ACT 13
Laughter filled the back alley of Birdio's as two females made their way to the back door of the establishment, the one with brown hair holding onto the violet-eyed artist and being the navigator between the two of them.
The two of them glanced right and left before Sivir withdrew her keys from her pocket and unlocked the door, pulling it open and ushering Kai'Sa in before following after. The door audibly clicked close once they were inside and the surprised looks they received from the staff were honestly priceless, especially when they caught sight of the celebrity the delivery girl was with.
"Uhh, hi." Kai'Sa meekly waved at them, smiling sheepishly and blushing lightly.
"Don't mind us!" Sivir said, grabbing Kai'Sa's wrist again and dragging her to the exit leading to the main area of the restaurant. Kai'Sa once again gave them a feeble wave before she was pulled out of their sights. Sivir looked over her shoulder and towards Kai'Sa, the two of them exchanging another round of laughter.
When the date had started earlier, everything seemed to go smooth. Kai'Sa was honestly surprised that her conversation with Sivir was more casual and less awkward this time. Their breakfast together went good and they both found a lot of common ground with one another.
Especially when it came to dancing.
Sivir apparently used to do ballet when she was six years old due to her father's doing. Azir had enrolled her in ballet school, but despite being young, she was rather defiant about it. The entire thing didn't last too long, but the techniques involving balance was ingrained within her and had been helping her with carrying a bunch of orders without the worry of spilling them gnawing at her.
Even though the pizza girl was more than embarrassed with the confession of her past, Kai'Sa took it in with a bright smile and rounds of laughter Sivir found absolutely adorable. The embarrassment was worth it in her her opinion.
All was going well until they were ambushed by the paparazzi when they were taking a walk at the park with ice creams in hand. Thanks to Sivir's knowledge about the streets and alleys of the city, they didn't have much difficulty in losing the paparazzi, but all the running did take quite a toll on them.
Now that they had escaped the people's attention though, Kai'Sa and Sivir could do nothing but laugh at what they had went through. Even when Kai'Sa was with K/DA, it was her first time running away from the paparazzi like that. It was thrilling, especially since during the whole run, she had one of her hands interlocked with Sivir's.
"Oof!" The two of them slammed onto a firm and muscular torso covered by an apron and a large chicken suit, which was worn by no one else but...
"Boss!" Sivir jumped a step back from the big man, pulling Kai'Sa with her as she did. She grinned sheepishly, while her date blushed again and shyly waved in return.
"Date going well?" Galio asked, grinning at them. Just by that expression on his face, the pair knew they were being wordlessly teased. Judging by the light blush dusting their cheeks, the man knew his attempt was successful.
"It's going great, Mister Birdio." Kai'Sa replied, flashing a grin of her own at the hulking man. "Just a little speedbump thanks to the paparazzi, but everything else is good."
"We lost our ice creams during the run though." Sivir commented before she leaned towards her boss and nudged him with her elbow. "It'd be nice if a certain someone would give us some now."
Galio narrowed his eyes at his employee, gaze flicking towards the said girl's date before sighing and crossing his arms. He nodded his head over his shoulder. "Go and take table six. I'll bring over a banana split."
"Mister Birdio, you don't need to." Kai'Sa said, chuckling as she scratched the back of her head.
"I know I don't need to, but it looks like this little pipsqueak over here thinks I should." As a form of retaliation, he placed his hand over Sivir's hair and ruffled it until there was brown hair sticking out in all directions. Add that to Sivir's horrified expression caused by the action, the delivery girl ended up looking like a comical character.
"Hey! Boss!"
"If you'd excuse me, ladies." Galio laughed as he slipped past them, totally disregarding Sivir's somewhat harmless pounding on his back. Against his muscular form, those strikes felt like nothing but pillows hitting his body.
Kai'Sa giggled, eyes fixated on Sivir's messed up hairstyle. The latter made a face as she pulled her hair out of its ponytail before leading the dancer to the table the bird man had told them to occupy. They both sat across one another and while Sivir grumbled at how her boss was a total jerk for embarrassing her, Kai'Sa was too occupied in admiring the female in front of her.
Without the hair tie holding her hair up, Sivir looked absolutely different. She gave off a different kind of beauty that made Kai'Sa's cheeks flush even redder than before and prompt her heart skipping beats every now and then. When Sivir made a move to gather all her hair up to tie it back, Kai'Sa placed a hand over hers and met her gaze with a smile.
"Leave it down." Kai'Sa said, those amethyst orbs filled with warmth that made Sivir blink her stare away and blush. "I really like how you look with your hair like that."
"Oh," Sivir's energetic self slightly lightened, while her her face continued to redden. "alright. If that's what you want, then who am I to say no, right?"
Kai'Sa giggled, an idle smile on her lips as she said, "I'm really sorry about earlier."
"Huh? What do you mean? There wasn't really anything for you to say sorry for."
"About the paparazzi and all. I feel like I somehow ruined our date." She said, hunching her shoulders a bit as she rubbed her nape a little nervously. "I mean, yeah, sure, we were laughing while running and it was honestly fun, but I feel like...-"
"Hey," Sivir reached forward and underneath the table, hand landing on the artist's knee as she continued. "you didn't ruin anything. I actually enjoyed our little run."
"You did?"
"It wasn't really part of our plans, but it felt nice."
Kai'Sa stared amusedly at the other. "It felt nice being chased by cameras?"
"No,"
The dancer took in a quiet breath when Sivir inched her hand forward and interlocked their fingers under the table and on her lap. Their fingers were loosely intertwined, but it was still sending pinches of electricity that served as the results of the action. Kai'Sa lifted her gaze from their hands, her eyes meeting Sivir's. It casted a betwitching spell over both of them and they didn't dare break it as the delivery girl finished her point.
"I was talking about our hands." Sivir confessed, a small smile on her face as she followed it with, "Running around or not, it felt nice holding hands with you."
"O-Oh..." Kai'Sa's eyes immediately darted to the side, cheeks blushing as madly as how Akali's would whenever Evelynn teased her. "Well... I guess I enjoyed it, too."
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A chime.
No, it wasn't an ordinary chime.
Kai'Sa perked up, her free hand shooting towards one of her pockets where her ringing phone was calling for her attention. Sivir took her hand away, giving the dancer some space to answer the call. She got a little sheepish smile from the artist before the phone call was finally answered.
"Bokkie here." Kai'Sa greeted the K/DA leader without much of a thought about how she introduced herself. Across her, Sivir was now staring with amusement, finding the nickname super cute and adorable.
Kai'Sa sure looked like a 'Bokkie' type of person.
"Huh? Pentakill?"
Sivir tilted her head, elbow on the table and cheek resting on her hand. 'Pentakill? As in, the band?'
"How many pizzas? And wait, you need it now?" Kai'Sa wore a look of disbelief as she listened to what Ahri was asking her to do. After a couple of seconds, she sighed in surrender and said, "Okay, okay, I'll pick some up before I go home."
Goodbyes were said and the call was ended, which left Kai'Sa pouting in front of her date, who shifted on her chair and softly cleared her throat. The dancer raised her head and had this apologetic look in her stunning amethyst gaze. Oh, Sivir identified that look easily enough. She's sure the date was about to end.
"Hey, Sivir, listen. This date has honestly been the greatest I've been in and I know how this kinda looks like, but I want you to know...-"
"It's been fun." Sivir cut off, smiling reassuringly. "And don't worry, based from the call you took, it looks like someone will be owing you a favor real soon."
Kai'Sa chuckled, feeling massively relieved that Sivir wasn't taking her abrupt need to leave as some sort of pathetic excuse to end their date. If she was to be completely honest, she was having the time of her life with the brown-haired beauty. It felt a bit saddening to see it all come to an end.
"So," Sivir stood up and placed a hand on her hip as she looked at Kai'Sa with a playful face. "how many pizzas do you need, ma'am?"
"You're not even working right now." Kai'Sa said, holding in her laughter.
"Exactly what she said." Galio interrupted, standing behind Sivir, who he had just cut off without meaning to. He pushed Sivir gently but enough for her to settle back on her chair at the table. "Now, while you two enjoy this treat that I will be taking out of Sivir's paycheck,"
"Hey!" Sivir cried out, wearing a cute pout she tried convincing her boss with otherwise.
"why don't I take this order of yours?" Galio finished with that friendly grin of his, completely ignoring Sivir's cry of protest as he placed the bowl of banana split on the center of the table.
"Oh, uh," Kai'Sa scratched the back of her head, smiling with a bit of embarrassment. "can you make five pizzas in half an hour?"
"Little lady, that's nothing! I'll get it ready in twenty!" Galio laughed and placed his hands on his hips. "What flavors did you have in mind?"
"Uhh... anything?"
"Alright then," Before leaving, Galio turned to Sivir and gave her head a few good pats. "you should date her more often, Sivir. She's a nice girl and a good-paying customer."
"Boss!" Sivir blushed in embarrassment, while Kai'Sa just laughed in reaction. Galio walked away with his laughter booming in the entire restaurant, leaving Sivir to flush red like there's no tomorrow in front of the giggling dancer.
"Hey," Kai'Sa started when Galio was finally out of sight. "maybe our date doesn't really have to end so soon."
"Huh?" Sivir immediately adjusted herself on her seat, especially when she saw Kai'Sa take the only spoon on the bowl. She's pretty sure Galio provided only one spoon on purpose.
