What up guys? It's yo boi! Here with a new chapter, now I hope you guys understand that I'm sticking with League lore BEFORE the institute was removed, it just makes things easier.
This time we'll be looking more into Ahri and Asiv as a couple.
It has been three days since Asiv accepted his mistake, him and Ahri are now officially sharing the same living quarters, Shen and Kennen were lead on by Akali that she's assigned Asiv to "observe Ahri's condition", Ashe while not being a parent herself has been gracious enough to give Asiv and Ahri some help regarding child care, as she was taught these when she became of age,
Asiv and Ahri may have despised each other before, but no one would be able to tell now, well...if anyone else besides Zilean, Ivern, Akali and Ashe knew, that is,
Ahri was soaking in the large round bathtub, gazing upon the Ionian design carvings along the jade lining near the ceiling,
"If only Asiv were here..." Ahri sighed, Asiv was gone all day dealing with political matches, Ahri picked up some suds in her hand and gently blew on them, making them go a short distance before slowly descending into the tub again,
Meanwhile, Asiv was returning to his and Ahri's room after having political matches ALL DAY,
"Damn, at least that last one regarding The Crystal Scar went well, it will remain divided between Noxus and Demacia." Asiv sighed,
"Now, I just need to relax after listening to Aurelion CONSTANTLY gloating about how he surpasses every life form here." Asiv groaned, though when Aurelion wasn't berating and gloating, he had some interesting things to say,
Asiv got to his and Ahri's room, unlocked the door and walked in,
"Ahri! I'm back!" Asiv called out, no response,
He checked around and caught the sound of movement in the bath tub through the bathroom door,
He noticed the door was unlocked then smirked,
Ahri was enjoying herself as the warm water lightly caressed her lithe figure, relaxing every muscle, she was so caught up that she didn't notice Asiv enter and get in with her, until he stroked her fox ear, making her eyes fly open in surprise,
"Hey there beautiful~" Asiv chimed as he continued stroking,
"Hmmm~ Glad you're back~" Ahri purred,
Asiv sat her in front of him with her back to his front,
"I couldn't leave you two alone all day." Asiv said before lightly rubbing Ahri's lower belly by her waistline, making her purr,
"Asiv...have you decided on a name for our young one?" Ahri asked,
"Hmmm...not yet, but we'll think of one together~" Asiv said happily before he lightly kissed at her neck,
Just then, there was a knock at their living quarters' door,
"Aww...that ruined the moment." Asiv whined playfully,
"One moment!" Asiv called out, he dried himself off and put on a tank top and shorts, then put on his bathrobe, he went over to the door and found Akali there,
"Hey Akali, what's up?" Asiv asked,
"Just checking in on you two, no one else has found out, right?" Akali asked,
"No, no one else has even asked about her condition." Asiv said,
Akali sighed in relief, people likely just figured, "Possible illness that they don't want spreading like wildfire",
"That's good to know." Akali said, She had been checking in on Ahri CONSTANTLY, clearly she was worried to death,
"Akali, are you at all worried about your relations with the Kinkou after all this?" Asiv asked, knowing very well what could happen,
Akali but her lip then sighed, "yes, but you two are my friends and I don't want to ruin this for you, to put it in your choice words, you sometimes have to say 'fuck it' and do what's right, even if it's not okay in the eyes of others." Akali said,
Asiv was a bit surprised that Akali actually spoke in his way, as she'd normally smack him upside the head for swearing, it was unusual to hear her speak in a coarse manner,
"Oh and...am I interrupting something?" Akali asked, noticing Asiv's attire,
"Yeah...you are, but you have your reasons." Asiv said,
Akali' face turned red,
"I-I-I'm sorry!" Akali said, bowing repeatedly,
"It's fine! It's fine! I'm glad you decided to check up on her." Asiv said reassuringly,
"However~ you could make it up to us by joining in~" Asiv decided to poke a little fun at Akali, whose face turned as red as a rose, and turned away,
"N-N-No! I don't think that'd be a good idea!" Akali said, she decided to leave,
Asiv locked the door again and returned to Ahri in the bath, who was waiting patiently for his return,
"Was it Akali?" Ahri asked,
"Yep, as usual." Asiv chuckled, as he undressed and got in with her, assuming the same position with her as before,
"Asiv...you're not only staying with me because of the child, right?" Ahri asked with worry,
Asiv shook his head then held her close,
