Hangout

It was now nighttime and I was cooking dinner. Ganyu was staying over since it got late. That's why I'm making two sets of dishes. One for me and the others and a vegetarian dish for Ganyu. Ganyu already tasted my cooking once. That was when they came over just to take care of me after my fight with Dvalin.

I prepared dinner once I finished cooking. Ganyu just kept on praising my cooking that I couldn't help but smile wryly. I was worried that Mona and Amy were going to be mad, but they didn't. Right, the girls already talked all of these things out. Letting out a sigh, I just continued on eating.

While washing the dishes, Ganyu decided to help me. She's a really sweet and hard working girl isn't she. We didn't really have anything to talk about so we just washed the dishes. Ah, I really wanted to talk to her, but I just can't think of anything to talk about. Then she suddenly spoke up.

"Do you… like me?"

"Wha-what's with that suddenly?!"

I couldn't hide my embarrassment. Damnit, I still get embarrassed when they catch me off guard with these things. I tried to calm down, but when I saw Ganyu turning red as well, I felt my embarrassment coming back. I took a deep breath and decided to answer her.

"Yes, I do like you."

"I'm glad. I like you too, but don't you think…"

"Yeah, we should take things slowly. I mean, we've only been able to interact with each other a couple of times. We should know each other a bit more, don't you agree?" Says the man who got into a relationship with a girl he only knew for a few days, but we'll ignore that.

"Mhm, I think that's for the best. My love may grow as well. We'll be able to interact a lot during the trip as well."

She's right. This trip might be a chance for us. We couldn't help but giggle a little at the thought of us having to do stuff that will raise our understanding and affection for each other. After finishing up the dishes, we were a bit surprised at what we saw.

"They really slept early huh…"

Paimon, Amy, and Mona we're all sleeping on the bunk bed. Which could only mean one thing. I needed to sleep with Ganyu at the top bunk. And here we thought that these types of interactions would start during the trip. We looked at each other and smiled wryly. I let her climb up first. She was wearing the clothing she brought with her in her storage ring. A white T-shirt, denim shorts and knee high black socks. I've gotta be honest here, she looks so damn hot that I couldn't help but just stare at her.

"You should come up as well." said Ganyu with reddened cheeks. I guess she noticed me staring at her. I turned and once I calmed down, I climbed to the top bunk. I laid down beside her and that was when I noticed something. I was way nervous and embarrassed when I'm with her compared to the other girls. Especially now that I'm lying next to her face to face. I would rather not face her right now since I'm this embarrassed, but after that confession earlier, I can't just do that.

We just stared into each other's eyes and chatted a bit until we eventually became sleepy.

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I woke up and looked at the beauty in front of me. She was sleeping so peacefully that I couldn't help but smile. I've noticed this past few days that I passed by her in the canteen that she was tired. She was so tired that she almost always fell asleep while eating, even yesterday as we were washing dishes. She's really a hardworking girl isn't she.

It was at this moment that I decided to take care of her today. Maybe not only today. Maybe for the whole duration of the trip. Yeah, I've decided. I'll take care of Ganyu for the whole trip. Of course, I'll take care of the others as well.

After a few minutes of staring at the beauty known as Ganyu, I went down and headed to the kitchen. I stretched for a bit before taking a bath. Taking a bath is always refreshing. After taking a bath, I started cooking breakfast. To my surprise, Ganyu woke up while I was cooking. Last time she was here, she woke up a little later than this.

"Good morning, Ganyu."

"*Yawn*Good morning, Aether…"

She's still pretty sleepy huh? I smiled at her and guided her to a seat since I was worried she might trip. Just like with Amy yesterday, Ganyu laid her head on the table and began sleeping again. Just like yesterday with Amy as well, I made Ganyu a nice hot cup of coffee. I gave it to her and sat next to her.

"Thanks…"

She drank the coffee slowly and savoured it. I smiled at her and was about to stand up. However, I felt a tug on my sleeve just as I was about to stand up. I looked and saw Ganyu making a cute expression as she was holding my sleeve.

"Please don't go yet…"

"Don't worry, I'll just be their cooking at the stove."

"No!"

Why is she acting childish? Well, not that I really mind.

"Alright, I'll stay." I said as I sat back down next to her. That's when I noticed it. Her intense blushing. She was already wide awake thanks to the coffee, she just wanted to interact with me more. I decided to oblige and gave her a pat on the head.

"If you wanted to talk to me more, you could have just said so you know?"

She looked at me with wide eyes. She then proceeded to pout at me.

"No fair, you already knew I was wide awake."

"That's because you drank coffee and you were also blushing intensely." I said as I pulled her cheeks.

"Aww! Don't pull!"

She has pretty chubby cheeks huh? Anyways, after a few minutes of chatting, she finally let me go and finish the dishes. Luckily, nothing got burned. I served breakfast and the others woke up. This place is getting more livelier, and I like that it is.