Yes my readers, it's the chapter you've all been waiting for! Smut!
For those of you unaware, a warning; this chapter contains a Lemon, which is basically author-speak for a sex scene. This is probably one of my first attempts at a very detailed lemon, so give me your thoughts upon it!

Well, hope you enjoy the story and I also have a bit of good news. I am debating on whether I'm going to add another chapter to this or not, to add something else to the story.

Special thanks to Skij Leonhart for being an awesome alpha-reader~!

The Shadow that Watches

Chapter 9: Love with actions, not with words.

Though it was as dark as ever within the room, Akali's inner clock notified her subconsciously that it was time to get up. Opening her eyes drowsily, she stretched, enjoying the feel of the satin sheets on her bare skin. She was dressed in a loose white t-shirt and a pair of grey boxers, so the cool satin on her arms, shoulders, thighs and legs felt like bliss as her sleepiness dissipated. Sitting up, she stretched her arms above her head and yawned quietly, her hair untied and cascading over her back in countless waves of dark colors.

Her movement had woken up the other person who had been sleeping next to her. Only one of Zed's eyes peeked open to see Akali's back as she got off the bed, watching her walk over to the window. He groaned in annoyance as she pulled the black-out curtains aside, letting the bright morning light flood into the room. Zed turned over, pulling the blanket further up to shield himself from the light as Akali allowed the warmth to caress her body.

"Must you really do that?" Zed murmured, his voice still heavy with sleep though easily carrying the annoyance he felt.
"I like the warmth of the morning sun. You should try it, Zed." Akali said, a small smile of satisfaction on her face as she stretched again, arching her back.
"How about no." Zed muttered as Akali walked back over to the bed. "Come on Zed, it's time to get up." Akali said as she tried to tug the blanket off the ninja who didn't want to let go. Suddenly, the blanket came off as Zed let go. He moved in a flash, grabbing Akali by her shoulders and pulling her into the bed. Before she could react, she was lying on her back, Zed staring down at her, his arms on both sides of her head as he supported himself above her. His red eyes were looking down at her with amusement as a small smirk played upon his lips.

"Good morning." Akali managed to say as Zed's smirk twitched into a slightly bigger one.
"Good morning indeed…" Zed said huskily, his voice as smooth and deep as molten chocolate, Akali trying hard not to whimper. Blinking, she pushed him off of her as she sat up, a blush covering her face as she faced away from him. Zed embraced her from behind, his hands lazily curling around her waist as he buried his head into Akali's neck, a good amount of her hair between him and the skin of her neck. He breathed in deeply as Akali closed her eyes contently at the loving gesture.
"I love your hair…" Zed muttered as Akali turned her head to the side to look at him through the corner of her eyes.

"I love you." Akali said as Zed made a small snort of amusement, looking up at her. Electricity seemed to pass in-between them before they began to lean in, their lips mere centimeters apart…

"Ah, no." Akali said, changing her mind as she leaned away, standing up. Zed raised an eyebrow as Akali turned around to look at him sheepishly. "Morning breath." She said as Zed closed his eyes. "Of course." He muttered, slightly put off while Akali walked into the bathroom to freshen up.

Almost a week had passed since the incident with Syndra. Akali had healed up fine and was let go a day after she woke up. After two more days, the couple began to sleep together in Zed's room. They didn't really do anything other than lie together, enjoying each other's presence. The most intimate they got was perhaps their make out sessions. Akali was quite passionate about such displays of affection and Zed found himself naturally adept at it, always taking control and asserting his dominance. The simple act of kissing while they writhed around in throes of passion felt so right and so good. Zed would never have expected such emotions and feelings to arise from actions such as these. He took back everything negative he had ever thought of Talon's affection for Katarina, realizing how justified they really were.

