Deadly Deception
This might become a shipping thing, idk yet. This is the fanfic to replace the one that was unpopular.
None of the Noxians in the council were happy. Barely a word had been spoken between them all since the failed mission. Attacking Piltover was always going to have casualties, but they didn't account for some of the champions to be there. Their downfall was due to one champion in particular who took down at least five hundred men by herself, and then refused to die. As a result, they were forced to imprison her, but that still gave them difficulties.
Even now, Darius's broken arm was being put in a cast by a healer.
Everybody knew that it was Swain's idea to attack Piltover. He was impatient, he wanted the city. The home of Runeterra's best technology.
After what seemed like an eternity, LeBlanc sighed.
"We lost quite a large amount of our soldiers today, and we have nothing to show for it." Everybody else nodded. "We killed a few Piltovian soldiers, but that ridiculous force of nature in the dungeons is the only ground we gained."
"I'm not sure that it is even a gain." Elise spoke up next. "There are over five hundred lives on her head."
"But will taking hers rectify that?" Every head turned to Katarina. Vladimir's face was the most confused out of them all, next to her, Cassiopeia had her face in her hands, on her other side, Talon was pretending to not pay attention, LeBlanc had an eyebrow raised, Elise was trying to hide a smile, Draven had finally looked up from his pocket mirror, and at the head of the table, Swain had his hands folded in front of his face, waiting to hear more. "Vi is, like Elise said, an incredible source of power, and having her here can only benefit us."
"Do you really think that she would join our side?" Vladimir asked. "The Enforcer is loyal to her city. There is no way that she would join our forces."
"So, we are in agreement." Swain's voice always silenced everybody else's. "Death is the only option." Finally looking up from her hands, Cassiopeia saw the frustrated look on her sister's face.
"Kat, you better not be thinking what I think you're thinking." The redhead turned to face her. "Don't do it. I know that you two are friends, but it's not worth it."
"I must." Cassiopeia's groans and Talon's grinning wasn't enough to stop Katarina from standing up and placing her hands flat on the table. "I may have neglected to mention something before, but it's important."
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Vi had lost count of how many hours she had spent in the small, damp cell. Blood had dried almost all over her torso, face, and head, but none of the guards dared to come close enough to offer a bucket of water to clean it off. Just looking at the number of wounds that she had survived was scary for anybody. In the Enforcer's mind, she knew that death was a certainty. She was just glad that Caitlyn and Jayce weren't caught instead.
With a huff, Vi shifted her feet to rest on the opposite wall and glanced at the dented gauntlets that were resting next to her. Her armour and clothes were torn up, but that wasn't much of a problem when you considered the big picture.
Hearing heavy doors being opened and shut got her attention. Maybe it was a shift change? The sound of heels clicking across the stone floor brought her a weird sense of comfort, as did the sight of Katarina standing at the cell door.
"Hey, Kata." Vi grinned up at her and brushed some pink hair of her face. "They sent you to finish me off, huh?"
"You were waiting for me to?" The Assassin turned her head and clicked her fingers, the keys to the cell being placed in her palm within seconds.
"I was waiting for somebody to." After unlocking the door, Katarina stepped towards her friend and squatted down, resting her arms on her knees.
"I need you to listen to me, okay?" Vi thought about making a joke, but the worry in her friend's voice made her silently nod. "The council do want you dead, but I changed their minds. However, to do so, you are going to become part of my house."
"Really?"
"Yes. I do not know the correct word for it, but you are to become my right hand."
"So, I'm gonna be your slave?" Vi asked, gently hitting her head against the wall.
"Not quite. A slave has no rights, but I wish for you to be my... guardian, if you will."
"Well, that sounds better than slave. But can't I go back home?"
"Not unless you wish for both of us to die." The Enforcer winced and looked at her feet. "I am risking a lot for this, Vi. Please just listen to me."
"I didn't think you liked me that much, Kata." The air filled with silence for a few seconds. "Fuck. I don't want to get you killed."
"You'll come with me?" When Vi nodded, she rose to her full height and stepped outside the cell. "Good. I doubt that either of us wants to die."
"You'd die. I can survive anything." The Enforcer grinned, following her friend and sliding her hands into her gauntlets. "But like hell I want you to die."
"I'm glad to hear that. Come with me." As the two of them walked through the jail, the guards shrank away, hoping to not be noticed by either of the women. Outside, the amount of blood that Vi was covered in made almost every person, civilian and soldier, gag or turn away. "I almost forgot that you literally crushed part of the army." Katarina said, lifting one of Vi's arms.
