Own nothing of League of Legends except for my OC! Important note in the end.
Chapter 29: Are you ready! Pentakill is here! I chose you.
The scenario was set out inside the hall of the Institute. Everything was ready. But the hall would not open until the night came.
Today was just starting. It was time. And she would be damned if she didn't give her all today.
The Pentakill concert was today at night. She was ready, she had been feeling ready after seeing Ahri and Cid. Now she was with Mordekaiser, Karthus, Olaf who was fully ready, Yorick looked pumped wearing his hat. And then the new vocalist was getting ready too.
Kayle was something new to the group, and in a way, it wasn't her first concert with the group, just the first one she was worried they didn't do their best.
She had been getting ready. And now it was her chance to shine. To show all of them, that even if she had no voice, she could scream harder than anyone else out there, that she had a voice that would raise itself over the crowd. The concert was her best chance to do it…
And she wouldn't let it go to waste.
The tuning of her instrument was always a relaxing moment. Mostly because it gave no chance to distract herself.
Ahri. Cid. Riven. Nothing and no one were in her mind as she made sure the strings were perfect. No sound would be uneven, everything in her instrument would be a perfect harmony. The feeling of the strings in her fingers brought an immense sense of comfort. The instrument had always been her friend, sadly it didn't spoke back.
And even then, few would speak to her, or more properly, they just couldn't hear her thoughts. It was hard to speak with someone who didn't made sounds after all.
Then they came. One by one, she started having friends. And now she was going to have a chance to impress all her friends. To show her gratitude, to express herself, and hopefully to reach someone.
He had made a promise. He would tell her an answer after the concert.
Good or bad. It didn't matter. She was happy knowing he was deciding…
But that mattered little.
Her instrument demanded constant attention as it was being tuned. And that's all that mattered.
"Sona? How you are feeling?"
Yorick spoke to her. And that was the biggest distraction. Never had he spoke to her before a concert, Yorick simply was always the bass, keeping rhythm and making the concert great. But he wasn't one for conversation.
"We got a big night ahead… did you used your guest tickets?"
Guest tickets for Pentakill.
Each member of Pentakill had five tickets to give away to whoever they wanted. Normally she would just keep them, she didn't have any special guests in mind. But this time she had given away five of them.
One for Ahri, one for Riven, one for Lux, one to Quinn and the last to Cid.
Really, it was the first time she gave away all her guest tickets.
With a nod and a smile, she answered the question from Yorick, she pointed with her hand at him asking the same. Yorick nodded.
"I gave one to Kalista… hopefully she will come"
Sona smiled happy for Yorick. He had also been one to keep his tickets all the time. The only one who always used his were Olaf and Mordekaiser. Mostly because they gave them to the summoners to bring more people. Karthus was often keeping his. He said that if the people truly wanted to hear them, they should pay for it.
And Kayle… thinking about it, she didn't know if Kayle planned to use hers.
"I see you are excited… the therapist is coming to see you?"
Sona at this perked up nodding faster. The action made Yorick nod while seemingly chuckling.
"I see… is good to have friends…"
He offered a nod before going to tune his own bass. Mordekaiser was in a corner of the hall simply sleeping. The man said he knew all about metal, so he didn't need to worry. Truth was that he was serious about music. More than he let on, Sona could see the marks in his guitar, a testament of how much he practiced on his own.
It was a fun thing.
They were different. They didn't carry much in common. But they had something that brought the whole group together.
They all loved music. It was fun, how universal music was. No matter the nation, their birthplace or their beliefs. They were all musicians. They all shared that love for music. And were able to express it in their own ways.
Pentakill had been born as something fun. And it became something great…
Music was their language, the nation they all shared.
She smiled as she finished tuning her instrument.
Now came the longest part of her preparations for the concert…
Getting dressed. Red hair and changing the shape of her instrument was a thing of magic. But getting dressed still took time…
Cid was in his office sketching. Diana and Leona, a shame that Leona would probably never get back the past, but it was something that needed to be accepted. It was their choice, something that they would live with.
A soft screeching of the opening of the door brought his attention to Annie.
"You are not busy, are you?"
He nodded at her. Offering her to sit in the couch.
"Not at all, how you are doing Annie?"
She smiled as she skipped to the couch. She pointed at Tibbers who was lying in her hand.