"I mean, not only do we have to finish this ice cream you generously ordered," Kai'Sa jokingly said. "but maybe you want to come with me back home?"
"With you? At your house? At your own... room?" Sivir was awfully specific with her interpretation of Kai'Sa's invitation, which made the choreographer take a turn in blushing.
"I didn't mean anything inappropriate or anything! I was just thinking we could talk some more and all. I could give you a ride back home, so you don't have to worry about anything."
Going to Kai'Sa's home? The K/DA penthouse? Sivir felt like this was probably every K/DA fan's ultimate dream. She wasn't exactly an obsessed fan of theirs, but she did develop a liking towards their music. Of course the fondness she possessed for the lovable dancer of their group was also another thing to consider.
Heck, this day just kept getting better and better.
"Yeah, sure!" Sivir couldn't succeed in toning her excitement down, even if she had tried. "I'd like to come with you. To talk, yeah."
Honestly speaking though, even if they're saying they both wanted to just talk, their inner desires could surely say otherwise. Such can wait though. For now, they both wanted nothing more but to get to know each other and become closer than ever.
That, and Sivir had to figure out how she could keep her blush at bay once Kai'Sa thinks about literally spoon-feeding her.
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Adjusting the scarf around her neck, shifting her hold on the paper bag she had in her arms and eyes wandering around the interior of the elevator, Evelynn was wordlessly attempting to appear as interested as she could as Akali gushed about Kayle and how the rock artist was one of the most 'perfect' celebrities out there. It was a statement she clearly thought otherwise, but she chose to keep her opinions to herself.
After the diva had broken the news about Pentakill's unexpected visit at their abode, Akali's fangirling worsened and kept telling Evelynn how amazing the blonde idol was. In fact, she's pretty sure she had heard the part about Kayle fighting a dragon in a music video for the third time ever since they even began discussing Pentakill initially.
Don't get her wrong, she respected Kayle and acknowledged the talent she clearly had. The rock singer wouldn't be able to make it through the industry if she didn't have what it takes in the first place, so Evelynn gave her enough credit when it comes to that.
The only thing stopping Evelynn from openly frowning was the eager and massively blinding smile Akali was donning. The rapper looked and acted like she had been awarded the title of 'Best Rapper in Asia', a label Evelynn already deemed her worthy to be referred to. With such a purely innocent and enthusiastic expression, how could Evelynn bring herself to rain on her parade?
"The car parked in front of the building, that was theirs, wasn't it?" Akali asked excitedly as the elevator came to a halt on their floor.
"You mean the huge monster truck that had an icon of Pentakill painted on the doors? Oh, who knows..." Evelynn half a sarcastically quipped, giving Akali a little smirk and a bump on the hip before strutting out of the lift as soon as the doors parted open for them.
"Very funny." Akali adorably pouted as she followed after Evelynn, careful not to shake the bag of bottles of soda she had in hand. "Hey, you've met Pentakill, right?"
"At least a couple of times. Mainly because of Karthus," Evelynn lightly shrugged. "but I've never met them all at once."
"How are they? Are they nice? Or are they rude punks like how some magazines describe them?"
"Do you actually believe what they say in the tabloids?" Evelynn asked with amusement, withdrawing her key to the penthouse from her pocket.
Akali furiously shook her head. "'Course not! They're usually made-up gossip, right? I'm pretty sure Kayle is actually nice once we get to know her."
"Hmm, I suppose."
Their talk came to a stop once Evelynn unlocked the door and they both entered their home, deep-voiced laughters mixing with Kayle and Ahri's more feminine chuckles and giggles. The rapper once again was the first to walk through the door, closely being tailed by the diva, who closed the door behind her.
Only a few steps and they were finally walking into the area of the living room, where their eyes landed on Ahri, who was seated on one of the armchairs, socializing with the members of the legendary rock band, Pentakill. While Karthus, Yorick and Olaf occupied the L-shaped couch, Mordekaiser was leaning on the nearby wall and Kayle was sitting on one of the two slots of the two-seater couch.
"Look who decided to finally show up!" Karthus abruptly announced the pair's arrival with a gesture of a hand, nodding his head at Akali's direction for a second before he gave a crooked grin at the other female.
While a few "Hey, Eve." and "Hey, it's Evelynn!" came from the other male idols, Kayle gave Evelynn a wave and a little "Heya!" before finally turning the rock band's attention to the youngest artist in the room.
"You're Akali, right?" Kayle asked with a little grin, one arm resting on top of the backrest of the sofa she's on.
"You know me?" Akali returned the question with a query of her own, genuine surprised plastered all over her face as she stared back with disbelief. "As in, you actually know me?"
Kayle chuckled while her other bandmates laughed, Mordekaiser's deep snickering being the most audible from the men. "Why wouldn't I know the best rapper in Asia?"
Akali's cheeks colored. "B-Best rapper? In Asia? Wait, me?"
"Uh-huh."
"Well, uhh," Akali laughed sheepishly as she scraped one of the soles of her shoes on the floor. "don't you think that's a bit too much? You're giving me too much credit."
"No, she's not." Karthus interjected, waving off Akali's doubts. "Kayle here hates rap,"
"Eh?" Okay, Akali was confused. If her idol hates rap, then why was she giving her that title? Was it because her raps suck and that this was Kayle's way of telling her that she's the worst artist in the music industry of Asia?
"which proves that you're the best rapper in Asia. In her eyes, at least." Karthus completed with a small laugh. "Even though Kayle here isn't a fan of rap, the ones you wrote always have a room in her playlist."
"Especially the one in POP/STARS." Olaf added with a grin. "Kayle always played that song on repeat in the truck when it practically blew up the internet. In her eyes, you're the best rapper. Probably around the whole world, even."
"You're honestly my favorite in K/DA." Kayle admitted with a shrug. "Not gonna lie about that."
"I can say the same to you!" Akali immediately said, feeling like one of her greatest dreams was coming true. "In the entire Pentakill, you're my idol! Have been ever since you joined them."
Chuckling again, Kayle offered a little smirk as she said, "Flattered."
"Sit with your idol, then." Yorick suggested, glancing at the remaining space beside the blonde rock singer. "Pretty sure she wouldn't mind."
Once that offer was brought up and handed to her, Akali took it without even batting an eyelash. She hopped onto the spot beside Kayle, her eyes sparkling visibly with the eager feeling she had coursing throughout her whole body. Here she was, sitting right beside the rock artist she merely used to look at through posters, none of them being signed at all.
It was unbelievable how much can change in just a couple of years.
While Akali seemed to have become very absorbed with her seatmate's words, Ahri was glancing between the rapper and the siren the former had 'abandoned' without a single glance over her shoulder. The smile the FOXY model had on her lips remained, but inside, she was growing a bit nervous with the tension only she seemed to be noticing.
Evelynn was talking to Karthus and the others, answering and asking a few questions here and there and looking perfectly at ease. What no one noticed though was how the hand of the arm wound around the paper bag she was carrying was clutching the crinkling material. Ahri was sure that the paper would soon tear any moment now, which was why she stood up and called for Evelynn's attention.
"Hey, Eve, how 'bout you help me pour our guests some drinks?" Ahri asked, intending on getting her friend far from the sight of Akali and Kayle, a scene she assumed was the cause of the wordless gripping.
"I don't see why not." Evelynn replied with a nod, voice not at all betraying her and exposing the jealousy stirring within her.
Ahri had just vacated her seat and approached the amber-eyed vocalist when said woman took a step towards Akali and made a move to take the bag of drinks the freestyler still had in her possession. The action prompted the two conversing artists to stop and turn to Evelynn, who casually smiled back in response.
"Hand me the drinks, darling." Evelynn said as she retrieved the bag of beverages from the rapper. "Wouldn't want to interrupt your time with your idol."
Instead of picking up the subtle jealous tone in the diva's voice, Akali smiled back and willingly surrendered the drinks to Evelynn, who had to stop her eye from twitching at how quick Akali seemed to react just to continue her talk with Kayle as soon as possible.
Evelynn took a breath as she pulled away and made her way to the kitchen with Ahri following. Once they were inside, the K/DA leader was immensely thankful Olaf's booming laughter muted the sound of Evelynn slamming the bags on the kitchen island. If the drummer hadn't let out such a loud reaction to whatever Mordekaiser had said, then they probably would have heard the rough landing of the bottles on the counter top.
"Eve, are you...-"
"Not a word." Evelynn cut off without even the briefest glance towards Ahri, unpacking the bottles of soda one by one.
"Oh come on, Eve." Ahri gave a little smile before she turned around and placed a couple of glasses on a serving tray, which she placed beside the bottles. "She's just excited to meet her longtime idol."
"I'd say that I don't know what you're talking about, but it's probably a waste of breath."
"You're jealous," Ahri was like a car with no brakes and with her words, she ran over Evelynn without an ounce of mercy. She even backed up to make sure she did do such when she added, "and you're annoyed that Akali can't seem to take a hint."
"Well, what can I do to match up with such a high honor Kayle has?" Evelynn sarcastically asked as she rolled her eyes when she turned away to withdraw the ice tray from the refrigerator. "Besides, I won't ruin this for her. If Akali wants to spend the entire day with Kayle, then fine."
