The sibling dilemma

Chapter 8

Why am I so slow with this?

(Vi)

"Wait, hold on." I pushed the woman away and held her at arms length. "Who?" She looked slightly hurt.

"Don't you remember?" I grimaced and sighed.

"Thinking about my past causes me serious pain." I noticed Jinx unconsciously hug her Poro closer out of the corner of my eye. "I just don't do it."

"So, you don't remember anything?" I shook my head and dropped my arms, pulling the gauntlet from under my arm.

"How are you even sure that it is us?" Jinx piped up.

"I'd know my daughters anywhere." I flinched slightly when her fingers brushed my cheek. "Even if you both have tattoos." I sighed as she turned to Jinx. "Always the shorter one, aren't you?"

"Are you, uh, crying?" I have no clue if Jinx has ever had somebody cry near her before. I rolled my eyes. This is going downhill fast. "Uh, please don't." I had to bite my hand to stop myself from laughing at the look of panic on her face.

"I'm sorry." She sniffed. I pulled some tissue out of my pocket and handed it to her. "Thank you." I shrugged and shoved the rest back in. Great. Now my jeans aren't sitting right.

"So, what, are we just supposed to accept this as the truth?" From the unsure look on her face, I can assume that Jinx agrees with me. The silence fell. And lasted. The only thing I could clearly hear is wing beats and a bird squawking. If that's Valor, words are going to be said. And not nice ones. "This is all a bit...uh..." I clicked a few times.

"Suspicious?"

"Yes, suspicious." I smiled at Jinx and she waved a hand dismissively. The lady hiccuped and dried her eyes again.

"It has been 21 years." I raised an eyebrow. I'm 22 now. When I was still a baby? I was on the streets at 6. What could have happened within a all that time? "I do have to ask something." The two of us shared a look. This could be anything. "Why have only two of you come back?" I couldn't find words.

"What do you mean only two of us?" Jinx asked. "I've only known Vi." She sighed, turned and walked back inside.

"Just...come inside. I hope that I can convince you." We did stand there for a few minutes.

"Are we gonna go inside or what?" I let out a long sigh and rubbed my face with my hands.

"We've come this far. We might as well see."

"And believe." I raised an eyebrow at her. "Even if it's not true, don't you think it'd be nice?" She paused and looked into the open doorway. "I know that we've both been alone for most of our lives." I didn't even have to think about it. I followed her inside and shut the door behind me.

(Jinx)

I sat closer to Vi that I probably should've, since she kept giving me strange looks. I watched the lady on the other side of the room moving various books around. What is she looking for? Oh! Maybe I can use the language! I tapped Vi on the arm and started signing stuff out. She didn't respond, but gave me a bewildered look.

"What did I say?"

"You asked if I needed to go to the bathroom."

"Not what I wanted to say, but do you?" She turned away again and pressed her fingers into her temples.

"What's the matter, Trinity? You look to be counting down." Vi just groaned and rubbed her face with her hands. I knew that she had something to do with T. With a smile, she pulled a book off the shelf and walked over to sit between us. I'm surprised that she isn't intimidated by us.

"What's that?" I scooted a bit closer to see the design on the front. No words. Bummer.

"A photo album. It's all I had left." Curiosity completely took over and I leaned in. Even Vi turned to look. Gnaw snuffled at my hand and I lifted it so he could sit on my lap again. Her hand rested on the cover, but it didn't move. "It feels like I'm forcing this onto you both." Vi waved a dismissive hand.

"You're not forcing anything. You're showing evidence. We can only make a decision when we've seen everything." She stared for a minute. "I'm a cop, FYI."

"That should make me feel safer, but it doesn't." She joked, running a hand over the cover again before opening it. The very first image was of not one, but two blue haired babies. The lady looked really happy.

"Two?" I leaned in and pressed my finger against the picture. She nodded.

"You had a twin sister."

"Don't say 'had'. She could still be alive." I looked at Vi and she raised an eyebrow. "Naturally blue hair seems to be a common thing."

