XXIII
Summer Heat
How come the summer has finally showed up its anger by giving the whole land a radiating heat that could make anyone dehydrated? Despite of the weather, the officials has still their own work at the office. And in spite of that, the Captain of the Guard is dealing with papers, again.
But her office is not much a cool place for the comfort for the heat, the city is somewhat in place with neighboring buildings that cold air from the mountains will not pass through; however, the weather is fair, the winds are not active as well. Still, adding up her armor makes her whole figure feel the destructive heat of the climate. She prefered staying at home because her house is located near at the base of the mountain, which gives her haven a cooler temperature.
She took a small folder and fan herself, the sweat drips down towards her chest until it reaches down, completely vanished due to the fact her armor is obscuring the way.
"For Gods.. Why it is so hot?" Irelia complained as she fan herself harder, some of her hair got stuck on the sweat from her forehead. She took a towel from her bag and wipes her skin.
"I just wish that the trekking was still ongoing. I really missed the mountain.." She sighed and hopes that the climate from her trekking last week with Syndra can be felt this day.
Speaking of the mage, she has no idea what is she doing today, despite of the warm climate, the fortress would catch a lot of sun because it was high enough to block the rays of it. And also the fact that on the time where she breaksdown because of Ahri. The fox, beforehand, apologized on what happened and swore that it will not happen again. Wondering what could possibly happened, she is definitely worried for the mage.
As she was about to call the mage's landline, a knock from her office door stops her from doing it. Karma comes in with a sigh as well.
"Good afternoon.." Karma immediately sat on the chair in front of Irelia's desk.
"Yes. Good afternoon.." Irelia took the folder again and fans herself. "Is there I can help you with?"
"The heat is a madness, isn't it? I thought of visiting you because of this.." Karma rests her head on the desk.
"Well, look what you see? My office is likely baking me in degrees." Irelia fans harder again.
"And..yet." Karma paid her eyes a visit on Irelia's attite, which is her usual metallic armor.
"Yet?" Irelia replied on what could Karma is thinking.
Karma stood and went outside, leaving Irelia alone with her thoughts. She raised her brow as a question why Karma left like that. After few minutes, she returned with a cloth hanging on her arm.
The elder sat and presented the cloth to Irelia. She spreads it on the desk for the sweltering captain to see.
It was a loose regalia, the brown cloth is made up of threads and hand woven, with a strap that could fasten anyone, neglecting the body mass. It can make any wearer a cool feeling despite of its materials.
"Wear this please." Karma declared. "I feel uneasy as I can see your body covered with a battle armor." She chuckled nervously.
"Well.." Irelia got embarrassed as she felt that she was corrected by an elder. "I appreciate your offer but-"
Karma raised her hand.
"Now." Karma looks down before she sits, resting her head by the support of her palm.
Irelia stood up worried, she hastily went to the comfort room and switched her armor. It left a huge clank as it fell down the wooden floor.
As Irelia leaves the room, her attire made her look different, she looks like a normal person regardless on the attire even though she was one of the officials.
Karma silently snickered after she saw Irelia's figure, never knew she found the captain weird on the dress.
"You made me dress this, then you see me as a laughingstock?" Irelia pouted as she sat her chair, facing her desk and the elder.
"It's just.. I find you absolutely different." Karma smiled after she laughed. "Well, I presume that it felt cooler than before. Hm?"
"Indeed. I can feel the air now. Thank you." Irelia bowed.
"No need. And no formalities." Karma raised her hand to settle Irelia down.
She can feel the air, yes, but this made her think outside, she can almost FEEL the air pass throughout her chest. It was almost telling her that the chest part is loose that she can see her straps that covers her bosom. Irelia suddenly grasps her chest and wonders how it was possible.
Karma observes Irelia, and saw how Irelia grasping the cloth on her chest. She quickly hides her blush away and realized something.
"What are you doing?" Karma chuckled and gazed at the troubled woman.
"Ah!" Irelia fixed her composure and the robe as well. "Nothing. I just.." She went back staring at the chest part.
"Just? You kept staring at your chest. What of it?" Karma asked.
"Uh. Is it me? Or.. this part is loose than the rest?" Irelia pointed at her chest, pointing at the loose cloth.