Akali finally exited the bathroom, tying her hair up into a ponytail as she turned her head around to see Zed sitting at the edge of the bed. Zed, as always, only wore sleeping pants. She watched his muscular body ripple as he stood up, stepping past her into the bathroom while Akali rummaged through the closet. She had put some of her clothes in the empty spaces within the closet so she didn't have to walk from Zed's room to hers half naked. Within moments, she was buttoning up a white shirt, a black pair of trousers already on her lower body. Only a few days her clothes had spent in Zed's closet and they had already begun to smell like him. Akali took a whiff of her shirt's sleeve, smiling at the scent.

A moment later, Zed exited, glancing at her with the same impassive emotion he always seemed to wear. Akali looked back at him and beamed. "I'm feeling quite hungry, so I'll meet you at the cafeteria, alright?" Akali said as Zed gave a small nod. Akali nodded back and exited the room, heading for the cafeteria briskly as her stomach growled.

…

"You're kidding me." Irelia said, looking at Akali in the way that plainly stated that she didn't believe Akali.
"I'm as honest as ever." Akali said nonchalantly before she bit down on the sandwich she held in her hands.

"He spends so many nights sleeping next to a gorgeous woman like you and you guys still haven't had sex yet?" Irelia said, more surprise and disbelief on her face as Akali choked on her food. She coughed, flushing as she hissed, "Irelia, keep it down!" She had only told Irelia that they'd been spending the last few nights together but Irelia seemed to be smart enough to pick up that nothing special had happened.

"Sorry, but seriously. Is Zed, like, gay or something?" Irelia whispered as Akali stared incredulously at her. "What!? No!" She hissed back as Irelia shrugged, breaking a small piece of bread off the larger piece on her plate and putting it into her mouth. After swallowing, Irelia said, "I dunno, Akali. Maybe that's why he's not made a move yet. Maybe he's gay for Shen."

"Shen's gay?" Akali said with even more shock as Irelia rolled her eyes. "For all we know, he could be. I've been throwing hints at his face for the last few days and he doesn't even notice. Hell, the only thing I haven't tried is dance in front of him naked while screaming 'Sleep with me.' "

"Maybe you should try just that." Akali said with a small grin as Irelia snorted. "Nah, I think he'd just hand me some clothes and ask me what drug I abused." She replied as Akali giggled.

The conversation of the two friends quieted as Zed walked up to their table. He was wearing an indigo colored T-shirt with a pair of black pants. Setting his tray of food down (Steamed rice with Tamagoyaki), he sat down. "Hello Akali. Irelia." Zed said in a low voice as Akali gave a small nod of approval to Zed. With her help, Zed was slowly becoming more comfortable with socializing with people. Though he still preferred to not talk unless it was to intimidate someone, he tried his best to do what Akali had taught him.

"Zed-are-you-gay?" Irelia said quickly in one breath, staring at Zed with intense focus. This time Akali choked on the water she was drinking, coughing heavily as she pounded herself in the chest to remedy it, her face scarlet. Even Zed was taken aback by the question, though his face was impassive. His face became much, much colder a few seconds later, enough to make Irelia regret asking the question as he fixed her with a deadly stare, his intimidating red eyes glowering at her.

"No, Irelia. I am not homosexual." Zed said as Irelia nodded quickly, "Right, got it. Sorry I asked." She said, slightly nervous as Zed's fingers twitched. Finally, Zed closed his eyes and sighed, the dangerous air falling back to casualness as Zed busied himself with his food. Irelia sighed in relief as she looked at Akali, who seemed to be staring at her with a look that said, 'Really?'

"What?" Irelia asked. The next moment, Akali smacked the backside of Irelia's head.
"Ow, what was that for!?"

"For being an idiot."

"Meanie."