"Tibbers and me were hoping you could help Amumu"
Cid opened his eyes in surprise. He nodded.
"Sure, if is something I can do, I would love to help Amumu"
Annie smiled and spoke again.
"Amumu! You can enter"
Albeit slowly, the sad mummy entered the office, waving at Cid.
"Hi… I am sorry… you are probably busy"
Cid waved him off.
"Not at all, how can I help you Amumu?"
Amumu seemed to be in thought before looking at Annie who nodded at him.
"Would you come with us to fish? We are not allowed to go out without a summoner…"
Cid scratched his head. He was sure no one really said anything to Amumu or Annie regarding what they could or couldn't do.
"Sure, I don't mind going fishing with both of you"
He heard Annie making a noise to bring his attention. He smiled before speaking again.
"Oh sorry, I don't mind going fishing with the three of you, sorry Tibbers"
The bear shined for a second before Annie smiled.
"Tibbers accepts your apologies"
He stood from his desk following Annie and Amumu who walked close to the other. They were chatting of nothing important, mostly Annie was guiding the conversation asking Amumu all about his bandages.
"Do they hurt?"
"Do they ever get broken?"
"How do you get more bandages?"
"How come they can stay glued at others?"
"How come you can throw yourself to the bandages?"
"Do they pull at you?"
"Can you change the bandages?"
Amumu did his best in answering her questions. Cid could only chuckle at seeing them interacting. It was nice to see Amumu being able to spend time with someone.
"Hey Annie, why did the summoners said you two needed someone to go with you?"
Before Annie could answer, Cid heard a chuckle close to them.
"Oh, because lots of visitors will be coming today, so they don't want them roaming around without supervision"
Cid looked behind him and saw the figure of a man with a purple hood. The hood was down so he could see his face. He looked young, but his disheveled hair and glasses said he was older than he appeared to be.
"Rosark, clean up member for the Institute at your service"
Cid was curious of this, they all kept walking together Annie was the first to speak.
"You are the guy who fixed the wall Tibbers broke by accident"
The man in the purple robe chuckled.
"Indeed, I am the one who comes fixing whatever is broken, we got a long day ahead"
Cid was curious as to why he was walking with them.
"Not that I mind, but why are you walking with us?"
The man chuckled before pointing to the hallway ahead.
"Who says you aren't walking with me? But I understand your point. I am just going out myself, I heard Malphite broke a wall by accident, dude is rock solid, and it seems clashing against wall at high speeds is something he can't avoid doing"
Malphite? Curious.
Cid wanted to ask more about his job to the figure who simply chuckled before pointing to a wall at their side. A huge silhouette was in it. Like a beast.
"Well, look at that someone forgot to care of Gnar it seems… sorry sir, I will have to stop being your company, keep an eye on Annie and Amumu, lots of people will be coming to the Institute, some not the kind I would want here, but they paid for the Pentakill concert, so orders are orders"
Cid saw the figure sighing as he started to take measurements of the wall. It seemed he would fix it.
But his words carried a certain weight on them.
So, the Institute would receive people who paid to see Pentakill, that meant civilians, or people of interest for the group had access to the Institute. Who said they weren't coming to cause a mess? Or check on champions? Really, it was hard to believe.
But he saw no reason to doubt the man who fixed the walls of the Institute.
Annie spoke her thoughts as if reading his mind.
"He is nice… he is often sleeping though… if he is awake right now it means lot of people will be coming today"
Cid didn't like crowds. But he understood the Pentakill concert was a huge deal. A band made of champions, it was a big deal.
Amumu spoke his thoughts too.
"He is always fixing the walls around Rammus"
Annie nodded.
"Rammus needs to stop shaking so much"
Cid smiled looking at the interaction between Annie and Amumu. Maybe they could be friends… maybe they were already on that path. Who knows, he could just smile enjoying seeing them interact.
"Well then, we are close to the lake, so let us rush!"
Annie and Amumu started running at his words. Cid stayed behind chuckling.
Children always fell for such things.
His smile fell when he noticed Tibbers shining. He knew he had to start running.
Tibbers wasn't a child, and it seemed he didn't appreciate him trying to pull an innocent prank.
When they reached the lake. Annie was teaching Amumu how to fish. Or pretty much trying how to. Whenever Cid offered to help Annie, she would kindly say she didn't need help, she was going to teach Amumu how to fish herself.
