"Leave him alone, brat. He's sleeping."
Ugh, my head hurts. What happened? I turned my head in an attempt to quell the ache.
"He moved!" I felt a small hand shaking my arm. "I know you're awake, Lexy! Come on, open your eyes! I'll set Mr. Tibbers on you if you don't!"
I cracked my eyes open, the sudden light hurting them. As they adjusted, I picked out a head of flaming red hair framing a face softened by worry. Wait, is that? Katarina realized I was looking at her and quickly hid the concerned look beneath her usual haughtiness. "Finally. Everyone else was afraid you weren't going to wake up. This brat didn't leave your side for the three days you've been out." She motioned towards my other side. Turning my head to the other side, I saw Annie staring at me with red puffy eyes. It was obvious she hadn't been sleeping in the bags under her eyes. When they locked with mine she smiled and launched herself onto me.
"Yay! You're okay!" her voice was raised in excitement. It grated on my sensitive ears. She pulled away and looked in my eyes again. "I saw your match. You were right when you said it would be bad to let it all out. It was scary."
"Yes, it even made me shiver," Katarina interjected. I turned to look at her again.
"Wait, you said three days? What happened?" I couldn't remember much after Vashirik had taken over. Just the Summoners stopping the match just when he was about to strike Riven. "Wait, Riven! Is she okay?"
A look of envy flashed across Katarina's face for a moment. "The traitor is fine. She's actually been checking up on you every once in a while, when matches permit. Don't see why you're worried about her, though. I've been here more than she has." Why is she sounding like she's jealous? Is it cause I'm worried for the person I almost killed?
You. Are extremely. Dense. Vashirik snorted in my head. I'm surprised you're even talking, I responded. Usually after you take over and you're beaten back, you sulk for weeks. I don't sulk. I start regathering my energies. At least I'm not oblivious to every female that bats their eyelashes at me. What? Vashirik snorted again. Virgins, I swear...
Before I could respond, Annie jumped off me and started dragging me off of the bed. I quickly righted myself as I slid off, landing on my feet in a low crouch. It was then that I realized two things. One was that I was dressed in only my pants. The second was that my katanas were nowhere to be seen. I bolted upright quickly and started sweeping the room. When I looked at Kat, her eyes were traveling across my bare chest. When she realized I was looking at her, she snapped her eyes back up to mine. The amount of intensity in my eyes made her wince. "Where are they?" I asked in a low voice. Kat recovered her composure and lifted her chin upwards slightly. "The League has them," she replied. "They said something about finding a way to dampen your... parasite's powers." PARASITE! Vashirik roared. I ignored him.
"I'll ask again. Where?" A growl was starting to creep into my voice, and I quickly checked it. Losing my temper would not be a good idea after having my body flooded with Daemonic energy. Katarina heard the growl, and took a small step back. However, her stubbornness kept her eyes locked with mine. We stayed like that for a few moments. "I will ask once more, and if you do not answer, I will leave your corpse here in the infirmary. Where. Are. My. Blades?" I sensed Annie moving away from me. Good, I thought. I do not want her in the battle line.
Katarina straightened and narrowed her eyes at me. Her long daggers appeared in her hands, the movement so quick they seemed to simply materialize there. Her voice was flat. "You think you could challenge me, abomination? You have no weapons and no chance."
I chuckled, throwing her off guard. "I am a weapon, child." I raised my fists to shoulder height and concentrated. I felt my bones breaking down and rearranging themselves, the noise audible in the silent room. Kats face drained of color as white bone started pushing out of the tops of my wrists, extending past my clenched fists to reach just over my head. Any Gods that are listening, please make her back down, I thought, my head hurting with the amount of concentration I was using to keep just the wrist-scythes out. I don't know how long I can keep this up. All you have to do is let me out, Vashirik whispered in my head. I will cow her easily. SILENCE, CREATURE! I yelled at him.
I stared at Katarina, purple blood running down my arms, and purple flames flickering in my eyes. She gulped, then stepped back and slowly sheathed her weapons. "Fine, I'll tell you. Just put those things away. They're unnatural!" I nodded and dropped my arms back to my sides. I started relaxing and willing the bone to return to its normal state. After a few moments of pain, my arms healed themselves. The blood was still covering my arms when I said, "Good. Now where do they have them?"
"The High-Councilors' Chamber," she said quickly. "They said it was the only place with enough shields to contain whatever may happen." My eyes widened, making Katarina flinch.
"Which way! Quickly!" I needed to find the Summoners before they tried something that could have catastrophic results.
Kats eyes hardened again. "I told you what you wanted to know. Don't think you can order me around just because you got one answer from me." With that she disappeared in a puff of purple smoke. "Dammit!" I swore. "How am I going to stop them if I don't know where they are! I can't even sense the blades!" I felt a tug on my pant leg. I snapped my gaze downwards to see Annie with one hand curled in front of her face and the other holding my pants. She cringed at the look in my eyes, and I forced myself to calm down again "I'm sorry, Annie," I said. "Do you know where the High-Councilors Chamber is?" She nodded. "Could you take me there please? I need to stop the Summoners." Another nod made me breath a small sigh of relief. I crouched next to her and forced a smile. "Lead the way, little one."
