The Third Years were sat sprawled out in Professor Heim's room waiting for him. They had split into their regular three groups the first one being: Akali, Shen, Riven, Yasuo, Syndra, Zed, and Talon. The second being: Darius, Draven, Garen, Katarina, and Lux. The final being just: Rakan, Xayah, Quinn, and her best friend Valor (the Azurite Eagle).

Rakan was sat screeching at Valor, apparently having an argument with the very cross looking bird although the two girls couldn't for the life of them say what it was about, whilst Xayah was leant up against him chatting to Quinn.

Darius and Lux were chatting calmly, whilst Garen and Katarina cuddled in a chair nearby with Kat on Garen's lap, and Draven sat flicking through his phone. Katarina suddenly moved her head up and kissed Garen softly on the lips to the accompaniment of a very loud awing sound from Lux.

The final group was laid on the ground an a confusing mess of limbs as they all rested after a long day. Riven's head was resting on Yasuo whilst Syndra rested on her and so on. The only one not in the pile was Talon who was slumped down in his desk fast asleep.

It was late in the day on a Friday, half way through the school year and already the students were feeling exhausted. Professor Heim knew this but he still had a job to do. He began to teach his lesson, leaning towards those who were paying attention but not getting annoyed at those, like Talon, who needed a rest. By about half way through the lesson all the students, par Talon, Riven, Yasuo and Draven were paying attention to what Heim had to say. Although most of the students in Yas' group were still laid on the floor.

Talon was awoken as the rest of the class got up to leave at the end of the day. Yasuo and Riven were the last to leave, holding hands as they walked out, and Talon was left alone with the Professor.

"You are going to catch up on the work you missed. Come see me at the start of the day tomorrow and I will fill you in," Heim said as he watched Talon pick up his bag and turn to leave.

"Okay," Talon muttered as he walked out of the door to leave the school.

In the courtyard Yasuo, Riven, Zed, and Syndra were waiting for him.

"Hurry up," Zed called out.

"Where are Akali and Shen?" He called back ignoring Zed's comment.

"Gone back to Shen's house. We are going into town if you wanna come," Yasuo said.

"Sure I will," he replied.

Rakan, Xayah, Quinn and Valor had already made their way into town and were sat around the fountain at the centre of town waiting for Jarvan, Shyvana, and Xin Zhao to arrive. Valor was perched on Quinn's arm and she was gently grooming his feathers with her other hand as she talked to Xayah. Xayah was sat next to Rakan with her hand on his lap and her head on his shoulder, she was pressed as close to him as she possibly could be.

After a few minutes, Quinn felt someone tap her on the shoulder and turned around to see Jarvan and Shyvana stood behind her: hand in hand. With a screech Valor leapt from Quinn's arm, gliding over to land on Shy's. Quinn smiled as she heard Shy say

"Aren't you looking beautiful my little bird friend" to Valor, he gave a squawk in reply that could have been an agreement or a "as do you."

"Sorry to keep you waiting," Jarvan said apologetically.

"It's fine," Quinn replied, "Where is Xin?"

"He couldn't make it. Too much work to do."

"That's a shame. Shall we get going?"

"I guess so" Xayah said as she and Rakan stood up and walked over to join the others. Valor flew back across the Quinn and perched on her shoulder as the six of them set off towards the park.

Yasuo, Riven, Talon, Zed, and Syndra spent about an hour in town before they met Yas' younger brother Yone and his close friend Taliyah and the group began to dissolve as Zed and Syndra left to head back to Syndra's house. The remainder of the group decided to head to the park to stay there till it got dark. Yone spent most of the walk talking to Taliyah but at one point he sped up to catch up with the three 3rd years.

"Yas," he said quietly as his brother turned to face him, still walking.

"What little bro?" Yas asked.

"Could you guys be nice to Taliyah? Please. I really like her," Yone replied.

"You think we are gonna scare her off?" Yas asked with a smirk.

"A lil bit."

"Well we will be nice. Seeing as though you really like her." Yas replied with a cheeky wink, earning him a punch on the shoulder from Riven.

"Don't be mean babe!" she stated, as Yone returned to Taliyah's side.

"What was that about?" Taliyah asked.

"Just asking my brother about some family thing. He made a comment Riven didn't like," He replied with a laugh.

"Okay." she said as she began to laugh as well.

About half an hour into sitting in the park Talon got bored, he got up and turned to face Yasuo and Riven who were laying next to one another with Riven's head on Yasuo's chest.

"I'm gonna bounce," Talon stated "Got to get home."

"Alright," Yas replied as Riven shifted her head slightly to allow Yas to get up. He pulled Talon into a hug and then backed of sitting down at Riven's side.

"See you tomorrow night dude."

"Yeah, see ya then," Talon replied as he walked off. The sun was beginning to dim and Yas and Riven decided it was a good idea to set off home. They both got up and Yas turned to Yone and shouted

"We are heading home now, come on bro."

"Give us a minute," Taliyah called back to the surprise of both of the boys. Yasuo looked at Yone for a minute.

"Go on ahead, I'll catch up!" Yone called out to him. Yas nodded and, wrapping his arm around Riven's waist, headed off in the direction of their house.

Yone turned back to Taliyah with a quizzical look on his face. She looked really nervous.

