IX

That Letter

Light shone throughout the glass that tells that an illumination from the moon basked its glow across the land, the city was now asleep with few among of those people who are restless still running for their activities, of course, she was included, and she was the only one who is still up for the night.

The staffs of the Council have gone home, leaving a certain official that works overtime for this time, she is still fiddling those last batch of papers that were all about reports of certain troubles from the province about finances and lack of budget. As a captain, she needs to file these reports to the head officials for them to analyze and find a possible solution.

"Finally." She stretched her arms and yawned, her work was finally finished as she stacked and complied the papers. "I can leave now."

But before she could proceed of fixing her things, she remembered that letter, since it was anonymous, she has to talk about it from whom she knew.

She took the letter out of the desk and put it inside her sling bag; her trusty sling bag had been in ages since she last visited Piltover, it was included with her aviator set as she bought it for her desire, her hobby in life.

Right now, she wondered who was still up at this hour of the night. The first person she thought about was the none other than the mage; Syndra. Of course, the mage was sick right now due to cold, but if ever she was healthy, staying up late was one of her routines depending of her mood if she wanted to have a nice rest, although the dangerous mage was restless, she thought elsewhere.

Karma. The Duchess might be still up but it's embarrassing for her to give it a go since she was a high official, she was her friend; though sometimes she feels awkward because of her stoic complexity.

How about..

"Soraka..? I don't think so." She murmurs, doubting every single decision she elaborates.

The Starchild may be available since she often meditates at this hour as a prayer for the stars, but she doesn't want to interrupt the Starchild by opening up some random letter filled with mystery.

And then, one person she wondered about was the one she talked recently, the one who pestered her with teases; even though she thought that it was some kind of flirt she has to avoid.

Ahri.

But, one thing came up to her mind. What could possibly the Nine-Tailed Fox's whereabouts?

"The forest not far from here, I think.. She usually wanders deep throughout the forest." Irelia got up from her feet and strolled, she locked down her office, as well as the whole building.

Walking down the streets under the full moon was calming, yet somehow she feels that she was being watched by that heavenly body, the light coming from it was like a dull spotlight, guiding her along the way, her boots silently pressed the grass as it made a crunched sound of being stepped, she made her detour to the forest to the Southern part of The Placidium.

As she reached the forest, her eyes were mesmerized with the colors of the glowing barks of the trees, Ionia is famous by its magical realm of spirits, creatures and animals, just like Ahri herself, the country was once a home of a race called Vastaya; a race of a human-animal hybrid possessing magic, before it was discovered by humans.

She wandered the forest like a lone traveller, like a lost girl in the woods looking for an exit.

On top of the trees, there was a person, probably. It was like a bird or something because of the feathers it possesses but it feels a lot more human.

She gasps as she felt a sharp blade that pass near her, it was feather, a purple, yet sharp feather, a plume that glows magically then it dissipated.

"Who's there?" She called before she prepared her blades.

"A human like you shouldn't be here." A low cold voice of a woman came from her back, she turned around and see what beyonds that dark, shadowy figure.

It was a woman, no, a bird. She was like Ahri; though she really looked like Ahri, but she was different, she has a wing and a cloak, with a set of sharp quills to her knuckles.

"You should leave human." The woman threatened. "My quills are itching for a fight."

"I have no intentions to fight you." Irelia stated, she lowered her blades as a sign she declines the fight.

"Then why are YOU here?"

"I have to meet up someone. Just like you."

"Like me? Don't tell me.. her?"

"You know her?"

"Of course I do." She lowered her hand and put away her quills. "She is a traitor to our heritage. I don't care about her at all."

"I see, she wanted to become a human. I don't see any danger about it." Irelia concluded.

"You seem to know more about her huh." The woman raised her brow, her eyes went directly to Irelia's set of ornate blades. "Nice weapon you got there."

"Thank you." Irelia take the praise and bowed. "Do you perhaps know her whereabouts?" She finally asked the mysterious woman.