"Awww!" Ahri almost skipped around the island, her arms wrapping around Evelynn to envelop the older singer in a comforting hug. The diva had just pulled out the tray of ice and closed the fridge door when Ahri suddenly latched herself behind her and perch her chin over her right shoulder. "You look absolutely adorable being jealous and all."
"It's not funny." Came the soft grunt-like mutter.
"I'm not saying it is."
"Yes, and embracing me like this would actually comfort me. How nice." The sarcasm was there, but it was disregarded when the arms around her tightened a bit.
"It is comforting, isn't it?" Ahri asked with a little teasing smile, which slowly faded to a sincere one when she received no other replies from her friend.
If Evelynn truly found the hug bothersome, then she's not one to be shy in making her displeasure be unnoticed. Judging by the way her body relaxed from its rigid state and the lack of attempts in removing the arms wound around her, Ahri knew Evelynn was welcoming the hug and it was certainly not because she had no choice, but mainly because she actually liked it. That, and she was somehow needing some assurance right now. It's a need she had no intention in vocalizing, and she actually didn't have to. Ahri seemed to be all over it already.
"Don't think too much about it." Ahri's teasing was replaced with a much genuine tone, her hands rubbing the sides of Evelynn's midriff as a gesture of comfort.
"Then what am I supposed to do?" Evelynn asked as she started scooping one ice cube after another in the glasses. "Even before all of this, I've already been overthinking everything when it comes to her."
"Well, you have to try harder now."
"And that's what I'm doing."
Ahri delicately sighed as she unwrapped her arms around her friend and went back to her previous place, grabbing one of the large bottles of soda and unscrewing its cap. While she did such easy act, she audited Evelynn's current expression.
Eyebrows slightly furrowed, lips pursed too firmly to be considered relaxed and eyes seemingly attempting to melt the ice cubes she was dropping in the glasses. Despite the findings of her observation, Ahri knew her friend wouldn't do anything embarrassing.
Sure, Evelynn loved causing a scene and having everyone's attention on her, but when it came to these kinds of situations, the diva knew the lines she can and shouldn't cross. That thought alone was enough to tell Ahri that no drama will erupt during Pentakill's visit, but she couldn't confidentially say the same once the rock band takes their leave later on.
It was a bit heartbreaking for her though. She can see how much this particular type of jealousy was affecting her friend. Evelynn was never really the kind of person to easily handle love as if she's used to it, because she didn't really know the emotion itself and what it can make her feel. Even though Ahri didn't know the whole story behind Evelynn and the rumors concerning her issues with her parents, she sure did have more than a single clue about it.
"Ahri, can you do me a favor?" Evelynn abruptly asked, snatching Ahri out of her thoughts.
"Hmm?" Ahri smoothly responded back. "What is it, Eve?"
"If the others ask where I am, tell them I'm resting in my quarters." Evelynn told her, explaining as she took the bottle Ahri opened and started pouring the bubbly drinks in the ice-filled glasses. "Due to a recent happening, my back is suffering an ache I'd very much like to disappear as soon as possible."
"Oh come on, Eve."
"I'm not running away." Evelynn said, giving Ahri a little look. "I merely want to use my time wisely and care for myself rather than waste it by socializing."
"What about Karthus?" Ahri tried convincing, wearing a small pout on her lips. "Don't you want to talk with him a bit? Catch up a little?"
Evelynn finished pouring the contents of at least two bottles of soda when she filled all the glasses on the tray, capping the pieces of recyclable plastic once she was done. She set it aside before looking up to Ahri, hands carefully sliding the tray closer to the model.
"I'm not in the mood."
With that, Ahri was left to take the tray of drinks to their guests, while Evelynn stepped out of the kitchen and went up the staircase without making much of a sound and taking anyone's notice but the leader of the rock band.
By the time Ahri carried the tray of drinks out, hers and Karthus' eyes instantly connected. She instantly knew that Evelynn's escape was discovered by the older man. She placed the tray on the coffee table, distributing the drinks to the others with the help of Yorick. Once everyone had their beverages, it's as if everything was scheduled and planned, especially when the door swung open and Kai'Sa walked in.
Ahri regarded the dancer with mild surprise.
Kai'Sa was not alone.
Right beside her, a tanned, brown-haired and blue-eyed female at the same age as the dancer can be found, face lightly reddening when all eyes turned to the two of them. Out of the duo though, Kai'Sa was the first to recover and speak up.
"Hey, guys." Kai'Sa greeted with a little shy grin, gesturing at the boxes of pizza Sivir was carrying. "Pizza's here."
Thanks to their arrival, everyone's attention was focused on acquiring their own slices of pizza and somehow ending up doing their own thing. While Kayle and Akali returned to their conversation with one another, Kai'Sa and Sivir was somewhat unfortunate enough to end up being seated between Yorick and Olaf.
Karthus stood up from his place and stood beside Ahri, who idled at the spot where Mordekaiser was earlier. The mentioned guitarist was now occupying the FOXY model's armchair and joining in on asking a bunch of questions to Kai'Sa and her companion while he devoured his own pizza slice.
Ahri smiled at the sight, feeling a wave of relief wash over her. It looks like she had accomplished her goal. Akali and Kai'Sa were getting along with the rest of the Pentakill band and the latter seemed to be enjoying their visit in their abode. Not only that, but the girl Kai'Sa brought home with her looks to be succeeding in getting a few laughs out of the drummer and the two guitarists.
Now, the only problem was...
"Where's Evelynn?" Karthus asked her, taking a tiny bite from the slice he had in hand.
"Ah, she's..." Ahri shifted her footing, recalling what her friend had told her. She smiled a tad bit sheepishly at the man as she pointed upward and said, "...she's upstairs. She said she has a backache and wanted to rest up for now."
"She's not in the mood to talk, then."
Ahri can somehow see now why Evelynn was inspired by Karthus. The rock leader seem to know the diva more than most people would assume. "...Yeah, pretty much."
"Is there something else that's been bothering her other than not being 'in the mood'?"
"Hah?" Ahri tilted her head. The tone Karthus was using implied that he knew something she might not be too informed about. "Is there something else I'm forgetting or...?"
Karthus sighed and turned to look at the honey-eyed singer. "Do you girls have any plans for the day after tomorrow?"
"Plans?"
Once again, the white-haired man released a sigh, head shaking before he took another bite from his pizza, which gave Ahri a chance to think about his question for a moment to try and decipher what he meant with it. Was it an invitation or what?
"Give her this, will you?" Karthus reached inside one of the pockets of his pants, withdrawing a small black case outlined with gold. "I didn't have any time in having it wrapped, but I'm quite sure she won't mind."
"What's this?" Ahri took the case and eyed it with wonder and awe. Just by staring at it, she knew whatever it was inside was worth a huge fortune.
"Since she won't be coming down anytime soon, then I suppose I can only have you give her my advance gift. It's one of the main reasons why we chose to drop by here. It wasn't all just for Sona's apartment key."
"This... What's this advance gift for?"
Karthus, who was just about to take a drink from his cola, lowered the glass again, gaze returning to the pop artist. "Don't tell me you don't know."
As much as Ahri didn't want to, all she could say was, "Don't know what?"
For the third time, Karthus sighed, head shaking. "Of course she wouldn't say a thing about it. It's expected, I suppose."
"Wait, wait, what don't I know?" Ahri asked, hoping Pentakill's lead vocalist would just tell whatever it was he was describing.
"At least a day from now, it's the date when dear little Eve was born."
Ahri immediately pursed her lips to prevent herself from reacting vocally and calling the other's attention with it. She stared at Karthus with wide eyes, wordlessly blinking as she mulled over the piece of information he had just shared with her.
"Eve's birthday?" Ahri uttered ever so quietly in shock, earning a nod from the man standing beside her.
"That's what I was referring to when I asked what else was bothering her." Karthus then shrugged as he brought his drink close to his lips and added, "That, and I guess if her parents have called lately."
"Well... I'm not really sure about her parents calling. We haven't gotten any calls from any of them through the landline, but they might've contacted her through her phone."
"I'm sure they'll call." Karthus said after he gulped down a mouthful of sofa, scoffing. "Especially with her father and mother being nominated for another Best Director and Best Actress award."
"When's the award?"
Karthus had this sarcastic curve on the corner of his lips as he murmured, "Evelynn's birthday."
"You mean..." Ahri momentarily stopped, remembering the date of the Academy Awards. It was this week, and just like what Karthus had said, it was going to be held on the same date of Evelynn's birthday.
"Just give her that box." Karthus said, shifting the focus of their conversation back to the case he handed her. "I'm sure that'll bring a smile on her face, even if it's just for a moment."
Ahri nodded and stored the case in her pocket, intending to give it to Evelynn once the Pentakill takes their leave. As Karthus left her side to talk to Mordekaiser about something, Ahri couldn't help but think about what she recently learned from a fellow band leader.
Evelynn always held herself as if her entire life was as perfect as everyone desired to be, not much on the romance thing since she told Ahri about her situation with Akali, but still. Somehow, Evelynn's life was perfect. Although Ahri probably should have noticed that it was too perfect, especially with how Evelynn presented it to them and the media.
Maybe Ahri should try having a little personal talk with the diva. Apparently, her conversation with Karthus made her realize how much she doesn't know about the amber-eyed woman. It made her feel like a shitty friend, honestly.
"Aigo..."
