In the name of love [Xiao x Aether]

Further in the cave there was light, loud sounds, the sounds of hilichurls. From the shadows Xiao and Aether emerge slaying them fairly quickly but they both were surprised as a Mitachurl comes charging at them with a woodenshield. Both dodge the attack but Aether gets hit by the shield which made a cut onto his cheek but it was nothing mayor really since Aether has experienced worse before. Xiao saw it happen. He watches as the cut slowly had blood leaking from it as the blood rolls down Aether his cheek. Xiao his gaze darkened...as he slays to Mitachurl with ease watching the bodyparts drop to the ground having cut it of limp for limp. Making sure the creature is dead he rushes over to Aether wanting to cup his face but was hesitant. "Come-..." Xiao spoke going further within the cave until they enter a smaller cave within the cave they currently were in. It truely was beautiful with large gems everywhere seeming to almost act as mirrors in a way.

Aether looks in one of the large gems at the cut before he smiles since he knows Xiao is worrying for nothing"it is nothing really. It will heal soon"

Xiao remains silent, displeased as he pulls Aether to sit down somewhere while he rips of a cloth of his own clothing so he can soak it into one of the small puddles of water near them as he starts to simply clean the wound not saying a word.

"Xiao-...i am fine truely"

The adepti huffs seeming mad as he just continues to clean the wound "you are out of training. It was foolish of me to take you here...to let you get hurt when you are in my company..it should have been me who got hit with that shield "Xiao spoke tossing the cloth aside as he sits down infront of Aether looking up at him since Aether is sitting on a rock and he himself on the ground.

Aether furrows his brows and rests his hands onto his own lap while looking down at Xiao "do not say that. You are right-...i have not trained in a long time but despite me being hit i still had fun"

"Fun? You call that fun? You getting hurt?" Xiao asks raising a brow his tone seeming pointed right now.

The blonde chuckles and shakes his head "i have fun being with you...just you...being around you makes me feel...all kinds of things"

The adepti would blush and look away trying to hide his blush that way but it was not really working since Aether has noticed "fun being around me? Never heard that before-..."

Aether gets of the rock he was sitting on sits down infront of Xiao with a smile before he reaches out making Xiao look at him his eyes scanning over his face, seeing the blush "you are adorable when you blush"

Xiao looks at him confused moving Aether his hand away not wanting to be touched as he does not seem in the mood for that "adorable? You are confusing me...there is nothing adorable about me..."

Aether thought otherwise which causes him to chuckle but he just drops it not wanting to overstep it. "This place is beautiful yet it is a little hard to breath."

Xiao inhales deeply to see if what Aether is saying is true and it was a little hard to breath indeed but it was not much of a change for Xiao himself "do you want to leave?" He asks since Aether his safety and well being of course comes first.

"No-...you took me here so i want to stay...so we can be alone" the blonde spoke sitting closer to Xiao and takes the other his hands gently playing with his fingers.

Xiao lets Aether do so for now, he would let him play with his hand and fingers as he watches how the other did so, how he was being so gentle with him. "Aether-...i" looking at Aether and seeing his golden eyes, his beautiful face, his beautiful hair, the way he was looking at him he was sure of this that he finally would want to confess what he has been feeling for Aether for a long time now "i have feelings for you-...romantic ones...you know the human ones-..." he spoke getting a little awkward about it as his blush would darken. Aether listens and he knows what Xiao means so he sits closer, sitting down on Xiao his lap having his arms resting on Xiao his shoulders now"Aether-...what are you doing. This is inappropriate for you to sit on my lap like this...and-..." The adepti his words are cut short by the traveler who places a kiss onto his lips. Xiao was too stunned to speak, he was blushing as dark as he could blush, he did not know where to place his hands, he does not know if he should close his eyes and enjoy it...there are all kinds of feelings and emotions going trough Xiao his body. In the end the adepti ends up pulling back and looks at Aether who has a smile on his face "w-why are you smilling?..i said it was inappropriate " he spoke poking the other his chest "you should not kiss somebody with permission..."