Chapter 3: Home Sweet Home(part 1)

Hello, chapter 3 of this little fanfiction. As always, I hope you enjoy.
This chapter will be the first step into the romance thing between Ahri and Rez. I'm not so good in the romance aspect so it might not be so good. Maybe kinda rushed. Also, this will be Ahri's pov all the way and I plan on making my OC have less pov.

Tip: Don't write romance stories on the toilet. Things get awkward.

"Nobody likes doing things alone, right?"

I woke up to the bright morning sun shining down my window. I stretched my arms and gave a yawn as I got up from my bed. I looked at my mirror only to gaze upon a bad case of bed-head. I took a warm shower, making sure to properly wash my long black hair and nine tails. Getting out of my bathroom, I had to wait a long period of time to dry my tails(One of the reasons why I wish I was fully human). After the whole grooming process, I got dressed in my usual red and white outfit. Looking at the mirror one last time, I made sure I looked presentable. I opened the front door and head out to start my day.

My daily routine starts by walking in the streets of the city outside of the Institute. It's a pretty big city: plenty shops, good restaurants, nice parks, basically, what you find in a city. As I strolled through the streets, I was greeted by a crowd of men, flirting, and offering me presents. With my gorgeous body and cute face, I am able to get anything I want.

Sometimes, I bring a man home with me and take a little essence of their life. I don't take enough to kill them though; just enough for them to pass out or feel fatigue for awhile. It doesn't give me a lot of essence, but at least it's more than I get from League matches, or if the League did anything about it at all.

Essence isn't the only reason I do this. I like to have a little fun with men. You can say it's a kind of guilty pleasure. I make sure the Institute doesn't find out about my habit since this is the very reason why I became a champion to begin with. So, in order to hide my little secret, I enchant each person I sleep with to go home early in the morning and forget about what happened when they wake up. But sometimes I wish that I can just wake up with someone right next to me. It makes me feel kinda lonely to wake up and find an empty spot on my bed every morning.

Something feels different though, and it's been bothering me. Each day, when the men surround me, I can't help but notice one just pass me by, completely oblivious to the situation. He doesn't even, at least, take a glance at what the crowd of men are so interested in. He just walks around, looking at some paper. What irritates me even more is the fact that the man is Rez, the new champion.

I was still curious as to what that guy was hiding. So I decided to shoo away the crowd of men who was constantly fawning over me and see what this Rez guy was up to. Carefully, I followed him as if I were stalking my prey. Usually boys would follow me around all day, but here I was, spying on some guy who may or may not be sexually confused, and it felt very odd.

He hasn't done anything suspicious, not yet at least. I've only seen him walk inside a carpentry shop and walk out with a bag of tools. It was pretty boring, he talked to a couple strangers, got some food, and he sat on a bench in the park to rest for a while. I was about to quit until he got up and made his way to the city limits. He walked toward the forest and I followed him, hiding myself amongst the trees. It was a piece of cake spying on him, since I was once a woodland creature myself. I gracefully made my way through the forest, but I was too caught up on my act that I kind of lost him. Using my sense of smell that remained with my fox half, I sniffed him out, which lead me to an opening of the forest.

I came upon a large lake in the middle of the forest and was astounded by it's beauty. There was a small bit of land on the side with sand attaching the lake with it, creating a kind of beach-like feel. I gazed upon the clear lake, watching the sun's light on the surface, the small waves the wind created, and even the fish jumping out of the water.

"Cat Lady!"

I jumped in surprise as I heard a voice coming from behind me, bringing me back from my state of whimsy. Looking back, I saw Rez looking at me curiously. "What are you doing here?" he asked.

"Nothing. Just...looking at this lake." I said. Remembering what I was here for, I retorted back, "Hold on, what are you doing here?"

He scratched the back of his head, "Oh, I can't really say. It's supposed to be a secret." He sighed, "Well, I guess I can tell you as an apology for yelling at you." He said as he smiled, and as he did, I can't help but do apologize. There was something about that smile. I don't know...it's just so...warming...and kind...and...why am I shaking? "Hello? Cat Lady? Why does this happen to you?" I heard him say, holding my shoulders and shaking me.

"Let go of me!" I pushed him away, "You still didn't answer my question. What are you doing here?" I crossed my arms, waiting for his answer.

"Okay..." He took quick glances left and right. "...I'm gonna build a house."

I raised an eyebrow. "A house?"

