I apologize right now for the delay on getting this out. I got sick while writing this and had to take a brief break. Anyways, I filled this chapter up with PLENTY of new information and interesting conversation for you guys. So without further ado, here it is.
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"Is her rocket really that powerful?"
"Yeah! It made me fly back like ten feet! It was crazy."
It was a hot day. The sun had made its presence ever more clear the more the day went on. However, it had not been long since Kennen and Teemo had found this field. They could watch birds playing across the field, catch the sight of animals running through the grass or stop and wonder at what could've killed the flower that was at home in the middle of the field. It wasn't exactly a luxury resort. Yes, all the sunlight a plant could need, but if rain ever came it would drown out. The stem was cut right at its base, making them laugh whenever an animal came up to sniff it. Who knows, maybe they were once the plant's friends. The tie between them was cut off just like that, making them know that the margin between life and death, happiness and sorrow, love and hate was very thin. It didn't have to be sharp physically either. All it took were the right words and in a moment everything that has happened up to that moment would be gone.
Teemo still clutched the flower in his hand, making sure to not lose grasp of it. After him and Kennen's embrace, they didn't have to look far to find proper shade amongst the trees. They were surrounded by them! It just happened to be the closest one to them, the small tree that stocked small fruits within it. Malas; small, spherical red fruits. Rich and juicy with the small chance of a worm being inside one. In that case Teemo threw the fruit as hard as he could in disgust. Most of the time, he would hit the same tree over and over again, making Kennen feel bad for the families of animals and insects that were being bombarded by the constant shreds of malas. It didn't stop them from eating though, it was a good fruit. Both Teemo and Kennen were sitting against the tree side by side, Teemo picking the fruit for both of them as they hanged out in the shade. It has been friendly conversation the entire time, each of them telling each other funny stories from the time that they had been separated… so far.
"Are you sure that her rocket's just that strong?" Kennen questioned again. He took a bite of his mala as he looked over at Teemo. He had his hands behind his head supporting him as he leaned back casually against the tree.
"What do you mean?" Teemo said confused. He had just answered this question.
"I mean, are you sure it's her rocket, or did you just get weaker since the last I saw you." Kennen joked, smirking.
"Shutup." Teemo said laughing a bit at his joke. "And I'm betting my shrooms didn't help much for you either." Teemo rebutted with his own joke, motioning his view towards Kennen's stomach letting him know what he meant.
"Hey! The last time I had those shrooms was last night!" Kennen said quickly. "And damn you taught me a good recipe."
"Have I now?" Teemo looked at Kennen interested.
"Yup." Kennen responded, swallowing his food. He looked down at the fruit, throwing it aside knowing it was practically gone. It was slow, but he felt a feeling of guilt wash over him. His facial expression showed this. Teemo noticed.
"What's wrong Kennen?" Teemo asked.
"Well…" he paused. "Now that I think about it, I never actually taught you anything, have I?" Kennen looked at Teemo.
"You taught me about you. Everything about you actually." Teemo pointed out. Kennen didn't take the comfort. It was true, Kennen never really did teach Teemo anything. Suddenly an idea popped into Kennen's head. From underneath his garb he pulled out a small satchel bag. From within it he pulled out his signature weapon. A shuriken. A small, four-sided yellow shuriken. He let Teemo hold the satchel while Kennen observed the shuriken. Inside the satchel, Teemo noticed many more shurikens, along with kunai that he would use once in a while. Kennen fiddled with the shuriken for a while, flipping it over in his hands observing it. The fine sharp points all of which had the power to kill any living thing. After some time, Kennen's gaze settled down on the tree in front of them, the one Teemo was throwing the fruit at before. Carefully, he pulled the shuriken up above his ear, and swiftly threw it. The shuriken glided through the air, splitting the atmosphere before lodging itself in the tree in front of them.
"Let's see if this is better for you." Kennen said, grabbing the satchel back from Teemo, pulling out another as he set it to his side. This time he held the shuriken out to Teemo. Teemo looked at it for a while, then looked back at Kennen.
"You can't be serious right?" Teemo asked.
