The High School League Ch. 1 (Demacia)

Author's Note: Now, I know you guys may be a little bit concerned. Don't worry, this is a more casual story. I don't plan on updating this one as frequently as the others (though if popularity follows it, whatever). Welcome to The High School League, where the different factions are different high schools, dramedy is abound, and the points don't matter! Light-hearted and goofy, I hope you enjoy it. Each chapter focuses on a different school, so for the first I stuck with Demacia. I'm still thinking about which one to do next though, but there will be more if you guys like it. Be sure to let me know what you think. -Kiba

Jarvan looked around to each of his four teammates. This was the moment they'd been waiting for all year. As he did, he made a mental note to address each one in his motivational speech. "Alright everyone, I know I don't need to explain how important this match is." He began, causing them to all nod in agreement. "Right now, Noxus is kicking our ass and since Ionia's referee got sick, they sent Lee Sin as a replacement. Obviously, this means that Noxus is taking the opportunity to get whatever advantage they can."

"Foul dogs." Garen growled. "Have they no respect for the game?"

Quinn nodded her agreement. "Alright, so what do we do? I don't want to play dirty like they are. Then we wouldn't be able to say we truly beat them."

"Good point Quinn. Which is why we're going to initiate a Code Black." Jarvan explained, a silence falling over the group. Everyone's eyes turned towards Lucian.

"You've got to be kidding." He growled.

"Lucian, it's the only way. You've got a better knack for this. You're already our team's best spearhead." Shyvana pointed out.

"That's not what I take issue with!" He argued.

"Alright everyone, we can argue this later. Right now, our Code Black is in effect. So just a reminder, what's the plan?"

"If we get the ball, pass it to Lucian." Everyone echoed in unison.

"Good." He looked up to see that their time-out counter was almost out. "Alright, everyone take your positions." As everyone went to leave, Jarvan quickly snagged Garen's shoulder. "Garen, we need to talk."

"What about?"

Jarvan sighed, he wasn't sure how to go about voicing his concerns. "You seem...distracted. Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. My focus is purely on the game!"

As he spoke, his eyes seemed to pass over the team captain's shoulder, over to where the Noxus' cheerleading team stood. Already, Katarina was bouncing up and down jubiantly in her overly revealing uniform. Jarvan snapped his fingers in front of Garen's face. "Pay attention! They're doing this on purpose Garen and we need your head in the game!"

With a buzz, the timer alerted everyone that the game was about to resume. Garen said nothing, simply returning to his position. "Whoo! Go Garen!" His younger sister cried excitedly, tossing her pom-poms in the air. Luxanna looked to her side to see that Kayle was not nearly as excited about her position. "Come on Kayle, how else are they going to get excited if you don't smile? I mean even Sona's cheering louder than you." the long haired maven put her hands on her hips and began gesturing wildly as Lux immediately tried to calm her down.

The angel scoffed. "You know why I won't smile."

"Your sister is smiling." Annie pointed out, her tiny finger raising to indicate the arrogant smirk on Morgana's lips.

"Jump more, I think it's working." the raven-haired beauty whispered to her friend.

"This is so degrading." Katarina replied, the flirtatious smile never leaving her face as she winked to Garen, causing his cheeks to burn a bright red. "I still don't see why I wasn't chosen to be on the team."

"Get over it." Urgot hissed, straightening his own skirt. "You think you've got it bad, imagine how humiliating this is for me."

"Point taken." Katarina chuckled, watching as her team prepared their assault.

Swain held the ball in one hand, dribbling it as he limped quickly. Already, LeBlanc was set up for the pick. She gave a smug nod as the brothers Draven and Darius rushed forward towards either side. Garen stepped forward to stop the advance, his eyes momentarilly moving back to Katarina.

Noting the opening, Darius slammed his shoulder hard into his chest, sending him sprawling on his back with a horrified 'ooh' coming from the crowd. "Oh come on, ref!" Lux cried but the monk just looked around confused.

"I didn't see anything." he protested, just as Valor swooped in to knock the ball from Swain. Before he could however, Swain's crow intervened, causing a fierce aerial battle between the two bird.