…

Zed grunted as the impact of the kick on his arms sent him skid backwards on the smooth mat, his arms crossed in front of him to block the hit though it still hurt. Without missing a beat, Zed lowered his hands, stepping forward, his muscles rippling as he sent a powerful punch forwards. Akali was already approaching Zed, her eyes catching the movement before she ducked under the punch, but Zed used the momentum of his punch to allow his body to spin, sending a spin-kick towards Akali. Because of her crouch, the kick would connect with her head. Thinking fast, Akali brought her arms up protectively, placing them together parallel right before the kick slammed into her arms. The force was enough to throw her balance off, causing her to be literally sent off her feet, falling on her back on the mat with a small, sharp exhale of air.

Zed was quick to push to his advantage, instantly lunging for Akali's prone figure, his hand reaching for her throat, but Akali grabbed Zed's outstretched hand by his wrists, quickly raising her leg and curling them around his shoulder. Before Zed could react, he was forced down onto his back, Akali holding his right arm in an arm lock, pulling hard enough to cause sharp pangs of pain to burn through his arm. Growling in effort, Zed pulled upwards as hard as he could, causing Akali to pull down to keep his arm from freeing itself from her grip. Then, suddenly, Zed reversed his arm's motion, turning his body towards his arm to not break it while he used Akali's own motion against her, slamming his arm into her torso. Akali's breath was knocked out of her from the blow, Zed taking the opportunity to free his numb arm out of her hold. He jumped upwards, left arm drawn back as he watched Akali below him. Akali saw him coming down and rolled out of the way, Zed landing on the mat as his fist impacted where Akali had been moments ago. Akali did a small spinning sweep kick to get herself on her feet while also forcing Zed to do a backwards roll to dodge her feet.

Both of the combatants took a moment to stare at each other, panting from the exertion. Sweat poured down their exposed faces. Zed was wearing his battle armor, minus his helmet, as he always did while training. Akali was wearing her usual green outfit; her facemask pulled up so only the upper half of her face was visible, maroon eyes giving off a noticeable glint of enjoyment at the spar.

Akali was the first one to move, suddenly jumping forward. Her movements were so fast, they were almost a blur, aiming a flying kick at Zed. Zed wasn't lacking in terms of speed, however, as he had to jump upwards, his movements followed by the dark motion blur of his shadow powers. He spun in the air, summoning a shadow-shuriken in his hands before he threw them at Akali. Akali's kick had carried her to the edge of the sparring platform. She turned around to see the shuriken approaching and instantly cartwheeled to the side, the shuriken cutting through the air where she had been standing and embedding itself into the wooden floor with a resounding 'thunk'. As Zed landed, Akali grabbed a large bo-staff from the weapons rack, before walking back into the sparring platform.

She spun the bo-staff around experimentally, getting a feel of it as well as showing her level of prowess with it before entering a stance with it. Zed simply narrowed his eyes at her, an unseen smirk of amusement under his mask.

Akali stepped forward, thrusting forwards with her staff. Zed sidestepped it, spinning around to deliver a roundhouse kick to her, but Akali swiped her already extended staff to the side at a downwards angle. The staff hit Zed's supporting leg, causing his kick momentum to falter as he stumbled. Akali pressed on, pulling the staff back and around to slam the other side of the staff into Zed's stomach, the male ninja grunting from the impact. But he didn't move from the blow, instead taking the hit and then grabbing the staff. He pulled viciously, causing Akali to be pulled forwards as well, right into Zed's shoulder, which he thrust forward.

The slam caused her vision to swim as all the air was knocked out of her body. Her hands relinquished their hold on the staff as she was sent flying back a few feet, landing on her back. Zed spun the staff around before holding it pointed towards her triumphantly. He then lowered the staff, walked over and offered Akali his free hand while Akali panted from the exhaustion.

She raised her hand, small and feminine compared to his, which was slender and elegant, and took his offered hand. He hoisted her up to her feet as Akali dusted herself off.

"You've noticeably improved." Zed said, nodding in approval as Akali rolled her eyes at him.
"Direct combat is your thing. I'm more reliant on stealth." Akali said, her pride slightly stinging from her inevitable defeat at his hands. If only she could've used her shadow veil in the spar… But Zed didn't use his shadow clones either, so she guessed it was fair. It was also helpful for her to learn more about direct combat.

