Fiora's accented giggle filled the small space between her and Saphera as the latter of the two mentioned a small joke. In their hands, filled glasses, just like everyone else's. The room was filled with a warm, welcoming atmosphere, musty with the smell of mulled Wine, and multiple other liquors and edibles. Around the redhead, and the famously married Champion, was Summoner Badger and Kai. They'd found themselves towards the corner of the main party hall of the institute. It was a season that Saphera herself hated, but nonetheless, she and Kai were invited to a big Snowdown ball, just before the start of Snowdown itself. Saph, was dressed in a modest, long gown, the formed a sweet-heart shape around her breasts. With a dominant red, and laced with white. It was easy to tell it wasn't her choice, as Kai seemed to smirk each time as she adjusted the strapless gown that was too small for her medium breasts. Not to mention Summoner Badger, who got a horrid look whenever Fiora caught his eyeline slink down south to Saphera's eyes. The green hues would shoot away, looking into his wife's eyes with a 'you love me really' shine about them. Both Kai and Jay were dressed in suits, Kai's matching Saphera's; and Jay's matching Fiora's. Whom herself was wearing a Snowdown version of her School teacher outfit often placed upon her during the League. And possibly when Badger was feeling kinky.

However, apart from the eye catching dress wear of Summoner and Champion alike, it was nice to have everyone in a room getting along -
Aside from Sejuani, who mentioned to Fiora (Badger flashed through the thick wall and into the institute ,out of sight, as soon as he saw the woman just out of pure fear.) as she walked out, and they walked in that; " That damned Archer slut! Must she always turn up to these events and force me out with her prude talk about being Queen? She's lucky I'm already pissed - AND you?! French Fancy, where the hell is Badger ?! UGH. Whatever! BRISTLE. WE RIDE! "

- Saphera and Kai especially, who have now pronounced themselves privately to friends as a couple. Getting together around two months or so after Elise's, rather 'sudden' death. Darius didn't seem to happy about it, however, when it was mentioned to him in the office by Kai. Apparently, apart from sticking it into the famous Assassin, Katarina, he'd also wanted to get a 'Taste' of Saphera too. Who knew he had a thing for redheads? Taste in the literal sense, he vividly described - Much to Kai's displeasure - on how he'd go about the task. Then leaving the opportunity into the mentally scared Kai, who still had a pale expression as Saphera made him repeat the Story in front of Badger, Fiora and other close friends. Jay winking at him now as a taste joke came up in conversation as they all sat down for the main feast of the evening.

" Come on Kai! It's turkey, you're favourite, have a taste! " His redheaded girlfriend said, as she pointed a fork-full of freshly carved, steaming meat towards his pale lips.
" Yeah Kai! Have a ,taste! " Badger teased him, the dark hair of the summoner making his shocked pale face seem even more white in the low light of the candles that lined the table they were seated at.
" Oh come now Badger! Poor lad hasn't even had Saphera around his arm for a day, and someone twice his size as made a thought for her! haha."
" Guys...Please, you're making me sound like a form of eye candy," Saph growled, glaring at Kai's friend, she didn't know his name yet, but the word 'utter douche' was ringing a bell or two for her.
" Well.." He grinned, looking down at her dress, it was falling again. " Eye candy would be a under- HEY!" He was cut off, both Fiora,Saphera and Kai throwing glasses of water over him. " I deserved it, didn't I? "
" Damned Right! " Kai scorned him, turning to Saphera and quietly mentioning to calm her glare. " I'm sorry about making you wear the dress.. okay Sweetheart? I didn't think that everyone else would be as…- " he glanced over at his soaking wet friend, "- Perverted as first thought."
" It's fine, let's just eat, and you can rip this off me when we get back so I don't have to attend another snowdown event." She lent over and whispered in his ear in return. A blush formed on his cheeks for a few seconds before he regained his confidence.
" Yet, you wonder why I date you," Kai smirked, pouring her another glass, then turning back to friends to continue small talk until their meals were finished.

