When We Met . Xiao × Aether . Modern Au

Drunk and Sober

Aether woke up and jumped out of bed before falling right back.

"Ugh.. what yhe hell happened yesterday, and where the hell am I?" He shouted sitting up as he realized nothing in this room was familiar.

He looked over to the bedside table and saw a note scrawled on a scrap of paper, You were dead drunk so Im assuming you arent gonna remember anything, just meet me at the music shop at 1p.m. and we'll figure something out. -Xiao

Aether gaped at the piece of paper before checking the time, 12:47.

"DAMMIT!" He shouted before running off to get ready. Realizing only now that it was just his hotel room.

Xiao-

I sat in the music shop waiting tensely a d check my watch, 1:12 p.m. what if he doesnt show? What if Im just making a fool out of my self? What if- Honestly, I really do worry too much sometimes.

My head shoots up as the door jingles aggressively while Aether throws it open.

"H-hey..."

I almost laugh out loud. What a fool I was, doubting him like that, theres no way he wouldnt show. My relief is over whelming as some other employee takes my spot at the register and I walk towards Aether.

We head out together and I turn immedietly to a cafe a few doors down, leaving the blondie no choice but to follow me in.

I sit down and order for myself before pointing out some good soups and dishes for hang-overs. Aether gets a look of full contentment when the first spoonful of soup enters his mouth.

"Lets talk business now, short-stuff" I look expectantly at Aether, waiting for him to speak.

Aether-

"Short-stuff? Who in the archons do you think your talking to? Please! A little respect maybe?" I feel sort of bad for snapping at Xiao like that but what can I say? Im beyond sensitive regardinf my height!

I frown, what exactly are we going to talk about I wonder, a way to get Xiaos memories back perhaps? I dunno, he was the one suggesting this so he should lead the conversation.

As if he read my mind, Xiao speaks.

"Me and you were close friends back in the day if what you're saying is correct.. so... what did we do back then?"

I feel my heartbeat speed up a little as he gazes at me with those pure, gentle golden irises. "Well.. we just ran around and talked," I respond without meeting his eyes.

He looks thoughtful, "what did we talk about?"

My cheeks flood with color as I remember the topic we talked the most about. "Mhmmm, wmmmmn and jedi hebdj." I mumble, staring down at my lap.

Xiao looks amused to see me so flustered and his chuckle makes my stomach flutter but not in a bad way.

"W-we talked about how to..... hfhdbsnjxhfyd. Oh great archons I cant," Im so flustered but I build up all my courage and dignity and self-esteem. "We talked about women and how to get a girlfriend." I saw in one big breath.

I still remembered the day he first turned to me and asked whether I knew how to get a women who wouldnt leave him like someone else once did.

I didnt know how so I just told him to get a dog, he didnt want one though and since then, we had debated on which was better, loyal bitches or loyal bitch bitches.

The term still made be chuckle sometimes but now was not a laughing matter, at least for me it wasnt.

Xiao was choking on literally nothing as he tried to whisper laugh. All I could do was flush an even deeper shade of red in embarrassment.

"Whatever.." I mumble and we move on to other things.

Later---

Me and Xiao spent the entire day with each other, walking around, visiting places we've been to when we were children, that kinda stuff. And eventually, we just got side tracked and ended up at an arcade where he won a teddy bear gave it to me, and then proceeded to win another so that we'd match.

We were now walking down a dark, starlit path and talking while eating some food picked up from a street vendor and drinking alcohol. At least I was. A d right now his face was the brightest, prettiest thing I could see. Yes, Im drunk, but some how I still have that tiny strip of soberness in me, keeping me from taking that handsome face and kissing it.

Augh... what am I even thinking? He's taking me home and then.. and then what? My brain is so muddled right now.. oh well..