Happy Valentine's day, here's a gift from me to all of you fellow shippers, I hope you like it.
Today is a special day for the world of Tevyat.
Today was known as Valentine's day, a day when lovers express their affections through gifts and greetings. What made this day special is not only because it was a world wide holiday, but the day are also expanded that giving gifts could also happen between relatives and friends.
But for the star-born Traveler, Lumine, what makes today extra special however, is the fact that she's making a detour back to Liyue after her recent adventures in Inazuma.
The reason? To see her dear girlfriend of course.
About seven months ago, Lumine and the Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing had began dating after the latter confessed her love to the blonde Traveler.
Keqing confessed the reasons for her love to Lumine, about how she greatly admired Lumine's bravery when facing various challenges, her selflessness for turning down the offer that the Liyue Qixing gave her, and lastly of course, how she finds her innocent personality very attractive.
Lumine was of course greatly shocked and panicked upon hearing that and even initially refused to enters a relationship, especially with someone who has such high reputation in Liyue Harbour like Keqing.
Keqing, as the well-known hard worker that she was, didn't gave up even when met with refusal. The Yuheng decided to use another tactic by presenting Lumine with an offer that the blonde girl finds it hard to refuse, such as an infinite supply of Mora and other recourses that the Qixing would gladly gave her should Lumine need any.
With such offer, Lumine then began thinking about it.
Her traveling companion, Paimon convinced her to take the offer, both for Paimon and Lumine's own sake, some of her Liyue friends like Xiangling, Yanfei, and even the Tianquan Ningguang herself give their approval should Lumine consider to take the offer and accept Keqing's feelings.
But in the end, Lumine still refused the offer.
As the Traveler she was, Lumine cannot stay in one place, as her quest to find Aether being the reason for it. Not only that, Keqing is a human with a limited lifespan that could only reach several decades before she passed away, a complete contrast to Lumine who is an immortal being with an infinite lifespan that reaches thousands of years.
What will either of them achieve by being a couple? Nothing but a momentarily happiness that would eventually ended in tragedy once death separate them.
The expression composed of the mix of sadness, disappointment, and also understanment on Keqing's face when Lumine rejected her greatly pained Lumine's heart.
She felt so bad for breaking her friend's heart like that to the point that Lumine ran away from Liyue, doesn't have the courage to meet Keqing or any of her Liyue's friends again. That's also how she met with Dain not long after that.
After her brief but heartbreaking reunion with Aether, Lumine fell into a fit of despair and sadness, locking herself up in her rented room in Wangshu Inn as she wept for three days straight.
And it was Keqing who surprisingly the person who came to her in her times of need. Keqing comforted her and managed to ease her pain away, the affection that Keqing gave her had successfully reignited her determination. And with the newfound passion of learning the truth of this world and saved her brother from the clutches of the Abyss, Lumine finally said yes.
Ever since then, Lumine and Keqing became lovers, with Lumine relying on Keqing for mental support which the purplenette is more than happy to give.
When captain Beidou and her fleet agreed to take Lumine to Inazuma, Lumine was saddened over the thought of leaving Keqing behind, the other person besides Aether and Paimon to ever give her light of hope in this cruel world. Keqing are also surprisingly feeling the same way, not wanting to let go of Lumine and whished to stay by her side at all time.
But the Yuheng understands the importance of the blonde Traveler's journey, willingly allowed Lumine to leave Liyue and set sail to Inazuma in search of answers from the Raiden Shogun.
The two lovebirds would rarely meet again, with the only interaction between them are mostly through letters that Lumine gave to the Adventures Guild who got it transported to the ministry of civil affairs and straight to the Liyue Qixing.
So far, the only times Lumine managed to return to Liyue are during the Moonchase festival, and also the Jade Chamber Reconstruction and the following Lantern Rite not long after that. During both three events, Lumine only had a little amount of time to participate, only coming to Liyue to help all the important matters regarding to the festivals.
