Hey everyone. This is the first fanfic I'm doing on this website, so please have mercy. Feel free to review and stuff, it'll help me make better stories for you to enjoy. I'd like to keep the characters true to their personality and lore, so if I slip up, please tell me in a review.
The Zaunite vigilante shifted on the oak chair nervously. The place wasn't scary to him. Not at all. He'd taken down scum twice his size on the streets of Zaun, with enough hextech modifications on their bodies to make Viktor's heart swell in pride. Sure, the giant yellow robot behind the counter was a little unnerving, but there was no way a snow-white waiting room furnished simply with some wooden chairs, a sofa, and a magazine-topped coffee table could do anything to scare Ekko. No, he was nervous for other reasons.
"Number six, Taric and Ahri will see you now," Blitzcrank stated, his robotic monotone filling the room. The door to the duo who ran the place swung open, and Talon and Quinn (and Valor) walked out, arm in arm. Quinn's face was slightly flushed and sported a beaming smile, and Talon was redder than the Infernal Drake, yet a faint smile played on his lips as the couple left the waiting room. Ekko watched them as he rose and began walking.
Maybe, he thought to himself. Maybe this just might work.
He entered, and was greeted by the champions who were positioned behind the teak desk. Taric had his usual charming expression as he looked Ekko in the eye, and Ahri was absent-mindedly spinning her orb on her finger like a basketball. He scoped out the room, and it was surprisingly normal, given it belonged to flamboyant man who had many a debate on his sexuality surround him, and a seductive fox-woman with nine tails. It was like any other office, with a bookshelf that held various novels and handbooks, a window with the curtains drawn back, some boardroom chairs, and few pictures of landscapes of Ionian forests and Freljordian mountains. He did see a vase of Ionian wildflowers in the corner, and few gemstones littered on the desk, so he could be ascertained that this room was, indeed, theirs.
"Ah, Ekko. I was suspecting that you would turn up sometime," Taric began, the smile never leaving his face. "Yeah, a teenager like you has to have a crush on someone," Ahri continued, peering at Ekko out of the corner of her eye as the orb continued to spin. Ekko took a seat, his eyes averted in embarrassment. "Y-Yeah, so..." Ekko began to speak, but was interrupted by Taric loudly clapping his hands together, making him jump. "To business then, shall we?" Taric said, and leaned over, staring intently at Ekko. Ahri had stopped playing with her orb and had turned to face Ekko directly, with the same look as Taric. Ekko began sweating as their eyes seemed to pierce into his very soul. It didn't matter how nice they were off the Fields of Justice. Taric had sent two brawling armies running for the hills to save a goddamned flower, and he had been hit in the face with Ahri's orb enough times to know that the damn thing hurt.
"Who is the object of your affections, Ekko?" Taric said, the intensity in his voice making Ekko shudder. "We must know" Ahri continued, her usual sensual purr replaced by the tone of a woman who would stop at nothing to have what she wanted. Ekko gulped. "J-Ja-" He never got to finish as Taric and Ahri turned to each other and began talking in a fervor. The teen sat there dumbfounded` as he watched the Shield of Valoran and the Nine-Tailed Fox argue heatedly.
"Jarvan?" Taric proposed, only to get a shake of Ahri's head. "No way, they barely know each other. I'm thinking Jax." Ekko was about to object and get back to what he was saying, but was once again cut off by the Shield of Valoran. "Oh, pooh! They know each other even less! I'm thinking Jayce." Ekko, infuriated that they even considered that arrogant loser to be the one he loved, stood up and screamed at the bickering champions.
"NO, YOU IDIOTS! I'M IN LOVE WITH JANNA!" The duo stared at him in silence and amazement. Ekko, realizing what had just happened, turned a deep crimson and sat back down. "It's Janna. I like Janna." Every time he said her name, his face grew a little redder. He couldn't help it. She was just so kind and just so beautiful, which was only complimented by her origin from Zaun, which had turned out psychotic freaks like Mundo and Singed, and those two weren't even the half of it. The fact that someone like her could come from such a scum-filled pit of depravity gave him hope that Zaun just might have a promising future. It was impossible for him to not like her.
The pair's faces split into wide grins. "Ah, you have a splendid taste in women, young man," Taric said, his face gleaming with approval. "Of course! I was blind to not think you wanted someone to support you in a relationship," chimed Ahri, snickering mischievously when Ekko went as red as one of Taric's rubies. "W-Well, now that you know, can you please help me out? I would even be here if I wasn't that desperate. " Taric nodded in assent, and reached over and patted Ekko's shoulder. "But of course! After all, that is what the two of us do." Taric drew himself up in pride, and Ahri followed suit. "Count on us, Ekko. We'll handle it."
Ekko began to see that glimmer of hope. These two would make things work. They had to. "So, then, when will you guys start? And is there a fee?" Ahri smiled at him reassuringly, her ears twitching. "We begin now! Don't you worry about a thing. And as for the fee, we charge based on how hard we think the job will be. Which, in your case, will be..." The fox-woman looked up thoughtfully, till Taric spoke up. "3000 gold should suffice. Getting two virtuous Zaunites together should hardly be anything to sweat about. Is that fair?" Ekko's eyes bugged out. "3000?! That's dirt cheap! That's only a hundred more than a Morello's!" Ahri smiled slyly. "So, is it a deal?" "Of course it's a deal! Thank you two so much!"
Taric leaned back in his chair with a satisfied look on his face. "Now, we will require one day to decide our strategy. Please return then, agreed?" Ekko nodded vigorously. Taric got up and extended his hand, and Ekko rose and grasped it. "Well then, to our success, Ekko. We'll be seeing you tomorrow." Ekko nodded, and with a final word of thanks, turned and left the office. As he walked through the waiting room and past the Great Steam Golem, he smiled contentedly. He believed in the pair beyond the door behind him, bizarre as they were. They would make sure that Janna would be there to stand by his side. He just knew it.
And that's it. Chapter 1 finished! I was inspired by this old fanfic that I think is still there on this website, where Taric ran a dating service. I mainly picked these two out of all people since they both had something to do with love and beauty and stuff like that, and they're also two of my favorite champions in the game. Anyway, I'm planning on wrapping this Ekko arc up in Chapter 2, which will go up in about a week at most, so please stick around to read it. Reviews are much welcomed, so please feel free to make one and help me make better content. You guys could also let me know which pairing you want to see happen in Chapter 3, so let me know in a review so I can make a poll!