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It was a weird feeling... I don't really know how I would describe it, but it certainly wasn't a bad feeling. Quite the opposite, actually. It somehow felt... right! And looking at Ziggs' bright, honest smile only further confirms this. I think I really want to be together with him!
„Uhm... W-well... I actually kinda liked it..." My voice was surprisingly shaky.
„Oh, I understand! That's no problem, I-... Wait, what did you say?" He sounded very surprised. I think he wasn't expecting this reaction at all.
"Hehe... You heard that right. I liked the kiss. And I think I like you as well... I mean, like you a lot!" I wish I could see his eyes right now. I always loved seeing his eyes, but he usually wears his green goggles, so getting to see them was kinda rare. I bet they are shining right now!
"Really? You really mean that? You like-like me as well? So you want to be in a relationship with me? Oh pleaaase say yes!" He was jumping up and down on the couch, just like a small, excited child.
"I think so?... No, I'm actually quite sure I want that! Yeah, that's right!"
"Oh, that's great news! Don't worry! I'll be the bestest of lovers, you'll see!" He came closer again and hugged me tightly. I had to giggle quietly.
"I don't doubt that. I'm sure you will be!"
"And you'll be the second bestest lover! Hehe~"
"Well, I'll try to be! No promises though!" He laughed and looked at me.
"I'm sure as long as you try it'll be fine!" He took a small break before he continued talking.
"Sooo... there are a few things we have to talk about then! First things first: Do you want us to move in together? I would love to, but if you want to take it slow that's obviously fine too!"
"Haha, we are not even together for 5 minutes and you already think about that? You sure you aren't impatient at all?" He doesn't like being called impatient, but it's always fun to tease him that way, especially because he is extremely impatient.
"Impatient? I'm not impatient! I mean, we have to think about it eventually, so why not start right now? Then we'll have more time for other stuff!"
"Hmm... I guess I can't really argue with that logic... I think I would like to move in with you as well, but does the League even allow that?"
"Ah, don't worry about that! It is a little bit of paperwork, but they usually have nothing against it if the two Champions have a good reason. And being in a relationship is a good reason!"
"Then we'll do it! I'm pretty sure that will be fun!"
"Great, then the next thing: My house or yours?" I looked around for a second and then looked back at him.
"Is that even a question? Considering that your house is literally full of all kinds of stuff and mine is still quite empty it should be obvious that we'll move in here! We just have to clean up a little bit so I have space for my stuff and it'll be fine!"
"Oh, yeah, I guess that's true! Hehe!" He rubbed the back of his head with his hand and laughed quietly. "Well, then there is one last decision, and it's probably the hardest cause even I don't know what I want."
"Don't worry, I'm sure we'll figure it out! Just tell me."
"Okay! Do you want others to know about our relationship or not? Should we keep it a secret?"
"Ah... That question..." I guess it is rather important. If others know about us being together we could do things like holding hands or kissing in public. But some people would probably look at us weird or disgusted. Some would probably even say rude stuff towards us. I thought about it for a while, but Ziggs began talking again.
"Now don't get me wrong! I would looove to show off my handsome boyfriend in public! But on the other hand I don't really think that others need to know about us. I wouldn't mind, really. But I'm sure some people would mock us."
"Yeah, I get what you mean... I think we should only tell our friends, at least for the beginning. Once we are together for a while, we can do more stuff in public!"
"Oh, that's a good idea! I'm sure Rumble and Trist and Lulu and Poppy and Heimy would be supportive!"
"Yeah... Heimy..."
"Hm? Is something wrong? Your face turned kinda grim when I mentioned Heimy." I guess I have to tell him now. It wouldn't be good to keep it a secret, even if it makes him sad.
"Well, you see... I have met Heimerdinger even before joining the League... He wanted to know the secret behind my strong potions, and after I told him that I don't know why my potions are that potent he stole one of them to analyze it. And I'm pretty sure that he was the one that threw the truth potion to get me to talk. But I guess he wasn't expecting your heroic save!" I giggled quietly and hoped that Ziggs wasn't too upset.
"Aww, okay! It's a shame that you don't like him, but that's fine! I guess his hunger for knowledge sometimes gets ahead of him! I'll have to tell him that there is no secret behind your potions, I bet he'll believe me!"
"Phew, I'm glad... I thought you would be a little bit sad hearing that."