He nodded, "Yup. Not just any house though," He turned toward the sun, "I'm gonna build a house for me and all my friends to live in!" I saw a look of happiness and excitement as he said that.

I leaned in front of him to catch his attention, "Well, where do you plan on building this house?"

He smiled and pointed toward the sun. I turned to look at the direction and saw a cliff hanging above the water over the lake. On it, there was a big tree, gorgeous even. It helped that the sun was hovering directly above it; It's rays adding to the tree's magnificence. "I'm gonna make an awesome treehouse." Rez said, also exulted in it's beauty.

"Why a treehouse?" I asked.

He chuckled, "I've always wanted one. Plus, doesn't the view look nice?"

"Yeah, It does." I had to admit it.

Looking the situation, I noticed I was standing next to Rez quite closely. Our arms were even making contact. I quickly moved away from him. "Why are you standing so close to me!?" I said flustered.

He raised an eyebrow, "Huh? I didn't move from this spot. You were the one inching closer to me."

I felt my cheeks blush out of embarassment, "What!? Don't be stupid! Why would I do that!?" I said loudly.

He simply shrugged his shoulders, "I dunno. Anyway, since you're here, would like to help me?" he said happily.

I was surprised, "Why do you need my help?"

"No specific reason. It's just that nobody likes doing things alone, right?" He smiled worrily.

I rolled my eyes at him, "Fine." He smiled happily, "But on one condition."

"What is it?" he asked.

I leaned in front of him and put a finger to his chest, "You're gonna have to tell me about yourself." I said, grinning. "Don't think I'm not curious about your sudden outburst from your first match."

He looked frightened for a bit, but calmed down and smiled, "Okay."

"So what do we do first?" I asked, hoping to get it over with. We walked on over to the cliff side. There, I saw a bunch of carpentry tools near the tree. I walked over the cliff's edge and saw yet another wonderful view with the sun shining over a mountain valley and the water of the lake glistening in it's light. "No wonder you chose this place to live." I said taking in the panorama.

"Hey! Cat Lady! Help me sort this stuff out so we can prepare!" Rez said loudly for me to hear. I marched on over to him and slapped his shoulder. "Ouch! What the- what was that for!?" He said, rubbing his shoulder.

"If you expect me to help you, the least you can do is remember my name! And, for your information, I'm a damn fox!" I scolded. He groaned a bit, murmuring at his words and kneeling down to lay the tools on the ground. In the corner of my eye, I saw what looks to be blueprints. "Is this the model of the house?" I asked.

"Oh, yeah that is. What do you think of it?" He said rearranging the different tools and nails.

I looked at the paper. It was pretty hard to understand what he was going for, "How big do you plan on making it?" I said, twisting and turning the paper to try and comprehend the design.

"Well, just big enough so that all my friends can have their own room." He said. "Crap! I'm missing a nail! Oh, no. it was under my foot."

I giggled just watching him. Maybe, it was his childish dream that seemed kind of cute, or maybe it's just his foolishness. Either way, it was pretty funny. "So do you plan on cutting this tree a bit or-"

"No way! This tree is too nice to break down. I'm just gonna build the first floor around the bark and make some support beams to hold it for now." He said, "That reminds me, we need to get some wood from the forest." He stood up and stretched, "Care to join me?"

I looked at him, "You mean we're gonna cut it down and bring it back? Sorry, I'm not so gifted at the lifting thing, or anything hard labor." I said all sassy-like.

"Well, ok." He picked up an axe from the organized tools, "I'll be back in a few minutes." He said and entered the forest.

"While he's gone, I'm going to check out these blueprints." Looking through it, it seems he was going to make a rope that will lift you up when you tug on it. It will bring you to the porch right outside the front door. The living room looks to be pretty big and it even has stairs leading to a hall where the bedrooms are located. I was surprised, he even plans to put in a kitchen and restroom. I don't know how he's going to install a plumbing system, but I'll just wait and see.

Moments later, I heard some loud noises coming from the forest. As expected, it was Rez bringing back the wood. What I didn't expect though, was that he was carrying two big, heavy-looking logs on his right shoulder and the axe on his left hand. I didn't realize he would have that much lifting strength. I thought he would control the wind to do it for him or something. He walked up to me and threw the logs down, "It's a good thing you didn't come with me. Otherwise, I'd hit your head a few times with these." He gave out a small laugh.

I gave a small smile, "Rez. Who will you invite to live here?" I asked curiously.

