Caitlyn's P.O.V.

I was exhausted, and I knew Vi wouldn't let me stay working any longer than I'd been, also her plan sounded inviting, overly inviting even.

Jayce had to pop up, it has become his habit, passing by my office late at night with the promise of a good rest at his house, it baffles me how anyone would possibly fall for that one.

On one night when Vi was absent, she had said something about fixing her gauntlets, Jayce came to me, with the polite malice he holds at ever and any time.

- Vi is a dangerous criminal - he had said.

- Ex-criminal - he always held a sort of badly hidden repugnance for her, ever since he understood he would not have the "honor" of being my partner because of the "ex-criminal useless brute that doesn't even remember her own true name" as he called Vi.

- I am very well aware Jayce

He mumbled under his breath, probably a snide remark.

- She is a nuisance! - he was raising his voice, can't he just accept it? Geez - What do we.., you, anyone, wins by having in the force some thief who is better off dead! - He was shouting by then, his words laced in poison.

I had to keep my temper, my composure, but by no means would I let him say to my face that Vi was better off dead.

I was still the epitome of politeness and excellence, and I should act as such.

- Please leave - If there were any gods, I hoped to every and each of them that my voice didn't crack - Leave and don't ever speak of Vi in such ways again - he did leave, and as he did, Vi was walking towards the office, and yet again I hoped to every god there could be that she hadn't heard Jayce...

-CUPCAKE !

Vi's shouting brought me back to to the present, and I was rewarded by her quizzical looks inches from my face. I jumped back at the sudden impact of reality

-You have been staring at the doorknob you're holding for ages !

Only then I realized I was indeed holding the doorknob of the office door, seized while in the process of closing

- Oh...sorry, I was thinking

I never thought her eyebrows could become any more arched than they already were, but somehow, she managed

-About how pretty the doorknob is? - Humurous, I already knew I should expect it, not that it failed to make me laugh, just like it didn't now

-Ah...the doorknob sure holds possession of nice curves but no, I was thinking about Jayce - her arching brows dropped in a heartbeat and she swallowed forcely, was she...sad? I couldn't leave her thinking I shared of Jayce's opinion - and how much he pesters me

She ligthed up a bit to this, giving a sympathetic half grin and then making her way across the lower ranked officers desks reaching the elevator which led outside

I finally closed and locked the door to my own personal quarters grabbing my coat and followed her, the elevator soon arrived, allowing us to step inside and make the short ride down in comfortable silence

There were two night guards at the main double doors, probably the only two souls left in the entire building besides us.

The rain had come to a halt leaving a glorious sky above, it was truly a pretty scenary, and Vi seemed to notice it too

-It's so pretty

She stood with her head propped up, mouth half open, her eyes trailing the endless infinity above

I looked up too, joining her hypnotic gaze, until a shiver ran down my spine, Winter proved its dominance

-Yes, and cold too - to this she put an arm around my shoulders and pulled me closer, not that I didn't enjoy or even wanted the gesture, but the sudden movement made me jump out of the embrace - what were y-

-Weren't you cold? - She looked embarrassed, regretful even - Sorry, I uh..

-Not that...I just wasn't expecting it - I lifted her arm by the middle piece of her hextech gauntlets, putting it around my shoulders again - I don't mind it though

She pulled me closer again, the warmth was welcoming, leaning my head on the crook of her neck we made the small walk to her house.

- I never told you but...- Vi broke the comfortable silence, slowing down her pace, consequentially, mine slowed down too and gave me the chance to disatatch my head from her neck and turn to her, she was staring at the road before her, but certainly very far away from here - Remember that night Jayce went to talk with you? - her gaze on the street broke and she came back from her thoughts, looking at me in search for an answer

- Yes, I do...the night you stayed fixing your gauntlets

- Yep - nonchalant, she heard it, I'm sure of it

- You heard him, didn't you? - My jaw had clenched, I don't want her to think she is a burden to me, or better of dead

- Yes and before you say anything - she stopped completely her pace and took a deep breath - Just know its okay if you agree with Jayce...

I only hugged her and she seemed to gasp slightly at this but still placed her arms around me

-No, I couldn't disagree more with Jayce - a happy sight

-Thanks Cupcake - she got out of the hug and placed her arm on my shoulder for the third time that night - We should really get home, its gonna start raining soon.

Vi's P.O.V

She disagreed with Jayce, that was...nice I guess, it was more that nice, I was happy she didn't think the same way as him. That's more than I have ever had in my entire life.

She was still snuggled to my side as we walked up to the apartment door. I swear the forming clouds were threatning to drown the whole city.

I let the gauntlets fell to the sides of the door

Landing precisely in the dents already present in the floor.

That was routine, there was nothing I could do about it, and besides, the keys were inside the gauntlets, so I had to take them off. Sorry not sorry to the landlord

- I guess you are not exactly careful when you drop your gauntlets - her eyes were glued to the dents, touché.

- They suffer no damage, don't worry - who cares about two dents on the floor, never was a problem, never will be...at least not for me

- Glad to know your gauntlets are safe and sound -

- Ya got it cupcake

Caitlyn's P.O.V.

Vi motioned for me to go inside first while she picked up her gauntlets and went to store them somewhere.

I stood in what seemed the hall, the door which I just walked through facing a metal door, it looked bulletproof and fireproof, what was that?