This story contains a bunch of profanities, sexual humor, themes and what not, so if you're bothered with that, don't force yourself to read this. ￣ˍ￣
Story rating may be considered as Rated T for Teens in the early chapters, but will soon turn to Rated MA for Mature Audiences. Warnings will NOT be given on the start of a chapter whenever there's a scene not suitable for readers below 16-18 years old (since that will somehow serve as some sort of early spoiler of the chapter). •﹏•
To the readers who will ignore the mentioned warnings, read this story at your own discretion.
Every suggestion will be taken under consideration and will be given credit if your suggested idea will be used. (o^^)o
Credits of the image used as story cover belongs to the rightful owner: suqling (from Tumblr)
I merely edited the cover to incorporate the title of the story in the picture.
Story title was inspired by Rihanna's song "We Found Love".
I DO NOT CLAIM THE GAME, LEAGUE OF LEGENDS. CREDITS BELONG TO RIOT GAMES.
In advance, I apologize if there are any typos and grammatical errors. English is not my native language, it's Tagalog, so, yeah! ﹋o﹋
I hope you readers enjoy the story! ∩_∩
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ACT 1
The roaring of the crowd and their thunderous claps of excitement echoed and bounced from one wall to another within the concert arena. The lights set up around the event center were as flashy and extravagant as how fabulous and breathtaking the outfits of the four artists standing onstage are.
The surface of the platform the singing group were on shook with every beat the speakers blurted out, and the four pairs of shoe-covered feet added more vibrations with each stomp and jump they performed. The performers were as energized as their adoring spectators, who cheered and squealed at their dazzling performance.
"Ain't nobody bringing us down, down, down, down!"
The moment the beat dropped and the music faded into silence, so did the entire audience. For a second at least. Once that second passed, the deafening cheer of the people completely filled the stadium. The celebrities onstage left their finishing poses, each of them returning the love and affection of their fans in their own way.
The leader of K/DA, Ahri, walked along the runway-like part of the stage, giving gestures of flying kisses. At the left side of the stage, Kai'Sa can be seen accepting a few gifts from the people that were reaching out to her.
When it comes to the diva of the band, Evelynn can be found waving and smirking behind the circular sunglasses she favors so much as she strutted on the stretched area of the stage and trailed after Ahri. From time to time, she would pucker her lips at the audience, who squealed and swooned over the action.
She wasn't even halfway through the runway laid before her, unlike Ahri, who was already at the farthest point, when she suddenly heard a much excited cheer somewhere at her right and over her shoulder. Curious, she spun around to witness whatever it was the crowd was going crazy about.
"Akali!" Came Kai'Sa's frantic voice through her mic.
Evelynn's eyes widened while her entire face morphed into panic once she saw Akali tipping over the edge of the stage, her right arm being pulled by random hands from the crowd. Her feet weren't even touching the ground anymore. The security guy standing in between the fans and the stage was the only one keeping the young artist from being swallowed whole by the crowd, his hands focusing on keeping its clutches on the rapper's hips.
"Akali!" Ahri cried out, the commotion also capturing her attention.
While some of the backstage personnel were already rushing out to help the struggling female, the loud thuds onstage were muted by the noises of their surroundings. Evelynn didn't realize it, but she was actually the one responsible for the banging on the stage, specifically her heels.
The first personnel that got to Akali was a tad bit scrawny and was smaller than the rapper herself, so his weak attempts of pulling Akali's left arm was utterly ineffective and hardly made a difference. At the back of her mind, Evelynn was thankful she's used to wearing heels. If not, she might have stumbled and had already planted her face on the floor with the pace of running she's going at.
The rattling sound of the golden claws' impact on the floor was also muted, its owner abandoning them with not at a care towards their fate. By the time she was beside the somewhat useless helper, Evelynn firmly wrapped her hands around Akali's arm and pulled her towards her direction with all the strength she possessed.
Finally, the unexpected tug of war ended. The fans released their clutch on Akali's other arm, ultimately freeing her from being hauled off the stage. While the stagehand let go of Akali to do whatever it was he needed to do, Evelynn wound an arm around Akali's waist pulled the rapper up on her own two feet.
"Are you alright?" Evelynn asked immediately, quickly checking Akali for any injuries of some sort.
"I'm fine, I'm fine." Was her instant reply to the diva, showing a small embarrassed smile along with mildly flushed cheeks.