"Still, I must commend you on your strength. I believe you left a good bruise." Zed said, as Akali raised her eyebrow with a coy smile on her lips. "Oh really? I presume it's here?" Akali's last word was accompanied by a fast and hard poke to Zed's stomach, where she had hit him with the staff. Zed winced, though he has trying hard to keep a straight face.

"Don't do that." He said in a low voice. Normally people would be intimidated by that voice, by Akali simply chuckled at his attempt at composing himself. Even if he tried to be annoyed by her actions, Zed couldn't help but feel a certain peace within himself, just from her presence. Her smile seemed to radiate warmth towards his cold soul as she looked at him, and he could see the sincere affection and trust she held for him. It made him feel like his existence actually had much more meaning to it than just blood and death. Perhaps with her, he could truly have a new future in his life. Perhaps a future that didn't have to deal with only pain and solitude, but life and companionship.

…

It was quite late at night. 10 minutes prior, Akali and Zed had won a very hard fought match. Zed had the pleasure of being summoned by a familiar young blonde summoner that he disliked, but they had good chemistry. Now, Akali was in Zed's room, both of them sitting on his bed facing each other. Akali had a bright smile on her face and Zed looked quite pleased as well, though his face scarcely showed it. The match had been a tough one. A victory like this demanded a celebration.

"A toast, to a victory well earned." Akali said, raising her glass of whiskey to meet Zed's glass. The glasses clinked as they met, before both ninjas downed the drinks. Akali exhaled sharply after the drink, enjoying the way her throat burned and warmth spread all over her body.
"I never thought I'd have you fighting by my side again." Zed said with a small smile. Akali had noticed that, as they spent more time together, Zed had begun opening up to her more. It made him seem more vulnerable and human, even if his eyes still glowed with predatory intent.
"Why, do you not like my company in war?" Akali asked teasingly as she gave a small smirk, raising an eyebrow. Zed's eyes twinkled with amusement as he leaned close to her. Very close. She could feel their breaths intermingling, sweet and warm from the drink they had moments earlier. "I would have no one else by my side." Zed whispered in a husky voice that made Akali almost quiver.

She leaned forward as well, their lips meeting softly at first, before it became a full blown kiss. Zed was taking control of the situation as always, leaning over her and pushing her down onto the bed on her back as he kissed her, his tongue parting her lips to dart in and explore her cavern. Akali moaned into the kiss, her own tongue pressing against the intruder, surrendering herself to Zed. Her hands pressed against his chest, feeling his hard muscles through the T-shirt he wore. Zed's hands fastened themselves at her waist, squeezing her sides, causing Akali to moan again.

Zed's mouth finally released its hold on hers, allowing both of them to take some deep breaths to make up for the lack of oxygen while they stared deeply at each other. Their glasses, empty, had long ago rolled off the bed and fallen to the soft carpet below, thankfully still in one piece.

Finally, Zed lowered his face again, kissing her passionately before trailing kisses down her neck. His hands began caressing her midriffs and thighs as Akali writhed, the overload of feelings causing her mind to go blank. Suddenly Akali gasped as a sudden arrow of both pain and pleasure shot through her, caused by Zed having sunk his teeth into the crook of her neck. Not deep enough to break her skin, but deep enough to leave a mark. He looked up at her with those glowing red eyes of his, his lips caressing the skin of her neck where his teeth had left a mark. The meaning of his actions was obvious; 'You're mine.'

And it made Akali shiver again as she felt heat rush down her body to gather near her abdomen. Zed's left hand finally came upwards, feeling her toned stomach through the white tank top she wore before it reached her breast. She gasped again as he squeezed it, watching her face intently for her reaction. With almost no experience in sexual actions, this was already driving Akali insane. Her breath was fast and ragged, her cheeks tinged pink. As Zed's slender fingertips flicked her nipple through the soft fabric, Akali arched her back from the sudden electricity that had lanced through her.