"No, well...maybe at first, but as time went on, I felt something more." Asiv said,
"W-What?" Ahri asked,
"It'll be easier to express versus explaining." Asiv said before reaching under the water and teasing her, making Ahri bite her lip and squeal in delight,
"A-Asiv! KYAAA!" Ahri cried out as she shuddered and heaved heavy breaths,
"Aww~ that was quick~" Asiv teased,
"Very funny...we're not going beyond that until AFTER the child's born." Ahri said, trying to sound stern,
"That's fine, not into THAT anyway." Asiv chuckled,
Later that night, after Ahri was asleep, Asiv was out and about seeking out a very specific creature,
he found a large metal gate and knocked on it, the gate groaned before slowly opening, revealing a large chamber of dirt and rocks, with crystals sticking out of the ground,
Asiv walked in slowly and the gate slowly shut behind him,
"Skarner?! Are you here?! I need a moment with you!" Asiv called out, his voice echoing into the chamber as the various colored crystals glistened and sparkled in the moonlight from the skylight in the ceiling,
Suddenly there was a rumbling and the ground cracked and crumbled as a MASSIVE crystalline Scorpion emerged, he looked at Asiv with his glowing menacing yellow eyes,
"Summoner Asiv, what brings you here? I do not get many visitors." Skarner said,
"I need a favor, do you happen to have any diamond shards or chunks lying around?" Asiv asked,
Skarner looked around then looked towards a rock no bigger than a baseball, he pointed his tail to it then released a beam, turning it into a red diamond,
"This is the rarest of minerals within all of runeterra, however, in exchange, I have but one request." Skarner said, as his claw held the diamond,
"Sure, what are you looking for?" Asiv asked,
"The halls of the institute are too small for me to wander through, the council has likely forgotten about me due to how rarely I'm summoned, I will give you this red diamond in exchange for requesting I be shrunken down, to about Malphite's height." The crystalline Vanguard said,
"Sure thing, one second..." Asiv said, bringing out his crystal ball which was used when he summoned a champion, it was the size of a marble then floated at his head level and grew to the size of a basketball, then one of the council members answered, clearly going through some late night paperwork,
"Summoner Asiv, what is it you require at this hour?" The council member asked,
"We have a problem, Skarner, the crystalline vanguard, has been unable to leave his room, he's much too big for the hallways, think maybe you can shrink him down?"
Asiv asked,
"We had been meaning to get around to that, my apologies, Skarner, we shall bring down your size first thing in the morning." The council member said before Asiv's orb shrank back to the size of a marble and went into his pocket,
"Much obliged, summoned Asiv, now I shall follow through with my end of the deal." Skarner said, setting the red diamond on a rock next to Asiv,
"Thank you, Skarner, get some rest." Asiv said, before walking out as the gate closed behind him once again,
Once Asiv returned to his room, he took a quick measurement of Ahri's ring finger as she slept, then headed out again, this time to the piltover wing of the institute, he approached a door that had sounds of tools at work, he knocked on the door, then heard the tools stop, followed by the sound of walking coming towards the door, which was opened by none other than Cecil Heimerdinger,
"Ah summoned Asiv, pleasure to see you, what brings you here so late in the night if I may ask?" Heimer asked,
"Do you happen to know anything about diamond cutting?" Asiv asked,
"Hmmm...yes, I do as a matter of fact, I used to do so to help myself make extra fundings in my younger days, why do you ask?" Heimer replied as he motioned for Asiv to follow him inside, Asiv saw all kinds of contraptions, such as different turrets, some looked alien while others looked like they were made of snow,
"Well I was going to ask if you could cut this down to size for a ring, along with possibly a necklace." Asiv said, showing the yordle inventor the red diamond, then handing it to him so he can have a closer look,
"By golly, such a brilliant diamond this is, no doubt Skarner's finest work yet." Heimer said, he was more than familiar with Skarner's crystallizing powers, much like every other champion in the institute,
"Yes, it will be doable, they will be ready by morning." Heimer said,
"Thanks Heimer, as always, you don't let me down." Asiv said,
"Not a problem, it's the least I could do." Heimer said as he got his diamond cutting tools together,
Asiv called it a night after that and returned to his and Ahri's room afterwards,
