[Title:] From Heart and Sweetness
[Pairing:] QuinnxTalon
[Chapters:] Drabble
[Summary:] Drabbles about the heart seekers and the sweet hearts.
[A/N: I'm a horrible person. But then again, I'm trying to amend it. Here, in the wait for my 2nd chap in "Night Reconnaissance"… A drabble, a miserable drabble.]
Ashe had to admit something.
Even if the League had some ludicrous ideas as giving them this "skins", sometimes they were fun to wear and fun to act.
The "Heart seeker" was her favorite in a way.
Much more than the "Queen Ashe".
Because she had to admit her love arrow never failed. And damn, she was aware it was bad for nations but good for cross star lovers.
The first chosen one was someone she thought so highly.
She was happy to meet this girl from the far land of Demacia.
She noticed how lonely her eyes were, of course, she lost someone precious long time ago.
But, exactly, that was LONG time ago.
She thought the ranger had a snarky tongue, and quick reflexes, but her lonely and observating eyes were a whole another story.
The Queen knew nobody is born incomplete, unfinished; ourselves can be the one who makes us better.
But she knew the girl hadn't met love. Not the mother love, not the platonic love. No. Real love.
The one which start with passion and intense emotions, the one that arouse romantic feeling.
The one that change in... No, the one that scales into a higher love because, sees beyond the outer surface and accepts the other for whom they are, with their flaws and faults.
The one is about sacrifice, the one about giving and expecting nothing in return.
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The fated day was in a match, she was wearing her heartseeker costume.
Quinn was a little demotivated because in her lane was Talon, who was more aggressive than her and had more experience too. But she was handling him quite well, to be honest.
Besides any technical term, Quinn was very concentrated and her summoner was giving her all the map awareness she needed. If not, she wouldn't have taken the first blood with Vi's help.
The Queen and the Scout found themselves at the store in base, the second one was quite happy and more confident than 10 minutes early.
"My my, you look quite happy now. May a guess it's because the first blood?" said the queen, observing the little shine in the scout eyes, her eyes never were more beautiful than now. Pride, maybe.
"Well, it has been an awkward match actually" said the scout, taking in her hands a Rapidfire cannon. 'Good choice' whispered Ashe, earning a soft 'Thank you' from the scout, nodding and showing she was listening. Quinn ruffled her hair with an awkward gesture "Don't know… I've enjoying the match, I never thought Talon would actually start a…."
"A conversation?" finished the queen, receiving a nod as answer. Quinn just laughed a little "It's awkward… you know, we are rivals and I thought he was a man of few words". Finally, both woman started to walk away from the store. "It was interesting to exchange words with my rivals" admitted the scout, before turning to her lane.
The queen just smirked. Of course it was interesting.
Love is interesting, after all.
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The match continued for another good 30 minutes.
They were all fully equipped and now was about team fights rather than personal strength.
Their heads were aching with the summoner voices, all the frantic screaming, orders and spells… it was not surprising all the champions were a little out strained. Even Valor was tired.
This was the decisive battle. The blue team (Ashe's team) didn't have the mid lane tower's but the red team lost bot lane and the minions were pushing hard. They weren't fighting for the buffs or the dragons anymore. Heck, even Baron was out.
"Ashe, throw your hawk's shoot in the top side of our jungle… I think a ward reacted recently" said her summoner with a worried tone. If someone tried to do a backdoor, there was a small chance they could take down the nexus.
Vi, the jungler, and Fiora, the top laner, were in their way to the red team's bot lane. Taric and Ashe came back to life from the last take down and were in their way too. Quinn, in the other hand, was returning from top lane after killing Anivia. Actually, Valor was showing off, taking down the big bird.
But when the hawk eye was traveling to the top jungle, she was able to see the blade's shadow, running in Quinn direction. "Tell Quinn to use her Heightened Senses!" but it was too late, the assassin did jump over the scout and bursted a high amount of her health "Throw your Enchanted Crystal Arrow!" shouted Taric. And she did what she was asked. "No! Not your ultimate! We needed for the team fight" said the summoner, but it was too late. "Ok, you better run before the enemy team revives! Off you go!" was the last thing the summoner said.
"Do you think she will be able to fight him!?" shouted Taric, both of them running to the opponent base. "Of course she can! He won't know what's hit him!"
Quinn was trying to stop the blood, after all, Talon jumped over her back and cut her throat. But that wouldn't stop her from fighting. "You better be fast, girl" thought to herself, getting on her feet and reading her crossbow to hit him, and hit him hard. He was about to jump again, but Valor marked him first "Ready… Aim" and shot hard in his most vulnerable point. The assassin grinded his teeth and suppressed any sound that could escape from his mouth. "My blades will find their way into your heart!" he shouted, as he threw his rake of daggers.
She had two choices, dash and knocking him back or command Valor to fly forward to stop him. She choose the first one, even if meant to take more damage. But for her surprise, when she was about to knock him, Ashe's ultimate arrived and stop him from any counter attack.
The kill was granted to the Scout, the assist to the Queen and the Gem Knight. And both fall to the ground, both dead.
What the league didn't told to the spectators, was about dying. Dying in the matches meant the seconds when you're unavailable, lying in the floor, you can still talk, see.
The following 45 seconds they spent dead, they were there. Lying in the floor. Actually, Talon was half - over Quinn since the Crystal Arrow was fully arched and the impact was stronger than her knockout.
"So…" he said, panting a little. "Does your Queen know this isn't the Howling Abyss and she lacks of manners to stop a backdoor? Come on…" The girl looked at him amused and just laughed, hard. Why she never saw this part of Talon before?
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"You should use your ultimate in emergencies… or to start team fights! Not so…. So…!" the summoner was scolding Ashe for her last act of heroism. "Well, this 'game of yours' is about cooperation… I just cooperated with Quinn and grant her another kill. Her score is enviable!" the summoner just growled and threw daggers with her eyes to both woman. "We win… ok? Don't be so serious!" and they heard Shaco's laugh. "SEE! WHY SO SERIOUS!" said the Demon Jester.
"Look, just relax, the match is over and we all can rest" said the scout in a pacific tone. The queen nodded and held her arm. Both woman started to walk but they separated their ways as soon they passed the doors.
Ashe watched how Quinn started to head to her room in the institute, and when she turned to her own path she saw how Talon was watching the ranger too. She wondered how this would end, after all, she was a Heart Seeker.
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Few weeks passed as Ashe observed the changes.
They would talk, they would walk together, and they would share experiences together.
It didn't take long, to be honest, until they expressed their feelings.
It was hard, it was frightening.
But they discovered a new person they never thought was there and that was what matters.
Even once, Quinn told her "He may look unbreakable, impenetrable…. but to love at all is to be vulnerable" and she was relieved that nobody could escape from her aim. Not that she doubted it. But still, it was relieving she did a good job as her arrows fly true into their hearts.