Always with you

Truth hurts

"I never knew I would need an Angel like you to pull me out of the delusion I feared the most. Thinking it's the paradise I wanted to be in..."

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Strumming his lyre for an ending, he opened his eyes greeted by bystanders listening to him. Showering him with applause and praises here and there. He gave them a curt bow, and took off his hat. The audience of course, gave him some tips, before leaving to get on with their lives.

"Ah, windblume is just around the corner I see. Ought to go and find Aether and Lumine for the festival." He chuckled to himself, counting the tip the audience gave him before running off the shop to buy some apples.

"An apple for a good amount of mora once again, m'lord" Venti cheered, the merchant chuckled heartily seeing the young man for today. He's always been his usual customer. Gave him 2 apples before taking the mora.

"Oh, I don't reckon I have enough mora to buy two?"

"Don't bother. It's on the house young man." The merchant replied, Venti flashed him a thankful smile, bowed at him before flying up back to land on Barbatos's statue infront of the cathedral, to enjoy his meal for the day.It was a good view, it's already 4 in the afternoon, besides, can't he look over his nation from a good view. Though many believe that Barbatos is watching over them, they wouldn't know that Barbatos himself is disguising himself as a human, living amongst them. How his nation grew to be independent.

"Hey, you!" He heard, the squeak of a high pitched voice that sounded familiar. He looked around him and found the deaconess Barbara looking up to where he is. Now what could she possibly need from a bard like him?

Venti looked around once more, before pointing to himself, asking if was she referring to him. "Yes, you. Who else am I talking to?" Venti, immediately finished off his apple, and stuff the other under his hat, before gliding down in front of the deaconess who didn't look any good. "What is it that you need from me, m'lady?" Barbara stared at him for a few moments, shook her head, before clearing her throat. "What were you doing up there? Didn't you know it's dangerous? You might fall you know?"

Venti merely stared at her, before smiling apologetically. He didn't actually mean it, but he'd rather skip the earful he's about to get. Now that he realized it, they've crossed each other for who knows how many times, and neither of them bothered to have a quick chat with each other, just a few simple greetings and that's it. Well, it's not like they cared anyways, and this is the first time they had a conversation, or more like she's giving him a warning.

"I see. Well, not to worry, I have an anemo vision, so I don't think I'll be hurt that bad. Well, if that is all, I'll get going now, m'lady" He giggled, planted a peck on her hand, before running off back to the bustling streets of Mondstadt. Probably off to Angel's share to get himself drunk again.

Barbara stared down at her hand where Venti placed a kiss on. Unconsciously though, she was blushing hard, still rooted on her place. "Why are you so red? Did something happened?"

Barbara let out a yelp hearing Rosaria spoke from beside her. She shook her head and ran off back to the cathedral, baffling Rosaria who follwed her figure disappear with her gaze. "Odd..."

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"Y'know, your life wouldn't be this dull if you just remained in the knights. You wouldn't be serving drunkards here in your tavern all day. Such a waste..." Kaeya slurred, holding his glass of half-dranked dandelion wine in hand. The red-head whom he was talking to merely let out a scoff, and a glare.

He hates it when someone, especially him, brings up the topic with him and the knights "You know what would be a waste? The fact that I wouldn't be able to kick your ass out of here, because you're supposed to be a 'customer'. If it wasn't for that, I would've kicked you out of here ages ago. All you knights do is slack."