and they panic

"X-Xiao A-Ahem I didn't expect you to come home early"

Xiao look directly at Childe and runs away

"Wait, Xiao!"

Zhongli calls out for him but he already left. Aether hears footsteps coming

"Xiao, did you find your dad-?"

Xiao runs past Aether he looks behind him and saw him leaving the house.

"Xiao?!"

Aether runs after Xiao and grabs his wrist

"What's wrong-?"

Xiao turns to him an angry response

"Let go Aether"

"Xiao-?"

"I said let go"

"But it's about to snow-"

Xiao pushes Aether to leave while leaving Aether speechless. He watches as Xiao slams the door close shut, Zhongli comes out of the room with Childe

"Aether did Xiao leave?"

Aether felt hurt but nodded

"Well he isn't coming back for 3 days...-"

Aether turns around

"3 days?!"

Zhongli look at Childe Worried

"That's only because if Childe was here..."

Aether opens the door and closes the door behind him. He looks around to find Xiao and he looks at the time 10:59 Pm.

Aether look around everywhere he knew and it was getting dark as well the snow is been increasing, and his phone was about to die so he didn't use it.

Aether was stopped by a Teenage boy he was tall and gives Aether a smirk

"Ah excuse me-"

The teenager pins him against the wall

"What's a pretty boy like you doing here?"

Great he's drunk I don't have time for this

"I need to leave please"

The boy puts his hand on his cheek and the other hand on his waist

"Please stop-"

Aether pushes him and the boy angrily grabs Aether wrist and puts it above his head

"Let him go"

Aether and the teenage boy turned to Xiao

"Ah, I see your boyfriend is here to save you-"

Xiao quickly punches him in the stomach and grabbed Aether hand and ran

They didn't talk but they ran until they stop at the cafe shop where Aether work

"Do you have the keys for inside?"

Aether shook his head and then saw a bench underneath the cafe shop so they both sat down there.

"Let's go back to your place it's getting cold-"

"I'm not going near my father house when Childe is there"

Aether frowned and was still cold and wanted to get inside somewhere and Xiao took notice and brings him to his lap hugging him.

"Xiao I understand you don't like Childe but let him have a chance..."

Xiao hugs him tightly and then tears fall on Aether

"I feel like my dad loves him more than me..."

Aether smile

"He doesn't Xiao you will always be his first one to love you more"

Xiao stops hugging Aether and gets up from the bench wiping his tears.

"I'm sorry you probably cold...let's go to my place again..."

Aether gets up and follows Xiao to his place.