＊𝔸𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕤𝕥 𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕝𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕦𝕣𝕝𝕤＊

＊Everything's Okay..

·[warning; mentios of death and blood]·

Xuan quickly rushed back in the tent to grab the makeshift first aid kit he'd made with Albedo before rushing off and following the trail of blood to find Kuzi Celi.

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Once the trail came to a stop, Xuan spotted a few Hilichurl and Mitachurl corpses lying dead on the ground.

Xuan then sees a large figure lying limp near the bank of a river - it was Kuzi Celi.

Xuan quickly rushed over to him, but ended up slipping half through due to the puddles of blood on the ground.
However, Xuan could careless about being drenched in blood now, all he cared about was helping his guardian.

Quickly getting on his feet, Xuan made it over to Kuzi Celi; already seeing a large deep gash on the side of his abdomen. The Mitachurl was also covered in a few other scratches and bruises along with trying to stay away.

"Kuzi Celi!" Xuan cried as he quickly grabbed some materials from the med kit. He hastily cleaned Kuzi Celi's wounds and covered them all up with bandages.

Whilst doing all of this, the boy kept on telling his guardian to stay awake.
Once Xuan was done, he'd noticed that the Mitachurl's eyes were closed and he was unmoving.

"Kuzi Celi? Kuzi Celi!!" Xuan screamed in fear and was on the verge of tears, but deadpanned when he heard Kuzi Celi let out a loud snore.

"Hmph! Wake... UP!!" Xuan yelled as he slammed his fist on top of Kuzi Celi's head.

The Mitachurl yelped in pain as he swiftly sat up and grumbled as he rubbed his now sore head.

"Biadam Xuan!" Kuzi Celi yelled as he began scolding and Xuan just frown before he bit his bottom lip and began tearing up.

Kuzi Celi immediately stopped and now grew worried that maybe he'd been too harsh on the boy.

Just as Kuzi Celi was about to speak up, Xuan hugged Kuzi Celi and began sobbing as he hid his face.

"Xuan...?" Kuzi Celi murmured as he looked down at the boy. Xuan went on to explain how scared he was for the Mitachurl and was terrified of losing him.

Now understanding why the boy was so upset, Kuzi Celi softly chuckled before patting the boy's head and apologized for scaring him like that.

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Xuan and Kuzi Celi make it back to their camp site.

Whilst Xuan was busy cleaning up the place, Kuzi Celi was busy resting inside the tent. After cleaning up, Xuan prepared some food for him and Kuzi Celi.

Xuan enters the tent and gives Kuzi his share of food and the both of them began eating in comfortable silence.

Xuan and Kuzi Celi had finished eating; with the latter going to sleep. Xuan stepped out of the tent and looked over at the dark, starry sky.

The dual haired boy here's soft footsteps nearby and quickly turns around to see Aether and Paimon.

"Hey Xuan! We came over to check up on you and Kuzi Celi, how are you two doing?" Asked Aether.

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Xuan was now sitting on a log in front of a campfire with Aether and Paimon floating nearby.

"... I... scared... me was very scared..." Xuan says as he began tearing once again.

"Oh no... Xuan..." Paimon said in soft voice.

Xuan then tried to desperately wipe his tears away, but they wouldn't stop. Not long after, Xuan began crying.

"Oh no! What do we do!?" Paimon whispered yelled to Aether.
The outlander just got up without saying anything and stood in front of Xuan.

"Xuan, could you please stand up for me?" Asked Aether in a gentle and kind tone of voice.

Xuan just nods before standing up while looking down at the ground. Moments later, the dual haired felt himself being embracing the traveler.

"Everything's okay, Xuan. You saved Kuzi Celi and he's still here with you; there's no need to blame yourself now, you did nothing wrong." Aether says and Paimon nods.

"Yeah, what Aether said - don't be so hard on yourself, okay?" Paimon adds.

Xuan sniffled before hugging Aether back and began sobbing once again, while burying his face in the crook of Aether's neck.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Paimon asked.

"...you good... f-friends... th-thanks.." Xuan said and Aether giggled as he pats the other boy on the head.

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