"Varus, Varus, Varus!" Lulu sang out approaching the brooding man. "The rift will eat you up if you sit any closer to the edge!" He glanced back at her with a forced smile. "How were the cupcakes Lu?" She seemed to ponder the question for a bit, and he knew the answer, not purple enough. "Don't try to change the conversation mister!" She scolded.

She noticed he looked broodier than other days, so she took a seat next to him. "Has your day not been purple enough."
"Yep, pretty much." He stole her hat and plopped it on his head. She tapped his shoulder demanding him to look over. He smiled gently at the bubbles and watched them dance around him. He popped one and the remaining liquid dropped into his eye. He yelled cursing in every direction as tears spilled out of his right eye. Lulu shook her head, "And that is why you look with your eyes," she said in a matter of fact tone. He glared at her, his finger thrusting through the air popping bubbles that surrounded Lulu. "Hey!" She yelled slapping his hands away. "Don't be rude."

"You know me Lu, and I hate others." He spoke out. "You enjoy others, and others enjoy you. I'm not like that." She nodded looking at him. "That's the way I am, but I do have issues for some people, hope they get eaten up by Nashor!" He chuckled at the ferocity growing in her eyes. The sun began to set, and Lulu sat up, "Sarah is waiting for me, so I'll see you tomorrow buddy," She said. He nodded watching her take her leave as she looked back, he gave her a small wink watching her cheeks flush red.

She hurried out of the rift and into the lobby where no one stood waiting. She cursed under her breath as she ran home. She felt bad ditching Varus, but when she was around him she became nervous, and her heart felt heavy. She was scared of messing things up by saying something utterly ridiculous and so, she bailed. "Agh, I'm so stupid!" she cried banging her head against the wall.

A small octopus blooped bubbles into the air, all of them popping at an unreasonable sound level. A hand came smashing down on the octopus at it let out a shrill cry and shriveled up. "Shut up you damned thing!" Varus moaned getting out of bed. A small knock reverberated at his door, and he stood up quickly slipping on a shirt. Another knock. "Coming, coming." He hissed out opening the door. A man dressed in a black cloak handed Varus a letter, and he groaned. The rift was calling to him. He didn't particularly enjoy someone else's company, but he enjoyed Sona and Leona as Sona never talked much, but her soothing music calmed him down. Leona was always vibrant and cheerful, she knew how to set the mood and could read him quickly, they worked well together, and she never pushed his buttons. He did receive a few nasty glares from Pantheon when Leona was tenderly taking care of him, but that was her job, so he brushed it aside. Besides, he already had someone in mind. Sure her breasts weren't as large, and she was quite short. Even if she only measured up to his stomach, her character reached his height.

He marched up to the desk and slapped the letter on the main desk, "I'd like to request a change in supports, I'll have Lulu." The woman looked through the system and slowly looked up with a raised eyebrow. "Lulu prefers to go solo, mid and top, top as a second option," the woman kindly replied. "Doesn't matter, replace her," Varus hissed out. The woman nodded and replaced the name Zyra with Lulu.

Lulu cried out when she receive her letter. She wasn't supposed to get it until next week. "What the hell!" She squealed running out of her house. Her hat had been long forgotten on the table, and her messy braids showed no mercy. Today was supposed to be a peaceful day off where she got to relax and enjoy some purple cupcakes, but no. She was already running thirty seconds late, and when she reached the lobby, she was escorted to the teleport and harshly thrown in. As she materialized on the rift, her chin on the grounds of the fountain, and she looked back with a deadly glare. "Careful you brutes!" She cried out. When she reached her lane, she noticed Varus farming, and his farming came to a halt when his eyes met hers. "Oh, what are you doing here?" He asked knowing full well.

