Writing this gave me a headache, dunno why.
As Katarina kept riding back to Noxus, she couldn't forget him. The way their skills matched, and the way they clashed blades. Garen. She had heard of him before… He was known as the Might of Demacia, a equivalent of Darius.
"Heh, he was good with that sword...
I hope I'll get to see him again, since he's the real first challenge I had." Upon arriving near the Noxian walls, she got off the horse, and walked to the gates, where her father was waiting. As she reached him, she saw the worried look on his face, as he looked at the cut in her face. He turned around, barking for a soldier to arrange a doctor instantly, and then turned back to her. "Katarina, how did this happen?" his tone was full of anger and worry.
"I fought with the Might of Demacia, father, but the fight ended without a winner" She lied.
"I'm not interested in your petty fights. Why didn't you kill the low ranking officer? The bastard was informed of what happened and gathered his troops, attacking the outpost during night. Our soldiers had no chance of resistance. You have failed your first mission, Katarina. You have failed me."
The bulky man was walking down the streets of his beloved Demacia, when a small blonde ran up to him, tackling him to the ground with a scream of happiness. Recomposing himself, Garen smiled at the sight of his young sister, Lux.
"Hey Luxanna, how have you been? It's a long time since I left the city. But, now that I'm back, I think that the first thing I should do is catch up with all that happened with you and the city, eh?" He gave a small chuckle
"Big bro, that's great. I missed you so much. Well, I guess that's right hehe, anyway, Jarvan gave me the day off. These meetings are so boring." She said, while keeping her arms around her brother
"Lux, more respect, these meetings are where we decide how to maintain Demacian law and order." He mimicked his father's repreeding tone, earning a small laugh from the mage. "Now, since today is your break, let's hang out a bit, shall we?" He felt her grabbing his hand and dragging him across a wide variety of shops and stores, until they reached the most famous Demacian restaurant, The Golden Lion, that was also their favorite. They got in and took their seats. After a few minutes talking, they were interrupted by the waitress. They both raised an eyebrow when they saw Kayle as the waitress serving them.
"Hey Garen, Lux, how are you two? Long time no see, Garen." She gave a innocent smile, remembering the time when they were a couple.
"Hey Kayle, how are you?" They answered in unison, earning a chuckle from the angel.
Garen ordered a big steak with mashed potatoes, rice and beans, while Lux ordered a salad with grilled salmon.
"Hey Kayle, when do you finish here, so we can hang out all the three of us?" The question gave the woman a small blush.
"Umm, in about one hour." Kayle tried her best to hide her blushing cheeks.
After that, she got up and went to the counter, to pass their orders to the kitchen.
"So, Lux, tell me, are the rumors true? Have you found someone?" Garen asked, with a calm expression.
"Yes, he's so cute and passionate. Garen, please, do not stay against me, please, I already got mom and dad bothering me with that political marriage bullshit. If you were to ally with them, I would be very pissed off.
"Don't worry, sis. A man's nationality does not determine his personality."
"Katarina, are you in there?" Katarina's non-biological brother asked, while knocking on her door.
"Is that you, Talon? Come in, it's unlocked." She answered between sobs.
"Hey, Kitty Kat, why are you crying?" Talon, despite being not biologically related to her, had a deep relationship with her, and considered Katarina his little sister. She could trust him with her secrets, problems and ask him for advices on everything. She trusted him with her life.
"Talon, why is dad so cold to me? He was never this way before." The assassin hugged her tightly, while she rested her head on his shoulder.
"Kat, the incident with the outpost had lighted the bomb inside him, and when you came back with that scar, it blew. He was already very bothered by having to deal with Urgot's reconstruction and Sion's resurrection."
Katarina, that had stopped crying, looked up to Talon, with bloodshot eyes. The sight made his heart sink a little. He never saw her in such a sad state.
"Kat, you should give him time, he'll forget about all of this. Now, I came to check in on you and chance the bandages around your eye, so, if you allow me." He started removing the bandages.
"Talon, have you ever felt you met a worthy opponent?" The question took him by surprise. Talon, that was in a loss of words. But, after a few seconds, he stuttered a positive answer.
"Who was it?" His sister asked.
"Quinn, the Wings of Demacia." Katarina mouthed an oh, and then stayed quiet, to allow him to finish removing the bandages.
After Talon successfully removed all of them, he searched inside his bag for a new set of pain-killing gel, and rubbed it on the wound. Katarina winced, due to the stinging it caused. After that, Talon started applying a new set of bandages. Katarina would have to endure the same boring process everyday for two weeks.
Before her brother could leave, Katarina hugged him once again, thanking for all the help he was giving her. Near him, she could be herself, not the empty-feeling person the Noxians were supposed to be. She could be happy, she could smile, she could laugh, she could talk about a lot of matters. She could feel human.
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