"Haha, I don't really mind if friends of mine don't like each other. Rumble and Heimy also hate each other! Sure, it would be nice if everyone would get along, but that's never going to happen. I still like Heimy, I still like Rumble and I especially like you~"
"Hehe, you are a cutie, you know that?"
"Whaaat? I'm not cute! I'm manly and handsome!" He proudly put his hands on his hips and smiled brightly. I just laughed at that pose.
"Yep, the manliest and most handsome goofball I've ever met! But the cute part is also true!"
"You should look into a mirror more often, then you'll see a real cute yordle~" Ziggs came closer and wanted to kiss me again, but I pushed him away with a giggle.
"Hey, how about we'll do the less fun stuff before we continue our flirting? I want to be done with the paperwork as soon as possible!"
"Okaaay, if you insiiiist... But once we're done, I'm going to flirt all over you!... Wait, that sounded a lot more innocent in my head!"
"Yeah sure... Pervert!" I giggled and started walking towards the door.
"What? Nooo, I swear I'm not THAT perverted! Only like 90%... Hey, wait for meeee!" He ran after me.
We headed towards Angela's office. I haven't seen her since the day I joined the League. I guess her job is quite stressful and takes up a lot of time, so it's understandable. We entered her office and were immediately greeted by her.
"Oh, good day Ziggs and Vait! How can I help you?"
"Hello there Angela! Vait and I were thinking about moving in together. I'm sure you are able to help us with that?" Ziggs was leaning one of his arms on her desk and she giggled.
"Of course I can help you! Let's see..." She was searching for something for a while. She finally found it and started writing stuff on the paper.
"Okay, so in which of your houses do you want to move in?"
"In mine!" She nodded and wrote more stuff.
"Alright, then the next thing I need is the reason why you want to move in together. I assume because you are good friends?"
"Naaah, it's actually because we are in a relationship~"
"Oh, you are? I didn't know that, so I'm a little bit surprised."
"Hehe, don't worry! I'm also surprised that I can call this handsome and adorable yordle here my boyfriend!" He ruffled through my hair and ruined my hairstyle. I looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh... uhm... whoops? At least you see a bit more now? Hehe..." He tried to make excuses, but I just shook my head and grinned.
"Okay, I'm finished! You just need to sign right here and then we're finished."
"Well, that was definitely less work than I expected. And we'll be able to move right away?"
"I mean, TECHNICALLY you'd have to wait until the big Summoners have seen and approved it, but considering that they have never rejected such a request I'm sure it'll be fine. I understand that you want to move as quickly as possible!" She said with a warm smile.
"Great, thank you Angela, I owe ya one! If you ever need help with exploding something you come to me!"
"I'll be sure to remember it. Have a nice day you two!" She waved us goodbye and we waved back.
"Thanks, we wish you the same!" We left her office and started heading back.
"That was a lot easier than I thought it would be!" I honestly thought that it would at least take some days.
"But of course! Angela is the best secretary one could imagine!"
"Yep... But now she knows that we are in a relationship... Didn't we agree to keep it a secret at first?"
"Aww, don't worry! I know Angela, and she isn't the type that just goes around and tells everyone about something like this. And the big Summoners only approve stuff, they don't talk to us peasants! So we are totally fine!"
"Okay, I understand! So... Want to go and move my stuff to your house now? Shouldn't take too long considering that I haven't bought much stuff here yet."
"Sure!" Ziggs ran a short distance and laughed. "I'll race ya!"
"Hey! That's unfair!" He didn't listen and continued running, so I started doing the same with a smile on my face. He obviously reached my house first. I think he would have done so even without the head start. It didn't take long to bring my stuff over to Ziggs' house, but it took quite a while to make space so my stuff could fit in. In the end his house looked a lot more cleaner than before, much to Ziggs' displeasure. His exact words were "Everything is totally in the right place and we shouldn't change anything in here!". But in the end I could convince him. Once we were done, we sat down on the couch. It was quite exhausting, but totally worth it!
"Hehe, hello there beautiful~" Ziggs came closer to me and smiled brightly.
"Hi there! You're here to "flirt all over me"?" I stuck my tongue out and giggled.
"Aww, come on! I didn't want it to sound bad! It really sounded a lot more innocent in my head!"