Seemingly annoyed with the cotton between his hands and her skin, he pushed himself up so he could grab the hem of her tank top and pull it off, Akali numbly managing to raise her hands to allow him to do so. Her breasts were revealed to him, modestly sized B-cups but not overly large. He placed both of his hands on her mounds, feeling the soft firmness of the flesh as Akali sighed at the feeling of his cold hands on her warm skin. Zed lowered his head again, trailing his tongue down her collarbone, which caused Akali to writhe in pleasure again, before he latched onto one of her pink nipples. He sucked hard, running his tongue over the nub while his hands tweaked the other one. A lightning bolt seemed to shoot through Akali as she almost screamed, arching her back as much as it would as a knot inside of her seemed to tighten to the point that it caused her to shatter entirely. Numbly, she realized that this was an orgasm, Zed continuing to assault her mounds throughout her climax. Finally, Akali's body relaxed, falling limp as she panted, breathing hard. Zed sat up, releasing her chest to look down at her beautiful form.

With her hair untied, it spread out around her head like a cascading waterfall of ebony, her eyes closed as her soft lips moved rhythmically to her panting breaths. Zed pulled his own T-shirt off, Akali opening her eyes to witness his muscular body as she heard herself moan his name.

"Zed…"
Her moan was completely destroying his composure, as was the sight of her lying on the bed under him, completely at his mercy. But he had to know.

"Akali… Is this your first time?" He asked. Akali didn't blush as he had expected her to. To his surprise, she actually smiled as she sat up, trailing her hands down his front, feeling his hard muscles as she then said, "I've waited for this ever since I knew you." She said.

"Do you really trust me that much?" Zed asked, staring down at her dark red eyes with a vulnerability she had never seen in his eyes before. She knew that if she refused him, he would stop right then and there.
"Zed… I trust you with the thing I cherish most. My heart." Akali breathed as Zed blinked once, continuing to stare at her with an intensity that almost brought her to another climax.
"I hold what you cherish most. Your heart. While you hold what I've never held. My heart." Zed said as Akali curled her hands around Zed's neck, her face so close to his that their noses touched, lips only a breath apart.
"My heart is your heart, Zed, as your love is mine." Akali said as Zed didn't wait any longer, crossing the last gap to kiss her with a desire he had not shown before. Akali returned the kiss with equal lust, her hands working on pulling his pants off. With almost frenzied haste, both of them undressed each other without ever parting their lips. Akali's orgasm had left her quite drenched, as Zed's finger trailed up her inner thigh to her swollen lips.

Akali tensed, fighting the impulse to squirm as Zed's forefinger rubbed her entrance in a painfully slow way. Finally, his fingers applied a bit more pressure, crossing the threshold of her lips to feel the folds within. That alone caused Akali to buck, breaking the kiss so Akali could moan in pleasure, her fingers clenching down on Zed's shoulders. Zed lowered her onto the bed again, before crawling down so her wet entrance was right in front of him. Akali blushed as she realized he was staring down at her most sacred spot.

"D-don't stare at it like t-that… It's Embaaaah…" Akali's words were drowned out by soft cry of pleasure as Zed trailed his tongue over her nether lips. He enjoyed her taste as he used his fingers to spread her open so he could taste more of her, his tongue greedily lapping up her juices as Akali wailed in the pleasure, her arms moving around fervently on the bed before she clutched the bed sheets in a tight grip, pulling them inwards instinctively. Zed's mouth suddenly closed on the most sensitive spot of her body while his fingers continued to stimulate the very periphery of her core, causing Akali to almost scream again as her second orgasm hit her like a truck. She convulsed, her loud, incoherent cries slowly turning into whimpers as the aftershock continued to wash over her numb body.