"You'll have to do better than that." the tactician cackled, just as Jarvan swung out with his spear, knocking the ball from his grip.

"How's that 'Swine'?" he laughed, moving past him before slamming hard into what he, for a moment, mistook as a wall. As the ball bounced away, Sion glared down at the enemy team captain, lifting up his foot to stomp on him.

Shyvana dove forward, a wave of fire sending Sion stumbling backwards as she helped Jarvan to his feet. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Shy, you shouldn't have…"

"Hey, if it means making sure you can still walk, I'll gladly take a foul."

A shrill whistle caused the game to stop as Lee Sin held up his arms. "Foul, Demacia! Noxus gets two free throws!"

"Oh, come on!" Lux cried.

"She admitted to performing a foul." Lee Sin explained, causing Lux to cross her arms in a huff.

"He wasn't even shooting." She mumbled.

Sion stood at the foul line, his eyes locked on the basket as he held the ball in his meaty fist. With a grunt, he threw it as hard as he could...at Shyvana. With a 'boink' the ball bounced off her forehead, knocking her off her feet. As she got back up, there was a fire in her eyes that immediately made both teams stop their respective players.

"It's okay, it's okay." Jarvan tried to soothe her. "Beat him in the game, not in real life."

"Nice shot." Draven assured Sion. "But next time, try to aim for the basket, huh? We need these points to send them running. Do what you just did, but aim for the goal." He pointed, making sure Sion understood before the hulking giant nodded his head.

"What happened?" Lee Sin asked to Sona. She stood there, trying to signal to him what happened, but he just crossed his arms with a frown. "Fine, give me the silent treatment then." He sighed, returning to his position. He still didn't know why Ionia chose to send him.

When Sion scooped up the ball again, he could see the death glare coming from the half-dragon. But as he was instructed, his gaze returned to the goal post and cocking back his arm he hurled it with an insane amount of force. The entire stadium went silent as the basketball tore through the backboard and the supports keeping it suspended from the roof. As it fell to the ground, it shattered causing Lee Sin to look around wildly.

"Now what happened?!" He demanded.

"The game ended." Lux explained. "Dicks broke our basketball goal."

He sighed before blowing his whistle. "Game's over! I'm declaring this a draw. Noxus and Demacia will have a rematch in fifteen weeks as per protocol!" There was a resounding call of complaints from both sides as the teams filed off the court.

Garen paused for a moment, and checking to see no one else could see him, ran to Katarina. "Hey...uh...Kat. I was just wondering…"

"Can't." She replied quickly. "I'm like, super busy! But I'll see you next game, okay?" The scarlet-haired cheerleader began to scoop up her things, wanting desperately to get away.

"I was just going to say…"

Katarina rushed past him, his words stopping short as she flounced away from him. As Urgot followed after, Morgana pat him on the shoulder with a grin. "Don't worry lady-killer. Maybe next time."

"Thanks." He replied, though under her reassuring gaze, Morgana was eager to watch as Katarina continued to twist the knife that had been planted. Garen stood there, stunned as everyone else left, leaving him alone in the empty court, feeling like a fool.

The next day

"Hi Lucian!" Lux giggled, pouncing on to his back with a big hug. "I watched the game last night!"

"Yes, I'm aware Lux." He grumbled, dragging the small blonde behind him. "You watch every game. You're a cheerleader."

She poked his cheek with a smile. "Yeah, I know. But did you see how cute Annie looked in her uniform? I knew bringing her in was a great idea! Everyone thought she was super cute!"

"Lux, don't you have someone else to bother?"

"Nope! What class do you have next?"

Lucian sighed, hesitant to continue the conversation with the overly excited blonde. When he turned to face her, her smile was so big he thought it would cause her jaw to fall off. "Math." he finally surrendered.

"Ooh! I bet it's really hard for you. Is it hard?" She asked, causing him to let out a frustrated grunt. Why couldn't anyone just leave him alone?

"Lux, why don't you go say 'hi' to Annie? I'm sure she's feeling pretty lonely." He tried.

"Nah, Annie always says really smart stuff that makes me feel dumb."

"Lux, she's barely ten years old."