"Well you can't handle Tristana's rocket," Kennen pointed out causing Teemo to roll his eyes, "Let's see if you can handle my shuriken." he said, gesturing for Teemo to take it.
"Heh." Teemo let out a small laugh, looking into Kennen's eyes as he recklessly took it from him, almost cutting himself in the process. He observed it for a while, flipping the shuriken over in his hands. It was heavier than Teemo expected, thicker as well. It weighed down his hand slightly when he caught grasp on it. From the center the shuriken became symmetrically slimmer the farther down it went on all four sides, leaving at the end of each side a very sharp tip. He looked back up at Kennen, smiling and looking at him anxiously waiting for his attempt. Teemo nodded at him and looked in front of him. His goal was the tree, the same tree that they had thrown everything at before. He inhaled, taking a deep breath as he lowered his right hand towards his waist. He twisted the shuriken around in his hand, finding himself a comfortable grip. Teemo knew he still had to take the same factors into account as if he was shooting his blowdart. The wind, which was now only a small breeze blowing his fur lightly to the left. Slowly, he exhaled letting his arm eject from his side throwing the shuriken into the air. He watched nervously as it spun in grace in the air, but staggered mentally when it came no where near close to the tree at all. It was entirely to the left, it would've also been low. The shuriken lay on the left of the tree but still in front of it.
"Haha!" Kennen laughed. Teemo looked over embarrassed at his performance to see Kennen holding his sides preventing himself from toppling over from the laughter. Everything about him was so cheerful in the moment, both his eyes and mouth smiling from his enjoyment. Not to say that these features weren't here before.
"Hey!" Teemo exclaimed, not in anger but partially laughing with him. "Don't blame me! I've never thrown one of those things before! I would like to see you using my blowdart without swallowing the dart in the process!"
"No." Kennen replied, still laughing. "I'm fine." Kennen looked back at Teemo after his laughing spree, noticing him to have his head held down trying to contain his blush which one could clearly see through his fur. Suddenly Kennen felt bad.
"Hey come on." Kennen said, putting his hand on Teemo's back. "It wasn't that bad for your first time."
"I know it wasn't." Teemo replied sitting up again. He reached over Kennen to grab the satchel again, taking out another shuriken. It looked the exact same as the last.
"Must have taken you years of practice to perfect using these." Teemo noted. "I know I'm never going to be as good as you when using one."
"Oh Teemo, of course not!" Kennen said, chuckling a bit. "Just like I'm never going to be as good as you when using a blowdart gun or cooking." He looked at Teemo, honesty in his eyes. "Honestly Teemo, you are one of the most talented people I've ever met."
"Really now?" Teemo questioned in surprise.
"Yeah!" Kennen insisted.
Teemo sat there in silence for a while looking in to Kennen's deep eyes while flipping the shuriken over repeatedly in his hands. A small smile trickled over Teemo's lips, leading himself to a small chuckle.
"Have you looked at yourself lately?" Teemo asked. Kennen took the question by surprise.
"Only recently," Kennen stated, looking down. "When I recalled a prior… event that happened." Kennen said quietly. Teemo stared at him for a long time before looking down as well, knowing what Kennen was referring to. They both sat there for a while not saying anything, but they could both feel the tension rise between the two. By now, Teemo stopped flipping the shuriken in his hand. It lay there in his hand, finger slowly tracing the edge of it, while in his other hand he could feel his hand tighten over the stem of the flower.
"I'm saying this because" Teemo began slowly "last time I've checked I can't summon lightning on will."
"Who says that it comes naturally?" Kennen rebutled. This left Teemo silent. "Everything that we do takes time to perfect. Me and you are different… but similar in many ways. We've both killed before to protect others, we've both fought for something dear to each other… we've both loved before." Kennen said the last part hesitantly as Teemo looked up back at him. Kennen, feeling his gaze, locked eyes with him quickly before darting his glance down to Teemo's hand holding the shuriken. Swiftly Kennen's hand glided over Teemo's, landing softly on his. He gripped his hand the same way Teemo had gripped the shuriken, holding his hand firmly on Teemo's.