"It'll come off."
"Yes, so will that armour." The Enforcer stared dumbly at her friend.
"Are you being that direct-" The next sound was breath escaping Vi's lips. She held both of her hands up, underneath the dagger that was now sunk into her abdomen.
"I meant that in the way that your armour is filthy and ruined." The Assassin hissed. "Don't be crude."
"That's like, half of my personality, though!" Despite being stabbed, Vi grinned and followed her friend when she started walking. "Aren't you used to me by now, Kata?"
"I am, but you've never said anything like that to me before." The Assassin looked up at her. "I do not wish for you to start."
"Well, tough." The look turned into a glare. "I like making those jokes." Vi then cursed as Katarina gripped her choker and pulled her down to eye level.
"Do not test me."
"Relax, Kata. They're just jokes." She huffed, moving back to her full height. "I'm not gonna jump on you or anything. Besides, you've already stabbed me once." Looking at the dagger, the redhead gripped the hilt and pulled it out, smiling when Vi cursed.
"Hurry up. I have work to do." Shaking her head, the Enforcer followed her friend and hoped that she hadn't gotten into more than she could handle.
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As Katarina walked down the tall staircase, she caught sight of her sister. Cassiopeia was laid on one of the couches, resting on the arm of it with her chin in her hand and a grin spread across her face.
"Would you stop looking at me like that?" She sighed. "It was the only way."
"There must have been other ways. You just went with this one." The Naga pushed herself up on both hands. "There are definitely feelings there."
"There are not!" One thing that people knew about the Du Coteau household was that each sibling had a violent temper, and all three of them knew how to push each other's buttons. "It was the only way, Cass!"
"I'm sure it wasn't. There must have been ways other than telling the entire council that you have Vi are engaged." Katarina rubbed her forehead. "Where is she, by the way?"
"Showering. There was more blood than I care to admit." When she looked back at her sister, the grin was across her face again. "Stop doing that!"
"How are you going to keep this up anyway, Kat?" Talon asked, walking down the main staircase. "Vi isn't the brightest bulb, but she's not a complete idiot."
"I'll figure it out. I just need the both of you to not mess this up for me." Cassiopeia held the knowing smile that she would, indeed, mess this up. Talon never smiled, but there was the mischievous glint in his eye. "I need to go check on her. Both of you, stay out of this." Katarina warned, pointing at both of her siblings as she climbed the stairs again. The remaining Du Coteaus looked at each other knowingly.
"When will we start?" Talon asked, pulling his hood down.
"In time, brother. In time."
In a different part of the mansion, Katarina knocked lightly on one of the bathroom doors.
"Yeah?" Vi called from inside.
"Are you decent?"
"Morally?" Cursing under her breath, the Assassin opened the door and froze. The clothes that she had found for Vi were a bit small, but what she saw was her friend stood in the middle of the bathroom, black dress pants unbuttoned, and the white dress shirt half-tucked and unbuttoned, showing her front. Something that she tried not to notice was that the Enforcer was paying attention to the fact that the shirt didn't button over her chest, compressing her breasts in one second, and then letting them bounce out of the hold in the next. "Could you have found me smaller clothes, Kata?"
"My apologies, they were all that I had to hand." Pushing the door shut, Katarina walked over to her friend, and made a point of looking her in the eye. "I will send one of the servants out for clothes that will fit you, and then we will go and buy some, okay?"
"Why are you putting this much effort in for me?" The question made her freeze. The Assassin was never good with emotions, much less telling people about them.
"You are my closest friend, Vi." She said after a few minutes of silence. "I did not wish to see you executed."
"Is that the only reason?" When the Enforcer got a nod, she sighed and rubbed her face. "Fuckin' hell, this'll be fun to explain to Cait the next time I see her."
"Are you and Caitlyn in a relationship?"
"You're kidding, right? She has no time for a relationship." Vi scratched her head, not noticing that it pushed her shirt open further. "She just enjoys lecturing me and hitting me over the back of the head." Katarina hid the amused smile and pulled her friend's shirt closed.
"I need to tell somebody before you show more than intended."
"What if I want to?" Vi's grin was met with a glare. "You don't know what I'm thinking."
"Just stay here." The redhead walked to the door and looked back before opening it. "Also, ignore whatever my brother or sister have to say. They're acting weird recently." After her friend left, Vi leant against the sink and scratched her head again. She had probably bitten off more than she could chew.
I have one vote to make this a ship. Anybody else?