Author notes- hello people. I got some positive and negative feedback which I enjoy a lot. This is my first fan fiction but that is no reason to forget about proper grammar and proper paragraph structure, when my friend told me about that I was face palming so hard. The person who told me about it through a review was WaddleBuff; he is a great writer of league of legends stuff, when I looked at his stories for what a proper fan fiction was suppose to look like I was kind of happy to see someone who wrote stories that I found entertaining. Anyway aside from all that I thank all of you who stuck through with me to this point as a lot of things are going to change. I will carefully re-read everything I write before I post it for you ladies and gents.
On with the chapter, this one was kind of hard, as I had multiple paths to take with it; ultimately I decided to go with this setup as it helps the story progress with the introduction of the next main character. P.s I do not own league of legends but if I did I would buff ezreal, which would result in a lot of raging.
Chapter 4- I Love Hide and SeekAxel walked down the snow covered streets. He passed by houses and people who were traveling from town to town. Some were talking, some were arguing, some were just minding their own business. He walked past a couple of kids chasing each other, a girl and a boy, without a worry in the world.
Axel laughed softly to himself as he thought of him and ahri playing in the snow. Of course that would never happen, the townsfolk would accuse her of being a demon or trying to kill her he thought grimly. He was going to the mayor and he WAS going to give ahri what she wanted, he couldn't bring himself to think of any other outcome.
Axel, after walking for about 7 minutes, arrived at the mayor's office building. The building was a medium seized building harboring an angel on top its head. The building itself was painted black and what little windows it had were covered in snow.
Axel sighed as he said to no one in particular "better time than ever" as he stepped into the intimidating building that represented his future. Axel met with a rush of warm air embracing his body. Axel looked around and noticed a young and very beautiful girl sitting at, what appeared to be the mayor's secretary assistant's desk, which was a few steps away from the door.
The girl in question looked up and smiled a friendly smile saying politely as if she practiced "why hello axel what can I do for you today?" looking into his cute brown eyes, she adored those eyes.
"Hello Miranda, how have you been?" axel asked as he was trying to build up determination to face the mayor and waste time out of cowardness. He had been good until he walked in and then he remembered the risk of losing ahri. To be honest with himself he couldn't deal with losing ahri at this point. He had enjoyed, no, became addicted to coming home and finding ahri sitting on his bed or taking a sleeping in his bed, with obvious signs of trying to wait for him to come home and embrace him. Addicted to Ahri embracing him in a loving embrace; showering him with loving kiss. Ahri enjoy eating his cooking and them just watching TV or just simply enjoying conversations with her. She was everything he wanted in a girlfriend, and so much more.
"Axel, are you ok?" Miranda asked worriedly as she eyed axel for his strange behavior. She had stopped typing on her computer at this point and had her attention fully on him.
Miranda was a middle aged woman, about 24. She had dark red hair which complimented her light brown skin very nicely. She had one eye covered by a parted piece of hair , but it made her look even cuter to most as she showed off a gorgeous blue eye. She was wearing a brown light jacket and black office pants. She was attracted to axel but he was younger than her and she was looking for an older man as she wanted someone who was older then her to be honest. But she knew that if he came to her in heat, she wouldn't be able to turn him down.
Axel took deep breath as he said his next words with conviction in his voice, "I need to see the mayor Miranda", looking her in her blue eye. He flexed his palm as he waited for her reply.
"mhmmm, he's having a discussion with Lamar about his bakery, but he should be done in a few, would you mind waiting a bit" she said nervously a little off settled by not only his stern voice, but the way he held himself, like his had a purpose.
Axel said his thanks and took a seat by the door that led to the mayor's office. As axel sat down he could hear faint laughter coming from the mayor's office. He gave off a small smile as he thought the chances of this working would be increased by the man being in a good mood.
After about 5 minutes, a short and small man walked out of the office with a tall, muscular man following closely behind him, both still laughing a little. The short and small man known as Lamar was the first to speak after they both stopped laughing.
"Yea but thanks a lot John" he said in a happy tone as he was putting on his coat getting ready to face the cold outside the warm and comforting building.
"Don't sweat it Lamar, I know how hard it is to deal with kids, I have 3 of them" he said pausing to laugh. "But don't worry about them; I'll make sure to give a stern talking to their parents" he finished, holding out his hand for Lamar to shake noticing he was finished getting ready to go.