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To say that the rapper was having one of the greatest times of her life would probably the least, for she felt like one of her dreams had come true. It may or may not be because she's been talking nonstop with Kayle ever since she had sat down beside the blonde rocker, who has been nothing but nice to her.
Kayle had told her about her younger sister Morgana, who's actually one of the main actors in the famous TV series 'The Legends of the Lunar Dynasty', and how much she and the actress were trying to patch things up between them ever since Kayle herself had gotten into the whole punk rock scene in her life.
From what Akali can remember, Kayle and Morgana came from an extremely conservative and religious family, so when the younger female had accepted an acting role that required her to show a great amount of skin to the public, their parents threatened to disown her if she pursued that path in her career.
Long story short, Kayle had once been on the same side as her parents but was now seeing everything from Morgana's perspective. Ever since she started doing such, she and her sibling were finally able to reconnect and become close once again.
Akali now understood why Kayle can usually be seen 'flying' or fighting mythical creatures, specifically dragons, in their music videos. In the blonde's point of view, it was her way in showing how proud she was of her sister being a part of such a successful TV show that has earned many awards ever since it was aired and released.
Now though, between the two of them, it was Akali's turn in telling her own stories. She had told Kayle about how she became her total favorite in the band and how she always dreamed of meeting her like how she finally achieved that said dream. The rock vocalist chuckled and shook her head, cheeks blushing with the lightest pink tint barely visible to the naked eye.
"And I really, really, really love your vocals in the new single you guys released. The lyrics in that song were just incredible." Akali said, hearing the song she was describing echoing in her head as she remembered its tune.
"Awake and Alive?" Yorick quipped, overhearing the freestyler's words.
"Hell, I know we sang that song, but even I love it." Mordekaiser commented, a rumbling chuckle leaving his lips.
"Actually," Kayle looked over her shoulder and pointed a finger at Karthus. "Karthus, didn't you write that song yourself?"
Karthus, who was talking to Ahri and Olaf about a topic that came along the lines of recording music, turned his attention to his fellow Pentakill, raising an eyebrow as he swiftly caught on to what they're talking about in the first place. Of course he chose to confirm before anything else. "What song?"
"Awake and Alive." Akali, Kayle, Yorick and Mordekaiser chorused unintentionally, their eyes stuck on Pentakill's very own leader.
"Ah, that." Karthus let out a throaty laugh as he shook his head. "I can't take all the credit. I composed the music and added one or two lines in the beginning, but that's it."
"Then," Yorick shifted on his seat as he asked, "who was the writer of the lyrics?"
"Evelynn."
Akali's form snapped into attention, hearing the diva's name be given as an answer to the question all of them were curious about. She stared at the rock singer with eyes wide in awe while her mind played the song they were discussing in her thoughts.
Did that mean all this time she was actually listening to a song written by the person she had been holding hands with a couple of hours ago?
The same person that claimed she wanted to do... explicit things to her?
The same person that was now noticeably missing.
Akali looked around, only taking notice just now that one certain artist was not present with them in the living area. Honestly, she was surprised that she got so absorbed with Kayle's presence that she actually forgot about Evelynn.
"Speaking of Eve," After another scan, she turned her gaze towards Ahri and asked, "hey, Ahri, where is she?"
"Ah, well, Eve decided to retire in her room due to the back pain she apparently has."
"That woman deserves all the rest in the world." Mordekaiser commented, earning nods from his fellow bandmates. "Her name never disappears from the tabloids, so it must be stressful for her."
"She's not one to care for those trash articles." Karthus said, scoffing and shaking his head. "Those paparazzis just can't do anything right."
"Now that Morde here mentioned resting," Kayle pushed herself off her seat, rolling her shoulders and sighing in satisfaction at the clicking of her bones. "I think we should give these girls their house back. It's already six o'clock and technically, we still have a lot to do."
Ahri laughed and waved it off, not really finding their presence a nuisance. Kai'Sa and Sivir, who had somehow snuck out of their place between the rock idols, stopped their plans in heading to the dancer's room and gave their bids of farewell to the guests.
"Yeah," Olaf laughed. "I bet they miss the peace and quiet already."
"That, and we still have to unpack once we get to Sona's apartment." Yorick reminded as he stood up from his seat.
"Wait!" Akali shot off her seat, facing Kayle with a hopeful look in her eyes. "Is it alright if you sign my jacket first before you leave?"
Kayle pointed at the jacket she was wearing now. "That one?"
"No, not this one. I meant my K/DA jacket. Could you, uh, wait here for sec?" Akali flashed a sheepish grin before darting off towards the stairs, loud thuds echoing on the glass of the staircase as she climbed it hurriedly.
Within a minute, Akali had retrieved her K/DA jacket from her closet and a silver sharpie from her desk, hastily running back down the first floor of their home. When she returned to the group, she found Ahri escorting them to the front door while Kai'Sa and Sivir decided to clean up at the living room together.
"Kayle!" Akali called out, dashing towards her longtime idol with excitement. She held up the violet jacket and the pen she had in hand, wordlessly asking her to sign the clothing.
Kayle couldn't help but laugh at her eager display, taking the two items from her possession and using Mordekaiser's back as a makeshift table. With a smile on her dark-painted lips, Kayle signed her name over the gold dragon imprint before returning the coat and pen to its owner.
"Is that good enough for you?"
Akali accepted her belongings back in her clutches, grinning widely. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
"See you around." Kayle bid, waving and offering one last smile before following Olaf out of the door.
"Tell Morg I loved her confrontation scene with the warriors in the last episode!" Ahri called out, earning a laugh and a nod from the older sister of the mentioned actress.
"I'll pass the message!"
Akali continued waving goodbye to the rock group until her own band's leader left the penthouse and led their visitors to the elevator. As she absently watched Ahri say whatever it was she was saying to the rockstars, she tightly held the newly-signed jacket of hers against her chest.
Her greatest idol, Kayle of Pentakill, had just signed her jacket. Not only that, but she had the chance to actually have a full-blown conversation with the woman herself! It was just unbelievable.
It was completely mind-blowing for her...
Excitement shot up from within.
...and she absolutely needed to tell Evelynn about it!
Akali was just about to rush back upstairs to do just that, but she halted mid-step when she remembered the fact that Kai'Sa had just brought someone home with her. One that she assumed was the Sivir woman she spoke about going on a date with.
Inching towards the location of the pair, Akali reentered the living room and found herself walking into a scene that looks like it was never meant for anyone to see but the people involved in the display itself.
Sivir had her back on the sofa, while Kai'Sa was on top of her in a very, ahem, unexpected position. The two described females shot their attention to the rapper, who immediately raised her hands in front of her as she backed away and began heading to the direction of the stairway.
"Sorry for interrupting."
Kai'Sa's face was red in a blink of an eye. The dancer scrambled off of the pizza girl, calling after Akali. "Hey! Akali! Wait! It's not what you think!"
"Don't mind me!" Akali called back as she quickly went up the steps. "Keep doing what you're doing!"
Once upstairs, Akali snickered to herself as she imagined her friend and the girl she's with blushing madly, especially once Ahri herself comes back and starts getting to know Sivir. She highly doubted their leader would let the pizza girl off the hook so easily. Not that Ahri was planning on threatening Sivir or anything like that, but Akali was sure the FOXY model would bring up the ups and downs of dating a celebrity.
Well, that wasn't her issue to handle.
Right now, Akali had only one thing in mind and that was to tell Evelynn everything she and Kayle spoke about and that her idol had actually signed her K/DA jacket. The thought itself was already making her excitement bubble even more inside of her.
Knocking a couple of times on the diva's door, Akali couldn't bear to just wait for an invitation. Instead of staying outside until she got the permission to enter, she twisted the door knob and opened the door, walking in and closing the panel as soon as she was inside.
All it took was a swift scan of the bedroom for her to find the woman that had been absent nearly the entire visit of Pentakill in their penthouse.
Evelynn was on the massage chair positioned in front of the glass wall overlooking the view of the city, the said furniture rumbling lowly as it massaged its occupant with the remote-controlled rollers built within its frame. The backrest was slightly reclined back and it was enough for Akali to spot the top of Evelynn's head. She's not sure if the vocalist was awake or not though.
"Eve?" Akali called the siren's name in a soft manner, approaching. Her gaze wandered for a fair amount of time around Evelynn's cleavage, which was generously in display thanks to the fitted grey tank top she was wearing.
Akali's attention would dart for a couple of split-seconds to Evelynn's legs, a sight that made her face a bit warm. The presently relaxing singer had nothing covering the part below her waist but a pair of purplish-red standard panties, which explained why those long legs of hers were in full display for the world to see.
The rapper's steps halted when she was finally standing at the front right of the chair itself, sure that the other woman would sense her presence and see her immediately from where she was idling. Her eyes instantly brightened once Evelynn, whose own eyes were closed a moment ago, opened and met hers in a heartbeat.
"Rogue." Evelynn greeted, eyes closing again and a quiet breath of mild relaxation leaving her. "How was your little meet with Kayle?"
As if Akali was a grenade and the question that was asked of her was the safety ring being plucked away from her, the rapper practically exploded right in front of the magenta-haired singer, who reopened her eyes again to watch Akali pace around in front of her while retelling everything she and her idol spoke about.
"I always knew she was cool, but not that cool!"
That beaming, enthusiastic expression on the freestyler's face was enough to light up even the darkest part of the Earth and being given the honor to see it firsthand was something Evelynn silently basked in.