Luxann gave a disgusted scoff. "Don't be so prejudiced Lucian. Just because Annie is a kid, doesn't mean she can't be smart."

His eye twitched as he began to storm off, Lux clinging to him as she continued to talk his ear off. Vayne just chuckled as she watched the two, slamming her locker shut and walking the other way. Just as she rounded the corner however, she nearly slammed into Xin Zhao.

"Oh, sorry Vayne. I was just…"

She held up her hand to interrupt him, scooping up the books she'd dropped. "It's fine Xin. It was an accident."

He sighed, reaching down to help her, and as she stood up he smiled. "I hope you don't mind, but I wanted to ask if you've seen Luxanna. Garen asked me to make sure she didn't get into any trouble. It seems she's been 'forgetting' to go to Astronomy lately."

Vayne nodded her head. "Just around the corner. She's antagonizing Lucian, so you may want to hurry before he decides to put a bullet in her or something."

Xin chuckled. "Despite his irritability, I think he truly enjoys her company. I know things have been hard for him lately what with…"

"Please, don't." Vayne interrupted him. "It wasn't just a failure for him, you know? It happened on my turf too."

"Yes, but…"

"Look Xin, I know you're just trying to help. But right now, it's best you focus on the blonde, not on the past. Got it?"

Xin nodded his head. "Understood. Sorry. Oh, will I see you in Martial Arts club this afternoon?"

Vayne nodded. "Sure thing. I may be a bit late though, I've heard rumors that a certain pupil of mine has been...slacking. I may need to go and talk some sense into her. Chances are she's probably salivating over the 'prince' again."

"I understand. Good luck."

"Yeah, you too." Vayne answered, as he dashed off.

"Luxanna!" Xin called, causing Lucian to stop and turn back.

"Hey Xin, what's up?" She asked.

"You need to get to Astronomy. Your brother told me your mother has been giving him quite the earful about it."

Lux crossed her arms and turned away with a huff. "No!"

"No?" Lucian asked, raising an eyebrow. "You can't just avoid class Lux."

"Yes I can." She shot back. "That jerk is still there, and if I go there I know things are going to be all 'Lux, we need to talk'. Well we don't need to talk, I saw him talking to Fiora, so I know all I need to."

Lucian took a deep breath and slipped his arm out from under her. "Well, I'd love to sit and talk about this subject I care nothing about, but oh look, it seems like I'm running late for my class."

"Oh no you don't!" Lux growled, grabbing his coat. "You're staying with me. It's getting boring having to wait an entire hour for class to end."

"Luxanna, you need to-"

"Lux!" She snapped. "My name is Lux! I hate being called Luxanna, it sounds so dumb!"

"All the more reason it fits." Lucian muttered under his breath.

"Lux," Xin calmly continued, "you must understand that this class is very important for completing your education. How will you graduate if you can't pass Astronomy? Besides, you know you'll be kicked off the squad if you don't keep your grades up."

She let out a dejected sigh, looking at her feet. "Yeah, I guess so." She mumbled before looking up in shock. "Crap! Hide me!" She cried, pressing herself against a locker and pulling both boys to stand in front of her.

"Lux…"

"Shh!" She interrupted, as a golden-haired figure brushed past them, completely ignoring the oddly clumped group. "Is he gone?" She breathed.

"Yes." Xin informed her, as she quickly burst out from her 'hiding spot'.

"Let me guess: 'the jerk'?" Lucian asked.

"That's him."

"Boyfriend?" He questioned.

"Used to be."

"Until?"

"Until he started talking to that obnoxious sleaze." She muttered.

"That jerk!" Lucian suddenly exclaimed, snapping his fingers. He really didn't care, but he knew his opportunity out when he saw it. "How dare he treat my girl like that? I'm going to go set him straight, right now!"

"Yeah, you go Lucian! Show him some of your chocolate justice!" She cried, attempting to egg him on.

He halted. "The fuck did you just say to me?"

Lux froze for a moment, unsure of how to reply. "Oh look at that, I got to get to my astronomy class now. Umm...bye!" She began to rush off as Xin looked between the both of them stunned.

"One of these days," Lucian told him, "I'm gonna strangle that bitch."

