Authors Note: Different view point ahead, but you're all smart enough to see that. I'll just use the line break as a POV switch. Again, your support means so much to me. Thanks a bunch.

Chapter 4

When we finally made it, I could see all of the new summoners sitting around tables. Levi walk ahead and waves to two people who wave back and offer us seats.

"Hello ladies, may I introduce my roommate, Tobias."

"Hi Tobias, Ellie Fleming at your service." She jokingly bows

"I'm Beth, nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too." I reply

"Well… Beth and I were just talking about how we were invited to become summoners. I accidentally flashed through a wall into a Demacian war room, and let me tell you, they were not happy to see me. Luckily Jarvan IV was there and recognized me as a summoner or I would have been killed on the spot." She mimics her head getting cut off.

"So your Demacian then?" Levi asks

"Born and raised."

"Well," Beth Pipes up. "As for me, I was in school and during one of our meditation sessions, and when it was time to get up, everyone started freaking out and pointing at me. I was confused, until i looked down at my hand, and they were clear. I then start freaking out, and after about 10 seconds, it stopped. After that, the teacher took me to the town elder and asked what could have happened. He recognized me to have summoning strength and he put it, and the next thing I know, I'm here."

"Meditation session huh?" Levi asks. "So you're Ionian?"

"Yes."

"No way? Me too. I was in class and we were studying Latin. The first word we had to repeat was "Home" and after saying it, runes began to circle me and I appeared at, well, home. I didn't know what just happened, but I was happy to be out of class. They eventually found me, but instead of punishing me for cutting class, they sent me here. Cool huh?" He Smirks. "So what about you Tobias, how did you wind up here?"

"Well, it's not as good as yours…"

"Oh come on. We shared, spill it." Beth pried.

"Well, I just might have, you know… lit someone on fire." I look away embarrassed.

"Wait. WHAT?!" That stare in awe.

After a couple of seconds of stunned silence they start asking a barrage of questions, including "Who was it?" "Did they die?" "How did you manage it?" Stuff like that.

"Well…" Everyone begins to quiet down. "It kind of just, happened…"

"Come on, give us more" they plead.

"Well, where I come from, we hold parades to honor the victories of our champions, something I don't really enjoy…" As I tell my tale, there faces grew more and more serious. They finally started putting the puzzle pieces together.

"You're from Noxus then." Beth says, completely devoid of her sweet personality.

"Yes…" I reply.

"Well hey," Levi tried to break the tension. "Like Tobias said, he hates their ideals."

"Yea. They alw…"

Without a second word, Beth stood up and began to walk away. She looked like she was about to cry.

"I... better see if she's ok…" Ellie said as she gets up and runs over to beth to comfort her. I look over at Levi confused.

"Many Ionians, many family members, were killed during the Noxus occupation of Ionia. Even if it was years ago, some people can't forgive and forget so easily." He grows silent. "The amount of death that day…" He whispers. "They slaughtered thousands of us, men, women, children, nothing mattered. We didn't matter." After a moment in his trance, he shakes his head and jostles my shoulder. "Hey, I know that's not you, from your story and how you act, I can tell you are not Noxus at heart, and that's good enough for me." I give him a half-assed smile.

"Thanks."

"Hey, what are friends for?" Friend? I've never really had a friend before. The closest thing to friends I had were my parents, but they still didn't offer much "parental love". "And, I'm sure Beth will come around one day, just give her time."

"Ok."

"Well, I don't know about you, but I'm hungry. Want to get some grub?"

"Sure." About halfway through our meal, Ellie and Beth rejoined us. They both held a tray and what looked to be a plat of fish. Beth's face was red and It looked like she had been crying. The meal afterward was pretty nice, we all talked about home, our hopes and aspirations. Champions we hope to be paired with. It seems like they all knew everything there is to know about the League and the Champions here.

"Well, we do have a class in school specially designated for "The History of The League of Legends." Ellie explained.

"In Ionia, We don't directly study the League, but rather we study the lives and stories of the champions themselves." Levi added.

"That sounds nice, where I come from, they don't teach us about the League or champions or anything, we just learn about them thought the battles our champions have with them."

"Well lucky for you, you will get first hand experience with the champions." The rest of dinner was pretty uneventful, after eating we parted ways and Levi showed me the way back to our room. We barely made it in time for lights out.

"Hey Levi" I asked, "You excited about tomorrow?"

"Hell yea, tomorrow starts our new lives as summoners. Now if you excuse me, I need to get to sleep, good night."

"Night." But I was to excited to sleep, in the first day here, I had made 3 (maybe 4) new friends, and I am going into something where I am equal to everyone. Yes, this is a new start for me. I slowly lulled into a deep sleep.

Letters Home:

Dear Mom and Dad,

Today is the first day that we can write to family, so I thought I'd give it a go. Where to start, well, since a I came here a month ago, I have grown in leaps and bounds as a summoner. Many of the initial recruits were kicked out because they lacked magical prowess. There are a total of eleven of us left. The first week, we focused on harnessing the magic inside us. To help, we were given a "Sphere of Influence" as they call it. It basically allows us to magnify our power and perform more complicated spells or even connects to another person, though specifically a champion. The following weeks were focused on the history of the institute and champions. All I can say is there is a lot to learn, but I love every second of it. I saw some of the other summoners are actually receiving letters back, I understand if it got lost in the mail, just please try again.

Your son,

Tobias.

Dear Mom and Dad,

It's been Two months since I left and our studies are taking off now. More and more are being kicked out, not just because of lack of magic ability, but the inability to learn. I made a pact with my 3 closest friends that we never give up, and so far it's working. Oh, We recently got to tour the Summoners Rift and see the battle ground for most of our training. Levi "accidentally" poked Brambleback and the next thing he knows, he is in the infirmary with second degree burns. I warned him that getting that twig as a memento wasn't worth it, but somehow he still has a smile on his face. I still haven't received a letter from you guys, this post system must be terrible. Please try to send a letter again.

Your son,

Tobias

Dear Mom and Dad,

Three months have gone by and Summoner training is going great. A champion and his Summoner came in recently and talked about the connection between champions and their Summoners. We each will actually be connected with a champion based on our personality and ideals. We can still use other champions, but there are considered our "Mains" or whatever they call them. We basically understand them and they understand us. Beth has finally warmed up to me, it took time, but she seems to see who I really am, and not who she thinks I am. Still waiting on that letter. I might have to visit one day just to deliver it in person.

Your son,

Tobias

Dear Dad,

Half a year seems like it went by so quickly, but I know that's not the case. I heard that Mom passed away while I was gone. I wish I could have attended the funeral, but my invite never arrived. Word travels quickly when you're the "Biggest disappointment in Noxus History" as you said before. I understand why the letters never came in now. I'll make sure to not send any more. I doubt you're even reading this.

Tobias.