Remember that very epic oneshot with Aether being bullied and Xiao beating them up?
Their band gets its own oneshot because I'm gonna keep going until I find the requests and do them.
"Thank you! And good night Mondstadt!" Aether waved to the crowd while the rest of his band walked backstage to pack up for the day. Sucrose walked closely to the water fountain because of how many people were there. So did Xiao, he felt his karmic debit going through the roof. They both drank water as their director, Ms Jean, spoke.
"Great Job today all of you! Especially for Sayu for not sleeping while playing the drums this time!"-Jean
"Can we go home now? I need a lot of sleep to grow."-Sayu
"The bus is already here waiting for you all. Just grab your stuff and go inside."-Jean
Everyone said good night as home was a long way for all of them. They lived in the dorms of their high school in Fontaine, which was about 4 hours away from Mondstadt. It was enough for a nap and to finish homework from school this week.
"Xiaooo! Can you help me with elemental science pleaseee? I'll give you extra hugs and cuddles!"-Aether
"Get on the bus first. I'll grab my bass and then I'll be on the bus waiting for you."-Xiao
"Shh. Sayu is asleep on the bus. Watch your step."-Venti
They both nodded as Venti grabbed his violin case and went through the back door. Aether grabbed his electric guitar and raced Xiao and Kazhua to the bus. Their bags were already on the bus waiting for them to sit down.
Their fans already knew that some of them were in a relationship with one another and most were okay with it. There's always those homophobic people who are just 10% of the fans, but they never interfere with their personal lives. So far at least.
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"Xiao~ oh he's asleep. Awe man."-Aether
He still had two hours left before arriving back home. Kazhua and Xiao write the lyrics, so he wanted to know what to make the song cover about. The blond draws the covers digitally and on paper as a reference. Plus, he still doesn't understand anything about Crystallized or Bloom, and it's tested next class.
"Aether? Aethie!"-Venti
"I told you that you're not supposed to call me that! Xiao will kill you!"-Aether
"Well I can meet his mom then! You done with the song cover? I need the effects for next concert and I'm going to start listing them to Ms Jean."-Venti
"Nooope, Xiao fell asleep. He was helping me with elemental science and I gave him my headphone piece."-Aether
"Then cuddle him. Easy. Kazhua fell asleep too."-Venti
Aether just opened his phone to check his dms. Twitter, Instagram, and Discord were all filled with people saying how good of a singer he was. They were asking questions about where he came from, did he have a sibling, how was his relationship with Xiao and if everyone else is okay with it, stuff like that. One comment stuck out to him.
"You don't have a Anemo Vision like the other members. Why are you the leader? Shouldnt u find something else to do in life? Or are you trapped there with them? Should I tell the city police?"
That comment made his chest hurt. That was the first time someone asked that question. He wasn't the leader, Venti was. The blond was just the main singer. And they weren't keeping him hostage for their band, he joined for fun!
Everything felt dizzy. Inhaler...he needed his inhaler...But where was it? He was passing out quicker than the other times. This was new. He dropped his phone as he started breathing heavily. His throat was starting to hurt, he couldn't even see anything right now, and he didn't even remember where his inhaler was for these events. Great. He softly cried as he sat up and looked at the soft covering of the bus ceiling. He soon passed out on his chair as if he was sleeping.
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"Ms Jean, Aether's not waking up!"-Sayu
Jean tried to shake the boy awake, but failed. He almost felt dead. Cold to the touch. She shook his partner awake to see if he knew anything.
"No. But I do know that he has a inhaler somewhere for panic attacks. I think it's in his backpack or overnight bag. I know it's here. He used it after the show."-Xiao
"Okay. Sucrose, please make something for in case Aether has a headache or upset stomach. Xiao, find the inhaler. Venti, Kazhua, and Sayu will get everyone's room set up. The room numbers of everyone are on the dashboard of the bus. See if there's anything in Aether's room to help."-Jean
Everyone nodded as they went what their director asked. Their rooms are always made up by Venti as gratitude for them joining the band. He's a student council member, so he can just walk on in with Kazhua and Sayu.
"I found why he had the attack. Someone asked him if we were holding him hostage and if they should call the police. Because he doesn't have a anemo vision. They were worried for the wrong thing. Sigh. I'll reply to them no in place of Aether."-Xiao
"I'm back! I got every type of food he might need to recover. They are all soup, so tell Aether they'll be waiting in his room once he wakes up and that he can heat them up later."-Sucrose
Jean and Xiao nodded as she ran off with the wrapped up food and left some wet wipes. The raven was still wondering why Aether wouldn't wake up. Wait. There was always Lumine.
Xiao dialed Lumine's number on his phone, hoping that she wasn't asleep now.
"AETHER! IVE BEEN WORRIED SICK! I SWEAR TO GOD IF DAIN AND I GET ANOTHER PHONE CALL FROM JEAN, I WILL RIP-"-Lumine
"It's not Aether, Lumi. It's Xiao. Listen. He's out cold right now because of a panic attack. We couldn't find his inhaler. Do you know where he might've put it?"-Xiao
"Aether usually puts it in his backpack where his laptop is, the pocket above that. It has a zipper on it. Just Tell him to call me back. And feed him some food please. He's been working nonstop and never taking breaks. Who knows when the last time he had a real meal."-Lumine
"Got it. Thank you."-Xiao
Xiao hung up the phone. He grabbed Aether's bag and found the inhaler. He quickly inserted it in his mouth to wake him up. Jean jumped up in surprise. He woke up almost instantly.
"Get him water! He's still breathing heavily!"-Jean
Xiao ran to the kitchen while Aether took another shot of the inhaler. It was late. Really late. They were back at school. What happened?
"Aether? Aether listen to me. What the hell happened? Why did you freak out?"-Xiao
"I...I was answering questions from fans and someone asked why was I in the band without a vision. I freaked out. It just happened. Everyone was sleeping so I just let it happen. It was happening so fast that I couldn't even remember where my bag was. I was just dizzy. My throat hurt."-Aether
"Here, some water. Sigh. You should've woke me up. Your life was at stake. My darling, you need some sleep. Sleep with me tonight."-Xiao
Jean ushered them both out of the bus as a surprise were waiting for them in their rooms. Their rooms were made up. That was certainly a surprise with the food on the table also.
But he just went to sleep. He kept this moment in his chest. For a while. This is why school counseling exists.
Goddamn this hit a nerve.
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