He smiled brightly, "I'm glad you asked. I'm gonna first build rooms for Master, Viktor, Olaf, Galio, and Sona as a present so she wouldn't hate me. So I'm gonna first build 6 rooms, but I will expand it when I make more friends."

"Sona hates you?" I asked as it seemed unlikely.

"I think so, she's been ignoring me lately and wouldn't talk to me when I strike up conversation." He frowned.

"Hahaha!" I started laughing, "She's not ignoring you. She just can't talk."

He looked at me surprised, "She's a mute!? That must suck. Why is that?"

My laughter calmed down a bit, "We don't know. She was like that since birth, or so I think."

"Then, why does she avoid me?" He asked.

"I don't know. Find that out yourself."

Time passed and night fell upon us. We made some progress with the treehouse. We managed to build the first floor along with the pulley that will lift you to it. It still needs some work though, but it's alright. I was getting pretty tired, so I looked at Rez and yawned, "Hey, I think it's about time I go home."

He looked down from the wooden platform on the tree, "Really?" He hopped down to the ground. Stumbling he said, "Thanks for helping me Ahri. I'll see you tomorrow morning so we can continue this."

I looked at him tired, "Tomorrow morning?" I asked rubbing my eyes.

He smiled, "Yup, we won't stop until this house is finished." I can't believe he still has this much energy.

I stretched my arms, "Fine. I'll see you again tomorrow." I walked on over to the forest, but paused as I realized something. I'm going to walk home alone without bringing someone with me. I looked back at Rez, still working on the house. A sly look came across my face.

It may not have worked on him before, but maybe it was because we were in a league match and he was too focused on winning. I walked on over to him, and once he heard my footsteps, he raised his head and looked toward me, "Oh, Ahri. I thought you were heading home. Is there anything wrong?"

I walked close to him and pressed our bodies together. I looked up at him, "Rez. Can you come home with me? I get so lonely if I don't have anybody to sleep with." I told with a seductive voice.

He pushed me away and sweat formed on his forehead, "Oh... uhh... I'm sorry, Ahri, but I have to work on the house." He answered.

I walked back a bit and pouted, "Really? Are you sure about that?"

Seeing as how merely sweet-talking him wouldn't work, I decided to charm him. I put a finger to my lips and blew him a kiss. A little heart flung at Rez and landed on his cheek. As it touched him, his body stood up straight. I grinned a bit and waited.

He blinked a couple of times and looked around. Rubbing his cheek, he asked me, "Ahri, what was that?" My eyes were wide open. I couldn't believe it didn't work.

Quickly, I said, "Uh... nothing! Just a... good luck charm. hehe..." I laughed nervously.

"Really? Thanks." He said. I was trying to analyze the situation. "Well, if you want, I can walk you home to make sure you're safe."

"Oh, no. It's fine. I can watch over myself" I said nervously.

"Really? Are you sure?" he sounded concerned.

"Yeah... I-I'm sure. See you tomorrow." I gave him a reassuring smile.

"Okay then. Goodnight Ahri." He smiled and waved goodbye. I felt a blush in my cheeks and turned away.

I quickly returned home and closed the door behind me. I couldn't think straight. The only thing in my mind is how he was unaffected by my charms. I plopped down on my bed to try to get some sleep, but it was useless as I couldn't stop thinking about it. It's really bothering how he resisted me. "Maybe, I've lost my touch, or maybe I'm just not beautiful any more." I thought to myself. I held my chest and felt my heart beating fast. My breathing was also pretty hard. "Why was I acting this way?"

I tried to calm down and think about something else. So, instead of my charm not working, I focused on Rez. I don't know why, but I'm thinking about the one who caused the problem. Although, it is helping me calm down a bit. I started remembering what we did today and how he is: like his smile, his kindness, how he thinks about his friends. I even remembered our time spent looking at the sun together. I felt a smile crept upon me and I blushed as I did. It gives me a feel of warmth and a sense of protection around him. My stomach feels all queezy and my heart keeps pumping. I don't know why I'm like this. I just feel so at ease with him. I let the night envelop me with thoughts of Rez in my head, and with that, I fell asleep.

There's no way I could start feeling that for him... could I?

AN: Thanks for reading, as always. I felt that the romance is rushed, but this is only part 1 so wait for next chapter(It's when I change the rating to 'M'). Also, do you think I should make a spin-off of Popstar Ahri? i dunno. I think I'll do that. Hope to see you next chapter.