2 months before -

A man brushed white, messy locks away from his face. Thumping pain resonating in his head quickly cured with a pinch of a claw to his temple. That darned, stupid girl! Why in all hell did she hit so hard? He must of been out for hours, never before as a punch that hard it him into the forehead before. Vladimir grumbled more curses himself. In his own world as he brushed off his coat, adjusted his hair and recalled the events that happened. Suddenly his day dream was broken by a groan of pain not to far from where he was stood.
" By the Gods!" His normal deep tone sounded loudly. A limp body perced to the wall by a bone, twitched ever so slightly. "What have they done...hang on...I can...I can repair this.." His fingers began to swirl and change, bringing the pool of blood back up into the shivering body. Reversing it's effects.
" Th-...they need...to know..I'm dead.."
" What? You're too weak to talk... please silence yourself until I'm finished."
" Vladi...mir...Take my blood to...spider...nest…" It's voice coughed with final breaths. " Remember...what I said? Take it...to the egg...I'll...be…-" Her hand slowly reached to cup his cheek. " - fine…" The thing's head dropped down finally, the hand rigid, turnt cold slowly slipping away from his cheek. Standing back and drawing all of the blood from it's body. Clasping it into a floating ball, and carrying it off deeper into the answered the request.

" Yes, my Queen."

present -

" Oh.. my.. god.." Kai giggled, nuzzling his face into the curve of Saphera's neck from behind.
" Y..Yeah.." She breathed, still panting. Turning over to rest her cheek into his chest. Kai's right hand running down to rest at her hip. His other playing softly with her hair.
" Where did you...learn that?" He asked, Saphera giggled, in return, looking up to kiss his lips softly.
" You know the thing me and Fiora were giggling at?"
" She was telling you- ?"
" Yeap!" The young, near breathless redhead smiled after the kiss, holding their embrace.
" Remind me not to let her near the mulled wine again!" They both laughed, before calming down. Kai kissed the crown of Saphera's head, then her shoulder.
" I wanna go again…" He smiled, resting his head on hers, his slightly sweaty hair falling down and covering his eyes.
Strangely, his hand slipped down, gripping Saphera's rear tightly. Then a loud slap filled the room.
" K-Kai! You're really up for it tonight..huh?" She giggled, " But...I won't mind going again if you're doing that."
To her shock. What answered her wasn't Kai's soft voice. It was something dark, whispered and hollow. " Hehe...Oh I would be be delighted to try it with you." Saphera's body was flipped onto her back, shoulders pinned down with claws. Looking down at her with a lust filled, sinister grin was not Kai. The once brilliant green eyes clouded over with a mist of red.
" Noc...Nocturne.." Saphera's voice whispered, both shocked and confused. " You..You haven't showered since the ward.. I.."
" I know, my dear, I've tried to avoid thinking about you..but your dress tonight was...well it was...ravishing" His lips met her collar bone, biting down before moving lower to pinch her nipple.
" You can't.. ah...f-fuck..This is Kai's body...you can't control...oh my god!" A rush of pleasure overwhelmed her thoughts, his hand pinching down at her already sensitive area.
" I must admit, that tight dress certainly caught my attention. I sincerely doubt it was for your little Noxian, though. Was it for Badger? You seemed to really want his attention... " He specter mused, "Or perhaps it was for me? I bet you knew I'd be watching…"

" It was Kai's..he..he thought it would...look nice.." She stammered,

"Well I dare say he has good taste, it certainly got you looking appropriate for the lover you actually wanted tonight!"
" You were the last pers- thing I expected to see!" The redhead stated, still shocked at he towered over her, pale, naked body.

"Ah… Mortal copulation, it truly is a mysterious and interesting thing. I saw much of it while trapped inside your employer's body…" Nocturne said, looking down at her.

Suddenly, he moved and gripped her by the hips, his member pressed against her private areas. A sudden tinge of power filled the air as a dark, shadowy mist covered Kai's body, giving it a combination of both his and Nocturne's appearance.

In addition to making his overall form larger and more intimidating, it also made his…. other… places bigger.

"Now then, Saphera," He said, pressing the tip against her entrance, "Show me how it feels to be human…"

Nocturne's voice echoed through Kai's lips. His hands moved over her body, before his lips meet hers and his member pushed fully inside Saphera.