"She told me about why they used dragons in music videos and she even told me about how she keeps up with the guys when it comes to concerts!"
Even though the siren didn't like the fact that Akali was somehow going crazy about Kayle, the bright-eyed expression on that charming face of hers was seemingly enough to keep her jealousy somewhat at bay.
"And do you know what's the greatest?"
"Hmm, what?" Evelynn humored, patiently waiting for Akali's continuation.
With a wide smile and an excited sparkle in her striking azures, Akali held up her jacket in front of Evelynn and presented the huge silver-colored signature Kayle had written over the centerpiece design of the clothing itself.
"She signed my jacket!"
Alright, Evelynn was getting tired of this fangirling. It was just a stupid, in her opinion, signature, yet Akali was acting as if it was the greatest of the great. As much as she wanted the blue-eyed female to be skipping around as if there was nothing to be concerned about, it was taking its toll on her. She needed to put a stop to it now, or else she'll probably lose her mind at this point. Of course she intended doing that her way.
"Rogue, can you give me something I could write with?" Evelynn abruptly asked as she lifted the backrest up with the control panel, her sudden inquiry causing Akali to lower the jacket to peek over it.
"A pen?" Slightly confused, Akali offered the sharpie that was used earlier. "Here."
Evelynn hummed as she took the pen, auditing it for a moment before shaking her head and handing it back to the rapper. "No, I don't like this one."
"Uhh, then...-"
"Be a darling and get one of the markers in the drawer of my vanity." Evelynn briefly gestured towards her vanity table, prompting Akali to slowly nod and do what the diva was asking of her.
The sharpie was set down on top of the table before she pulled the drawer open, revealing various cosmetics that were neatly arranged and stored by its owner who was none other than the siren situated on the massage chair.
It only took a second or two before her eyes landed on the glass case filled with body markers that look like they're the types experts of the makeup department use. Akali gawked in light amazement for a few seconds before she looked over her shoulder and asked, "Hey, Eve, there aren't really any writing pens here. Just a couple of body markers."
"That'll do."
"Okay, well... what color do you want me to get, then?"
"Hmm..." Evelynn slowly tilted her head in contemplation before saying, "Choose for me, darling."
Nodding quietly, Akali opened up the case and picked up the color that shared a similar shade to Evelynn's hair. She's sure the diva would like this one. After all, she did also say Akali can choose for her.
The drawer was closed and Akali immediately walked up to the person that requested the marker. Once beside the vibrating chair, Akali placed the slim object on the open palm of the older woman, who smiled the moment she had it in her grasp.
"Good. Now, I have one important request I need you to follow." Evelynn pushed the off button, tapping a few more things on the touch-sensitive control panel. The protruding cushions retracted back until the massage chair looked like a normal recliner. It still looked expensive, but it didn't seem as extravagant as it was a second ago.
"What is it?"
Evelynn lifted her gaze from the marker she was toying with in her hands, and the moment their gazes connected, Akali felt something drop in her stomach. Even though the other female had yet to say anything, the brown-haired artist knew that look.
Eyes narrowed slightly, lips shaped in an imperceptible line and ambers darkened and at the same time blazing wildly with flames of absolute desire, Evelynn had plans for her, and she was about to hear and discover what it was in the next moment that followed.
"Strip."
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Did Akali's heart stop?
No?
For at least a second, probably.
Based from the standing posture she's still in and the consciousness she currently had, it looks like she was still alive and had not died from utter shock caused by the one-word request the goddess before her had just said.
No, it wasn't a request. Who was Evelynn kidding?
That was an order.
A command.
Akali could only blink at Evelynn, shock written all over her face. Regardless of her facial expression, the magenta-haired woman stared back at her with a cool façade that caused Akali's heart to pick up with unbelievable speed. It felt as if she had just blinked merely once and all of a sudden she felt like she was about faint any moment now.
"W-What?"
"I said," Evelynn held her gaze ever so intently, rooting Akali in place with that look full of unfiltered lust. The hunger was there. Clear. Evident. Completely comprehensible. "strip."
"W-W-Wait, did I hear you right? Did you just tell me to take off my clothes?"
Gaze solidly held under the captivity of blazing amber irises, heart practically deafening her with its roar-like beating and whole body still entirely consumed by shock, Akali received a reply that caused her lust to course through her system like a surge of electricity.
"Did you hear me stutter?"
No, she didn't, but Akali couldn't find the voice to vocally provide a reply. Unable to speak all of a sudden, the freestyler chose to resort in shaking her head to at least provide a response.
"Don't worry,"
And there it was...
The smirk that represented nothing but sex, absolute desire and sex. Yes, the latter needed to be repeated twice, for that smirk was too sinful to be even considered human at this point. It deserved that much emphasis.
"you'll only need to strip until you're left in nothing but..." Evelynn reached forward and slipped two fingers into Akali's pants, fishing and stretching out a part of Akali's underwear before letting it snap back against her skin. "...this."
"What... What about my bra?"
That devilish smirk widened.
"Only your panties." Evelynn firmly said, giving Akali a daring look. "Nothing else."
Akali gulped visibly and audibly.
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Akali was still clothed and it prompted Evelynn in clicking her tongue in displeasure.
"Don't make me count, Rogue. Either you remove them yourself or I tear them into tatters. Unless..." Evelynn felt Akali suck in a breath when she traced the outline of the zipper with a fingertip. "...this is too much for you?"
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Akali shook her head.
"No... it isn't."
The lack of stutter she presented was honestly commendable. Akali felt like her chest was about to burst open thanks to the frantically raging heart inside of her. It was beating too fast and she was so sure her face was completely shaded with red.
The smirk widened even more, showing how pleased Evelynn was with her reply.
"Alright then," Marker being waved at her, Evelynn finished with, "off with those clothes."
Oh dear God, Evelynn was serious.
"You can start with your shoes."
Yep, the diva was fucking serious.
Not really knowing what else to do or intending to show any protests, the latter being primarily nonexistent, Akali did what Evelynn just told her to do. She removed her boots first, pulling off her socks once both of her feet were exposed.
"The jacket."
Without even saying a single word, Akali complied and unzipped the jacket she's been keeping on, once again presenting the kiss marks littering her exposed chest area. A delighted gleam sparkled in the diva's eyes once she caught sight of the trail she had left. It was her that left them, no one else.
"Shirt, off."
The tank top was held from the hem and yanked over her head by Akali herself, dropping the clothing on the floor and right on top of the two jackets.
"Pants."
As Akali unbuttoned her pants, she couldn't help but think why she wasn't doing anything else but obeying Evelynn's orders. Oh, maybe it was because something massively intimate was about to happen between her and the goddess observing her disrobe right now.
When she peeled her jeans down and exposed her legs, she heard a low chuckle come from her lone spectator, which prompted her to briefly look up and be rewarded with that swoon-worthy smirk. Hurriedly, she finished removing her pants, stepping out of it and nudging it towards the growing pile of clothes on the ground.
Self-consciously, Akali wound her arms around herself, hands brushing over the unclad parts of her body in the process. Once she had her arms crossed in front of her and her fingers feebly feeling over her skin, she felt her face grow hotter as she raised her head and refocused her gaze to Evelynn, who quirked an eyebrow at her as she flicked her eyes down to the strapless bra Akali was still wearing.
Despite the process of stripping being incomplete, Evelynn nodded and beckoned the rapper to come near with a finger. Akali quietly cleared her throat, feeling like it was too clogged with her nervousness for air to pass through and allow her to breathe properly.
By the time she was literally standing directly in front of Evelynn, the amber-eyed beauty made a circular motion with her finger as she said, "Turn around."
"Okay..." With that adorable flushed face of hers, Akali spun around until her back was facing the other female. "Eve?"
"Yes, darling?"
'Are we going to do it?' Akali heard herself ask in her thoughts, voice dripping with wanton need and desperation. How she wanted to utter that question and acquire the answer she was hoping for. She had yet to 'acquaint' herself with the acts involved in two women being physically intimate in the bedroom, but she was hoping she could keep up with Evelynn if they were to do it in the minute that will soon follow.
"...I'm nervous." Came her confession before she could do anything about it.
An audible breath left her lips once Evelynn gently reached from behind her and placed a hand over her abdomen, slowly pulling her back and wordlessly telling her to sit down on her lap.
"Don't be."
With another breath, this one much shakier than the previous, Akali fell backwards and landed on Evelynn's bare lap, instantly feeling the diva pull her close with one arm secured around her waist. She suppressed a shudder once she felt Evelynn press over her back, those magnificent yet still covered breasts of hers mashing softly against her.
"Do you know why I asked you to strip in the first place?" Evelynn asked her in a hushed whisper as soon as she had perched her chin on her bare right shoulder.
Akali shook her head. "Not really..."
"You see, darling, I haven't been feeling well."
"W-What do you mean?" Damn it, the feeling of the beauty's lips nibbling on her ear was too distracting. Akali couldn't even steady her voice properly.
"I've been feeling rather... troubled lately."
Akali hesitantly looked over her shoulder when Evelynn removed her chin from its resting place, her eyes carefully watching the diva uncap the pen she had in hand. The beating of her heart accelerated with each second that passed with her watching Evelynn twirl the marker a few times in her grasp before meeting her gaze with her own.
"And do you know who's responsible for that?"