"Hmph. How dare you ask me that? I told you, I don't care about her." The woman got infuriated and began flinging quills at Irelia.

Irelia hastily blocked the quills with her blades, she controlled it with her hand, using her martial art that learned from before; from her father, she put herself a stance, ready to fight.

"I said before, I have no intentions to fight you. But you break the wall and tried to, so be it." Irelia accepted the fight and anticipated.

"Wow. You can fight without holding that blade? Interesting." The woman whistled as she fling more quills.

Irelia dodged the quills and made her blades turned into a blooming flower, she surged to the woman in a blinding speed and locked her to the tree. The woman gasps as she was in a state of a hold.

"Whoa.. Take it easy you two!" Came from a voice, it was now a man.

"You are late." The woman snarled at him. "Just where the hell did you wander off to?"

"Well, I love the night! I am flexing my feathers, look!" The man spreads his wings wide, the colors went vibrant as it was glowed from the light of the moon.

"Geez." The woman facepalmed.

"And who's this lovely woman here? And wow! That..blade. It's huge!" He jumped and tried to touch it. "Sleek metal work."

"Excuse me." Irelia finally removed the blades and bowed at the man. "I am not here to intrude, but who are you?"

"Me?! Hmph." The man smirked as he slides his hand to his hair, he made some acrobatics before he introduced himself.

"I am the only one, no, the greatest, and lovable man. RAKAN!" He screamed and bowed. "A charmer, a dancer and a loving.."

"Shut up. Not now. This is embarrassing.." The woman shoved the man's face away.

"I am.." Before the woman could introduce, Rakan surged towards Irelia.

"And you? I've never seen such woman like you having an armor like that. What are you? A Valkyrie? That would be awesome!" Rakan wandered his eyes on Irelia's figure.

"I am just a captain. Nothing more, nothing less." Irelia sighed again.

"Wow, a captain? A woman like you is a CAPTAIN?" Rakan gasps.

"Rakan! I can't show my face to this intruder if you are in the way." The woman cried.

"Oops! My bad." Rakan immediately pushed the woman towards Irelia, his quirky attitude made the woman flustered. "Go on, dear child, introduce yourself!"

"Call me Xayah." Xayah handed her hand to Irelia as an introductory.

"Hello." Irelia stated, she made a handshake to Xayah before she introduced. "I am Irelia Lito, the captain of the military from the Placidium, I am pleased to meet you both.

"Hey, let me get a handshake too!" Rakan placed his hand to the women.

"Oh Rakan.. Geez." Xayah again facepalmed. She leaned to the man's body as she stared at the captain.

"So, is this forest is under your protection?" Irelia asked.

"Yes, this forest was once a home of our ancestors, we guard it as we can." Xayah replied. "And yes, humans are not allowed."

"I see, I should leave then." Irelia answered, making her exit before the birds tell anything.

"Wait!" Rakan called, making Irelia turned her back and have his attention.

"Tell me, what is your purpose here anyway? Miss Captain?" Rakan asked.

"I am here to locate a do- no, a fox. A certain fox." Irelia answered, almost calling Ahri a dog again.

"Her, Rakan.. Her." Xayah cuts in.

"Oh? It's her! Well yes I know her location!" Rakan brightly answered.

"What? Rakan!"

"What?!"

"Don't tell me you are going to trust that human?!"

"She was not that bad okay? Trust me."

"Of course I've always trusted you, but HER! She is a human!"

"Excuse me." Irelia coughed. "It's okay, Sir Rakan.. I can find her along the way."

"Oh! You called me Sir!? Wow!" Rakan clapped. "Nicely done, Miss."

"Um, okay.. Please excuse me. I will leave this forest alone for now." Irelia turned her heel and walked away.

However, the birds didn't hesitate to let Irelia exit like that, Xayah was the first one who blocked Irelia's way.

"Hold it, human." Xayah started.

"Didn't you just want me to leave?" Irelia made a complain.

"Well, she says you are suspicious." Rakan added, walking in front Irelia before his companion. "I have no right to argue so.."

