55 Special chapter

Valoran city, a place that is always filled with all kinds of new things and events, be they magic or science, where seeing demons, monsters, people with animal traits called Vastaya, and even magicians are as normal as saying hi. The sun rises again in this very lively place.

What makes this city truly interesting was the fact that the newest and currently most popular idol group, K/DA, was currently staying within this city. Their presence was enough to gather all kinds of attention to Valoran.

They were staying at a two-story house with dark purple glass windows. The house was surrounded by a fence made of white long walls with golden gates at the front with shaped at the center of the gate. It was safe to say that they were not trying to hide where they were. The reason the fence was there is because, as much as they liked and appreciated their fans, they can get a little... Too excited sometimes.

Walking through the streets was a rather long male, wearing a pair of jeans and a blue hoody, covering his identity. He walked towards the gates and stopped at the screen doorbell on the side before pushing the button.

A few seconds later, the screen of the doorbell turned on to reveal Kai'sa, the head Dancer of the K/DA group. "Yes, can I help you?" she asked sounding polite.

The male took down his hood to reveal a rather handsome young man with chin-length white hair. "Yeah, hi, sorry for coming in so early," he started with an apology seeing that it was still morning. "I'm here to see Ahri," he then told her with a friendly smile.

Kai'sa looked at him weirdly before smiling in apology. "I'm sorry, but we don't take fan visits at home," she said thinking that it might be one of Ahri's many admirers. They tried to visit her before, so why wouldn't it happen again.

The young man looked at her confused. "Fan visits?" he asked before realizing her misunderstanding. "Oh, no, no, no! I'm not a fan, I'm a friend," he tried to clear out but she did not look convinced, so he decided to help her believe him. "Look, just tell Ahri or Evelynn that Grey is here."

The Dancer of the K/DA group still didn't look completely convinced. But then, someone out of the screen frame called out to her. "Kai'sa, who's at the door?" Someone asked from inside.

Kai'sa looked at him before answering the person who asked her. "Some guy who says he's here for Ahri. He said he was a friend," she explained.

The same person then asked another question. "Is he hot?"

The newly named Grey rolled his eyes, immediately knowing who was speaking from that question. "Well... Yeah, kinda," Kai'sa replied shyly with some pink dusting her cheeks.

"What's his name?" the person asked a more rational question this time.

Kai'sa recalled what he told her to say. "He said to tell you or Ahri that Grey is here, but I don't-"

"Wait, What!?" suddenly, frantic footsteps were heard before Kai'sa was shoved out of the screen frame, and another member of the K/DA group, Evelynn, took her place. "Grey?" Evelynn asked she lowered her signature purple glasses to get a better look at him. "What are you doing out there?"

"Waiting for you to open the door," Grey replied motioning around himself, reminding her that he was talking to her through the doorbell.

Evelynn seemed to realize that he was still outside the gates. "Oh, right. Hold on a second, sweetie," she said as she pushed a button before a buzzing sound was heard.

The golden gates then split open, granting him entrance. Grey walked in and walked the stone path that was surrounded by a large garden. He saw all kinds of flowers in it, even a plant that was cut into the shape of a fox. He smiled knowing who's idea was that one.

After reaching the black, golden trimmed door, he raised his hand and knocked on it three times. The door was opened to reveal a smiling Evelynn wearing a pink shirt and a normal skirt. "Grey, good to see you," she came in for a friendly hug.

However, Grey then took a step back raising his hands. "Nope! Hands above the waist," he told her while keeping a safe distance.

"Oh, come on," the Diva of the K/DA group whined childishly as Kai'sa, who is wearing a pair of jeans and a plain white shirt, came in beside her. "I grope you once, and you think I'm going to do it every time we meet?" Evelynn asked sounding hurt.

Grey was not convinced in the slightest. "So, you're saying that you weren't going to do it just now?" he asked with a deadpan look.

Evelynn looked at him for a couple of seconds before smiling and clapping her hands together. "Anyway, it's good to see you again," she said immediately changing the subject causing Grey to roll his eyes and Kai'sa to look at her bandmate in disappointment.

"Typical," the young man mumbled before turning to the other member of the K/DA group. "Sorry I haven't introduced myself, I'm Grey, Grey Ashnex," he raised his hand offering a handshake.

The Dancer of the K/DA group smiled accepting the handshake. "I'm Kai'sa, it's nice to meet you," while Kai'sa was shaking his hand, she couldn't get over the feeling that she saw him or heard his name before, but she couldn't remember where.

"Nice to meet you, too," Grey said before turning back to Evelynn. "So, is Ahri up yet?" he asked.

The Diva nodded. "Yeah, I'll call her for you. You just make yourself home," she said guiding him inside. She let Grey go into the living room to wait.

A part of the Living room's wall is made of glass, giving view to the backyard while also letting sunlight in. It had a large, L-shaped couch, which Grey sat on, in front of a plasma screen TV. On the right side living room is the counter to a spacious open kitchen with a table that had several chairs for feasting.

Evelynn stood at the bottom of the stairs before yelling, "Ahri! Someone's here to see you!" to those who are upstairs.

"I'll be down in a minute!" Someone, presumably Ahri, replied from upstairs.

Grey sat down on the couch with Evelynn doing the same after coming over from the stairs a little away from him and turned on the TV. Kai'sa went to the kitchen to make breakfast since it was her turn to cook today.