Of course, Cid decided that it was a good day to practice the steps to fish, rather slowly, way too slowly so the girl who was peeking at him would have a clear view on how to fish.
Her pride was adorable to him. It was fun seeing her trying to do things without help. But it was understandable, Champion or not, Annie was a child. One with powers that could turn anyone into a crisp or maul them with Tibbers. But a child in the end.
"Ah!"
Cid took to look at his side and saw Amumu and Annie surprised. They had managed to catch a small fish. Cid looked with surprise at Amumu smiling with Annie, but he looked with more surprise at the fact the fish wasn't dying.
As far as he knew Amumu cursed touch could pretty much kill anything… maybe?
"Hey Amumu, you did it! Way to go!"
He took the risk.
With his left hand he made a fist bump for Amumu who in his happiness touched his fist. In that moment Annie and Amumu both understood what happened. Or more like didn't happened.
"Your hand!"
He looked at it. Normal, no marks, no signs of anything. He smiled at Amumu.
"Well look at that! You didn't end my hand nor the fish, though you might want to place the little guy back in the water"
Annie and Amumu both gasped throwing the fishing cane into the lake. This made everyone laugh.
Amumu while laughing took to look at his bandaged hand. He didn't hurt anyone. He smiled touching the grass around him, noticing it didn't do anything he tried to touch Annie hand. To his surprise Annie had a scowl in her face.
"Amumu! That's not how you greet your friends, you need to do it like this!"
Annie proceeded to teach Amumu a weird handshake with many phases. The kind of handshake children were always changing on the go. It was a nice show, and it brought Cid curiosity how they weren't being affected by Amumu curse… the only different thing was…
Amumu was happy.
Cid spoke his thoughts out loud concluding.
"Well who would say it, Amumu being happy is the solution to that cursed touch"
"Oh really?"
At the sudden voice Cid couldn't avoid letting out a gasp of surprise and then he heard soft giggles. When he looked at the lake he saw Nami waving at him while trying to control her giggles.
"I apologize, didn't meant to scare you Cid, I just came to bring you this back"
She offered from her side the fishing cane they had thrown to the lake
"I imagine you will be needing it if you want to try to keep fishing"
Nami smiled as Amumu and Annie approached to take the fishing cane. Both nodding and thanking her for it.
"Now Cid, mind explaining me of this cursed touch you spoke of?"
Cid nodded. He proceeded to tell Nami a short version of what happened. The more he spoke the happier Nami seemed to become. Her smile looked so big he could feel the pain on it.
"That's fantastic! Amumu can finally spend time with others then!"
He nodded, he looked at both Amumu and Annie playing.
"Yeah… but I think is not something I should be revealing to everyone"
At this Nami kept smiling but focused on his words.
"I think, is Amumu decision whether or not he wants to speak with others, I think that if suddenly everyone finds out, the summoners would pester him about how his curse works"
Nami nodded. She kept her smile and spoke softly.
"I see, you care about Amumu a lot, don't you?"
He smiled and nodded at her.
"I care for all my friends, I mean, everyone I have met has sort of become a friend in a way I guess"
Nami nodded.
"Is good to see you think that, because it would have been awkward for me to consider you my friend if you didn't think the same about me"
Cid chuckled waving her off.
"Of course, you are my friend, just like Amumu and Annie"
Cid didn't take notice of the mummy and the child hearing his conversation with Nami. Nami was seeing them with a smile in her face. She loved to see such displays of friendship.
"Hey Nami, are you good skipping stones?"
Nami looked with curiosity at Cid.
"I am not good at jumping through stones Cid, in case you forgot, I don't have legs for that"
Cid nodded before taking a stone.
"I didn't mean like that, look"
He threw the stone in the lake, making it barely skip two times before it fell.
"Well, I am out of practice, I used to be able to skip it three times"
Nami, Amumu and Annie all decided to give it a try. For a reason out of the understanding of everyone, Nami seemed to be a natural at skipping stones. Amumu and Annie were barely able to make it skip once. But Nami managed an impressive amount making the stone reach the border of the lake.
"Impressive Nami, you seem to have no troubles making the stones skip"
Nami smiled looking at the stone in her hand.
