PREFACE:
Some passages might be in need of questioning if you are a new of this story. TAKE note, this story is AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE of Irelia's cause under the universe of the story—A Sight For A New Thing. In case of wondering what is going on, please read that story. But that is just optional :D Please enjoy this story, fresh and clean. Nothing is going to happen though.
The sun finally sets, with the call of the dusk is nearly approaching across the vast horizon, either it is waiting for the heavenly entities to swap its role that brings the world a glow varying on the time. As time goes by, students now flock on the nature-tilled parks for their after school activities, except for few ones who tend to be busy for additional rewards for themselves.
A dancer patiently waited on the nearby bench beside the hospital where she witnessed the secret of the ninja's profession; the place where her dearest younger brother got vaccinated. She has to wait for two hours exact, supposedly she was told by the ninja herself not to wait for her but she insisted to stay and prepares her patience. Also, it is kind of rude if Akali is the one who would just go to her house without her guidance though she knows the ninja is pretty good at directions; just give the location and everything will be fine.
Currently the time now is 4:30 P.M., she has to wait for her until 6 P.M. Of course her patience might be the thing will be tested right now, and how can she spend something that will not ruin her sanity? "Now what?"
A stroll might be a good chance to kill time, in fact, the area is a vicinity of epic buildings and interesting stores are scattered around. Nah.. She might fall into a deep distraction of thought giving those stores a visit, who knows she might ALSO be mugged by people who were known of her charismatic features of a dancer.
But..
"Oh!" Someone gasps, she lifted her head and see for whom might be the one. "It's Zan!"
Geez.. it's them, it's the ninja who is sitting by just a row ahead of her in class, with his friend who has a huge sickle wrapped around on his back. What did it mattered is that he again called her name wrong. Again. "What are you doing here? Feelin' sick?"
"Ah no, I am waiting for someone.." Irelia answered directly.
"Oh I see.. Hey, thanks for the voucher you gave us last time! It REALLY HELPS! Zed and I really feasted that day!" Kayn got himself full of glee, a snicker forms on his lips that counts delight.
"Well yes, mm-hmm.. I wish we could get some of those vouchers again." Zed hoped for more of the buffet. "With this talk, I am in need of more protein again."
The ninjas are kind of nice to her while they were meant to be avoided, she may indeed be a one to be enlisted on their list for membership on their Shadow Club that the mage named Syndra finds it shady and weird. She learned from the white-haired mage that the said club is filled with weebs, things like about anime`, costumes, music, and yes, ninjas are expected in the club. Wait.. ninjas, she could ask Akali about this after her work.
"Anyway.. You joined a club yet?" Now here is the time where Irelia turned vigilant as Zed finally speaks the word.
"Ah—Not yet but I am applying for the Dance club." Irelia immediately reasoned out despite the club itself is not yet available of accepting new members.
"Was the club unavailable?" Kayn wondered.
"Well, they said they will do the work of adjusting the club's members, all I have to do is to wait." Irelia explained her fake reasoning. While she interacts the ninjas, she noticed their behavior of not letting her slip away, they really are eager on wanting her to join on their club.
Still being pestered by the two ninjas, she only answers their questions without any further pressing, until such time they were interrupted by someone they used to know. "Again you two, will you KEEP your paws away from her?"
"Great. It's the Magical Girl Wannabe." The scythe behind Kayn's back muttered out with its eerie, deep voice of inhuman.
"And YOU better shut that Weed Trimmer." Syndra spats coldly, she hovers towards them that the two went hostile. "What are you two doing here? Asking for medication of your Beef cutlet after it is stroked with your pathetic techniques in a CHILDREN's CLINIC? You two are something, targeting kids for content?" Irelia sees a vile smirk behind the lips of the dangerous mage, danger means for the ninjas.
"Beef cutlet?" Irelia pressed, not that much of a reader of Syndra's innuendos.
"Oh? Nothing. Let them know." Syndra snickered further. "After all, I have seen them doing the deed, which is why I can't help mocking their antics."
"A-And you BETTER SHUT—DON'T YOU DARE!" Zed got petrified, his body shook with sweat that Kayn might also be affected.
"AND HOW ABOUT YOU? What are YOU doing here?!" Kayn reflected back, hands shaking as he pointed his finger at the mage.
