Author's notes:

Here comes Evelynn. The goddess herself.

For the clarification, the idea of Akali as an orphan was borrowed from the text titled Shelter (link below).
Apart from it, there should not be any similarities between texts.
If anyone is interested in Akali x Kai'Sa ship I would recommend given text :)

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I would like to thanks everyone who read the first chapter and/or commented. I mean a lot for me to receive feedback so I can improve my writing skills :)
Thank you all again. Now I would like to invite you to read another chapter.

As always any feedback will be appreciated.

2020.10.31 = Hey, here's the rewritten version of the 2nd chapter. Hope you'll enjoy it :D
2019.12.04 - original date of release
2020.10.31 - the rewritten version release

She felt like a death. Even though Akali slept more than a couple of hours, she felt tired. She felt troubled. The young girl did not want to open her eyes, but she knew that she could not postpone the inevitable. With a heavy sigh that escaped her slightly parted lips, she finally gave up. Within a couple of next seconds, the raven-haired girl rose up from her bed, but nearly instantly, she collapsed onto the bed once again. It seemed as if the weight of the day fell onto her shoulders and overwhelmed her quite easily. Her mind got filled with all kinds of thoughts connected with her adoption. In just a couple of hours, the formalities associated with the adoption should be taken care of, and she would go to her new home. The next thing that started to occupy the main of the teenager was her soon-to-be legal guardian.

"Evelynn, what a beautiful name," Akali whispered under her breath. "I wonder how she looks like? What is her personality?" she asked wondered.

The similar questions filled the mind of the brown-eyed girl in an instant. It seemed that the teenager would be interested in everything even slightly connected with the mysterious woman who was trying to adopt her.

"What does she like, or dislike?" another question was whispered by the raven-haired girl.

To some extent, it would not be inappropriate to call Akali a little obsessed.

The endless questions regarding Evelynn filled her mind entirely. Akali did not know the answer for a single one of them, which was both annoying and terrifying. The one-of-a-kind opportunity that was given to her by fate could not be wasted. After all, if she failed this time, another chance might never present itself.

Even though she did not know Evelynn, she wanted to thank her for giving her a chance. Akali wanted to thank her for trying to adopt her. Her soon-to-be legal guardian was different from the people she knew. Those so-called 'people' were passing by without even noticing her, paying her any attention. The raven-haired woman promised herself that she would be a living ideal. She promised herself to be everything that Evelynn would ever expect or want her to be. Akali would make sure that Miss Smith would never regret her decision. The teenager would spend only a couple of months with the woman. Still, during that time, she would do anything to repay for the good she already received.

Akali knew that she could vow at least a couple of things from the very beginning. Knowing herself and her abilities, she would promise to remain the best student. That part, quite frankly, would be the easiest thing to deal with. Helping Miss Smith with everything would be the second thing she could vow. To be perfectly honest, it was evident that she would do anything not to disappoint or upset Evelynn Smith. Still, as a matter of things, it would be another bullet point to her promise.

The so-called 'ninja' smiled slightly. There were so many things that she could think about, but… maybe, it was for the best to leave the matter in the hands of destiny. With that final thought of hers, she attempted to stand up again. This time was not a repeat of the previous try.

With an eagerness, the young girl began to stretch her stiffed muscles. The soft, quiet moan-like sound escaped her lips when she started to take care of her body. One of her hands was not occupied by her current activity, so she decided to reach for a clock. The item was lying flat on the nightstand. Without too much thinking, she picked it up, and… froze instantly.

The clock was displaying 6:54am. The heart of the teenager seemed to skip at least a couple of beats. She wiped her sleepy eyes and tried to look at the display of the old clock. Even though the realisation hit her already a couple of moments before, she jumped. Her eyes became as wide as humanly possible. Without much thinking, she ran toward the bathroom to take a quick shower.

It was so unfortunate. Usually, Akali would be awakened for at least an hour. For that detail, she was mad at herself, but the truth was that she could not do anything to prevent it from happening. Under her breath, curse after the curse was being whispered.

"Please, please, please," she was pleading quietly. "If someone is there above us… do not let it affect my adoption," the girl was desperately praying.