"Well, is pretty easy, you just need to make it go through the surface"
As if to proof her point she threw a stone again making it skip all over the lake. Amumu and Annie were impressed as the first time. Cid simply couldn't avoid chuckling. For someone who didn't even knew what was to skip stones she was simply the best.
"I see, you are a natural in this"
She nodded and kept throwing small pebbles making them skip. Cid considered the time, he didn't really know how long he had been on the lake with them. It was time to make sure he was ready for the Pentakill concert. Sona had been clear he wouldn't have trouble to come and watch her thanks to her tickets. Still he was supposed to be there on time. Sona was clear she would know if he and Ahri arrived late.
She had been adamant she knew Riven would not arrive a second late as she mentioned Riven was excited for Sona. Lux and Quinn were supposedly going to be there too. Meaning she had placed the warning on the ones she called.
The most carefree and prone to be late of my friends
Thinking it back, she might not be wrong. Stuff tended to happen and usually he lacked a consistency on times due to this situation. Cid looked at Nami.
"Nami, mind taking care of Annie and Amumu, I need to be sure I got all set for the concert"
Nami nodded.
"Sure, I will take care of them, I will teach them to skip stones like me"
Both Amumu and Annie looked with wonder at Nami nodding.
"Take care all of you, you too take care Tibbers"
As if to answer the bear shined for a moment, the color of embers making it bright. Cid didn't know if he was glad that the bear could hear him. Anyways, better to stay on his good side. Amumu and Annie waved with a quick dismissal to him. They were too focused on the teacher who would reveal them the trick to skip stones.
Cid let out a small chuckle before walking speaking to himself.
"Children… never change"
Cid was making his way to his office when he saw Ahri waving at him. It seems she had come to find him.
"Cid! Good, I was hoping to find you in your office"
With a skip in her step Ahri rushed to his side linking her arm with his. She smiled as she got close to him. He couldn't avoid smiling at seeing her smile.
"Well, excited? Sona big day is now, I am really eager to see them play, I heard Kayle will be singing too"
Kayle, Morgana sister. That would be interesting.
"It will definitely be good, let us hope for the best"
Ahri perked up and gave Cid a peck on the cheek. The act wasn't anything new as Ahri had proven to be quite physical in her interactions since she had opened more to him. But the fact that it had been such a soft act made him look.
"What was that for?"
Ahri smiled looking to the front.
"Sona told me it was a big day for you… so I am only wishing you the best"
Cid couldn't avoid smiling.
It was a sweet thing… bitter sweet to consider the future. But he knew it was time to move forward and stop bad habits. Like not deciding. A choice was to be made. But that could wait, a concert was about to begin.
When Cid entered the hall for the concert of Pentakill he took notice that there were indeed many people who by no means belonged to the Institute, their clothes and uniforms gave it away quite fast. Surrounding them were many summoners, the purple robes keeping order around the place and making sure everyone was in their right zone. When he and Ahri entered he questioned him about if he was to enter with the Champions.
Showing the tickets of Sona he was guided to a different zone way closer to the area of the stage, they were placed to the left of the center. Next to them was Lux, Quinn and Riven. Lux and Quinn were wearing black shirts that had Pentakill written on them. Lux looked rather animated, Quinn seemed to be a bit embarrassed of Lux excitement. Riven was being her usual self.
Calm and collected but it was obvious she was happy about being there. When she took notice of Cid and Ahri she smiled and waved at them to get closer.
"Hey, is good to see you two, I was wondering if you would arrive late"
Cid nodded and Ahri giggled.
"Well, Sona had been clear we shouldn't arrive late"
Riven nodded and smiled at them.
"Is good that you are in time, they are about to start"
Riven got closer to Cid to whisper.
"The rumors are going rather strong on the Institute, is it true you are choosing between Ahri and Sona?"
He nodded and Riven offered him a quick hug.
"Good luck Cid"
"Thanks Riven"
As she nodded, people started screaming. It was the scream of a show that was about to begin, it was the resounding sound of when someone famous appeared. It was the sounds of Pentakill coming to the stage.
Lux approached Cid and started pointing everyone.
"Karthus, the thin one and tall, Mordekaiser, full of metal you won't miss it, you already know Yorick and Olaf, the lady in black and blonde hair is Kayle, Morgana sister, and"
Lux didn't need to speak who was the last member
Sona, she came looking with her red hair and black clothing, Cid was impressed on the drastically change of her usual look. She looked amazing, one could see it was still Sona, but her style looked fitting for the metal band.