"Come by my bakery sometime, I'll give you some of my best cream pastries that I think your family would enjoy" he said with a smile as He shook mayor johns' hand. After he was done shaking his hand he put on his hood of his plain brown coat and proceeded to leave the building with a happy tone in his step.
As mayor john waved him off, he then turned to his left to find axel sitting in one of the waiting chairs. "Why hello, blacksmith's apprentice, what can I do for you?" he said with an almost bored expression. Mayor John was a very religious man, and he would attend church every Sunday. He didn't particular enjoy talking or interacting with axel because axel would almost never go to church except on a few occasions, but that did not justify him being on good terms with mayor john.
Mayor John Daforth was a very tall and muscular man. He wore a blue office shirt with a black tie wearing his neck. He muscles bulged through his shirt very menacingly. Most people feared and respected him because he was not a weak mayor, he was strong and he shown it through is actions on more than one occasion when someone or something stepped out of line. Most people said he was kind, but those people that did were ones that attended church on a regular basis, Unlucky for axel he was not one of those people.
Axel stood up and looked the man straight in the eye as he said without missing a beat "I need to discuss something of importance to you, in private, mayor" saying the last part with seriousness etched into it. Even though the man was slightly taller and more intimating then most he met he would not falter. Axel was determined, and he would succeed.
Mayor John didn't answer for a while as he seized him up and then said in a hard tone "come in blacksmith's apprentice" he said in a cold tone as he walked into his office while beckoning for him to follow him.
Axel complied in a controlled rush inside.
"Please take a seat" mayor john said as he waved to a chair in front of a sleek black desk. He then closes the door softly.
Axel took a seat in front of the desk and looked around for a minute as the mayor was getting situated at his office desk. The room was decorated with a picture of some military man who axel did not know which faction he belonged to as it looked quite old. The room itself was painted a light brown. Sitting on the man's desk was a picture of his family and his wife all taking a picture: He also had a very sleek and expensive looking laptop sitting on his desk that was closed for the most part. He had a few misc. items lying around as axel didn't get the chance to examine them as the mayor spoke up, attracting his attention.
"What do you need of me, Blacksmiths apprentice" he said looking at the man with his still cold tone, his eyes burning into axels as he had his hands clasped together tightly on the desk . He honestly didn't want to talk to axel and was going to cut the bullcrap and get to the point so that he could give axel a prompt exit.
Axels' determination didn't waver as he started to speak in an even tone, "I have a women staying in my house", his fist slightly clenched.
The mayor gave him a slightly irritated look and was about to kick him out, standing up, but not before being interrupted by the young man.
"She was a fox that turned into a human" axel finished with still clenched fist.
The mayor calmed down after slowly sitting back down into his chair and looked at the young man sitting in front of him.
He spoke up saying softly "please explain blacksmith" mayor john said in a quiet voice as he resettled his hands back on the desk.
Axel took a minute to form his thoughts and said "I found her in the woods about a week ago" he paused as he was trying to remember everything that happened. "She was lying in the snow by a tree with nothing but a purple robe on and nothing more, she had cat ears and 9 black tails so I didn't know what to do so I took her back to my apartment, afraid of taking her to the hospital for fear of her being killed or worst-
"You took some random fox woman demon into your home without telling anyone of it" he said with barely controlled rage in his voice.
"That's why I watched her until she woke up, when she woke I talked to her a bit about who and what she was, she's not a demon she's just really confused and excited to be human: she has no memory of what she did or how she ended up as transformed lying in the woods. But she does know that she always wanted to be human, that's all she wanted when she was a Fox, Not a demon" saying the last part raising his voice.
The mayor was about to speak before he interrupted for the second time.
"If she was a demon she would have killed me already, she has had plenty of chances to. He paused as he said in a quiet tone "during this past week I came home to her, waiting for me so that I could hug her and lay with her to sleep and talk to her," I fell in love with her and I know she feels the same and that's why you're going to let her live here with me in peace or let me and her leave this town without trouble from the guards" he said with a strong voice, a man with everything on the line voice.
The mayor honestly didn't know what to say as the man in front of him looked ready to fight someone as he stood there with an iron air around him.
Both the men were quiet as they both were accessing the situation; they were both interrupted by a local guard barging in the mayor's office rather unceremoniously.
"Mayor comes quickly" he yelled as he then looked at axel and yelled louder than 2 seconds ago, "there are noxian soldiers dragging out a demonic woman out of his home!"
Axel heard the man's words and in less than 5 seconds he was already out of the building running full speed back to his house.
"Ahri, please hold on, I'm coming" he thought as he was almost to his apartment.
