Chapter 2

"Ahh!" Ryou screamed, waking up.

He took a couple moments to regain his senses and took a deep breath of relief. Was it all just the dream? He sighed. Besides the awkward start and the various orbs of death flying at him, Ryou was quite enchanted with those golden eyes that girl had. He shook his head and opened his eyes to look around his room... Or not. This wasn't his bed. That wasn't his floor. This wasn't his room.

"Was it real?" Ryou muttered in disbelief.

The room was circular, with walls and ceiling made from hardened clay. Rich carpets and drapes adorned the furniture and the room was gently lighted by lanterns that hung from various tree roots that stuck out from the walls. Ryou must be underground. He was about to get out of the bed when he heard steps approaching and the door opened. Then their eyes met yet again.

"Oh," the girl from before said nervously. "You're finally awake."

Lost in a hopeless battle between bright gold and warm brown, Ryou could only let out a bit of gibberish. She was beautiful. Her long black hair flowed down her body, her lips full, and her golden eyes glowed with youthful light. Her fluffy ears and nine graceful tails-

"WHHAAAAT!?" Ryou exclaimed, falling out of the bed. He recognized her now. "You're... You're-"

"What? A monster? A slut? Have you come to make fun of me too?" the girl shot at him, angry tears forming in her eyes.

"Huh?" Ryou replied, confused at the female's sudden outburst. "Aren't you Ahri?"

The fox girl's aggression turned into puzzlement.

"How do you know my name?" she asked, cautiously.

"You're lying."

"I'm really not," Ryou replied, nonchalantly.

"There's no way I'm simply a character from one of your... so called 'video games'!" Ahri yelled back. "Nor can I believe you're really from another dimension!"

Ryou couldn't really believe it either. Was he really in Valoran? Surely if he was teleported to this land, the summoners would know a way back. Ryou sighed. Had he been too blunt with his explanation? The last thing he wanted was for the girl in front him to hate him. Strangely enough, he just had a warm feeling around Ahri; it was familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Was it her charm? He didn't feel like he was completely enchanted with her, he just felt like he had known her for a long time. Perhaps it was because she was his favorite champion, but Ryou decided to not think so hard about it.

"You're 126 years old," Ryou recalled. He noted the shock in the kitsune's eyes that was quickly replied by suspicion. "17 in human years if I'm not correct."

"Creep."

Ryou sighed again. He had to approach this from another angle. He looked into the girl's eyes with a renewed fire.

"Take me to the summoning platform. I'm going to summon you for a match."

Sorry I missed last week's chapter update! I'm so busy nowadays, it's really hard to keep up with everything so please bear with me! It's show week for the musical I'm in right now, so wish me luck! After that, I'll have a lot more time on my hands so expect more consistent updates. Hope you guys like where this story is headed, and even if you are confused with the story, just plow on. I promise by the last chapter of this story it will all make sense to you. Thank you all for you support so far, I always appreciate a favorite, a follow, and a review! Catch you all next week!~