Hey guys! I'm surprised how much positive reaction this story has so far! For not being a KatxGaren or TalonxLux (flavor of the month (or always)). It has a lot of reviews/favs/follows. Thank YOU! It takes about 2-3 hours per chapter and only about 10seconds to review (thought I'd put readers guilt on you guys). Thank you! P.S Sorry for the short chapter, just my writing style is almost like a play. Short scenes to setup moments. Not sure if its or bad habit/style. I've been updating this quite quickly it might be atleast two weeks til the next update I know the ending...just want a quality lead up to it :)

The sunlight shining through her apartment window shone bright awakening her. She could feel her eyes puffy from crying as she wiped her eyes from the crusty residue (eye buggers from crying). She closed her curtains while covering her face from the sun's intensity.

…..

It brought back memories of her trail. She looked into the crowd, watching Pantheon being held back by half a dozen strong Rankor warriors. He kept calling out to her yelling at the top of his lungs. Pantheon's training had paid off she was faster and more skilled than her opponent. But when she saw the fear in her opponents eyes as he laid there awaiting his fate, she would not take his life. Even if it meant hers, even over Pantheon's voice pleading, begging her to do it. Her only choice was to face the executioners axe. For only one was allowed to live, for that was their tradition.

His eyes looked at her from a distance with so much pain, tears and anger at her for making him have to stand there and watch her throw her life away. She, had always known he cared for her. But watching him, a strong warrior a man she looked up to unable to help her. Being inconsolable and pinned down so he could not aid her, watching him in so much pain was worse than the fate she would face.

It had been a cloudy day. Grey and dark, she looked up at Pantheon, then down at the arena floor. The shadow of the executioner's axe over her head.
"Forgive me Pantheon, I love. I'll be waiting for you when it's your time." Tears started to swell up from her eyes.

Thoughts of a weddings, kisses and children they would never have filled her with grief. But she put on a smile as tears began to soak the dirt below her. Awkward moments laugh's hugs and kisses they had shared flashed back to her.
"I love you…."she whimpered.

The clouds started to part quickly, the bright mid-day sun warming her and comforting her. The shadow of the executioner raising his axe showed in front of her. She closed her eyes tightly awaiting her death, the sound of Pantheon's strained voice.
"Leona! I love you!"
Then, there was extreme warmth and light bathe her body. Through her closed eyes all she could see and feel was white. When she opened her eyes she saw the executioner laying on the ground behind her unconscious. Pantheon had shaken free from the other man's grasps and making her way to her. All she could remember was him holding her tightly both with tears on their face and kissing her as if it was their first and last kiss. Before she collapsed in his arms.

A brilliant beam of sun light had saved her.

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She, started wiping her face clean and combing her hair. When she heard, two voices speaking to each other from Pantheon's room. She knew it was wrong but she had to know who his mystery woman was. Her face pressed against the cool wall. Unable to make out the woman's voice. She heard the voices moving towards the door. She waited for them, hearing the sound of his door open and close. She waited a few seconds and slowly opened her own door and stuck her head out. Before they turned a corner in the hall way she managed to catch Pantheon walking hand in hand. Ahri's tails wagging as she leaned her head on Pantheon's shoulder. The sight made her sick to her stomach.

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Leona made her way to the dining hall, and made her way to the food line. The sound and chatter had distracted her. When she had gotten her food on her tray she turned around. The sight of Pantheon sitting there a lone eating made her heart skip a beat. This is the first time she's seen him, since he…
She frowned as the memory of her denying his proposal flashed upon her.
He…loved…me so much.

She found her eyes stinging as tears swelled up. She had stood there for a few moments and mustered up the courage to speak to him. If anything she just longed for his voice, his presence, anything. She didn't know how the conversation would start, how he would forgive her? She gave herself a soft groan and started walking to the table where he sat. She looked up from her tray in time to see Pantheon giving Ahri a soft kiss on the cheek and leave. He look of happiness on Ahri's face at his affection, pissed Leona off to the core. Feelings of unknown betrayed and jealousy consumed her. She saw Ahri move her hair from her face and place it behind her ear. She started eating her breakfast with a smile on her face.

"Thump!"

Leona's food tray hit the table hard. Ahri looked up at Leona, dismissively and proceeded again to continue eating. Leona leaned forward closer to Ahri her brown golden eyes narrowing at Ahri, even as she ignored her.

"Are you sleeping with him!?" She tried to speak quiet but sternfully.

With a mouth full of food she replied. "Why do you care?" before swallowing her food.

Leona, was taken by surprised not ready to receive a question with a question.

"That's not the point dammit!" "Are, you sleeping with him?!" Repeating herself slowly with the same urgent and angry voice.

"If you're asking, if I had sex with him. Then no." She took another piece of food in her mouth. Savoring Leona's reaction of relief.

After, she swallowed her food she began to speak again. "But, he does have night mares and wakes up shouting your name." The angry look on Leona's face was priceless.

Ahri, started standing up grabbing her purse and looked down at Leona sitting there red faced and small angry tears starting to flow.

"What did you do to him? It doesn't really matter, it's not like you love him anyways. I did see you deny his proposal, it was pretty depressing. Watching him cry there alone. That ring did look expensive to. Too, bad he's such a good guy, he can definitely do better." She spoke without emotion, almost as if she was giving a stranger direction.

"Anyways, take care" She walked away, with a smile on her face.

Ahri, always considered herself a nice person. But something about Pantheon, made her protective of him. Although Pantheon had told her the cause of his and Leona's schism, she wanted to put guilt on Leona's mind. She knew being ambiguous about it would haunt Leona with anger and regret. Watching him, a lone weeping at Leona's rejection in the garden made Ahri want to make Leona feel his pain. It must have been painful for him being around her feeling unwanted, shamed and lonely. She started to realize how much she had started caring for him. Her eyes got big as she questioned herself.
Is this what loving and caring for some one feels like?