Karma averted herself away to hide her blush. She hid her face by her palms, pretending that she was yawning.
"Well.." Karma took a deep breath before speaking. "Apparently, that's.. mine."
"This regalia?" Irelia said while she glances at the dress in which Karma declared that it was hers. "Oh."
Though that dress is cool enough to fight the heat, it made Irelia silent. As for the chest part that is loose enough, she realized that it somewhat insults her due to the fact her chest is not that acceptable in size.
"I am not saying yours are-" Karma started.
"Small." Irelia interrupted. Cold. "Well, I couldn't care less."
"Your size is suitable for actual yet simple maidens of Ionia. There is nothing to be ashamed of." Karma smiled with a small chuckle.
"So yours can be suitable for mature women." Irelia said, behind her voice has a hidden sarcasm.
"Mine is.." Karma got nervous despite of the conversation got embarrassing with the captain. Of course, she never had a conversation like this before. "J-Just.. By just looking at it, yours are not that small. I mean it." Karma interjected to avoid further embarrassment.
"Basically, you admit that you are looking at mine." Irelia squinted with a set of glare that it somewhat insults her 'size'.
"N-No! It's not like that.. Well." Karma stutters and proceeds to get along with it.
"It's okay. Besides, it really helps the air to come through." Irelia didn't gave a damn about it and moved on.
"Yes.."
A moment of silence fell for both of them, Karma wondered how would she lengthen the small talk for her to spend some more time with the captain, she has nothing to worry about though Syndra was not around.
"Could be this is a chance? " Karma thought deeply. She coughed and started to think something that'll continue the conversation.
"So Irelia.. How is.. everything?" Karma nervously started. She fidgets her slender fingers under with a luscious brown tone.
"Excuse me?" Irelia clarifies as she was about to continue her work.
"I mean.. How is.. everything? Anything that troubles you?" Again, Karma had taken her fidgeting, her actions made her wonder if it was suspicious.
"Nothing in particular, except this weather." Irelia nodded, even herself agrees with it.
"I see. How about.." Karma stops and hesitated because this one is about the mage that she see who pesters Irelia.
"Hm.. Syndra?" Irelia finished for Karma before she said it.
The elder nodded sheepishly and finally gazed at the captain, paying attention to what she was about to hear.
"To begin with.." Irelia took a deep breath. "She is the same as ever yet somewhat possessive."
"Po..ssessive?" Karma had her eyes widened upon hearing the information.
"But not dangerously possessive, well, frankly she is possessive in terms of whatever she declares as hers, for example, her power." Irelia explained but the explanation is not that intriguing to Karma.
"Hm.." Karma hummed, she could sense something that Irelia hides away from her.
"Is.. that reasonable?" Irelia asks.
"For me, yes, but the truth, no." Karma leered, she stared deeply on those green pupils that could pierce someone by in gaze.
"What do you mean?"
"Possessive in power is a commonality to the Sovereign, yet I could tell that based on to my 'experience' with her, that alone is different than the one she ACTUALLY possess." Her tone raised a little at the end.
The beat of her heart went fast, she knew that this is serious. Karma has her eyes onto her now, judging on how they argue before is plausibly true in the basis where Karma opened up a topic like this.
"Irelia." Karma started, her expression changed drastically from being serious to on a verge of emotions. "I..I have to tell you something.."
Irelia immediately acted and prepared for what will Karma has to say, she sat straight and listens.
"M-Maybe.. next time. I have something to do. Perhaps I.. have interrupted your work." Karma stood and faced away. Completely hesitates on the things that she would say.
"Wait." Irelia stood up as well, however, she slammed her palms gently on the desk. Karma caught her attention that made the elder nervous. "If you have something to tell, then please tell it. As possible."Green eyes went staring down at Karma's soul to prevent her from escaping that hesitation.
"Irelia..I." Karma stutters.
"If this is important then we should talk about this at the garden. Perhaps, the place will give you the courage to speak since we hang out there most of the time. Additionally, no one goes there too." Irelia declared, she wanted to hear the thoughts of the elder in a straightforward way, no more hesitations, no hindrance.
"Alright.." The elder made a small smile. "I am just.." Karma started to fidget again. Her voice went into a whisper. Completely inaudible to Irelia's hearing. "..wanted to say how I..feel ."
