"Xi," a hum came from his sister as her attention drifted to him.
"What's up?" She casually stated.
"Let's fake our deaths and then dissappear from everyone." He suggested, making her think about it.
"I'll pass. You can fake your death, and I'll be with you for a while. Is that okay?" Zhongli hummed in thought, deciding it would be fine. Liyue still needed a powerful adeptus, and with the archon 'dead', people will most likely want his sister to be there for them.
"Okay. Let's do it at the Lantern Rite of Decension." Xinayo nodded, leaning into her brother as he hugged her from the back. "What do you think of Xiao?" She blushed.
As she was remaining silent, he knew that she probably liked him. He chuckled, letting go. "I have to go to Aether, bye Li." He waved goodbye as she teleported to the mortal.
♡ kazuha's English voice has me simping... ♡
"Hey Xinayo!" Paimon shouted, doing backflips with a smile.
Aether noticed the lady, looking her up and down.
She was wearing a black skin tight strapless dress, which showed off her body. On that, she had socks that reached to her mid thigh, and black laced boots to finish the look. Also, a belt around her waist with her geo vision incase her geo powers that naturally came without the vision failed her, but also to make her look a bit more serious.
"Hi." She softly smiled, looking the two of them up and down as well. They were dressed the same as ever, how did they not smell? Well, Paimon did stink of fish, her least favourite mortal food, but Aether didn't. Xinayo wrapped her arms around one of Aether's as they walked to make blessings to her brother.
Afterwards, the Lantern Rite started. Xinayo zoned out but what did she remember was vague. Her brother's dragon was summoned, drifting around and around downwards, but he died suddenly. Everybody panicked, but Xinayo stared Ningguang right in the eyes, walking to her.
Xinayo looked her up and down, seeing a sweat drop from Nigguang's forehead.
"It wasn't me- I didn't kill your brother-" She rambled, scared of the goddess.
"Take care of the citizens. The adepti will help you if necessary. Take care of yourself." Xinayo stated in a monotone voice, glaring at the white haired lady.
Quickly, she nodded, making an announcement.
Xinayo sighed, teleporting to Dragonspine. Surprisingly, she saw Xiao sitting nearby. He looked at her, then the tree nearby. He stood up, walking towards her.
Xinayo would move backwards, but she passed the tree already so his plan would fail.
"Let's fight, I need to blow off steam." She stopped moving backwards as she said that, summoning a spear.
He chuckled out loud.
"You think you'll beat me?" Xiao challenged, summoning his own jade spear and lunging forward, knocking her to the ground.
She backflipped up, roundhouse kicking his chin. He spat blood onto the floor, smiling sadistically.
Using geo, she made a rope that would take away his spear and make it hers. Her plan succeeded, and he was left with hand to hand combat.
In hand to hand combat, Xinayo sucked. Honestly, she didn't like it at all therefore she never tried it again. Xiao backed up, trying to find a strategy to attack her.
He decided to approach her quickly, and then sneak behind her but he pulled and pushed into the ground beneath them.
She sat up on his lap, one hand on his neck strangling him so hard that she was shaking and one hand holding a dagger pointed at his chest.
Xiao panicked, he had to flip them over, now. Using his hands to take the dagger, he threw it away to the side and flipped them over, his hands now pinning Xinayo's to the ground beside her on each side before strangling her just like she did but a bit harder.
That's when an idea came into her head.
She looked tired suddenly, and her face was turning pale from the lack of blood.
She stopped struggling with him, and relaxed every muscle in her body.
Was this the end? Being choked to death by somebody you thought you knew? Most likely, yes. It appeared so.
Xiao let go immediately, checking her for a pulse.
To his shock, there wasn't one, making him panic.
"Y/N? Wake up, it's not funny. Please." He begged, tears beginning to fill his eyes. What was this emotion that he felt? He was hurt, anxious and upset at the same time.
He killed the lady he started to blossom feelings for.
