Becoming the Demon
Ok, so. We're going back to Vi/Cait because I want to.
"Hey there…" Looking up from my drink, I smiled at the girl that slid into the bar seat to the left of me. "You looked lonely."
"I'm sure that you can fix that." She rested a hand on my tattooed arm, brown eyes shimmering as she met mine. "What's your name?"
"Do names really matter?" She nudged her chair closer and pressed our shoulders together. "Should we really get to know each other like that?" Her fingers traced the black lines down to my wrist, and gently moved my hand away from my drink so she could entwine our fingers. "I've never seen somebody hold a drink in this hand."
"I'm a lefty." I chuckled, using my right hand to take a drink. "I'll need to know your name." I met her eyes again. "I need to know what to moan." She giggled and lifted her hand to brush her thumb over my cheek. She leaned forward, and I tiled my head to meet her lips.
Something heavy hit my desk and I shot up, blinking and looking around until I laid eyes on my partner.
"What the hell, Cupcake?" I yawned, rubbing my eye. "I was havin' a good dream."
"I know. You were laughing in your sleep." She walked back across the room, and I turned in my chair just in time to catch the jacket that was thrown at me. "Heimerdinger has something that I want to see." Sighing, I got up, and held the jacket in both hands.
"Cait?"
"Yes?" She pulled the jacket she had on, looking confused when she sleeves went past her hands.
"You tossed me your jacket." Without a word, she took mine off and accepted hers. I pretended not to notice the special attention she gave to her sleeves fitting correctly. "Are we going on the bike?"
"I am not letting you drive when you're still half asleep." I still groaned as I got up and pulled my jacket on. Caitlyn put her hat on as I pulled my gauntlets on, and picked some car keys up. "Let's go."
"Hey, do you want to hear about my dream?" I asked with a grin as we walked through the station.
"Knowing what you dream about, no."
"Cuh-mooon, Cupcake." As we got outside, I nudged her shoulder with my elbow. "You know I like to talk."
"I don't always like to listen." She hair flipped some hair away from her face and unlocked her cruiser. "Get in before I leave you behind." Ok, so she's not in a mood for jokes. Maybe.
"You wouldn't leave me, Cupcake." I grinned, walking as slowly as possible to the passenger side. She started the car and drove to the end of the lot. "Hey!" I ran over and jumped in, pouting. Definitely not in the mood for jokes.
"If I say something, I mean it."
"Why are you so bitchy now?" I didn't expect an answer, and she didn't give one. As Caitlyn drove, I watched the streets pass by, as well as the people. Maybe I should do what my dream said and find another quick fuck. It can't hurt, right?
"Stop tapping your foot." I looked at my friend. I didn't even realize I was tapping.
"What's wrong, Cait?"
"Why does something have to be wrong?" I sighed and leaned my head back.
"You're not usually this wound up." She tightened her grip on the steering wheel. "What's wrong?"
"You'll see."
"Cryptic, Cait." I went back to staring out of the window. I don't even know where we're going. Wait, wait. Is that Jayce's car? Outside Heimerdinger's workshop? The confusion piled on when Cait pulled up next to his car and parked. "What the fuck is happening?"
"Come on."
"You don't have to talk to me like I'm a dog." I huffed, getting out of the car and kicking the door shut.
"Vi!" Ziggs yelled, bouncing out of the door and into my arms.
"Hey, fuzzy buddy!" I grinned. "What's happenin'?"
"Come see!" He jumped out of the gauntlet and onto my shoulder, his tiny hand gripping my hair. "Forward!" Caitlyn didn't bother waiting for us. She walked inside, and I was left to catch up.
"Hello, Vi." Jayce smiled to me when I walked into the workshop, leaning on his hammer.
"Hey." I lifted my hand for a fist bump. Ziggs jumped off of my shoulder when I got one. "Wat's going on, anyway?"
"One of the Summoners found something interesting when inspecting the void portal." Heimer started, leaning over a faintly glowing purple crystal on a pedestal in the centre of the room. When I glanced to Ezreal in the corner of the room, he nodded. Orianna was too busy staring at the crystal. "It's fascinating."
"How did you get it?" Caitlyn asked, standing next to me and folding her arms. "Shouldn't something like that be contained at the institute?"
"I convinced the Summoners to release it into my care." Heimerdinger replied with Ziggs giggling in the background. "I told them that it is quite possible to weaponize it."
"Surely, that's dangerous." Jayce said next, shifting his feet. "If it came from the void, shouldn't it go back to the void?"
"Isn't it a good idea to have more weapons?" Ezreal asked. "Like this Shuriman gem?" He lifted his glove to make a point.
"Shurima and the void are two different places." I shrugged, getting all the attention. "Shurima is magic, and in Azir's control. The Void is just a clusterfuck of demons. Who knows what could come out of there?" I heard Jayce hide a laugh. I hope he's still not trying it on with me.
"You're not wrong, but if this is a way to control the void…" Heimer mused for a few seconds.