"Like throwing shuriken isn't natural to you, however this moment is natural to me." Kennen mixed his words, Teemo not quite catching his words. Kennen sighed lightly. "Here."
Kennen moved his other hand now, bringing it over his body to make contact with Teemo's hand. Both adjusted themselves through Teemo's warm fur to reposition the way he was gripping it. Teemo had not expected the way Kennen showed him to grip it, leaving him a bit uncomfortable at its positioning. The shuriken was located between his index finger and his middle finger, index on top, middle finger on bottom.
"There." Kennen said lightly, still holding Teemo's hand. "It will be easier to slip from your hand but it will prevent the temptation to throw it high or low." he clarified. His now focus now shifted to his wrist. Nothing was wrong there, but with his wrist Kennen demonstrated where to throw it from. Slowly, he moved Teemo's wrist above his neck, crossing his arm across his body, lining it up with his eyes. He tilted his hand a little upwards, giving the shuriken leverage.
"Line your hand up with your eyes so when you throw" Kennen said as he suddenly jerked Teemo's hand out, throwing it across the field. When it landed, it landed perfectly in a straight line with him. "You know where it's going to land in front of you."
Kennen released Teemo's hand finally, Teemo's hand still hovering in the air where Kennen left it. He left it there for a moment, not feeling anything before letting it fall down on his leg. He looked at Kennen, who was now smiling at Teemo giving him a small nod. Kennen reached down in his satchel for a third time, pulling out another shuriken. This time he placed it in Teemo's hand for him. Teemo stared at Kennen, noting his kindness, reminding him of the Kennen he knew long ago when they still saw each other almost every day as friends. Teemo couldn't help but smile at him.
"Well, go ahead!" Kennen gestured, giving a small laugh. Teemo nodded, looking in front of him now. Breathing the same way as before, he inhaled, chambering his hand. He made sure to hold the shuriken properly this time as he brought it up to the side of his head. He narrowed his eyes looking at the tree in front of him. Exhaling, he lets his arm glide fluently over the breaking air that caused him to release his grip from the shuriken. He observed the area in front of himself, noticing the slim object glide farther away from him. His smile widened when it impaled itself into the tree, just below Kennen's. The two shuriken were less than an inch apart from each other.
"Yes!" Teemo blurted out unconsciously , covering his mouth afterwards. He looked over at Kennen who had a wide smile on his face. Teemo couldn't help but blush under his fur, releasing a small giggle that made his hand slide just low enough where Kennen could see the crest of his elated smile. Kennen couldn't help but chuckle a little bit himself.
"Great job!" Kennen congratulated, giving him a quick thumbs up. Teemo slid his hand off his face, revealing his full smile.
"Thanks." Teemo replied.
For a moment they just stared at each other, both pondering on what to say next. The air was flowing briskly now, the light fur on Teemo and Kennen both swaying in it. It only took a seconds notice for both of them to realize that they were staring at each other. Simultaneously they both blushed and looked away from each other, Teemo looking forward and Kennen looking down in his lap. Again, Kennen took out a shuriken and handed it to Teemo.
"You can do whatever you want with it." Kennen said a bit ominously. Teemo looked perplexed but didn't refuse Kennen. He took the shuriken and flipped it in his hand. He looked at Kennen, worry in his eyes.
"What does that mean?" Teemo asked sounding worried.
"You can mess around with it, practice if you want." Kennen said. "I'm not going to be using them any time now." he hung his head back down. Teemo looked at him confused but didn't say anything.
By now it has been about an hour since they had left the others. Both of them had wondered what they had been doing, but had given up very shortly in. What mattered right now is that both of them have time together. The sun had now cast a shadow upon their faces. From afar, no one could tell who they are. The shade from the tree was just enough to keep them cool in the sun. The tree in front of them was much taller in its own right with the fact that shurikens now held some of its weight. With the wind blowing as it is the tempest couldn't tell what was affecting it, nature or him. The air almost seemed to become… visible in front of them, falling towards the ground. Kennen looked up now to find a leaf from the tree in front of them begin to fall from the sky. Slowly it glided itself down, eventually coming across the shuriken in the tree. It seemed peaceful, gliding in front of Kennen's shuriken with easy. Teemo's shuriken seemed innocent as the leaf tried to glide past it.
