PART 2 FOLKS

-X-

5 months later

It been a few months since Kai'sa had moved in with Ten and abandoned the life of hunting down Void monsters for a more simple life with her savior and first friend.

Her Void suit had eventually disappeared with the only parts remaining that reminded her of her old life were the markings on her face. When her skin had first shedded while she was in Ten's bed, her surprised scream woke him up, who was on the other side of the room on a hammock, sending him scrambling to the floor and then towards her bed to check on her.

Problem was, she wasn't wearing anything else so when she 'shedded' her suit, Ten got a full view of her naked front.

After waking him up from his nosebleed faint, Kai'sa explained what she knew about her suit but halfway through, she noticed that she was still naked and that Ten was trying his best to maintain a straight face but was obviously failing with his semi-bleeding nose and fiery cheeks.

Kai'sa giggled as she planted a small peck on his cheek and put on one of Ten's spare robes and pants, finishing the rest of her story before bidding the monk a good night.

As she did, Kai'sa covered her embarrassed blushing face as she realized what she had done. When she had thought about it, his scent had returned to her and his kind face flooded into her mind. She forced herself to sleep whenever she shamelessly thought about kissing him on the lips.

Other than that, living with Ten hadn't been so bad at all. She helps him with foraging and cleaning the house as he provides her with a home and his knowledge of the land. One thing that they both give to each other is their company and it's one of the things that Kai'sa enjoyed most about living with Ten. He's smart yet foolish in some aspects, kind but short-tempered at moments, and shy but so forward as well. Kai'sa could never never know what to expect with him but that's what she liked so much about him.

They laughed together, ate together, and worked together, becoming more and more comfortable with each other. Jokes and playful gestures, both friendly and dirty, were now pretty common between them as well as pranks, harmless and deadly, gave them something to do enjoy the day and their lives. There were times where Kai'sa had stolen his clothes as he showered, running off with them but she didn't get far before he grabbed her, smirking at the furiously blushing Shuriman as she saw his naked body.

They even spared on several occasions but they always ended with her waving the flag of surrender with how strong he was. Ten always seemed to have a supply of energy stored somewhere as well as the skills that he used to pummel her to the ground over and over again.

Ten also weirdly enough had a slim package completely wrapped in bandages while wrapped in something that she would point out as seals that he never talked about and whenever she tried to bring up the subject, he switched it to something else and moved on.

The only thing that he had told her about it was that he had gotten it from a very powerful and important friend and that it would be better if he didn't unwrap it until he need it desperately.

Other than that, he was perfectly honest with her as they talked with each other. He was there whenever she needed help and would guide her on things that she didn't know.

This was the life that Kai'sa had dreamed of whenever she was all alone in the Void.

It was around midday when they were enjoying a meal of roasted fish in onions and garlic that they had picked from his field as Ten's ear perked up before smiling.

"What happened?" Kai'sa with her mouth full while reaching over to the rice pot, her bowl completely empty with her licked clean spoon.

"Looks like an old friend has come to visit." Ten grinned while setting down his bowl and chopsticks, "Come, I'll introduce you to him."

"Are you sure?" Kai'sa asked after swallowing her food as her hand unconsciously went up to her markings, "What if he finds out who I am?"

"Tom will understand." Ten said while taking her hand off her face and wiped her mouth clean for her, earning him a cute pouting expression, "Plus, if he's understanding enough to come all the way out here for me then he wouldn't mind having a change of company once in a while."

Kai'sa bit her lip as she nodded and allowed for Ten to drag her outside as she saw a large wagon being pulled by a four horses, making a clop-clop noise as they came up to Ten's house with a man with a small gray beard controlling the horses.

"Ten! My friend!" Tom shouted joyfully while waving his hand ecstatically despite his old age, "I am back! Terribly sorry for taking so long!"

"It is alright Tom!" He laughed as the wagon stopped in front of him and Tom hopped off carefully before taking a moment to stretch his back and shook his hand, "I'm more worried if you've taken care of yourself well enough to travel all this way to visit me."

"Oh I just came to Ionia for a little treatment from Madame Soraka herself." Tom said as he rotated his arm in a flexing position as if to show him how strong he was, "I figured that I would stop by to visit and say hi before I go back on my merry way!"