With constant anger toward herself, the terrified teenager managed to do her morning bathroom routine at an incredible pace. As soon as she considered that she looked decent, the little bag that she prepared yesterday was picked up. Without wasting any time more, she exited the room she called hers for almost entirety of her life and headed toward Miss Thomson's office.

Reaching her destination took her just a couple of minutes. When she finally stood before the thick wooden doors, she felt a gulp being created inside her tightened throat. As if she was in a slow-mode, she slowly rose her right hand and knocked a couple of times at the solid surface of the door. After a few moments without any response, she repeated the action. Akali's heart started to beat faster and faster with every single passing moment. When any kind of response was not provided again, she tried to open the door. The girl reached for the handle and pressed on it. To her great surprise, and more so, horror, the office seemed to be closed. Immediately, the teenager started to sweat intensively. Her mind was on the run. Within seconds, it was filled with the same unpleasant, negative thoughts that she struggled with earlier. Once again, the thoughts about missing her only opportunity that seemed to be miraculously sent by someone from heavens flooded Akali's head, leaving her in distress.

At least a couple of minutes took the teenager to overcome her intense worries. A few minutes of the tough fight against her very own mind, just to calm down enough to start to reason once more. It is relatively usual for us to forget about some details when we are stress, and Akali's case was not an exception. When she finally regained control over herself and her mind, she started to analyse everything that happened since yesterday evening. With a heavy sigh, she gave herself a facepalm.

"Of course," she whispered to herself. "Miss Thomson never told me an exact hour my soon-to-be guardian would come for me," she realised after a moment. "I might still have a chance… after all," she added in a weak voice.

Without much further thinking, she began her run toward the secretariat of the orphanage. It would not be an understatement if someone stated that this lone though gave the girl a morale boost. In fact, Akali was relived by that possibility. After all, all she wanted was to be adopted, to live a normal life. She… so desperately tried to leave this place. The girl did not allow herself to rest before the door leading to the secretariat was not in her hand's reach. As soon as the condition was met, she stopped. A few short-lived moments were used to regain a steady breathing rhythm. The teenager focused her brown eyes on the black door made of ebony. The moment, her breathing returned to a somehow normal level, she rose her right hand and knocked culturally three times. The so-called 'ninja' started to freak out when a response did not come immediately. With fear flooding her heart and mind, she started to raise her hand again. Then, unexpectedly, the loud 'Enter' could be heard from behind the door. Without hesitation, the raven-haired girl pressed the metal handle lightly and entered the room a moment later.

The secretariat remained precisely the same as she remembered it twelve long years ago. The room was located on the second level of the orphanage's building, in the very corner of the right-wing, created by the walls of the structure, to be precise. Compared to Miss Thomson's office, the secretariat seemed to be so huge. Based on hasty, not very accurate estimates, three Miss Thomson's offices would not cover the entirety of the available space here. Still, she could be mistaken, of course. Another difference that Akali noticed nearly instantly was colouring. The theme of Miss Thomson's room was rather dark. It consisted of a mixture of ash-grey, deep-blue, and black, to sum it up briefly, everything that resembled the night. The colouring in the secretariat was rather more livid, cosy. The floor was made of wood of ash colour while the walls were painted in a pleasant shade of beige. Almost all pieces of furniture were made of wood of light chestnut. The choice of the materials and colours alone made the room seem cosy. More than that, actually. It felt as if the room itself was inviting people to enter it. Through the large, measuring over a few metres of wide windows, the bright rays of the morning sun were slipping into the room.

With a small smile, Akali allowed herself to turn around a couple of time, to inspect everything. Here… it seemed as if her worries faded away, or at least for a couple of moments. Reality did not want to be ignored more though. After just a few short-lived moments, the realisation that she was only wasting time, struck the girl. With a loud sigh, she turned around once more, then headed straight toward a large desk that was located under the wall. Behind it, a young woman was sitting and currently looking at her. Based on many files that were scattered all across the desk, the woman must have been supplementing some documents. Or… at least before Akali came in.

"Good morning," the black-haired teenager started quietly, slowly closing the gap between them.

"Oh…" the light-brown-haired woman hummed initially. "You must be Akali, I assume," she added friendly after a moment of pause. "Good morning to you too," the woman smiled broadly.

"She can not be 29 years old," Akali though in her mind.