" N-Nocturne?! This...This is wrong..I -"
" But it feels good...no? This mortal form his much more sensitive than I thought.." He groaned softly, beginning to move his hips slowly.
" Amazing...Oh..it..feels so good.." Her voice giggled, giving into the lust that her head was making her crave.
"Oh Saphera do try to control yourself... It almost appears as though you've been fantasizing about this sort of thing..." Nocturne whispered hotly in her ear, moving his right hand moving above her head and his left slipping to move and grope and tease her breast and nipple.
" No..I-I ah..I haven't.."

The redhead's legs wrapping around his hips, his rhythm picking up speed. Both of their breaths sharpening. They became quicker again, the hand that gripped her breast moved to the curve of Saphera's neck and shoulder. Grasping tightly to pull the frail girl more onto his member.
" Nocturne!" The summoner's voice called out. Then his armed looped under her shoulders and made them sit up.

"Look at you go! Vicious as a fighter and frantic as a lover! You are quite the spectacle Saphera! Tell me, who is of more enjoyment? Me or your mortal squeeze?"
" I..I can't choose between...a-aah.." Saphera moaned, running her fingers into his hair and grasping tightly as their hips rode together.
"Oh of course you can, Saphera. You seem to forget who I am. I am the darkness that seeps into humanities dreams…" He said as he thrusted in her, "I am the bringer of nightmares, the fear that keeps mortals awake at night…"

Pulling her by her hips and pushing her down, he grinned as he watched her losing it.

"You forget my dear Saphera, I can read your mind. I can see your deepest, darkest secrets. I can smell your fear, smell your desires..." He mused, "and I can taste your fantasies."

An enormous smile crept across his face as he pulled her forehead to his own, "You know, you remind me of a young woman I used to know. She was also drawn to the darkness and wicked things of this world… I must say, you're much better than her..."

Saphera moaned out, beads of sweat running down her hairline and temple. She could feel her legs starting to tremble, and his size alone was making her ache. Biting down on her lip as she felt his nails draw down her back and to her rear.
" Noc- nyah! You're going to make me...Fuck..Fuck! It feels…"

"Oh, looks like I'm already doing better than the Noxian? How many times did you fake it with him?"
" F-Fuc...you!" Saphera panted, shutting her eyes tightly as her back arched like a bow. "...once..But.I..Nocturne! Faster!"

"I am fucking you, that's the entire point of this endeavor, and clearly I have a point, otherwise you wouldn't be screaming for me," He replied, forcing even more of himself inside her, before pausing, "Tell me Saphera, do you love him?"
" Nya-ah..We haven't...I..I don't know.."

"Oh I wasn't referring to Kai. I saw it tonight, you talking to that insufferable duelist. I could smell jealousy, desire... How that must have hurt, how that must have stung…"
" Wh-What?!" Saph asked, his cock still stretching her slightly as they slowed down to talk.

"You forget that I am in Badger's mind. I see what he sees… and what he does not."

" What do you mean...Nothing has hurt me?" She looked into his eyes, panting as she calmed down.

"I am referring to your desire for my quaint little host, you know, the one you risked your life to save? The one whom you make flirtatious comments with at his desk? The first human to show you genuine kindness? The one who protected you from the ridicule of other summoners? You know of whom I speak."
" I don't like him. Nocturne….If you not here to just plainly fuck me...Why are you accusing me of things?

"I am not accusing you of anything, I just thought I'd pass a little bit of information along…"

The Shade's eyes narrowed as a cheeky grin crossed his face. Leaning in to her ear, he whispered "He… Likes… You…"

Saphera suddenly pulled away, looking deep into his eyes.
" What? No..He can't " She shook her head, " Nocturne..Why are you thinking I'm jealous, then?" Her moved off him, sitting back.

"Oh I'm not saying my thoughts," he teased, allowing his grin to ease into an interested smile.

"I'm saying Kai's."

" Why is Kai jealous...we just..we just made love?"

"You're asking the demonic entity that just made you scream why your mortal lover would be jealous of another man?"

"But I'm with Kai..he's happy?"

