XVI
Here We Go Again
With her usual charm, the fox strutted across the shore, her tails flows softly along her walk which is eye catching. Her feet touched the sand that was soaked, she also stepped some sea shells that are embedded on the sands.
She remembered what have happened earlier, blushing on the fact she have seen a certain intimacy that she have always looking forward.
Yet she felt something that hits her face that ends her train of thoughts, a beach ball which have been battered on a sport that it had been participating, she managed to gather her feet and glances down at the ball that was now ready for an another touchdown.
"Ahri!" Someone called her, it was almost a shrill type of voice that stereotypically proclaimed to be a female teenager's.
"I am sorry! I hit you accidentally!" Lux apologized, worrying about the condition of the fox.
"It's nothing." Ahri smiled. "After all, I should be thanking you."
The Demacian wondered, she tilted her head and made a thinking gesture. "Thank me? What for?"
"About something that will eat up my thoughts about them.." Ahri replied while staring at the sea.
"Excuse me. Them?"
"It's a secret. I am afraid." Ahri winked, she took the ball and handed it over Lux.
"I should be going. I must leave this premises for you guys to enjoy~" Ahri strutted and leaves the shore, she went further towards a huge rock; which is perfect for diving.
"Be careful!!" Lux reminded before she went back to her team.
She climbed up the the rock with ease, since she was born inside the forests of Ionia, climbing is easy for her figure. As a fox before, becoming a half human made everything easy, yet she has to fulfill what she have desired to become a full fledged human. Her foot reached a small gap and she lifted herself up until she reached the tip of the rock, she can see the whole view of the beach, the people are bustling everywhere with their swimwear; some of them are playing with the waters of the blue sea.
With her outstanding eyesight, she can even see the two; those two women that she had talked with earlier. Still with their good times, she somehow envied them, yet wondering how human touch feels even she feels that she still not in terms of being human at all.
She clutched her legs together and watched them. Irelia stood up from where she have been sitting all the time, holding that tray with the plates from their lunch. Syndra, in other hand, still pestering the woman, teasing and loving how she react whenever she does things for her. Now Ahri sees Irelia exited on the scene, leaving the mage alone for awhile.
"Aw.." Ahri giggled. "Poor child.."
Then Ahri finally stood up as well. What she have done was to anticipate a jump from the tip of the rock, likely as a springboard of a kind. She gracefully flung downward towards the shallow waters that glimmers along with the sun's glare.
The waters splashed, making everyone got an attention from the noise, then they went back to their own business. Ahri swam across the sea with her ears perked up above the water; she submerged just above her nose for her to breathe. She made her way towards the shore where the mage lies.
Syndra hummed while she rested her head, she kept her shades and kept idle. Until she felt mana coming towards her.
She got up from where she has been resting, gasping as the fox slithered in front of her.
"Surprise!" Ahri giggled.
"What the hell are you doing here? Shoo!" Syndra gestured by shoving her hand to the fox.
"How rude." The fox pouted; offended by the mage's attitude. "What's wrong with you? You changed right after your plaything left you."
"Hmph! She just went back to send the dishes." Syndra huffed. "She also will bring something that will enlighten me."
"Or perhaps.. What if.. she really left you?"
"What?" Syndra got the word, she raised her brow, scrunching it as it wrinkled her skin.
"Like..hm." Ahri wondered while her tails are drenched with water. "..she was being dragged by someone?"
"Dragged? WHO WILL DARE?!"
Somehow, this could be the hint of everything. Far from where they belong; the beach where most people have their fun, commences a scene that could bring out the usual tension.
Beside a coconut tree, a shadow casted on its trunk, a form of a man that has red eyes that was likely visible. He is somewhat..hiding.
"Where on earth..is SHEN?!" Zed murmured.
He was so impatient; to try something ridiculous that makes him ahead to his rival.
Unfortunately, he felt that someone is coming nearby, it made him hostile because that person has something that he made a debt of.
He quickly casted his shadow that cloaks him whole, he felt that the person is getting close from approximately at the range of his energy.
"It's her." He thought. "I have nothing to compensate her binoculars.."
The blades beside her tensed up, as if it felt something. She glanced around to see what's wrong in the environment.
"This is bad. And RIDICULOUS. Why I am hiding away from her?"
"Still.. What is she doing here? I thought Syndra is with her."
Suddenly..
"Irelia?"
The woman turned her heel and faced the speaker.
"Hello, Karma." Irelia bowed.
Zed gasps. A vile smirk was made behind his metal mask, of course this will enlighten him because of the tension between his friend and the elder. He kept himself hidden, trying to gather information about them; or just to eavesdrop.
"What brings you here?" Karma started
"I just..passed by, I wonder if I could get some coconuts up there." Irelia glanced up at the tree and stared at the fruit.
