Author's notes:
Hey, I decided to post a small part of the chapter ... so I can tease you a bit with that.
I hope you'll enjoy it :D
22.08.2020 - Finished. Hope you like the entirety of the chapter.
Used songs:
Bon Jovi - Always
Jennifer Rush - The power of love
Fun fact:
Akali shares the wish with me :D (Aka I used my personal wish for that chapter)
The heart of the young rapper was about to explode. Her courage was vanishing at a quick pace. Where not so long ago was bravery, the courage to perform one of her most beloved songs, doubt was currently reigning. Akali tried to play a confident person that she, by no means, was in the current situation. As if someone had a razor-sharp knife on her throat, the brown-haired performer slowly made her way up to the very edge of the stage. If she wasn't holding her guitar, the crowd before her would be able to spot how much the artist's hands were trembling.
Swallowing the gulps that kept appearing inside of Akali's throat was becoming harder and harder with every passing moment. To be perfectly honest, the young woman was probably more scared about Eve being so close to her than about performing. In fact, her mind would just go blank during the performance, as if it was in some kind of standby mode that allowed her to share the best of her with their fans.
As soon as she reached the end of the stage, the magenta-haired goddess appeared behind her, pulling her closer to herself. Her nostrils were immediately filled with the sweet and rich scent that she associated with the diva. If she was to tell the truth, she would have to admit that she adored it. The scent was like a soft blanket that was wrapped around the livening goddess form.
The brown-haired rapper inhaled the smell deeply unknowingly. It was an intoxicating factor for her, and it must have been admitted. Akali could be seen as pretty much frozen in a current situation. She knew that it was inappropriate for them to be that close to each other, she knew that with every passing second breaking free would cost her more and more. Still, she could not muster any kind of strength or courage to do so. It was just another situation when Akali would just want to be more confident in herself. If she was, she would just turn around and reversed the roles between both of them. She wanted nothing more than to repay Evelynn for all of those frustrating moments, on the other hand, she was scared that she misread the intention of the older bandmember. She would cause a massive scandal the very moment her lips would descend onto Evelynn's. The ninja would want to see the facial expression of the siren, but more than that, she would want to see the returned feeling.
"Darling?" the golden-eyed beauty asked in a low tone. "Are you alright? You're so pale, and I can sware that your entire frame is trembling. Are you sick?" Evelynn asked with concern in her voice.
"No … I am fine, I was just lost in my thoughts," the latter lied as swiftly as she could, flashing a small smile as proof of her words.
"I … if you say so, dear. If you're ready, we can begin. Karthus will be the main singer during this song," the diva informed the rapper. "If you're ready, just give a sign to Olaf, and the drums will begin the ballad."
"Ok … Eve?" the younger woman called.
"Yes, darling?"
"Stay close," Akali whispered quietly. To Evelynn, it sounded as a plead. The young girl seemed to be troubled, so who was the diva to deny such a simple request.
"I was always near you, I'm, and I'll be as long as you'd want me to be around," the magenta-haired woman whispered as well.
"I … I … thank you," the brown-haired replied.
In the very next second, Akali rose her thumb up, giving the signal to the drummer to start. It didn't take more than a split second for the experienced artist to see the sign and to begin the performance.
As soon as the very first notes filled the air in the stadium, Rogue felt that the Evelynn's hold on her waist was strengthened. She smiled when she felt the first kiss being placed on her sensitive nape. The pleasurable shiver run down her spine with what it seemed the speed of light, or even faster.
The brown-haired girl needed to admit that she was so crazy in love with the woman currently standing right behind her. She needed to admit that she was so head over hills in love with her.
That whole situation could be considered or seen as weird. The young rapper was so restless, so insecure when the infamous diva of KDA was nearby. Still, somehow she every single time, she didn't want her to go away, she wanted her to be near, to make her whole even if it was just for a mere couple of moments. Strange, isn't it? Akali felt like a massive collection of contradictions that put all together were making a bit of sense. Maybe, it would be appropriate to call her the real example of chaos theory.
The soft as fathers touch kiss brought her back to reality. All it took for the brown-haired performer to go back to the track was the very first line of the lyrics sang with a deep, rich voice of Karthus.
"This Romeo is bleeding, but you can't see his blood."
She could hear Evelynn singing it as well. The difference was that the magenta-haired was singing right to her ear in a bit softer manner. Akali immediately smiled, her courage had been restored, she felt as if she was to conquer the entire world in a span of the very next few seconds.
Without much thinking, the youngest member of the band closed her beautiful blue eyes and started to improvise. The original guitar was being played by the Mordekaiser, so she was free to add a bit of spiciness to the legendary ballad. Nearly effortless, the ninja started to copy the singer's track, from to time adding an additional bend, additional harmonic, additional pinchy sound to capture the attention of the crowd.
Truth be told, Akali didn't plan to play the song that particular way from the very start. Still, she allowed herself to be carried by the influence of the other performers, to be carried by their passion, their energy. If she were to be asked about the result … hmm … she would probably say that it turned out much better than she anticipated.