"I know, I know! Come here you big fluffy guy!" I opened my arms for him and he immediately jumped into them. We cuddled for a while and Ziggs tried to kiss me once more, but I stopped him again.
"One second!" I reached for his goggles and took them off of him. Now his big, beautiful green eyes were finally visible to me. I placed his goggles in a safe place and turned my attention back to him.
"Like what you see~?" He wiggled his eyebrows.
"Absolutely! And now continue what you were doing before!"
"You don't have to tell me twice~" He leaned in closer once more and this time I didn't stop him. He placed his lips on mine and we made out for a while. It was very enjoyable, even though his lips are a little bit rough. But that didn't matter to me. All that matters was that I felt totally loved by him. He stopped after some time and smiled brightly. He came closer and whispered in my ear.
"Hey, you want to do something more~?" He asked in a seductive voice.
"Uhm... W-what do you mean?"
"Hehe, don't play dumb~ I think you know very well what I'm talking about!"
"Oh... About that... Don't you think it's a little bit too early for that? I mean-" I couldn't finish my sentence because Ziggs interrupted me.
"Yeah, I guess that's true... We should at least have our first date before doing stuff like that, eh?"
"I think I would feel a little bit more comfortable then, yes." He nodded and looked at me.
"Okay! Sorry for thinking with my penis! I'll try to use my brain a little bit more!" I couldn't help but smile. He really knows how to change my mood for the better. From uncomfortable to amused.
"How about we go sleeping for now? Tomorrow will be a big day if we tell our friends that we are a couple!"
"You're right! They will probably ask us a lot of questions when we tell them."
"Great! Then you go up and occupy the bed while I use the couch to sleep!" I looked at him with a confused face.
"But why? I wouldn't mind sharing a bed with you, you know?"
"Haha, it flatters me to hear that, but that is not the problem! The problem is that my bed would be too small for the both of us! So as much as I'd love to share it with you, I think it would not really be possible!"
"That's understandable... But why don't you use your bed and I use the couch?"
"Well, because I said so first! Hehe~"
"But I didn't even know that it is too small!"
"Oh, you didn't? That's too 'bed', eh?" He laughed loudly and I just rolled with my eyes.
"Alright I guess... Then have a good night, Ziggs!"
"Yep, you too, cutie~" I went upstairs and found his bedroom. It didn't surprise me at all that it was just as messy as his living room before we cleaned it up. All kinds of clothes were laying around... T-shirts, pullovers, pants, socks, underpants... And at least half of those had bombs printed on them! I made my way to his bed and tried to step on as few clothes as I could. Once I made it there I took off all my clothes except my underpants and then I went to bed. It didn't take long before I fell asleep...
The next morning I woke up quite early. I opened my eyes and stared into a pair of green goggles and a big smile. That smile grew even wider when he saw me waking up.
"Mooorning, sleepyhead~" Ziggs said that with his usual happy voice.
"Ziggs... I'm kinda scared to ask... but why are you watching me while I'm asleep?" I was still half asleep, but awake enough to realise that this was kinda weird.
"Well, I waited for you to wake up so I can give you this!" He handed me a tray with bread and several other things one needs for breakfast. There was also a glass of orange juice on it.
"I have remembered exactly what you ate the last time we had breakfast here in the League so I paid a visit to Pantheon and his bakery and got you the same bread you ate last time!" Wow... Now I feel kinda bad for thinking that he was weird when he waited for me to wake up...
"Oh, uhm... Thank you so much! I would kiss you right now but the tray is kinda in the way."
"No problem!" He came closer and looked at me with anticipation
"There ya go! Should be easy enough now, eh?"
"Of course! Come here you!" I gave him a kiss and he looked satisfied now.
"Yep! That was worth it! Hehe~" He backed off again and jumped off the bed. He then walked around and looked for something he could wear today.
"So Pantheon is the owner of the bakery? I wouldn't have imagined that he is someone that enjoys baking..."
"Yeah, he often says that he always wanted to be a baker! I think he kinda chose the wrong career path, but that's our luck, eh? His bread is amazing!" He seems to finally have found everything that he wanted and looked at me.
"Okay, you take your time with that breakfast while I go shower and stuff! I mean, I would ask you to join me, but I don't think that you'd like to do that so early either, eh? Hehe!"
"Yeaaah... not yet at least... Sorry!"
