SHIRO: the tale of a children of the gods

III

The next morning, Shiro woke up with her whole body aching, she could barely sleep a night because of the violent sea. She felt she would start her day in a bad mood, but then something woke her up: a voice screaming "I can already see Liyue port, let' go!". They were already arriving?? She got up quickly and when she looked through the window, she couldn't believe her eyes. That could only be Liyue! Shiro opened an ear to ear smile and took a deep breath "Hello, Liyue" she said to herself. Her plan was going exactly how she planned, but then...

- Who are you? - a white-hair boy asked

- WAAH!!

Shiro screamed and then tripped in a box. She fell on the ground and almost hit her head on the wall

- Woah, are you okay?? - A tall woman asked

- Ah, Ahm, so... Hi, i mean, Hello, uh - Shiro said nervously as she looked at those two people there.

- Who are you and what are you doing here? - The boy asked again, crossing his arms

- Uh, i-i am.. I don't want to steal anything, i promise, I just want to go to Liyue! Please, don't do anything to me, I've been planning this for a whole year!

- Hey, calm down little one - the woman said, soon helping Shiro to get up again - we won't do anything to you, we just need some explanations since you're a complete stranger

- What 's your name? - the boy asked

- I-I'm Shiro. Imatani Shiro

- You're from Inazuma?

- U-Um... yes, i am. 

- Is this your first time going out of Inazuma? - the woman asked

- Y-yes

Shiro was still scared, and the woman noticed that. She couldn't stop sweating and shaking since they found her, so she decided to calm her down a little bit. She walked closer to her, put her hand on Shiro's shoulder and calmly said:

- Look, I'm the captain of this ship. Like i said, I won't do anything to you, but you need to tell us the truth - the woman said

- ...How can I be sure I can trust you? - Shiro asked

- I won't tell anyone, I promise you.

- ...

Then, Shiro told them about her origins, how she found out about her powers and about her plan. As she talked to them, she got less nervous and felt a little bit of confidence on them. When she finished, the woman and the boy dropped their jaws and looked at each other, surprised by her story

- ...And that's why I want to go to Mondstadt. I want to know why my real parents sent me here, what my purpose on Teyvat is... - Shiro said

- Woah, that's... way too much information - The woman said, and then approached Shiro again - I'm Beidou, and this is Kazuha. I see you're having a bad time, so count on me okay? Whenever you need, just send me a letter

Beidou smiled to Shiro, and then she felt like she had a new friend

- Thank you so much, Miss Beidou...

- Don't call me 'miss', i'm gonna feel old! - She said, putting her hands on her hips and laughing - Well, now come on! You must be hungry, I'll take you to eat! Come, Kazuha!

She grabbed Shiro's hand and walked with her her to the deck. The sunlight almost blinded her, but when her vision stabilized she opened her mouth in shock. She walked closer to the edge of the ship and looked amazed ateverything around her, she could see Liyue clearlier. She never saw something different from Inazuma, and she was excited to get to know everything about that new place