Akali allowed herself to be lost, allowed herself to sink into the song, into the performance. It was like a trance with that one exception that she didn't want it to end. The brown-haired girl felt loved, felt appreciated, felt needed, and on the very top of many other sensations, she was on top … she was the start of the show.
It could be a stupid thought, right? The role of the stage queen was reserved for the diva herself, right? Or … has something changed in the process? It could be considered laughable, but Akali found it immensely challenging to find answers for those questions.
Even though the song seemed to last for a very long time, there was still quite a lot of time left before the solo must be performed. Even though Rogue was in a trance, she still could feel the gorgeous body of Evelynn being pressed onto her. She must admit it, she enjoyed that sensation … she enjoyed it greatly.
Soon enough, the time has finally come. The stage was set for her, she was to play one of the most emotional solos of the older generation of rock, and … she was not afraid of it, she could not wait a single moment more.
"If you told me to cry for you, I could."
"If you told me to die for you, I would."
"Take a look at my face."
"There's no price I won't pay."
"To say these words to you."
When the last line was sung, the time came. The arms of the siren - that were enveloped around her waist – let her go, Rogue, seized the opportunity. With little to none thinking, she took a few steps forward, heading into the single, thin ramp that was stage's extension.
The brown-haired guitarist began the solo before she even reached the very end of the mentioned ramp. At the very beginning, it was just an original guitar track. However, as time passed by so quietly and quickly, the improvisation was soon all over the place. For the youngest member of KDA, it was just like the wildest dream coming true. With little to none effort, she extended the solo, easily doubling the time it lasted, or maybe even tripling. The ninja kept it as close to the original part as she was able to, but didn't hesitate to add additional techniques. The entirety of the song that was ringing inside her mind was perfect.
Akali could not say for sure how long she was allowed to play like that. Still, at some moment, the diva closed the distance between them once again, capturing the attention of the younger girl within seconds.
"Darling, it's perfect, but shall we move on?" Evelynn whispered into Akali's ear.
"Yeah … I guess, I overdid myself a bit, sorry," Rogue replied while gracefully ending the solo.
"Good job, honey, I'm so proud of you," the diva cooed in a low tone, taking a step back, and pulling the latter with her.
"I … I … I really appreciate that Eve," the brown-haired guitarist stuttered while providing the answer.
The scene could be seen as a bit absurd by the crowd, but they didn't protest at all, they enjoyed the show too.
Once the Akali's part was over, Karthus and Mordekaiser continued the ballad to the very end. Even though Akali was quite preoccupied with the siren who was dragging her to the very centre of the stage, she continued to support the rest of the performers. She continued to play the singer's track, in her very unique way.
"I know when I die, you'll be on my mind."
"And I'll love you, always."
"Always."
With those few last lines, the Bon Jovi's song was officially over. The fans started to chant, started to applaud for the countless time during this night's gig. Still, it was wordlessly welcomed by the artists. Akali could have sworn that it was much louder than any other time before, but at this point, she could be mistaken, she was at the very edge of exhaustion.
"Darling?" the soft voice of the diva called her.
"Yeah, Eve?" she responded.
"It's time for you to fulfil your part of the bargain," Eve whispered as quietly as she could. "Just put down your guitar, sit on the chair, and allow us to surprise you."
"Ok," Akali replied instantly. "I am so drained, Eve," the rapper whispered back.
"I know honey, I'm exhausted as well, but a couple of more minutes and we can go back home," the magenta-haired cooed tenderly. "Can you endure a couple of minutes more, can you endure them for me, darling?"
"Yeah, I will do it, do not worry," Rogue provided the answer while returning the guitar to the crew member. When she was done with that task, she rose her thumb up to let the golden-eyed goddess that she can proceed.
Evelynn didn't wast any time more. The living goddess grabbed the hand of the latter and led her to the previously set chair. As soon as the brown-haired situated herself onto the furniture, the siren reached out for a blindfold that she had in her pocket.
"Relax, honey," the queen of KDA whispered softly. "I'm going to put that blindfold onto your eyes. It'll prevent you from peeking out, the surprise is mostly based on the music," Evelynn provided an explanation.
"Ok," the rapper answered in a moan-like manner.
"You're going to be fine, baby," Eve assured the latter. "I'll be here, I'll be here near you … for you," she added after a short pause.
Akali just nodded with her head, she was at a loss of the word, or maybe, she could not find the right ones – who knows? She took a very deep breath that filled her lungs entirely. With the swish of exhaled air, the blindfold was put on. In a matter of milliseconds, the world vanished, and the darkness began its ruling.
She could still hear the crowd that was non-stop chanting, but more than everything she focused on the sound of the footsteps that were coming from grater distance with every passing moment.
Without anything better to do, Akali tried to focus on every sound that surrounded her.
Soon enough, her bandmates started to play the beginning of some sort of song. The soft notes were becoming louder and louder with time.
Akali was more than certain that she knew the song, but she could not exactly put her finger on it. She could not name it.
"The whispers in the morning."
"Of lovers sleeping tight."
"Are rolling by like thunder now."
"As I look in your eyes."
With just those few line sung with the angelic voice, the realisation came upon her. "Jennifer Rush, the power of love," she whispered.