Then the leaf split in half.
"Have I ever told you what happened to my family Ken?" Teemo asked suddenly, catching Kennen off guard by using his nickname. Kennen immediately tensed up, as he knew whenever he used that name it was going to be serious. He looked up at Teemo to find him holding the flower up in Kennen's sight, five petals flowing on it.
"No." Kennen answered softly. "Why? What happened to them?" Teemo turned his entire body towards Kennen holding the flower up his eyes looking at him from both sides of the stem. He gestured Kennen to the flower then lowered it slightly. Taking a deep breath, Teemo started.
"My mother died giving birth to me." Teemo said, his voice quivering at the memories. Kennen immediately became more attentive than he already was. Slowly Teemo brought his other hand up and plucked one petal off the flower.
"My dad always told me that she was a great person. He told me that my mother was part of a medical unit for the army, that she saved many lives on the battlefield. He told me that she was proud to bring life into this world, proud to give birth to me." Kennen felt his heart race ever so faster the more Teemo talked, feeling his emotion. Teemo was beginning to overflow with emotions. Looking at Teemo, Kennen could realize his eyes were attempting to hold back incoming tears.
"My dad wasn't there on my sixth birthday. The next day I found out that he died that day. His best friend stabbed him in the back on a camping trip, paranoid saying that he was a better soldier than him, that he deserved the rank of captain more than him." Teemo couldn't help but let a tear slip through when he pulled another petal off the flower.
"With no parents, my older brother had to take care of us. We basically grew up together, he was the only person I would talk to back then besides Tristana. When we were both old enough, we both joined the army." Teemo took a deep breath, recuperating himself.
"We were only privates in the army when I saw him die right before my eyes." Teemo said, studdering. "It was during the Bandle City - Noxus conflict a long time ago; an assassin slit his throat right before me. I - I…" Teemo trailed off, his voice becoming choked up in tears.
"Hey, hey…" Kennen said quickly, reaching his arm out to pull him closer. He put his arms around his shoulder, pulling Teemo against him. Teemo leaned his head on his shoulders.
"It's ok Teemo, it's ok." Kennen comforted. He felt Teemo nod on his shoulder and raised his head up again, his eyes a bit strained from his crying.
"I avenged him though. I killed him right then and there. Stabbed him multiple times, call it overkill, through my tears and his blood on my face. My comrades were awestruck at seeing me, but I couldn't help it." Teemo plucked the third petal off.
"And then all that was left was me and my sister." Teemo said. "My sister watched me grow. She watched me become a captain. She watched me take down Veigar and save the Mothership. She was a simple mom with two children and a happy husband, like my parents were. She was so innocent, so loving, so caring for others." Once again, Teemo took another breath before continuing.
"Sadly, I had to watch her slowly die as well." He choked up again saying it. "She came down with some… disease that is not curable. Slowly she became more and more sick, and I had to see her face become more and more pale every day until the day where I walked in with a hand full of flowers to see her body covered with a blanket." Shaking, he pulled off the fourth petal. Kennen pulled Teemo closer to him, attempting to comfort him as much as he could. Kennen could feel the emotion that Teemo was feeling just by being near him. Teemo turned his eyes towards Kennen's, noticing the emotion in his eyes hearing the story. Teemo shifted himself so that now he wasn't so locked in Kennen's arm, making himself sit up looking at Kennen. This time he held the flower up so that Kennen could clearly see it.
"And then a week later…" Teemo began, voice becoming more solid. He pulled off the fifth and last petal with a quick yank, leaving the stem bare. This time, he let go of the stem, holding the petal up in front of Kennen.
"You broke me."
And with that he let go of the petal, letting it flow away in the wind.
Kennen's ear twitched at him bringing about the subject. Teemo observed Kennen's face as it began to quickly wash over with sorrow. Kennen's shoulders slumped against Teemo's as he slowly became more uncomfortable at being near him, however Kennen knew that being away from him would pain himself even more. For a while the two said nothing, both sitting there letting their feelings take over them. The air became more tense around them.