(Five minutes after axel left his apartment)
There were two figures camouflaged in the snow, in the front of the forest that was by the town's boarder, the border in particular being relatively close to axels' house. The larger of the two figures spoke up from its prone position.
"I knew I smelt something familiar on that blacksmith" he said as he glared into the window looking for the fox women who had made the mistake of looking through it for a second time since they been spying, but that was all it took as he knew that was his target that he was tasked with, they matched the description.
The hooded figure was quite angry with him as he would have not found his target without the help of the ignorant blacksmith.
The hooded figure, prone in the snow raised a hand and from the forest came 3 generic soldiers that wore a snake-like symbol on their uniforms. They stood behind the figure as said figure rose. Following closely behind him was smaller figure with the right side piece of his jacket missing, its rip looking intentional.
"Make this quick, I don't want to attract unnecessary attention." The burly man said with a smile as he began running and then climbed the small border wall of the town.
The small hooded figure followed quickly behind him as the generic soldiers took longer as expected.
(Flash Back- the first day after Axel met Ahri)
Mr. Louis had just finished making the first set of the noxian's order of weapons. He was not excited to see or talk to them as they were very, crude, to put it lightly. He was working in the back when he heard the door open to his store. He knew who it was as he glanced at the clock and it was currently 12:50 a.m. He knew it was axel as he would never come in late of fear of being chewed out from him. He grinned as he remembered what Axel, he assumed, Axel did last night and said in a light tone "hey Axel, go ahead and get started, I put the weapons that their buying today by your sharpener, all you got to do is sharpen them and put them in the box" as he continued to hammer in a freshly made long sword.
"Sure thing Mr. Louis" Axel replied with an unusually content tone evident in his voice. Axel hanged his coat onto the coat rack and went to the back to his office to start his standard routine in terms of sharpening weapons. Axel sat down getting comfy in the stool. At first he couldn't stand to sit in the stool but over the pass months he couldn't imagine sitting in anything else while working.
And so Axel and Mr. Louis forged and sharpened the weapons in a causal pace. After about a 2hour of work the bell to the door signaled that someone had entered.
Mr. Louis got up and hollered from the back, "hold on I'll be right there" as he sat down what he was working on, as he had finished what the noxian's had ordered a while ago. He went to axels station and beckoned him over as the soldiers might have needed help with the order.
Axel sighed and stood up putting down a special order, not wanting to stop mid –way. He honestly didn't want to talk or help the noxian as he knew what they did. They were ruthless, no matter how much they tried to dress themselves up as the good guys. The same with "demacians", for justice and peace when all they do is slaughter innocents just as much as noxian, just not as publicly. Honestly if it came down to it, if he had the chance, he would want to live someone where with ahri that didn't have war, that didn't have struggle, but he knew too well that that was a vain dream, he knew it all too well. Axel walked out a few steps behind his boss. He was greeted with 2 hooded figures, one being taller and more burly then the other one, while the other was axels height give or take a few inches, and standing behind them were three generic noxian soldiers, being able to resemble them by their red armor, blood red arm bands with a snake-like design bored on them.
"Hello Noxians, I have your weapons right here, 12 sets of daggers, and 9 short swords" he said as him and his apprentice put 2 very big boxes on the counter. "That'll be 550 gold pieces" Mr. Louis said waiting for the man to show his end of the deal.
The burly man stepped up rather closely to the counter and put the sack of coins on the table. He put the money in front of Mr. Louis, but had the front of his face from under the hood staring straight at axel rather intimidating. He hadn't said a word the whole time.
Mr. Louis grabbed the bag questioningly as he spared a glance at the man in question and then felt the bag to make sure all the coins were there. Content that all was in order he motioned for axel to hand them the boxes.
Axel was unaware of the eyes that were trained on him as he was thinking about how he was going to spending his day with ahri. He was snapped out of his day dreaming when Mr. Louis spoke to him saying to hand them the boxes. He causally picked up the box and handed the first one to the burly man who just stood there staring at axel. "Um are you ok do you have it sir?" axel asked kind of confused by the man's behavior at this point.
The man in question sprung back to life as he handed the box to the smaller hooded figure who then in turn handed it off to one of the noxian soldiers. He sniffed the air a couple of times and when axel handed him the next box he grabbed axels arm rather harshly and pulled him towards him. The man held him there for a second as he inspected the young man. This could not be their target. He smelt like him, but their target was a female with black hair, he knew it was a female by the outline of the dress, it could be a disguise of magic and so the man spoke up for the first time since the exchange with a intimidating tone "how long has this boy been working for you?"