"I am curious of your interest to Ahri." Xayah finally stated. "A human like you shouldn't be having such interest to a Vastaya."

"She is my friend." Irelia flatly stated back.

"Friend? Hmph. So she is starting to become closer to humans."

"However, I met her in the depths of the war back then, we made contacts as a Champion of the League so it's all plausible." Irelia explained, not amused on Xayah's suspicion.

"Wait.. Champion? Oh.. I remember.." Xayah walks around Irelia as she wondered. "I remember you, I saw you before.."

"You know, she was one of our team back then Xayah. Remember how she saved us using a teleport? That's totally.. awesome." Rakan cuts in, having excitement to the topic.

"Yeah, yeah, you shoved your tiny crap on that robotic thing before she saved you." Xayah sighed.

"It's unfair y'know! I was being grappled to my butt! Pulled me and beat me!" Rakan shivered.

"Enough of that.. I take that match as a past now, I don't care about it." Irelia crossed her arms and sighed. "Why are you blocking my way anyway?"

"Tell me, what is your purpose. The real one other than showing your face to that traitor." Xayah snarled, her expression was showing signs of rage.

"Now, now darling, smile! Don't get mad at her like that!" Rakan went close to Xayah and pinched her cheeks.

"Stop it, not now. Not in front of this blade girl." Xayah shoved Rakan away and faced Irelia.

"Wow, Blade girl? That's cute." Irelia put on her sarcasm.

"Hmph. What do you wanted me to call you?"

"Just my name, or whatever. I want to end this." Irelia gave up, she sighed again. "Oh well, since you two are wasting my time, maybe you two are enough."

The birds glanced each other before they faced Irelia.

"You see, I thought about Ahri because she usually stays up late like this, I want her to see this." Irelia took the letter and shows it them. "It's a letter. It has no recipient. I can't sleep without knowing who could had wrote that letter."

"Hm. No recipient it is." Xayah glances the letter. "Maybe it's not for you."

"Probably. I saw it between the papers that my officers gave me. One of them might've slipped it in purpose or accidentally." Irelia added.

"Interesting. Will you gave us a permission to open it?" Rakan asked nicely.

"Go ahead."

The birds opened the letter and reads, Rakan just ranted and gasps, Xayah only widened her eyes of disbelief.

"Wow.."

"Man.. That was."

"Just, wow."

"Ok, wow." Irelia felt awkward.

"This letter.." Rakan snatched the letter and shoved it to Irelia. "It's a LOVE letter!!"

"Wait, what?"

"Rakan.."

"Yes! I am right! Hm.. I had once recieved a love letter from Xayah y'know."

Xayah immediately blushed. She just wanted to make Rakan to shut up because of his rants.

"You better-!" Xayah was about to cover Rakan's mouth but Rakan continued to rant.

"Of course I love it, she was so sweet and.."

"RAKAN! JUST-!"

Irelia was there staring at them, she was petrified of having a sudden realization.

"So you two..are.." Irelia wondered. "Lovers?"

Xayah went silent and sighed, facepalming on the situation she has been, her blush showed a little while Rakan was proud, being proud.

"Well can't you tell? Want us to show how we rule the world?" Rakan smirked.

"No thanks." Irelia stopped him.

"Aw. You are no fun. Too bad, you are beautiful though.." Rakan pouted. "Am I right? Darling?"

"Don't ask me." Xayah huffed.

"Why not? Look at her! She has that pretty face, a captain, and a Blade girl." Rakan pressured.

"Honey, please." Xayah facepalmed.

"Now she calls him Honey this time?" Irelia mumbled silently, cringing on the scene on front of her.

She was about to leave without them knowing but Xayah noticed her first. "Where do you think you're going? We are not done yet human."

"What else do you want?" Irelia gave her a shot of cold glare that gave Xayah hostilities.

"Nothing. Just get your pretty face out." Xayah barked, driving Irelia away.

"Oh, so you finally realized that she IS pretty." Rakan snickered. "Subtle, darling. I don't know if you are being soft or what."