"Teemo… I-I'm"
"I already know you're sorry Ken." Teemo said sternly, looking fiercely at Kennen. "What I want to know is why?" Teemo was becoming angry just thinking about it. Kennen didn't respond.
"Ken, out of nowhere you disappeared, you left me. I need to know why?"
"Hmph." Kennen let out a small smirk, leaving Teemo with a face more angry than the last just hearing Kennen laugh about the serious question. Kennen noticed Teemo's disdain at him, not realizing the reaction he would get.
"The responsibilities of being a ninja suck sometimes." Kennen said, catching Teemo off guard. Teemo looked at him wondering what he meant.
"What do you mean?" Teemo asked shortly after. Kennen took a deep breath and began.
"Look, what happened that day. That was probably the hardest thing that I have ever had to do, leave you like that. The worst part that it was entirely my fault." Now Kennen became shaky, remembering that day.
"It all started after my first day… with you. I went back to our home, where I lived with Shen and Akali before. They noticed me come home much happier than before. For the days after that they noticed that I kept acting happy because you made me happy whenever I was with you. They would ask me questions, asking me what happened to make me so happy. I just kept telling them that it was personal. Soon they eventually became suspicious. They always kept this rule where that "us" ninjas need to refrain from social relationships or else it would affect our work. Well, one day I slipped. I came back one day, being probably the most happy I've ever been in my life, and sat down to eat dinner when it just slipped. "I kissed Teemo." You should've seen the reaction on their faces though, they were both practically choking on their food. After that they set restrictions for me… that's why I couldn't stay out as long as before, why I was nervous to talk to you sometimes. Then they saw that it eventually affected my work, I would spend training thinking about you instead of focusing on the training. That was the time where Akali and Shen had enough."
Teemo had been taking in the story, slowly beginning to understand what was going on. However he didn't expect the next part.
"They wanted me to… personally leave you. They felt that if I admitted to you that I was leaving you I would feel much better about the situation. So I… made the promise with you… that I would always protect you and you would always protect me. So to protect you, I left you."
For a moment, Teemo stayed awestruck at the truth, stunned by his actions.
"Ken." Teemo said softly, raising his hand to grab his. He locked eyes with him.
"That makes no fucking sense."
"DAMMIT I know it didn't." Kennen yelled, throwing his hands up in frustration. He took a moment to regain his composure.
"I needed a reason… a personal reason… to leave you that night. I thought I could protect you by saving you from me. I.. I" His voice trailed off, leaving him in an emotion pit of anger and tears. Teemo watched as he scrambled to find his words, Kennen's palm now shaking in his.
"Kennen, save me from what about you?" Teemo asked. Kennen now straightened up a bit, able to look into Teemo's eyes.
"To be honest I don't know what the fuck I was thinking that night. All I knew was that… I couldn't stay… because of Akali and Shen." Kennen ended. They stayed silent for a while, letting the information set in.
"Well screw them then." Teemo said, receiving a small chuckle from Kennen.
"Yeah." Kennen replied slowly. "You know that they're good people though."
"I know. You've been with them forever." Teemo said, turning to Kennen. "They are not your parents though. They can't tell you what to do."
"Well what else am I supposed to do? Leave them?" Kennen said a bit loudly.
"No. Step up for yourself. That's what I'm saying. You can't let them control you." Teemo clarified. This didn't really help Kennen.
"And then what? They won't want me anymore. They will know that my feelings would get in the way of my work! Then they -"
"Ken." Teemo interrupted, bringing his hand up to his face, turning it to meet his eyes.
"I forgive you."
Kennen's body turned as solid as stone hearing those words. Looking into Teemo's eyes he knew that he meant it.
"I - You…" Kennen stuttered, his voice shocked.
"I understand what you had to do." Teemo said sternly. He took a moment to look Kennen deep in the eyes, past the pool of tears that were still there. After a while he turned, looking back out in the field.