They all just stayed silent. Evelynn was flipping between TV channels, Grey seemed to be adjusting something in his hood, and Kai'sa just kept cooking some eggs on the stove.

Then someone came from upstairs, but it wasn't Ahri. It was the Rapper of their group, Akali. However, it looks like she just had woken up. Her hair wasn't in its usual messy ponytail and was just flowing down her shoulders. She was also wearing baggy pants with a white tank top. The pants had pictures of kunai in them.

She walked towards the kitchen while yawning along the way, she didn't seem to notice Grey being there. Akali walked into the kitchen and took out a cup from one of the drawers before going to the fridge and taking out a carton of milk. She set them up on the counter that overlooked the living room and filled the cup with milk. She then looked at Evelynn and Grey on the couch. "Morning," she greeted before drinking her milk.

But, once realizing that they never had a male living in their house, Akali did a spit-take with her milk, spreading it all over the counter. "Oh, come on," Kai'sa whined seeing what happened from over her shoulder while standing in front of the stove. "I just cleaned that."

Akali ignored her complaining bandmate and kept looking at Grey confused before her eyes widen recognizing him. "Oh my God! You're Grey Ashnex! The lead singer of the Symphony Souls band!" she practically yelled.

Kai'sa almost threw up the pan that she was using to cook the eggs. Now she realized why he looked familiar. She wasn't THAT big of a fan of Rock music, but she did listen to them from time to time, and the Symphony Souls that came out almost the same time the K/DA band did, while also getting just as many fans. In fact, people already started comparing them to the Pentakill band, and that's saying a lot.

"Yeah, that's me," Grey chuckled seeing her reaction. Evelynn kept looking at the TV, but she was smirking at what Akali did.

Akali was about to say something else, but then someone else came from upstairs. And this time, it was the leader of the group, Ahri. She was wearing pink shorts and a purple shirt.

"So, who is here for me, Eve?" Ahri asked using Evelyn's nickname as she walked down the stairs. "Is it another fashion designer with a new set of clothes?" she asked, expecting one of the many fashion designers that makes her clothes. Then she saw Grey, who stood up from the couch to greet her, and a large smile appeared on her face. "GREY!" was the only thing she said before everyone saw a glowing, crystal blur dash through the living room into Grey's arms.

The young man saw this coming and was already prepared to catch her in the hug that she enveloped him in. The rest of the K/DA group watched as the two laughed while hugging each other. Kai'sa and Akali were confused, while Evelynn was giving them a knowing smirk.

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"It's great to see you again," Ahri said as she pulled herself from the hug. "How have you been?" she asked.

"I've been pretty good," Grey replied before reaching into his collar. "But I'm not the only one here for a visit."

They all looked at him confused as he pulled out a little fur ball that uncurled to reveal a small wolf pup. Ahri seemed overjoyed at seeing it. "Silver!" she squealed as she grabbed the wolf pup and hugged it. "Did you miss me?" she asked and Silver replied by licking her face as a sign of affection. "I missed you, too," she said as if understanding what it was trying to say.

Kai'sa and Akali kept getting confused... Although the former wanted to go and hug the cute little wolf pup, but she just kept it to herself and concentrated on making breakfast to not burn it. She always had a soft spot for furry creatures.

"So... I take it you know each other?" Akali stated the obvious as she got a tissue and started cleaning the milk that she spilled on the counter.

The two were about to answer when Evelynn spoke. "They're actually lovers," what she said made Kai'sa and Akali look at them shocked, while Ahri and Grey blushed.

"Eve!" Ahri cried out glaring at the Demoness. "You know that's not true," she protested, although there was a noticeable hint of doubt.

The Diva rolled her eyes. "Oh, come on," she said crossing her arms giving them a tired look. "I'm already bored of waiting for you two to hook up, and bang each other. I'm also waiting for you to invite me into a threesome," her usual seductive smile appeared on her face as the blushes on their faces intensified. Even Kai'sa and Akali ended up blushing.

Ahri shook her head to get control over her blush, but some pink was still on her cheeks. "Eve, I swear if you don't stop, I'm going to tell every radio station why you REALLY love sport cars so much," she threatened holding up her phone in one hand and keeping Silver in the other.

Evelynn gasped in horror and put a hand on her chest. "You wouldn't dare!?"

"Try me," Ahri challenge turning on her phone and entering the speed dial app, showing that she was serious.

Meanwhile, Kai'sa and Akali were looking between the two curiously. Truthfully, they didn't know the real reason that Evelynn liked sport cars so much. They just passed it off as her being an adrenaline junkie, but it's apparently more than that.

"Alright, alright, I'll stop," Evelynn gave up raising her hand in surrender while muttering, "Killjoy," under her breath.

"That's better," Ahri wore a satisfied smile as she put away her phone and gave Silver back to Grey. "I'm your leader, and I deserve some respect," she said earning an eye roll from both Grey and Evelynn.

Kai'sa, who was finishing setting up the breakfast table, looked over to the living room. "Hey, oh 'great leader'," she called out with sarcasm. "Is our guest joining us for breakfast?" she asked holding an extra plate in case Grey was staying.

"Oh, I wouldn't want to intrude," the White-haired young man declined politely.