With every single line that she heard, the soft click of high-hilled boots was getting closer and closer. Without discarding the blindfold, without even seeing the approaching person, she knew that it was Evelynn, she knew it deep inside of her.
She could not properly name the feelings that this particular song awoke in her. Or maybe the true question was – "What feelings this particular song that was sung by Evelynn, the woman I secretly love, awoke in me?".
Akali was definitely at a loss of words, she didn't know what to say, what to do, so she waited. The brown-haired girl had a sentiment to that track, it always made her cry, no matter what. And the current situation was not different.
As the performance progressed the fold that was put onto Akali's eyes started to become damp. The people standing in the crowd could not see it, but from time to time, the lone tears could be spotted to run down the cheek of the rapper.
In the mind of Akali, she imagined that Evelynn was singing it to show the latter how much she loved her, how much she valued her. The song was connected with one of the most guarded secrets of the browned-haired girl. She wanted to hear that song from the woman she would love, out of the purest love.
That was what the rapper of KDA was imagining in her head.
Even though Akali enjoyed every second of the performance, she wanted it to end as quickly as it was possible. She was not sure whether she could muster enough strength to endure the truth … to endure the truth that Eve did not do it as she expected, out of the reasons she begged for.
It was not long before the song reached its finish, but for the brown-haired woman, it seemed like ages. By the time, the diva stopped singing, the blindfold was completely wet.
As soon as Akali made sure that the song actually ended, she discarded the material out of her sight, got up, and ran away toward the backstage as quickly as she could.
The eyes of the youngest performer were still wet, there were still tears pouring down her cheeks, but she was running away. She could have sworn that she heard the familiar sound of high-hilled boot's clicks behind her, but she did not dare to look back.
It was just a matter of time before Akali reached the resting room of the group at the very end of the backstage. Without much thinking, she stormed through the door, leaving it open behind her. As soon as she was in, she headed toward the toilet.
She did not dare to look at the mirror, she did not dare to look at her reflection. The young girl just turned on the water. All she wanted was to try to calm herself. The rapper was all too aware that what she just did might cause the affair shortly.
Suddenly, she was grabbed from behind, pulled toward the soft material and warm flesh underneath it. She sunk into it without hesitation with any protest at all.
"Darling … darling, I'm sorry," she heard after a few moments of silence.
"What are you apologising for?" she asked Evelynn, not daring to raise her eyes.
"I … I made you cry," Eve provided an answer slowly. "I didn't intend to make you cry, believe me, I did not," she added.
"I know," the ninja replied. "I just ran away from the truth," the girl confessed.
"What are you talking about?" the surprised magenta-haired asked.
"I … I …," the brown-haired started to stutter while turning around. Once she was face to face with the woman she loved, she grabbed her chin gently and adjusted their eyes to be on the same level," I ran away from the truth that you don't love me, that the song was just a gift for me. The gift, the thank you from the friends," Rogue added.
"I … I …," the golden-eyed murmured.
"Shhh … I know that you do not have the same feelings toward me. I know that you are attracted only to male celebrities. I was just foolish enough to believe in a miracle."
"Nice dress, Eve," Akali said quietly, eyeing the clothing of the diva.
It could be considered a pretty plain outfit for the scandalous, infamous diva of KDA, but Rogue found it beautiful. It was a really long dress of purest white. It fracture was delicate. From the close, one could spot that embroidered differently on each part of the dress. In the chest area, the embroidery was much thinner, slightly transparent. For example, in the legs area, it was much thicker, the material was embroidered in such a way to create folds that overlapped themselves. For Akali, it was just a little masterpiece, a little art.
"Akali … Akali, darling, look at me," the golden-eyed woman tried to earn the attention of the latter.
"I am sorry, I just … I just tried to eat you up with my very own eyes, sorry Eve," the latter apologised.
"Wasn't it a dream of yours to be a recipient of that very song?" the diva asked tenderly, creasing one of Akali's cheek.
"Yes …," the ninja started, " but I wanted it to be sing by the person that I love, that loves me, and is doing it out of love to me," she confessed. "I love you … I think I fell in love with you long ago, but I did not dare to admit it. I did not dare to admit it in my mind, nor publicly."
"Akali," the diva gasped loudly. "So … so it makes two of us."
"What?" the surprised girl asked. "You want to tell me that …"
"Yes … yes, I want to tell you that I love you, Akali," the diva interrupted the rapper. "I fell for you I don't really know when, but it a long time ago," Eve admitted. "I know that I did a lot of stupid things to you, but maybe we can start over … would you like to be my girlfriend?"
"Yes … yes, yes!" Akali nearly shouted, crushing their lips together.
"If these stupid hoes don't have sex now, I'm going to kill them!" the voice of the KDA's leader could be heard from the resting room.
"As if you weren't a sucker for Sona," Kai'sa chuckled.
"Kai, I'll kill you too!" the pissed off Foxy growled.
"Don't worry about them," Evelynn cooed Akali. "Just kiss me more, and I'll protect you from her," the older woman giggled.
"I can gladly do that," Rogue replied, kissing her now official girlfriend with every ounce of emotions she had in herself.