As far as the so-called 'ninja' knew, the woman before her was in her late thirties. To some extent, it was a really ridiculous situation, because the woman did not look her age. She was a green-eyed beauty with light-brown hair which was put into a messy bun. Her face was bright, covered in freckles. The green, livid eyes were a detail that intrigued the teenager and to be perfectly frank, contradicted everything Akali knew about the woman's age. They were shining as if they were some emeralds.

"Yes, ma'am, it is me," the 17-years-old girl replied immediately.

"Splendid!" the brown-haired orphanage's employee exclaimed a little too loudly. "Sorry for that," she apologised a second later. "Well… that's great. You're being adopted, aren't you?"

"I am here in that exact case, ma'am," the teenager replied quietly, lowering her eyes slightly.

"What's going on? Why aren't you happy? As far as I know… it must have been your dream to leave this place behind," the older woman asked, genuinely surprised.

"I came to Miss Thomson's office, but it was close. So I started to become a bit worried," Akali replied while playing with her pointing fingers.

"Ah… that's stuff," the orphanage's employee giggled. "Don't worry, Miss Smith has not come yet," the woman assured the girl. "And… in case of Miss Thomson, she called earlier today that she's sick today, and she'll be on medical leave for a couple of next days. Sadly, the boss chose Miss Hindler to take over Miss Thomson's duties till she returns," the green-eyed woman explained with barely hidden aversion.

"Just fantastic," the teenager sighed.

"Yeah… that hag for the lack of better words, is just a nuisance, nothing more," the brown-haired woman sighed as well. "By the way… don't call me ma'am… it makes me feel old," she giggled after a moment of silence.

"So… how should I call you?" the black-haired girl asked.

"Hmmm…" the older woman hummed. "I don't know if we're going to meet again, but you can call me Samantha, or Sam, whatever of those two you prefer," Samantha replied with a broad smile. "The hag is going to wait for you and your soon-to-be legal guardian in her officer. Go, or the old bitch will start to nag, not that it'd be some kind of surprise," she whispered conspiratorially, winking.

"Thank you ma… Sam," Akali said while laughing. "Have a good day," she added, waving at her.

"Oh… you too, our dearest primus," Sam giggled.

Without anything more to say, the teenager quickly left the secretariat. Her destination was set, but, to be frank, she did not like the sudden turn of events that forced her to meet Miss Hindler. The raven-haired girl sigh again, to be perfectly honest, for the God-know which time today. With her enthusiasm slightly weakened, she headed toward the ground floor of the orphanage's building. As you might already know, there the office of Alice Hindler was located, and the said woman usually resided near it. To say that Akali was not the biggest fan of Miss Hindler, would be a massive understatement. That bitch, as Samantha called her, was the source of almost all problems that happened to the teenager. To sum it up briefly, the brown-eyed girl hated the so-called 'hag'. During her time in the orphanage, there was not even a single day Miss Hindle would not be mean to her, criticised her, bullied her. She always took the side of the peers who – for fun – accused the poor Akali of many things. The orphanage's employee still stood up for the children who bullied her, humiliated her. With every single time, Alice Hindler did that, she made Akali's hatred toward her grew more and more. Every single time, the bitch was just adding another drop of bitterness to the real ocean of sorrow that was already inside the raven-haired teenager. The truth was that the vast majority of the orphanage's staff knew that Akali's peers were just lying. Still, it did not stop that bitch-hag from punishing the poor girl instead. For the brown-eyed teenager, it was more than obvious that Hindler would do absolutely in her power to hurt her again. For that, she could just bet everything that she has ever possessed. It was almost certain that Alice Hindler would do anything to prevent Akali from escaping the hell she prepared for the raven-haired teenager. The most possible scenario, she would lie to her soon-to-be legal guardian, and assured Miss Smith that Akali should not be adopted. But… what truly bothered so-called 'ninja' was the reason behind all of the woman's actions. Or… to be more specific, lack of it. Even though Miss Hindler was always mean to her, Akali never in her life disrespected her. She did not give the orphanage's employee any reason to hate her. The brown-eyed young beauty could not clearly indicate what cases that avalanche effect. Despite her aversion toward Hindler-bitch, Akali always behaved the same way toward all of the staff members. She was kind and helpful to everyone, the person's position mattered little to none to the girl. Every employee of the orphanage deserved respect. It did not matter whether that person was teaching, taking care of the children's upbringing, cleaning, cooking, or managing other processes. All of these people deserved to be treated equally. All of them deserved at least some respect from the very start. For her, treating one person was not different from treating another one. It was her philosophy. After all, it is said that the book should not be judged by just looking at its cover. To judge a person, you must know that person first. Because of that, Akali tried to get to know someone before making any opinion. Of course, there were situations when someone's physical appearance discouraged her from sticking to her rules, or at least initially made her doubt her rules. But… in the end, her curiosity always took better of her. And for that… she was thankful someone in the heavens. After all, all of the people are different to some extent, and it is fascinating to get to know them.

