"WAHHH!! PAIMON JUST SAW SOMETHING SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE!!"- Paimon
Both of them looked like tomatoes at this point their cheecks heating up after realizing what had just happened.
"I'm sorry, I forced myself upon you despite how injured-" - Xiao
"It's not your fault! I didn't push you away or anything, I was basically asking for it" - Aether
He muttered the last part but it still reached the Yaksha's ears reddening them even more than they were before, they both just sat there in silence before Xiao decided to speak.
"Um, I have to go now- I usually have to clear out monsters at this time. Have a good rest, recover well..." - Xiao
He was about to leave before the Traveler tugged on the Yaksha's clothes.
"If possible... can we go to the Lantern Rite Festival-! only if you have time though" - Aether
A small smile was displayed on the Yaksha's face, that would have gone unnoticed if he weren't this close to him.
"Sure" - Xiao
As heartless as the Yaksha looked, in reality he mourned for affection and care even though he had told himself to not have any... after those incidents.
The Travelers eyes beamed with energy thinking of just how exciting it would be to go to the Lantern Rite Festival.
"Have a good rest for the time being, Aether" - Xiao
The Traveler let out a huge bunny smile
"I wish you the same too!" - Aether
To the Yaksha, the Traveler's smile was as radiant and iridescent as a star glowing or the sun's warmth touching his soul. It left butterflies in his stomach, within the blink of any eye he dissapeared.
Traveler touched his lips and was frozen for a minute, 'Wait, did I really do that- I said that and did that!! HUUHHHH'. He was calm until the Yaksha left, the lingering thoughts of how he kissed him, made out with him, touched him-
"ARGHHH!!" - Aether
There it was, the gay panic which had been turned on since what had just happened earlier leaving him embarressed since Paimon also saw that.
He tip-toed downstairs only to see Paimon having a panic attack, Keqing and Ganyu calming her down, and Lady Ningguang sitting drinking tea.
"Oh, I see that you and the yaksha are in that type of relationship now" - Lady Ningguang
She chuckled while Aether let out a sigh with his face slowly heating from the embarrassment
"Paimon please calm down, and you should have knocked on the door" - Aether
"W-well no one told Paimon that Xiao would be there, and plus you were out before so how would Paimon know whether or not your awake- Paimon was worried..." - Paimon
She said with a said look on her face, she was indeed scared of losing Aether and didn't want anything happening to him. After bonding with him for so long she considered him as her sole remaining family...
(NEXT CHAPTER WILL BE A BACKSTORY CONNECTING WITH THIS SO PLEASE DON'T LOSE HOPE YET, IT'S STILL IN PROGRESS!!)
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RomantiekA thick layer of ice may be easy to break and scatter, but if given enough time and warmth from the sun it could become a nice and warm pool of water. Will the Traveler choose to break this ice or melt it with time, to save the Yaksha? Find out...