"Just.. tell me after we meet there. I bet this could be important." Irelia felt disappointed as she can't take Karma's thoughts because of how hesitant the elder is.
"Alright." Now, the elder went to the door and slowly exits the office. She can feel Irelia's disappointment at her but of course, the fact they will meet up at the garden to speak such thing like feelings will definitely make Karma flip out due to her emotions.
However, she stood outside the door without moving an inch, she touched the door and slides her palm on the smooth wooden surface of it. She lowered her head started to think deeply.
"I.. said that in whisper.. am I right?" She could feel her cheeks went on fire as she talks to herself about the part where she could declare her feelings for the captain, which it ended on a whisper. "I don't know.. But there is no turning back now."
3:10 p.m.
Floating Fortress
"UGH. THIS HEAT." Syndra grunted as she fans herself with a homemade bamboo fan, she has thoughts of exposing herself just to cool off her sweating body.
She has no idea how to fight the heat, her fortress is likely seen as melting because on how the heat got throughout the building.
"Hm.." She started to think on what will she do. "Is it okay to stay at her place?"
Thoughts brought her on the fact she wanted to stay at Irelia's home temporary just to avoid this sweltering heat, the location of her house is near at the mountain so assuming that the temperature there is cool and fresh. How she wanted to see the captain again after a week have passed since on their last trip on Navori. In fact, she really misses the captain a lot.
She took her phone and dialed the office number, and she waited for the voice that she have been waiting for.
"Hello?"
"Hello. Hello."
"Syndra? Good afternoon!"
"Good afternoon.." She smiled behind the line. "How are you?"
"Not quite due to the heat of the office.. "
"Seems that we have the same issue here." Syndra sighed as she slumped on her chair, then she took the bamboo fan and proceeds to cool her off. "My fortress is completely melting! I have no idea why this country could have a maddening summer."
"My office is literally baking me under the heat as well.. Summer is summer. So.." She heard Irelia sighed.
"Well.. I do have something to say.." Syndra has her cheeks in red, she twirled a strand of her hair to consider as fidgeting.
"Hm? Please tell me ."
"Is it.. okay for me to.." Syndra pouted, she became embarrassed as she was about to say her demand. " to..stay."
"Stay? Come again? "
The mage voice ended in whisper. How come she was so embarrassed on this?
"You know.. stay.. at y-your place?" Then her mind changed. "NEVERMIND! Forget what I've said."
"Is there any reason why you wanted to stay with me?" Irelia asked for clarification. "I don't mind. However, you know the people, right? They could see you ."
"I don't care. I wanted to stay with you." Syndra huffed, at the end was a blush spreads across her cheeks. "Tsk.."
"Oh." Behind the line was a cheeky giggle from the captain. "Alright. So.. why do you want to stay again?"
"I thought your place is a lot better, I could say that your place is located at the mountain, so I assume that your place is cooler and at peace." Syndra explained straightforwardly.
"Is that so? I am willing to let you stay since it satisfy your desires." Irelia finished and waited for the answer.
"Oh yes. I am willing to satisfy my DESIRES with you." The mage smirked teasingly.
"U-uh.. well. P-please..don't do something.." Irelia stuttered. It sounded cute and adorable for the mage despite she can sense the embarrassment.
"Can you tell that I am literally pulling your leg?" Syndra chuckled and waited.
"I know that there could be a possibility that you are not joking.. "
"Hmph. So basically, you know me well.." The mage made a smirk. "Perhaps I would enjoy..your company."
"Please.." Irelia's voice has a slight stutter, only the cause of her embarrassment.
The mage laughed, with this kind of emotion made her day averted a little, the heat is ignored as her small talk with the captain brightened up her mood.
"Oh. Syndra." Irelia caught the mage's attention. "Please go ahead, my garden is open so, you can enter the house freely. "
"Sure thing." Syndra nodded on what she have heard. "Why? Don't want me to fetch you?"
"I-I have.." Irelia silently took a deep breath, if she tells Syndra that she will meet Karma, the mage WILL definitely rage. She might surge down and target the council or worse, clash with the elders. "..some work that I must finish first. The elders made a meeting and I am invited ."