"Yes, he will," Ahri said firmly leaving no room for argument as she looked at him. "Come on, Grey, I can guess that you haven't had anything to eat, knowing who you live with," she added. Grey was about to say something, but his stomach betrayed him and started growling. The leader of the K/DA group chuckled seeing his cheeks turn pink. The fact that his skin was somewhat pale made it all the more noticeable. "I'll take that as a yes," Ahri said.

The lead singer of the Symphony Souls group chuckled awkwardly and nodded. "Well, since you're offering," he said before they all went towards the kitchen.

In the middle of the kitchen was a round table with a few chairs around it. Grey sat between Ahri and Evelynn, while Kai'sa was next to Ahri and Akali was next to Evelynn. The breakfast was a simple egg and bacon with some orange juice.

Kai'sa got an extra plate, put some bacon on it, and sat it on the ground for Silver. "And this is for you, little guy," she said patting his head as he barked with her tails wagging. "You're welcome," she chuckled, figuring out that he was trying to thank her for the food.

"Thank you for that," Grey gave his own thanks looking over the wolf pup as it began eating.

Kai'sa just waved it off. "Don't worry about it."

They all started eating and Ahri decided to start a conversation. "So, Grey, why are you here?" she asked.

"I heard about your latest song, POP/STAR, and how famous it got, so I wanted to congratulate you on its success," Grey explained his reason for paying a visit.

Ahri smiled in gratitude. "Thank you," she then pointed at Akali and Kai'sa. "But, we couldn't have done it without those two," she praised making them look away shyly.

Truthfully, Eve also thought the same thing. Akali's Rapping and her glowing spray paint made people go nuts. And as for Kai'sa, well, she's the one who orchestrated the moves, special effects, and dance. Ahri and Evelynn both knew that if it wasn't for their band-mates, then they weren't going to be a song in the first place.

"Well, I have to admit, you two did good," Grey also praised the younger members of the K/DA group. "I'm not usually a pop fan, but the song was amazing."

"Thanks," Kai'sa and Akali both muttered in gratitude.

"Fading Light was pretty good," Akali also complimented on the song that Grey's group made.

"You really like it?" the young man asked not expecting her to listen to their music.

The one to answer that question was Evelynn. "Are you kidding? Every morning we hear her singing in the shower, 'Born of Graves and left below, painted ashes painted snow'," she sang out the words of his song.

Akali then kicked the Diva under the table. "She's just kidding," she nervously chuckled avoiding eye contact with Grey while glaring at Evelynn.

"Speaking of new songs," Ahri decided to change the subject seeing that the Rapper getting uncomfortable. "I heard that your group is going to be playing one at a concert pretty soon," she said.

"Oh, yeah," Grey said as he remembered something. "That's actually my other reason for being here. I wanted to see if you're interested in going so I can get you a pass," he offered but then Ahri coughed in her hand as if he was forgetting something. Grey rolled his eyes. "A BACKSTAGE pass, happy?" he asked knowing what she wanted.

"That's better," Ahri replied with a Fox-like smile on her. "And yes, we would love to come over," she said accepting the invitation. After finishing up their most recent concert, which wasn't a week ago, they had literally nothing to do but check on the reviews, so this will give them something to do.

"Great," Grey was pretty happy that they accepted, or mostly Ahri. He then remembered something. "Oh, right, I also Invited a friend of mine called Sona, and she said that she would be coming over with her own group. I'm pretty sure you heard of it, it's called Pentakill," suddenly, the entire room went quiet as they all stared at Grey slack-jawed. It took him a few seconds to notice their looks. "What?" he asked.

"Pentakill?" Kai'sa asked, sounding like she didn't believe what she was hearing. "THE Pentakill, is going to be there?"

Grey just looked at her confused. "Well, yeah. That's what I said. Yorick, Sona, and Kayle, mostly, and the rest is coming over because, as Kayle told me, they have nothing better to do," he answered.

They still looked shocked. "So, you're friends with the Pentakill band?" Akali asked to make sure of what he was implying.

Grey nodded. "Yes," he answered. Truthfully, he was just friends with Sona, and through her, he became friends with Kayle and Yorick. He still didn't meet the other members yet.

"Why didn't you tell me before?" Ahri asked sounding somewhat hurt.

Grey shrugged his shoulders. "You never asked."

"So, let me get this straight," Evelynn started raising her hands. "All the time I've known you, you could have gotten me to meet the Pentakill band?" she asked. And, when she received a nod from Grey, she grabbed his collar, summoned her golden claws, and put them at his throat. "Exactly, WHY should I not slit your throat for never telling me this?!" she demanded threateningly. Karthus, the lead singer of the Pentakill band, was her source of inspiration, and she could have met him personally through Grey without realizing it.

Grey didn't even look slightly shaken by Evelynn's claws being near his throat. "Because if you do, then you won't be able to meet them at my band's in my band's coming concert."

Evelynn stayed quiet for a few seconds, mentally scolding herself for not realizing that herself, and practically making a fool out of herself. "I will take that fact into consideration," she said, letting Grey go before pointing at him with one of her claws. "But, you're walking on thin ice from now on," she added trying to still look threatening.

The young man rolled his eyes, not convinced by the Diva's threats. "Anyway, I'm going to get you the tickets and pass pretty soon. The concert is a few days from now," he informed them to get back to their main point of discussion.