Xin just snickered. "I know the feeling. At least she went to class. Shall we continue on to math?"

The hunter took a deep breath, trying to calm himself before nodding. "Yeah, whatever."

In science, Garen sighed, laying his head on the table as his partner continued working on the project. "Are you alright?" Quinn asked, carefully pouring in the measured water. He just let out a frustrated grunt in reply. "Kat problems?" Another affirming grunt. She smiled to herself and shook her head. "I don't know why you're so insistent to keep trying."

"She said, 'see you next time'." He finally replied, sitting up and propping his chin in his hands. "I'm getting closer, I can feel it."

"That literally means absolutely nothing." Quinn pointed out. "Take it from a fellow girl, that's something you say to let a guy down gently."

"Yes, I know." Garen sighed. "But doesn't that mean something if she's being gentle about it? It means she must like me a little bit, I know it."

"Ugh, you've really got it bad. Pass me that sulfuric acid, would you?"

Garen slide the beaker to her, but she quickly moved her hand letting it slide to a stop so that it wouldn't splash all over her. She shot him a glare, but he was too far lost in his day dreams to notice. "You don't understand, Quinn. You've never felt the way I do now."

"You're joking right?" She grumbled, carefully pouring a small amount into a test tube and setting it in the rack. "Garen, we're in High School, everyone's felt this way. It's called hormones. If you paid more attention in class, you'd know that."

"Well fine then, if that's true then who is it that stole your heart?" He demanded.

"I'm not telling you that. You'd just blab it to everyone."

"I would not! On my honor…"

"Or at least to your sister who would then blab it to everyone." She interrupted, causing him to fall silent. "That's what I thought." She chuckled. "Now are you going to help me, or what?"

Garen sat up with a sigh, grabbing the graduated cylinder of water and moving it towards the testtube. "So...the Sadie Hawkins dance is coming up...who are you going to ask?" He questioned just before Quinn realized what he was doing and snagged his wrist.

"None of your business." She shot back, making him carefully lower the container. "And again, pay more attention in class. You just nearly disfigured both of us. Then neither of our crushes would ever show interest."

"Ho! So it is an unrequited love for you as well?"

"Shut up." She protested, taking the small vial of acid and slowly pouring it into the water. Now that the acid was diluted, she could continue with the next experiment. Taking the Sodium Alginate, she sprinkled it into another bowl of water carefully before stirring it to ensure that it would mix it thoroughly. "If you are waiting for Kat to ask you to the Sadie Hawkins dance though, I doubt she will. You know how Noxus is."

"Still, I must have faith." Garen declared, causing Quinn to sigh. "I'm sure she will. It's only a matter of time. Who in the Hells is Sadie Hawkins anyway?"

"It's just a story. It's kind of like the legend of Atlanta, who would only marry the man who could beat her in a race. Except that it's backwards for Sadie Hawkins Day. So now, they just have dances where the girls ask the guys, rather than the other way around."

"Foolish." He muttered, taking the Calcium Chloride and moving it towards the water. Quickly, Quinn moved her bowl and placed a different one in front of him to pour it into. "What are we even doing?"

"Making edible water balls."

"Cool!"

"Yes, science is cool." Quinn commented, continuing with the process. "Hey Garen, other than your sister, do you have any idea who the other girls are asking?"

"Well...I know Annie is going to ask Amumu."

"Amumu? Isn't he…"

"Yep."

"She's got no idea, does she?"

"She thinks he was in some sort of accident or something."

"Well that's cute, I guess…"

Garen pondered it for a moment. "At least tell me if he's in the school."

"No!" Quinn argued, slamming her fist on the desk.

"Quinn, Garen! You're being disruptive."

"Sorry Mr. Roberts." They both answered simultaneously. They began working on again, electing to stay quiet. The truth was, Quinn wasn't even sure she intended on asking him.

Lux's body language was very similar to her brothers as she watched the strange boy with intensity. He and Fiora were standing beside each other, and though she was too far to hear them, Lux knew it was about her.

When the bell rang, she quickly picked up her things and attempted to make a mad dash for the door. But as if he had teleported, the boy walked directly into her frame of vision colliding with her. "Lux, wait." He called, causing her to come to a skidding stop.