"I bet you can." Karma smiled.
"Is it alright to pick those?" Irelia asked.
"Why yes, the proprietor of the event said that we can use everything that the nature has, just be responsible." Karma answered with her smile plastered across her lips.
"Really?" Irelia hummed, delighted in the fact it was alright to pick those fruits.
"Wait." Irelia managed to stand up with her blades and elevated herself above, she picked the fruits with her blades.
"Hm.. interesting." Zed nodded with the information he recieved.
Irelia went down with two coconuts, Karma noticed and asked that why she picked two quantities.
"..Someone asked me to gather one." Irelia said straightforwardly. "I picked another for my own."
"I see.." Karma nodded, but without a slightest hint of hesitation because she felt she might know who is that someone that Irelia talked about.
Zed have seen this and smirked again. He has to report this. Or maybe.
"Irelia. About earlier.." Karma coughed.
"Hm? Oh!" Irelia gasps.
"Yes. It's right time..Perhaps?" Karma smiled.
"Well..Yes.." Irelia fidgeted.
"Or.. probably you are hesitating because you are embarrassed?" Karma chuckled.
"Of course not." Irelia countered. "It's just.. I find it unsettling."
"Why is that?"
"I am teaching an elder how to swim." Irelia made an awkward smirk.
"Well, I admit, I am not much a swimmer so it's plausible."
"You are right, I suppose."
"So?" Karma grasps the captain's hand. "Is gathering coconuts are your priority now?"
"Apparently, it is not. It's just I have a lot of time to spare." Irelia got nervous on what will happen next.
"Well shall we? Maybe you should leave the coconuts first to the one who tasked you to?"
"Ah it's fine!" Irelia immediately cuts in. "It is supposedly for Syndra but.."
"So! It's settled." Karma chirped. "Let's go."
Karma now dragged Irelia towards the sea, they passed by a couple of champions and summoners and proceeds to touch the waters.
And of course, the eavesdropping ninja showed himself, he is need of greater entertainment now; hurriedly, he teleported to the shore where Syndra lies, excited on how the mage will react to his report.
"Oh, I forgot those popcorn thing that the captain has.." He murmured while channeling his energy.
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"So Syndra. Can YOU swim?!"
"What?!"
"I bet you can't."
"Idiot! I..can if..POWER is included!"
"Power is OUT here, child."
"I AM NOT A CHILD! YOU ARE!"
"Really? Then PROVE it to me that you aren't!!"
Syndra got agitated, she was being mocked by the fox again. To be honest, she hasn't tried the waters yet; especially swimming. She just tried her best to hide that fact away.
"Don't go bawling at ME if you can't!" Ahri laughed.
"DON'T. MOCK. ME!" Syndra surged her mana. "I can SHOW you that I CAN!"
"Really? Maybe you have to use those inflatable things that humans use!!" Ahri teased again.
"What?! How DARE you!!"
"Hahaha!!" Ahri laughed as she imagines Syndra wearing a doughnut shaped inflatable. "Oh my god, I can't! HAHA!"
"If you ARE GOING TO LAUGH-!" Syndra flushed red as she felt the embarrassment.
Before she tears the fox's head, they are interrupted by a shadow casting below the sands. Zed rises from the portal and sighed.
"You are USING an inflatable?! PITIFUL!" Zed laughed as he heard the fact.
"IMBECILE!! YOU TOO?!" Syndra stomped the sands with anger.
"I can't help but to find YOU ridiculous if ever you use them!" Ahri added, then she bursted laughing.
"I think I have seen those doughnut inflatables before.." Zed wondered. "Of course you will look like an IDIOT if ever that happens."
Suddenly, Zed felt a surged of pain on his arm.
"Tch! Can you just CHILL?!" Zed winced on the pain, he made a glare at the mage after Syndra slapped him.
"If YOU two just went HERE to MOCK me, then GET out, before I THROW YOU two at the ocean!" Syndra snarled, her face screams madness.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. I am only concerned that you can't swim!" Ahri disdained, dropping her tails as it touched the sand. "By the way, what is Zeddie boy doing here?"
"DON'T CALL ME THAT!" Zed immediately said with a cringe.
"Maybe he can't swim too." Syndra added.
"How about YOU ask yourself? I know how to."
"Then why are you here? Ninja problems?" Ahri cuts in.
Before Zed could possibly report what he have seen, he made a couple of breaths; inhaling and exhaling, vice versa until he is comfortable. He knew that this kind of report will surely flip Syndra out of the blue, not denying that the person she have been waiting was now dragged away from her.
"Before I could explain why, I need YOU to chill." Zed faced the agitated mage.
"Now what's going on? Imbecile?" Syndra fixated herself and sat on the beach chair.