"Aww, no need to apologize, cutie! Take aaaall the time you need! I have waited pretty long to be together with you, I think I can wait a little bit longer before we do dirty stuff!" He gave me a warm smile which made me smile too.
"Thank you! I'm sure I'll soon feel comfortable enough to do that stuff with you!"
"Great! Now, if you'll excuse me... this handsome yordle here has to get ready for the day!" He pointed his thumbs at himself and left the room to go to the bathroom.
I chuckled quietly and turned my attention to the breakfast. He really remembered everything that I like. The same grain bread I ate last time, with the same strawberry jam and orange juice. I put some of the jam on the bread and then started eating. It tasted much fresher than the one in the cafeteria, which is to be expected, considering that Pantheon probably only bakes in the morning and that he gives the leftovers to the cafeteria. It didn't take that long for me to finish the meal, but now I had nothing to do until Ziggs finishes showering.
"Hmm... I guess I'll wash these dishes until he finishes..." I went out of the bed and headed towards the kitchen to do just that. After a little while Ziggs also came to the kitchen.
"Ah, here you are! Oh, you're washing the dishes? That's nice of ya!"
"Yeah, I thought it's better than doing nothing while I wait... I also didn't think you would... finish... so... quickly..." I turned around mid sentence and saw that he was only wearing a towel around his waist. I was probably blushing quite a bit now and tried to look away. He laughed at my reaction.
"Hahaha! Is something the matter? You are almost as red as a tomato right now!"
"N-no... everything is alright..." Damn he is hot... All that bomb throwing made him quite muscular...
"Hehe, I would be wearing some clothes right now, but my fur still needs to dry, so here I am, rocking this awesome towel!" He pointed at all the bombs printed on it.
"Ah, so that's why you finished so quickly! I usually wait till my fur is completely dry before I leave the bathroom!"
"Yep, that's probably the reason! Now you go shower! Then we'll be ready to tell our friends the awesome news!" I nodded and went back upstairs. I entered the Bathroom, undressed myself and turned on the shower. The excitement of telling the others that we are officially a couple was getting to me, so I tried to finish as fast as possible. After I was done showering I immediately started drying my fur and once I was done with that, I dressed myself again and went downstairs. Ziggs was also dressed by now and smiled brightly once he saw me.
"Hello there! Ya ready to tell them?"
"Yep. I'm quite excited actually. Do you think they'll all accept it?" I had some doubts that they won't like it, but I still wanted to tell them.
"Well, Rumble already knows, right? I think the others will be just as understanding! They are all great yordles!"
"Yeah, you're right! Then let's go!" Ziggs and I left our house and went to the cafeteria. It was still pretty empty, so we had some time to talk.
"I think we shouldn't really tell them here... I think someone could hear us."
"Or Lulu could yell "WHAT!" and everyone would look at us! Hehe!" He also yelled that "what". One or two Champions were looking at us, but they quickly looked away again.
"Yep, I think we should walk somewhere quiet! That would be better!"
"Alrighty! We'll do just that!" Over time more and more champions came to the cafeteria and eventually Rumble, Tristana, Lulu and Poppy joined us.
"Ah, it's good to see you two back together! It was quite depressing to see Ziggs down like this!" Tristana said that with a warm smile on her face.
"Yep! It is always a bad omen if a cheerful yordle like Ziggs isn't feeling good! Bad stuff happens to the world of magic when that happens! That's why I always gotta stay happy!" Lulu nodded while she was telling us that.
"Sooo... Does that mean you two are-" Rumble tried to finish his sentence, but Ziggs interrupted him.
"Shh, we'll tell you soon enough!" The others looked at us with confused faces, but we quickly changed the topic and talked about all kinds of stuff... Bombs, explosions, rockets, harpoons, magic, hammer... The usual stuff! But the longer we talked the more anxious I became... Ziggs must have noticed, because he poked me with his elbow and talked quietly to me.
"Hey now! Don't get too anxious now! We can do this!"
"I guess so... The first time is always the hardest, eh?"
"Hehe, oh you already know it is~" I rolled my eyes and punched him softly. He let out a little "Ouch!" and we continued talking with the others. After they were all done eating, we invited them to walk around a little. Poppy wanted to decline at first, but Rumble and Ziggs could convince her.
We walked for quite some time. I waited for Ziggs to start talking, but he didn't do it. Was he also nervous? I couldn't blame him, really... I decided to take all my courage and stopped walking. The others looked at me and Poppy was the first one to speak.
