Hello everyone! This is my first (published) fanfiction so if there's any changes you'd like to suggest, or and suggestions for the plot or scenes you'd like please comment! I try to update every day :) xoxo, Evangeline
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Katarina
"Shit." Katarina whispered. "Shit. Unending shit." She had been hiding on a high branch of a tree nearby a camp of soldiers she'd been spying on earlier. The very tree those soldiers were now surrounding.
She weighed her chances of killing them all and surviving with minimal damage, and the chances seemed to be enough for her, because she silently dropped down and plunged into battle.
Soon, there was but one soldier left. Katarina recognized him immediately, but to her infinite annoyance, could not remember his name. He was giving her a look that suggested he would like nothing better than to watch her die slowly at his blade, and what seemed to be grudging admiration.
"Didn't expect to find you here," she purred. "But then again, we manage to meet everywhere don't we?" Then, without warning, she lunged at him. She was surprised to find that he met her blow to blow. They continued this dance for what seemed to be hours, but was actually only a minute or two.
He swung at her and she blocked with ease, crossing her twin daggers. Their eyes met and she saw frustration. No.. it was surprise, and again some sort of admiration.
That was when it hit her. She was clashing swords with the Might of Demacia. It explained why she could fight him as an equal, not as a mere nuisance as the now dead soldiers has been.
Garen
As he swung his sword for what had to be a killing blow, he was surprised to find it immediately countered by crossed daggers. Even before seeing the woman's ruby hair he knew it was the Sinister Blade. No other Noxian was capable of killing an entire army in minutes, let alone blocking his killing blows so easily. He met her eyes above their crossed weapons, and was shocked for a moment. Her emerald eyes were dancing, and it looked like she was… having fun.
He chided himself when he realized he'd been enjoying himself as well. His comrades were lying dead before him and he was here, wasting time with a pointless fight instead of burying them or contacting their families.
Surprising himself, he said to her, "I'm sure you've already noticed that we are going nowhere with this...fight. You might as well get back to your festering city." She smiled, stunning him for a second, and replied, "Now where's the fun in that?" Nonetheless, she drew back her daggers and began to walk away, and he made to grab her shoulder. He was surprised when he found himself reaching for air. Turning around, he realized she had teleported behind him and was already swaggering away.
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Garen
Days passed and Garen couldn't get the ruby haired assassin out of his head. He was constantly accepting missions in hopes of seeing her again, and as if that wasn't enough, his dreams were plagued by her as well. Although he should hate her, he didn't. He almost wished these dreams were nightmares so he could end them once and for all by having a talk or fight with Nocturne in the Summoner's Rift.
Katarina
As she finished sharpening her favorite dagger, circles began appearing beneath her feet. "Right on time," she thought. Being summoned to the arena was always entertaining, no matter how many times she did it. She briefly wondered if she'd cross paths with the Might of Demacia again.
Garen
As Garen was summoned to the arena, he felt excited for the first time in a long time. The chance of Katarina being summoned along with him wasn't very high, but he was excited nonetheless.
He spawned and went over the teams in his head. On his team, there was Gangplank, Twitch, Morgana, and Ekko. On the opposing team, there was Talon, Darius, Soraka, Jinx, and… his breath caught. Katarina.
Katarina
Gangplank had just gotten a triple and was now on her heels. She ran like hell. She felt something pierce her shin and she fell. "No no no no no!" She started screaming. She wasn't scared of death, as champions respawned on the Summoner's Rift. No, she was scared of death at the hands of Gangplank. "What's wrong Kat?" he sneered. "I've been waiting for this for a long, long time you know. Don't tell me you forgot about taking my bounty last time we fought?" "Just get on with it." she gasped. "Oh no, i'm going to take my sweet time with y-" He was suddenly cut off by Talon, as his blades ripped through him.
She sighed with relief. "Thanks Talon, I owe you one." Talon blushed. "I-It was no problem, Kat." She smiled. "Alright well i'm going to go get items, let me know if you ever need my help."
Garen
He'd been going to the jungle when he came across Katarina and Gangplank, and found himself watching from the bushes to see what Gangplank was talking about. Before he could shout to warn Gangplank, Talon appeared and left him in ribbons. The two spoke low enough that he couldn't hear what was being said, but he could see the blush Talon acquired after Katarina said something. He clenched his sword hilt. Then Katarina smiled, and he was so entranced by her grin that he didn't notice Darius behind him until he was dunked.
Katarina
With her help, Jinx got a penta and made quick work of the turrets and nexus. She was a little disappointed at not having crossed swords with Garen during the match, but aside from that, she was in high spirits.