"What do you want?" She groaned.

"What do you mean? Every day we get lunch together." He pointed out. "You've been acting very odd today. Is something wrong?"

She turned around with a huff. "Sorry, I thought you'd already eaten." She quipped.

"Already...what?"

"I saw you talking to her Arcturus!" She exclaimed. "How could you possibly talk about me behind my back like that?"

"Like what?!" He asked, his head reeling in confusion. "I haven't talked about you to anyone."

"What, am I not important enough to talk about?" She demanded, "Or do you prefer staying quiet around your new girlfriend."

The boy rubbed his temples. "This is getting ridiculous. Lux, I have no idea what you're talking about!"

"Arcturus, are we still on for tonight?" Fiora cooed, walking up to the bickering pair. Almost immediately, Lux's lips curled into a smile. "Oh, hello Luxanna, I didn't see you there."

"Well I have been losing weight." She answered with a giggle, though in her chest she was seeting with fury. "You know, got to stay really fit for cheerleading. I made Captain, did you hear?"

"Really? Well I'm glad to see they finally chose someone. Can I expect to see you at the fencing regionals? We came first last year after all, what place did you come in again?"

"Third…" Lux mumbled, clenching her fist.

"Ah well, perhaps you'll have better luck this year." Fiora quipped before brushing against Lux to stand between her and Arcturus. "So you never answered the question, Arcturus."

"Of course." He replied with a smile. "Wouldn't miss it. Anything I need to bring?"

The fencer giggled softly. "Nothing but your body. I do so hope you have a strong heart, you'll need it." She winked before turning and walking away. For a brief moment, her gaze met with Lux's before she gave another wink to her and sashayed out of the room.

"What...the fuck...was that?!" Lux demanded. "Seriously? You were flirting with her, right here, in front of me?"

"What?"

"Oh don't even!" She protested. "I heard her. So what exactly will you 'be on' tonight? Is it her? Or maybe you'd prefer it if she were on top so you wouldn't have to put in any of the effort."

"Annnnd this conversation is over." Arcturus sighed in disgust. Pushing Lux gently aside, he went to walk out of the room, but she caught his arm.

"No, wait. Please, I'm sorry...I just…"

"Lux, stop talking. You're embarrassing yourself." He sighed, jerking his arm from her grip. "If you must know, I'm practicing my fencing. Don't really get what business it is of yours. You act like we're some sort of couple."

"Well, I…"

"I'm getting lunch." He interrupted. "You can either join me, or stand here trying to remove your foot from your mouth. Either way, I'm getting food."

As he stormed out of the classroom, Lux frowned. "But...we are a couple." She muttered to herself, though no one else could hear her.

Vayne clambered up to the roof, carrying her lunch pale on her back. As she reached the top, sure enough her 'pupil' was sitting there looking longingly out over the courtyard. "You've been bit hard by the love bug, I see." She commented, causing the half-dragon to wheel around in surprise.

"V-vayne! Where did you…"

"Here." She interrupted, tossing Shyvana a spare sack. "You're going to need to keep your strength up if you intend to keep spying on him. Just a thought."

"I'm not spying on him!" Shyvana protested, but still she took a bite of the sandwich. "I'm spying on the girls around him. It's different."

"Sure." Vayne agreed sarcastically. "Not creepy at all that way. Seriously, why don't you just ask him out? The Sadie Hawkins Dance is coming up after all."

"It'd ruin the team dichotomy." She explained, turning to face her. Even saying it felt stupid, Shyvana knew, but she needed some excuse. She couldn't exactly just say 'she was shy'. Vayne would never let her live it down.

"Uh-huh. So why is Quinn asking him out?"

"She's what?!" She boomed, turning to see that he sat right where he had. No one had yet to approach him. "Ugh...Vayne you're a nightmare."

"Thank you." She laughed. "But seriously, if you don't ask him out, I'm going to do it for you, and won't that be even more embarrassing? Imagine you're sitting at home, all old in your thirties. You're recanting the tale of how you met your children's father, but when you tell them how your best friend had to ask him to the dance for you, they'll be all 'What? Mom that's totally lame. I wish Auntie Vayne was our mom, she's so much cooler than you.' So you see, I'm really being selfless by telling you to do it."