"We should head back, it's getting late." Teemo said deeply. He stood himself up, wiping the dirt off of himself and began walking. Kennen was still shocked, still sitting there eventually turning himself towards the walking Teemo. He stood up just as he was about to walk through the trees.
"I'm shooting that rocket!" Kennen called out. This stopped Teemo in his tracks, causing to turn around with a smirk on his face.
"What? You think that you'll do better?" Teemo challenged.
"Hmph." Kennen let out a small bit of laughter, strutting over towards Teemo.
"We'll see." Kennen said as he was passing Teemo, leaving Teemo behind him now. He could hear Teemo's soft laughter behind him. Eventually Teemo turned, walking back with Kennen.
(Meanwhile)
Tristana had been looking at dark faces the entire time, the sun casting a great shadow over the other two. By now the time had reached evening, leaving Tristana to wonder where the other two went. Right now the only thing she could focus on is the awestruck faces of Garen and Lux, their jaws practically hitting the floor.
"Wait, so they're -"
"Yep." Tristana said, cutting Garen off mid-sentence.
"And they were -"
"Mhm." Tristana nodded, cutting Lux off as well.
"Wow…" Garen exclaimed. Tristana looked over at him now knowing that he would need plenty of time to comprehend the information.
"That's so cool!" Lux said, maybe a bit too loudly. Garen and Tristana both looked at her, skipping around in circles before stopping to look at their confused expressions.
"What?" Lux asked. None of them responded. Through the wind, they could hear the sudden crack of a fallen tree branch. All of them turned attention to where it came from to see Kennen and Teemo return, their faces not really showing any emotion.
"Where have you to been!?" Tristana said, sounding like a mother now.
"Long story, not enough time." Kennen said a bit anxiously. Tristana ended up with a confused look on her face, not noticing Kennen walk over and grab her rocket. By the time she noticed, Kennen had already loaded the thing.
"And what do you think you're doing?" Tristana said, a bit aggravated. She began walking over towards Kennen to stop him to be stopped herself by a hand on her shoulder. She turned to see Teemo stopping her but noticing him holding back a hysterical laughter.
"Don't worry Tristana. This will only take a second." Kennen said playfully as he slung the strap on his shoulders, giving himself better handling. He adjusted the rocket slowly, his arms struggling under the weight of it. It took him a while to finally get the rocket adjusted so that it was comfortable.
"Don't worry everyone. I got this." Kennen said playfully again. Almost as quick as he said that he pulled the trigger, ringing the air of the big boom sound that came out of it. Birds quickly departed their homes above to flee from the noise. Simultaneously however, the area that Kennen had been standing in had become quickly replaced by dirt and dust that was roaming around the outline of where Kennen used to be. Kennen on the other hand slid back with such force that dirt kicked up beneath him, leaving a line of dirt in the path that Kennen slid. His back collided with a tree that thankfully stopped him from tumbling over. Teemo bursted out laughing, Tristana was very aggravated now, and Garen and Lux were confused.
"Well…" Kennen said, regaining himself. He put the rocket down carefully at his side, gesturing his hands at it so that it didn't move. He turned himself around to look at Teemo, a wide smile in his eyes.
"Guess it wasn't just you then." Kennen clarified. This sent Teemo into another burst of laughter, his face stained red. Tristana on the other hand did not look so happy.
"What the hell do you think you're doing!" Tristana said angrily, walking over towards Kennen looking like she was about to punch him.
"Hey! It was his idea!" Kennen pointed at Teemo, raising his hands up in defense.
"Oh yeah! Because you wanting to prove that you could shoot better than me is totally my idea!" Teemo said in defense, still laughing.
"Shutup! Both of you!" Tristana yelled, leaving both Kennen and Teemo giggling like little children. Tristana went over to her rocket and picked it up. She held it close to her so that no one else would get their hands on it. She turned around to see Teemo and Kennen laughing away. Sighing, she shook her head, looking over in despair at Garen and Lux.
"See what I had to put up with every day!" She said sarcastically, a hint of annoyance in her voice. "I had to put up with these morons!" She gained a small chuckle from Lux. Kennen stopped laughing now, turning to Tristana.