She swallowed and a little smile snuck into her face. "Okay, Lexy." She turned to the door and started walking out of it. The fear she felt was obvious in the fact that she was walking instead of skipping. I cursed my fate and my abysmal people skills and followed after her.
As we left the infirmary room, I witnessed a sight that interested me more than anything else. A few Champions were lingering around my section of the hallway. A quick glance revealed that all of them were female. I spotted a sultry human-looking woman with nine fluffy white tails and generous endowments with a pair of fox ears, Riven, Diana, and a cheerful blonde in Demacian armor. Are they all here for someone? I don't see any other name tags on the doors. And once again, naivete renders you blind, Vashirik announced. What do you mean? They're here for you, boy. I don't even know some of them. How can they be here for me? Vashirik snorted. Humans...
The exchange lasted only a heartbeat. When I turned my attention back to the outside world, I noticed Riven coming towards me. Her broken sword was noticeably absent. As she reached me, her eyes swept my body. I remembered I was clad in only my pants and blushed slightly. Her eyes locked with mine and she smiled, the expression making her seem to glow. I was distracted by the change in her demeanor, and I didn't realize her intentions until her arms wrapped around me, one around my waist and the other around my shoulders, her chin resting on my shoulder. I stiffened instinctively. I hadn't had anyone this close to me in a long time, especially in this manner.
"Ummm, Riven?" I stammered. "I figured you needed it, after what happened in our match." She drew back and smiled at me again. "I know a little about fighting yourself."
"Hey!" Diana's voice sounded from behind Riven. "He's my neighbor, so back off, Noxian dog." She grabbed Riven's shoulder and tried to pull her away from me. Riven didn't move an inch, then turned and glared at her. "Watch your words, Moon-kisser," she said in a flat voice, the same voice she had had in our match.
"Maybe I want to meet him," the nine-tailed kitsune sauntered around the two dueling women. "After all, I think he should be with someone who is as exotic as he is. Wouldn't you agree, Alexei?" she came around behind me and brought her chin over my shoulder, her breasts pressing against my bare back. I felt a warmth start to build in the bottom of my stomach, and my breath hitched. "I'm sorry, milady. But I don't even know your name."
She giggled, causing her breasts to rub up and down my back. The heat started to build even more. "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Ahri, the Nine-Tailed Fox. What do you say? Wanna come back to my room?"
"Oh please, Ahri," Riven snorted. "Such a crass approach would never work. I don't even think your Charm could sway him." She's right, Vashirik interjected. Not now. "Why would I even try, Rivy?" Ahri batted innocent eyes. The look was replaced with a visage of shock as Riven's fist flashed forward and knocked Ahri backwards. She slammed against the wall and slumped down. A small whimper of pain slipped from her.
I stepped to the side, shocked beyond speech. Riven looked at her knuckles and blew across them. Diana's jaw was almost touching the floor. I started sliding along the wall, trying to find Annie and get out of the hallway. So focused was I on the three by my door that I bumped into the blonde Demacian. "Oof," I heard. Turning quickly, I ended up nose-to-nose with the girl. A blush quickly spread across my face, a matching one spreading across hers. Time seemed to stop for a moment as we stared into each others eyes, my purple ones and her blue ones. I blinked.
Suddenly, I felt soft lips against mine, a bolt of electricity racing along my nerves. My eyes snapped open as I realized the girl was kissing me, her eyes closed. She seemed to realize it just as I did, because her eyes snapped open and she scrambled back, her hand covering her mouth and a flaming blush suffusing her features. For once, Vashirik was silent, a stunned feeling bleeding through our link. The girl quickly scampered away, almost tripping. I lifted my fingers to my lips, a tingling feeling lingering. Is that what a kiss feels like? It's amazing. Your first kiss is from a girl you don't even know the name of, Vashirik breathed. Good fucking job. She was cute, though. Maybe I'll see her again...
A hand roughly grabbed my shoulder and spun me around. My vision was filled with the sight of Diana's angry face. "Mother Moon damn her!" She yelled. "That little sun-head kissed him!"
"WHAT!" Ahri and Riven yelled at the same time. They both spun to face me. I started backing away as all three of them advanced on me. I heard Annie call my name from the end of the hall. I quickly turned around and sprinted away from the angry women, a small surge of energy carrying my strides farther than normal. I turned the corner as Annie fell in step next to me, skipping again with a giggle emanating from her mouth.
"Just get me to the Summoners, please."
"Ok, Lexy! You should have seen Luxie as she ran by! I've never seen someone that shade of red before!"