Reaching the witch's pit took her surprisingly long time given the record-breaking pace she had maintained since she woke up. It might seem that her aversion toward Alice Hindler affected Akali more than she was willing to admit. Not to mention the fact that this bitch would be responsible for fulfilling the formalities on the orphanage's behalf. In the girl's opinion, it was one of the most stupid, or even the most idiotic that the head of the orphanage made. The teenager was terrified of the influence the hag could have on Miss Smith. With all her heart, she prayed that her soon-to-be legal guardian would see through that farce of Hindler-witch. And again that day, she started to alternate between sighing heavily and taking deep breaths. "How many times did she do that?" one could ask. Sadly, for that question, the answer was not known to the girl. She just simply stopped counting. As soon as she felt strong enough to deal with Miss Hindler, she closed the remaining gap between her and the witch's door. The entrance to the hag's lair was painted in a hideously yellowish colour that made the girl cringe with disgust. Akali allowed herself to wait a couple of more seconds before lifting her clenched fist and knocking as gently as she could against the solid surface of the door. All the time, the internal struggle between her and her emotions was taking place. The raven-haired girl tried so desperately to control her own annoying contradictory emotions that were flooding her mind.

Once again, any kind of response was not provided.

"For the love of God," the teenager sighed under her breath, exhausted. "It is so irritating, so exhausting. I wish it could be over already."

Seconds seemed to be passing extremely slowly. It was as if seconds turned into minutes, minutes turned into hours. After what felt like ages, the loud sound of stiletto pins hitting a stone floor reached the ears of the girl. She looked at the clock that was hanging on the wall at her right. According to quick calculations, at least a minute passed before the demon lurking behind this damned door decided to give a sign of life. With every passing second, the sounds of stilettos were becoming louder and louder. Soon enough, the door leading to the hag's lair was opened. In a small gap, the demon herself appeared a few seconds later. The she-devil, to others known as Miss Hindler, decided to show up at last.

The orphanage's employee was clothed in a dark, long dress and a scarf of blood-red colour that was wrapped around her shapely neck. On her feet, the source of the noised could be spotted. The pair of 3 inches high stilettos were of a burgundy colour. The long, shiny blond hair of the hag was allowed to fall in cascades onto her back. Akali would have to lie if she was to say that Miss Hindler was ugly. She was far from it, in fact, the girl considered her quite attractive. No… it would be a white lie too. The raven-haired teenager could not deny that the blonde in front of her was one of the most beautiful women she had ever seen in her short life. It could be true that Alice Hindler was the most attractive woman who caught Akali's eyes. Her beauty could not be denied.

The noble features of the woman's face were slightly twisted in a grimace of discontent, disgust. Lips painted in the colour of fresh blood were clenched in a narrow line. Her bright, cold, blue eyes visibly expressed hatred toward the young girl. The woman did not even try to hide her feelings toward the so-called 'ninja'. Nonchalantly, the right hand of Hindler rested onto the door's frame. The orphanage's employee lifted her eyebrow as if she was surprised, but of course, it was just a planned act. She sighed quietly, then the woman shifted the majority of her weight toward her right leg, leaning more and more toward the wooden surface of the door.

"Could you kindly explain to me… what the hell are you doing here?!" the woman asked in bored voice with a hint of venomous tone in it. "Why the hell… I'm having such as the pleasure of seeing your ugly face today," she added in a nasty tone.

"Good morning, Miss," Akali greeted firstly. "I am sorry to interrupt Miss Hindler, but… I was told in the secretarial office that you were expecting me," she added after a moment. She needed that moment to deal with her steadily increasing anger. "I am sorry," she apologised again, lowering her head slightly.