"Common? Only two people, including me, have it that we've seen." She put a hand over her face and groaned.

"That was sarcasm."

"You didn't say it sarcastically." The other hand was added. The lady was just watching our exchange with an amused look. "What was her name?"

"Lucia." She placed a hand on the back of my head and kissed my forehead. "Are you okay with all this?" I smiled and nodded.

"This is awesome." I looked back at the photos. "Although it would be nice to know who this person is."

"I'm sure that we'll find her, Bella." It's weird. I've never been called that before, but I'm already used to it. Vi jumped slightly when she turned to look at her. "And you, Trinity." The lady turned the page, showing more pictures. I had to cover my mouth to not laugh. "You were born around a year later." I think that my expression stopped halfway between bewilderment and amusement.

"Wait." She sat up completely and looked closer. "No way. There's no way that I'm younger than that thing." Vi stood up and folded her arms. "No way."

"C'mon, Fathands! You gotta believe!" Gnaw jumped off my lap as I stood up to face her. "I'm totally older than you!"

"There is no way that a shrimp like you is a year older than me." I just grinned and held my arms open.

"C'mere and give me a hug."

"Why would I do that?"

"Because your big sister commands it!" In an attempt to catch her off guard, I ran straight for her, only to get a hand to the forehead. "Vi! Stop being such a meanie!"

"Why don't you make me?" I just smiled and pretended to get closer to her. It's all happening really fast, but how cool is this?

(Caitlyn)

My fingers absent-mindedly played with the buttons and triggers on my rifle as the train swayed under me, filling the otherwise silent air with the slow clicking and clacking. I have little patience right now for waiting. The last few days in Zaun were not fun. Janna talks as much as Jinx destroys. I have nothing against her, but I get tired of the constant chatter. I glanced over at the four men that stopped at the booth I was sat in to sit down. They all looked me over, but continued talking amongst themselves. The buzzing of my phone caught me by surprise. The talking stopped as I lifted it up and the hologram of my AI showed up.

"Caitlyn, you have Ezreal attempting to call you." Did something happen?

"Let him through." It's always useful to have this room in the station. According to Vi, it's fun to stick your finger through my stomach.

"Hey, Caitlyn! Having a fun trip?"

"I had to spend a couple of days in Zaun. Janna talks too much for it to be considered healthy." He chuckled, running a hand through his hair nervously. "Did something happen?"

"Well, I think somebody broke into your apartment." God, no. The panic started to rise in my chest until he spoke again. "All they did was kill a plant. They must have hated it." I relaxed in my seat and covered my eyes. I couldn't stop the smirk.

"Which plant did they have a grudge against?"

"The Flytrap. I saw some blood, so it must have bitten me- I mean them."

"Well, I hope that you catch the vicious plant killers." He smiled and nodded, reaching out to turn the hologram off. "Before you go, Ezreal. One more thing."

"Oh, sure. What's up?"

"Do you know how long it took me to grow that plant?" I moved my hand away from my face and gave him the sweetest smile possible. I could see him physically sweating. "I just remembered about a certain hoverboard that's currently in police custody..."

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry! I'll find you another plant!" I smiled at the hologram. "Geez. I'm glad I'm not your enemy."

"If you were, you'd be missing more than your hoverboard." he cringed at the thought. "You have a city of watch over, Ezreal. Better get back to it."

"Yeah, yeah. I'm going. Have a nice trip, Cait." He turned the machine off, and I placed the projector back in my bag, still with a smile on my face. Theres no way that he's going to find another Venus Flytrap. Not unless he makes his way to Ionia. In all honesty, I didn't like it all that much. I stopped having use for it since Jayce made me the electrified racket for the flies. I turned back to the window, but somebody tapped me on the arm.

"'Ey. Where are you from?" Turning back with a half-glare, I saw all 4 of the men staring at me.

"Piltover." Two of them backhanded the third.

"Told you. That city has all the fancy gadgets." I rolled my eyes and looked out of the window again. How long is it going to take to get to Demacia?

Writers block? More like hit me in the face with a slab of concrete.