This also means that she has an even little more time to spend with Keqing. Barely able to even spend a night at her place, or goes for a shopping date with her. Lumine admits that the latest lantern rite is probably the best because of how she had the chance to accompany Keqing with her work, thanks to Ningguang, but she still thinks it wasn't enough.
Lumine wants to have more special moments with Keqing, and since today's Valentine would be their first, she has to make sure it would be extra special.
Which is actually the major problem that Lumine is facing right now.
Lumine groaned, twisting, turning, and rolling on the bed she was laying on. The Traveler are currently inside her room that she rented on Wangshu Inn, trying to ransacking her brain for any ideas, anything that would be perfect for her gift to Keqing for this year's Valentine.
Before boarding a ship that would take her back to Liyue, Lumine already sent a mail to Keqing two days prior to meet her back in Wangshu Inn whenever Keqing has the time to spare, and of course, since Valentine is a world-wide holiday, even the high ranking member of the Qixing like Keqing would have a day off to see her beloved ones as well.
Strangely however, it's already nine o'clock in the morning, and the Yuheng still hasn't come yet.
"Is she preparing a gifts for me too?" Lumine asked to no one in particular, whining as she realized that the possibility would make matters even worse.
If Keqing really is preparing gifts for her girlfriend, isn't that just makes it even worse for Lumine to not giving anything in return? How will the other girl would react? Will she get angry? Will she get annoyed but eventually forgive her? Or will she simply brush off the idea over complete understanment of how busy Lumine was as a Traveler?
"..."
No.
No, that won't do.
Keqing had given Lumine something that she unknowningly needed after her arrival to Tevyat. For all she knows, Aether is the only thing matters to Lumine, the two are inseparable ever since birth, and as immortals, the twins have lived for more than hundreds of years. Due to their quest in search for a new home, the two never stayed in one world for too long if they deemed it unsuitable, and so, forming a connections with it's inhabitants are also unnecessary.
But after she was separated from Aether, and having her powers sealed away, Lumine is nothing but a husk of her former self, roaming the land of Tevyat in search for the only light she have in her heart.
But when that light refused to be with her, leaving her behind, turning his back on her, Lumine thought that light was forever lost from her heart, that is until Keqing came and relight it.
Without Keqing, who knows what would become of Lumine right now.
Sighing, Lumine jumped down from the bed and stretches her arms upwards. It's still morning and there are no further mails from Keqing that she received, Lumine guessed that Keqing is probably strolling around the marketplace in Liyue right now, which is a good thing because it means she has time to do something else before meeting with her girlfriend again after two months apart.
~o~0~o~
"A gift for Lady Keqing you say?"
Sitting across the table of Third-Round Knockout Tavern, Xingqiu raised his eyebrows as his eyes drifted from the book in his hand into the sulking form of Lumine who put her head on the table.
"...Yeahhh." Lumine whined, her eyes closed lazily while her feet tapping the floor impatiently. "It's our first Valentine, so I want to make it special for her. But I have no idea what kinds of things that could considered to be special to her."
"Hmm..." Putting the book down as he took a small sip of the morning tea he ordered, Xingqiu take a moment to think of an answer he could give his sulking friend.
"While I'm not that particularly close to her, like you or the Tianquan Lady Ningguang, I do know that once Lady Keqing had an interest in something, she would never let go of that interest and continues to like it no matter what the circumstances." Xingqiu explained, rubbing his chin with his hand.
Lumine lifted her head and opens her eyes, looking at Xingqiu in slight confusion. "And your point is?"
Xingqiu chuckled, taking another sip of his tea. "My point is, if you really want to give her something special, you have to make sure it's something that she really likes, take Golden Shrimp Balls for example, you know how much she loved that dish so much." Xingqiu explained, crossing his arms and putting it on top of the table.
"Something that she really likes.. Golden Shrimp Balls." Closing her eyes again, Lumine puts her chin atop of her palms and tapped it with her fingers.
"So... Have you decided it yet?" Raising an eyebrow, Xingqiu asked.
Sighing, Lumine shook her head. "No, I guess not. I still need something more specific... Oh, and speaking of dishes, I should go to Xiangling, maybe she knows what to do. Thanks Xingqiu, I'll consider your opinion."