"And Badger is with Fiora but that didn't stop him from having a grand old time. You ever met Diana? Sejuani? Talk to them about experiences. I guarantee you'll hit a shade of red darker than your hair!"

" Kai wants to...be with others?!" Saphera frowned,

"Kai wants to be with you, my dear, my question is…"

He smirked, "Could you ever truly love someone who doesn't actually believe you do? Someone who hides behind a smiling face, rather than come clean? Even Badger's an honest idiot."

Nocturne's presence began to fade away then as his eyes closed, "And sometimes the devil you know is better than the one you don't… I know I will see you again very soon, dear Saphera, and i'm counting on it."
" Nocturne...wait.." Saphera reached out to Kai's body as Nocturne started to fade.
"Hrmm?" He must've known that he had made her insecure. Saphera lent forward to kiss him. " Don't go.." She placed her hands on his cheeks, moving toward to rest her forehead on his.

"Oh Saphera, you are just a treat."
" Let's...let's continue...we didn't finish.." Saph breathed, feeling vulnerable by his earlier words, the thought of Kai leaving her from mistrust making her feel strangely weak.

"But what about everyone else?"

" What do you mean?" The redhead mumbled, nuzzling into him.

"You know, I suppose if Kai mistrusts you…"

Suddenly, Nocturne flipped her over on to her hands and knees, his clawed hands digging into her rear.

"We should give him a REASON!" He cackled, and thrusted inside
" Fuck!" Saphera moaned out suddenly, her nails digging into the sheets and wincing, hiding her face in the covers. " Oh.. god!"

"Oh Saphera you don't get to rest like that! Give me a good show that I can remember for the next thousand years!" Saphera moaned out loudly as he started to rock his hips.

His hand reached down and grabbed her hair, pulling her up. His other gave her rear a firm hard SMACK as he moved. He grinned down at the sight of her, she was such an interesting mortal, and seeing her in this position, it made even the Eternal Nightmare shudder with anticipation.

Saph moved up onto all fours correctly, her nails digging in as her own hips started to move. Every movement of Nocturne's sending electric through her body, the pain mixing in with her lust to bring indescribable amounts of pleasure.

Tugging on her hair and rear, Nocturne let out a contented grunt. His claws dug into her skin, leaving red scratch marks as he rocked her back and forth

"I'm going to.. Keep..going!" The redhead's voice called out to the dark entity that was her lover.

Nocturne merely licked his lips and did as requested, pressing his powerful body against hers, feeling her form shake and tremble against his strength.

" Aa-aah I'm!.. I'm!" The heat, atmosphere the way Nocturne held her, treated her..it was bringing her to the brink. Her toes curling and back arching even more. Holding her hair as if it were a lead as he rammed her like an animal. Saph's controller growled as he pulled her shaking frame so her back was pressed into his torso.

Nocturne's hands reached around her body, his right hand grabbing her throat, his left going for her soft breast. His claws still digging into her skin as he moved to slower, but much stronger thrusts.

"Something is happening with this body," He snarled, fucking her harder.

His grip on her tightened as he pressed himself deep inside her, pushing to the very core of her form.

One, final time she called out his name, before her body pulsed with pure ecstasy. Suddenly, he felt warmer fluids run down his length, some of it even dripping on the already stained sheets.

" You're going to..-" Saphera panted, every nerve still tingling. Yet she was cut off by a growl, half roar by her Lover.

"Grah! I remember Badger feeling this before! He did it in several spots on his conquests... Where... Ahh ! Where do you want it?!"

Overwhelmed by something primal, Saphera moaned out two words under his grip.

" In-Inside me! "

Suddenly his body went crazy, his mouth bit down on her shoulder, his left hand clenched her breast hard and his right pulled her head into his shoulder. His hips rocked as he came, a massive load shooting from his member inside her raw insides.

" Ah.. Fuck oh..Damn it..feels so hot..." The Summoner gasped, then realized his grip around her neck slightly too tight from his climax. " Nocturne...You're choking..me"

Suddenly he twitched again and another hot load shot inside of her, his body shaking immensely as his orgasm continued. His grip only slightly released, but it still hurt.