"You have to see this." Zed made few walks, he reached the rock that was a partition between the shore and the beach area.
The ninja gestured his hand to make the women follow him, the two just shrugged and made their way to where the ninja positioned. Now they peeked at the edge of the rock like those typical eavesdropping citizens that are likely the root of gossips. Zed positioned above the other two so that he can see the whole scene that he wanted to see, Ahri was in between, while Syndra was on below; almost reaching out the sands with her hands.
"MOVE! You are HEAVY!" Syndra complained in whisper as she struggled at the fox's weight.
"HEY! How dare you!?" Ahri fought back. "I am NOT fat!"
"Don't YOU dare pressing YOUR STUPID SIZE on ME!" Again, Syndra added.
"What? Jealous?" Ahri snickered.
"Excuse ME?! My size is BETTER than YOURS!" Syndra struggled once again as she shoved Ahri's chest with a whip of her head.
"Ouch! HEY!"
"Silence! You two will blow our cover!" Zed ranted, probably scolding the two. "If you TWO are going to fight like CATS, then do it somewhere!"
"Hmph! You can't tell that we HAVE argument for us WOMEN only!" Ahri interjected.
"Of course he is clueless because he NEVER had a size like a woman have!" Syndra laughed.
"Ha! Duh? He is a man! What else can you TELL?! Don't tell me you wanted to grow yours? Zeddie Boy?" Ahri chuckled, thinking it as a joke.
"What?!" Zed gasps. "How DARE you!"
Yet, Zed can't argue, he knew that he was humiliated again that makes everything ridiculous. However, he hears a splash of water nearby from the point where they were about to see the scene that he wanted to let the women see.
"Look." Zed sighed and pointed ahead.
What they have seen can turn things around, Syndra saw that moment where the person she had been waiting was with the elder. At the waters, and their hands together.
"Okay, Karma. Lay still and let your legs move." Irelia instructed.
"I..don't think I can do this." Karma got worried.
"You asked me to teach you, so you must show me how you have wanted to learn." Irelia pouted while she made a word to the elder.
Now back at the rock, Syndra curled her fingers as an amount of mana flowed into it, the spheres around her rotated endlessly that some of it hits Zed's head.
"I told you to CHILL!" Zed whispered as he felt a maddening magic below him.
"Oh..no~.." Ahri smirked. "Well, what we have here?"
"That elder dragged your Fool Captain, I am afraid." Zed added, he was so delighted to see Syndra in murder mode.
"THEN EXPLAIN WHY SHE IS HANDLING HER LIKE THAT?!" Syndra pointed at the hands of the two.
"It seems that Elder Karma wanted to swim." Ahri hummed.
"TCH! THAT ELDER.."
"You better do somethi-" Zed was about to say his words but Syndra surged in front of the scene.
"Here we go again.."
"Indeed.." Ahri laughed.
Karma sighed because she has no progress or whatsoever, her form was soaked with salt water that shows how much her skin affected her figure, the moment the water drips her skin makes anyone awe; especially with those green markings that are etched to her skin.
"Hm.." Irelia wondered.
"What's wrong?" Karma got nervous, she have seen Irelia staring at her for a second.
"Want me to demonstrate? I can show you how to move legs in the water." Irelia suggested.
"I would love to." Karma smiled.
Irelia made an act that surprises Karma, she made a platfrom from her blades to make a jump.
"Irelia. You can't use your blades as a springboard." Karma laughed.
"Why not? It's convenient." Irelia positioned herself. "Here I come, watch!"
The captain flung with a perfect trajectory, her form was straight that some people gasps on how Irelia jumped like a diver. Zed and Ahri stared; yet the fox's jaw was dropped while she watches Irelia.
Syndra hummed as she watches Irelia swam across the ocean, she literally blushed how she wanted to swim together with the captain, but she has business to attend.
Karma smiled, she watches Irelia swim accordingly like a swimmer does, she didn't let anything slip by especially the leg movements.
Unfortunately, she felt a strong mana behind her, of course she deduced that easily because she was familiar with it.
"Hm.. An elder ASKS for a swim? Ridiculous." Syndra taunted.
"Hmph.. Of course, what about you?" Karma smirked and returned the argument.
"What about me? I am about to fetch a thing of mine that YOU took." Syndra added with her spheres ready.
"You see Irelia as your thing? Selfish." Karma faced the malevolent mage. "I told you, she is NOT your keeping."
Far behind the rocks, Ahri now squealed because of the scene, she nudged Zed with excitement.
"WHAT is wrong with you?!" Zed was being shoved back and forth by the fox. He has something on his hands that made a crunchy sound.
"Things are getting interesting right now~. AND YOU STILL HAVE those?!" Ahri pointed at Zed's item.