"Good luck to you, my liedge, please say hi to Xiangling from me."
Nodding her head a little, Lumine stands up before headed to Wanmin restaurant.
~o~0~o~
"A gift for Keqing?" Xiangling raised an eyebrow at the question, her eyes did not moved away from the Jueyun Chilis she's currently chopping.
"You're really close to Keqing, right? Do you know anything that she likes aside from Golden Shrimp Balls?" Lumine asked, she was leaning against the wall as she observed her blue-haired friend and her father preparing the dishes for the customers patiently waiting outside.
Handling over the chopped chilies to Chef Mao, Xiangling rubbed her hands together before approaching Lumine.
"Well... While I do admit that I'm really close to Keqing, I'm not that very close to her that I know every single things that she really likes." Xiangling shrugged before giving Lumine a big smile.
"However, I do know that Keqing would always likes it when someone close to her like her friends or co-worker giving her something." The bluenette explained, putting her hands on her hips.
"I see." Nodding, Lumine rubbed her chin as she lets Xiangling's word sink into her mind.
"But since you wanted something special," Lumine looked up towards Xiangling again. "I suggest that maybe you should give her something you never gave her before."
"Something that I never gave her before?" Lumine asked, tilting her head to the side for a bit.
"Yeah!" Enthusiastically, Xiangling nodded to her friend. "You know, like how I always tried to make dishes using different variations of recipes before, my goal is to make something different that would surprise everyone and makes them happy with it. Therefore, you should also try giving Keqing something you never gave her before that would certainly make her happy!"
With a smile on her face, Xiangling gives Lumine another good opinion which she quickly added to her list.
"I understand. I will think about it, thanks Xiangling, you're the best." Lumine gives Xiangling a smile of her own, and the bluenette giggled in response.
~o~0~o~
"You want to give a present to Lady Keqing?" Ganyu asked.
The way her eyebrow raised at the question while her chubby cheeks moving as she was busy munching the Qixing flowers that Lumine buys for her are just way too cute.
It tempted Lumine to pat her head and rub her horns like what Cloud Retainer told her in the past, but she knows it's better to not give in to the temptation in fear of frightening her friend away and thus unable to get any advices from her.
"You are one of the oldest being lived in Liyue, and not only that, you also work alongside her." Lumine muttered, taking a deep breath of fresh air as she leaned herself against the railings of Yujing Terrace. "So I was wondering, do you have any advice?"
It took a while for Ganyu to come up with an answer, swallowing the Qixing petals she's been chewing for the last minute, Ganyu clears her throat and put the flowers down.
"While I won't deny about the fact that I have lived for more than a thousand years, unfortunately I... never been in a relationship before." Ganyu confessed, fidgeting in place at the raised eyebrow Lumine gave her.
"Really? How could that be? Why would no one wants to date you when you have that cute, chubby, adorable, little face?" Teasing the half-Qilin, Lumine smirked when faint red blush appeared on Ganyu's cheeks.
"Lumine..." Ganyu groaned when Lumine starts chuckling.
"I'm just teasing ya. So, do you have anything in mind?"
"Hmm..." Leaning against the railing as well, Ganyu began to think of an answer as she watched how the boats in the distance departing and entering the harbour. "While I'm not very experienced in terms of romance, if you really wanted to give something special to Keqing, I suggest you should give her something that would last long."
"Something that would lasted long?" Lumine repeated, looking at Ganyu who is playing with the bell around her neck.
"It's a bit unrelated, but when I was a child, or at least looking like one. Whenever it was my birthday, Cloud Retainer and a few other Adepti would give me various gifts that would lasted long."
"Is it because of your long lifespan?" Lumine asked, and Ganyu nodded.
"Exactly, knowing that I possess a long lifespan that lasted for centuries, they knew giving me something short-term will also meand giving me only a brief happiness." Ganyu explained, turning her head to the side as she looked at Lumine who is even more confused than before.