"Indeed," Miss Hindler scoffed. "How it's even possible that anyone got interested in you? How did it happen that someone became so desperate to adopt you? The answer to those two questions will forever remain a great unknown to me," she added ironically. "But worry not… I'll try to convince that woman that she's about to make a grave mistake. I'll make sure of it myself as soon as she gets here," the woman spat. "Now! Come in, we'll wait for her in my office," she ordered.

"As you wish, Miss," the girl replied without any enthusiasm in her voice.

The blond immediately turned on her heel and without looking back, returned to her office. She did not care whether the teenager would follow her, it was not important to her. With another heavy sigh, the raven-haired girl entered the lair of her nemesis. Once again, the sounds of the heels clicking reached her ears. Alice's stilettos were hitting the polished marble that the floor was made of. Just a moment later, the teenager closed the heavy door behind her. She was officially on Hindler's territory. To be perfectly honest, during her time in the orphanage, she had never been there. After all, it was a den of the hag who hated her for God-knows-what. Out of pure instinct, Akali began to look around the room, spectating every inch of it. Surprisingly, the brown-eyed girl came to the realisation that this officer was not much bigger than the one that belonged to Miss Thomson. However, the differences between those two places were easy to notice. The most obvious one was the ubiquitous richness. Everything here was made off of expensive materials. She could be wrong, but the material from which the pieces of furniture were made of might be agarwood, the wood many people called as the most expensive in the world. The office of Hindler-bitch was definitely well and richly furnished. The massive desk, two large wardrobes, three small tables and two guests chairs were made of exotic woods. Some of the items must have been made of agarwood while the others might be made of ebony and other woods that she could not name. When she got a bit closer, the girl noticed that the pieces of furniture were decorated with ornaments from both floral and Greek mythology.

A huge armchair in which the hag sat down was upholstered with thick leather. To some extent, the armchair gave an impression of a throne. A burgundy-coloured carpet was only placed under the desk. It was so thick that without any problems it muffed the sounds coming from the bitch's heeled boots. The orphanage's employee looked at the teenager with superiority. She knew all too well that here, she was one who sets rules. A single window that was located in the room was huge. It was crafted the same way as the stained-glass windows that usually could be seen in churches or cathedrals. The said window was located right behind the armchair. The light that was currently slipping into the room was throwing colourous shades.

With doubts filling the mind of the raven-haired girl, she came closer and closer till she stood right before the desk. The mentioned furniture was painted into onyx colour. Akali stopped, waiting for some kind of invitation to sit onto one of the chairs reserved for the guests. As you might already guess, the hag did not say anything. She pretended as if the young girl was not presented in her office. Instead of focusing on Akali, Alice Hindler began to sort some sort of the documents. They were scattered all across her desk.

"What a mess," Akali thought deep inside her mind, but she did not say anything.

The so-called 'ninja' stood still. The teenager did not want to give any additional reason to Miss Hindler to hate her even more. Still… all that time, the fight inside of her was only getting harder and harder to win. From time to time, the blond was mischievous smiles, tried to mock her with softer ones. Every single time she did it, the action did not last long. It was just a couple of seconds, maybe even less.

Sometime later, the woman finally dealt with the mess on her desk. The hag allowed herself to smile broadly, then she picked up a leather suitcase that was apparently resting against the desk before. The blue-eyed orphanage's employee started to extract additional documents out of the case, placing them in random places on her desk. As soon as she was done with that little to none interesting task, she unlocked her laptop and probably began comparing the papers with the data displayed on the screen. It did not escape Akali's attention that the computer that Miss Hindler was currently using was much newer than other computers used in the orphanage. To tell the truth, it must have been far more expensive too. After all, the blond was using a thin MacBook. The rest of the employees were working on cheap models manufactured by Dell, Lenovo, Acer. Again, she did not say anything, but the situation was getting more and more suspicious with every passing minute. After a couple of prolonged moments, the computer was locked once again, then closed. The bright eyes of the witch focused on Akali for the very first time since they entered the room. The so-called 'ninja' sustained the heavy gaze and decided to keep on standing till she would be asked to sit. The only convenience the young girl allowed herself for was to put down her bag next to her left leg.

After what felt like an eternity, the hag spoke again.

