To Melt a Frozen Heart

Chapter 1: A Frozen Heart is Temporarily Thawed

(Finally! First story of the new year! Just in time for the Lantern Festival as well! I wanted to post this around the winter holidays, but I was so busy! Anyway, Klee is the reason I started to play Genshin! She's so smart and powerful and bright! Well, her and Zhongli. Enjoy!)

           Aether and Lumine were readying themselves for another day at the Smash Mansion. Of course, today was a holiday to them.

"Travelers! Are we ready for another day at the Mansion?" Paimon, their travelling companion asked excitedly.

"Of course, we are" Lumine, the twin sister, said warmly.

"Who are we fighting today?" Aether, the twin brother, asked curiously.

Before Paimon could answer, there was a bit of commotion in the mansion. Lumine had managed to get breakfast before Toon Link tackled Boswer Jr for the morning sweets.

"I am not sure, but we should probably leave before their food fight breaks out" Lumine suggested as she handed a plat of pancakes to her twin brother.

"Right" he agreed.

Although it was rare, the twins were finally reunited for a moment and not in Treyvat and fighting each other. They both received invitations for this tournament and were excited to partake in it too. They decided to eat at the courtyard with a few other fighters.

"Ah! What a wonderful day for tea! Wouldn't you agree, Zelda?" Peach asked in a warm manner as she, Daisy, Rosalina, Zelda, and Twilight Zelda were enjoying teatime together.

Beresu entered with a tea tray holding a warm pot and a few snacks.

"Ah, nice to see you two spending some time together" she said a little jealous as she gave the princesses their tea.

"What happened to Byleth?" Aether asked as Paimon took a whole pancake and ate it herself.

"He's spending time with Cloud and Twilight Link. They wanted to test their strength, but I am not sure what that entirely means when it comes to my twin" Beresu answered with a shake of her head, "May I join you two?"

"Sure! Paimon wouldn't mind having someone else to talk with besides these two!" she said in delight as she tilted her head back and forth, "Though it is really strange that Aether and Lumine share their memories"

"Sharing their memories?" Beresu asked curiously as Sothis was even surprised to hear this.

"For some reason, when they reunited, they were also able to share their memories of their travels when the other wasn't present" Paimon explained as the twins nodded in agreement.

Beresu was surprised to hear this as Sothis reasoned, "Perhaps that is because of a twin connection. Twins often have unique skills. I wouldn't be surprised if you and your twin even have the same connection too. Well, we have time. Why not ask them a story?"

The Teacher grinned at the idea and asked, "It must be because of your twin connection. Twins are often regarded with mystical powers and abilities. Perhaps you shared your memories because of it. Why don't we test this? Do you have a story you would like to share to pass the time?"

The twins shared a look and nodded, but Aether announced with a determined expression, I'll be one to tell it!"

Lumine raised a brow at him as he nodded his head with delight. He cleared his throat and prepared to tell a story of their time at Mondstadt.

It was the day of the Windblume festival. The Knights of Favonius were excitedly preparing for the wonderful holiday as the traveler and Paimon finally arrived at the gates of the city.