"Something long lasted..." Muttering to herself, Lumine tried to think hard of what kinds of gifts that would be long lasted, long enough until the end of Keqing's natural lifespan. But she came up with nothing.
Looking up at Ganyu, the blonde girl asked. "Do you know long lasted things that would be suitable for a gift?"
"Hmm... I don't really know." Ganyu said, rubbing her chin with her hand. "Maybe you can try giving her jewelry, jewelry could last for more than decades if you could somehow keep it away from harm. You can use that strange magic to dematerialize stuff, right? Maybe you can try storing it in your pocket dimension to keep it safe."
Jewelry huh? While it does sounds like a great idea, Lumine already gave Keqing some similar gifts before, meaning that giving her the same kind of gift will not be special at all.
Sighing, Lumine slumped her shoulders. "I'll think about it. Thanks Ganyu." She said before walking away.
"Don't force yourself Lumine, and good luck." She heard ganyu said that from behind her, and Lumine gives her a simple nod in response.
~o~0~o~
The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor are unusually quiet today. Normally, whenever the blonde Traveler pays Zhongli a visit, a certain brunette director would jump at her from behind and tackle her to the ground, asking for any exciting stories that Lumine have to tell from her adventures.
But now that she has some business outside to attend to, it was only Zhongli that she could find, sitting behind his desk as the former Geo Archon calmly taking a sip of his tea.
"A Valentine's gift for Lady Keqing you say?" Zhongli raised an eyebrow, looking at Lumine who sits on the opposite side of the desk with both of her arms and legs crossed.
"Yes." Lumine nodded, sighing as she closed her eyes. "Xingqiu said it should be something that Keqing really like, Xiangling said it should be something different that I never gave her before, and Ganyu said it should be something long lasted."
Opening her eyes again, Lumine looked at Zhongli expectantly. "I'm still unable to determine which advice that I should take. Do you have any suggestions?"
Gulping down the rest of the tea, Zhongli slowly put down the cup, sighing in relief, before looking at Lumine with gaze that she interpreted as caring and supportive.
"A gift for someone special to you, in a special day, should not be something that looks good, but something you know would be good for her." Zhongli answered making Lumine even more confused.
"Something good for her? What do you mean?" She asked, looking at the consultant curiously.
Zhongli chuckled as he shook his head softly. "What I'm trying to say is. It's not necessary of you to buy something expensive like gems or jewels for someone you dearly loved, what Ganyu said about long lasted presents are true. However, even a short-terms items like flowers or a box of chocolates are enough as long as your partner likes it, and you gifted it with your most enermous feeling of love and affection towards her." Sighing, Zhongli looked at the ring on his hand. "After all, even the briefest moments of happiness you gain, are worth of all the hardwork you put."
"I see... Buying expensive things are unnecessary, even a simple items can be a special gift if it's still what Keqing liked." Lumine muttered to herself whilst playing with the hem of her skirt.
What Zhongli said is right, Keqing once said to never treading around eggshells around her, even before and after the two began dating, Yuheng is just a title, and Keqing never wants anyone that are close to her to see her as an authority figure, but instead as a simple friend.
Lumine remembers the first time she bought a necklace for her lover that the purplenette's first reaction is to yell at her for wasting a big amount of Mora just for a simple accessory. Nevertheless, the Yuheng eventually accepted the gift once she realized that Lumine gave it with sincere love and gratitude towards Keqing for being there for the blonde during the times of need.
The only problem now is what other items than gems or jewels that would last long? Food will get expired, flowers would eventually wither away, weapons such as swords or polearms would get rusty as time passed, even if it's not, it's still going to get damaged when used frequently on battle.
Lumine groaned, becoming even more confused than before, dropping her face into the desk with a loud bang, causing Zhongli on the other side to release a heavy sigh.
"If you are still unable to determine what gift you should give the Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing, why don't you go ask the experts of this matter?"
Lumine raised her head a little, giving the man in front of her a confused expression. "Expert?"
"You know who I mean." Zhongli's eye gestured to the painting on the wall which contains the illustration of the Jade Chamber.