"Can't YOU see my favorite cake stall is at this direction, Imbecile?" Syndra pointed at her claim, she gripped a paper bag which probably contained the cake she has bought.
"Reasonable." Irelia nodded as she approved Syndra's reasoning.
"See? Even Xan knows what my claims are." Syndra rolled her eyes in disbelief on the ninjas. Still equipped with a stoic features of her face, Irelia finds her mysterious though her attitude is more bitter and colder than Akali's, still she can conclude that the mage has this 10 percent of good ones and.. 90 percent of bad ones. All in all, the mage is somewhat distant yet more malicious on interacting to those 'weaklings' she call.
But that alone makes Irelia finds the way the mysterious mage acts out entertaining especially when she is degrading and mocking the ninjas.
While Irelia watches the mage scolding and mocking the ninjas in front of her, Akali just exits the door with a huge sigh. The fact the traffic inside the emergency room is definitely stressful and full of tension, some patients were confined with allergies and infections due to the weather, and of course the role of being a nurse must be professional and attentive when it comes for this. She expects a lot for this day as her face went back on its redness because the fact Irelia is waiting for her with patience, she finds it troublesome but with Irelia's insist, it doubles how it turns into a bother for her. Though, Irelia is waiting patiently makes it more exciting. She wonders why..
With her hopes seeing Irelia again is at peak, that part of her comes. Her red eyes ignites in the center of her pupils, body tensed a little, reacting on what she have seen. The image of Irelia being circled around by those ninjas excluding the mage just made an activation of her rivalry instincts.
"What. Are. They. Doing. Here." Akali voiced out inside her mind. A certain flame rushed inside her that made her thirst in blood. "Since when Zed and Kayn got an interest to Irelia? Haven't they got contented on their order crap? I'll make this quick.." With herself turned into an assassin real quick, she fiddled a bag at her side; a satchel she used to store her things for field tactics, pulling out a small gray ball that is wrapped with a knot tightly. She anticipates, running in haste before she throws the ball at them, the smoke comes out that obscures everything including the vicinity of the bench where Irelia sits.
Irelia coughed before she heard the mage gasps in shock, almost in surprise to be inside of a thing that she wonders what. Until Irelia felt a strong grip that drags her outside the cloud, leaving the other two standing in front of an empty bench while the mage glides above to get out of the smoke.
"Hmph. Looks like it." Syndra muttered. "I say, you better keep your paws away from Xan now, Idiots." Leaving a warning, the mage flew instead with her bag of cake. The ninjas went speechless about on what happened. They somewhat got what they deserve and Akali just left a message by that smoke bomb.
"It's her. What a shame! Now let me have your body, Kayn." The scythe got entertained, almost breaking the silence between the two.
"Shut up Rhaast! And not now." Kayn frowned at Zed who is in deep of thought. "Zed?"
"Tsk. We lost the game then, I don't think we can recruit Zan now." Zed said in a tone of disappointment.
"Because of her? Why? She is just a rogue—"
"NO! Because she may still have connections with Shen! And yeah.."
"Didn't she leave them from the day before the semester starts right?"
"I know, and SHE KNOWS OUR SECRET!" Zed screamed, panicking at the same time. "She might be using THAT as for blackmail and I don't want that to happen!"
"Damn you are right.. well, how about..ours?" Kayn whispered. Yet..
"HOW ABOUT OURS? ARE YOU DAFT, IDIOT? I KNOW EVERY SINGLE MOMENTS THAT YOU TWO HAVE DONE WITH YOUR BEEFS AND I FIND IT DISGUSTING, EW. AND ZED PREFERS JUICY THINGS LIKE THAT SHEN HAS OR WHATEVER." They didn't know that Syndra is watching them above the building, eating her favorite Chocolate Moose cake with delight. Never feels so good on mocking the two ninjas with innuendos who are literally fallen in defeat as embarrassment came in their bodies. Their secrets have been revealed by Syndra's greatness.
"Hey!"
…
"Kali! What's going on!?"
The ninja squinted in fury.
"Kali—" Irelia felt her arm in a tight position, as Akali gripped it harder. She literally has no idea what is going on the ninja's head. She may press information but the ninja is currently unavailable on interacting with her right now. And so Akali dragged her further in a park where they had their own first encounter in the food bazaar last time, Irelia deduced Akali might be having another part-time job again as a cook in a seafood stall just like before. However..