"Hmph.." Syndra is not amused as she heard Irelia talks about the elders.
"But don't worry! I will be leaving as possible ." Irelia chirped behind the line, giving a slightest of hope that Syndra would put her patience to a test.
"Alright. I will wait for you." Syndra smiled.
"Yes. I will cut the line now. See you soon!" Irelia prepared her goodbye for the mage.
"Why yes, of course." Syndra stood and made a closing remark as well. "I will see you soon.." And the call was ended. She went to her closet and prepares her clothes for the stay, her other vanities and herself of course. Syndra's body is clothed with her usual regalia and her none other one; her mantle.
She looked around to observe her own fortress's interior, it was likely screaming for help as if it was melting due to the heat, she sighed and made an exit to her floating home.
"I will return AS possible if this stupid heat settles down." She murmured behind her breath. "Hm.. I will think about it since I will stay with my plaything." Smirking at the words she have said, she immediately surged down towards only at the direction where Irelia's home located for her to avoid the presence of the people.
4:10 p.m.
Lotus Garden, The Placidium
Her foot have stepped on the moist grassy patch of the garden, the sun is about to set that brought the surroundings cloaked with a orange glow, illuminated from the sun. She glances around but her eyes met only with the leaves from its branches, still with her clothing; which that Karma lend her before, she can feel the winds that made her body satisfied from the heat before.
"Karma?" She silently called. The wailing wind is calling the night, which is the only one that made a reply. Irelia takes an idle while she waited, her thoughts made its way on what she expects to happen. What if Karma would tell her that she must avoid the mage? How about the times where the mage got infuriated on that time on the beach? Or perhaps, something intriguing..?
As her thoughts clouded her, a hand tapped her shoulder, Irelia made a short shriek before she settled down.
"What was that?" Karma chuckled lightly.
"Goodness." Irelia made a sigh. "Oftentimes, you always made me jump like that to gain my attention.."
"It's kind of entertaining whenever you made actions that were unlikely to your personality." Karma smiled, that smile was genuinely warm which is uncommon to the elder.
"Seriously.." The captain pouted and took the 'praise' in which she seem to be a tease. "So. Shall we?"
Karma skipped a beat as she heard Irelia spoke first, it is the time to expose her thoughts about the captain, it will be a gamble for her because of how Irelia in contacts with the Sovereign, much like a declaration of war.
"Well Irelia.." Karma nervously started. "L-Let's have a seat over there." Karma dragged Irelia along the way and made a sit on the usual bench they had been using in personal sessions like this.
"Karma." Irelia stared as she called the elder's name. "Is this matter a business meeting? Or perhaps.."
Karma didn't speak, she just looks down and stared at the lush grass on the ground.
"A personal matter." Irelia deducted straightforwardly.
"Yes." Karma said after with the long silence.
"Alright." Irelia took a deep breath and calmly stated her words. "Was this about something about Syndra?"
Karma twitched as she heard the name that disgusts her, never knew she have gotten mad by just hearing the name.
"..I don't understand." Karma's voice is low, intimidating and cold. "Why is she clinging up on you?"
Irelia bursted her eyes with a huge discovery, the sound of it has to be something that is truly, truly an introduction of inbound emotions of the elder that she never had seen before. The elder grasps Irelia's hand tightly, her hand was trembling, was this anxiety? or was it an another way around?
"Karma.." Irelia noticed that the elder's expression changed into pain, how can she describe this? It is likely a disappointment adding with a spice of anger.
"What is this..?" Karma thought, she kept unmoved on her position. "I feel myself nervous. It is like a pain in my chest. Whenever I see Irelia with.. Syndra. This feeling happens. Am I.." Karma made a glance at the staring green orbs at her, which it pierces her soul.
"Jealous?"
"Karma." Irelia called again, this time, her tone was solid and low. "Please tell me-"
Suddenly, it was like she caught something fell from the above, the weight of a person made contact of hers, Irelia supported herself as Karma surged in front of her and embraced her, this is unexpected. Completely unexpected.
As usual, silence falls, Irelia strokes the elder's back as an action of relieving her.
"Irelia." Karma called her, she tightens her embrace with the survived emotions. "You are my friend. A friend that I can trust."
Irelia listens carefully on what Karma is saying, who knows what kind of confession that the elder will tell.
