With You | Thoma x Ayaka | Genshin Impact

Oceans

    "Wow!" Thoma stared out into the bright blue sea and then yelled, "It's cold!"

    Ayaka and Thoma were now sailing off to Liyue with Beidou's crew and that very morning, they woke up and got ready to board the Crux ship.

   "You two are only bringing a bag for luggage?" Beidou asked and the two of them nodded.

    Both Ayaka and Thoma only packed some food, a good amount of clothes and some Mora for the trip. Basically, they were travelling light!

   "I'll see you two in  a week, alright? Make sure you don't fall in love with some other nation and never come back to Inazuma!" Yoimiya exclaimed and made both of them (well, more like Ayaka) promise to come back home.

   "Yes, we'll definitely be back in a week." Ayaka promised for the fifth time.

    "Good," Yoimiya nodded contently, "Hey! Beidou, I have some fireworks for you to ship out by the way!"

    "On it!" Beidou yelled back, "Kazuha, come help me with them."

    "Yes Captain." said someone who was on the ship, he came down and Yoimiya handed him a giant box to which he very much almost collapsed under their weight.

    "Thanks Kazuha!" Yoimiya grinned.

    "Uh huh..." Kazuha tried to nod but was having a hard time moving any part of his body.

    Ayaka and Thoma looked at each other, Kazuha looked like he was struggling to even take a step. Before he could collapse under the boxes weight, the two of them quickly helped him carry it to the ship.

    "Thank you," Kazuha said, "My apologies for making you do this for me."

    "It's alright." Ayaka assured.

   "Oh, could you perhaps be the Shirasagi Himegimi?" Kazuha asked.

    "Yes, I believe that would be me," Ayaka nodded and Thoma tilted his head in confusion, he had heard that Ayaka's title was the 'Shirasagi Himegimi' but it was the first time that he had ever heard someone call her that, "But you can just call me Ayaka."

    "My name is Kaedehara Kazuha, and you are...?" Kazuha looked at Thoma.

    "Thoma."

    "It's a pleasure to meet both of you." said Kazuha.

    "Is Kazuha your given name?" Ayaka asked, if she had remembered, many members of the Crux were from Liyue.

     "Yes," Kazuha nodded and then confirmed Ayaka's suspicions, "I am from Inazuma."

    Ayaka simply nodded and Thoma grunted, he had moved his hands on the wooden crate and now had a splinter on his finger for sure.

    "So, if you are sailing to Liyue, would you be friends with Hu Tao and Zhongli?" Kazuha asked.

    "Eh? You know them?" Thoma questioned and Kazuha nodded.

    "I met them when they were visiting Inazuma." Kazuha explained.

    "Kazuha! Are you done there yet?" Beidou asked, "There's still three more boxes!"

     The trio quickly placed down the crate and hurried to get the other ones.

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     "Wow! That's a beautiful view!" Thoma grinned, they had now set sail for Liyue and immediately, Ayaka and Thoma were put to work.

    "Hey! What's your name? Oh right, Thoma! We have a bunch of ice all over the deck, could you help melt it?" a sailor asked, holding a scrubber.