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--Childe & Zhongli--

It's late. Rain slowly drips down my  ginger-brown hair. Dammit. I wish I brought an umbrella. I sneeze. Come on, where are you?  I look around, trying to spot anyone I know but unfortunately not. If I run I can get to the closest bus stop in 5 minutes. I don't want to risk slipping over. I stare intently at the hectic traffic in front of me. Man, how I wish I was one of the people in those cars. I stare at my phone screen. Where is he?  

I turn to look again. I think I see him. But wait. Who are those people with him? One has greenish hair and a purple mark on his forehead. He has golden eyes that give piercing looks to me but only to my friend do they look gentler. There is also a girl. She has pale blonde hair and a flower in her hair. This must be my friend's twin sister that he talked about. But the third friend's different. He has dark brown and orange hair and his eyes were like amber crystals. He wore  I can't believe that he could be friends with someone so beautiful... WAIT, DID I SAY BEAUTIFUL. What the hell is going on with me?

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Zhongli POV

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20 mins before:

I peacefully enjoy my tea. I sit down on a comfortable armchair and look online for new flavours of tea to enjoy. That's when my roommate Hu Tao shows up through the door with 3 bags of groceries.

"Hey Zhongli can you unpack the groceries?"

I sighed. As I stand up from the couch, my phone rings. I glance at it. It's from Xiao.

"What do you want now?"

I say to the phone. A female voice replies. Has Xiao finally gotten as girlfriend? She says she is Aether's sister and her name is Lumine. She tells me,

"Aether's meeting up with a friend and he invited you to join us!"

I agree as I want to get out of movie night with Hu Tao where she would watch some kid's film where a princess would meet her prince and fall in love.

"Hey Hu Tao, I'm going out with my friends tonight."

She looks a bit disappointed but agrees nonetheless. I realise I don't know when or where we are meeting up with this 'friend'.

Now I know the details, I rush to get ready. Why would they make plans and only tell me 15 minutes in advance? I put on the only thing I have that isn't in the wash which is a shirt, tie and jacket. I don't know why but when I wear this, people stare at me. 

I rushed out the door. Luckily, they were meeting up not far from the nearby Bubu Pharmacy. I run there from my house and get there in time to see Aether, Xiao and a third person who I guess is Lumine. We head to the place that we are supposed to meet Aether's friend, which is Wanmin Restaurant. Why not meet everyone there? Why do I have to walk more than anyone else? I suppose it's because Xiao lives above the pharmacy . 

As we walk towards the restaurant, someone catches my eye. He has ginger-brown hair and pale blue eyes.  I try to avert my gaze from him and I think it's working. We approach the restaurant. I wonder who Aether's friend is. WAIT. Why is he going towards that hot guy from earlier? He stands next to the guy and announces to everyone,

"Everyone, meet my friend Childe"