"I don't know...I'm supposed to be sleeping right now," she grumbled. Varus smiled at how cute she looked unprepared. He walked back and patted down her hair. He then poked the bump of loose hair trying to make it settle back down. "My hair doesn't work like that," Lulu frowned. He glanced back at her while farming, her frustrated face beaming with anger as she ran her fingers through her hair trying to tame it. She rejoined him looking ready for battle. "Mind warding that bush?" Varus asked motioning to the tri bush behind them. She nodded skipping over to it placing the ward down. She walked back to lane with a smile on her face. "Wow, support is pretty relaxed," she commented staring at her poro cookie. "It can get pretty nasty sometimes, but don't worry I'll keep you safe." Her cheeks flushed pink, and she cleared her throat. "That's my job, though," she scolded nudging his waist. "Hey, calm it down there." He said teasingly.

She giggled her messy hair dancing childishly in the gentle breeze. Varus stared at her with an unreadable yet soft expression, and Lulu tilted her head looking at him, "Are you okay?"
"Uh, yeah I'm good..." He spoke awkwardly averting his gaze back to his bow as he cast out another arrow. "Would you like to to grab something to eat after this?" She nodded with a bright smile and hid her face. Him asking her for a bite to eat was the equivalent of a date. She squealed internally glimpsing at his profile with a giddy smile.

The game ended in a one side victory as Varus took Lulu's hand in his and helped her off the platform. "Where should we eat?" Lulu brought a hand up to her face and looked up at Varus shyly, "Where do you want to eat?" He chuckled softly squeezing her hand, her chest melted and she blushed. "all right then, let's take out," he mused. They walked to Kench's Bench. Lulu sat a table watching Varus walk up to the counter. She noticed his lips part as he chatted it up with Tahm. The catfish wiggled in place his hand slithering suspiciously underneath the counter. As if on cue he pulled out a black bag and set it on top of the counter. Lulu grimaced staring at the oddly shaped bag, what could be inside, that would be for them to figure out.

As they left the shop, Varus grew timider by the second until he took a deep calming breath. He halted watching Lulu turn to face him with a quizzical look. "I know a good place," he blurted out. She smiled and looped her arm in his. "Let's go then," her voice was soft with a bashful smile. He nodded as they walked side by side. It wasn't long before they reached a small river. "It may not look like much, but this river is the one that crosses the rift." He said with pride making sure to stick out his chest. "Huh, the more you know," Lulu mumbled. She stared at the river her eyes tracing the flowing water until it dissipated downwards, out of her sight. Just then, Varus slammed the sloppy looking bag in between them. Lulu felt a chill go up her spine and she grimaced at the bag. "Is it even edible?" She cried out poking the bag. "If Tahm can eat it...so can we?" His sentence trailed off in a question, now, unsure of himself. He took a deep breath and stuck his hand in the bag. A slimy substance slapped itself onto his arm, and he screamed like a little girl. He tore his arm from the bag, a weird tentacle wrapping itself around his arm. Lulu screeched scurrying as far as she could watching the desperate man waving his arm in all directions.

"Get it off me!" He screamed rushing at Lulu. Her face drained of all color as she ran away from him. "Don't you dare approach me with t-that THING!" The tentacle which was most likely from Illaoi detached itself from Varus and flung itself into Lulu's direction. She yelped hitting the substance away with her staff. She wacked the tentacle with much ferocity as Varus stood cringing at the sight. "Take this and this and this!" She shouted, kicking the tentacle until it went limp. Her short ragged breaths caught Varus' attention, and he looked at the tentacle, "Why don't we skip dinner," He commented. She nodded quickly and retreated from the ghost tentacle. "Tahm...should not...run a... food business," She panted. They both looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

"That was scary," they both mumbled. The sun started setting, and Lulu turned to look at Varus, "Thank you for an intriguing outing, it's getting late so I better head home." She gave a shy wave to Varus and walked away. As she did, he reached for her arm, halting her mid-step. "Yes?" She asked bluntly, turning around. "I had a lot of fun today," he said. "I look forward to working with you again." He kneeled down trailing his hand down to hers, he gently twisted her hand and pressed his lips to the back of her hand. She thinned her lips and stared at Varus utterly speechless. "Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow," her voice was so shaky that she mentally slapped herself. She was so embarrassed and ripped her hand out of his. Her cheeks were flushed red, and she let out a shaky breath before running away. Varus chuckled while shaking his head at the purple girl. "I love you," he whispered when she was out of sight.

*cough* :3 Varus is such a softy!