The ninja stopped at the tree just beside the bench, she stares at the distance for awhile and let her tension to ease for a moment. Right now, she is gripping Irelia's arm, not just with more power but as a sign of protection against those who dares to touch her..
"What did they say?" Akali finally speaks; still she is facing away from the dancer's gaze.
"They started about asking me if I have joined in a club. Until it went to the point, our classmate entered the scene. I am grateful to her about how she turns things out to distract those ninjas." Irelia explained truthfully, yet Akali didn't flinched or anything.
"It's not enough."
"Anything else?" Akali added.
"Nothing, I ended reacting their interactions." Irelia answered straightforwardly. Was her explanation stood out?
"Oh." Akali muttered, a tense feeling rose upon her that a certain point of emotion she can't recognize sprouts out her system. Hearing the fact about those ninjas pestering her friend infuriates her but something in mind tells her something.
"Relia." Akali said, facing at her by just a little. "I just.. don't want them.."
It's Irelia who went troubled this time. "Don't want them..?"
"Don't.. want them go near you." The ninja averted her gaze, gripping her arm a little tight. "They are dangerous. And I don't want that to happen." Her other hand is touching the satchel attached her waist. Almost having such anticipation to take a freshly sharpened Kunai out of her bag is itching her mind to do so.
The dancer quickly noticed a certain behavior that Akali has which is kind of hilarious in a way of attachment, as a friend of her, she is quite surprised to see the ninja's hidden personality behind that attitude she always wear as a caustic, sassy ninja.
And so, Irelia answered by chuckling until a cheeky giggle went out of her that brings the ninja a surprise. "You really are unbelievable.." A warm smile shows off at the ninja's gaze that her red eyes diluted in the colors of the dancer's ocean blue eyes.
Blushing in that fact, she lowers her gaze and uses her mask to hide that away from the girl. "Ugh." Closing her eyes, she can't help but to feel uneasy, her chest is pounding hard that continues to pump the blood out of her system because of the dancer's gaze.
"Well?" Irelia smiled. "You'll be late for work." The dancer hinted Akali's part-time work as a cook.
"Ah. I don't have any duties every Friday." She gave the information on the dancer directly. "Just at the hospital."
"Isn't that perfect? I guess spending the night at my house really is a worth since tomorrow is Saturday. O-ma cooks a lot every Friday." Irelia smiled again.
"You planned this, didn't ya?" Akali squinted, almost having a hidden tease behind it.
"Maybe?" She giggled. "Perhaps I planned this for me to get to know more of you."
Hold it. With that statement, Akali fumed behind that mask of hers. Great, without it, Irelia might see her face steaming in red.
"Hey, you even said you want to get to know more me, right? I swear I remembered it.. today? I don't know." Irelia made a thinking gesture, which is kind of adorable.
"I am. And I want to go now." Akali immediately stated, facing herself in front of the dancer that reveals herself, leaving out the embarrassment.
"Can't wait?" Irelia laughed, teasing her friend a little.
"Literally. You said your grandma cooks a lot, so." Hiding away her blushing, Akali reasoned out.
"Yeah, and it's because you'll be coming."
"Oh? Oookay.." Wait.. That is something, Irelia really planned this and Akali can't help but to equip that blush again. This is ridiculously embarrassing..
Anyways.. Irelia insisted to lead the way, half of her is excitement since a friend of her will come and welcomes the family. Also, she can't wait to let Akali be recognized by her brothers, which is.. great, why did she even think about that? She can't explain her brothers very well, except for Ruu. Oh well.. And yes, not denying Zelos who will be the starter of topics she must avoid at any cost.
And so while they traverse the way, the stone covered path leads up to the hill, almost flourished with trees and greenery vegetation. What makes it more beautiful is that as the dusk soon to fall, the pink blossoms makes a perfect ambience on the surroundings, something that made the ninja got uncomfortable.
"Great.. As if I am in a shoujo manga of sort.." She thought while her eyes fall into a spell with those fluttering blossoms under the purple hues of dusk. Adding up Irelia is in front of her, having a rich, flowing hair and a slender back. She ended up staring at her as she was being lead on the direction towards the dancer's home, so far the path leads deeply on a road that few people are seen walking in a traditional Ionian garb. Until such time she realizes she is entering the territory of the Ionians; the place where she had been.