"But I.." Karma hesitates to say her thoughts, but this is her chance, she must not let this slip by. "I never felt this feeling whenever I see you with..Syndra." Her tone got colder and colder as she states each word.
"What?" Irelia finally understands what is happening.
"I just-!" Karma faces in front of the captain with still her embrace. "Don't want to see you being with her."
Irelia finally realizes what Karma's point was. In fact, she totally sniffed the scent of the word 'Jealousy'. However, why would Karma be jealous? Does she needed attention from a friend because she spent most of her time with the malevolent mage residing at a floating fortress? Deep inside, she snickered; a handful expression of a sigh, she really felt like she was a protagonist who is literally a subject of a passive character in a revolving story of jealousy from a television drama she often watched every afternoon free hours.
A spark of emotion snaps Karma's senses after she stated her word. The mixed emotions made her stagger and flinch, she immediately pulls away and avoided Irelia's gaze. She just can't look directly at Irelia after she confessed like that.
"T-That's all! I should take my leave." Karma scuttles off with a huge blush on her face without looking back at the captain.
"Wait! Karma!" Irelia called as she tried to catch the fleeing elder. Sighing at the fact of events happened, she felt the time where she was being pulled by the magical binds of the two potentially dangerous mages of Ionia at her home last month. That sensation is definitely a description on what she currently at; being dragged in between of the binds as the two mages fight for her 'attention'. Oh, she forgot the Vastaya who tends to tease and 'flirt' with her in times of boredom, yet perhaps she will add on the list.
"I could tell that the summer heat is the BEST description of what kind of ambient feeling of my situation." Irelia murmured as she crosses her arms, then she sat down on the bench to recollect her thoughts.
"Intensively in a hot seat." Irelia's pun matches the event; and the temperature of the bench, she has no idea if she would laugh at that or what, she sees it lame and perfect.
At the council
"Oh God." Karma thought, she kept breathing after she made a vigorous jog in which she could say that she ran away from Irelia. She immediately leaned on the wall of her office, the wooden wall has a natural feeling on it, it was cool and it smelled damp due to the heat, she can tell that the weather might change because of the presence of the moisture.
"The weather is changing." Karma said, she went back to normal after those deep breaths.
Her heels made its way towards the chair that will make you feel as a high official; the most favored elder of Ionia. She sat on it and sighed. She remembered how her actions are questionable lately on the garden, she feel pathetic on that confession because on top of it, it was too straightforward yet lacking.
"What am I doing..?" Karma grunted and lays her head on the desk. "Irelia will definitely notice that I am acting strange." She sighed again. "Maybe not, it is very exposing. She can see that through me."
"Of course she can." A voice made Karma's ears send signals on hostility, she backs away and faced the unwanted visitor.
"I mean no harm!" The person raised its hands, however..
Tails. Tails are wagging around the person, Karma finally realized who is this, she lowered her stance as the markings of her mantra went out its illumination.
"Ahri." Karma said. "You could've at least knocked the door."
"My bad, elder." Ahri bowed as an apology.
"So." Karma sits on her chair and offered the chair in front of her desk to the fox. "Have a seat."
Karma made thoughts about this event, why would the Vastaya visited her unexpectedly?
"I just wanted answers." Ahri suddenly speak. She questions herself that Ahri might read her thoughts clearly. "Why yes I can hear it clearly. Even those part where you 'confessed' to Irelia."
Karma blushed, how embarrassing! She swore herself that Ahri found out her secret by just the mind reading ability of the fox.
"Wow! An elder can swear? Well..it's normal so why not?" Ahri pouted and let that slide.
The elder's brow twitched a little because on how ridiculous this conversation was. Perhaps she can communicate with Ahri by using her thoughts for her to remove the embarrassment that is currently flooding her soul.
Karma wondered why Ahri wanted answers so she spoke her words inside her mind.
"I am literally into finding secrets nowadays. So I am interested on yours." Ahri said, as if she was talking to nothingness.
Karma again, blushed.
"Oh why is that? I can sense emotion. Do you have any secrets?" Ahri's eyes glimmered with excitement.
Karma halted Ahri, with only a raise of her hand. Staring at those golden eyes of the fox, she might have the feeling that Ahri is messing up with her.