Tom turned towards to look at Kai'sa before gasping in surprise, stepping back a few times before Ten placed a hand on his shoulder, asking, "Is there something wrong old friend?"

Tom whispered moved behind Ten and quietly asked, "Why is she here?"

"She is my guest Tom." Ten said while nudging Tom out from behind him, like a mother would to her shy son to introduce himself, "I assure you that no harm will come to you with me here."

"You are Kai'sa, are you not?" Tom asked while stepping forward slowly, hoping that he hadn't provoked the Void hunter by coming upon her, "Is this where you've been?"

"Yes." Kai'sa nodded simply while showing him her hand, one that was completely free of Void and looked as normal as any other, "I am Kai'sa. The hunter that traveled between the Void and this world, killing any Void monsters that dared to hurt my people."

"It has been so long since I've heard reports and rumors about you Kai'sa." Tom asked as he gently shook her hand once and let go, "Nobody's seen you since a few months ago in the frozen mountains of Freljord."

"I've long quit my job as a lonely hunter that's hated for looking like what I kill." Kai'sa said as she crossed her arm and smiled at Ten, "I've been living with Ten for the past few months, catching up on what I've missed as living as a normal human being for once."

"I see. So Ten's been showing you the ropes himself?" Tom said with a smile slowly coming to his face before smirking up at the monk, who was blushing lightly while whistling in the other direction, "Also, I hope that you can give me and your new roommate some privacy Ten. Just for a few moments."

"Why?"

"Just a small personal matter between the both of us." Tom said, causing both Kai'sa and Ten to be confused and wary as well, "You wouldn't have to worry about me attacking her either if that's what you were wondering."

"If it's personal then I'll be out of your way then." Ten said before respectfully taking his leave, walking over to his carriage and nodded at Kai'sa, who nodded back in return, "I'll take your horses to have them ready for your next trip. Come into my house for a small meal before you go as well."

"I will, thank you." Tom smiled as he watched Ten walk out of view and he then turned to Kai'sa.

25 minutes later

Ten looked up from the steaming pot as Kai'sa came back in alone, looking a little more down than usual.

"Is everything okay?" Ten asked as he stood up and walked over to her while looking outside the window for Tom, "Where's Tom?"

"I'm fine Ten." Kai'sa reassured him by holding down his shoulders, "He just wanted to thank me for saving his family. He also said that he had to leave if he wanted to be on the next ship back to mainland."

"Really? Pity that he couldn't stay for dinner." Ten sighed as she let him go and he went back to tending the fire, "Why don't you freshen up a little as I fix us up dinner?"

"Alright then." Kai'sa said while grabbing a spare set of clothes from the hanger and she was about to leave through the door before turning around and asked, "Hey Ten?"

"Yes?"

"If you were put into situation that made you sacrifice something precious to you for the greater good." Kai'sa asked cautiously while holding something tightly behind her back, "Would you?"

"Well depending on the situation. If say someone wanted me to give them a lot of money for the greater good, then proabably not if they were already rich enough as it is." Ten joked while waving his spoon at her with his back still turned, "But most of the time I will just because that's just who I am."

"I see."

"Why the random question?" Ten asked as he turned around and looked at her.

"Oh no just curious." Kai'sa said through a semi-forced smile, " I'll go and take a bath now."

"Alright then." Ten said as he grabbed a few spices from the rack before mixing in a few, "It won't be long before I finish so hurry up."

"Okay then."

Kai'sa left the house, checking her back once more before looking down at her hands at the capsule.

2 hours later

"I'm sooooo tired!" Ten yawned as he stretched loudly before hooking up his hammock after he had put out the fire, "You want anything specific for breakfast tomorrow morning? I'll see if I can find us some more acorns and milk from the cows for a pancake-"

"Ten?"

"Something wrong Kai'sa?" Ten asked as he turned to look at her, a concerned expression settling in as he walked to her side, "You've been awfully quiet since you talked to Tom."

"Can you sleep with me tonight?" Kai'sa said quietly from under the sheets, her voice muffled but just enough for him to hear, "Just for tonight?"