"Ugh. Let's go, Rakan." Xayah started pulling Rakan to her but Rakan put up his tough build that made him harder to pull. "..what are you doing..?"

"Hey, Miss Captain! Do you know what comes this week?" Rakan whispered.

"What?"

"That day where all hearts will become as one!"

"Seriously?"

"Give it a guess?"

"Hm.. Wait." Irelia pondered deeply. "Valentines? I think?.. Wait."

"You've got it, girl. Good memory." Rakan winked. "That is why you have that letter."

"Oh.. Maybe?"

"Anyway, see ya!" Rakan just went off leaving Xayah. "HONEY! LET'S MOVE!" And, he called.

"Okay!" Xayah called back.

"Good evening. I must go. Thank you." Irelia bowed and turned her heel, leaving Xayah standing alone at the center of the forest.

"Hm. She was not that bad. I guess." She made a last judgment before she jumped up to the trees and followed her lover's figure along the deep forest.

"Valentine's day, huh?" Irelia wondered as she shuffled the papers she have to analyze, she could've mistaken the event as ridiculous since it was all about showing love thing. "What a lame event, I could've spare a nice drink of jasmine tea instead."

However, one of the papers has a letter again, this time, it was taped on the front page, she gasps on the idiotic work that tampered the report.

"Come on. WHO could be sending letters like this?! Tampering a report is strictly prohibited." Her face screams anger as she gently remove the sticky tape without damaging the paper.

Now, she removed the letter and opened it, reading with her unamused face.

How I wish I could grasp those smooth, soft cheeks of yours as it was cloaked under the moonlight. The wonders of your beauty stood out so..perfectly.

She slammed the letter on her desk, completely exasperated every word it portray.

"How I wish I could grasp this.. person's face who wrote this forsaken letter of ridicule." She cracks her knuckles, ready to punch someone with her raging fists.

She moved on and went back for her work, it's early in the morning so she has to go for her normal routine, without stressing so much so that she could focus for the day.

Unfortunately, one pile of paper was not actually a report, since it was stacked as a pile, she loses the papers and made itself fall, the horrors within was revealed, all of them are nothing but letters, some of it has a flower attached to it, she gasps on how this day was ridiculous after she have gotten that stupid love letter.

"Oh.. My G-God.. I am so.. freaking done.." Her mind was in panic, she crossed the line and called Karma. ASAP.

"Yes? Good morn-"

"My office. Now." Irelia immediately cuts in, breaking Karma's greeting, which is kind of rude. But Irelia calls it urgent.

She puts the phone back in its podium, she rested her head to ease the stress. "It's early in the morning..it's early in the freaking morning.." She chanted to calm herself down.

The door opened and yes, the Duchess came in with her worried look, she gasps in horror as soon she saw the mess of Irelia's office.

"Irelia, what's going on?" Karma assessed the situation.

Irelia just pointed at the direction where she slammed the papers, no, letters.

Karma took her chance to see what's on the floor, she saw the letters. Wondering what does it mean, she made a sigh that it was all about that event.

"Seems you are popular." Karma chuckled.

"Shut up."

"What's wrong? Why don't you read one?"

"All of them are having poetic drama which they believe it would enlighten me. Funny."

"Hm. Well yes, probably not worth for seconds."

"Of course! I can't stand them giving me cheesy, stupid lines that they believe most women could fall for it!"

"You are right. It seems all of the papers you have received are all letters instead of reports." Karma once again shuffled the letters to investigate.

"Karma. What should I do?" Irelia mewled.

"Hm.. Maybe, I will give you a 2 day day-off for the rest of the event." Karma smiled.

"Really? Are you serious?! 2 days were too much!" Irelia gasps.

"Why not? We have assessed that no problems have been comitted these past few days." Karma explained. "Your overtime really helped us. So, it is wise for you to have a break."

Irelia was so thankful that she was given a day-off, and yes, that very most day that her break was alotted falls under the event; which is the Valentine's.

She lowered her head and smiles, that smile was hidden behind her hair that drapes her face.

