"James, wake up." A female voice called out to the sleeping teen, cleanly carving his dream in half. He felt a far off hand shaking him and he swatted at it. The hand returned fire. "Come on, we're late for school."

"Let me sleep." James protested, pushing his conscious just under waking up to deliver his message before sinking back into a slumber as quickly as possible. Ahri crossed her arms as she stood over the teen, her ears twitching irritably. She tapped her arm a few times while she debated what to do before an idea came to mind.

Slowly, deliberately, she lowered herself down on the bed next to him. She her arms around him gently and pulled herself closer, letting her breath dampen the back of his neck. She then slip her head onto his shoulder, resting the side of hers on top of his. The teen let out a hum in his sleep, indicating to her that he was pleased. She smiled as she thought of what she was going to do next.

"WAKE UP!" Ahri yelled, her arms shooting up from around his body and tightly closing on his neck as she arched her back. James's eyes shot open as he suddenly found himself in a chokehold, then a sense of vertigo came over him as Ahri rolled and threw him off the bed. He slammed heavily onto the ground, a dull pain building in his back as he slid on the carpeted floor.

"That hurt." James whined as he sat up, rubbing the back of his head. The skin had heated slightly from his slide. "What was that for?"

"We overslept by almost three hours!" Ahri exclaimed, hopping off of the bed. She was already fully dressed, even already having socks on and her shoes sitting next to the bed. "I know the snow is starting to melt, but that doesn't mean you can sleep in."

"I honestly don't know what your talking about." James said. He got to his feet groggily and picked up her shoes, yawning as he walked out the door. "If your referring to spring making me lazy, I'll point out right now I don't wake up early normally."

"It's not by fault you forgot to set your clock." Ahri said indignantly. She snatched her shoes from him and shoved his bag into his arms as she passed. "And don't expect to get food. Your going to have to drive us to school."

"Oh well, good for you." James said tiredly as he dropped his bag on the couch, passing the fox girl down the stairs and into the kitchen. "I'm not going to school."

"And why not?" Ahri demanded, spirit rushing to block the kitchen doorway, standing as tall as she could with her hands on her hips.

James wasn't fazed and walked right up to her, looking down at her as she stared defiantly into his eye. He sighed and lowered himself, wrapping his arms around her and picking her up. He pivoted and set her down again, kissing her on the lips before letting go. "It's spring break, little one. We have a whole week of sleep, playing, and relaxing." He ruffled up her hair and turned his back, heading into the kitchen and pulling out bowls and cereal. "I now officially have nothing I have to do till I go to work!" James said, extending his arms as if he was imparting great wisdom on someone else.

Ahri blushed out of embarrassment, her mind racing for a way to brush off he actions coolly. James didn't really seem to care, just served her breakfast like nothing happened. The pair ate silently for a time, Ahri still thinking before she decided that she would apologize instead of come up with something witty.

"Sorry." She said between mouthfuls. James shrugged and poured himself another bowl of food, passing her the box of frootloops when he was done.

"Doesn't really bother me since it was you." James said as he raised his spoon to his mouth. "Everyone makes mistakes every now and then." James words made Ahri feel a little better, the awkward mood in the room evaporating as the couple ate their breakfast.

Ahri was putting the dishes in the sink when James pointed out something on her face. "Is it just me, or does my little fox have whiskers?" The amusement in his voice told her that he was teasing her so she raised one hand to her face expecting to find milk, assuming that was what he meant. What her hand felt, however, were actually whiskers.

"Don't look!" Ahri exclaimed, quickly putting the bowls in the sink and covering her face. She tried to rush past him out of the room but James caught her and pulled her in a hug, his eyes diverted politely. His other arm reached up and pat her head gently.

"You don't have to fear me, Ahri." James said friendly. "You need essence, don't you?" He asked knowingly, loosening his grip so she could look at him. She didn't remove her face from his shirt but she nodded her head. James sighed and held her out, forcing her to look at him. "I'm not dating you for your looks Ahri."

"No, you date me for the tails." They both cracked a smile at the joke.

"Not entirely, but they definitely appeal to me." James admitted. "I just think their soft, warm, and remind me of... Never mind. Any way I love you because you are you. I don't take you as a really sexy body, I take you as the fun girl who likes to play games and enjoys spending time with me. I like your playful nature, your witty attitude, your gentle tendencies to those you care about, and fine, I'll add tails to the list."

Ahri blushed at the unusual long list of things he liked about her. Normally the list would only contain her tits and ass, but she liked his version better.

"Would you mind if I..." She trailed off, not entirely wanting to voice her question.

"Just a little, little one." James said gently, mentally preparing himself for pain.

Ahri paused for a moment, then rushed forward and planted her lips on his. She kissed him deep, trying to convey how sorry she was as she began to tap into his life force. A warm feeling rushed into her, spreading throughout her body like wildfire. It was better than she had expected, the feeling of his life resonated with her much better than anyone she had ever taken from before.

A weak hand on her shoulder broke her out of her pleasure, bring the memory of who she was harvesting essence from back to her mind. She cut off the flow quickly, separating her lips from his also. James sagged against the wall and sat down, suddenly very tired.

"I told you a little, didn't I?" James panted. Ahri sat down next to him, hanging her head. The whiskers weren't on her face anymore.

"Sorry." Ahri apologized, guiltily remembering how good he felt. "I guess I got carried away."

James forgave her, grabbing her hand and putting it on his thigh. "It's fine. When was the last time you fed?"

"Last week, Wednesday." Ahri replied, then added quickly. "I don't actually need to touch someone to take their essence, just be near them. I've been taking a small amount from people at school to stay unnoticed." James inclined his head, seeing logic in her actions. "We definitely need to kiss like that more often though." Ahri said seductively. James squeezed her hand, thought she didn't exactly know how to interpret the action.

"We'll see about that after I recover a bit. Can you get me my sweatshirt? I'm suddenly cold." Ahri smiled, pulling him to his feet.

"You'll be fine in a short time." She said, hugging him and wrapping her tails around him. "Until then I'll keep you warm myself." James chuckled and hugged her back before she took his hand and led him upstairs to the living room, sitting down on the couch and grabbing the remote. Because he needed to warm up, James surved as her chair as she began to flip through the channels. He soon drifted to sleep, however, due to the lack of energy.

Ahri was concerned originally, but since his heartbeat was rhythmically pushed on her back and his breathing was normal her worries soon vanished. She still felt guilty, however, since she had almost made it a month without causing him a problem. So she grabbed a pencil and paper and quickly scribbled down a note before folding it into a paper airplane. She infused the plane with her magic so that it would fly until it made it to her target. The air next to her began to shimmer, turning a dark blue. Ahri threw the plain through and the rift disappeared, it's job done.

"I hope you like Runeterra." Ahri whispered, brushing the hair out of her boyfriend's eyes as he slumbered, his peaceful look unaware of what the fox girl on his lap had done.