Odd. I know its not my best work at all, but its fun. So i keep up my stupidity for now. Bear with me :)

Enjoy!

„Green?" Elise asked a bit troubled.

"Hell no! Red or black."

"You are sure? I think Zyra likes green."

"Naturally yes, but this color doesn't fit you at all. Take a black or red bikini" LeBlanc broke down the discussion about which bikini Elise should wear. Named woman was getting nervous again, grabbing her tights and stomach skeptical. The purplette groaned annoyed and rolled her eyes. "You are thin with just the right amount on curves. Now get your lazy ass in the bikini, the party already started."

Elise gave a frown at this, moving into the bath and changing her underwear into a black bikini. Showing enough to catch every man's gaze, but covering everything important.

"Ready to go finally?" LeBlanc asked, moving from on foot to the other impatiently.

"Yeah yeah…" Elise waved her hand annoyed and followed the other woman out of the room, out of the building and finally to the pools of the institute. Music already played and some of the men had already a few drinks. Gragas was one of them and nothing she needed to see at the pool. She frowned at the sight a little. She was not that superficial, but something about Gragas just made her stomach revolt. It was not his bigger belly, but also the way he paraded around and mostly completely drunk and awfully flirty. Sadly not in a good way.

"Ah there she is" LeBlanc said and pushed Elise in the direction.

"Stop pushing!" she hissed annoyed. "I am going!"

She growled and walked pass Gragas, somehow managing to avoid an arm around her waist and the smell of alcohol in her nose. Zyra was laying down on a sun lounger, seemingly enjoying the warmth and light the sun spent today. If she really uses photosynthesis? The spidermage asked herself curious. If so, is she affected by the seasons? Does she actually need sunlight to survive? Does her hair loose color when she don't get enough?

So many questions ran through her mind, but no answers. The only one able to answer would be Zyra herself, because Elise could not remember her being very close to anyone. Sometimes she had seen Maokai moving around the other planthuman. A bit jealousy overcame her now. Is she close with him maybe?

She shook off the idea for now. After all, she did not made any progress yet nor did she showed her true intention. She was not lying to her, she really wanted to become friends and show her the world of humans, but underneath she planned to catch Zyra's full attention.

"Your child likes me" the well-known voice echoed in her ears. The Spider Queen got caught off-guard by the beauty. Her bikini was green, naturally. A sheer drapery around her hip, giving her full view on these gorgeous long legs and still playfully seemed to hide them just a tad bit. She needed a few seconds until she realized what she meant. One of her spiderlings sat on the plantmage stomach, skittering pleased while the thornlike nails scratched softly under its chin. She was petting one of her spiderlings!

"So, you're not afraid of spiders?" she asked her. Somehow she knew, but she did not expect her to actually pet one like others would cats and dogs.

"No, I like them. When I was part of the jungle, a plant in my pure form, spiders and insects used to live under my leaves and vines, protected by them. My scent used to attract vermin but they ate them, protecting my leaves and petals" She told her with a smile. Elise's heart skipped a beat. "You could say perfectly-" "symbiotic" Elise ended the sentence and smiled warmly. She couldn't remember when she last felt so calm and content. She saw the headfins of her beloved plantmage twitching a little.

"I get us something to drink" she announced and walked off to the bar, taking two drinks. One with a fruity, strong flavor and the other mild. She let Zyra choice and as expected she took the second one. Elise made notes in her brain about this. So she prefers things with less flavor and smell.

After a while of just sitting together, drinking and talking a bit, LeBlanc showed up. She seemed a bit bored. She spent most of the time until now to drink a bit and discussing with Swain. "Hey lazybutts. How about we join the fun in the water?"

"No, thank you" Elise refused and shook her head. The purplette sighed and gripped her wrist, trying to pull her, but she was stubborn. However, something suddenly made her loose the floor under her feet, swinging her up in the air, strong arms under her legs and back holding her up. Shocked she looked up into Zyra's face, who grinned predatory while moving towards the pool.

"Oh no….NO!" she screamed, but already too late. But instead of getting thrown in the plantmage jumped in as well. The cold water cooled off her cheeks a bit. She came back to the surface and looked into the predatory grin again, her headfins moving. She seemed amused. A lot actually.

"Fine, you got me" Elise sighed playfully and chuckled, wrapping her arms around her neck. "You're stronger than you look."

"Not really, you're just incredible light" she answered, laughing lowly. She never saw her laugh before and she knew it was because of her. Warmth spreading through every cell in her body. Again a step closer to this woman.