"It's time for me to leave, you better fix this mess Irelia." Karma laughed before she leaves.

Now Irelia was alone, she finally reached those letters and compiled it, placing it inside an empty box for recycling. As she made her proceedings, she accidentally caught a glimpse to the phone, her mind immediately played the sick mage's image that tells her that she has to check up on.

"Oh yes, I told Syndra that I will call her." Irelia mumbled, she sat her chair and took the phone, inputting Syndra's phone number in a swift manner, in fact, she memorized the number within just a couple of minutes.

Now the phone rings, she waited for the reciever as she fiddled her pen. Irelia wondered what could possibly the mage is doing right now despite of the cold, she wanted to know that if the mage was alright, also she have a plan to visit her just to make breakfast for her, of course the porridge suffice for the mage's appetite, it was still not enough to sate the sickly mage.

"Good morning, Fool Captain." The mage finally spoke, Irelia was surprised to hear Syndra straightforwardly calls her only one nickname by her.

"Hello." Irelia greeted. "How are you?"

"I am.. fine, actually.." Syndra paused. "I am out of those porridge things that you have done."

"Oh! I see, good timing. I called for you so that I could check up on your condition." Irelia added.

"Well. I am fine, alright."

"You need a another medication for your cold, but you have to eat first."

"That's why I told you that I ran out of those porridge things." Syndra's voice tells that she was annoyed.

"Can you just let me finish?" Irelia cuts in, with a stern voice.

Syndra got silent after she heard Irelia well, she waited for the captain to finish.

"Do you want pancakes?" Irelia smiled as she recommended.

"Pancakes? What is that?" Syndra asked as if she was clueless on these kind of things.

"It's one, light breakfast for the day, you'll love it for sure." Irelia again, added, she felt excited to cook again.

"Hm, you better make sure I will be satisfied with your.. pancake thing." Syndra stuttered, completely overwhelmed by Irelia's motivation to take care of her.

"Of course, and don't worry, it's easy to make one. I will meet you within 5 minutes. I have to fix something to my office."

"You are still working? You are NOT an augmented being to begin with"

"I am about to leave, the Duchess gave me a nice day-off because of the event."

"Event? This country has a lot of stupid events.."

"It's worldwide. And that event is somewhat ridiculous for me in terms of people."

"And what is that..?"

"Valentines." Irelia said monotonously.

"Ok. I knew that event is going to happen."

"Well yes, I once loved the event when I was a child. Since I have my family back then, we often go to picnic. Past is past I guess. I am not sure if I can handle the event this time." Irelia further explained her thoughts about the event.

"Hmph. I am hungry." Syndra avoided the topic because she has no idea to respond, she just ranted her situation, though it was embarrassing for her to rant that suddenly.

"Ah, I am sorry.. Im-patient. 4 minutes." Irelia chuckled, she now put the phone down and proceed to move.

Irelia fixed everything for her to make her departure, her plans would be going to the market to buy ingredients for Syndra's breakfast, a sick person needs a care especially if the patient was indeed grumpy and impatient.

As she bought the ingredients, she surged upward using her blades as a platform, hovering and take flight towards the floating fortress. Her boots landed on the grass, she now proceed to the door that was opened, it seems that Syndra knows Irelia's presence by just standing on territory.

She was invited by the mage that was floating suspiciously behind the door, wondering why the mage is acting like that, Irelia wanted answers.

"Nothing." Syndra stated.

"You call that nothing? By just hiding behind the door?" Irelia added.

"Just! Go." Syndra shoved Irelia and dragged her towards the kitchen.

"Admit that you are waiting for me." Irelia sighed.

"I am NOT waiting for you." Syndra blushed.

"Really? I am not sure if I could believe a lie like that." Irelia now placed the ingredients to desk, she caught Syndra watching her behind the edge of the wall, as if she was watching Irelia cooks for her.

"A sick person like you must not stay here. You belong to your room and stay there, rested." Irelia stated.

"What? I want to see how you cook that pancake thing." Syndra demanded.

