A/N: Yeah, hello, Shifter2323 here again!

A few things if you keep track of my stories…

I haven't been able to publish anything for Advent, and I don't know what the heck Helium is gonna do for Tidecaller's. And to all of you who read those stories…we're both really sorry :(

And of course, if you didn't read the title, you'll know what time of the year it is: Valentine's day! Obviously that means lolligrams, dating, dances and of course, for me at least, a series of one-shots! (which hopefully I will do more of this time)

Back to advent, I'm kind of really having writer's block. I might just butcher the story, I might put it on hiatus like I've done for a lot of other things, or I might actually be able to clear my mind! Either way, best of luck to all of you, and remember, have an awesome day!

Ezreal was bored. And by bored, he was really bored.

There weren't any tombs to explore, at least none that piqued his interest. Obviously there were no maps to make, since he obviously didn't need them. And worse yet, it was Valentine's day of all times. He couldn't imagine why people fell in love at this time. In fact, he found the whole idea of slow-dancing preposterous. Either way though, it wasn't that which bothered him, but the fact that he was forced to decorate a dance room he probably wouldn't even be going to.

He rolled his eyes. Why the heck do I have to be doing this, he muttered to himself as he begrudgingly hung strand after strand of pink roses in the hallway of judgements.

Little did he know however, that someone was watching him as he trudged along.

Summoner Julia was watching the figure that decorated the halls and adorned it in decoration. She admired his hair, his wavy blond hair, and the way his green eyes sparkled with curiosity. She imagined the very gauntlet that channeled deadly energy touching her face, and she sighed on the inside.

Of course, she wouldn't have been alone had it not been for the incident…

A couple hours ago…

Three figures sat in a circle, playing a gradually escalating game of truth or dare, as they called it.

"So, Shifter, Truth or Dare?" One of the figures asked.

"Hmm…Truth." He said.

This actually went on for a really long time. It was a form of cheap entertainment, as Ezreal would say. That is, until it happened.

"Well, I suppose we should all be going home right now. Chibi left hours ago." Shifter said.

The other figure grinned a malicious smile and said, "You know, you should totally ask Lulu out to strawberry picking," She said. "She would totally love that."

A moment of awkward silence as no one spoke about her daring proposal.

"Fine, I'll do it, but only if you ask Yasuo out to one of those traditional Ionian ceremonies."

The figure gasped and said "Never!"

All of them laughed and Julia said "Fine, we should all y'know, do the trial, okay? Does it sound like a plan?"

"Yeah, sure, why not?"

"Okay…?"

"And you Julia, how about you?"

"….fine…"

Back to the present.

And that is how I ended up doing this stuff. Ironically enough, I got myself into it, not someone else got me into it. In fact, I don't even know what to do right now. They would be able to help me, but they're gone. They should be here, but they are doing their own things, and it's kind of because of me, for better or for worse.

Suddenly, a soft tap on the shoulder interrupted her from her train of thought.

She turned around and found herself inches away from the grinning face of Ezreal, the Prodigal Explorer.

"Hello, summoner. What might you be doing now?" Ezreal asked.

"Wellactually…Idon'tknow!" She said.

"Slow down, you're rambling!" He said, a soft chuckle escaping his throat.

Ask him the question, she tried to tell herself, but it wouldn't come out, no matter how hard she tried. It was kind of like how sometimes, mice would get stuck in little mouse traps and not be able to get out, except this time the question was the mouse and she was the trap.

"I don't know!" She repeated, as casually as she could possibly be.

"Alright, if you say so." He said, almost as though he knew something was off.

"Okay…bye." She said on the outside, sounding as happy as she could, but on the inside, she was really annoyed with herself for not being able to get the words out.

She didn't see Ezreal the next day or the day after, but she couldn't get much done either. She was too busy thinking about Ezreal and how she could do the trial and not fail, or how next time, she could give him something. But she was a summoner. And he was a champion. What could she give to him? She thought over the next few days.

Finally, she had an idea. As a jeweler, as the professionals called it, a gemologist, she could give him something he would never ever find elsewhere, and it would blow his mind!

Over the next few days, she gathered up several different components for the Stormbound necklace that she was making for Ezreal. She had never done something so large before, but she knew that when she was done, it would turn out great.

And so, she traveled everywhere. She went to Demacia to find their famous lightforged gold, which reflected sunlight like a mirror, but was as golden as any gold. Then she went to Ionia to find a storm crystal, which was the condensed essence of the air god, Vyxar, as Janna called him. Finally, she went to piltover to gather the tools she needed, such as the portable furnace and the soulbinder.

Returning home, satisfied with her findings and ready and set to work on the necklace, she readied the portable furnace and her magic, and began to craft. It was a long and arduous process that would take time, and even one mistake would lead to disaster, but she wouldn't make one. She couldn't.

Finally, after numerous days of work, and several burns later, she emerged with the Stormbound necklace that she tried so hard to make. It glistened like lightning and was surrounded with mystical tornado-like shapes. Touching it sent a surge of energy up her arm. Hurriedly, she ran as fast as she could to the hallway where Ezreal was.

She finally caught up to him, still in the same spot as before. Quietly, she tapped his shoulder, like a feather falling from the sky.

"E-Ez?" She whispered quietly.

"Yeah?" He asked in a very bored voice. It wasn't exactly his fault that he was hanging roses for the past 5 days.

"I got s-something for you!" She said, unable to contain a slight squeal.

Ezreal looked at the mystical pendant at first with confusion, then with interest, then in amazement as he put the necklace on. The patterns began to glow, and Julia felt her heartbeat quicken as she realized how much he enjoyed the present.

"Oh my goodness…that's amazing!" Ezreal said.

"Than-" She was about to say, but the necklace turned a dull grey. She watched in horror and in sadness as the necklace first cracked, then crumbled to dust.

The words didn't come out.

She didn't even know what to say. She simply took in a deep, wispy breath, almost like that of a strangled animal, and said, "W-w-well…I'll see you l-l-later, ok-kay?"

Fear overtook her as she ran into the nearest room, slamming the door behind her shut. She tried to hold it back for as long as she could, but she couldn't as she buried her face in whoever's pillow it was, and began to cry quietly. I screwed up really badly this time, didn't I? How'll he ever forgive me?

Eventually, she stopped crying and exhausted, fell asleep on the bed she was laying on, inhaling the scent of detergent.

The darkness was gone, and replacing it, was light. In the light, there was a hooded, winged, human-like figure.

"Congratulations," Was all the figure said.

Then he chuckled and he was gone, and all went dark again.

Eventually, the light returned again, not in the form of true light, but in the form of streaks of sunlight coming through the window, straining to get by, almost like those words in her throat the other day.

She raised her head and turned around, and found herself face-to-face with a letter. She really wasn't in the mood for letters, especially after the events of the previous day, so she was about to just walk out the door of whoever's room she was in, until of course, she was met with a face.

Not just any face though. She was met with the face of Ezreal.

"So, you're awake." He said.

"Yeah…" She began, but didn't have the energy to say anything as she sighed in exasperation.

"Anyways, I have two things that you should probably know. Number one, you do realize that you're in my bed right now, right?" He said, then laughed.

"Oh…" Was all she could say.

"And number two, I think you're a really cool person. Like the kind of person you are, anyways. It takes some serious skill to make a Stormbound necklace for one, and for two, it takes a brave person to do what you did. I have to say, I might just go to the dance with someone," He said, winking.

She was silent, and she didn't know what to say, but at that moment, she didn't have to say anything, because he accepted, no, embraced her for who she was, and that was all that mattered for the time being.

So instead all she did was hug him.