Finally understand what he was trying to say, Lumine lighten up before getting up from the chair she was sitting.
"I understand, I'll go talk to them. Thanks for the suggestion mister Zhongli, you're always really helpful." Lumine said, giving the consultant a little bow before heading towards the exit.
"You're very welcome." Nodding, Zhongli watched as Lumine hurriedly exited the building, before releasing a sigh again. "Ah, young love. If only you're here to see this, Guizhong, she may need your advices more than she needs mine."
~o~0~o~
"Lady Ningguang, the Traveler is here." With a little bow, Ningguang's secretary informed of Lumine's arrival to the Jade Chamber.
Ningguang's eyes drifted from the secretary to the blonde haired Traveler standing besides her, giving her a wave.
"Hello there Traveler, it's been a while since we've seen each other, how have you been?" The Tianquan's lips formed into a gentle smile as she stood up from her chair to greet Lumine.
"Hi Ningguang, I'm pretty good, thanks for asking." Lumine nodded, giving the woman a smile of her own. "If you have the time, may I ask you something?"
"Of course, I always have the time to chat with you." Putting her fingers on her chin, Ningguang carefully observed how Lumine fidgeted in place despite of the girl's best efforts to hide it from the older looking woman. "Perhaps, we should talk somewhere more private, wouldn't you agree?"
Lumine jerked a bit in surprise. How did Ningguang know she came here to talk with her in private? Anyway, that's not important right now, so Lumine quickly nodded.
The white-haired woman led Lumine into her personal bedroom whitin the Jade Chamber, once the two are inside, she locked the door behind her as a precaution.
"Yo! If isn't the Traveler! How have you been?" Someone suddenly wrapped an arm around Lumine's neck, and that womanly but energetic voice she heard makes Lumine instantly recognize who it was.
"Captain Beidou? What are you doing here?" Lumine asked, looking at the pirate captain in surprise, the last time she saw the captain of the Crux Fleet was back at the Alcor, but now apparently she had somehow arrived in the Jade Chamber only whitin a couple of hours.
"Oh you know, me and Ningguang here have some score to settle, and by that I mean doing our scheduled Liyue Millennial matches again." Beidou chuckled before putting her mouth on Lumine's ear and whispered. "And also other things we do in private."
"I heard that, you know." Ningguang muttered clearly unamused with her girlfriend's anticts.
That's right, it's not a public knowledge yet, but Lady Ningguang and Captain Beidou are actually been in a relationship for the last two years. Despite of Ningguang's best efforts to hide this from public's ears, knowing Beidou's personality, it's not a surprise when various rumours began to spread not long after they become a couple.
It is because of this very reason why Lumine seek out these two. They are clearly more experienced on this kind of field than both her Keqing.
"So, what would you like to discuss with me?" Ningguang asked carefully eyeing Lumine.
Releasing Beidou's arm from her neck, Lumine began to speak. "Well, as you already know, today is Valentine's day, and I want to give something special to Keqing, but... I have no idea what I'm supposed to give her which is why I came here to ask for your suggestions."
After Lumine's explanation Ningguang hummed in understanment while Beidou gasped in surprise for some reason.
"Oh that's right! I forgot that you and Lady Keqing have become an item!" Beidou exclaimed, causing Lumine to jerk at the volume of her voice.
"Beidou! Not so loud!" Lumine grumbled with her face reddening a little.
"Sorry, sorry, I've been on the seas for a couple of months, it's a new information for me." Beidou apologized, patting Lumine on the shoulder. "Oh, speaking of which, since the two of you have been a couple, didja already do that?" She asked in a whisper.
"Do what?" Lumine asked, tilting her head in confusion.
"Ya know, this and that." Beidou whispered, her lips slowly formed into a smirk once Lumine realized what Beidou was asking and her face gets even redder.
"W-Well... W-We did try it... Twice." Lumine said with her words stuttering. "It's the first time for both of us, so we... didn't do much during our... Intercourse." Lumine whispered softly, looking away to hide her blushing face.