In the morning he retrieved the bits of diamond that Heimer cut, one specifically cut for a ring and the rest were nice tear drop shapes,
Asiv went towards the Demacian wing and found Poppy's smithing shop, Poppy was obviously in as Asiv could hear the sound of her hammering away at heated metal,
"Poppy, still doing the blacksmith side job eh?" Asiv said, catching Poppy's attention,
She wiped the sweat from her brow and looked towards him,
"Oh hey Asiv, yeah, you would not believe how often these guys break there armor and weapons or need them resharpened." Poppy said as she took the newly shaped sword and dipped it into a bucket of water,
"I need a special order if possible." Asiv said,
"Sure, what is it?" Poppy asked,
"Any chance you can make a ring with these dimensions?" Asiv asked as he handed Poppy a small piece of paper,
"Yeah, I can, any jewels for it? Or just a plain ring?" She asked,
"There is one jewel for it, here." Asiv said, showing Poppy the small red cut diamond,
"Wow, that's a beauty." Poppy said after a whistle,
"If possible, could you also make a necklace using these other bits?" Asiv asked, showing Poppy the tear drop shaped shards,
"So...there's clearly someone you got your eye on~" Poppy chimed,
Asiv rubbed the back of his awkwardly,
"Who's the lucky gal?" Poppy asked, showing interest,
"It's Ahri." Asiv answered,
"Whoa, as in the nine-tailed fox? Someone's aiming high." Poppy laughed,
"Wait...but I thought you two were on bad terms." Poppy said, now feeling confused,
"Actually..." Asiv explained the situation to Poppy, whose jaw dropped,
"She's pregnant?!" Poppy asked, completely shocked,
"Yeah, but I'm REALLY trusting you with this, word CANNOT get out, no matter what, Shen and Kennen have orders to prevent this if it ever happened." Asiv said,
"I promise, I'll have the necklace and ring ready by next week." Poppy said,
"Great, thanks Poppy." Asiv said before taking his leave,
As Asiv left, he didn't notice a certain swift scout walk away from the doorway, Teemo walked away towards the infirmary, meeting with a certain heart of the tempest,
"I normally would have done it myself, but my work here kept me from doing so, what did you see?" Kennen asked, he had noticed Asiv's snooping around and suddenly becoming friendly with Ahri, thus making him suspicious,
"I couldn't understand most of it, as the workshop was pretty loud, but I did catch something about a ring, necklace and Ahri, then Asiv gave Poppy some red diamonds." Teemo said,
"I see... it may be nothing, but one can't be too sure, thank you." Kennen said, closing a file folder,
"Now, I have to meet with Tristana, I'll be on my way now." Teemo said, taking off,
"Akali! I need a moment with you." Kennen called out to her,
"Yes Kennen?" Akali said as she approached,
"Do you know anything about Asiv and Ahri's sudden friendliness towards one another? I know you have been checking in on them every now and then, and Asiv has apparently asked Poppy to craft jewelry." Kennen said,
Akali' blood turned cold, Kennen was growing suspicious, and if he figures out what's going on, she would be held responsible for withholding information,
"Akali... do I need to repeat myself?" Kennen asked, after waiting for a few moments,
"N-No, sorry, well..." Akali sighed,
"Kennen, if I tell you, please don't spread the word." Akali said, trying to cook up a quick lie,
"That depends on what's going on." Kennen said, seeming suspicious,
"You see, Asiv has told me about how he and Ahri have been getting along better thanks to Ryze's counseling, and over the past few weeks, they've been getting closer and closer, and the jewelry...he uh...was going to present them to Ahri as an apology gift for the harsh past between them." Akali said keeping her cool despite lying her ass off,
"I see, well, so both the ring and the necklace are gifts?" Kennen asked,
"Yes, he told me about it and wanted to keep it secret." Akali lied further,
"Okay then, I apologize for my suspicions." Kennen said,
Once Kennen walked through the doorway near them, Akali sighed in relief,
"That was close." She thought, before heading out to prepare for a match,
Later, Kennen met with Shen that night, both sitting in a full lotus position (sitting cross legged with your feet resting on opposite thighs),
"So, I briefly overheard you asking Akali about Ahri, what did she say?" Shen asked,
"She said Asiv was getting an apology gift together for Ahri, your thoughts, Shen?" Kennen asked,
Shen stared blankly for a second before saying,
"She's hiding something, something more than what she's telling." Shen said.
Hey guys, hope you enjoyed this chapter, let me know what you think about Shen and Kennen getting involved here. :)