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Slowly, Lisa opened her eyes and yawned. The sun rays of the morning invaded her eyes, and the witch rolled to the side, head pressed against the pillow. The empty spot next to her on the bed indicated that Jean had already left. With a lazy sigh, Lisa got up and made the bed before going to the bathroom. The woman always took her sweet time washing her face and applying makeup, a ritual that helped getting over early mornings. After dressing herself, she decided to go to the kitchen to eat something before heading to the library.
When she was on the way down the stairs, Lisa heard giggles coming from her kitchen. That was unusual. It was past 8:00, Jean should be at her office right now and Klee should be asleep or at the headquarters with her.
“Oh, you are both here” when she arrived at the kitchen, she was graced with the sight of Klee and Jean in the kitchen. Klee’s hands and apron were covered in flour, while Jean’s sleeves were rolled up and her hair was perfectly tied on a ponytail “What are you up to?”
“Birthday breakfast for you, Miss Lisa” Klee smiled widely “And it’s ready”
“That’s so nice” Lisa smiled and patted the child’s head gently. She said the girl could give her a birthday hug after washing her hands, so Klee ran to the bathroom.
“Happy birthday, Lisa” Jean whispered in her ear during their own embrace.
“Thank you, dear” the witch smiled and sat on the table, where plates with toasts, cookies, muffins and perfectly sliced fruits waited for her. A jar of orange juice, a coffee pot and warmed milk were also placed on top of the discretely flowered towel. The fabric was a light shade of yellow, with small white silhouettes of sweet flowers printed on it. As expected, Jean had a sublime etiquette, so the glasses, cups, spoons and other items that composed the table were perfectly placed on it.
“I cleaned my hands” Klee announced, running excitedly towards Lisa and hugging her “Happy birthday, Miss Lisa! Thank you for always taking care of me”
“You are welcome, sweetheart” Lisa hugged her back tightly. Words couldn’t describe the affection she and Jean had for the little girl. They were at a point where they couldn’t see their lives without her “And thank you for the breakfast, I loved it”
“We’re glad you liked it! I made the chocolate cookies all by myself, but under Master Jean’s supervision of course” she was so proud of herself, Lisa couldn’t help but giggle “Barbara has been teaching me baking recipes ever since we made Master Jean’s birthday cake”
“Impressive, Klee” Lisa praised the little girl.
“Thank you! Master Jean made the cupcakes, they are…”
“Vanilla flavored. And I have to confess, it’s also one of Barbara’s recipes” Jean chuckled.
“Your sister is amazing and so are you” Lisa declared with a smile “You should have called me earlier, it’s almost a waste to have such a meal in a hurry”
“We are not in a hurry” Jean smiled and caressed Lisa’s cheek with the back of her hand “I got the two of us the morning off”
“You are the best” Lisa chuckled happily in surprise and kissed Jean’s knuckles “I’ll take my time enjoying it then.
***
After nearly an hour of peaceful and pleasant meal between the three of them, Klee announced it was time for Lisa to receive her birthday gift. Jean finished putting the dishes on the sink and went upstairs, returning with two wood boxes.
“So… your gift” Jean smiled, rather nervously “We all know the books you want, and Rosaria, Albedo and Kaeya bought them. But Klee and I wanted to something different, so we asked for help”
“Ningguang” Lisa smiled, the curiosity of what the Tianquan could have chosen for her taking over her mind.
“Yes” Jean tucked a strand of her own hair behind her ear before continuing “We already knew what we wanted to give you, but because of my working hours...”
“And my age” Klee added.
“...it was kind of hard to get it” Jean confessed “So I asked Ningguang, Keqing, Beidou and Ganyu to help us with their influence”
“And money” Klee once more pointed “I only have like 60 cents in total”
After Lisa stopped giggling, Jean spoke again. The knight's palms were sweaty as if she was having her first date with the witch all over again.
“Yes, so we took advantage of the fact that Beidou travels all around Teyvat to get you this special gift from the 6 of us”
Jean gave her the box and she carefully opened. Inside there were 10 square metal cans, each of them with a handmade label. The first seven of them were black and had the seven nation’s names written. The three others were golden and were named Liyue’s special, Klee and Jean.
“What is this?” Lisa asked, eyes widened.
“It’s tea” Klee said “We know you love it”
“I do” Lisa carefully opened the cans. Each of them had a special tea from each one of the nations. Black tea from Liyue, green tea from Inazuma and many others. The Liyue special had a flowery scent that Lisa recognized as the blend Ganyu had mentioned the last time they met. She had told the witch she liked making that tea for herself with flowers she picked from Jueyun Karst, so probably that was the content of the can.
“The last two were made by Klee and I” Jean said, a discreet blush tinting her cheeks “We went on a secret expedition to get some ingredients in the woods and dry them to make you tea. Ganyu made the Liyue special. The others Ningguang, Keqing and Beidou bought”
“Oh my god, Jean” Lisa was at a loss for words. That was probably the best gift she had ever received “Thank you so much, you too Klee. I loved this”
“And this is an extra from the four of them” Jean handed the witch the second box, which she opened slowly, revealing a black tea pot and four matching cups “Beidou got it from a merchant in Inazuma. Now you can have one tea kit at the headquarters and one at home”
“It’s so beautiful. I’m going to send them a letter, thank them for the amazing gifts”
“You can thank them tonight. They are coming for dinner. Diluc said we can use the tavern” Jean explained “Everyone is coming, expect a kind of creepy book from Rosaria. I’m not sure that was on your list”
“It probably was, Jean” Lisa chuckled before thanking them again for the breakfast, the gifts and the party they had planned for the night.
“Don’t worry, you deserve it” Jean smiled and kissed her forehead before speaking again.
“Happy birthday, Lisa”