"W-Who?" She had a clue who, but she felt like she had no choice but to play along.
Evelynn leaned forward for just a second, gave Akali a kiss on the cheek and whispered before retreating again. "You."
Akali abruptly took in a trembling breath moment she felt Evelynn remove the arm away from her waist, swiftly unclasping her bra with one hand, which was quick in grasping her left shoulder firmly soon after. The remaining coverage she had for her chest was yanked to the side before being tossed onto the pile of clothes in front of them.
The cool air of the room caused a light shiver to pass through her almost fully naked body, while her arms had instantly wrapped around her chest to preserve a bit of dignity she still had in that moment.
"Eve, what're you...-"
"Going to do?" Evelynn finished for her, voice holding the tone of mischief.
Akali nodded quietly, feeling Evelynn's thumb brushing over her skin in the gentlest way possible. It was soothing and nerve-wracking at the same time, nearly impossible for the rapper to keep herself from openly squirming.
Not to mention the feeling of Evelynn's gaze on her tattooed back, the siren possessed a full and unhindered view of the dragon painted permanently on her skin. Its appearance was much fiercer looking, especially under the bright light of the diva's quarters.
"Do you know what I felt earlier, hmm?"
"Felt... earlier?"
"Mm-hm. While you were preoccupied with your... adoration to your idol,"
"Kayle?" Akali asked in with a bit of hesitance and a whole lot of confusion.
Evelynn hummed. "I myself was consumed with a different thought."
A silent beat passed and Akali gasped a tad bit sharply she second the cool tip of the marker touch her back, gliding over her skin and leaving a magenta-colored trail as Evelynn began writing on her back and over the dragon tattoo.
"Or perhaps it would be more accurate if I were to refer to the thought as an unpleasant... feeling."
"Eve...!" Akali sounded as if she panted out the siren's name when she felt the marker making a slim upward loop on her back, the person drawing on her remaining undeterred as she continued with her work.
"I was strongly, absolutely, foolishly..." Each word was given an emphasis, the latter having the most as Evelynn finished signing her very own name on the rapper's back at the same time she completed her point. "...jealous."
"Jealous?" Akali was just about to turn her head to look at Evelynn over her shoulder, only for her to snap her gaze back forward once Evelynn softly blew at the ink of the marker.
"Exactly why I'm doing this."
A moan was suppressed when she felt Evelynn give her signature a Z-shaped underline before capping the body marker and discarding it with a little throw to the direction of the clothes laying on the ground. A shudder shook her form the second she felt Evelynn continuously blow at her marked skin, making sure the ink was dry and will remain undisturbed if it were to be touched in the moment that was about to follow.
"If we're going to proceed with this relationship of ours, then you should know what you'll have to deal with when it comes to situations like earlier."
Confident that the ink was finally dry, Evelynn traced the outline of Akali's midriff before her hands came to a rest on the rapper's hips. She pulled Akali in while she pushed herself forward, chin perching on the freestyler's left shoulder.
Akali forfeited the control over the situation, her body laying back willingly while her head draped until her hair was brushing against the cushion of the backrest. When she started unconsciously adjusting herself on Evelynn's lap, the amber-eyed woman allowed her in doing so and just resorted to securing an arm around her waist to at least make sure she didn't fall off.
"Jealousy and I don't mix well with another, apparently." Evelynn murmured oh so lowly in her ear.
"I... I don't like Kayle that way..."
"Oh?"
Hands still covering her breasts, Akali was honestly having difficulties in keeping a head that was clear enough for her to provide coherent responses. The hype she was feeling when she met Kayle was gone, only to be replaced by a different form of excitement. An excitement incited by the vixen that had her grasp of seduction embracing her in that moment.
"I find that hard to believe." Evelynn commented, kissing her shoulder a couple of times.
"There's... There's literally nothing..."
"Nothing what, hmm?"
"Eve, there's..." Akali bit her lip for a brief moment, feeling one of Evelynn's hands tracing the outline of her abdominal muscles. "...there's nothing for you to worry... about."
And for a couple of seconds filled with nothing but her trembling and Evelynn's calm breaths, Akali felt like she was about to lose her consciousness with how clouded her mind was with thousands of thoughts, innocent and not.
Evelynn was still quiet, not even giving a single murmur of a word.
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"I will make love to you, Rogue." Evelynn delicately whispered all of a sudden, affectionately nuzzling her, nose grazing the outline of her ear. "Soon."
"Eve..."
"Even though I don't know if I'm capable in doing so, I will certainly try in the near future."
"Eve, I want..."
"Shush. I know what you want." Evelynn gently cut her off, voice becoming huskier. Sexier, even. "That's why..."
Akali's breath hitched and her heart stopped.
"...I'll give you a taste."
Wait, did she just hear that right? Akali had to made sure, but she was too distracted with the hands that moved up and settled over her forehands. They didn't pull her hands away from its place, but they were over hers and they were absolutely warm.
"That is, if you want."
"I do." Was the immediate, firm and sure reply.
Akali surely did not hesitate in giving the signal to proceed. This was what she's been craving for and goddammit, she will have it. Not a single thing or one would take this opportunity away from her, and thankfully, Evelynn had the same thought in mind.
"Lights on or off?"
First of all, that question honestly sounded so stupid at first. If Akali were to say off, would Evelynn have to ask her to stand and turn off the lights? That would only provide a delay for this heated happening to commence. No way was Akali planning on dragging this longer for her, but she was feeling awfully embarrassed, especially with the lights completely on, which would give Evelynn a total high definition view of her.
"Off...?"
The rapper was already prepared to dash towards the direction of the light switch to get it over with, but then she was filled with a fair amount of surprise once Evelynn clapped twice and the lights of the bed chambers faded nearly to pitch black. Just like that, only the city lights passing through the clear window before them remained as the source of brightness that dimly illuminated the darkened room, nothing else.
"Let us start, shall we?"
Both of Akali's arms stiffened significantly once Evelynn held her wrists and started pulling her hands away from her chest, the feeling of embarrassment getting the best of her. Of course the display she was giving ensued a chuckle from the diva.
"Rogue...-"
"Don't be too rough on them." Akali practically peeped out, face totally red. This was uncharted territory she was about to venture in, so of course she'd be completely in the hands and mercy of the beautiful singer.
Being somewhat amused, Evelynn lightly shook her head and murmured, "I'll be gentle."
Initially, Evelynn had no intentions in feeling that part of Akali. She had only meant for the other to relax herself and be less rigid, but since the rapper had mentioned it now, well... It was an indirect invitation in her eyes and she was not one to decline such thrilling opportunities.
The siren had yet to make another move when Akali took hold of her own hands and placed them onto the chest she had exposed, which was then covered with Evelynn's own palms. The magenta-haired woman couldn't help but feel her cheeks become a little warm, especially when she felt Akali's nipples harden almost immediately upon skin contact.
"Akali," It was unbelievable how much it affected the rapper whenever Evelynn uttered her name with such a lovingly tender tone and manner. "it will be absolute agony for me, but I will still ask you one more time. Is this really what you want?"
Was this really what she wanted? Akali immediately tried sorting out her thoughts in her head, her brain working its hardest to search for the right words to say and to come to a final decision. This was her last chance to either continue or to back out.
Was she...
Akali kept her whimper in, especially when Evelynn began to deliberately knead her chest, fingers rubbing and squeezing with nearly a featherlight touch. It was like a deep, physical and heartfelt caress that made her heart flutter within her. It felt like she was a flame and Evelynn's touch was the gasoline that caused her to burn hotter and wilder.
Was she ready?
"Akali?"
With a shaky exhale, Akali reached to the side and stroked the siren's thighs with her quivering fingers, nails occasionally scratching at the soft skin. She leaned in and against the woman behind her, giving away her entire self to the vixen herself.
"Don't stop."
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A chuckle.
After that, a hum.
Heart beating as loud as a strike of thunder with each thump, Akali bit her lip and arched her back to push her chest against Evelynn's hands, which continued in sensually massaging her breasts.
"Does it feel good?" Evelynn inquired, movements slowing as the tips of her fingers traced around the sensitive peaks.
Akali nodded hastily. "Yeah... Don't stop, okay?"
Evelynn nodded once and hummed lowly, littering kisses on Akali's shoulder and sometimes even trailing up to the side of her neck as she ultimately gave both of the rapper's erect nipples an experimental pinch.
"Hah...!" Akali clamped her mouth shut once she released an abrupt scream, one that caused excitement and vast arousal to shoot up the diva's spine.
"Ooh," Evelynn cooed. "I like that."
"Hah... Eve, don't...-ah!"
Evelynn had pinched them again, a playful little grin on her face. "Don't? But darling, you can't expect me to not tease you like this, especially with those sounds you make. Ooh... They are turning me on."
If Akali's cheeks weren't as flushed as it could be, it certainly was now. She can feel Evelynn toy with her nipples, rolling and pinching them oh so delicately to inspire more vocal and bodily reactions out of her.
Just with the stimulating kneading the diva was doing to her, Akali can feel her lower area becoming more and more of a bother to her. There was this strong urge to press her thighs together. She knew that it wouldn't do much, but it surely would ease the building heat, even if it's just a little bit. When Evelynn took notice of how her knees would twitch towards one another, the vocalist instantly understood the wordless message she was unconsciously sending her. It was proof that body language was indeed useful at times.