"This? Yes it is. I am fond of these if ever I have a show to see." He opened his mask and started to eat.
"Give me! I wanted popcorn!" Ahri shoved her hand inside the bag and took a couple of popcorn with the quantity of her palm.
"That is TOO much! Return it!" Zed snarled.
"Nope!" The fox began to eat.
"If you wanted more, then go get yourself ONE!" Zed shoved his way above the rock so that Ahri couldn't reach him.
"Hey! Stop being greedy! I know you borrowed it!"
"I BOUGHT this, idiot!"
"You bought your own popcorn yet you CAN'T compensate the binoculars! How poor!" Ahri taunted.
"Silence! I am about to watch the show!"
"Hmph!" Ahri just crossed her arms and watched the scene.
The elder and the mage eyed each other like a predator that was calling for a turn on offense. Karma made her mantra and the markings glows with a warming green color, while Syndra finally made her mana stable, the spheres orbited around her with speed.
"What's the deal? Why don't you leave her alone?" Syndra started.
"I am afraid, I can't do that easily." Karma answered.
"What is she for you?" Syndra asked again.
"She..is my friend. And I am not going to let anyone take her away." Karma tensed up a little.
"Friend, huh? Really? I don't mess with Ionians that LIE." Syndra spats with disgust.
"It's the truth." Karma stanced with her magic prepared.
"If she was YOUR friend, why don't YOU let her be?!" Syndra finally hit the nerve.
"I am taking her away from your captive. She is NOT a thing for you to play." Karma countered.
"She is MY captive? HA!" Syndra laughed with the malevolence of her voice. "Is that how Ionians THINK how I treat her? Preposterous."
"So, how you treat her then?" Karma pressed.
"Hmph.." Syndra made a thought of those times she had with the captain. She can't deny that all of those time make her blush to go on.
"Of course, it's confidential for both of us, fool." Syndra made a smirk that brought a smug.
"I see.." Karma sighed and glared at the mage.
"What's this? Hit a nerve?" Syndra mocked as she knows things will turn into something that excites her fancy of killing.
"I am not going to let you take her away from me." Karma said in a threatening tone.
"Oh? Now I have a rival now in terms of taking her? Interesting.."
"Karma!" Irelia called behind the two, she finally stood up from the waters, drying her hair as well. Her swimsuit was now drenched with water that slows her down. "Have you seen how I move my legs on the water.."
Irelia saw the mages, she gulped at the scene because this time, it's serious.
"Oh Irelia. I have watched you swim, but I didn't catch up because you swum further across the sea." Karma smiled after with her menacing glare recently.
"Uh.." Irelia can't put the words out from her lips because of the situation.
"Irelia? I never thought you swim so perfect." Syndra coughed as she praised Irelia with a blush.
"T-Thank you." She bows with courtesy. Which is surprising yet adorable behind Syndra's eyes.
"Irelia. Teach me how to swim over there, I heard the waters there are friendly for basics." Karma grasps Irelia's hand and started to drag her.
However, Syndra immediately catches the hand of the person she have wanted. She pulls the captain towards her and prepared whatw going to happen.
"Not so fast." Syndra hummed. "She is supposedly mine. Mine alone, elder."
"Synd-"
"You are making things difficult." Karma glared.
"Of course I am, now LEAVE her hand."
"Wait-"
"No. I am not. She is coming with me."
"What if I tried to force out to make YOU leave her?"
"Oh? So what now? Are you daring me?"
"Hmph! A dare huh? Bring it, Elder."
Irelia has NO idea what's going on, she was being pulled again by the two mages, she never thought that it would happen again just like before.
"Please stop thi-" Irelia was cut out again.
"Wait!!!!!!" Someone came with a screech.
"What the-?"
"I would like to interrupt this fight of the lifetime." Ahri said.
"Now what do YOU want, mutt?" Syndra spats.
"How about a swim race? You know.. Whoever reaches the shore wins?" Ahri suggested.
"A swim..race?" Syndra wondered.
"Why not?" Karma flatly replied.
"WHAT?!" Syndra gasps in disbelief.
"I thought.. you don't know how to swim, Karma?" Irelia asked.
"..I haven't known some parts of it." Karma coughed, to prevent Irelia get worried, she made a smile that'll remove the doubts. "Like floating on water. But I will do my best."
"Alright." Irelia now faced Syndra.
"Syndra." She whispered. "Are you sure about this..?"
"Well it's settled then!" Ahri clapped her hands.
"I don't like this.." Irelia murmured, she was doubting if ever Syndra knows how to swim.
"So the rules would be.. Competitors will start at that rock. Up there!" Ahri pointed at the rock where she jumped off lately. "Then they will swim across here!"
