A/N:Short chapter. Sorry, it's so late that it's early here. Warning: Jayce being a dumbass.
Jayce walked the halls in the more deserted part of the institute. It was far from the beautiful common areas that were filled with flowers and music. This section instead was adorned with a shaded atrium full of fountains and statues. The loveliness of the craftsmanship did little to raise his dampened spirits, leaving him to sigh depressively in peace.
He was extremely happy for his friends, he wished them the world. He never wanted anything less than happiness for them. That did not change the fact that he felt slightly forgotten. The notion was absurd and he knew it but he still could not let it go.
His tired eyes slipped shut. He had had a hard match and was feeling achy. He kept walking, feeling safe about not walking into anything. His sense of safety was suddenly swept out from under as he slipped on a slick surface. He hissed in pain and opened his eyes as he felt his boots hit something soft. A flush crept across his cheeks as he stared up into the face of the resident Ice Witch.
He desperately wanted to apologize; hitting a woman in anyway outside of a battlefield was so ungentlemanly. Unfortunately, his throat had seemed to close up on him and he had lost all knowledge of how to speak. He was left just staring at her with his mouth agape.
The sight of the woman before him was heavenly. She was out of her armored dress and only wore one of simple silk. It covered everything yet lay so close to allow every detail to be visable. The Ice Witch was simply sitting there on the edge of a fountain with her hair loose as she brushed it. He had not noticed her because her blue skin and slate dress had helped her blend into the scenery. He only just now realized that he had slipped on a trail of ice coming from her bare feet.
He blinked slowly as he looked at her face now that she did not have her helmet. She was absolutely stunning. Her skin was smooth except for the scars over her red eyes. He swallowed painfully as he noticed the distant, unfocused look to her eyes and realized she was blind. His heart fluttered madly as his brain thought about what an amazingly powerful woman she was to be able to fight the way she does without her sight.
"M-my apologies, Little Frost Flower." He said softly as he got to his feet, not sure what to call her. No one in the League actually knew her true name. He focused on that while trying to ignore how hot his skin felt, "I did not see you. I never meant to bump into you like that." He shifted his weight as she turned her face towards him. He could not look away from her lovely features. Though, he had to ask himself why he was being so civil with her? This woman was a ruthless monster, yet, that only made her more appealing. What was wrong with him? She went against everything he stood for!
She turned her face away once more, ignoring him. He felt a little hurt but the spark that came from trying to get a woman's attention was finally back. He dusted himself off before taking a seat on the fountain but sat a respectable distance away from her.
"Your hair is lovely. You must take wonderful care of it." She ignored his compliment and kept brushing. The rejection made his heart flutter faster; he just had to learn her name.
"It's quite lovely on this side of the institute. Do you visit here often?" Silence.
"That dress is quite fetching. I mistook you for one of the beautiful goddess statues." He snapped his eyes shut and shook his head. He had no idea where that terrible line came from; he had to hold back a disappointed groan. He reopened them just in time to see her stand up to leave. Fear of losing his only chance to talk to her stabbed at his chest.
"W-wait! I'm sorry, please don't be upset." He reached out for her but she was already turning away. His hope spiked as he caught a glimpse of her blush an icy blue color before she turned from him and strode regally away. He sat there dumbfounded as a lovestruck look pasted itself on his face. He knew then and there that he wanted to melt the Ice Queen's frozen heart.