"She should be here any minute now," the blond exclaimed out of a sudden. "Sit down, you moron!" she ordered, pointing out with her finger on the left guest's chair.

As you might expect, Akali did not say anything. It was just a direct order, and she was used to obeying such things. Besides, she had nothing better to do. After a couple of short-lived moment, the teenager sat at the designated place. Unintentionally, her mind became a mess once again. The fight she was trying so desperately deal with, was lost. She knew it. As soon as she could, she lowered her head. The girl tried not to think about what might happen in the next few moments. Unfortunately, all of her efforts were in vain. No matter how hard she tried, she seemed to be unable to erase all of the imagined images out of her head. The thoughts were directly related to Miss Hindler. No matter how hard Akali tried, she could not stop worrying that the blue-eyed beauty would ruin her life again. The brown-eyed girl was so afraid that Alice Hindler would be able to take away the one chance fate brought her. She feared that the hag would take away what she had been desiring, sought for so long. It seemed so comical, so ridiculous to her that she had not shed a single tear for twelves years, and now she was a the brink of mental collapse.

The last twenty-four hours seemed to be a real rollercoaster of emotions that she could not deal with. It was ridiculous that over the previous twenty-four hours she had been almost constantly so close to collapse, to run away into some corner. She would roll into a tiny ball and start crying, despairing. Unintentionally, the teenager clenched her hands into fists once again. After a mere fraction of a second, she could spot that her knuckles went completely white, she could start to feel pain. A second or so later, three gentle knocks over the solid surface of the door could be heard. Her soon-to-be legal guardian arrived. For Akali, it seemed as if time froze once more, she was so worried, so afraid. She begged to the Heavens for it to stop as soon as possible, cause she would not be able to endure much longer.

"Come in, come in," the blond nearly immediately invited the newcomer in. "Prepare for the end," she hissed toward the girl with a nasty smile all over her face. "Get up, you idiot!" the woman ordered.

The raven-haired teenager obeyed the order also this time. With her head still down, she slowly got up from her seating. All it took for the Hindler-bitch to appear by her side was a moment or two. Akali swallowed the gulp and allowed herself to close eyes. It was too much for her, she knew already, she knew deep down inside of her that she lost. Just a moment later, the sound of the opening door reached her ears. Then a couple of clicks of the heeled boot could be reached, and the sound that indicated that the door got closed. Honestly, the girl did not know what to expect. She opened her eyes and allowed herself to lift her gaze slightly to see the woman. She was trembling. She looked at her soon-to-be legal guardian, and she froze. To be perfectly honest, one look was enough to make her dizzy. The air that she was holding in her lungs was abruptly ripped out of them.

The sounds of shallow breaths reached her ears nearly instantly. Based on that, the teenager was more than certain that Miss Smith made the same first impression onto hag as she made onto the young girl. At the entrance to witch's lair, a living goddess was standing. It would be very challenging to find the right word to describe how perfect Evelynn truly was. With a lack of better words, Akali called the woman goddess in her mind. It seemed as if an angel was somehow banished out of the high Heaven. The said angel landed in this world of tears. There could not have been another explanation for what was presented before her eyes. The long hair of magenta, perfect hourglass figure, eyes of molten gold, noble facial features, all of it was just a brief description of Miss Smith. But… Akali was certain that there was more, so much more.

"Kami," the black-haired girl whispered unknowingly.

"Hello, Miss," Miss Smith greeted Miss Hindler friendly. "And… you, darling, must be Akali," she said playfully, focusing entirely on the girl. "Well… I must admit that the data the orphanage gave me about you was just one big lie," she added.

"No," the black-haired girl whispered in a sorrowful tone, falling to her knees.

The teenager froze.

"No, it is not happening!" she screamed on top of her lungs inside her mind. All it took for Miss Smith to realise that she made a mistake was just one look at the so-called 'ninja'. She assumed that her poor heart collapsed already, but it was so much worse. The pain that washed over her entire physical shell was unimaginable, unbearable. She opened her eyes as wide as humanly possible. Even a single word could not escape from her throat. She was suffering, and she could not express it, as if she was mute. Her head was flooded with thoughts, images. There were so many of them that Akali felt as if it was going to explode at any moment. Her eyes started to get moist, it was just a matter of time before she would finally begin to cry. A couple of more moments and she was more than sure that she would not be able to muster enough strength to stop these tears. As if from a distance, the joyfully loud voice of Miss Hindler reached the girl's ears. It brought the teenager to reality.