Shyvana turned a bright red and giggled softly. "I don't really want to think about children. That'd be too weird, wouldn't it?"

"No weirder than sitting on the roof spying on him."

Shyvana took a deep breath and nodded. "Yeah, I suppose you're right. So how should I do it? Just walk up to him?"

"Nah, you're going to need to be much fancier than that. Treat him like a princess and what not. Just show up to school in a horse-drawn carriage and be all 'come with me my princess, let us ride off into the sunset to the Sadie Hawkins Dance together.' That should work out well, right?"

"I...don't think i should call him a 'princess'." She mumbled.

Vayne scoffed. "Oh come on! Every guy loves to be emasculated. I mean just look at Kayle. He loves to be immaculate. I swear, he's even started stuffing his shirt."

"They're called breasts Vayne. How often will I have to tell you that I'm not a male?" Kayle's voice called from behind her, causing both girls to spin quickly. "What are you doing here on the roof? You know it's against school rules."

Vayne smirked. "Maybe so, but it didn't seem to stop you from coming up here."

The angel froze momentarily, unsure of how to respond as Annie skipped past her. "Hey guys!" She called cheerfully, coming to a stop beside them. "Whatcha doing? Watching Jarvan again? You know Shy, if you really want to stare at him you should be a cheerleader. We get to watch them all the time."

"Nah, Shyvana likes to be on the court because she gets to stand behind him." Vayne explained. "That way she can stare at his asssssssss…" She elongated, realizing that everyone was staring at her for swearing in front of the ten year old.

"Why do you say 'ass' like that Vayne?" Annie questioned. "You know it only has two s's right?"

"Sorry, it's taking some getting used to. I'm not used to having a little kid in the school."

"I'm not a little kid!" Annie demanded stomping her foot. "There's no reason for you to be such a bitch, just because I'm younger than you."

"Now Annie," Kayle lectured, "if you swear, you know that Santa won't visit you for Solstice this year."

The little girl sank visibly. "Sorry Kayle." She muttered. "Please don't tell Santa."

"I'll forgive it, just this once."

"Yay!" Annie cried, the four of them sitting on the ground to eat. "So, who else is excited about the dance? I know Kayle is!"

"Am not." She protested. "I detest dances. Just an excuse for others to commit acts of debauchery under the guise of 'dancing'. Seriously, how does rubbing one's butt up against another's pelvis qualify as dancing?"

"Been studying extensively, I see." Shy teased. "I don't even know who'd you ask anyway. Even the steeliest of guys seem to shy away from you, Kayle. No offense."

"I...I will have you know, that I have a boyfriend, believe it or not!" She stammered, causing the other girls to look at her suspiciously.

"Really?" Vayne asked. "What's his name?"

"Erm…" Kayle began to look around herself. "R-roof...Rufus! Yes! His name is Rufus."

"Rufus, huh? That seems like an interesting one. What's his last name?" Shyvana teased.

Kayle again looked around, trying to come up with an answer. "C-cloud."

"Rufus Cloud?" Vayne muttered, trying hard to keep a straight face. "I don't think I know a Rufus Cloud, what about you Annie?"

"No one named Rufus Cloud goes to our school." Annie answered, turning her phone to show that it didn't come up with any search results.

"That's because he lives out of country." Kayle quickly exclaimed, her cheeks burning a bright red.

"Riiiight." Vayne mused. "Out of country, of course. That makes total sense."

"I imagine that must be quite the romantic story," Shyvana chimed in, "I'm sure we'd all love to hear it."

"No, no. It's really quite boring. I just met him over the internet is all."

"But the internet is so dangerous." Annie murmured. "What if he's some creepy old guy?"

"He's not!"

"How do you know if you've never met him?"

"I...I just do, okay? Can we please select a different topic other than my love life?"

"Whatever." Vayne laughed.

Jarvan sighed to himself as he stared down at his food. "Something wrong?" His eyes raised quickly to see Lucian and Xin standing above him. He nodded his head.