"Do you know what's the best language, darling?" Evelynn asked, her left hand not at all stopping its ministrations towards one of Akali's breasts while the right gave the rapper's other nipple a somewhat rough pinch, which stole a moan out of the rapper, before creeping down south.
Akali shook her head, less than half of her mind surprisingly still able to provide a response to the query of the mischievous woman currently fondling her.
"Body language." Came the low volume response, while the hand that was evenly progressing towards her legs sent shivers throughout her form.
An immensely sharp intake of breath and body jerking so suddenly served as a result the very second Evelynn's fingers brushed over the cloth presenting as the only barrier between the diva's touch and the heat that laid underneath.
The sexual thrill shined bright in the amber-hued eyes of the femme fatale, especially when her fingertips made contact with a mildly damp fabric. It wasn't soaked, nor was it completely dry either. Her heart had picked up significantly and it truly took every ounce of self-control for her to prevent herself from tearing the underwear away from its place. One thing's for sure, water was certainly not responsible for the wetness of those panties.
"You tempt me, darling..." Evelynn whispered, finger laying still against Akali's cloth-blanketed slit.
"I'm... I'm not trying to..." Akali softly grunted out, teeth clenching at the first experimental stroke Evelynn gave.
"Well, your body surely is."
"Ah!" Akali jerked once again when Evelynn began steadily rubbing her above the nuisance called underwear. The dampness of the cloth increased with each moment that passed and Akali knew she had no one to blame, or thank, but Evelynn herself.
"Yes, don't hush yourself." Evelynn's left hand abandoned Akali's chest, intercepting the hand of the rapper that intended to cover her mouth and silence the moans that were leaving her. Once she had shifted the movement of Akali's hand, she reached up to trace the outline of the freestyler's jaw. "Let me hear you sing, darling."
"Ungh... E-Eve..."
"Sing for me."
"Ahhh... Eve...! Eve! Evelynn!"
"Shh, not too loud..." Evelynn purred teasingly, huskily chuckling. "Wouldn't want to put up a 'concert' for the others now, would you?"
"Eve..." Akali reached up and feebly clawed at Evelynn's forearm, while her palm held the top of the forehand of Evelynn's right hand, which was the same hand prodding at her clad sex. She was beginning to grind her hips back and forth, wanting more friction and pressure. "It... It feels...!"
"Nice?" Evelynn offered, ears too focused on Akali's moaning to hear the muffled and somewhat distant call of a particular blonde model.
Akali nodded frantically. "It feels so good..."
"It gets better, darling."
Click!
While Akali's eyes snapped open, her ears picking up the audible click of the door lust-clouded consciousness, Evelynn became absolutely still for a mere moment. The two of them had been too focused on the passionate act they were engaged in. It's somewhat surprising they stopped and silenced themselves in time.
Apparently, their unexpected visitor easily grew impatient with the lack of responses she was receiving and just decided to enter the room, not really expecting anything shocking to greet her in return.
For an entirely still and soundless moment filled with nothing but the low whirring rumble of the air conditioner, Evelynn grasped Akali tightly against her, hands firmly holding the rapper by the neck and the palm frozen yet still cupping the awfully aroused womanhood over the moistening clothing.
Akali couldn't help but close her eyes and flush in embarrassment. The situation was just about to turn into the most awkward moment in her life, yet here she was feeling more turned on than ever before. The possibility of being caught in such a compromising position with Evelynn was sending rushes of arousal to run through her very own veins and she just couldn't stop them.
...
...
...
"Eve?" Ahri called out, taking a single step into the room as she squinted her eyes and scanned the dark room. "You in here?"
Evelynn shifted slightly on her seat, doing a shushing gesture with her finger before answering back with a composed voice, "What is it, Ahri?"
"Have you seen Akali? Or at least, did she drop by here or something?"
Akali, whose head was currently resting just beside Evelynn's, turned slightly to the left, her evidently worried gaze still holding the lust deep inside the blue hues. What she got as a reply was wink and a stimulating stroke of a finger against her heat. Her eyes widened and a moan nearly tore through her lips if not for the hand that left her neck and clasped over her mouth.
The diva lightly cleared her throat to cover up Akali's moan, which she had succeeded in muffling. "I think she's in the shower right now."
"Oh, okay."
"Hmm," Evelynn hummed as she kept Akali as hushed as possible, finger suddenly giving hurried strokes. She can feel the wetness grow even more and faster than before and it made her smirk, especially when Akali started squirming on top of her again. "is Akali the only reason why you came here, Foxy?"
"Ah, well, no." Instead of leaving, Ahri fully entered the room and took out the gift Karthus wanted her to give to her friend. "Karthus left something for you."
"Leave it on the table there." Evelynn casually said, quietly latching her lips on Akali's neck and giving not a single fuck if Ahri were to approach and catch them at such a... unique predicament.
"Okay." Ahri reached for the light switch, only to stop herself a second before her finger came in contact with said switch. She briefly recalled the last time she had turned on the lights in Evelynn's room when it was in its dim setting.
The magenta-haired artist was sporting a painful migraine that time and claimed that it felt like a flashbang was thrown at her when Ahri had flicked the lights on. From then on, the K/DA leader told herself not to mess with the lighting in Evelynn's room, especially if it was in the dim level.
"Umm, Eve?"
"Hmm?" Evelynn hummed against Akali's skin, ignoring the rapper's weak struggles and half of her attention focusing on their group leader.
"Can we talk right now?" Ahri asked as she placed Karthus' gift on the coffee table in front of the sofa at the foot of the bed, remaining in the area where she still couldn't see the occupants of the massage chair supposedly fit for only one. "I mean, if it's alright with you, I guess."
Akali forced herself to stop shaking and jerking, gaze whipping towards Evelynn and wordlessly pleading to stop the arousing torture. If Ahri wasn't there, then maybe she wouldn't be asking for the pleasure to be halted, but obviously, it wasn't like that.
Evelynn stopped her sucking and winked at the rapper, smirking as she said, "Of course."
Azure eyes widened with disbelief.
Evelynn wanted all of this to play out with Ahri there?
Was she fucking serious?
When Evelynn proceeded with the rapid strokes, Akali was once again reeled back into a daze of sexual pleasure, cheeks flushing and body overheating. She could feel the diva poke and push in the slightest bit, but she never moved those panties aside and just let herself feel the freestyler's slit with her bare touch.
No, she was merely giving Akali a taste.
"So, Karthus mentioned something earlier..."
Akali's breath hitched, especially when she felt a sharp strike of pleasure shake her body. Soon after that, it felt like pleasure itself was crawling up her skin and gradually enveloping her entire body with its embrace.
"And what may that be?" Evelynn inquired, eyes completely focused on Akali's expression.
'Oh God...' Akali thought when she literally felt like she was going to wet herself right there. That would be too embarrassing to do, especially right now, but she was trying to hold it all in as much as she could. The more she did though, the more the pressure began to build up in her abdomen. It felt like she was about to lose her mind.
"Well, it's mainly abou...-" Ahri suddenly silenced herself when one of DJ Sona's hit songs, "Ethereal" began pouring out of her phone's speaker. The FOXY model instantly searched her pockets for her cellphone, while she hurriedly made her way to the door. "Be right back! I, uh, gotta take this call."
Slam! went the door of Evelynn's bedroom, the unanticipated visitor of hers finally giving them the privacy they needed. Once the echo of Ahri's own door slamming close reached their ears, Akali felt her eyes shoot open as she screamed in the palm of the sly siren.
"Evelynn!"
With a satisfied smirk, Evelynn closely observed as Akali cried out her name and began trembling on top of her as her orgasm shook her body with wave after wave of euphoria.
As for Akali, she felt like she was melting and burning at the same time. Toes curling, body tensing and twitching, breath losing and heart stopping, in her mind, she probably would have lost all of her senses if Evelynn wasn't there to hold her and keep her grounded.
One of her hands had reached behind her without her control, but instead of grasping her own hair, she ended up gathering a handful of magenta tresses that clearly did not belong to her. Such escaped her notice though. After all, she was still too busy being overwhelmed by the unfamiliar yet unquestionably exhilarating feeling she was experiencing.
This was definitely far from the climax she had a couple of days ago.
"Hah... Hah... Hah..." Akali resoundingly panted for the air her lungs needed, body still somewhat shaking as Evelynn took her hands away from its place and started leniently adjusting her on her lap.
The freestyler's legs were draped over the armrest at the left side of the massage chair, her entire self practically limply leaning against Evelynn's chest, head resting on the mentioned woman's right shoulder.
Arm wound around her and serving as a makeshift backrest while a hand was soothingly brushing away the sweat that blanketed her forehead, Akali allowed herself to be in Evelynn's utter care. She was feeling too exhausted to react and respond actively like she usually does. Her lack of clothing wasn't even bothering her anymore.
There was no room for embarrassment of any sort. No, there was only the feeling of contentment, warmth and the aftershock bliss that came after that so called taste she had gotten from the gorgeous seductress.
"Would you like to take a little nap, Rogue?" Evelynn asked in a soft whisper, her lips wearing a pleased curve as she eyed the drained freestyler.
Akali, whose eyes had drifted close in the middle of the shifting process, nodded tiredly. "Yeah..."
With a bit of adjusting here and there, Akali found herself being carried in the arms of none other than K/DA's fierce diva, who carefully brought her to the bed and tucked her in.