"Akali!" Kai'Sa, who was just a few seconds too late in helping, placed a hand on the rapper's shoulder, a concerned look in her violet eyes. "Are you okay?"
Akali flashed an uneasy smile at the dancer, while she allowed Evelynn to inspect her. At her peripherals, she spotted Ahri fast-walking down the runway and was heading towards them. She let out a sheepish little laugh as she rubbed her nape with her right hand, which was missing the black glove it was covered with earlier.
She jumped in surprise and stiffened when a firm grip suddenly captured her right wrist. Eyes snapping towards the owner of the hand that grasped her, she found Evelynn's scrutinizing amber-hued gaze focused on her slightly raised forearm. She followed whatever it was that grabbed the vocalist's attention, only for her eyes to zero in on the scratches decorating her forearm. Not only that, but she was sure that the angry red color which was also adorned with hints of purple was the result of the vice-like grip of the anonymous fan that threatened to get her off the stage.
"Ah..." When Evelynn's narrowed eyes turned to connect gazes with her, Akali's embarrassment increased and caused her cheeks to redden even more. "Gomen ne..." (Sorry)
Sighing and shaking her head, she felt an arm wrap around her shoulders and begin to guide her to the direction of the backstage. Akali surrendered herself to Evelynn, who began to lead her to sidelines. She took a short look over her shoulder and found Ahri and Kai'Sa wrapping up the show by thanking the audience for coming and for supporting them, the pair giving her quick waves and hurriedly flashed smiles before returning their focus on handling the watchers of their concert.
When she and Evelynn were finally out of sight from their spectators, Akali felt like it was too hot for her liking. With her left hand, she reached up to her head to retrieve her cap to use it as a makeshift fan.
Nothing.
Akali moved her hand over her head, trying to grab at a particular accessory. Her cap was gone. All she could feel on her head was her unruly hair, which was much wilder than it already was thanks to the incident. Beside her, Evelynn momentarily watched her give up in finding the long gone cap before turning her attention to the approaching medical personnel.
The two artists went to a lounge-like area, where Akali's minor injuries were treated by the medic. While Akali was seated on the black leather couch, Evelynn stood in front of her, weight on one leg and arms crossed in front of her chest. The critical look the rapper was receiving made her hold herself back from flinching. Even though she succeeded on doing such action, the way her cheeks warmed up again in embarrassment was completely out of her control. She silently regretted removing her face mask before the treatment began.
"What were you even doing?" Evelynn questioned, shattering the silence that was making not only Akali but also the medic tense.
"I'm sorry, okay?" Akali apologized, lowering her gaze. "I didn't think they would...-"
"You didn't answer my question."
Akali raised her eyes to look at Evelynn, only for them to fall back down to her lap again. The older artist was now glaring at her. It wasn't threatening, but it sure was intimidating.
"I was just giving them high-fives..." Akali mumbled quietly before abruptly hissing at the pain that shot up her arm due to the actions of the medic towards the scratch marks.
Evelynn's gaze shot towards the man like a bullet, the glare on her face prompting the medic to become rigid. "Careful!"
"S-Sorry!" The medic stuttered with his apology, feeling wordlessly terrified of the wrath that was nearly unleashed upon him.
Akali tried using this as a chance to banish Evelynn's anger towards her. She lifted her gaze and offered a tiny smile to the diva, who reciprocated with the same glare from earlier. Obviously, her chance wasn't really a chance at all.
"Don't you dare smile now." Came the cold statement of the vocalist.
"Evel...-"
"I don't think there are any reasonable excuses for your actions, so don't even try."
"Aren't you overreacting? Even a little bit?"
Evelynn looked at her as if she just cussed at her. "Do you actually think whatever happened is nothing but a little blunder?"
"It really was nothing, you know." Akali murmured. "Nothing serious happened, so it's not really a big deal."
"Not a big deal?" The incredulous expression on Evelynn's face spoke volumes. "Things would have gotten much worse if I hadn't helped you. Don't you realize that?"
"Maybe you shouldn't have helped me in the first place if you're just going to be mean about it."
Akali couldn't stop herself. She felt like she was being treated like a child. She's no child at all! She's young, yes, but she's already considered an adult. But here Evelynn was, treating her as if she wasn't. Kai'Sa and her are pretty close when it comes to age, so why didn't they treat the dancer like how they treated her? It's really irritating.
In front of her, Akali missed the look that crossed the diva's facial features the second she shot back with her words. The disbelief and appall towards her rather bratty response was clear, but the rapper didn't see them. She was too busy not realizing the weight of the situation.