"Kai'sa?" Ten asked as he sat beside her on the bed and pulled the sheet down to reveal a very flustered Shuriman, trying hard not to meet his eyes, "Is there something wrong?"

"I'm just feeling lonely." She muttered before turning away, waving her hand behind her, "Just never mind. Forget I said anything -"

She jumped as he grabbed her hand with his and hopped in the bed with her, looking just as flustered as her.

"I guess if it helps you sleep then I won't mind." Ten coughed casually into his fist before settling down into the bed and sheets on the other side with his body turned away from her, "I'll just keep to my side to give you some privacy!"

Ten froze as Kai'sa hugged him from behind, wrapping her arms around his waist and pressing her decent chest onto his back.

"Just let me be like this Ten." Kai'sa said as she buried her face in his back, "I have a lot on my mind."

"Is that so?"

She moved her head as he turned his body around to face her, blushing harder as she looked up and he looked down at her, smiling gently.

"Then I'll sleep like this so you can always open your eyes to see that I'm always here for you." Ten smiled gently as he pulled her in, "You've been living with me for quite some time now and you've given me something that I haven't experienced in so long."

"Which is?"

"Companionship." Ten said simply as he leaned down and kissed her forehead, "This is your home as much as mines so don't be afraid to speak your mind."

"Thank you Ten." Kai'sa said meekly, her blush burning at it's limit, before closing her eyes, curling up beside him, "I promise that I'll tell you more about it tomorrow."

"Sweet dreams." Ten said as he gave her one last smile before closing his eyes and slowly fell asleep.

After a while, Kai'sa tested him to make sure that he was actually out before carefully hopping out of the bed, her bare feet touching the ground with next to no sound.

It was hard for her to decide this by herself but she knew that it had to be done.

Flashback start

"I know that you are retired Kai'sa but please help your people." Tom said as he took off his hat to reveal his aging hair, "Void attacks have been more and more frequent in the past few months since you've been gone."

"How bad is it?" Kai'sa asked while crossing her arms over her chest.

"Entire villages bad Kai'sa." Tom sighed as he rubbed his forehead in pain, remembering all of the horrible things that he had seen in Shurima, "At first, it wasn't so bad. The raids just became a little more frequent and they simply hired more escorts. However, the raids became even more frequent and more savage to the point where they can easily take on a Demacian Vanguard. Entire villages were razed down in less than a day, caravan lines destroyed in seconds, and body count rose by the hundreds."

Kai'sa placed a hand on her mouth, trying not to throw up at the fact that all of the people that died had been her fault.

"If you want to save them," Tom said as he presented her with a capsule glowing with purple energy, "Use that capsule to go into one of the few villages that managed to fend off more than one Void assault."

"I don't know Tom." Kai'sa said as she looked back towards Ten's house and saw the smoke rising from the chimney, "What about Ten? I can't just leave him."

"You mean you can't stop loving him?"

"That's not what I said!"

"But that's what you are acting like."

Kai'sa said nothing as she was flustered beyond belief while trying to hide it by looking the other way and covering her face with her palms.

It was true that she had feelings for the monk. How could she not? He's been kind enough to let her live with him as well as provide her with everything that she needed to live comfortably. He's been more human to her than anyone that she has ever met in the years that she had lived in the Void and even when she was living in her village before the Void attacked.

"Well, I promised myself that I would start living my life the way I want it." Kai'sa said with a hand on her heart while smiling in Ten's direction, "With someone to be there with me."

"I see." Tom sighed as he gave her the capsule nonetheless, "If you change your mind, just smash the bottle on the ground and you will then be immediately teleported to the village. However, you won't be able to teleport back to here if you do choose to leave."

"I will keep it in mind." Kai'sa said as she took the capsule carefully in her two hands and looked up to see Tom hopping back on his carriage, "But wait!"

"Yes?"

"How come you don't hate me like everyone else?" Kai'sa asked as she kept her eyes on his back, "Being a merchant and trader that passes through Shurima, you must've heard vengeful rumors and stories about me! So why don't you hate me?"