Sleepily, she watched as Evelynn covered her half-naked body with a comfortably warm blanket, giving her temple a little kiss and brushing her hair to the side as the older female audited her presently worn out state. It was obvious she was fighting the oblivion that was attempting to envelop her.
"Close those eyes, darling." Evelynn murmured. "Your dreams are waiting."
And close her eyes she did.
Once Evelynn was certain that Akali had fallen into the world of dreams and fantasies, she spun around and chose to gather the clothes they had abandoned on the floor. She folded them one by one before putting them in a neat pile on the coffee table, where she then took the object Ahri had dropped off on behalf of Pentakill's leader.
Just by looking at the case and the signature emblem of one of the most famous jeweller in the world marked on top of it, Evelynn knew what was inside. It was either a ring, a necklace or a pair of earrings that were made with nothing but pure and top-notch quality stones and gems.
Karthus always did know that Evelynn loved collecting limited edition jewelries.
Evelynn smiled. Even with the supposedly delighted expression, there was still something behind those amber orbs of hers. They were holding something. There was melancholy in her eyes as she inspected the jewelry casing, but she was smiling nonetheless.
Karthus did predict she would, but he never did say it would be one that held no misery or any sort of emotion close to such.
Sighing, Evelynn stood up and approached her vanity table, where she placed the case on the flat surface in front of the mirror before heading towards the entrance of her walk-in closet.
It would probably be wise for her to check on Ahri and see if the call with Sona was finished. She also had to find out what her friend initially wanted to discuss before said blonde had left in a hurry earlier. Resuming their conversation in her quarters now, especially with Akali being asleep in her bed and barely clothed, would probably only spark another shock for Ahri.
Evelynn would be nice for now now and save her friend from fainting.
Meanwhile, downstairs...
Sivir can be found drying the dishes Kai'Sa had just washed with a cloth, feeling rather amused as the dancer kept on apologizing and repeated over and over again how embarrassing it was for her to help with the dishes.
"Don't worry, it's totally fine." Sivir reassured for what felt like the umpteenth time.
"I took you back home with me to talk and get to know each other more, not to do chores." Kai'Sa grumbled, face showing a little pink color. "This is probably the worst date you've ever had."
"Not really. I'm actually enjoying myself." Sivir said, widening her smile once Kai'Sa turned to look at her.
"First you say that you enjoy being chased by paparazzi, and now you're saying that you're actually happy in doing a bunch of dishes? I mean, how could you be enjoying this?" To make her point clearer, Kai'Sa lifted a plate covered with soap and bubbles before depositing it back under the open faucet.
"It's not really the most exciting thing to do, but hey, at least I'm doing it with you, right?"
Kai'Sa stared at the delivery girl for a long moment, cheeks reddening before she could turn away and hide it from the other. "S-Shut up."
The amethyst-eyed singer gave a hurried wave of dismissal, which unintentionally sent a few stray drops of soap to the other female's direction. And as if the Gods above willed misfortune to come upon them, one tiny drop ended up hitting the brown-haired girl directly in her left eye.
Sivir flinched and nearly dropped the plate she was wiping, left hand placing the fragile thing on the nearest counter while her right started rubbing her recently 'shot' eye. Even though it was just an itty-bitty drop of soap, she can feel the stinging in her eyes begin, which prompted her to scrub faster with her fingers.
Of course her actions were not missed by the purple-haired artist.
"Sivir?"
"Uhh..." Sivir gave a short and sheepish laugh as she continued with what she was doing. "I think there's soap in my eye."
"Oh my God! I, uhh..." When Kai'Sa set the plate she was holding on the sink and made a move to reach for Sivir, the latter took a step back, narrowly dodging the dancer's soap-stained hands.
"I don't thinks that's going to help." Sivir surprisingly still managed to crack a joke as she still attempted to rub the stinging sensation away.
Kai'Sa flushed red and quickly but thoroughly started rinsing all traces of soap in her hands. "S-Sorry!"
Once she finished, she hurriedly wiped her hands on her clothes before leading Sivir to the small bathroom found somewhere in the first floor of their home. The pizza girl honestly found the sting in her eyes painful, but she was unable to stop herself from smiling at how Kai'Sa was becoming so frantic with what's happening.
"I read somewhere that we have to flush your eyes with cool water in these kinds of situations." Kai'Sa told her, pushing the bathroom open and leading her inside.
"Sounds painful."
Much to her embarrassment, Kai'Sa's blush became one shade darker and more prominent to her date.
"Not literally!"
Regardless of wanting the burning in her eyes to be gone, Sivir was still finding the entire scene fairly enjoyable. Here Kai'Sa was, fretting over her as if she was going to lose an eyeball and it was nothing but adorable.
"Y'know, you look cute when you're freaking out."
"Sivir!"
Were all dates this entertaining?
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Author's Note: Okayyy, first of everything, hey there~ I hope I didn't disappoint you readers with what I did with Pentakill's meet with K/DA. I made their meet more lighthearted yet somewhat brief because I didn't really want me to be all chummy already since they just met and weren't immediately the best of friends and all. :3
This doesn't mean that this is the last time they'll see each other of course. It always depends on how this story goes, since I literally write all of this at the spur of the moment and somewhat spontaneous way. ^^"
Sooo, I hope you readers enjoyed the little 'treat' Evelynn gave Akali. ;)
That, and Evelynn handled her jealousy pretty well, no? xD
And yes, to clear things now, next chapter will pick up where this ends and will show Evelynn and Ahri's talk and Akali's 'awakening' in Evelynn's bedroom. :3
And once again, yes, the song they were describing, "Awake and Alive", is the same song the from the rock band, Skillet. I know Pentakill has a lot of songs and all, but I figured I could insert this one in, mainly because of the female vocals in it. ^u^
Now, for your reviews:
To WolfSpiritHunter, yes, the claws xD Don't worry, I hear you loud and clear about that. xD And don't worry, you're not annoying me or anything. :3 I'm sorry about the treatment your parents gave you. I can assure you, they're missing out on such a wonderful person. As for your review in general, don't worry, I understand everything. ^^
To Caroline557, *brings in a box of underwear* will these be enough? xD
To Hogy, drive safe! This story is not worth getting in accident just to read! O.o
To realkhyz, first of everything, thank you so much for what you did. It means a whole lot. (You already know what I mean) I'm really glad you're enjoying the story so far, and yes, this jealousy Evelynn has about Akali and Kayle won't pose as a big issue. It's just one of those typical reactions between couples, y'know? ;)
To PlatedHero, does this put the torture at an end? O.o O hope it does. xD And you ask how many relationship blocks I can think of? Oh, a lot, trust me. xD
To Patreca, I kinda agree with the whole Frozen Lotus thing. I love that ship with all my heart (it's my OTP, for fuck's sake xD), but yes, it will somewhat disturb the flow of the story. You know me, I'm not one to forcefully put one couple in a story without a plausible reason. ^^
To Alkeniw Andilite, in due time, my friend. These two will go out on their first official date as couple. ;) And as you have seen in the chapter, Karthus has shed some light about Evelynn's past. :3
To neohyena, I understand your worry about Evelynn's jealousy being sudden. I kinda just used it to bring out her possessive side, but don't worry, this jealousy over Akali's admiration for Kayle won't be a problem. :3
To Pablo, you'll get your chance to hold hands with your girlfriend soon, I'm sure. *cheers from the background* As for your soft spot for Evelynn, don't we all have that? :P And thanks for your suggestions about the stuff I mentioned in the previous note. ^^
To TheMysteriousGilr, their relationships are serious, trust me. :3 And don't worry, I don't mind your English, which is relatively good, you know. ^^ As you have read, Kayle was nice to Akali, but she doesn't really see her in any other way but a mere friend. :3
To Alfa0306, if you finished this, then this is the longest chapter you've probably read, since this is now the longest chapter I've ever typed. xD
To katongoukakyunojutsu1, first of all, I'm flattered you went through the trouble of using a translator just to leave a review for me. ^u^ Second, thank you for your compliments to this story! :D
To Vrioso, as you have seen in this chapter, Evelynn didn't act childish when it came to her jealousy and instead resorted to show Akali how possessive she is. ;) As for your help, I'd gladly appreciate it! :D (pay pal . me/rinakurusu) Just remove the spaces ^^"
To Frigowyn Mordain, yes, Elise's part in This is War is just amazing! And I love your term "Ashegasm" Got a huge laugh out of me. xD
To Shinobukun, Evelynn took her jealousy on like a pro, yeah? xD She and Akali didn't fight and Akali even got a taste of a little something, so all is good, right? xD
To kyosayalove, well, Kayle may not have tried anything towards Akali, but obviously Evelynn showed you a glimpse of that so called "sexy, hot, fiery sex" you mentioned xD
To Vinxter, I apologize for having you lose sleep because of my story xD Good to know that you're loving this piece though! ^u^
To Strayk3rW, sooo, Evelynn had somehow showed her passion for Akali, does that count? xD
To Shadowmanji, as much as I'd love to add Frozen Lotus in this story, they might have to wait. :( But hey, I'll be releasing a story of their own in the future, so they'll have their own time to shine in due time. ^^
To Rivelia, yes, it's somewhat "cringy" to see them use different languages in the middle of it all, I totally understand where you're coming from. ^^"
Alright, I guess that's that! I'll soon be back with my next update! ^u^
