With You | Thoma x Ayaka | Genshin Impact

Sparkling

     "Wow! You actually came to visit!" Hu Tao exclaimed and immediately sat down, dragging Zhongli with her.

    "I'm sorry we didn't send you a letter," Ayaka apologized again, "Or bring a gift with us. Though, we did send a letter a few days ago that should come with one."

   "It's fine, it's fine!" Hu Tao assured, "The Lantern Rite is the one event every year where I don't get anxious for business!"

   "But Director, you just made me go out with you to hand out flyers." Zhongli reminded.

    "Zhongli, Zhongli," Hu Tao shook her head, "Just because it's a festival doesn't mean that the cycle of life will halt."

    "But you just said... Nevermind." Zhongli shook his head, obviously he didn't try to reason with Hu Tao's logic.

    "Well, since you're back in Liyue, there's a lot to show you!" Hu Tao exclaimed, "Come on, Thoma, you good with sleeping in Zhongli's room?"

    "Oh, yea-" Thoma didn't even finish before Hu Tao said, "Good! Then Ayaka can sleep in my room!"

     Thoma and Ayaka both dropped off their luggage and then met up outside the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. 

   "Okay, now that that's all done, let's give you a good tour around Liyue!" Hu Tao grinned excitedly, "I think Yun Jin should be preforming and Shenhe's probably around!"

   "Yun Jin and Shenhe?" Ayaka asked, not recognizing the names.

    "Oh, I never mentioned them in my letters?" Hu Tao questioned and both Thoma and Ayaka shook their heads, "Well, Yun Jin is an opera singer who is absolutely  great and Shenhe is someone who came from the mountains and she looks really, really pretty."

    Hu Tao grinned and Zhongli said, "Director wanted to live in the mountains for a week just to see if she could get her skin looking as 'nice and fair' as Shenhe's."

   "She sounds really nice." Ayaka smiled, neither Hu Tao nor Zhongli gave any information on how either one's personality was.

   "Then, shall we go watch an opera performance first?" Thoma suggested.

   "I'm perfectly fine with that." Ayaka nodded.

   "Alright then, right this way!" Hu Tao exclaimed and walked off.

                                                                  ...

   Ayaka and Thoma walked out of the Heyu Tea House feeling like they had just woken up from a dream. It was the first time either of them had heard opera music but as soon as they heard that girl, Yun Jin, sing, they knew that it was going to be beyond great.

   "That was..." Ayaka trailed off.

   "Really good." Thoma finished.

   "Right?" Hu Tao leaned over and grinned, "She's really, really good!"

   "Very enjoyable." Zhongli nodded contently.

   "Do you guys want to talk to her?" Hu Tao asked, "Yun Jin's a super friendly person!"

    Ayaka and Thoma both nodded, Yun Jin looked so formal while singing so they were curious to see how she was when she was just a normal girl. Hu Tao led them back in and quickly ran over to Yun Jin.

    "Oh, Hu Tao, I saw you in the crowd." Yun Jin bowed her head slightly, "What a pleasure to see you."

    "Happy Lantern Rite Yun Jin!" Hu Tao exclaimed, "Come on Zhongli, you too!"