Double Crossing

Snow had came earlier that expected, Aether and Lumine were assigned to clear the pathways from Mondstadt to Liyue, and from Liyue to Sumeru. "Alright Aether, now should we clear the path from the bridge that separates both Mondstadt and Liyue or do we head to Sumeru instead?" asked Lumine. "I think it'd be better if we cleared the Dendros' path first" "Ah no, let's just keep going straight for now" said Lumine, while Aether just sighed enviously. Later, the twins were faced with another decision. "Should we keep going straight to clear the path towards the old dam?" "We should clear the path near the old bridge, they rebuilt it and Mona and Lisa left for their jobs, so it would be smart to-" "No, Iet's head for Sumeru instead, the snow would have melted since then, come along" she interrupted. "You know, you can keep interrupting me if you want and not listen, I go where I want to go instead of being pulled around by you" Aether said. "Oh ok, be that way I suggest, you can go do whatever while I go my way" "Fine!" "Fine!" And they both went storming away. "Hu Tao, why are you walking so slow?" grumbled Lumine. "Well first, I'm freezing my, uh, how can I say this, uh butt of for one, and two, I was heading to walk near the new bridge but it was blocked by snow, and let me tell you, neither Mona nor Lisa weren't happy about that" she explained. "Oh shit, Aether might have had a point" Lumine whispered. "You say something?" replied Hu Tao. "Oh, it's nothing" "Alright, well we made it to Sumeru, off you go, twin" Hu Tao said while winking. Meanwhile Aether was clearing the path towards the bridge and the dam, Lumine only stuck to Sumeru. All was going well until his shovel hit one of the crevices, and snow just pounded on Aether, trapping him inside. "Help, help!" he cried, but no one could hear him. Lumine arrived to Sumeru and was still cross. "What's up with you, Lumine?" asked Collei. "It's that no good brother of mine, Aether, he keeps telling me to go one way, while I want to go the other way, so I left him behind" "But aren't you worried that something bad might happened?" worried Collei. "He will be alright, we're from the Dakotas, we know our way around snow, mind you" "Well if you say so, we'll have a good day, Lumine!" "Same to you, Collei" Lumine said while letting out a heavy sigh. When Lumine returned to the hideout, she thought that Diluc and Xingqiu had saw a ghost. "What's the matter with you two?" she said. "Oh thank goodness you're here, didn't you hear what happened to Aether?" said Diluc. "What did he do this time?" said Lumine while having no interest. "Aether was trying to clear the snow when he accidentally hit a crevice and the snow from the dam buried him" panicked Xingqiu. "You mean he's out there freezing to death, I must go!" She yelled as she jolted all across Mondstadt and Liyue. Eventually, Aether saw Lumine, and the young Pyro almost shed a tear. "I found you at last, and I'm sorry for leaving you like that and being rude to you" "Ah, it's alright, that's just what siblings do, now get me out of here!" "Alright alright, I will" she laughed. When they returned, Aether told something to Diluc. "Ay, even though we quarrel a lot, we still don't hesitate to help each other out, you know why" "Why?" asked Xingqiu. "Because family never leave each other behind" smiled Lumine.