"Oh. Probably you wanted to learn how?" Irelia chuckled. "I can teach you."

"No. I can do it by watching." Syndra finished. "What are you waiting for? Cook!"

"Hm. Suit yourself."

Irelia now heated the pan, she made sure that the pan was hot enough to cook the batter, of course as she heating the pan, she prepares the pancake batter, mixing swiftly as soon it became gluttonous. Behind her was Syndra that is humming as a sign of approval, Irelia wondered that Syndra could be understanding how to make pancakes as she prepares for it.

Finally, the batter boiled a little and bubbling, she flipped it and the wonders has revealed, the pancake has its side well done, she heard the mage gasp on surprise.

"What? How did you.."

"Silly, it's part of the process."

"Interesting. So it will cooked up if you flip it right after it bubbled."

Irelia finished two pancakes and prepared it, she now put the most crucial ingredients of the pancake; syrup and butter.

She now brought a steaming plate of pancakes, but before she could place the plate on the table, Syndra was nowhere to be found.

"Syndra? She must've went back to her room." She glanced around to check the corners if ever the mage was around.

It seems that looking around can be a waste of time, she hurriedly went to the mage's room while holding the plate. Before she knocked the door, the door opened automatically, Syndra opened the door for her using her magic, dragging the captain inside the bedroom which is the same as before.

"I thought you wanted to watch me." Irelia started.

"I am done watching. Cooking those can be easy." Syndra huffed, within her face was a subtle amount of smug.

"I see." Irelia finished, she placed a small table just in front Syndra for her to eat comfortably. "Here, I hope you like it."

In front of her contained beautiful, fluffy pancakes filled with syrup and melted butter on top, her mouth watered and wanting to have it on her own, she never had tasted one of these before, so her delight was unbearable, excited to have that soft cakes made by the rival who took cared of her.

But something was off, her body won't respond, she just ended up staring at Irelia who was preparing her medicine, she wanted to hold the fork and start to eat, yet her mind is elsewhere.

Because of all times, she expects Irelia to feed her; she was literally waiting for Irelia to take the turn and feed her again just like before. Her heart was beating up fast, thanks to her sudden excitement, fidgeting as she waited.

However..

"I will be right back, I forgot your water." Irelia bowed, a habit for formality.

Suddenly, Syndra got herself broken, her expectations are false, she felt grumpy and annoyed because of this kind of emotion that stings her heart a little.

"What am I doing..? I can eat by myself anyway." Syndra mumbled.

Right after she said that, Irelia enters the room, holding a glass of water. Her eyes went straight to Syndra, she have wondered why the mage was not eating.

"Is there something wrong? Why are you not eating?" Irelia asked.

"I am NOT asking you to feed ME!" Syndra suddenly spats without thinking.

Both of them got silent. Syndra got embarrassed, she immediately avoided contacting her eyes to the woman. Irelia, at the moment was surprised to hear that.

"F-FORGET IT! Just finish your business and LEAVE ME." Syndra stuttered, blushing at the same time.

Irelia gave Syndra smile, a warm smile. Strolling pass by the desk, she placed the glass of water along the medicine, took a chair and sat beside Syndra.

"W-WHAT?!" Syndra barked.

"Do you like someone to feed you?" Irelia asked, she didn't let go off her smile.

"Can YOU just finish your JOB here?! I am going to eat."

"You are avoiding my question."

"So?"

"Yes or no."

Syndra hesitates.

"I said. Yes or no."

Syndra grunted and fidgeted on her sheets.

"Yes or no-"

"YES! OKAY?! CAN YOU JUST SILENCE?!"

Irelia chuckled, she never thought that Syndra can be like this.

"Can you guess why am I beside you?"

"What?"

"Guess?" Irelia teased.

Instantly, Syndra felt her blush surged to her cheeks. She only let a sneeze from her cold answer.

"She's going to feed me, isn't she?" Syndra thought.

"Y-You obliged to do so because I demanded it in the first place!" Syndra cried. "Isn't it an automatic response for nurses the needs of a PATIENT?!"

