A/N: Short, quick, and fun one this time. What's one of the fox's natural predators?

Prey

Ahri quietly nuzzled the tip of her nose deeply into a flower, taking a sniff of a scent that was fantastic with her sharpened sense of smell. Sure, she absolutely loved her human form and she worked so hard to get it, but sometimes she just had to get away and frolic as a fox once again. There was always warm nostalgia as she let her paws softly pad on the forest floor.

There was a bright, beautiful forest just outside the Institute's main building and surrounded by its outer walls. Some champions preferred the outdoors to the confines of brick and mortar, choosing the forest as their home. Ahri didn't count herself among them, appreciating the comforts of civilization that she was so long denied, but she did enjoy an occasional stroll through nature.

She stretched her more flexible spine, letting her thin, wispy white fur spread lightly. It was a sensation she always had enjoyed, even if her current form was a little different than her old one. The magics had run due course, replacing her old single tail with her usual full plume of nine. Her frame was larger, though still slight, and her fur wasn't red any more but a soft, milky off-white with etched dark patterns betraying her supernatural origins.

She padded over the bramble to another patch of wildflowers, breathing deeply what she knew to be the scent of another champion. The Nine-Tailed Fox perked her ears up in alert. She was bordering Zyra's territory, and the protection of the League wouldn't be absolute if she ran into the Rise of Thorns in what would be considered her private quarters.

As Ahri turned to walk the other direction, a small noise reached her ears. She recognized the soft scraping of claws on bark; it was a noise she dreaded from her time as a young fox. Sharp, deadly, fearsome, and silent until the last moment. She had only moments to react if she wanted to keep her life, at least that would have been the case if she was still just a normal fox.

Instead, she leisurely let her magics push through her tails and stream through her fur, cutting through the air as she turned her form to spiritual energy and darted around the trees. She craned her neck back, glancing behind her to where the noise had come from, when a familiar sense of primal fear overwhelmed her.

Charging at her with preternatural speed, effortlessly sweeping and lunging through the thick underbrush of the forest, was one of her natural predators– a cougar. She could see the open maw of razor sharp fangs, and could feel the adrenaline and terror beginning to race through her animal veins.

Turning back into a human would only dull her speed and reaction time; the chance that it would scare off the beast wasn't worth the ease at which it could pounce and maul her. Ahri turned away and once again used her magic to dart away at high speeds.

The predator continued to chase; Ahri could hear, smell, and just sense its presence. It weaved through the trees easily and was picking up speed while her own magic was waning. It was by far the fastest Cougar she ever had the misfortune of meeting.

Mentally gritting her teeth, since it wasn't something her fox form could really do, the Nine-tailed Fox let her magic ghost out, forming little spheres that began to circle around her body before flying out at her pursuer. To her astonishment, the cougar timed its weaving, slinging quickly behind the passing forest, letting the foxfire uselessly splash against the trunks of trees, leaving dark singe marks in their barks and doing nothing to the ferocious cat.

She could feel her small heart beating faster and faster; with sheer terror, she expended the last of her magic to spirit rush quicker and further than she ever had before. Suddenly, she stopped.

Ahri wasn't sure what happened; she was in a daze of intense physical pain as she tried to shake off the feeling of whiplash. She attempted to move, but found that every inch of her body was bound tight and immobilized. Glancing around, she noticed that the surrounding forest had grown thicker and darker. All around was thick webbing, hung wide between the trees, and matching the massive trap she found herself in. Attempting to run from the cougar, she found herself in Elise's territory. She released a relieved sigh; she couldn't reason with a famished wild animal, but another champion? What a blessing!

Suddenly emerging from the shadows, walking on the tips of her toes as she always did, was the Spider Queen.

"Hmm? What a peculiar fox."

"Well that's rude."

The dark woman raised a red eyebrow. "Is that you, Ahri? What are you doing here?"

"I got chased here by a cougar, now could you be a dear and help me down," she said with a subtle promise behind it, ignoring her fear and mustering her most seductive voice. Ahri knew well how to get things she wanted, and she knew how to do it well.

Elise raised her hand to her chin, tapping the long, sharp appendage against her mouth in thought. "Well, you'd make a poor meal, and the headache with the League certainly wouldn't be worth it. But I'm afraid I can't help you."

"What!? Why?" Ahri questioned, starting to struggle against the web, only managing to tangle herself further.

"Well," the woman said with a chuckle, "because better you than me." Elise smiled, as sinister as ever, and took a step further back. "With your history? You might actually solve a major problem. Yes, I think I'll go ahead and leave you here."

Ahri watched, her fear growing once again, as Elise was shrouded in a cloud of dark magics, her body contorting, twisting, and melting until it reformed into a massive spider. Shooting a web up, the Spider Queen rappelled out of sight into the canopy, dooming Ahri to meet her grim fate alone.

'What. A. Bitch.'

Ahri began struggling harder and harder until she found herself barely able to shake the web no matter how hard she flexed. There wasn't enough space to change back into a human, so she was stuck. She desperately tried to think of some way out of this situation. The sound of a branch breaking disrupted her brainstorming.