"You have no idea how glad I am, Miss Smith," the blue-eyed employee of the orphanage exclaimed cheerfully. "You're very wise that you change your mind, a couple of moments more and you'd make a grave mistake of adopting that pathetic girl," she added with her voice full of venom. "Frankly saying, this girl is unfit for adoption. I wouldn't want you to get into troubles because of her," Alice Hindler finished her statement, looking directly into Akali.

The teenager could not take that any more. Unintentionally, the tears started to run down her cheeks. As soon as she was able to, her face was hidden between her hands. Akali began to sob bitterly. She wanted to die.

"Miss Hindler, that's your name, isn't it?" Miss Smith asked sweetly.

"Yes, you're welcome ma'…"

"I'd want you to keep quiet," Evelynn interrupted the blond in a cold voice. "In fact… I'd expect you to start working on your part of formalities. In short… just do your damn job. After all, it's what they're paying you for, or… you're providing additional services under the table?" she asked coldly.

"I…I… Miss Smith…"

"I told you to shut up!" the soon-to-be legal guardian replied in a tone of person used to making orders. "Thanks to you, I have to help my protégé to calm down. When it's done, I'll make sure to take her as far away from you as it's possible. I won't allow her to even come back here again!" the woman added with her voice filled with venom.

The very next thing Akali felt was the warmth of somebody's body. A moment later, strong hand were enveloped around her frame, pulling the poor girl closer to the source of the pleasant sensation. The teenager allowed herself to cry for a couple of seconds more before she gathered enough courage to open her eyes. The moment she did it, she spotted her soon-to-be legal guardian. The woman was kneeling beside her, giving her a hug, and tenderly running fingers through the girl's raven hair. Just a moment later, her brown-eyes barely caught a glimpse of Evelynn's eyes of molten gold. Those orbs were intoxicating, it seemed as if they put a spell on the teenager. Miss Smith was intensely staring at the younger girl. She was smiling slightly. By enforcing her grip, she ensured the teenager that she would not let anyone harm her. After what felt like ages, Akali calmed down. The raven-haired beauty stopped trembling.

"Thank you," the so-called 'ninja' whispered, hiding her damp face into the crook of Evelynn's neck.

"You're welcome, darling," the older woman replied tenderly. "Look… it seems that my choice of words was taken wrongly. Please, let me rephrase what I meant to say," she whispered.

The raven-haired girl nodded with her head even though she was more than certain that Evelynn just asked a rhetorical question.

"So… let's start with my sentence that brought you to tears," the magenta-haired woman started slowly. "All that they told me about you, a couple of facts nothing more. The head of this orphanage told me that you're just a common girl, that you lost your parents when you were 5. They described you as black-haired, athletic, smart, all of that is true, but… for me, it's just an understatement. You're so much more. You should not be matched against common criteria, you've already surpassed them," she said with passion filling her voice. "You're a beautiful young woman who can achieve a lot. Just by looking on you, I'm more than sure of it. One day in future, you'll make someone very happy. Just once glance at your apparition is enough for any sane person to foresee it. If you allow me… I'll try my hardest to help you achieve the very top, achieving the spot that belongs to you," Eve added after a short pause. "I'm sorry… I must have hurt you with my words. Ehhh… looking at that from your perspective… these words could be taken in two completely different ways. I'm sorry," she apologised quietly.

"Thank you, thank you for everything that you have already done," Akali replied. "Thank you for being here, thank you for being here for me," she added as she rose up and took two steps away from Miss Smith. "Do you still want to adopt me?" the girl asked in a shy manner.

"Of course," the golden-eyed living goddess assured the teenager, then rose up as well. "Now… we're just going to wait for Miss Hindler to prepare all the required documents. As soon as I sign them, we're going to leave that damn place behind forever," she said, looking directly at the blonde.

