Febru-rarepair-y day seven: Let me help you: Shenmiya
"Oh, hello there!" Naganohara Yoimiya greeted the stranger before her with a smile. "Need something?"
The white haired woman before her looked at the boxes of fireworks, then spoke bluntly, "Let me help you. These are heavy, yes?"
Yoimiya blinked. "I guess? But I'm used to it! After all, it's my job to carry these fireworks around, to set them up, and to set them off!"
The woman shook her head. "You are a guest in the city, and it is my duty to show you hospitality." With that, the woman squatted down and scooped up several boxes before straightening up and walking forward like they weighed nothing. "Ah, my master reminds me to introduce myself when I meet new people. My name is Shenhe. Where do you want these?"
Yoimiya couldn't help but to stare. Shenhe was crazy strong, and Yoimiya was… interested, to say the least. She cleared her mind quickly, not wanting to leave Shenhe standing there waiting for an answer all day.
Though from the looks of it, she probably could.
"I'm Yoimiya! And uh, if you follow me, I can tell you where to set down the boxes, I guess?"
As Yoimiya directed Shenhe, she couldn't help that her eyes kept wandering. She kept tearing them away only for Shenhe to move back into her line of sight and get her staring again.
Yoimiya was going to scream.
Finally, all the boxes had been set out, and there was nothing more for Shenhe to do, and Yoimiya told the woman that. Shenhe acknowledged Yoimiya's statement, but instead of leaving, watched Yoimiya start working on the fireworks.
Yoimiya could feel her gaze on her as she worked, and she was getting really nervous. So, as politely as she she could, she turned around, and asked Shenhe, "Do you need something?"
Shenhe blinked in surprise. "I am simply watching and learning. But, Ganyu says that it is polite to invite friends to dinner. Would you like to join me?"
Some hours later, Yoimiya found herself dressed up and sitting across from Shenhe, who was also dressed up. Despite how solitary Shenhe seemed, once Yoimiya let go of her worries, the conversation flowed quite well.
Something Yoimiya noticed, though, was that Shenhe didn't smile. She seemed happy enough, and it's not like the dinner went poorly. She just didn't smile. Yoimiya reasoned that maybe Shenhe was one of those people who just didn't smile. Like Kujou Sara.
They went outside to watch the fireworks show as it went off, and at the end, Yoimiya sighed.
"Another fantastic show. And now I have to go clean it all up and then in a week I'm going back to Inazuma."
"Will we be able to meet another time?" Shenhe asked, a tinge of something sad in her voice.
Yoimiya's heart broke a bit at the sound, and she rushed head over heels to mend the pain she heard from Shenhe. "Yes, of course! We have all week and then! Even when I'm in Inazuma again, we can write letters to each other! How does that sound?"
Shenhe smiled, a little smile, but a smile all the same. It was the most beautiful smile Yoimiya had ever seen.