"Wait.. you see me as a nurse?" Irelia giggled. "Just because I am taking care of you?"

"Obviously, you are taking care of a patient!"

"Oh come on." Irelia fixed her position, facing at the small table. "Let me?" She grinned as she asked permission.

Syndra got flustered as she saw that expression, especially from her rival, she immediately accepted the offer and waited. Her heart skipped again because Irelia will feed her soon.

Irelia took the fork and sliced the pancake, sliding that cooked batter across the syrup that spreads along the plate, she pointed the food and let Syndra took the food.

Syndra gasps, the taste, the scent of the food, and its softness, lathered inside her mouth, in other words, it was really, really delicious. The sweetness of the syrup was so perfect that it enhanced the flavor of the pancake, adding the butter that was absorbed.

"Wow." Syndra mumbled while she chewed.

"Wow. Never heard someone said that before." Irelia laughed.

"Shut up."

"More?"

Syndra opened her mouth as the reply, it gave Irelia a slight satisfaction that someone likes her cooking that much, Irelia continued to feed the mage even though it was quite unexpected for Syndra to like Irelia's service.

And so, to break the silence, Irelia opened a topic that would brighten the mood.

"You know Syndra, I just wanted to share something with you." Irelia started while she feeds the mage.

"What is it?" Syndra nonchalantly answered, interested at Irelia's sudden question just to break the silence.

"This day, I have received so many letters." Irelia sighed.

"What letters?" Syndra asked again.

"Like this." Irelia took the letter from her bag, handing it to the mage.

Syndra reads the letter, her eyes set on every word that she hated; just about to hate. She slammed the letter on the table and glared at Irelia.

"Pathetic. IS THIS THE REASON WHY MOST PEOPLE LOVE THAT EVENT?!" Syndra screamed.

"Syndra." Irelia shoved a piece of pancake to calm the mage.

"Do you agree with me?!" Syndra snarled, her voice was muffled behind that pancake inside her mouth.

"Well of course, I prefer if it was meaningful but mostly, it was consisted of lines and ridicule from people just to impress." Irelia sighed.

"Hmph! Give me another."

Irelia took a piece again and shoved it in Syndra's mouth.

"LOVE letter? PATHETIC!"

"Just forget it. I am fine being popular by many but please.. bare with me those ridiculous letters.." Irelia facepalmed, completely finished from her situation.

"Don't worry, that will pass by after the event, Ms. Popular Captain Fool." Syndra said after she ingested her food.

"Since when I am being battered with countless names?"

"I prefer calling YOU Fool Captain, because you can be foolish sometimes." The mage declared. "Or maybe.. Plaything. You are one of my favorites to be honest." Syndra thought, with a sudden heart beat and a blush.

"Thank you, Ms. Sovereign."

"Why, y-you're welcome!" Syndra ended a gasp and an instant blush because Irelia's reply matched well among with her thoughts.

Now the eating session was finally over, Syndra took her cold medicine and waited for Irelia to finish, she is cleaning the dishes right now and busy.

Unfortunately, her phone rang out of nowhere, she have wondered who on earth calls her since Irelia was the only one she can contact with, also with an exception of her delivery contacts.

She pressed the button and held the phone.

"Who are YOU?" Her greeting was not that much enlightening.

"It's me. Guess?"

"I am CUTTING THIS CALL NOW!"

"Hey! You can't recognize my VOICE?"

"That is WHY I am going to CUT this CALL!"

"Since when you are rude? You should be happy that's someone is greeting you!"

"I am CONTENTED with WHOM that is taking care of me right now!"

"Let me guess.. Irelia?"

"WHO ELSE?! SHE CARES FOR ME MORE THAN YOU!"

"Excuse me?! I made myself clear that Irelia can make cute faces when she's with me!"

"Hmph. She can show cute faces to you, but SHE is cute already when she smiles at ME!"

"Oh!"

"WHAT?!"

"OH MY GOD, SHE SMILES AT YOU OFTEN?!"