"Hey, can I ask something?" Akali requested making everyone look at her. She then motioned to Ahri, Grey, and Evelynn. "How do you know each other, exactly?" she asked. Truthfully, Kai'sa was also wondering how the leader and Diva of their group knew the leader of the Symphony Souls group.

"Well, I only met Grey through Ahri," Evelynn said before pointing at the two in question. "Those two knew each other for longer than that, from what I know."

The Rapper and Dancer of the K/DA group turned their looks to Ahri and Grey, obviously waiting for an explanation. "It's... A long story," Ahri said recalling the past.

"Well, we got time," Kai'sa said before motioning to the clock that was hanged on the wall. "Besides, it's still pretty early."

Ahri looked at the time and noticed that she was right. "Well, okay I guess," she said as Akali and Kai'sa leaned forward slightly, ready to hear their story. Evelynn was also curious, but she kept it well hidden. "It all started after I won that award a few years ago, when I went on some self-renovation," Ahri started.

Flashback:

Ahri had just moved in into this town. She made sure to get away from Valoran city as much as possible, hoping that people won't recognize her here. But, even then she didn't take any chances and made sure to wear a hat and a coat to cover her ears and tails.

She just wanted some time to get a rest and think things over. Being an idol… is not what it used to be. Ahri didn't want to quit any time soon, but she just wanted to think things over.

She was currently walking back to the apartment that she managed to rent in this town. Ahri had just came back from buying a few groceries. Through her idol life, she saved enough money to last her quite a long time.

Ahri was wearing a dark purple shirt under a long trench coat with a plain Jean skirt. The coat was long enough to hide her tails, as long as she didn't move them much. On top of her head was a hat that hid her ears, and while it was uncomfortably cramped for them, it did its job. She was also wearing a pair of sunglasses, to make sure no one recognizes her slit pupiled eyes.

Walking through the streets while holding a couple of grocery bags, Ahri decided to take a shortcut through an alleyway. While walking through, someone suddenly stood up in her way. He looked like a typical punk. Tattoos, leather jacket, spiky hair, and ripped jeans. "Would you look at that? What's a nice lady like you doing here all alone?" he asked smirking. Ahri ignored him and tried to pass by, but he just stood in her way again. "Hey, it ain't nice to leave without answering people's questions, right boys?" she looked behind her to see that two men like the one in front of her were blocking the path she came from.

She immediately started cursing her hat. If her ears weren't covered by it, then she could have heard them being around. "Leave me alone," Ahri growled trying to pass by again.

But, this time, the punk grabbed her shoulder and shoved her towards one of the walls at the side causing her hat and glasses to fall off. "Oh wow, ain't she a Vastayan beauty, looks familiar though," the punk noted seeing Ahri's face and ears being revealed and knowing he saw them before, but just shrugged it off. "Maybe you should stick with us for now. It could be quite 'dangerous' for a pretty girl like you to go alone," he smirked using a suggesting tone as he and the other tone started walking towards her.

Ahri growled while moving her shoulder around to get rid of some of the pain in her shoulders from being slammed onto the wall. She was getting ready to let go of her bags and use some of her magic to get these punks away from her… but she didn't need to.

Suddenly, a hand was placed on the firs punk's shoulder making everyone look at who it was to see a rather handsome young man with chin-length snow-white hair. He was wearing a dark green shirt with a red scarf and some grey pants.

"You might want to leave, now," he said threateningly, leaving no room for arguments.

"Mind your own business," the punk growled trying to shake off the young man's arm.

But, the young man tightened his hold, making the punk groan in pain. "You better leave, or else I'm going to have to drag your beaten-up bodies to Sett myself."

Ahri didn't know who Sett was, but his name managed to make all three punks look scared. "Screw this!" "Yeah, it ain't worth getting into trouble with the boss." "I'm out of here," they all said before they all started walking away.

They knew that Sett didn't really care who got hurt in their fighting pits. But, he didn't exactly approve of getting harmless civilians involved. Especially when it came to women and children since their boss was just a big momma's boy. Not that they would say it to anyone, let alone near Sett himself.

When they were gone, the young man bent down and grabbed Ahri's hat and glasses before standing straight again and offering them to her. "Are you alright?" he asked.

Ahri accepted her hat and glasses back. "Thank you," she said in gratitude.

"We should get you out of here because I'm not sure if there's any more of them," the young man suggested.

Ahri nodded and they both started walking towards the exit of the alleyway, but she still kept some distance from the young man. She didn't know anything about him, and while he did save her, she decided it was better to be safe than sorry.

After walking towards the other side of the alleyway and coming out to the streets, he looked at her. "Well, this should be enough, but do you want me to help you get back home?" he asked politely.

Normally, she would have thought that it was an attempt to get under her skirt, but Ahri can tell that he asked out of genuine kindness. "No thanks, I live right there, actually," she said pointing at the large apartment building that was right across the street.

The young man nodded with a smile. "That's good, stay safe, okay?" he said and Ahri nodded as a reply before he walked away.

Ahri just looked at him as he walked away. It's been a long time since someone was nice to her just for the sake of being… well, nice. It's always been people sucking up to her and showering her with gifts to get affection. It was fun at first, but it got boring fast. She decided it was about time to go into her apartment since she has some groceries that need to be in the fridge pretty soon.

Time skip:

It has been a couple of days since the incident at the alleyway. Ahri has made sure to avoid the area that the punks cornered her in to make sure that something like that doesn't happen again.