"Why are you so keen about finding secrets?" Karma finally stated.
"It's exciting, that's why." Ahri answered, she draw circles on the desk with her finger, staring deeply at the elder's eyes.
"Then why don't you find someone else's instead of mine?"
"Hm. Yours can be interesting." Ahri finished, she made a dull yet straight eye contact to the elder.
"Please.." Karma sighed, rather than being annoyed at the fox.
"Too bad, our beloved captain is currently occupied right now." Ahri remarked, it is likely a warning because of her expression.
"What do you mean?" The elder asked, gaining an intensive curiosity to the information.
"It's up to you." The fox glances at the elder, winking at her as if she is hinting on something. Hurriedly, Ahri made an exit, she didn't looked back at the elder who called her name for her to stop.
Karma was left alone with thoughts again, Ahri's encounter is definitely bizarre, she wanted answers but Ahri just sits there and stares at her. And yes, Ahri have found out her secret in which she had really confessed to the captain.
A question sprang to her mind, what do Ahri mean by it's up to her? And the captain is occupied right now? By what? There is no way its the same thing as doing some paperworks. It is something that she MUST now, suspicions made its way to her instincts. This really made her paranoid a little.
Karma took the phone and dialed Irelia's office. She waited for at least a minute but no one answered. And she have forgotten that Irelia's office hours are over.
"She must've went home." Karma said as she quickly pressed numbers to the home landline of the captain.
And it happened.
4:45 p.m.
Irelia's house
Ah. Finally. The sweet comfort of the wooden floor brought a bliss to the mage's body as she lays flat on the hallway. At her left was the delightful view of the garden, she thanked Irelia for giving such nature inside her territory, the scent of leaves and wood from a nearby forest came its way to the mage's nose, in fact, the word summer really paid off. No heat. No worries.
"Hm.. When will she go home?" Syndra murmured as she misses the captain, she enjoyed the comfort of the hallway while waiting.
Instead of moping around and waiting, she ended daydreaming, otherwise she will end up bored, definitely a worst way to ruin her day and what she hated the most. As she daydream, she thought about a scene where she finally noticed that Irelia had went home, the captain brought groceries for the night and some delights for the cravings. Second, she was on the balcony and the captain made a surprise embrace from behind, which is she hopes it will come true; and one of her dreams it would happen today.
She is giggling and smirking uncontrollably, if ever she was seen by someone, they'll definitely think of her as a crazy maniac. As of now, she kept daydreaming scenes in which she hopes it will happen to her someday; some of it are..obscene, and who wouldn't have notice that to the mage's desires? Of course it's common to her despite she have always planning onto something.
Her train of thoughts ended as a loud ring of a phone somewhere inside the house, she got annoyed and followed the sound.
At the side of the partition of the wall near the stairs is a white phone, it kept ringing in a alarming tone that echoed inside the house. She is hesitating to lift the phone up and answer, and what will she say if ever she answers it? It might be someone or perhaps someone in the council.
"There is no way I am going to talk to an elder or involved in that stupid council." Syndra spat coldly. But the ring is irritating her ears.
"Who IS calling her now?! This person probably don't know that SHE is working at this hour." The ring is itching her ears. Completely irritated, her comfort zone got busted, despite of the heat, her face is making everything hot because of her increasing anger.
"Let's see." She said as she lifted the phone, she has no intentions to entertain the speaker, it will be a bad idea if she answers it because of her status in Ionia.
Now she waited without saying a word to the speaker. Until..
"Irelia." The voice is unfamiliar to her. But the sound of it is someone that Irelia's acquaintance.
She listened intently to provoke the speaker by saying nothing. And then she started to piece out who the speaker was.
"I am sorry about earlier.. I..I cannot express myself to you and.. I didn't mean of doing that to you. And, I am busy with some work to the council. As your friend.. I aware what will you think of me.."
It's her. That ELDER who kept blocking her way towards Irelia. She wanted to speak but she must not identify herself. Instead she might give the elder a trick. She noticed an advertisement magazine on the rack below, this could be useful.
"Got annoyed by the summer? Cool off with a blast of refreshing drink that passed throughout the stages of sterilization process of osmosis! Nature's Spring! " She even changed her voice upon saying it.