When the crowd kept on cheering, Karthus spoke, briefly if they were ready, a scream was all that was needed for them to start to play.
"Let us start with! Dead Man's Plate!"
The crowd cheered and screamed. The song started slow, but as it kept building momentum it became fast until it was an explosion of energy, the song kept that flow as once again it repeated the action, building slow until it reached its end.
"You drank deep and you paid the price
(What did you think you would find)
Answer the dark whisper
And you will tear this world apart
Our world apart
You will tear this world apart"
They kept going like that. They played songs with names as The Cull, Mortal Reminder, Infinity Edge, Frozen Heart, The Bloodthirster, The Hex Core mk-2.
The people were constantly screaming and enjoying the music of the metal band made of the champions, the six pulled a weird harmony between all of them, the result was incredible. He found himself enjoying the whole concert. The end was marked with the last two songs, Tear of the Goddess, the song in which Kayle took the lead as a main singer for it and they closed the concert with The Blade of The Ruined King.
Yorick in the bass, Mordekaiser guitar, Olaf drums, Sona chords, and the voices of Karthus and Kayle had brought a huge result. Everyone clapped and screamed at them, celebrating the concert.
It was honestly the first time Cid had been in such an event, something so big. And he was glad he had shared every moment with his friends. He didn't take notice when he started to scream, when he got so pulled into it. All he knew was that he had come to enjoy it. Even Quinn who had seemed to shy at the beginning was in the same mood as Lux celebrating the concert.
Cid understood the use of the tickets Sona gave them. They let them see her up close from where they were standing.
With the concert ending and the summoners guiding the people out of the Institute the only one remaining in the hall were the summoners and the Champions. Jhin was one of the few Champions who were still there, he clapped as he spoke.
"While not of my usual taste, I can see the art in this"
Mordekaiser laughed while holding his guitar.
"Ha! I knew it, the critics will always love us!"
As the band was making their way down of the scenario and others were getting out to go to their rooms, a particular member approached the group of Cid. Lux went ahead and hugged Sona who was hugging her back.
"You did great Sona!"
Sona nodded hugging Lux and smiling.
Quinn nodded speaking praises to Sona. But Sona wasn't really focused on Lux and Quinn. She was focused on Ahri and Cid. Her closest friends…
Lux took notice of it and motioned for Quinn to go away.
"We will see you tomorrow guys, we need to go check on something else!"
Quinn nodded and left. Sona approached Cid and made signs to him as she smiled, the image of the strong metal musician fading as she offered him the same soft smile she shared with him when they were in the office.
"How do I look?"
Cid smiled and answered back as he spoke and made signs.
"You look great"
Sona smiled and nodded. No matter how many times people say compliments to her. She only felt giddy when they came from Cid. Because she knew he was being honest with her. The therapist was a horrible liar. And she loved him for it.
Ahri spoke.
"You look great Sona, you rocked the show… but I guess we should be going too"
Cid nodded.
"Let's go to my office"
Sona and Ahri nodded. Each linking an arm with the therapist. The group of friends walked in silence. It was proving to be a silent walk, yet by no means it felt uncomfortable or awkward. They were just a group of friends enjoying the company of the other.
As they reached the office. Cid closed the door and placed a lock in it. He doubted anyone would be coming so late. But they would be needing the privacy.
Ahri and Sona sat on the couch as he took place in his chair. Silence reigned for a moment as Cid breathed and decided to speak.
"So… as we all know, we all have feelings here, and I said I wouldn't accept anyone as a therapist…"
They nodded and stayed silent. Mostly because they knew he wasn't going to reject both.
"Karma told me, the reason I have such a hard time is because both of you love me… and I come to accept that's true…"
Once again both nodded.
"Sona, I love the fact you were one of my first friends, I mean, we started with the wrong foot, you even knocked me to the floor… but that was fun, and with time we have come to be good friends, I would even dare say I can speak to you without making signs"
Sona smiled while she blushed in embarrassment remembering the punch to the nose she gave him.