"Wait, so did you tell them?" Kennen asked from the last sentence.
"Oh… yeah." Tristana said nervously, not knowing if she wanted them to know or not. "I'm sorry."
It's fine Trist." Teemo reassured. "They were going to find out either way."
"I'm fine with it." Lux approved, gaining the look of Teemo and Kennen. "I think what you two have here is special." She said pointing her fingers between the two, making Kennen blush a little.
"Well, it's getting dark already." Teemo said, looking up at the dim lighted sky. "We should just set up camp here."
"You guys get that started. I have to talk to Kennen real quick." Tristana said, turning to the now nervous Kennen. A hint of sweat began at his forehead.
"Ok then…" Teemo said, looking at Kennen worried. He gave a quick nod reassuring him. Kennen looked at Tristana, she wore a facial expression which he could not identify. As if she knew Kennen was going to follow him, she turned and walked off, him walking slowly behind her. They didn't go far, the rest were still in view from where they were. Going behind a small tree, Tristana turned to see that Kennen was still right behind her. She sighed, leaning up against the tree.
"I'm guessing that you're mad at me still?" Kennen asked.
"No, not anymore." Tristana said. She looked over at Kennen who had a slightly surprised but questioning look on his face. She sighed again. "Ok, maybe a little bit." Tristana clarified.
"You should be. What I did to him I can never forgive myself for." Kennen said sadly. Tristana went up to him and put her hand on his shoulder.
"Kennen, you're a good person. You are the nicest, sweetest, and funniest person that I've ever met." Tristana said caringly. This made Kennen feel better about himself, blushing a bit.
"Thank you." Kennen said. Tristana removed her hand, leaving Kennen with the sense of Tristana's hand on his shoulder, missing the comfort a little. Tristana went back to leaning on the tree, looking down on the ground kicking around a small rock.
"You came to me that day didn't you?" Kennen asked, leaving Tristana slightly surprised. At first she looked confused, but then picked up on what he was referring to.
"No, I looked for you." Tristana responded. "I actually didn't expect to find you, but there you were."
"For the record, I did call out to you, or else you would've walked right by me." Kennen pointed out.
"You were sitting in the tree… nevermind." Tristana said, shaking her head to get back on topic. "Anyways, Teemo told me what happened that night after you left. He said that he had no idea why you left and no idea where you went." She turned her gaze to Kennen now.
"But you told me that day everything that happened that night. You told me why you did it, you told me how you did it, and you told me how painstaking it was for you to leave him." Tristana said, her expression becoming more serious as she said each word.
"But why tell me? Out of everyone you tell me over Teemo?" Tristana said questioning him.
"Because I was scared." Kennen said bluntly, catching Tristana off guard a bit. "I was scared of what Teemo might think of me back then if I told him. I didn't want him to think that I didn't love him still." Kennen looked Tristana in the eyes. "You were the only person that I knew to trust back then. I knew that if I told you, you would understand."
"And I did understand. But you can't even tell Teemo what happened!?" Tristana said.
"I just did." Kennen clarified. "When we left just now I told him everything."
"Oh." Tristana said. "Well good for you." She seemed more cheery, however it was all an act. She walked up face to face with Kennen.
"However, if you ever do that to Teemo again, I will make sure that this rocket blows up in your hand the next time you shoot it." Tristana threatened, making Kennen gulp a bit. She gave him a death stare, practically pushing Kennen. She was serious.
"Y-Yes." Kennen managed to say, stuttering in between. Tristana stared for a moment longer before turning and walking away. Kennen stayed standing in the same spot for a while after, thinking of the talk he just had and wiping the sweat off his forehead. Finally he braved up, turning around to find that the camp was already set up.
It didn't take long to reach night time. The sun dimmed through the shade of the leaves; by the time it hit night the area around them was completely black except for the light from the camp fire. It was completely silent aside from the crackling fire and the noisy crickets. It seemed like everyone was wiped out, too. Teemo and Tristana had both fallen asleep a lot earlier than they normally slept and Kennen was sprawled out in his blanket snoring. The only two awake were Garen and Lux, both also preparing to go to bed as well.