"What is up?" he asked tentatively. She didn't respond. She stuttered trying to say something but could quite get the words out. "Tal?" He questioned again. Her heart was racing and she didn't know if she could do it but somehow she found herself moving her lips to Yone's ear and whispering quietly into it.

"I really, really like you," she stated, her voice shaky and nervous. Before he could respond she brought her lips to his and kissed him tentatively, it was her first kiss so she didn't really know what to do but somehow it just felt right. After a surprising moment she felt him kissing back. Her heart soared high into the sky and happiness flowed through her veins. Does he like me too? Her brain questioned to. They pulled back after a few moment and Yone whispered to the air in front of them,

"I really, really like you too." He was beaming with absolute delight, she could tell he felt the same way she did. "I have for a long, long time." These words make her heart skip a beat; her face was also plastered with possibly the biggest smile ever.

"Umm…" he whispered quietly when the moment had ended, although his heart was still racing "Do you want to come to my house tonight?" She nodded quietly as they both rose from the ground. She carefully laced her fingers through his and they set off after Yas and Riven.

Jarvan, Rakan, Quinn and Valor had been playing Frisbee for about an hour now and although they were all plastered with sweat and breathing very heavily none of them wanted to stop playing yet. Quinn threw a backhand to Valor who caught it between his talons and threw it towards Rakan, it was quite far from him but after diving on the ground he managed to catch it. He got up and dusted himself off before turning to Valor.

"Nice throw. You are getting a lot better," he said with a smile. Valor beamed with pride and Quinn shot Rakan a look as if to say "Thank you for making him feel better". Rakan knew the importance of encouraging people so they didn't give up, feeling as though they were terrible, so he was happy to do it with Valor.

After a few more minutes of playing they all looked as though they were about to collapse but still none of them wanted to stop. That was until Xayah walked over to Rakan and whispered quietly in his ear that if he wore himself out now he wouldn't be able do anything that she had on her mind for later. His eyes widened with understanding and he quickly accused himself from the game, much to the amusement of Jarvan who began chuckling until Shyvana came over and said something similar to him. Prompting him too to leave the game. Valor and Quinn packed it up at that point and walked over to sit with the other four of them.

Yone quietly shut the front door behind him as he and Taliyah entered his house. She had texted her parents to ask if she could stay at a friends house and they were fine with it so here she was now, stood in Yone's house. Yasuo and Riven were cuddled up together on the sofa as they entered the room to tell him they were home. Yas looked up from staring lovingly at Riven to see his younger brother and Taliyah stood in the doorway.

"Brought someone home have you?" Yasuo joked with a smirk on his face. Taliyah lit up bright red and shifted herself so she was just behind Yone.

"Yas," Riven said, indicating he had done something wrong and she was annoyed at him. "Ignore him Taliyah, you are more than welcome here." She carried on with a smile. Taliyah gave her a slight smile back.

"We are going up to my room," Yone declared. "I just wanted to let you know that we were home."

"Okay, have fun," Yasuo replied with a wink. As Yone and Taliyah turned around to head up to his room they could hear the couple still talking.

"Owwwwww"

"Aww poor baby, want me to kiss it better?"

"I want you to stop hitting me." There was a loud laugh from Yasuo after he said this which died out as Yone shut his bedroom door.

"Make yourself at home," Yone explained to Taliyah as he shut the door. She walked over to his bed and sat down on the edge of it. He walked to the otherside of the room and once again turned around to face her. "Want something to drink?" he asked, opening the mini fridge under his desk and gesturing to the many fizzy drinks in it.

"I'm okay," she replied, somewhat shyly. He reached in and took a can of coke out which he cracked open and downed in one long swig before throwing it into the bin. He then made his way across to the bed and laid down next to where Taliyah was sat with his arm outstretched, indicating he wanted her to lie next to him. She obliged, curling up next to him, wrapping her hand around his chest, and resting her head on his chest as he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her in close. They laid like this for some time; just feeling each other's heartbeats, listening to their breathing, and sharing their warmth before Yone lifted his head up slightly to look at Taliyah.

"Tal," he whispered softly.

"Yeah?" she replied equally as softly.

"What are we?" The question hung in the air for a moment and she felt his heartbeat begin to quicken.

"I don't know. What do you want to be?" He gulped before quietly saying

"I want to be your boyfriend." She smiled lightly before turning her head slightly to face his.

"Good thing I want to be your girlfriend then," she stated with absolute definitely. His heart literally skipped a beat at the sound of this. It took a few moments to compose himself in his happiness, his face was lit up like a burning candle with a massive smile. He lifted a hand up and brushed a few strands of hair behind her ear which helped him relax enough to begin speaking again.

"Tal, since the moment we met I have felt some kind of connection to you. Like we were always linked in some way, like we were always something more than just friends. You have made me the happiest I have ever been in my life and I really, really, really like you. Would you do me the honour of being my girlfriend?"

"'The honour', being a bit formal there my prince," she replied with a giggle. His face was still lit up with a smile that broadened even more at her joke and the name she had called him.

"Is that a yes then?" He questioned lightly.

"Of course it is silly," she replied as her face too lit up with a massive smile. He brought his lips to her and they kissed lovingly for a few moments before they pulled away to look at each other. He put his hand up to her cheek, feeling her soft skin; she did the same, instead feeling his light stubble.

"You're my girlfriend," he stated lovingly.

"And you're my boyfriend."