Beidou chuckled upon hearing that, giving the blonde girl a pat on her head. "No need to worry about that hon, you'll get used to it soon enough. Also," Beidou whispered into Lumine's ear. "In case if you need some tips, you know where to find me, I'll teach you how to make your partner feels like in heaven."
Lumine looked at pirate captain with slightly widened eyes, and give her an owlish blink.
"Beidou." Ningguang cleared her throat in annoyance, making Beidou release another chuckle again.
"Alright, alright, I'll stop." The brown-haired woman raise her hands to the air and walk away from Lumine to sit on a chair not far from her.
Lumine turned her head to look at Ningguang who was rubbing her chind with her fingers, the metal ornaments have been taken off.
"So, you want to give Keqing something special for today's Valentine, but cannot decide yet what gift you have to give her, is that what you're asking of me?" Ningguang asked, receiving a nod from the Traveler.
"I've been going around Liyue to ask several people like Ganyu and Zhongli for any advice, but their advice only adds even more confusion to what I should give Keqing for today." Lumine sighed, giving Ningguang a pleading puppy eyes with tears forming in the corner of her eyes. "Lady Ningguang, you're really experienced on this kind of field, can you help me please?"
It's really hard to deny her request, especially when Lumine made such adorable expression like that. But unfortunately, even the most richest lady in Tevyat is still a mere mortal, with limited lifespan and limited knowledge.
"As much as I'd love to help you Lumine, I don't think I can offer you much of an advice." Ningguang heavily sighed at the look of disappointment and sadness on Lumine's face. "A love between two people are not for someone unrelated like me to interfere, just like you said before, even if I give you an advice, there's no guarantee that that advice would going well with your feelings for Keqing."
Lumine dropped her head and slumped her shoulders as she sighed. "I understand. It's no use after all huh? I guess I'll just buy her some chocolate then."
Just as Lumine was about to turn around and leave, Ningguang sighed and face palmed herself. "But, if you insist however..."
Lumine turned her head to look back at Ningguang.
"It's not much of an advice, but if you really wanted to give something special to Keqing, all you need to do is to follow what your heart desired the most." Ningguang explained, her eyes are sharp, calculative, but soft and gentle at the same time.
Lumine gives the woman an owlish blink. "Something that my heart desire?"
"Yes." Ningguang nodded, turning her head to look at Beidou. "It doesn't matter what kinds of gift that you need to give to your loved ones, the most important aspect of giving a present is to follow the true reason why you giving it in the first place."
"The true reason..." Lumine murmured, placing a hand on her chest.
"Whenever I gave something to Beidou in the past, my only reason is to please her, to make her happy. Nevermind my status as the Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing, any gifts will suffice as long as it fulfilled that very reason, even if it means I merely gave her a bag of Mora or a cargo full of food supply for her and her crew while adrift amidst the sea."
"That's right kiddo." Beidou stands up from the chair, making Lumine to look at her. "I have the same reason as well when it comes to giving gifts to Ningguang here or anyone else that I care about."
"Really?"
"Trust me, I never give her anything that worth more than five Mora whenever I came back to Liyue Harbour." Beidou nodded with a smile, she then looked at Ningguang and sighed. "I even tried to give her my body once, but that... Didn't end well as I expected." Beidou said the last part in a low tone akin to a whisper.
"Hmph, try to do that again and I'll make you work ten times harder than before." Ningguang scoffed, clearly unamused by the memory of that day for some reason.
"Follow what your heart desired... No need to trouble yourself with the gifts... Yes, I think I get the gist of it." Lumine nodded, determination burning in her eyes. "Thank you Lady Ningguang and Captain Beidou."
"Really? You sure you don't need any other suggestions?" Ningguang raised an eyebrow.
"It's not really much of an advice, but I think it's really useful. Also, it's been several hours and I'm afraid Keqing might be heading to Wangshu Inn right now, so I have to go now." Lumine said, start to backing away.
"I see, may you have a safe travel then." Ningguang nodded with a smile.