"Sounds good." Karma nodded, she immediately proceeded to the rock.
"Uh.. I don't understand.." Irelia fidgeted.
"Syndra." A hoarse voice called her. "Use this."
"WHAT?!" What she sees is an inflatable that was in a shape of a doughnut at the ground.
"Zed prepared that for you!" Ahri snickered. "Or should I say.. he wanted-"
"YOU TWO JUST WANTED TO SEE ME USING THIS FOR YOU BUFFOONS TO LAUGH AT!" Syndra stomped the sand with anger.
"Tsk! A waste of time!" Zed huffed as he got disappointed before he vanished into smoke.
"Syndra can't.. swim?" Irelia asked.
"Don't mind me. I can do better than that ELDER." Syndra huffed, she flipped her hair to show that she can do it.
"But Synd-"
Syndra went close and whispered. "What if I could swim? Will you give me a reward as well?"
"Well that's.." Irelia blushed.
"Hm. I will expect that, Irelia." Syndra puts on her shades and went being sassy, winking at the captain without her knowing.
Now the two mages are at the top of the rock, they now anticipated to jump as soon they heard Ahri's call. Syndra finally removed her shades and hook it on her bra, she wanted to win this time; with her power, she would definitely had an advantage.
"She is mine, Elder." Syndra said with determination.
"Like I said before, I am not going to let you take her." Karma answered seriously.
After few minutes, Ahri shouted 'Go', the mages flung downward towards the waters, both of them flapped their legs to surge themselves across the water. Syndra immediately rises above the water to collect air; she also prepared her magic to make her afloat without any indications, her arms reached the water and collect momentum alongside with her legs that continued to move as well.
Beside her was the elder of all places, she just can't believe that the woman catches up her like there is nothing. Determined to win, she swam faster; freestyle on the waters with her magic as a support. Few more meters until the finish line, she is still in between with the elder.
"Teach me how to swim in my face.. She knew how to swim all the time!" Syndra thought while focusing her swimming.
And then, they finally reached the line, what happened is that they ended up a tie.
"Amazing!" Irelia clapped and congratulated them.
"Tie huh.. Hm~" Ahri leered at Syndra.
"What?! I told you.. I CAN SWIM." Syndra smirked.
"Only.. with your magic is present, I don't think so." Karma huffed.
"What? DID YOU CHEAT?!" Ahri gasps.
"I called my POWER to support me." Syndra explained.
"..Is this the reason why Ahri lend you an.. inflatable?" Irelia chuckled.
"EVEN YOU?!" Syndra spats as she was battered with mirth around her.
"Ha! I knew it!!" Ahri laughed.
"You can't.. float?" Karma hummed.
Syndra got embarrassed; flustered that she wanted to leave the area.
"DAMN IT! WHATEVER! LAUGH AT ME ALL YOU WANT!" Syndra scuttled away, grunting while she hovered herself away.
As Syndra got her face code red, Zed was sitting above the rock as usual, and eating.
"Why you didn't used the inflatab-" He was cut off by a sphere passing through his bag of popcorn.
"What have YOU DONE?!" Zed cried.
"Serves YOU right. Imbecile. YOU CAN'T EVEN COMPENSATE THE BINOCULARS WHILE YOU CHOSE TO BUY THAT JUNK!" Syndra barked offensively and proceeded to the shore passing by the rock.
Now the malevolent mage is gone, Irelia got worried after Syndra walks out like that, until someone entered the scene.
"That was a great race, Karma."
"Oh, Soraka! Well.." Karma smiled nervously.
"Hello. Soraka." Irelia greeted.
"I just passed by and I saw Karma and..Syndra racing." Soraka said. "Here, I brought this for you."
"Why thank you!" Karma took the towel from the Starchild.
"So.. I don't think I could teach you how to swim anymore." Irelia assessed the fact about the swimming tutorial for Karma.
"Ah. I am sorry.." Karma apologized. "You see.."
"Hm?"
"I just want to..enjoy the day with you, that's why." Karma answered honestly.
"Is that so?" Irelia got surprised.
"Oh~.. Hm..." Ahri smirked, her face was coyful as it screams for an another batch of teasing.
"What." Irelia glared at the fox.
"Oh nothing!!" Ahri pretended; got nervous after she saw that threatening glare.
"I-I would like to say that we made some parfaits, and.." Soraka fidgeted. "Come on, Karma! Or..would you like to come with us, Irelia?"
"Parfaits? What's that?" Ahri innocently asked.
"It's the best if you would see it for yourself." Irelia stated.
"Right." Karma nodded.
"So Irelia?" Soraka asked again.
"Honestly, I wanted to see Syndra for awhile. She might do something threatening after the inflatable issue." Irelia sighed.