"OF COURSE! More than YOUR EXISTENCE OF A MUTT!"

"I AM NOT MISTAKEN, YOU LIKED HER!" Ahri ends a squeal. "Hey, did my charm really helped? Oh yes, yes it is~!"

"SHUT. UP!! SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT-" Syndra sneezed, but she kept fighting for her pride, with her face of a crimson that calls a blush. "SHUT UP!"

"Why don't you write her a letter? She would love it!" Ahri recommended.

"WHAT?! ME?! LIKE I COULD IMITATE THOSE BUFFOONS WRITING PUTRID LETTERS OF FREAKING LOVE POEMS!" Syndra attacked Ahri with a loud treatment.

"Love poems? Pfft, no! Real LETTERS! Not THOSE!" Ahri corrected. "I am about to write her one but I am busy! I am popular these days!"

"Popular my face, they ONLY wanted to adopt your dog life!"

"Hey! Stop treating me like a dog!"

"And since WHEN a dog can HANDLE A PHONE?!"

"I am SO going to report you to Irelia. Even THOUGH she was there FOR you!"

"Oh really." Syndra laughed. "I am betting that SHE will side with ME!"

"I don't care! I am going to report how RUDE you are when you are talking with me! Of course she will side with ME if you keep BEING a BAD GIRL WHO LOSTS HER CANDY! "

"Are YOU mocking me?!"

"What if I AM?!"

"THEN I AM GOING TO KILL THIS CALL NOW!"

"So BE IT! But let me intrude, I am going to win over Irelia by the event from YOUR CAPTIVE!" Ahri cried behind the line, yet her excitement from teasing Syndra is getting high from low levels.

Syndra gasps.

"MY CAPTIVE?! EXCUSE ME?! I AM NOT IMPRISONING HER!"

"Hmph! Wait for it, and you'll desire that you have to make her yours."

"W-WHAT?! I AM NOT!!" Syndra forced a blush across her cheek.

"Okay, let's see if you can win, Syndra, by LETTER!"

"Oh, YOU ARE CHALLENGING ME?! BRING IT!"

"Bring it on!"

"Bring IT! Infant!"

"I am GOING TO WIN. Bohoo, you can't even make a call in the first place! How come if letters are implied?"

"Excuse me?! That's from last few days! I am learning to use this!"

"Oh, and WHO helped you?"

"I don't CARE! SO SHUT UP! AND I WILL WIN, ABSOLUTELY!"

Irelia called right after she heard Syndra screamed with anger.

"Looks like your lovely, and sweet nurse is calling her child to shut up." Ahri laughed.

"OH YOU BETTER SHUT UP!"

"Syndra? What's wrong?" Irelia assessed the situation.

"It's your chance, Sondra~" Ahri made a last tease before she cuts the line.

"You little piece of-.." Syndra sighed and put the phone away.

Irelia sat beside Syndra and tried to confront her.

"Who's that?" Irelia asked.

"Someone that is nearly annoying as a street dog."

"Really?" Irelia laughed harder this time. "Well its seems she was really a dog after all!"

"Gladly you have sided with me." Syndra chuckled.

"Hm?"

"Nothing. You can get rest. Irelia."

Irelia gasps as she heard Syndra finally stated her name. How wondrous it felt that her ears heard no nicknames from the mage.

"Why are you smiling for?" Syndra deliberately asked.

"I am happy that you called me without that nickname." Irelia smiled.

"W-Well.." Blushing. Again.

"Thank you, and I will."

Syndra just let it pass by, seeing Irelia smiles at her like that makes her do the same, it also counts as her thanks from taking care of her. However, she felt the need of competing against the fox, wanting to let the fox know that she was literally accepting the fact that she wanted to make her rival as hers.

NOTE:In this chapter, I made Xayah and Rakan introduced here, I will be showing a cameo of a variety of champions in the future chapters!

Letter? Who knows what kind of letter will Syndra make? Her Tsundere side is pretty strong that some of her contacts can notice. Next chapter can be a headache for Syndra. STAY tuned!