"Good luck there kiddo, make sure to give her a big kiss in the end." Beidou cheered with a teasing smirk.
Waving at the two, Lumine exited the room and fly out of the Jade Chamber.
~o~0~o~
Truth be told, everything is a mess now to Lumine.
The more suggestions she gets, the more confused she become. The trip around Liyue that she thought might be helpful for her, ends up being her worse nightmare.
"Ugh! How did it become like this?!" The blonde Traveler groaned as she ruffled her hair in desperation.
It's afternoon now, and she still cannot decide a special present that she needs to give Keqing, with the said purple-haired girl is nowhere to be seen which makes Lumine even more nervous as there's a possibility that the Yuheng is already waiting at Wangshu Inn.
Sighing, Lumine shook her head, still having enough resolve to follow her initial plan.
"Alright, calm down girl, calm down." Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes for a moment.
"Let's review all the advices we get. Xingqiu said it has to be something that Keqing loved, Xiangling said it's something that I never gave her before, Ganyu said something that has a long lifespan, Zhongli said something that doesn't have to be expensive, and Ningguang said it can be anything as long as it follows what my heart desired."
Lumine think hard, so hard that her head began to heat up and steam coming out of her ears.
"My biggest desire is to make Keqing happy.
I gave her a necklace made of Sango Pearls from Watatsumi Island before, something that have long lifespan as long as she didn't break it.
However, giving her another accessories now would not be something new, and besides, accessories, especially in Liyue Harbour, can be quite expensive.
And lastly, Keqing always express some concern whenever I bought her something expensive before, and always preferred to be given food like Golden Shrimp Balls or chocolate only, since it's something that she likes.
Aside from Golden Shrimp Balls, the only thing Keqing really likes is Rex Lapis Figurines and..."
Lumine stopped in her tracks, as a realization hits her.
That's right, the other thing that Keqing really loves aside from Golden Shrimp Balls and Rex Lapis Figurines are...
"Me." Lumine answered, finally opens her eyes to see she was standing in the middle of the streets with her head facing the Mingxing Jewelry store.
Lumine finally got her answers thanks to combining all the suggestions she gets, although it's a bit flawed, but nevertheless, she won't let this idea slip away.
Lumine's cheeks starts to blush at the idea she have in mind, along with her head remembering what Beidou said when she was in the Jade Chamber.
"It's worth a try." Lumine reassured herself before approaching miss Xingxi with a flushed face and ordered something.
~o~0~o~
"What was I thinking?" Lumine murmured to herself with voice full of regrets.
She finally tied the ribbon that has been wrapped around the present she's been preparing, using her mouth as support since her hands are both occupied at the moment.
There's no going back now, with the present is ready and already decorated with ribbons she bought from Xingxi, she's now ready to face Keqing, however, as time passed, she started to regret her decision.
It's now four o'clock in the afternoon, when Lumine returned back to Wangshu Inn, Keqing still wasn't here yet, making the blonde haired Traveler even more confused to where the Yuheng possibly go to for so many hours.
But that's also a relief to Lumine since that means she had more than enough time to prepare the gift in secrets.
She already told Paimon to go hang out with Amber or any other Lumine's friends in Mondstadt in order to give Lumine some privacy with Keqing, and the little pixie surprisingly understand and obey her orders.
Now that Lumine is alone, she could only wait for Keqing to come, holding the gift in her hand as she desperately waiting for a knock on the door.
But as seconds turns into minutes, and minutes turns into hours, Lumine become more and more filled with regret.
"I guess it's no use after all." Lumine sighed, preparing to undo the ribbons that wrapped the present.
But before she could do anything, the long awaited knock on the door finally came, causing her to jerk a little, sending chills down her spine, and goosebumps spread through her skin.
"Lumine, are you there?" Keqing's voice came from the other side of the door, and when Lumine was hesitant to answer her girlfriend's call, Keqing opens the door first. "I'll go in, okay?"
The room was dim since Lumine purposely turned off the light, with the curtains blocked the afternoon sun rays into the room, Keqing almost can't see anything, however, her sharp gaze instantly able to make out Lumine's silhouette that stands in the middle of the room.