"I uh..is this the right number?" Karma's whisper is heard in the line. Syndra silently laughed at this.
"What an imbecile!" She laughed as she took her face away from the phone at the moment for Karma to unhear.
"I-Irelia. I haven't known you can trick me by saying an advertisement." Karma chuckled a little. "It's adorable."
Syndra gasps as she heard that praise. THAT praise. How dare she say that to her ears in which she owns Irelia now?!
She quickly slams the phone down and huffed.
"You vile..Elder. She is mine. IDIOT." Syndra have grown grumpy and irritated. She crossed her arms and anger seeps out her system. "How DARE you."
However, that thought alone have a plausible backup. The elder thought she was Irelia and she tricked her by a random advertisement rant PLUS with a slam on the phone to end the call. It has to be a way that the elder might think that Irelia hated her.
"Heh." She smirked. And giggling. "Oh yes. Perfect."
However, something clicked on her mind. The elder's words echoed her ears stating something. She remembered that the elder apologized because she have done something to her 'earlier'. And those feelings? She smell something. SOMETHING might've happened. There is no way that Karma would call if it isn't not important.
"I am home." Irelia's voice went to her ears and some rickety sounds from the shoe rack.
Syndra floated near the wall leading to stairs to hide for her to make a surprise.
"Syndra? Are you home?" Irelia called, the sound is so delicious to the mage's ears as if Irelia is living with her.
"I brought ingredients for our dinner. Please come out." Irelia went straight to the kitchen, completely unaware that Syndra is hiding JUST behind the wall.
Irelia unloads her groceries and called Syndra again. "..Is she around?" Irelia went to the living room, she have noticed that the sliding door leading the garden was open. "Seems it was a yes.." She giggled and decided to look around.
Irelia thought that Syndra is playing at her. She kept looking and pretended as if she was finding an item. "Where is she? I thought she was staying here?" She went to the desk and crouched. "Here? No?"
Syndra noticed Irelia's behavior, how odd that Irelia kept looking for her in a bizarre way. "She is finding ME under the desk!?" Silently, she giggled. Then she made a hover towards the upper floor. "Hm.. I have an idea."
Irelia snuffed out everything on the living room, now she went outside and looked around. She have noticed that nothing changed as it is. Until her eyes gazed up on the rooms at the upper floor. She made a glance at her window but it is still the same, her thoughts are settled on giving the upper floor a look.
To make her lookout unnoticed, she used her ability to stealth, she made a tiptoe and went upstairs without a sound either creaks are unheard.
The hallway is awfully quiet, just what she expects. But something amidst that her senses tell, more like her clairvoyance is tickling her; as if something will happen if ever she moved an inch.
And yes, her assumptions were right as a strong mana reached her senses, she felt it very well inside one of the rooms; and right on the bat, it is located inside of her room of all places.
Slowly she slithered, she opened the door, very carefully and surely until she can almost see the beam of light that passed through the gap of the door.
"Hm.." Syndra admires the room as she strolled a little, the room is neat and organized especially the desk where a set of papers are located. Beside the desk are things for something she has no idea: compasses, goggles, maps, journals and even the camo binoculars which is placed accordingly to its group.
"What are these?" Syndra murmured, she have taken an interest to one of the things. The binoculars piqued her and made her reminded of the thing that Zed uses; including the one she had destroyed before.
"Did she bought a new one..?" Syndra nonchalantly asked, she tried to see if the binoculars are worth of try. To make a better view, there is a balcony located on the side of the room, wouldn't be great if she could give the instrument a try.
She opened the door and a blast of dry air slammed her face, the heat lingers a little but that alone was accompanied with air passing throughout the mountains, which gives the surroundings a fairly condition of ventilation. Now, she placed the binoculars to her vision and saw the intense magnification of the mountain, she clearly sees each trees that covers the landmark, almost seen as likely the hair of the mountain.
Completely pleased on what she see, she gave the binoculars an another try and this time, a different location. From what she have seen were the trees, houses, hills and even the city's nexuses. How fascinating! The discovery she had wanted finally came here, giving her a huge excitement that leads her to see more.
But her occupancy is interrupted as a sudden grasp around her body made her jump.