Right now, Ahri was in the mall, trying to get some new clothes. When she was an idol, all the newest fashion statements were given to her on a silver plate, but now she has to get her own. But, since she was new in town she was… well, for lack of a better term, lost.

She didn't know where the clothes section was, and she didn't want to ask someone at the risk of them recognizing her. Ahri had forgotten how big malls can be after so long of not having to go into one.

Suddenly, she ended up bumping into someone and dropping her sunglasses. Ahri made a mental note to get new ones since these fall off so easily.

"Oh, I'm sorry," a familiar voice apologized from the person she bumped into. "I should have been more careful about where I was going," Ahri looked and saw that it was the same young man who helped her a couple of days ago. He had her sunglasses in her hand and was offering them to her, probably have picked them up already. "Oh, it's you," he said also recognizing her. "What are the odds, huh?" he asked in a joking matter.

Ahri looked at him surprised. "Yeah," she seemingly agreed taking back her sunglasses and putting them on.

"Are you alright?" the young man asked catching her off guard.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" she asked trying to sound confident.

But, he didn't buy it, apparently. "Well, it's just that you look… lost," he noted.

Ahri sighed in annoyance. She didn't think it was THAT obvious. "Yeah, I'm sort of new in town," she admitted seeing no reason to lie now that he already guessed the truth.

"So, where exactly do you want to go, I might be able to help," the young man offered with a kind smile.

The idol in disguise sighed deciding that she might as well as him since he proved to be a nice guy. "I'm looking for the clothes section," she admitted.

For some reason, he looked confused. "Well, I can tell you you won't find it in the middle of the food section," he said motioning around them.

It was at this moment that Ahri realized that they were surrounded by restaurants and people eating at tables. "(Way to go, Ahri,)" she thought sarcastically to herself while resisting the urge to face-palm. "(You just made an idiot out of yourself,)" she mentally scolded.

The young man smiled and offered, "I can take you there if you want?"

Ahri thought about it for a couple of seconds before nodding. "Yeah, I'd appreciate that," she accepted and he smiled as he began leading them through the mall.

While walking and passing through people, the young man decided to start a conversation. "So, we didn't get a chance for introductions before. My name is Grey, Grey Ashnex," he introduced himself before looking at her. "What's yours?" he asked.

"It's Ahri," she immediately started scolding herself mentally for the force of habit that made her say her real name. Ahri, for a second, panicked thinking that she's been discovered remembering that he already saw her without the disguise, and now he heard her name as well.

"Well, it's nice to meet you," Grey's reply made her stop and look at him in surprise. The young man noticed that she wasn't following him so he stopped as well. "Is something wrong?" he asked concerned.

"You… don't know who I am?" Ahri asked having a hard time believing it. She wasn't egotistical, but she still thought that her name should be well-known by now.

However, Grey just looked confused. "Should I?" he asked like someone who was afraid that they made a mistake.

For a second, Ahri activated her emotional magic to see if he was telling the truth instead of just playing dumb to get her affection. She dealt with crazy fans before, after all. But, she sensed no deception from him. He truly did not know who she was.

The idol in disguise then noticed his concern look and immediately came up with an excuse. "O-Oh, no you shouldn't, I guess. I just thought that I already gave it to you when we last met," she said hoping that he would believe her.

Grey looked at her in confusion for a second before, much to her relief, shrugging it off and went back to leading her through the mall with her quickly following.

After a few moments, they both reached a part of the mall that was surrounded by clothing stores. "Here we are," Grey said looking back at Ahri. "Is this where you wanted to be?" he asked.

"Yes, thank you," Ahri replied in gratitude with a smile.

"You're welcome," Grey replied before turning around. "Well, Take care."

"Wait!" Ahri suddenly said making him stop and look at her. "Uhmm… like I said, I'm new in town. So, I was wondering if you could show me around, if you're free that is?" she asked making him look surprised.

Truthfully, the reason Ahri asked this was because she was interested in hanging out with someone that didn't know her. It honestly felt like the first time she met someone new in a really long time.

"Oh, sure," Grey agreed causing her to smile. "Do you want to do it later, since you've got shopping to do?" he asked.

"Sure, you remember where my apartment is?" she asked and he nodded. "Then let's meet there tomorrow at noon, okay?"

"Alright, I'll see you then," Grey said before turning around and walking away.

Meanwhile, Ahri felt excited. This might be her chance into getting what she came here for. A way out of her idol life and a way to enjoy herself, possibly with a new friend, too.

Time skip:

It has been a few weeks now since Grey showed Ahri around. Over the course of those weeks, they had met more than a few times, going through town, and doing a few things that Ahri was excited about.

Right now, Ahri was coming over to Grey's house for the first time. He had given her the directions the other day when he said that he had some work at home but she said that she'd wait for him.

She made it to Grey's home, which was a simple two-story house with some lawn on the front in a rather normal neighborhood. The roof was dark brown with a chimney at the left side of the house. Walking forward, she made sure of the address and rang the doorbell.

After a few seconds, the Dark green door opened and Ahri was greeted with the sight of a rather beautiful young woman with a rather slim figure that had shoulder-length blue hair with red highlights. She was wearing a dark blue shirt with a skull on it and a pair of jeans.

Ahri deducted that it was Grey's sister that he mentioned before. "Hi, I'm here to see Grey," Ahri said trying to sound as polite as she could.