"Well..someone laughed at her to be honest." Soraka glared at Ahri.
"Whoa, what's with the eyes on me? Am I too popular?" Ahri laughed nervously.
"She might destroy this whole beach. Or worse." Irelia added.
"It's the best to ensure understanding to someone that was having hatred towards the society." Karma said in a pleased tone.
"With the fact that Syndra only chose Irelia as one that comforts her; also a rival that she sees before, you'll be able to bend her feelings somehow!" Soraka smiled as she said that.
"But please.. be careful Irelia. We don't know what Syndra will do to you if this issue persists." Karma's eyes are filled with doubt.
"Of course. Thank you for understanding me, Karma." Irelia bowed and now walked towards the other side to see the mage.
"And you.." Soraka stared at Ahri.
"Oh me?" Ahri pointed herself.
"Yes, you. What now?" Soraka wondered.
"Maybe we should show her what parfaits tastes like." Karma stated.
"Oh yes! Likewise. I am not sure we can leave her here or else she will pester someone we know." Soraka fidgets on her honesty.
"Hey, I heard that. Hmm!" Ahri pouted. "Fine! I wanna see those parfaits!"
"Alright! Let's go."
As they walked, Karma was not comfortable, she kept glancing side to side while they pass across the shore.
"You know Karma. If you still have doubts, we can talk about it later." Soraka whispers, worried on how the elder was acting.
"Yes. Yes.." Karma nodded and faced ahead. She thought about Irelia's situation behind, of course she wanted to enjoy the day with the captain but she feels more than anything also her time with the captain was precious to her.
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The mage sat on the beach chair, hugging her legs and clutched it on her chest, she felt the humiliation lately after they made a joke about the inflatables; thinking about what happened makes her sick.
She sighed, totally drained for the day that was supposedly fun for her. The sun is sweltering that it made her drowsy, which it induces sleep.
However, the parasol that cloaks the area around her was enough to shade her figure but the light from the sun still reaches her skin yet her train of thoughts was interrupted by a small shade that casts her above.
"What." Syndra monotonously said.
Irelia crouched down and stared at the mage instead of a reply.
Supposedly the mage would answer but she just shifted away, her aversion is still stubborn as ever.
Still, Irelia went to the direction where the mage averted herself and does crouched again; also she stared at the mage as well.
"Leave." Syndra said again, she averted herself away also to the other direction.
She doesn't know that Irelia can be stubborn like her; the captain has to confront the mage because of what happened. To begin the ordeal, she leaned and used her palms to support her on the beach chair, reaching the mage's ear.
"So you don't want the reward now?" Irelia whispered that sends a tingling sensation down the mage's spine.
Irelia anticipated to leave because she knew that Syndra was now being tested. Before she lifted her foot to proceed, a hand halted her; which means that Syndra quickly responded her demand.
Immediately, she leaned forward and got herself close at the mage. But what she have done made the mage got an adrenaline rush with such action that was new to her. The captain pressed her lips at the mage's ear and whispered something, it was tickling; and provoking.
Syndra just can't help but to smile deviously, she never had seen Irelia like this before. Yes, her excitement rose up from her weakened state recently.
As for Irelia's demand, she closed her eyes and let Irelia guide her. With few more steps, she sensed that the noise has gone little by little, it seems that Irelia took her to a new location that contributed a calm state of mind, she have noticed that the air was cooler than the shore where she had rested; even the trees are rustling as an answer for that wailing wind. The sounds of the ocean reached her ears, the salty scent of the waters waffed her nose which brought her to tranquil. Even though she sees nothing but darkness because of her eyes kept close, she can tell that this place was better than the other areas of the beach.
She felt Irelia's hand touched her shoulders, slowly and gently, the captain pushed her down, the mage landed on something that was netted; a hammock, a huge one that maybe two persons can fit together; she also felt how it was moving with her minor movements. Still with her sitting position, she gasps as soon that the hammock was like having a magnitude after it gained weight, she deduced that Irelia sat on the hammock near her; next is that the captain stretched her legs until it reaches the end of the strings, making Syndra sat in between of the space of her legs.
Then her shoulders once again felt Irelia's warm hand, pulling her down on the hammock, her head rested something soft that made her wondered, she reached that soft part and touched it, which it brought a light gasp from the captain.
She giggled as she heard the captain's voice. Soon, Irelia commanded to open the mage's eyes.
Syndra saw Irelia's face above; along with the gaps of the trees that shades their area. The soft hand of the captain stroked her head and smiles down her; which it removes her grumpy yet agitated mood left from the tension before.
Now she wanted to start a conversation, of course this time, she has to make this moment the best.
"I never knew your lap feels like a pillow." Syndra teased as she enjoys the treatment.
