A Protective Wind 🍃Venbara🍃

🍃Fifteen🍃

Venti POV:
My body has been getting weaker, or so it feels...It must be the separation of Mondstat, but Barbara seems so happy here...I shouldn't ruin her happiness...I'll find some way to make it better, but I'm not sure what. I may not have my Gnosis, but I am still the god of Mondstat. It's been nine months since I've visited, I've never been gone for over four months.

I've woken up before Barbara once again, I get to feel her warmth in my arms as I hold her. I look at her peaceful face, running my fingers through her hair. I give her a kiss on the forehead, deciding to lay there until she wakes up. I felt fatigued already and I had just woken up, and so I laid my head on her shoulder. I had a splitting headache as I groaned, I needed to get up to get some medicine but I didn't really want to.

After a while the pain got so bad that I did begin to sit up and try to walk but my legs gave out and my head felt fuzzy. I fell down on the floor, one of my hands on my head and the other supporting me whilst I sat on the floor. My loud thud woke up Barbara, or so I assume as I hear the bed creak and someone moving. Barbara bends down and puts her hand on my forehead.

"Venti? Are you alright?"

"My head is just...killing me."

"I can help you to bed and get you some medicine, okay? You should just rest."

I nod as I see the worry in her eyes and I grab onto her arm, standing up with her on my wobbly legs. I lean on her, 'walking' to the bed and get tucked in by her. What a sweetheart she is, she truly cares about me and I can tell how worried she is. I wish there was nothing to worry about, but I felt terrible. She gave my forehead a kiss and then she got dressed. After getting dressed it was time for her to go and so she left the house to get medicine for me. That old blockhead came in the room shortly after, I guess Barbara must've told him. He came and sat down on a chair that he brought over to the bed, looking at me very intimidatingly.

"Barbatos, you're not sick, are you? You haven't been to mondstat in a long time, is that the true reason for how you're feeling?"

I was silent for a little while, looking up at him. Damn this blockhead and his wisdom, he's too clever sometimes. I groan as I look away.

"I just don't want to ruin the happiness that she has here, back in mondstat she was never this happy. I get that it's a terrible idea to stay away for so long, but I care about Barbara more than anything else."

"You know Barbatos, I never would've thought you'd fall in love...Especially not with a deaconess. She's not going to be happy if you're sick though, so you'll need to pay mondstat a visit. Getting there is going to be difficult because you let yourself get to this state."

I roll my eyes, of course I'd fall in love one day. At least my goddess isn't dead like his, he failed to protect her. Although, he is right about how Barbara will get more and more sad the worse I get...

"Ugh, fine. Will you prettyyyyyy pleaseeeeeee, get me a bottle of wine?"

He stood up, crossing his arms and shaking his head. I have a feeling Morax doesn't like the fact that I solve my problems with wine quite often. I just can't help it, that delectable taste...The more aged the better too! Although I saw him walk out after giving me such a disapproving look and coming back with a wine glass and a bottle. He poured me a glass and set it on the nightstand, and so I had to sit up. I sat up and began to drink, what a wonderful taste.

"Barbatos, is there a reason why you drink so heavily? It is very irresponsible and can get you in trouble."

"I didn't need a lecture from an old man, thank you very much."

"You can be such a pain sometimes..."

I continued to drink and he continued to pour the glasses for me until my beloved came back with some medicine and sat next to me.

"I've got you some medicine and I said it was for an adeptus so it should work, although I did have to make up quite the elaborate lie of how I knew one."

"Thank you sweetheart...You're the best."

I gave her a kiss on the cheek as I took the medicine from her, downing it with a cup of water she had also brought for me. Zhongli gave me a pat on the shoulder and left, probably his cue to tell her what was really happening.

"Listen Barbara, there's something I have to tell you. It's about the condition I'm in right now."

"Oh? Is there anything I can do to help with it?"

"No not really...I just need to go visit mondstat. You don't have to go if you don't want, but archons can't be gone for too long or they become too weak; I was already weak to begin with."

She put her hand on my cheek and leaned into my lips...Those soft lips always seem to make me feel a little better.

"Venti, you should've told me earlier...I'll go with you this time, I can visit Jean while we're there! We can leave tomorrow so we can get you better much faster, does that sound good?"

"It does darling, thank you for being so understanding...I just didn't want to ruin your happiness, but I swear I'll be completely honest about all things from now on."

She gave me a giggle as she grabbed the wine and the glasses. Then she went over to the door, twisting the handle.

"I love you, Venti. You get some rest, ok? Tell me if the medicine works, I hope it does."

I said it back and she left, leaving me to lay on this bed. I was able to drift into a sleep soon after, although it wasn't such a peaceful dream.

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