"Ahri, we met through fun circumstances, and I have come to enjoy your company, you can be serious and you can be childish, but you are always caring, you care so much you actually hide a lot of things, yet you hide nothing when you are with me… the way you smile and don't mind showing me your fangs, or the small acts of affection you always offer me… I am thankful for it, more than you can imagine"
Ahri found herself smiling with softness at his words. She knew he was scared. He wasn't one to speak so much of his own thoughts, caring too much about others, forgetting to take care of himself.
"And is not fair of me to not choose someone… and I have come to choose already…"
Both girls nodded. Their eyes spoke thousands of words, but the most spoken was acceptance. They would accept whatever he said.
"I decided… I want to pursue a relationship with Ahri"
Ahri was covering her mouth with her hands. She couldn't believe it. She really thought he would go with Sona.
Sona nodded. And she signed at him.
"We will still be friends, right?"
Cid smiled.
"You will never stop being my friend, you are closest friend I have… and I hope this won't ruin it"
Sona smiled and stood coming to hug Cid. She held him tight. But she thought on it. He wasn't going away, they would still have lunch, they would still spend time together. Nothing would change. He wasn't going to leave her alone.
She smiled at herself. Nothing was going to change. She wasn't losing him. She would never lose him…
Sona took a piece of paper from the desk of Cid and took the pencil to write a small note.
Sona approached Ahri, she removed her hands from her mouth as she was still surprised. Ahri eyes blinked at taking notice of Sona smile and feeling the note she placed in her hand. Sona walked out of the room, and Ahri saw the piece of paper.
Take care of him.
When Sona left the room, Cid approached Ahri sitting close to her.
"I lack a leg, I can be distracted, I am at times too stubborn for my own good… but I would be really happy… if you came to love me still… I… I know I can't offer you much Ahri but"
He never had the chance to finish the phrase as Ahri pounced over him hugging him, she looked him straight in the eyes, she was crying, and her tears fell over his face.
"I love you fool! You don't need to offer me anything! I love you!"
Cid understood. They weren't tears of sadness. She was happy. She was smiling as she closed the space between their faces with a kiss. After that she just let herself there, hugging him, crying of happiness.
She wasn't a monster.
How could she be one?
How could she be a monster… if someone love her like that.
A man once said, the first step to love, is to accept that you can be loved, and that you are deserving of love.
End of the Introduction Arc.
Cut!
Hello everyone! Hope you enjoyed the chapter, a few things to say. I try to stay as canon to the lore as I can, but I decided to change a bit on Amumu, hope no one minds it, but is just I really like the old Amumu lore in which he is friends with Annie, and the cursed touch never ending made that hard.
Also I apologize for the delay, the new work was keeping me away of writing. Missed writing this, Therapy for Champions for Low Costs is the longest thing I have written for this site, did you know it has over 50k views? I am impressed of that. And that wouldn't be possible without all of you, so a big clap and a pat in the back to all of you who come and read this fanfiction, thanks everyone. Keeping rocking!
With the prologue, we have reached 30 chapters! With that I can close up the Introduction Arc. Time for the next Arc, Heavy Cases.
What champions have we seen so far, even if barely:
Riven
Sona
Ahri
Wukong
Garen
Vayne
Lux
Shyvana
Jarvan IV
Quinn
Lulu
Jinx
Vi
Caitlyn
Jayce
Viktor
Orianna
Blitzcrank
Morgana
Kai´Sa
Yorick
Kindred
Karthus
Mordekaiser
Olaf
Sejuani
Ashe
Tryndamere
Evelynn
Illaoi
Hecarim
Kalista
Thresh
Nasus
Veigar
Teemo
Poppy
Yasuo
Taliyah
Ezreal
Taric
Xin Zhao
Draven
Darius
Swain
Leblanc
Talon
Katarina
Cassiopeia
Shen
Zed
Syndra
Volibear
Ornn
Fiddlesticks
Jhin
Akali
Karma
Irelia
Nami
Master Yi
Jax
Twisted Fate
Graves
Twitch
Zoe
Aatrox
Varus
Kayn and Raast
Rek Sai
Zac
Nautilus
What other pokemons are we missing? Please comment, your favorites so far in the story, and as well as who would you like to be the first of the arc of the Heavy Cases.
Thanks everyone. I will see you all in Chapter 30, starting the new arc.
Chapter 30. Not going to be an easy case I guess.