"Too much…I can't...maintain.."

Suddenly, his body went completely lax as it fell backward, Nocturne's shadowy mist dissipating the second that Kai's form hit the bed, panting.

Falling forward herself, Saphera rested on all fours before simply asking;

" Are you okay?"

"I don't think I've ever been this tired… Wow Saphera… You were really into it this time, sorry I got a little rough..." Kai's gentle voice replied. Letting out a small sigh - that sounded like a pant - Saph giggled. Compulsively lying.

" That's okay...it felt amazing.." She smiled, clawing over to rest her head on his chest. "

It occurred to him that while he was on his back, he had seen it all dripping out of her…

"Oh shit! I'm so sorry for cumming inside! That was so stupid!" he cried, looking at her slightly panicked.

" It's...okay, you know I take that pill like thing...in the morning? That'll stop anything..." She gave him an assuring, yet soft smile. " Let's rest for now, okay?"

He looked at her then, something seemed to be on the tip of his tongue, but then he just smiled.

"Okay then…" He said.

" Something wrong?" The redhead couldn't help but ask, seeing his hesitant look.

"ah… forget it, it's dumb," he replied, closing his eyes.

" no no, what is it?" Saphera giggled, kissing his nose for attention. Though her thoughts clouded by Nocturne.

"This is going to sound cheesy but… If your thing doesn't work um… It wouldn't be the end of the world I guess…" He murmured, before pausing, "What I mean is, what I'm trying to say is uh…"

" You mean.." Saph pulled away, a bit startled.

"No I said that all wrong, I'm sorry, what I meant was that I wanted to say that I… Ugh this is why I said it was dumb okay?" He said, "I was trying to say I Love you in a romantic way, I guess… I'm sorry I'm stupid."

" I-I..." Everything that Nocturne said rushed back, blocking clear thoughts for only a second.

" I Love you too." She flushed pink, leaning down to kiss him.

A blush and a grin crossed his face in response as he put his arms around her waist and rolled on top of her, and kissed her again.

"Really?" He whispered, his vividly green eyes looking into her grey ones, "I mean I was afraid I was saying it too fast and… Oh screw it I'm ruining the moment, aren't I?"

" Yes! Shut up and kiss me!"

"I'll do more than that! You up for round three?!"

Saph laughed, shaking her head, " I don't have any more energy...I still ache from last time," She giggled, lightly kissing him.

"Oh? Am I just too much for you to handle? Alright then I guess if you just can't take the heat," he teased, giving her a smirk and a wink. The summoner pushed up and pinned him down.

" Try me." Saph growled teasingly, taking up his challenge.

Grinning, he tugged her into a kiss and rolled over her, wrapping the two of them in a hot mess of sheets and blankets, and causing their laughter and… well… other noises to fill the room.

What neither of them noticed was the pair of eyes in the shadows of the darkest corner of the room, nor did they see the amused smile that faded away along with them.

That Morning -

" Morning!" Kai chirped happily as Saphera was pulled in for hug from behind as she slurped over coffee looking out the window. The background filled with leafless trees a light dusting of snow, then the purple hue of the Institute mixing with the icy blue of the Winter sky. " I loved falling asleep with you last night…"
" Yeah...me too. It was really romantic," Saphera placed the mug down and turned the hug. Her thoughts filled of what actually happened. That wasn't what she needed to think about right now. Kai was important to her, but..Nocturne...He somehow made her feel, alive. Was what he said about Kai and Badger true?
" I thought, we should spend today cuddling over the fire at mine!" He said enthusiastically. Kissing her head.
" Sounds, perfect!" Saphera giggled, tightening her dressing down. Lucky her night clothes were covering the bite marks that were added after the session with Kai. " Oh, can we get some of that Snowdown candy. I may hate the season...but the food is so good!"
" Sounds like a deal!" They kissed once more then moved to get dressed.

Saphera was content with her current situation. A boyfriend, job, home. Not to mention she killed the only thing holding her back. Life was good...apart from Nocturne placing himself in her life. However none of it mattered at the moment, she was happy.

The End…

For now.