Instead of receiving a furious lecture from the magenta-haired woman, Akali was left to deal with silence once again. Oh, Evelynn must be infuriated. Akali knew the diva has a lot to say to her, but she also knew that Evelynn was holding it all back. People do have tendencies to say things in their fit of anger, which they'll eventually regret in the end. Evelynn is certainly not fond of such.
The medic had just finished bandaging Akali's forearm when the door of the room opened and Ahri and Kai'Sa came in and finally joined them. A fair amount of relief internally flooded Akali when the two arrived, since their presence vanquished most of the tension that invaded the lounge.
"Akali, are you alright?" Ahri and Kai'Sa asked in unison but in different languages, one Korean and one English.
Akali presented an assuring smile to them, her irritation towards Evelynn's scolding dissipating. While the two K/DA members rushed to join her at the couch once the medic removed himself from Akali's side, Evelynn stayed rooted in front of the rapper.
"It's nothing serious." The medic began to talk, holding his first-aid kit in front of himself as he smiled reassuringly at the leader of the group. "All you need to do is make sure the scratches are cleaned, reapply antibacterial ointment for the scratches and anti-inflammatory for the bruise and change the bandages after two to three days."
"Is that all, doc?" Kai'Sa asked, glancing at Akali's bandaged forearm.
"Well, she can't get her injury wet with water," The medic then turned to Akali. "so please make sure to be careful when you shower."
Akali nodded, while Ahri smiled thankfully at the man. "Thank you for taking care of our maknae."
The man returned the smile. "It was my pleasure."
The medic excused himself and left the four artist to themselves, already having a hunch about a possible drama between the diva of the group and the other members. Just like what the man thought, once the door closed behind him and a couple of moments passed with Kai'Sa and Ahri worriedly double-checking if Akali has any more injuries, Evelynn finally spoke up again.
"Don't bother concerning yourselves over her." She began, glowering at them.
"You don't have to be so harsh on her." Ahri was quick to play the role of a defender, giving Akali a comforting hug as she spoke. "She's still learning about all of this."
Evelynn placed her hands on her hips. "Yet it seems like she's not willing to learn from her mistakes, or at least realize what could have happened."
"I'm sure it won't happen again." Kai'Sa tried intervening, hoping it would lessen the diva's annoyance. "Akali probably just got caught in the moment."
"I would only drop this matter if she actually learns from this."
"I'm not a kid, okay?" Akali abruptly said, looking up and daring to make eye contact with Evelynn. "I can handle myself just fine."
While Evelynn's posture became even more tense than before, Ahri and Kai'Sa turned to the youngest artist among all of them with shocked expressions on their faces. Being one of Evelynn's rare close friends, Ahri knew fully well that quarrelling with the diva is never a wise decision.
"Akali!" Ahri said her name in a reprimanding tone, genuinely surprised at her words. "Eve is just...-"
"No, don't." Evelynn cut the group's leader off, a hardened look in her eyes. "If she refuses to see and admit her mistakes, then that's her problem. Not ours."
"But, Eve...-" Kai'Sa was also cut short, this time with the shake of the diva's head.
"The next time someone tries to pull her off the stage, leave her." And with that, Evelynn spun around and exited the lounge, the door's slamming causing Akali to hunch her shoulders. Clearly, Evelynn didn't want anything to do with her right now.
Ahri sighed as she stood up. She needed to do damage control, or else it could escalate into something bigger and might pose as a problem for the entire K/DA. "I better talk to her. Kai'Sa, could you take care of Akali for now?"
The dancer nodded, allowing Ahri to leave the room to follow the aggravated singer with hopes that she can calm down the vexed woman. Unlike the first, the door softly clicked shut this time and once it did, Kai'Sa redirected her attention back to the rapper beside her.
"Please, Kai'Sa," Akali murmured, looking glum. "I don't really want another scolding. Eve did enough."
"Actually, I was just going to say that you were really brave."
"Brave?"
"For standing up against Eve like that."
Akali thought about her actions for a moment, sighing afterwards. "I'm kinda scared about what she'll say about it later once we get home."
"You should be."
"Kai'Sa!"
"What?" Kai'Sa innocently raised a hand at her. "If I was in your shoes, I would have honestly kept my mouth shut."
"She's treating me like a kid!"
"Because, Akali, in some way, you are one. To us, at least."
"I'm a perfectly capable adult! I can handle myself!"