Lucian groaned. "All sorts of problems today, it seems." He sat down and placed his food on the table. "Alright, I'll surrender. What's the problem?"

As Xin sat down beside him, Jarvan took a deep breath. "No one's asked me to the dance yet." He muttered, almost ashamed. "It's not like I haven't been dropping hints. Speaking of which, you two can't sit here long. I need girls to think I'm vulnerable and alone."

"Jarvan, you're trying too hard again." Xin commented, opening up his bento and pulling out a pair of chopsticks.

"Really?" Lucian asked. "Going to further that stereotype more, huh?"

"What?"

"Nothing. Fuck it." He turned back to Jarvan. "Xin's right though Jarvan, while normally I like your tactical mind, you often go a little overboard. For example, I doubt any girl's going to waltz up to you while you're alone. That will make it more difficult to ask you out, rather than waiting for you to have friends, so they have an excuse to approach."

"Hey guys, what are you up to?" Quinn asked.

"My point." Lucian chuckled, scooting to make room for Quinn. "What's up, bird girl? Carrying your lab partner on your back again?"

"Ugh, you've no idea." She muttered.

Jarvan pondered it for a moment. "Say Quinn, may I ask your opinion on something?"

"Hmm? Sure, of course Jarvan. Anything you like."

"What can I do to make myself more attractive to girls?" He asked.

Lucian facepalmed. "Start by not asking that question to girls."

Quinn giggled before waving her hand in front of her. "Come on guys, don't be so hard on him. It's a good question. Honestly, Jarv, you just need to…"

"Be yourself." Xin and Lucian echoed sarcastically.

"Wh-what?"

"That's what you were about to say right?" Lucian asked. "That's so cliche Quinn. Come on, you're smarter than that."

"Luuuciiiiian!" A high-pitched voice wailed, causing him to let out a disappointed sigh.

"Unlike her…" he muttered as the younger Crownguard forced herself beside him. "Hello Lux."

"Lucian, it's just awful!"

"It is, you know that? It really is." He agreed, though the two were not speaking of the same thing.

"Arcturus...he...he…"

"Oh, I heard Fiora planned on asking him to the Sadie Hawkins dance." Quinn interjected.

"That bitch!" Lux cried, slamming her fist into the table.

"Really?" Lucian mouthed to Quinn, before turning back to her. "Lux...calm down. I know what you're thinking. Look, I'm going to go out on a limb and say he's no idea you're upset. If you really don't want him going with her…"

"No, I don't care." Lux interrupted with a huff.

"Seriously?"

"Yep."

"Alright then. Anyway, Jarv what I was going to say is…"

"I mean, who cares what he's doing? I mean, it's not like we're dating or anything, right? I mean, we just went to the movies like twice now. No big deal."

"Right...anyways," Lucian tried to continue before she interrupted again.

"Not me. I know I don't care. He can go with whoever he wants to the dance. It's not any of my business."

"For fucks sake Lux, just fucking ask him! If you want him to go on a date, fucking ask him to go on a date. Quit trying to play these damned head games." Lucian snapped, causing her to fall silent as the table all glared at him. "Shit." He muttered, turning towards the rest of them.

"While I'd have been more gentle about it, he's right Lux. If you like this guy, you just have to tell him." Quinn assured her.

"Hypocrite!" Lucian coughed. "Oh, sorry, something went down the wrong tube." The archer's glare fiercened more, but she turned to Lux.

"Seriously though. Just ask him. He's probably on his way to fencing now, so it's best to interrupt him before he gets there. If he says yes to you, then he definitely won't say yes to Fiora."

The blonde considered it for a moment before standing with a determined grin. "Alright Quinn, thanks a lot! I'll go get him right now!" As she went to run off she paused for a moment. "Oh, by the way, have you seen my brother? I wanted to ask him to distract Fiora while I put some shit in her locker."

"He's cleaning up." Quinn explained. "He spilled acid everywhere when he decided to mix all of the ingredients together in the sink when we were rinsing out the flasks." As Lux bounded off to find him, she just smiled. Now, all she had to do was find a way to follow her own advice.