"It does? Maybe you just said that because it's soft, probably." Irelia answered the tease even it costs her embarrassment.
"Probably? Just admit it was soft. Want me to show you why?" Syndra made a tease again.
"How about no. You just touched it." Irelia pouted while she strokes the mage's hair gently.
"That is likely you are admitting it." Syndra chuckled in response.
"Fine. I admit.." Irelia finished with a small blush.
After that, there is a minute of silence between them, the only noise was the nature that surrounds the whole area. The mage sniffs the cool air that delights her system, her eyes shut for a while as she let herself fall for the treatment that Irelia was giving. All of her worries has been washed out like a flux of air, just only the thought the captain was at her side.
She nudged her head and shifted her further to the captain, loving the way how her position brings out comfort for her.
"This reward.." Syndra started.
"Hm?" Irelia wondered, she stopped stroking the mage's head.
"..is the best." The mage finally stated. She laid her head against the captain's lap further.
"I am glad you love it." Irelia smiled before she continued her work.
"I didn't expect that this reward was not that simple like I have done before."
"I wanted a reward that pleases the one that I will give. And I thought this place was good enough." Irelia added.
"Why yes it is."
Irelia looks down at the mage and anticipated to speak.
"Syndra." She called.
"Yes?" Immediately, the mage replied.
"I am sorry that I laughed at you today."
"It's alright. That fact just washed out of me after you offered your reward."
"Yet, I can find you.. laughable with an inflatable.." Irelia giggled. "Ah! I am sorry."
"Hmph. Laugh all you want, and I am going to fall for you more.." The mage murmured.
"Come again?"
"Nothing. I said that you are the only exception for that." Syndra smirked.
"Oh come on. You can't choose those people you have contacted with?"
"Hmph! Those TWO buffoons make my head HURT." She spats then she crossed her arms.
"Really? Most of the time, Ahri was the one who teases you that much."
"Yes, I KNOW. Don't mind her." Syndra shifted herself and moved closer to the captain, her head touched Irelia's abdomen as she moved further.
"..Stop squirming." Irelia pouted.
"But I love this lap of yours." Syndra answered. "I can sleep at any minute while I rest here.."
"Well, don't worry and take a nap, I bet you are tired for the day. Also, the heat makes me drained.." Irelia started to stroke the mage's hair.
"Still.." Irelia gazes down at the mage. "I really.. love your hair."
"Oh? ..You do..?" Syndra gasps to the praise, she looked up and gazed at those emerald pupils of the captain.
Irelia hummed as yes, she blushes that made her speechless.
"Hmph.." The mage made a smile, her face lightened up with red hue; along with it was her heart that races which it creates a certain emotion that gradually building up her feelings.
"I like yours too." Syndra reached up the woman's dark-bluish hair and stroked it. "It emphasizes who you are."
"Thank you.." Irelia's emotion was too much for her to handle; its likely her body just went on its own, what she have done is to grasp the mage's hand that held her hair.
Syndra gasps on what is happening, never knew that Irelia almost expressed her feelings, her excitement rising as she watches Irelia's soft expression.
"Are you going to fall for me now?" Syndra said in a manner of teasing.
"Ah.. well." Irelia blushed instantly.
With this moment has to progress, Syndra lifted her body from lying down, she pressed her palms on the surface of the hammock, leaving her in a crawling position in front of the captain, she leaned closer and gazed at her eyes. It was almost for her to contact the captain with the distance.
"I don't think this is the reward yet." Syndra whispers, she smiled in process while gazing those green eyes.
"What do you mean?"
The mage slides her hand to the captain; which it made Irelia hostile on what's going to happen.
"Have you forgotten? Have you forgotten what I want in rewarding?"
"Was..that?" Irelia hinted, her heart really races so fast that it made her unable to think straight.
"Yes. That.. I want..it." The mage's hand leaves the captain's, sliding upward until it reached her chin.
"Oh. I forgot. You are supposedly the one who is going to reward me." Syndra chuckled.
"Yes. I am.." Irelia was in verge of her struggle to fight her impulses but her desires have won; in fact, she need it. The building of her desires made her to perform such act that she never had done before.
She cupped her palms to the mage's cheeks, giving it a light squeeze; she heard the mage hummed in delight as well. And then slowly, she reached the awaiting lips of the mage. Closer, and closer, until..
*Splash!*
Quickly, Irelia snapped out of her actions; even the mage does as well.
"What..the.." Syndra was out of words, the moment that she have been waiting for so long was backfired. Again. By who?
"I-I am sorry.." Irelia fidgeted as she fixed herself, leaving the mage on the hammock. "Someone is..here."
Syndra just CAN'T believe what's going on, immediately she hovered, her magic was present as her madness reached her limit.
