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"So... let me get this straight." Akali said, her fingers pinching the bridge of her nose. "We are hunting the leader of the Shadow Ninjas who is, according to what we know, running towards the Institute of War?"

"That's right." The man said, who's voice was somewhat muffled by the mask. "We have to capture him before he gets there, you know the rule of the League." Hearing this, Akali sighed. If Zed got to the Institute of War and was assigned as a champion, the League clearly states that no one is to be harmed in its walls.

"Shen... there's no way we can get there before him." She said, tears welling up in her eyes. "I'm sorry."

"We cannot just let him get away with what he's done!" Shen responded angrily.

"What can we do? Follow him to the League and ask them if we can go ahead and kill one of its champions? Would your father approve of that?!" Akali said, now too getting angry.

Shen suddenly looked very sad, and hung his head down. Akali pitied him, to have his father murdered by his own brother, and then to have the old Ninja order fall. She felt like a fool for being angry with him. When she first found him, she thought he was just a man driven mad by revenge. But now, she cared deeply for him, she even wanted to help him get his revenge. Because she cared for him. Because she loved him.

"Shen... i'm sorry." She said as he lifted his head. "i never should of said that."

"It's alright, Akali. It's my fault for getting angry with you." Shen looked down to the hand, hanging at his side. "But we can't just sit by and let him kill us all and disturb the balance."

"I understand, Shen." She moved forward and put her hand on his shoulder, being careful not to be stabbed by the spikes on his shoulder armour. "I'm always here for you."

Shen looked back at her and from the change of shape in his mask, Akali could tell that he was smiling. Shen rarely smiled or laughed. And he only did when around her or Kennen. She smiled back at him but her eyes widened as she felt Shen's hand on her cheek. She smiled at him again, moving closer to him. But as she did they both heard the door to her room burst open, and a Yordle walked in. He had a wide grin on his face as he saw them.

"Hey lovebirds!" Kennen greeted them, still grinning.

"Kennen, has the weather cleared up?" Shen asked his friend.

"It has, let's go already!" he gestured to the exit and led his friends down the stairs. They walked out of the inn they were staying in and walked up the road to the Institute of War, and whatever else fate had in store for them.