"I'm sorry I'm late, I was having a trip to the neighbouring nation, Mondstadt, and I met Paimon in there along with your other friends that I spend chatting with. Also, I brought something for you..."
Reaching out for the light switch, Keqing turned on the lights that brightens up the room.
"Ta-da! Happy Valentine's day!" Keqing smiled happily, closing her eyes, and reaching out the box of chocolates that she held in her hands to Lumine.
Now that the lights has been turned on, Lumine realized that Keqing didn't wear her usual Qixing outfit. Instead, replacing the elegant dress she always wear, was a deep purple sweater with matching long white skirt and black and white scarf, she looks less formal and more casual on these clothes, and that makes Lumine feel even worse for what's about to come.
"This is a chocolate made in Fontaine, I bought it from a merchant I met in Mondstadt." Opening her eyes, Keqing looked at Lumine. "I hope you like... it..."
Keqing suddenly trailed off, with her words died in her throat because of the shocking view in front of her.
Lumine was standing in front of her, that itself wasn't an unusual sight. What was unusual was, replacing the normally elegant, beautiful, and heavenly white dress that Lumine always wear, are... Ribbons...
Red ribbons that wrapped around her small and slender naked body in a seductive way that censored the enticing bits such as the peak of her breasts and the area between her thighs. And to add even more perfection, both of Lumine's hands are tied by the same ribbons, placed in between her perfect breasts with her fingers holding a heart shaped chocolate warped with a much more smaller red ribbons.
Lumine is blushing hard, with the scarlet colour reaching to the tips of her ears and neck, but surprisingly, she has enough confidence to look directly at Keqing who shared a blush.
"H-Happy V-Valentine too... K-Keqing." Lumine said with her words stuttering at the sheer embarrassment. "H-Heres a g-g-gift fr-from me t-to you."
Gulping down hard, Lumine tightly shuts her eyes closed and looked away slightly. "I-I... Wanted to give you something special. I-I couldn't t-think of anything. S-So I decided to give you t-this chocolate, a-and... Me. My body, my heart, my soul... I-I hope you like it."
When no response came from Keqing, any hope Lumine have to make Keqing happy is gone. What is Keqing thinking right now? Is she disgusted? Is she so shocked by this gift to the point that she refused to say anything? Is she angry at Lumine for doing something naughty like this?
The silence is so hard to bear that Lumine decided to opens her eyes and looked back at Keqing who is still in a trance like state.
"K-Keqing?" Lumine nervously asked if she was okay, but it seems like Lumine's voice brought her girlfriend back to reality.
Drip
Blood, blood is pouring down from Keqing's nose and into the floor. Keqing's hand subconsciously release it's grip and the box of chocolates she was holding fell into the floor. This made Lumine jumped a little in surprise.
Keqing is still standing in front of Lumine in one second, and in the next she was already gone and somehow appeared directly behind Lumine.
Without even having the chance to react, Keqing grabbed Lumine and threw her into the bed, eliciting a surprised yelp out of Lumine as she landed on the soft mattress with an audible thud, the chocolate she was holding are also gone, must be dropped into the floor when she got thrown by the Yuheng of the Liyue Qixing.
Without waiting for another second, Keqing is already on top of Lumine, her nosebleed is still going and drips of blood fell into the bed and some of it even landed on Lumine's skin.
"I love it." Keqing's voice oozed with arousal that Lumine never heard before, her eyes has gone fully dark that makes Lumine shivered from the intensity her gaze holds, like a beast that just trapped it's prey. Keqing's smooth hand reached behind Lumine and tugged at the tie of the red ribbons, making Lumine gasped as it comes undone. "Thanks for the food, I'll be sure to enjoy every seconds of it."
Lumine was about to say something, anything, about what Keqing just said, but she's unable to do so when Keqing proceeds to eat her...
Sexually.
This story was inspired by a deleted artwork in Pixiv I was sad that the fanarts are gone, so I decided to make a fanfic out of it.
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