"Living as long as I have, I've learned to stick to rumors to plan my journeys and paths." Tom said before turning to give the Shuriman a big smile, "You are the only one that has taught me to try and find out if the rumors were true or not."

Flashback end

Kai'sa set down a short letter on the table that she had managed to scribble out with a spare quill and scrap paper as Ten was doing the dishes. It summarized how she was happy for him spending time with her as well as taking her into his house and that she wished that she could be there with him forever but her time had came to go back to who she really was.

She stepped outside and tried something that she had never tried before and she never thought she would have to.

However, despite her expectations, her Void suit came back almost instantaneously. The familiar feeling of being protected from all sides allowed for her to sigh in relief, looking at her palms to see the glowing plasma readily available. It was as if she had never lost the suit or her Void identity in the first place but it was simply sleeping inside of her body, ready to come out whenever she needed it.

Kai'sa was about to break the capsule but then she turned back towards the dimly lit house, thinking of whether or not she should wake him up or at least give him a proper goodbye.

Thinking that she should at least somewhat say goodbye, entered the house and walked to the side of Ten's bed.

As she stood over him as he slept, Kai'sa thought about all of the fun times that they had together, the warm nights that they contemplated life, and the awkward moments that they as living in a house of opposite genders.

"Ten," Kai'sa whispered slowly and tried her best to speak her mind, "Look, I really wasn't fine. It was a hard choice to choose between you and going back to my old life. Tom told me of that people have been dying ever since I left and lived with you. So, I've made the difficult decision to leave you."

Ten said nothing as he simply snored softly, practically oblivious to the fact that it would probably be the last time that he would hear Kai'sa again.

"I'm so sorry Ten." Kai'sa choked out with tears running down her cheeks as she took his hand in her own and held it up to her wet face, "I want to come back to you but I think it's just better if we go our separate ways. Everytime I'm with you, I don't want to go back to the life that I had but I have to. Innocent people are dying because I'm not there to protect them. Therefore, I'll be leaving now and never coming back."

He didn't say anything as Kai'sa laughed softly at the heavy sleeper before leaning down and kissed him on the lips, pulling away whenever she desperately needed air. Feeling flustered and a tad bit on the hot side, she quickly left while closing the door softly in the process.

Her first kiss! She had always wondered what it would feel like to kiss someone that she loved and it felt great!

However, it also produced a sense of needing that she didn't need. A feeling to remain.

But she couldn't.

Not anymore.

Kai'sa gave the small house that she had produced so many good memories with a special person one last look before throwing the capsule at her feet, which broke on impact before releasing a purple energy that traced a circle around her and rose into the clouds in a swirling motion.

"Goodbye Ten." Kai'sa whispered as the teleport spell ported her away and back into her old life.

-x-

A town in Central Shurima

Kai'sa touched down onto the familiar sandy ground and looked down the cliff to see the equivalent of hell's entrance.

Massive Void monsters barreled through the towns walls as if they were mere building blocks, people were running in and from every possible direction with several dying in the process as they were ambushed by Voidlings that popped out from underneath the sand or jumped from the roofs, and flying Void monsters that resembled prehistoric beasts tearing through the eagle riders that she recognized were from Demacia.

In fact, she noticed what seemed to be the Demacian army scattered across the town, desperately trying to fend off the Void assault.

The proud Demacian army with their shining armor were doing well to hold their own against the onslaught of Void monsters, working together to bring down massive rhino-like beasts as the knights cut through a crowd of humans taken over by the Void and archers letting loose a volley of arrows to send one of the flying Void monsters to the ground.

However, their efforts may as well be in vain. Despite their attempts to cut down the Void monsters and push them back, the Void horde was much too large and as one of their brethren were cut down, more took their place from the several ripples that had opened up in the earth.

"Looks like I have my work cut out for me." Kai'sa said as she stood tall and looked off into the sunset, remembering the home that she had left not too long ago, "Wish me luck Ten."

Kai'sa willed for her visor to come down, equipping her plasma blasters before shooting off a seeker towards the biggest target that she could find before dashing to it at high speeds, leaving the spot where she had been standing a small cloud of dust.

-X-

END OF PART 2 GUYS