Grey's sister gave her a mixture of a bored and annoyed look. "And who are you, exactly?" she asked.

"I'm Grey's friend," Ahri replied but the woman in front of her didn't look convinced in the slightest. "Look, just ask Grey about me," she said.

Grey's sister rolled her eyes and looked over her shoulder. "Grey, there's some woman here who says she's here for you!" she yelled out making Ahri jump slightly.

"Yeah, I know her," Grey's voice came back from the back of the house. "I'm in the backyard. Let her in."

Tiara looked back at Ahri and made way for her. "You can get in, just follow him and he'll lead you to Grey," she said pointing at the ground.

Ahri looked curiously at the ground… to see a small wolf pup. "Awe, who's this little guy?" Ahri coed as she knelt down and started petting the wolf pup.

"That's Silver, and like I said, he's going to lead you to Grey," Grey's sister repeated as if already tired of talking to Ahri. She then walked towards what appears to be a living room before throwing herself on the couch and turning on the TV.

"Are you going to take me to Grey, Silver?" Ahri asked the wolf pup. She thought that the name suited it seeing the color of its fur.

Silver barked in response and turned around before he started walking away. Ahri followed him through the house until he led her to a door to the backyard. Silver walked through the small pet door at the bottom while Ahri opened the door and came out to the backyard.

What greeted Ahri was the site of a large garden filled with nothing but blood-red roses. She was honestly mesmerized by the sight of the beautiful roses. She then caught sight of Grey, who was apparently tending to the garden.

The Idol in disguise heard him singing to himself. "Born of Graves and left below~ Painted Ashes painted Snow~ When the dark awakens fires of our last hope are getting low~," she had to admit that his singing was pretty good. But, not on her level yet, although that might be her ego speaking. "Oh, hey, Ahri," Grey greeted seeing coming over with Silver leading her. "I see you met Silver," he noted seeing the wolf pup. "Good job, boy, I promise you a big treat later," he said making Silver bark in happiness with his tail wagging.

Ahri took off her hat making her ears pop out. She had already become comfortable with Grey seeing them after realizing he doesn't know her. Plus, the hat would get uncomfortable for her ears. "So, this is the job you're busy with?" she asked looking around.

"Yeah, sorry if it's not what you expected," Grey apologized feeling that this shouldn't keep him busy from a woman.

Ahri, however, shook her head. "Don't be sorry. It's actually nice to see a man care for a garden like this," she said as most passionate gardeners are females. She did see some male gardeners, but they treated it as a job more than a passion.

"Well, this garden… means a lot to my family, even Tiara takes care of it once in a while," Grey said as he went back to taking care of the roses while having a pair of gloves on his hands.

"Is that your sister?" Ahri asked remembering the woman she saw a few moments ago. Grey nodded as a reply. "By the way, what were you singing just now?" she asked not recognizing the lyrics.

Grey blushed slightly. "Oh, you heard that?" he chuckled nervously. "It's nothing special. Just something I came up with."

"You wrote a song?" Ahri was quite impressed. From what she just heard, it was pretty good.

"I do that, from time to time when I got nothing to do," Grey replied still looking embarrassed.

"Ever thought of going famous?" Ahri knew that she was being somewhat of a hypocrite asking this question, but she can tell Grey had what it takes from what she just heard.

"That's… not really for me," Grey replied looking down. However, Ahri can tell that he was simply doubting himself instead of not believing that he'll fit. "Anyway, why don't you just wait for me over there, I should be done in a few minutes," he said pointing at an outside wooden table with a couple of chairs around it. Ahri obliged and went to sit on the chair and looked at Grey as he finished his work.

Time skip:

Grey and Ahri were now in the cinemas, they had just bought tickets for the movie that Ahri wanted. Speaking of Ahri, she was wearing her hat and sunglasses again. Grey, who was wearing a pair of jeans with a blue shirt and a black jacket, was curious why she always covered herself, but he didn't want to ask at the risk of her being uncomfortable.

They were about to go buy some popcorn when a ring tone was heard coming from Ahri's pocket. Picking up her phone, she gave Grey a smile of apology. "Sorry, I got to take this," Grey nodded and she went to one of the corners of the hall to make sure he couldn't hear her. Ahri's smile turned to a frown as she answered, "What do you want?" in a rather harsh tone.

"Hello, Ms. Ahri," said one of the many agents of the music industry that would call her sometimes. "I'm here to ask if you're ready to finally return to the stage?" he asked.

Ahri's frown deepened. "I already told you that I'll let you know when I decide to return. Until then, don't bother me," she replied, rather tired of them asking her to come back.

However, the agent was obviously not pleased. "Listen, Ms. Ahri, don't you think that we gave you enough time. You have fans after all, and we'd love to have our most popular idol back. So, just come back and-"

"Let me make myself clear," Ahri's tired tone was replaced with an angry one. "I will come back when I want to, not when anyone else does. And if you or your people ever, EVER, try to order me like that again then your bosses are going to be signing my resignation papers very soon. And I assure you that I'll be detailed on who's fault it was that I made that decision," she threatened before hanging up on him knowing that what she said should keep them quiet.

Taking a few breaths to calm herself down, Ahri walked back towards Grey who noticed her frustration. "Trouble at work again?" he asked.