The cougar finally circled around, its loud purrs eliciting a sense of fear in Ahri. This was it for her. This was the end. All that effort to not just be another fox, and she would die like countless foxes before her.

The hulking beast began to bat at the web, slicing through with sharp claws and pawing at her body until she fell out, still entangled in the silken strands. It rolled her around until she was face up and staring at the predator's intense, hungry green eyes. Its menacing claws rested on both sides of her head. Ahri shut her eyes and took a deep breath.

Letting her magic flow again, she let her arms and legs return to their true size; she could feel the fur receding on her skin and elongating on her head. Her body took its human shape again. 'If I'm going to die, I'm going to die as a human,' she thought to herself.

The sound of purring continued, but took on a different quality. "I've finally caught you," was suddenly whispered into her ear.

Ahri opened her eyes again, still finding herself under the intense, hungry gaze of green eyes. "Nidalee?"

The bestial huntress smiled; Ahri recognized the sultry gaze and promise hidden in it. She had plenty of experience with this, and knew exactly what Nidalee wanted. The tan-skinned woman leaned down. "It's mating season," she whispered into Ahri's ear before planting a series of gentle kisses onto the stretch of skin just below her ear.

The sudden sensation was amplified by her waning adrenaline and the rapid beating of her heart. Ahri released a light moan before reaching up and gripping Nidalee's arms, just tight enough to push her away and cease her activities. "Why the hell did you chase me?"

"Mmm," Nidalee purred, "I just saw you in that tasty looking fox form, and couldn't help it– instinct, I guess." With renewed vigor, she pushed down, once again kissing at Ahri's neck, but this time also letting her hands begin to roam and grope at anything they could find.

"Not that I mind the show," Elise called out suddenly, the sinister echoing tone seeming to come from everywhere, "but would you mind not doing this in the middle of my territory?"

With a slight giggle, Nidalee lifted off the pinned down woman and smiling. "Are you going to follow me to my home, or am I going to have to chase you again?"

Ahri sat up and promptly took her next victims lips, tongue slipping into her eager mouth. She could feel the overwhelming life force wafting off of the other woman. Pulling away, the Nine-tailed Fox swept her tongue along her lips, tasting the subtle, earthy flavor of Nidalee's energy. 'This is going to be delicious.'

She hadn't fully forgiven Nidalee for the scare; draining a bit of her life-force was probably a good punishment.

Ahri smiled, lounging in the soft, light green grass of a small clearing. There were sun-kissed flowers scattered about, releasing a natural fragrance that couldn't overpower the strong scent of the woman lying spent beside her.

The sun gently beat down on her naked form, and she glanced over at the tan-skinned goddess resting beside her, trying hard to keep her eyes open. Ahri had simply feasted on her energy, and it had felt good; she felt like a nap after such a satisfying, heavy meal.

But she was a little worried. She had tried to avoid draining so much. After she became more human, she learned of guilt and morality. Ahri tried hard to control her powers, but it grew more difficult when in the throes of passion.

Even in her human form, Nidalee still managed to purr loudly. Ahri rolled over and draped an arm over her, beginning to rub gentle circles on Nidalee's back. "How are you feeling?"

"Do you normally ask your victims that?" The Bestial Huntress quickly asked back with a smirk.

"Most wouldn't have survived that," Ahri quipped back with her own bright, seductive smile. She wouldn't betray her self-doubt to this woman; for some reason she could help but want Nidalee to think well of her.

"I'll bet. Actually," Nidalee started, moving closer so that her face was nuzzled into Ahri's neck and letting her tone become serious, "no one has ever left me feeling this satisfied and spent. I feel great."

Ahri could understand that; this woman had so much energy that it was just absurd. Even with usually life-threatening absorption, Nidalee was just tired and sleepy as if Ahri was a normal lover. Ahri had never really experienced that either, and she had to admit it felt good to feel so normal.

With a smile, Ahri began to pet the other woman's arm, eliciting more purrs.

"We are definitely going to do this again," Nidalee cooed with a smile.

Leaning back, the Nine-tailed Fox let her tails reach out, giving the other woman a soft blanket as she watched her start to slip out of consciousness. "Not yet, I think it could kill you– and I want you around for a long, long while," she explained, planting a soft kiss onto Nidalee's nose before drifting off herself.

Elise quietly stretched her arms as she casually strolled through the woods. A soft breeze picked up, and she could suddenly hear whispers from the trees around her.

"You shouldn't be wandering; Nidalee is on the prowl," called an echoing female voice softly resonating from the forest plants.

The Spider Queen ignored it with a smirk, continuing her peaceful walk.

A/N: So I hope you enjoyed it. This kinda formed from another idea of mine with Battle Bunny Riven and Ahri (Foxes eat rabbits). Feel free to use that idea or this pairing! Quick thing, you guys can feel free to make requests, but I have several pairings with characters in mind already (Syndra, Lux, and Quinn aren't available,) and I have so many ideas and so little time I might not get to requests.