Alice Hindler's face nearly immediately got pale. It was obvious for the blonde that it would be risky business to deal with the magenta-haired woman. So… instead of fighting against the goddess, she began to prepare required documents. Just by looking at the intimidated woman, Akali wanted to smile. She refrained from doing so, but the girl must admit that it took a lot of her strength to do so. The raven-haired teenager allowed herself to enjoy the punishment of the witch. Still, soon enough, her eyes drifted toward her soon-to-be legal guardian. She could not refrain from admiring the woman's beauty. Miss Smith was just breathtaking. If the girl mentioned that Miss Hindler was most-likely the most beautiful woman she had even met, she must admit it aloud, she changed her mind. Evelynn would take first place on that list at any time. Each and every detail of her stunning frame was perfect. It seemed as if God himself had devoted his precious time to slowly sculpture the angel that was sitting next to her. The woman was not much taller than the teenager. In fact, the height difference was by just a couple of centimetres. As she mentioned before, the goddess had a perfect hourglass figure that most women would kill for. She was slim, but at the same time, her curves could not be omitted. The long straight hair of magenta was allowed to fall freely onto the back of the lawyer in shimmering cascades.

Evelynn was currently wearing 2-inches heigh white stiletto boost. Her large breasts were enhanced by the black tight leather jacket and elegant snowy-white shirt. The three top buttons of the shirt were undone, leaving a huge cleavage that could easily catch the attention of both women and men alike. The firm buttocks of Miss Smith were highlighted by the tight, elegant black trousers that matched her jacket. The dark-grey lace bra could be easily spotted through the thin material of the shirt. A mere sigh of that was so intoxicating to the girl that she had problems to tear her eyes off of the woman's body. With unexpected difficulties encountered, it took some time for so-called 'ninja' to avert her gaze. Finally, after a couple of moments, the girl managed to rose her eyes, leaving the tempting sight below. She was so embarrassed that her cheeks become reddish in what felt like a fraction of a second. Of course, such a turn of events was her sole and exclusive fault. And… she could not blame anyone but her for that. Akali was all too aware that her face of a ripe tomato colour. Still, it was not the worst part of her action, While she was averting her gaze off of Evelynn's goddess's body, she met the orbs of molten gold. The older woman winked at her and chuckled quietly.

"Liked what you saw?" Miss Smith teased sensually.

"I'm sorry, Miss Smith," embarrassed Akali whimpered quietly.

"Were you checking me out?" Evelynn continued to tease.

"I… I… I…," the poor girl started to mumble.

"Don't worry, darling. You're welcome," she replied playfully. "It'd be an utter shock for me if you weren't affected by my body. I'm used to catching peoples' attention through my look," she added in a quiet whisper. "By the way… don't call me Miss Smith, to you… I'm Evelynn or Eve," the magenta-haired woman whispered in a moan-like manner.

"Of… of… of course," the teenager stuttered, blushing even harder.

"You're so adorable, hon," Eve giggled. "I'm sure we'll find a common language quickly."

With those word spoken, the lawyer smiled one more time before focusing on the blond. The orphanage's employee was signing the documents as quietly as she could, not daring to avert her gaze from the pile of papers. It seemed that the pace of Hindler's work did not satisfy the golden-eyed goddess. Time after time, she was reminding the blond bitch to work faster. If someone cut out Evelynn's orders, the near-perfect silence would fall in the office. Of course, it would be disturbed by the sounds of paper being rustled and signed. As soon as the more traditional part of the formalities was dealt with, Alice Hindler unlocked her computer and began filling some forms.

Even though the lawyer was commenting to speed up Hindler's pace, it took them more than an hour to go through everything. Finally, after what felt like ages, the last signature was signed, and Akali was asked to give hers to finalise the process. As you might already expect, the young girl fulfiled the request with pleasure. From the moment, the sound of a pen vanished on, it finally happened. Eve and Akali were part of the same family. Or at least they could refer to their relationship as such by the power of law. The raven-haired girl could not refrain from smiling widely when she and the goddess bid their farewell to the witch. In the end, that bitch would not be able to hurt her anymore. The new chapter of Akali's life was about to begin.

"I think I should call you 'mum'," the brown-eyed teenager said after a few moments of silence.

"God-forbid," Evelynn chuckled. "Just call me Evelynn, or Eve, just like I said before. I don't think I'd be able to get used to being called a mother, or at least not in the nearest future," she added with a small smile.

"Oh…fine," Akali hummed. "Are you going to take care of me, Evelynn?" a moment later she asked shyly.

"Of course, no matter what it takes," the confident lawyer replied, then winked at her playfully.