Another day Another Love Story {Xiao x Aether}

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Aether POV

My father's star landed throwing snow up into the air, a perfect smokescreen. I looked to Xiao but could only see the light in his ring, for me he could probably only see my glowing pieces of armor. I felt the air shift, I pushed Xiao out of the way and was sent flying by my father's first attack. I landed near Ei, she helped me up and pushed me forward, I flew back and pushed my father in return.

My father and I exchanged a few more blows before he gathered the wind and once more sent me flying.

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Xiao teleported to my aid and protected me from being slammed into a rock, he held me tight as my Father walked over to us, I looked around and saw so much death.

We were losing, just as all hope seemed lost, the ground started to shake. Then the sound of Ruin Guards, a lot of them, I heard Xiao growl at my father.

"Can you stand?" Xiao said helping me up.

"Yea."

My father swung his sword at us and we dodged going in separate directions. His attention was on Xiao for a moment while I tried to heal myself, then his attention was brought to me. He charged at me, grabbed me by the neck, and broke my glowing blue plate on my chest with his fist, I felt like throwing up. I could taste iron, I coughed and a red liquid left my mouth... blood.

The shaking in the ground only got more violent. I couldn't breathe, I was struggling, trying to get his grip off me, Xiao attacked from behind and my father dropped me backing away.

I gasped for air while Xiao stood in front of me facing my father. Xiao and my father charged at each other, just before they clashed my father shifted his body with the wind and was headed for me again, what the hell?

I backed away, doesn't he want me alive?

He's going to experiment on my dead body, isn't he?

My father was swinging his sword at me a second time, I was bruised and not without a few injuries. I could barely move, Xiao had to interfere with us but he could barely keep up with my father.

Then missiles appeared from behind me, hitting my father.

Hearing the ruin guards Shenhe had a decision to make, leave our snow cover in the air risking us getting hit by the ruin guards, or lower the snow so we could evade. She chose to lower the snow, when she did I saw my sister in the palm of the ruin guard.

"There she is" My father stared walking over to her, leaving me behind.

My sister fought him for a while. I succumbed to my injuries and collapsed to the ground.

"Aether!" Xiao said running towards me.

My father turned around saw me in a weak position and sprinted at me.

"AETHER!" My sister yelled, I didn't have the strength to move. He is going to kill me and then experiment on me so I'll come back to life... I don't want that. I can't handle that, not again.

A green shadow appeared in front of me, I heard a sword clash then the sound of someone being impaled. I looked up and saw Xiao's weapon split in two, then I looked up further and saw Xiao with my father's sword through him, "XIAO" I yelled struggling to stand. My father removed his sword from my lover's body, and Xiao fell backward, blood splattering everywhere. I caught him in my arms, "xiao" I cried,

"I promised you...," He took a sharp pained breath. "That I wouldn't let anything happen to you" Xiaos body got heavy. His blood stained the white snow. "XIAO!!" I cried picking him up. "I-I'll be ok aether.."

no no no please not him

"MEDIC!!" I yelled looking around, not seeing any help in sight.

"he's dying son"

"Fuck you" I said while taking my scarf (cape? idk) off and wrapping it around Xiao's wound.

One of Lumine's ruin guards charged at my father removing him from our sight. Lumine was right behind, she stopped running when she saw Xiao in my arms. "I'm sorry." She said.

"GO AWAY!" I don't want to see her, she only nodded and ran back to where our father was.

"WITHDRAW!!! INAZUMA, MONDSTAD, AND LIYUE SOLDIERS!! NOW!!!" She yelled, if Xiao is going to die here in my arms, it's best if everyone leaves.

"Aether.." I held Xiao close.

"I'm here Xiao.." He smiled and brought his hand up to my cheek. "Don't cry Aether."

"I'm- n-not cr-yying." I said CLEARLY crying.

"Too bad, I was looking forward to referring to you as my husband." I laughed at what he had just said and held his hand to my face.

"Aether? I see them.. my siblings... heh." The light in Xiao's eyes was leaving. "I lo-ve yo-u" His hand fell from my cheek escaping the grip of my hand, leaving an echoing thud in my ears.

I looked up and yelled, at the top of my lungs coughing blood up in the process. I was in a rage, Xiao's karma was leaving his body, and I-

I consumed it.

I'm going to be giving the soul back of everyone who was killed in this war, everyone on my side. They never should have fought in this war, it's only right I get them back and heal their bodies in exchange for my life...

Xiao will be alone. Ying said.

But he will be safe.

But will he be happy? Yang said.

I paused looking down at Xiao while I kept taking his karma from his lifeless body.

He and everyone else will be safe. I do not care anymore, help me... please

With that last thought, all of Xiaos karma was gone, in my body.

It hurt like hell, I rested Xiao's head in the snow. "Rest my love."

I was ready to fight, lifting the snow from the ground, Xiaos karma is enough to substitute my power. I should be able to win this.

"Nahh." My head was spinning, I have to pull this off.

"Son" I looked up and saw my father, my heart was full of rage I couldn't make out what he was saying. All I know id that my head was fuzzy and I had multiple random visions of other lives I've lived.

"This life is not steady, before you can kill me, yo need to go. And find what is missing."

"What?!!" does that mean that these visions? no cant think about that right now.

I yelled while I was charging at him, he held his palm up to my forehead and shined a bright light.

Until tomorrow!

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