This was probably the best time. She was still in a state of numb pleasure from her orgasm, so she would not feel the pain as much. While Akali lay dazed, Zed positioned himself in front of her. Akali felt the head of his manhood poking her entrance as her mind suddenly went into panic mode at the foreign feeling. Before she could say anything, Zed thrust forward, penetrating her to the hilt in one shot.

Akali's breath caught in her throat, unable to make sounds as her back arched upwards, fingers clenching the bed sheets tight enough to almost tear them as she absorbed this new feeling of fullness. Zed did not move, panting from the explosion of pleasure that had assaulted his senses. His eyes were smoky and it was all he could do to keep himself from ravaging her body. His hands were like the hands of a beast, clenching hard into the bed sheets on both sides of Akali's head, over her shoulders, as he stared down at her.

Akali was breathlessly gasping for air, but she looked up at Zed in such a way, that Zed felt his entire world being blown away to nothingness, only Akali's gaze existing in front of him. Then, slowly, Zed pulled his impressive length back, almost out, before thrusting it in again. Akali gasped from the thrust again, but her pain, as minimal as it had been, was now completely gone.

Before long, they had a slow tempo, Akali panting with each thrust as Zed leaned down to engulf one of her pink nipples in his mouth, sucking it to add to her pleasure.

"Ah… Zed… More… Please, more…" Akali managed to say. That was when something within Zed, his restraint, snapped. Within moments, Zed was brutally ramming himself into Akali, who was crying out with each thrust forward. Zed leaned over her, mercilessly penetrating her repeatedly, like a lust-filled beast. Under his imposingly built form, Akali's slender and long body seemed perfect.

"ZED! AH, ZED! HARDER!" Akali screamed, most of her words incoherent through the white cloud of pleasure that seemed to occupy every fiber of thought in her mind. Zed breathed hard through clenched teeth, almost growling as he continued to drive into her hard and fast. Their bodies were already covered in a sheen of sweat, the sound of flesh hitting flesh drowned out by Akali's cries of pleasure.

Akali felt herself nearing her limits, for the third time this night, as she felt her knots tightening. Zed's increasingly fast and hard thrusts were making everything so much more tighter, but when Zed lowered his face, his eyes hidden by his hair and his teeth bared, to her neck and bit down on the same spot again, the pleasure that lanced through her was what shattered her into a million pieces. The intensity of her climax was mind-numbing, Akali feeling as if she had exploded into millions of tiny fragments. But like some warped reality, her trance was relentlessly pulled back into reality as she felt every thrust Zed made. With a snarl, Zed finally let go, his climax following hers as his final thrusts launched his seed deep within her. Akali felt the warm spurts within, causing her to let out a long, low moan of pleasure as Zed gave a final few thrusts before collapsing on top of her.

The couple lay like that for a long time, catching their breaths as their bare bodies rubbed against each other, slick with sweat and heated from the physical activity, Zed still buried within Akali. Finally, Zed pushed himself off her, falling next to her on the bed on his side as he pulled her close, Akali turning on her side as well to face him. She embraced him, burying her head in his chest as he nuzzled her soft hair, breathing in her scent.

"Zed…" She breathed, her high slowly wearing off as sleep crept up to her.

"Yes Akali…?" Zed managed to say, his own body numb with exhaustion.

"I love you…" She murmured, her voice trailing off as she fell asleep. Zed stayed in the position he was in, one of his hands curling over her waist to her back while her arm curved over his shoulder to his back. She had one leg hooked into his legs, Zed still half-buried within her.
"…..I love you too, Akali." Zed muttered lowly, his words meant to convince himself while also being a reply to Akali. With sleep causing darkness to creep into the edge of his vision, Zed managed to reach down and pull up the comforter over themselves, his eyes finally closing as the lights in the room, sensing the inhabitants had fallen asleep with their built-in sight ward systems, automatically dimmed until the room was completely dark.

So, I hope you all liked this chapter with all it's lemony goodness. I know I did. :P An attempt at writing sex by someone who has not experienced it first hand xDD Hahahaha.

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