Ahri had already got a few calls like this, most of them, to her anger, was when she was with Grey. She came up with the excuse that she sometimes has problems with her boss at work, which wasn't really that far from the truth. "Yeah," she nodded before her mood changed. "But, let's not worry about that now. The movie's about to begin."

Grey chuckled at her quick change of mood. Over the time they have known each other, he got to learn a few things about her. For one thing, she loves video games. For another thing, she likes trying out all the new clothes. She also has an obsession over ice-cream sundae.

Walking towards the counter, the employee, who was a young woman, greeted them. "Well, hello there, can I get you anything?" she asked.

They were about to order when someone accidentally bumped into Ahri, causing her hat and glasses to fall off. "Sorry," that person apologized before leaving.

Ahri cursed herself for forgetting to get a new hat and sunglasses since these just seem to fall off easily. However, Ahri's dread only began when the employee gasped seeing her. "Oh my God! You're Ahri! The pop idol!" she yelled catching the attention of everyone around.

Grey looked at Ahri confused, while she immediately started trying to deny it. "N-No, you got the wrong person-"

"No way! It's really her!" one of the crowd that started gathering yelled.

Ahri just kept looking uncomfortable while backing away. "Ahri, are you okay?" Grey asked reminding her that he was here.

Ahri wanted to say something, but the crowd didn't give her a chance. "I can't believe I'm meeting you in person!" "Is this where have you been?" "Please, can I get your autograph!?" "When is your next concert going to be!?"

Too many questions, too quick for her liking. Ahri got more and more uncomfortable as the crowd drew closer. But, she then felt someone grab her arm. "Come on," hearing Grey's voice stopped her from panicking as he started running away, leading her away from the crowd.

The people were obviously determined as they immediately started chasing them. Grey let her through a few hallways before stopping at the door of what appears to be a closet.

"Here," Grey opened the door and pushed Ahri inside. "Wait until I tell you it's safe," he ordered her before closing the door. Grey took off his jacket and turned it inside out before wearing it again, making it look brown. The people that were following them came by. "They went that way!" he lied pointing at another hallway. The people, who were excited to see their idol, simply followed blindly hoping to see her. When they were all gone, Grey turned back to the door. "Alright, it's clear," he said and Ahri came out looking down in guilt, blaming herself for what happened. "Maybe I should help you get home?" he asked and she just nodded, looking anywhere but Grey as he led her through a hallway that was on the other side from the one that the people went.

Time skip:

It has been a silent hour since the incident at the cinema. Grey and Ahri were walking through the streets at night, heading towards Ahri's apartment.

Reaching the Apartment complex, Grey turned to her. "So, want to explain what happened?" he asked thinking that it was about time they broke the silence.

Ahri shook her head. "Look, can you please forget what happened?" she pleaded hoping to not lose the friendship that she managed to form.

Grey looked at her for a few seconds before he sighed and scratched his head. "Alright," he agreed much to her surprise and delight. "But, I guess our movie night is over," he sighed a little dejected.

"We can still watch a movie at your home," Ahri offered, trying to make up for the mess that she caused. "I have a few DVDs if you have a player that is."

Grey nodded smiling. "Sure, see you tomorrow," he said before turning around and started walking away to his home.

Ahri just smiled happily, seeing that Grey didn't question her about what happened. But, she frowned remembering that, sooner or later, she was going to have to reveal the truth. She just hoped that Grey wouldn't see her differently.

Time skip:

Ahri and Grey were now at the latter's home. They were watching a movie sitting on the couch. Grey's sister, Tiara, was out, saying something about having fun at Sett's fighting pits. Grey honestly felt sorry for any sucker that would be stupid enough to try his luck against her.

They were currently watching the Avengers trilogies and were in the middle of watching Civil War. "You know, I think that General Ross is the only villain in this movie," Grey said breaking the silence.

"How so?" Ahri asked hoping for an explanation.

"Well, both Iron Man and Captain America are doing what they believe is right, one of them is trying to protect a friend from a crime he didn't commit and the other is trying to help people while not knowing the truth about that friend," Grey explained as the movie was coming to its end. "But, General Ross was using Tony's guilt against him to make him sign up, and Captain America simply didn't want to be Ross' puppet."

Ahri nodded understanding his point. Truthfully, she agreed. If she was in the same position as either of those two heroes, she would have probably done the same thing they were doing.

The movie was over and Ahri was ready to pick up the next one. "Hey, Ahri," Grey said making her look at him to see him scratching his head looking down. "About what happened last night," Ahri's breath was caught in her throat. She got ready to come up with any excuse out there, no matter how stupid. "You see, I looked up your name online," Ahri's eyes widen in terror. "And, apparently, there's this famous pop idol that looks like you and has the same name," Ahri's ears flattened on her head in sadness as she looked down. She was thinking that, now that he knows the truth, he's going to start treating her like the rest of her fans. That the friend she gained was lost now. "I'm sorry."

The idol's brain stopped working for a few seconds as she processed what he said. "Wait, what?" she asked.

"You told me to forget about it, and I just looked into it," Grey said with guilt keeping his head down.

Ahri honestly thought she was hearing things, but that wasn't the case. In the past, she would have used her magic to see if he was hiding anything. But, over the time they spent together, Ahri came to know that Grey was a VERY bad liar, and couldn't lie to anyone even if he wanted to.

