CONFESSION. // Xiao; ONE SHOT.

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...The Lantern Rite preparations have begun and you've been extremely busy these past few weeks; Taking orders, running errands and holding monsters away from the City...with the help of the Liyue Millelith of course.

"Paaaaiimoon~ I am exhausted."

You complained, sitting down on a big rock and throwing your sword to the floor next to it, causing a loud cling.

Covering your face with your palms, letting out a deep groan of tiredness.

"Just a few minutes."

You stood up and sat down by a nearby big tree, you closed your eyes and immediately slumbered into dreamland.

"Okay!! Paimon will watch over you!"

Hours have passed.

With a loud gasps, you shot your eyes open and saw that the sun is already setting.
Looking around, you found Paimon laying next to you, crumbled into a ball in your arms. A smile planted on your face and didn't dare to move.

Gacing up, the set sun still flickering through the leaves above you...the soft sunshines warming your face.

A while passed and you decided to wake Paimon up, gently shaking their tiny fragile body.

They slowly opened her eyes, revealing the galaxy and soft stars in them, tiredly floating up and rubbing their eyes.

"Oh! Paimon must've fallen asleep, im sorry traveler!!"

"Don't worry Paimon, it's okay as long nothing happened to us."

Paimon held her chin, as if they trying to remember something.

"Oh yeah! Paimon saw a dark figure before going to sleep but I cannot recall who it was nor what it was."

You passed a slow glance towards Paimon and raised your eyebrow, shaking your head and stand up.

"Let's go back to the city Paimon, we still have some work to do."

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On the way, you keep feeling a cold shower over the back of your neck as if someone watches you from afar; taking a deep breath, you brushed it off the rest of the way.

Arrived in Liyue, you didn't had a single moment to take a breath and already got plastered with orders. Rolling your eyes, taking a deep breath, hoping it'll end sooner or later.

Meeting Keqing, she gave you a list of tasks to do, luckily it wasn't that long. Just running a few errands to Wangshu Inn to leave out some supplies.

( Wangshu Inn... )

Placing the bags of supplies into the wagon and start making your way.

On the way, you keep zoning out for some reason, this sparkling feeling inside you after seeing the word Wangshu Inn..you can't quite tell why you feel this way though but it makes your cheeks and the tip of your ears burn.

Paimon breaking the silence as they point towards Wangshu Inn.

"Traveler look! We are almost there!!"

You let out a sigh of relief and decided to use the last strength and pull the wagon with everything you have left in yourself.

Arriving at the Inn, you made your way to the elevator and let yourself flop onto the floor, throwing your head back trying to catch your breath.

Smiley YanXiao was already waiting for you at the end of the elevator, he gradually took the supplies himself.

Thanking him, you realized where you actually were.