"Syndra? Wait!" Irelia have failed to catch up the mage.
She was indeed mad, she was ready for murdering that person who made that noise, of course she knew that noise was a splash nearby. After few more glances, she saw again, the two ninjas.
"Get READY, Shen.." Zed taunted as he prepared the water gun.
"Hmph. Maybe you should ask yourself about that, Zed." Shen anticipated, he had his usual water gun as well.
Suddenly, Syndra lifted her hands, calling her malevolent magic from her fingertips. The whole area was cloaked with purple mist, the winds' immensity got stronger than before; it was ALMOST a typhoon by looking at it.
"What the-?!" Zed got hostile.
"I thought this area is secluded!" Shen screamed.
"I assumed it is!"
"Then WHY is the Sovereign here?!" Shen pointed at the direction where the mage is building up her magic.
"Don't ASK me! IDIOT!"
"WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT?!"
The ninjas gasps as soon they felt the energy got stronger.
"This is YOUR fault, Zed!"
"Why is it MY fault?!"
"You chose this area!!"
"HOW should I know that she is here?!"
"I PRESUMED that YOU checked the area first before we enter here!"
"SO now you BLAME ME?!"
"Of course! You are most likely an IDIOT!"
"HOW DARE YOU!"
"How dare you also!"
"Is this why the MASTER likes you?! YOU are USELESS!"
"And YOUR envy is the reason WHY Master disowned YOU!"
"How about YOUR ninjas are all weaklings under YOUR command!?"
"DON'T call THEM weaklings, ZED."
"IDIOT!"
"FOOL!"
"WEAKLING!"
"COWARD!"
"DON'T. ME. SHEN. JUST..DON'T YOU DARE."
"DON'T ME ALSO, I CAN HAVE MY TEMPER RIGHT NOW."
Zed made hand symbols while he was in panic.
"What are you doing?!"
"WHERE. DO. YOU. THINK. YOU TWO ARE GOING?!" Syndra barked maliciously.
Syndra shoved her hand that created a large tidal wave because of the intensity of her magic. The ninjas got splashed with the tidal wave; almost like a tsunami.
Irelia just stood there because she has nothing to do.
"YOU TWO ARE AN INTERRUPTION!!!" Syndra cried. She called her magic and grabbed something that is likely for a great candidate for throwing, she saw two coconuts lying at the sand near the hammock; it was the coconuts that Irelia have gathered lately for them to have later on, but Syndra used it as a projectile and hits the ninjas with the fruits.
Next, she grabbed the ninjas' foot and held them like toys.
"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU MUST FIND YOUR OWN LOCATION!!" Syndra spats at Zed's face.
"WHY DON'T YOU TWO..GET..A FREAKING ROOM!! AND PLAY THERE!!" Syndra anticipated to throw them.
"WHAT?! WE GET A ROOM?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!" Shen gasps on the action that Syndra throws at them.
"ASK THIS BUFFOON HERE! NOW SCRAM!" Syndra now throws the ninjas away, her breathing was sporadic yet something that calms her down.
Irelia was at her blades, standing. She embraced the mage gently to calm the tension.
"It's getting hotter this time. Do you want a parfait?" Irelia smiled.
"..Parfait?" Syndra asked while she collects air.
"A large ice cream filled with toppings. I bet you will love it." Irelia explained, she kept her cool to prevent the mage stressed out.
"Oh? Hm.." Syndra smirked deviously. Her madness dissipated, she returned the embrace and spoke. "Also..I will be looking forward to our continuation. At night.."
Irelia gasps. "W-Well.."
"You said you wanted to talk to me this night so.. I am hoping it will be a good opportunity.." Syndra said in a tone of teasing.
"And I love the way you..calm me down, Irelia. I thought you will come running at me but you aren't." Syndra smiled.
"I just wanted to decrease your stress.."
"So yes indeed. You have decreased it well."
"Shall..we? It's getting hot." Irelia weakly smiled.
"Of course."
And so, Irelia guided Syndra again, she let the mage sat back at the hammock and asked her to wait for her. After few minutes, Irelia returned with a large parfait that is filled with fresh strawberries and cream; it was also lathered with ripples of chocolate syrup, and two sticks of chocolate sticks. Perfect for two persons. They have their dessert with delight, and so the captain does to treat the mage to ease the worries and doubts she have taken, but her thoughts wander on what will happen this night to come, it is best for her to find out, probably it will be worthy, or maybe not.
A/N
I hardly imagine Syndra in a doughnut-shaped inflatable, it cracks me up as I imagined it XD
Anyways, regardless in the next chapter, SERIOUS fluffs can be expected!
I will be writing a good ol' Karma/Irelia action someday that surely make Syndra jelly, can't wait to do that XD
Stay tuned!