Chapter 5
BRRRIIIIIIINNNNGGG! "AHH!" Ahri screamed, as she fell out of the bed. Ryou groaned, and threw his alarm clock across the room. "It's called an alarm clock," Ryou said with his face still buried in his pillow, "I told you I was going to class today." "Ahri sniffed indignantly, and replied, "I know what alarm clocks are, we had hextech ones back in Runeterra. I just didn't have a need for them. And you still go to school? Foolish mortal." Ryou turned his head and peered at Ahri with one eye. "If I recall, you're mortal now, too. By the way, how old are you?" "126 years," Ahri said proudly. "Mhm," Ryou said, not amused. "I've read your lore, now what's your age in human years, not fox years." Ahri lowered her eyes in embarrassment and mumbled, "17." "Bingo."
Ryou washed up and soon after went to his classes. After sleeping through a film in History, and acing a test in math, Ryou had lunch break, so he went to meet up with Tyr and Geoff. "Man, gimme a break," Tyr complained. "I have so much studying to do recently, and my girlfriend constantly wants me to spend time with her so I'm stretched thin... What about you, Geoffrey?" "Pretty much the same," Geoff replied, sighing. "My girl's keeping me busy, and not in the good way, either. Ryou doesn't have to worry about this because he's Mister Singlelife." Tyr chuckled and said, "Come on, Ryou, you gotta find a girl sooner or later. You can't keep going alone." "Actually..." Ryou started, "there is this one girl..." "WHAT!?" Both friends exclaimed. "Could it be true?" "Our Ryou boy is becoming a man!" Oh, how it makes me feel like a great parent!" they ranted. "Alright, guys, calm down," Ryou said, laughing. "It's nothing big, it's just someone I met recently." "Oh? Who is it?" Tyr questioned. "No one you know, most likely," Geoff said to Tyr, "more importantly, is she attractive?" "Well," Ryou started, "she's beautiful, charming, funny..." Whoa. When did he start feeling like this for the fox girl? "Eeehhh? She sounds like quite the jewel!" Tyr said. "Looks like this calls for..." "A PARTY!" Geoff finished. Ryou laughed and waved them off, heading to Science next. He didn't focus much, however, due to the conflicting thoughts that ran through his mind.
Ryou opened the front door and entered, tired from the long day. "I'm home..." He trailed off, examining his home in awe. It was clean. The windows were sparkling, the floor was shining, and not a speck of dust was to be found. He looked over at the couch, and saw Ahri curled up, sleeping. He quietly made his way over to her and examined her sleeping face. He thought about what ran through his mind, then shook his head. "I can't be in love with her. That's impossible," Ryou said to himself. As he covered her with a light blanket, Ahri said with her eyes still closed, "You know, if you keep staring so much at me when I sleep, I'll get a restraining order against you." "Ha ha, very funny," Ryou replied, embarrassed that she caught him. "By the way, did you do this?" He asked. "Yeah," nodding as she got up. "Just because I'm a fatal beauty doesn't mean I sit on my ass all day." "Well, you proved that right," Ryou responded, admiring the cleanliness of the house. "You did an amazing job." "You think so?" Ahri asked, her cheeks tinged pink at the sudden compliment. "Yeah," Ryou said, scratching his head nervously, "thanks." "Why?" "Cause I barely have time to ever clean this place, and when I do, it's not even this clean." Ryou explained. He sighed. "Man, coming home to a beautiful girl really brightens your day, doesn't it?" Ryou flushed red, not believing the words that just came out his mouth. Ahri also went red, and turned around towards the bedroom. "Just get to bed, idiot."
Another week, another chapter. I appreciate any idea, questions, or comments you guys have for me, so leave a review! If you like this so far, expect more, but if you want me to continue my work after this is over, let me know. Your support is my determination, and this work is just as much as mine as it is the League's community.
Also, to the guest who gave me an anonymous review, thank you for your input! I have considered the fact that Wukong is one of Ahri's few friends, as I was planning to explain in the upcoming chapter. However, I will stick to the lore's vague interpretation of their friendship, mostly because Wukong would be far to busy training with Yi to be a love interest. As for the OC, man, you caught me! XD A more personal chapter for Ahri is coming up, and even though I have taken parts of the lore, this is still an alternate universe fanfic. That means I am able to bend the rules a little, but I am not completely off canon, mainly because even though this does not take place in Runeterra, Ahri is from that universe, so her backstory is something I try to make as lore friendly as possible while creating an understandable situation. Please comment again if you find anything else I need to work on!