"Akali, listen." Kai'Sa placed a hand on her shoulder, while her face told her to keep her attention focused solely on her friend. "I don't really blame Evelynn for getting angry. You practically fell into the audience. Of course we'd all be worried."
"But I didn't."
"Only because Eve helped you."
"That doesn't give her the right to scold me!"
"Actually, it somehow does."
"How?"
The hands that clasped over Akali's shoulders lightly forced her to face its owner, causing her azure orbs to meet the amethyst crystals of the dancer's gaze.
"Akali, didn't you notice what Evelynn did for you?"
Akali blinked. "...No, not really."
"She took off her claws and just threw them aside as if they're worth nothing. And we all know how much she loves those to pieces and how much each claw is worth."
Almost dumbly, the rapper nodded.
"She just took them off, so that when she got to you, she could immediately pull you out of harm."
Her gaze averted nearly everywhere other than Kai'Sa's face while her cheeks colored with a pink hue yet again. The point Kai'Sa was bringing up is certainly huge one.
Ever since Evelynn got those golden claws of hers, she treated them the way she treated her precious cars. Every time they finished a concert, there would always be one personnel holding out the velvet casing of the claws for Evelynn to deposit the expensive accessories. The diva treasured them with her life.
Now that Akali discovered that Evelynn just discarded the claws without an ounce of hesitance, she suddenly felt like all of the guilt in the world suddenly seeped into her system and threatened to drown her with the unsettling feeling. She hunched her shoulders again, feeling remorseful for her actions and the words she had said to Evelynn.
"I'm feeling really guilty right now." Akali murmured, mentally wishing she was wearing her mask or at least had her cap to hide behind.
"Of course you do." Kai'Sa sighed and retracted her hands, shaking her head. "I'm guessing you finally realized what you did?"
Akali fiddled with her fingers, gaze stuck to her hands as she did. "Yeah, pretty much..."
"If only you realized sooner..." Kai'Sa let her words trail off, but her point got across. Judging by how Akali huffed, she succeeded in having the younger female understand.
"I probably would have if she wasn't so mean to me." Came her muttered excuse, unknowingly pouting.
Much to her surprise, Kai'Sa looked at her as if she was insane. "Don't you know the meaning of Evelynn getting angry at you for that?"
"Meaning? What meaning?"
"Evelynn only has a few friends and luckily, we're included in that category." Before Akali could comment about that, Kai'Sa raised a finger and said, "And don't tell me she didn't make you feel like a friend, because that's how she usually is with her friends."
"But she got angry at me."
"Only because she wants nothing but to protect you."
"By getting angry at me?" Akali still pushed her point, the stubborn side of hers refusing to just accept Evelynn's unusual show of friendship.
"She's overprotective when it comes to her friends, Akali." Kai'Sa deadpanned, seemingly unaffected with the display of stubbornness. "She only got angry at you because you don't see what she saw."
"What exactly did she see?"
"Your predicament. If she hadn't reached you in time, you were probably pulled into the crowd. Who knows what would have happened to you?"
"It's not like they'll do anything...-"
"Oh, trust me, Akali. Not all fans are nice. Some may be harmless and all, but some are dangerous. You could have been sexually harassed or physically injured."
"..." Akali held her silence, lips pursing as she thought about Kai'Sa's words. She's new to this whole celebrity life. A life that she should grow accustomed to, since she's pursuing to be one of the greatest rappers in Asia. Or at least in being the greatest one. Evelynn's words, not hers.
"And that's what Eve was afraid about."
The rapper had yet to think of any form of response when a few knocks came from the other side of the door, the wooden panel opening soon after the thumping on the wood. A stage personnel poked her head into the room, smiling in greeting at them.
"Oh, uh, hey there!" The woman greeted them. "Your vehicle has arrived and is waiting for you outside."
Kai'Sa gave Akali a quick pat on the back before the two of them stood up and vacated the lounge, following the woman to their transport. They were nearing the exit of the event center when Akali abruptly recalled a particular item she always kept with her. She lifted her right hand up to her face level, searching her fingers for the golden dragon ring she always wore wherever she went. Her walk halted, which prompted Kai'Sa to stop her own steps as well.
Akali started frisking her own body and searching the black pouch attached to the back of her pants. There was nothing. She tried the pockets of her jacket. Also nothing. Her face visibly paled when she realized that her ring was pulled off from her finger during the ruckus earlier.