"Psst! Garen!" Lux whispered over quietly, trying not to wake the others. She was flat inside of a sleeping bag next to Garen.
"What?" Garen said lazily.
"What do you think of them?" Lux asked, gesturing over towards Teemo and Kennen who were both sleeping apart from each other. "Personally."
"Personally?" Garen said. Lux nodded, giving Garen a moment to think. "Well so far they look good together."
"Is this what relationships are normally like?" Lux asked, leaving Garen without a word to say. He wasn't prepared for this question.
"No." Garen answered, but quickly changed his mind. "Well maybe. Lets hope not." He said, chuckling a bit to himself as he said it.
"It seems like what they had before was special." Lux said. This caused Garen to roll over and look at her. She was staring up through the canopy into the stars above.
"Possibly. I wouldn't know though. I've… actually never been in a relationship before." Garen confirmed, shocking Lux. She rolled her head over towards Garen.
"You haven't!?" Lux said surprised. Garen shook his head. "Well isn't there a girl you've liked before?"
"Well… maybe." Garen said childishly, looking at Lux laughing. Lux laughed back. "But yeah… I've been thinking about her for a while now."
"Go for it then! Ask her out after we're done here!" Lux suggested.
"Well, it's a little more… complex in my situation." Garen said, leaving Lux confused. Lux stared at Garen for another moment after before deciding that she was too tired to ask anymore questions. She rolled over on her side, breathing deeply before she closed her eyes.
Garen stayed looking at Lux for a little while after. She just looked so peaceful. It was relaxing to Garen to watch her sometimes do anything. While looking at Lux though, now that she brought up the subject, his mind couldn't get off her.
"I wonder what she has been doing lately." Garen thought to himself. He stayed for a little bit longer before rolling over and falling asleep.
Day 7
Things seemed a lot less stressful this morning than the previous one. Everyone was getting along much better, people actually conversing with each other whilst last time it was nerve wrecking to even speak in front of the furied Teemo and Kennen. The sun was about now hitting the peak it would be at to be noon, a light breeze flowed followed by the scent of magenta flowing through the air. It was certainly more peaceful. It didn't take long for them to hit the road either. They made quick work of packing everything up and moving out. Teemo and Kennen were in the front talking to each other while Garen, Lux, and Tristana were in the back having their own conversation.
"So I was thinking," Teemo began. "After this mission, we can head back to Bandle and get you caught up."
"What about Shen and Akali though? I can't just leave them." Kennen asked.
"Well this mission might take a while. If you didn't get separated too far from back there, you might find them out here." Teemo pointed out, a smile on his face.
"You may be right on that." Kennen assured, grinning at Teemo. "Besides, what is your mission anyway?"
"It's with Garen and Lux. We're supposed to be finding -"
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH"
A high pitched scream made everyone alert. Suddenly, as if it was instinct, Teemo and Kennen went back to back, both drawing their weapons.
"What was that?" Teemo asked urgently.
"A scream! It came from that way." Tristana said, pointing down the long path of trees. They all turned towards it.
"Let's go!" Ordered Kennen. He took off running, the others following close behind him.
And with that they ran.
Alright then! That was it guys for this chapter. I'm sorry if this chapter was filled with a bit too much dialogue for you guys but I think it turned out well. And as for next chapter... ENOUGH OF THE LOVEY-DOVEY CRAP! It's time to get down to some shit next chapter. That means I'm writing differently than I've written before, which should be fun. For any those that are wondering, I have the entire story planned out in my head, I just have to execute it. However, schoolwork is becoming more and more of an obstacle as we are winding down towards the end of the semester. After the semester ends, I should be on a writing spree, pumping out chapters for you guys. Right now, I'm hoping for one every 2 weeks until the middle of December, which isn't far off. So make sure to stick around until then! Also MAKE SURE TO REVIEW THIS STORY! I don't want to beg, but seeing reviews makes me so much happier knowing people are actually reading this story. It can also help to improve my writing in the future. So, yeah everyone. Thanks for reading and supporting and I will see you next chapter! :)