"Found you!" Irelia chirped, she laughed a little and swayed Syndra side by side.
The mage shrieked and played along with the captain. Yet..
Doesn't it this looks familiar?
She stopped and gave it a thought. She have seen this or perhaps made it as a deep thought before.
"What's wrong?" Irelia said, she have noticed Syndra's expression changes.
Oh! She realizes it now. It WAS the thought as she was daydreaming before! She gasps as the hopes and wishes that she demanded in her fantasy came true. As Irelia went home, she have brought groceries along with her, and it came true. Check. Next, she was surprised to feel Irelia's sudden embrace from behind and the setting was in a balcony. Completely delighted, she could expect a part of her fantasies to come true.
"What's with that expression? I thought you'll be excited to see me." Irelia said, she could wonder why the mage reacted like that.
"Who wouldn't be excited to see you after you surprised me like that?" The mage said as she gazes down on the captain's eyes.
"Is that so?"
Syndra noticed that Irelia is disappointed a little because she expected something that counts as a reply after she surprised the mage. To make it an explanation, she pulls the captain towards her and whispers to her ears.
"Your actions stated as the ones I have daydreamed before became true."
"What?" The captain's eyes widened on the information. "Wh-What do you mean?"
"Everything you have done in this house." Syndra added as she twirled some of Irelia's hair strands.
"So all the actions including I went home with groceries and surprising you came out real?" Irelia stated, she was fascinated on how those things in daydreams came true.
"Hmm.."Syndra hummed as a yes. "That's why I just can't believe myself either."
Irelia got hostile, is there such thing that those daydreams came true? Well assuming that Syndra's fantasies came out real this time, what about the other fantasies? Irelia has the feeling something will happen this night, or worse, the desires that the mage had been telling her.
"What's with that look?" Syndra chuckled. "How irresistibly adorable, perhaps you expect my other fantasies would come true?"
"Just..Just get inside and I will prepare a snack for you!" Irelia suddenly trying to pull Syndra inside the room, there was a huge blush across her face that is likely seen on the mage's eyes. "Come on. Let's go."
"Oh! Snack? Just only with one look of these and I will be done!" Syndra happily said as she faces away with the binoculars. "This thing interests me as I saw Zed uses it for nice viewing."
"Well..that's the binoculars that Zed gave as a compensation." Irelia tells the mage the truth.
"So THIS is the thing that he kept blabbering last month." Syndra admires the design of the instrument.
"He said he bought them using his savings. Well, I commend with that."
Syndra uses the binoculars immediately, she viewed some trees and the mountain a far, as she enjoys the view, she caught a glimpse of something white that flutters around the branches. With one turn of the focal point, Ahri's face is the one thing she have seen under the binoculars, the fox made a peace sign and a wacky smile on her, which IT disgust her.
"So how was it? The binoculars can view great things, isn't it?" Irelia smiled as she tried to extract a comment from the mage.
"Great things. Yes. Great. THINGS." Syndra cringed on the fact she have seen Ahri again. Ugh, it made her head hurt a little after she had been a victim of Ahri's teasing. She put away the binoculars and pulls Irelia towards the room. "Snack time."
Irelia wondered why the mage suddenly changed her mind. She took a glance back at the balcony, but of course, nothing is strange on those trees. Maybe something that the mage have seen that made her quit like that.
Back on the trees outside, the fox pouted as she have seen yet denied at the same time. "How rude. I wonder why is she staying with Irie right now.. Maybe.."
She silently giggled, a pink aura surged to her eyes, she now expects something that will make everything lovely for both of the Ionians there. "I must infiltrate the house."
And then she dashed towards the home of the captain that was with the malevolent mage whom she had enjoyed teasing under with the circumstances.
NOTE:
Wow wow wow! Seems that our Elder Karma just built an emotion to our beloved captain! It's about time for the fight fest between Elder VS Sovereign! XD
And Yes! I must update as soon as possible because of my other things including a new story, school work and art stuffs! Else this story would be left behind T - T (This story has to accommodate along with the seasonal changes too! And yes! this will be a LOOOONNNGGG story. )
Lastly, next chapter will be a heck of ridiculous moments with Ahri and Zed, adding how they really, REALLY make our mage's; Syndra's head hurt. :3