Seeing the guilty look on Grey's face, she immediately shook her head. "N-No, it's okay. You would have found out one way or another, I just wish I was the one to let you know," she said with her own guilty look. "Aren't you going to ask why I didn't tell you?"

"I figured you had your reasons," Grey replied as they both finally looked at each other. "Although, I am wondering, what are you doing here?" he asked.

Ahri knew he was talking about the town in general, and why she was hiding herself. "I… I just wanted a break from… everything," Ahri didn't know why she was being so open. Either because she sees a true friend in Grey, or because she finally gets the chance to talk about it with someone. Maybe even both. "I used to love it, going into the stage, singing and dancing to everyone, hearing the fans call my name… but, the music industry started getting more demanding. They started having more and more control over my schedule. It only got worse after I won that stupid award!" she cried out.

Grey nodded, understanding what she was trying to say. "So, they made being an idol a job that you HAVE to do, instead of WANT to do?" he summarized and Ahri nodded. Grey looked down in thought before asking, "Why not start a group?" making Ahri looked at him confused. "If you're in a group, that means that they won't be able to make any decisions unless all of you agree to it, you'd also have the option of voting on what to do on your schedule with the rest of your team. That way, they won't be able to get many orders on you," he explained.

Ahri looked at him in shock, partially because she was asking herself why she hasn't thought of that before. It wasn't that hard to begin a group as long as you have the right people. She already had someone in mind, a fellow idol called Evelynn that she's been friends with for a few years now. All they needed is at least two more members and it would be done.

However, Ahri wasn't exactly so motivated to go through it. But, then she remembered Grey's singing. "Alright, I'll do it," she said before pointing at him. "Only if you tried to make a group of your own."

Grey looked at her confused. "What?"

"I heard you sing, Grey. You're really good, and could really make it big in the music world," Ahri told him crossing her arms. "And don't give me that crap about you not being for it. I can honestly see going famous. I can't let potential like yours go away," Ahri then stood up from the couch and faced him. "So, let's make a deal. I'll go back to being an idol and make my own group if you make your own and give being a musician a shot."

Grey looked at her in disbelief. Honestly, this was the first time someone said that he has a shot at being a musician. Creating a group shouldn't be that hard. Tiara was already amazing with the drums, and a friend of his called Brite was a great bass player. They just needed at least one last member.

So, steeling his resolve, Grey stood up and nodded. "Alright, let's both promise to make our own groups, make it big in this world, but stay friends," he said offering a handshake to seal the deal.

Ahri returned his smile and accepted the handshake. "It's a promise, then," she repeated as they shook hands, both swearing to keep their promise and friendship no matter what.

Flashback end:

"After that, I contacted Evelynn and told her about the idea of the group and she agreed to join. Then we met you two pretty soon after," Ahri finished recalling how her idol group began when a warm smile graced her lips. "To be honest, he's the whole reason I got this idea in the first place," she added looking at the now-famous rock star.

Grey returned that smile full-heartedly. "Well, you are the one who convinced me to start my own group and become a rock star, so I guess we're even," he admitted as they started staring into each other's eyes.

Akali and Kai'sa thought that it was sweet and romantic. They were honestly taken by the story and how they got along with each other... But the moment stopped when Evelynn said, "Kiss already," in a teasing tone.

Both leaders of the singing groups blushed and looked away. Ahri then started glaring at Evelynn. "Eve! What did I say about teasing?!" she said raising her phone to remind the Diva of her earlier threat. She wasn't just mad at the teasing, she was also mad that their moment was ruined.

"Fine, I get it!" Evelynn groaned raising her hands in surrender again. "Learn to take a joke," she mumbled to herself.

"We both know you weren't joking," Ahri groaned having heard what the Diva said thanks to her ears. "Anyway, that was quite a long time ago, I guess we changed a lot since then," she chuckled remembering how they used to be.

"Yeah," Grey nodded in agreement before looking Ahri over. "But, to be honest, you didn't change much other than your costume," he added.

Ahri looked rather offended. "I changed a lot other than just my costume," she argued crossing her arms.

Grey gave her a look that obviously told everyone that he wasn't convinced. He stood up from his seat and went towards the fridge before opening the freezer to reveal it was stocked full of chocolate sundae. The leader of the Symphony Souls group looked at the leader of the K/DA group and pointed at the freezer, knowing who it all belongs to.

"That could belong to anyone," Ahri said trying to play innocent.

Grey then saw a sticky note on the ice-cream and took it off to see what was written on it before showing it to everyone. (Ahri's ice-cream OwO. Touch and never be heard of again) was written on the note.

However, despite the evidence, Ahri still tried to act innocent. "Clearly, someone is trying to frame me to cause chaos amongst my group," she said before pointing at the Dancer of their group. "Possibly Kai'sa," said woman immediately gave their leader a 'WTF' look.

(A/N: Thank you for reading this.

First, I have NEVER made a chapter this long, in any of my stories. This chapter is a solid 9K word (20 pages). I hope you appreciate it because I will not be writing anything for a while. I swear by God that I look at my hands and see the keyboard under my fingers from all the writing I've been doing.

Second, one of the reasons I made this is because some of you have requested seeing more K/DA and Symphony Souls. There will be a continuing in the future, hopefully.

Again, thank you for reading. Please comment, review, and give me your thoughts on my story.)

P.S. the next chapter is going to be the 2nd Special Interactions chapter. So, if you have any ideas or suggestions, let me know.