"Hm? Is something the matter, Vait?"
"Uhm... W-well, you see... Uhm..." Ziggs then ran to my side and took the word.
"Hey guys, Vait and I have to tell you something! You see, if two yordles like each other very much-" I rolled my eyes again and decided that it would be better if I took the word back.
"Ziggs and I are a couple!" I quickly spat out those words and closed my eyes. There was an awkward silence that didn't last long, but it felt like an eternity. Lulu was the first one to talk.
"WHAT!" She said that pretty loudly and Ziggs chuckled.
"Told ya she will react that way!" He smiled proudly.
"Wait, for real? Like, you two are really in a relationship?" Tristana asked that as if she couldn't believe it.
"Hehe, yep! Surprising, isn't it?"
"Yeah, kinda... Don't get me wrong, I think you two make a good couple, but I always thought that you are straight, Ziggs!"
"Haha, I think you couldn't have been more wrong with that one, Trist!" Ziggs said that with a big smile and Lulu came jumping to us and bombarded us with questions.
"How long have you known? How long are you together? Do you already live together? Can you two hug for me? Or maybe kiss? That would make me sooo happy!"
"I've know for a while, since yesterday, yep, yep, yep!" Ziggs answered all her questions.
"Wait... You said yep to the last two?"
"Of course, I couldn't have said no when she asked so nicely!" He smiled innocently.
"Oh how awfully convenient for you..." I giggled quietly and looked at him.
"Well, let's not let the audience wait, eh?" He came closer and hugged me tightly. I hugged him back. I saw Lulu and she was looking very excited. Ziggs came closer to my face and kissed me passionately. I closed my eyes and kissed him back. We heard Lulu squealing in the background. After a little time Ziggs stopped the kiss and looked at me with a loving look on his face. I returned that look and we let off of each other. Ziggs then looked at Lulu.
"Satisfied?"
"Yeeees very much!" She was jumping up and down like a little girl... which she actually is... Poppy was the next one that spoke to us.
"Well, I for one am happy that you two found together! I hope that your relationship will last a long time!"
"Yeah, me too! But I am a little bit disappointed that Ziggs found someone before me! I thought I would get Trist to love me quicker!" Rumble smiled at us and then Tristana also came to us.
"It's great that you are together now! Hey, did you two have your first date yet?"
"Nope, not yet."
"Great, then we'll organize that for you! It will be romantic as hell!"
"Okay, but try to not make it too public please. I would like to wait a little bit longer before we come out completely." This coming out went very well, but I doubt that it will be just as good when we come out to everyone else.
"I gotcha! Rumble, you'll help me with their first date, right?"
"YES!" Rumble jumped up and ran straight to Tristana. She just looked at him confused.
"Uhm... You didn't say "wanna have our first date?", right?"
"Nope... I asked you if you would help me prepare something for their first date..."
"Oh... Yeah, sure! Haha!" He laughed nervously.
"Great, then you'll come with me! Poppy, you too!"
"Hm? Me too? Why?"
"You'll see, now come!" Tristana ran off and Rumble and Poppy followed her, but Tristana still told us something while they were running.
"We'll be finished by tonight, so you better be ready too!" Now only Lulu, Ziggs and I are left. Lulu then spoke to us.
"Oh, I also wanna do something!"
"Sure! But what do you want to do?"
"I know! Pix and I'll cook something for you! We are great cooks!" She giggled and then continued talking
"Yep yep, we'll do that! We'll go get some ingredients and then we'll come to your house!... Uhm... Which one?"
"Oh yeah, mine!" Ziggs told her that and she skipped away.
"Greaaaat! I'll be there soooon! Don't let me wait!" She then was completely gone and Ziggs and I were alone. I began to talk first.
"Well... That went okay?"
"Okay? That went awesome! They all love it and they even prepare our first date for us! Didn't I tell you that they would be supportive? Haha!"
"Yeah, but I was the one that had to tell them..." I grinned at him and he rubbed the back of his head.
"Weeeeell... I would have told them! It would've just taken a little while till my story was finished!"
"Right... Pussy!" I grinned and left to walk home. He blinked a few times, but then followed me.
"Hey! Who are you calling a pussy?" Yep... I just know that the rest of today will be amazing!