A beautiful day out in Mondstadt, with no dangers present in the wilderness or any monsters stirring up trouble.
And what better way to enjoy this day is having a picnic under a large tree near Cape Oath with two certain people having their date.
Those two being the traveling Outlander Aether and Knights of Favonius and "maid" Noelle.
They are dressed in not their usual outfits, but more casual for this fine day.
Aether is more dressed in a brown short-sleeved shirt with gold trim, brown baggy pants and black shoes with dark yellow edges. He still wears his braided ponytail with the feather attachments and his orb-like earring with feathers still on it.
Noelle dressed up very well in a long black long-sleeved dress with a white sash wrapped around her waist and stomach, and hot pink along the sleeve cuffs and straps to hold the dress together, over what appears to be a white outfit underneath with only the top collar visible that has a small criss cross bow tie, a black and hot pink beret hat with a hot pink bow, and hot pink heels.
Sitting on a blue large blanket, there were plenty of snacks and sandwiches that seem on the healthy side, along with some juice.
"Thanks for bringing me out here, Honorary Knight." Noelle said.
"It's no problem. You need a break after working hard once again." Aether explained.
"You didn't have to do all this." Noelle said, blushing a bit.
"C'mon, you deserve a few breaks every now and then." Aether said.
"I know. But it sometimes hurts that I have to take more breaks." Noelle complained.
"But that's why it's important to rest and every now and then. These help you cool down and relieve the stress." Aether explained.
Noelle let out a sigh. "You know me all too well."
Aether chuckled before biting a piece of his sandwich as Noelle did with hers.
They sat and ate for quite a while before Aether stretched his arms, grunting.
Noelle smiled, looking at the person she always admired and in her heart, loved dearly. She always has feelings for the Honorary Knight in a romantic light, but could never act upon them because of her duty to become a Favonius knight herself and Aether constantly traveling around Teyvat, which makes it hard for the two to have a relationship. But somewhere in her mind, she wondered if she let go of her ties to Mondstadt and travel with Aether instead so she wouldn't fear the worst for not being wherever he is.
Wanting to make a move but too nervous to do it, Noelle thought it would be best to still hold off even though it hurts.
However, Aether has other plans for her in a way she couldn't ever predict. He first got a strawberry from the basket and put it in between his teeth without biting completely, confusing the maid knight thinking he's trying to do a gag.
But without warning, Aether got closer and put the outside half of the strawberry into Noelle's lips, effectively making it a kiss; he bit down on his half and used his tongue to put the other in her mouth, deepening the kiss.
Blushing madly, Noelle didn't know what to make of this. She thought a relationship wasn't worth anything but her senpai and source of strength proved her wrong. She swallowed the other half of the strawberry in her mouth as she returned this kiss, exchanging their saliva with their hands intertwining.
Their kiss lasted for a few minutes before letting go for oxygen. Faces turning red but smiling, the two looked at each other without letting the embarrassment get to them.
"Noelle. I couldn't think of being with anyone more than you." Aether said.
"But, why me?" Noelle asked, not understanding why Aether of all people would love her at all.
"You're a hard worker, never giving up and keep on trying to be a knight, and always helping others without question." Aether answered.
Noelle was completely touched by his words, almost about to cry. But Aether did another daring maneuver and laid his ear on Noelle's chest, listening to her heartbeat and it's beating strong.
"And that strong heart of yours' is what makes you both beautiful and mighty." Aether commented.
Noelle began to giggle as she and Aether began to shuffle positions to become more comfortable. She now has Aether laying the back of his head on her lap as he laid down with Noelle keeping her feet to the side and her lap and torso facing forward.
"Traveler. No, Aether. Thank you for your kind words." Noelle explained.
"You now have to promise me something." Noelle continued, rubbing her fingers on Aether's head, caressing his hair.
"And what would that be?" Aether asked.
"If I promise to take it easy a little bit more and take my time to becoming a full-fledged knight, you have to promise to come by Mondstadt or the other nations you've visited every now and then if you need to slow down on your journey." Noelle answered.
"I'm not saying you should stop. I'm saying you need to have the time to spend with your friends and tell us if anything's wrong." Noelle continued.
"Whatever you may have experienced, all the people you met and befriended are now apart of that. You promise?" Noelle asked.
Aether was touched by Noelle's words and realized sometimes he needs to slow down in his search for his sister, even though he doesn't want to stop. But for the sake of his newfound love in Noelle and the many friendships he made in the past, he wants to give it a try so he can learn more about Teyvat to give him better answers for his twin sister.
"Okay. It's a promise." Aether said.
Noelle smiled, her hands on his cheeks as she lowered her head to his on her lap for another kiss. Aether raised one hand on the right side to caress her cheek as the two continued their embracing kiss under the Cape Oath tree where they had their first hangout together.
Watching from afar were Paimon and Amber, spying on the two with smirks on their faces; proud of seeing their love blossom.
I was a fan of the Aether and Noelle ship, especially their 2 Hangout Events were almost romantic to take. And the tree near Cape Oath were they laid together felt like the best setting.
Now, I have some things to say:
1) I am leaving Tales of Emblems and Kings and Genshin of the Granblue Skies on hiatus, but promise to still do them. It's just I don't have enough material like the antagonists and locations since I'm using all new locations of my creativity.
2) I have likely a third spin-off in the works with one of the newly popular Honkai: Star Rail (with a Caelus harem) and another series that will likely involve a female protagonist but haven't found one to my liking yet.
3) Lastly, I'll be deleting some old FanFiction stories like the World Chronicles and World Adventures stuff since they're totally unrelated and need to do them from scratch for the new War Chronicles series. But the ones I'll delete in due time are The Omega Saga, FanFiction Crossover Halloween One-Shot Special, Holy and Super World Adventures, World Chronicles Valentine's Day, and the old Tales stuff. I will spend the summer working on the War Chronicles Summer Tales from scratch to make things better.