"What is it doing?" Orianna asked after a few minutes of silence. The fucker started to glow.
"Something?" Ziggs offered. The light from it started to pulse, and we all shifted into defensive positions.
"It's… not done that before…" Heimer said, jumping down from the ladder he was on and moving towards the desk. I raised my fists and shifted my feet into a strong stance.
"Will a demon come out of that?!"
"I…. don't know." It started to crack, and we all tensed.
"Take cover!" Ziggs yelled, him and Heimer hiding behind the desk. I saw Ori shield herself and Ezreal, and Jayce made one from his hammer. That leaves… Caitlyn. When I looked, she was frozen in place, fear in her eyes. Just before the crystal shattered, I stepped in front of her, and braced myself. When it did shatter, purple energy spread out over the room, unnoticed by everybody else because they weren't fucking looking.
Somebody brave… Did it… whisper? The energy looked to gather in one place, in front of me. Is nobody else seeing this? And powerful… Everybody seems to be frozen. What the fuck is happening?! It's coming at me. Fucking- The purple energy moved towards me again, and then started going into my mouth, which I couldn't fucking close! I'm so fucking grossed out right now! When it was gone, the world came back to life, and I gasped for air, shuddering at the cold feeling.
"What happened?" Jayce was the first to ask, looking around.
"Did it shatter?" Ezreal asked. I was still trying to shake the cold feeling.
"Vi, what's the matter?" Orinanna asked, giving me all the attention again. Caitlyn placed a hand on my arm, which I pretended not to notice.
"I just feel... cold." I rubbed my arm and shook my head. "I don't think that thing was a demon." Whatever I saw must have been a hallucination.
"You think it was just magic?" Jayce asked, turning his hammer off.
"Feels like it."
"So much for creating a weapon." Heimerdinger sighed, coming out from behind the desk with a surprisingly dignified pose. "The Summoners will want to know about this."
"Let's make something else!" Ziggs yelled, knocking something over.
"We better clear out before we get blown up." Ezreal grinned, nudging Orianna's shoulder. "I was hoping for something more exciting, honestly."
"That was close enough." Caitlyn said, turning and walking out of the building.
"You can't just leave." I followed her out of the building, the cold feeling starting to settle in my gut. "We were in the middle of a conversation."
"There was nothing left to say." Again, she didn't even look at me. I tilted my head back in a groan.
"If you're gonna be like this all day, I'm just gonna go on call."
"Like what?" Cait stopped walking back to the car and gave me that raised eyebrow look. The one that said 'Say one thing wrong and die'. Well, not die, she'd just bury me in pointless paperwork.
"Let's not start a fight in the middle of the city." I felt Jayce's hand on my shoulder. Still feeling the gripping cold, I shuddered and shook it off. "Vi, is something wrong?"
"I'm just cold, don't worry about it." He didn't look too sure. "Maybe I do need to gop home and fall asleep under a mountain of blankets."
"Then go and do that." Caitlyn said, getting back into the car and starting it up.
"I don't know what her damned problem is…" I sighed, rubbing my forehead with one of my metal knuckles.
"I wouldn't worry." Jayce chuckled, patting my shoulder again. "Caitlyn will be back to her usual self in no time."
"I still want to know what her fucking problem is." I turned to look at him, and he had that look. He still wants a piece of me, I know it. "But it looks like I'm gonna go home and try and warm up."
"Do you want a ride?" I raised an eyebrow at him.
"That depends what kinda ride you mean."
"Car ride!" Jayce said, laughing. "Although…"
"Car ride." I nodded and started walking over to his car, waiting for him to unlock it. Sliding into the passenger seat, I took one of my hands out of my gauntlet and rubbed the exposed skin on my other arm. Damn, that crystal made me cold.
"Thank you for not dropping that onto my car floor." Jayce said as he got in. "I would like to still have a car."
"That was one time, and I paid for the repairs." He smiled and started the car, waiting for me to put my gauntlet back on before driving. That weird purple stuff was nothing. I've had worse on the Rift. The cold is probably just because it's void magic. I hate magic.
"Hey, Vi?" I grunted and looked at Jayce. "Do you need me to hang around, or will you be okay by yourself?"
"I'll be fine, Hammerboy. It's not the first time that I've been sick." He didn't look so sure.
"Did something happen with that crystal?" He breathed in deeply. "I know that when it shattered for me, a second later it was gone, but you're the only one that seems to have gotten any effects."
"That's because I was the only one who wasn't shielded. I'm fine. It's just some weird magic." He still didn't look sure.
"Well, okay." As he pulled into my apartment complex, he turned fully in his seat. "You know to call me if you need me, don't you."
"Of course." I grinned. "You're one of the top people in my phone." I got out and paused to say, "Catch you later, Jayce" before shutting the car door and walking inside. I should probably eat before I go to sleep, but I am not in the mood to order takeout, so fuck that. I can't cook so, fuck that. Maybe I should just sleep.
Oh my god, its plot!