"He's been working for me about 8 months now, and it's going to stay that way" Mr. Louis said with a stone stare aimed right at the burly figure. Mr. Louis didn't take too kindly to people threatening his apprentice in his shop, that was disrespectful in his opinion and he would most certainly not tolerate it.
The hooded figure slowly let go of axel as axel back up and staggered a bit. The hooded figure took the last box without too much trouble and handed it off to a soldier who clearly had trouble with it but held it up regardless, in fear of looking weak in front of his superior.
As the hooded figure was waving his group out, he spared one last glance at Axel and then left with a bellowing laugh and walked out into the snow.
"What a fucking weirdo" axel nervously said as he straightened out his clothes as if there was invisible dust on it.
"Moneys money, but yeah that was strange" Mr. Louis said as he turned back around and then barked at axel saying "get back to work boy I still got you're sorry ass for another 6 hours" as he went back to work on his project.
Axel sighed as he hurried back to work on that special order.
(Outside of the store)
"Master he wasn't the target but... He smelled like the target, strange" the smaller hooded figure said in an emotionless tone as he walked aside his master.
"Indeed, I am curious as well" the burly figure said as he scratched his chin strangely.
A short distance away from the store was a horse carriage that was to hold the boxes on their way to the noxian station not too far away from the small town. The small town that was presigous was located by noxian territory for the most part.
The designated soldier was situated at the top where the driver was to sit, as the other too was to sit in the back to make sure nothing went amiss.
"You are to drive to the camp without us, we will follow shortly after we have finished our business here" the burly figure said to the designated soldier. "Any questions?" he asked after 2 seconds of finishing what he just told the man.
The designated soldier replied in a curious tone, "If you don't mind sir, what is it that you guys are staying back for?" he asked while looking at figure.
The figure in question was silent, creating an awkward silence for the soldier. The smaller hooded figure shifted a little, as if reaching for something in his coat, and then he looked to his left and to his right as if he looking for prying eyes.
The burly man laughed a bellowing laugh as did the nervous soldier after a second, Let out a nervous laugh joining in with his laughing. After a minute the figure waved his hand.
The smaller man jumped in the air and grabbed the soldiers face with his left arm that was not covered by his coat. He came back down, dragging the frightened soldier down with him to the ground, pushing said soldiers into dirt face first. The hooded figure quickly drew a knife from his coat with his other hand and promptly stabbed the man in the neck once. That was all it took as the man died instantaneously. There was hardly anyone around to witness it, and the people who did turned their heads away from the scene. The hooded figure then picked up the lifeless body and tossed it into the back with the other soldiers. He pointed to the one on the left and said sternly "you, come with me" and then left with a nervous and scared soldier following behind him to the front of the carriage.
You are to drive to the camp without us, we will follow shortly after we have finished our business here" the burly figure said to the designated soldier. "Any questions?" he asked after showing a toothy smile.
The soldier in question quickly shook his head yes and quickly led the carriage away towards the gate, leaving the town.
"Nice, clean kill, as expected apprentice" the burly man said as he motioned for his apprentice to follow him.
"Thank you, master" the figure said in the same emotionless tone as he swiftly followed his master.
"It is time to start the hunt" the leader of the two said with a voice that seeped anticipation in his voice.
And so the hunt was on, they had been tracking Axels' every move from that day on. After they were about to just take the man to some "intrusive questioning" after about 6 days, they finally saw what he had been hiding. Fox women had briefly shown in the window and then disappeared for the rest of the day, but that was all that they needed as the leader in the crouched position on the vantage point that was a few miles from the small and quaint town, holding some binoculars in his left hand spoke wildly.
"We begin the operation the next time he leaves, you understand, Zero?" the figure said, his voice covered with excitement; his disguise was deactivated, revealing a man that looked crossed with a wolf of some sort.
The man had a wolf like head with a covering on his right eye, purpose unknown, apparently changing its color from blue to orange, as his left eye stayed blue. He had a cross between some sword and some dagger fancied on his belt. He had spiked leather shoulder pads and had metallic claws on his fist. The last noticeable piece on the strange and intimating hybrid was a necklace harboring teeth on it. He had an animalistic grin plastered on his face as he looked at the distance, towards Axel's house.
"I understand, Rengar" Zero said as he knew he could only call his master's name when he was into the thrill of the hunt fully.