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When I first saw her I know there is something different about her. She looks so… ethereal. I would say that she looks so unreal as well. I never knew somebody who carried the aura of the star would come to my life that easily, coming to approach me painting in the middle of that snowy mountain telling me that she is looking for me. I thought she would never do that though I do leave a message for Sucrose if she ever saw her, tell her I want to meet her.
And the more time we passed, the more I study about her. At first I was just curious, is she the same as I am? Being made by something that couldn’t be defined yet in this world. This outlander is different from other yet I begin to feel that we are the same. Ah, it’s more than just that. I feel… warm too.
Today I brought her for a little walk in the mountain. I want to observe her closely. And the way she enjoyed the view caught me off guard sometimes. That smile she showed me, how am I supposed to forget that. The way she curled her lips, if only I could touch her lips. Do I really want that though? What’s with this feeling?
And the summer adventure begins. She and my sister Klee went to an unknown island far away only the dragon could reach it. It’s a quite interesting adventure, I thought. I know this is Alice’s doing but I kept shut about it. The way the others are surprised about it, their expression is priceless and so is hers. I can’t take away my eyes from her during that summer. She plays with Klee on the beach, splashing water to each other. They smiled so brightly and she seemed to enjoy it so much. I started to wonder… what if one day we become a family and you play with the children of our own? Why did I think about it? I mean… ah, what’s with this feeling.
I can’t believe I wrote everything about her in this little journal. This pocket journal is now full of her. I still don’t understand what is this feeling. But I feel… truly happy when I am around her. I feel warm and save and I want to protect her too.
Also… today I want to take her to see the cecilia flowers in the wild. I want to tell her about what I feel.
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The time finally come, we walked together to the Starsnatch Cliff. She walked beside me and I want to hold her hand so bad. Our hand brushing each other and she looked at me with another smile I could never forget.
“What’s wrong, Albedo? You seemed out of your mind.” She said to me, asking me. I shook my head.
“Nothing… it’s just this is a rare occasion we go somewhere that had nothing to do with my experiment or your job.” I said, to be honest this is a really rare occasion.
“Ah yeah true, it feels like a date. Or is it really a date?” She asked again. Her face somehow turned a little dusty pink. Are we thinking about the same thing and feeling the same thing?
“Well, if you want to count it as one. I wouldn’t mind at all.” I said, I showed her a little smirk I have. I love seeing her messy expression every time I smirked at her. She looks so adorable.
“Huh? I can’t believe I am going on a date with this genius alchemist from Mondstadt.” She said in disbelief yet I know she is happy about it. She never hid her smile.
“Why not, Lumine?” I raised a brow and smile. She seemed a bit embarrassed about it. Then I took her hand and brought her for a little run up to the edge of the cliff.
We picked some fresh cecilias on the way up. Then we stopped at the cliff to see the beautiful sunset on the sea. It’s truly fascinating. I am lost of words. Until suddenly she looked at me with that shy smile.
“I like you, Albedo. A lot.” She said before she giggled softly. I smiled at her and put the cecilia I picked on her hair. She looks so beautiful.
“I like you too, Lumine. And I’m afraid I like you more than just that. Because every time I see you, I feel warm. I could never forget the way you curled your lips into a smile. The way you walk, the way you move, the way you dance and sing. I– I don’t know how to define this feeling but I like you so much, Lumine.” I said. It’s a confession I made. I had observed her enough now I want to–
“Albedo…” She cut my thought. She pulled me closer and suddenly our lips crashed into each other’s. I am… surprised. Ah, so my wish to touch her lips had come true, huh? After a while I pulled up. I grabbed her face gently. I looked into that perfect golden eyes. I smile at her, a smile I never showed to anyone before.
“I don’t know what’s that feeling is named, Lumine. Can you tell me?” I asked her teasingly.
“It’s called love, my little genius alchemist who turned out not to be so genius about love.” She teased me back. And then we laughed and we kiss again.
“Then, I think I love you… Lumine…”
“I love you too, silly!”
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So, that’s love. Truly fascinating. I don’t know such feeling exist and it’s probably because I am not so human after all. I am still going to observe her but I don’t think I should write more in this journal. Now she is mine, I can observe her without having to be a bit careful to not scare her. But I still won’t forget everything, every way I see her and I define her in this journal. I will treasure her forever and ever.
This is the end of this journal’s entry.
I love you, my dear Lumine.