"Akali?" Kai'Sa called for her attention. "Is everything alright?"
"My ring..." Akali said, almost whispering those two words.
"Ring?"
"My dragon ring!" Akali turned to Kai'Sa, a horrified look on her face. "It's gone!"
"Your family...-" Kai'Sa stopped herself from finishing her question, vaguely remembering the time when she saw a unique gold ring around Akali's finger the other day.
"I need to find it!" When Akali was halfway turned to head back to the stage, Kai'Sa grabbed one of her arms, stopping her from doing what she intended to do.
"No, you can't."
"What? Why?"
"Akali, that ring might be important to you, but...-"
"That's a family ring, Kai! I can't just...-!"
"And where would you look for it?" Kai'Sa asked her, trying to make her see some sense. "You can't just go back to the stage and look for it. What if you lost it when you were being pulled off the stage? I won't allow you to go back. Not only do I care about you and that you've gone through enough for the night, but Ahri and Eve will surely kill me if I let you go."
Akali opened her mouth to utter another protest, but her words didn't leave her. The misery on her face was as clear as day and even though it sent a pang in Kai'Sa's heart, the dancer knew it would be futile to look for a tiny piece of accessory in a huge area populated with hundreds of people. As much as she wanted to deny that blatant fact, Akali knew Kai'Sa made sense once again.
This was certainly not her lucky day. Akali was feeling as guilty as a person can be with everything she had said and done to one of her fellow bandmates, and now she was also grief-stricken with the loss of the family ring she held so dearly close to her heart. She loved that ring not only because it's been passed down from one generation after another, but also because of its breathtaking dragon-inspired design. It's even said to be one-of-a-kind.
With a crestfallen gaze and a slightly slumped posture, Akali proceeded towards the exit with Kai'Sa, who gave her back an apologetic and comforting rub.
Behind them, none of the pair noticed Evelynn, who Ahri actually failed to track down after she had walked out of the room. The diva had heard everything Akali was freaking out about and regardless of the matter not concerning her, the clicking of heels stopped. Although her abrupt halt was not anticipated, the stagehand that was trying to catch up to her was given the opportunity to finally reach her.
"Miss Evelynn!" The man was carrying the velvet case for her claws and based from the nervous look on his face, it's quite obvious that he wasn't there to bear good news.
"What is it?" Evelynn asked without even looking at the man that skidded to a stop at her left. Her eyes were still fixated on her fellow artists, who were getting farther away from her and nearer to the exit, where their ride is waiting for them.
"We only found nine of your claws."
The man's posture was rigid. He was preparing himself for a screaming and shouting diva that will surely blame him for losing the accessories, despite the fact that he wasn't even near her when she took the claws off. With Evelynn's reputation, it wouldn't be a surprise if she lost her cool now.
"I see."
Baffling. Truly baffling.
"H-Huh?"
Evelynn then spun around started walking back to the direction of the stage, unfazed that one of her precious little claws are now missing. The stage personnel that was escorting her and the man holding onto her claws followed after her, completely confused.
"I want every single one of the fans involved in the incident found and gathered."
"W-What?" The stage personnel reacted with wide eyes and an agape mouth.
"I also want the area where the incident took place be swept carefully." Evelynn's tone and voice made it sound as if her orders were the law itself.
"What exactly are we looking for?" The personnel asked.
"The missing claw?" The other suggested a bit anxiously.
"I could care less about what happened to that damned claw."
The two stagehands exchanged looks before turning back to the diva, the one escorting her asking, "Then, what do you want us to find?"
"A dragon ring."
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Author's Note: Oh wow! Yes, this is really happening. Welcome to my K/DA multi-chapter story! A story that centers around my favorite K/DA couple, Akali and Evelynn! As usual, first chapter is shorter than others. ^u^ (expect future chapters to be longer)
If any of you wish for a copy of the story's cover, feel free to go to the artist's Tumblr account that goes by the name: suqling
I'm doing this not only to satisfy my K/DA craving, but also to give the fans of K/DA a (hopefully good) story to read. Anyone there who has a K/DA story? I wouldn't mind reading it. :D
Due to this story's unplanned creation, my story schedule has been changed drastically. My apologies for the readers that were expecting a different story to be released. Blame the fan arts, not me. XD
Anyway! Hopefully, I do justice with this story. If you readers have any ideas you might want to share, I'm open in hearing them. ^ω^
If you have criticisms, try not to be harsh about it, okay? ^^"