The Sibling Dilemma

Chapter 28: Epilogue

Dawn of the final chapter. I went through and edited the other chapters to make them a bit more accurate and to clean them up a bit.

(Vi)

As I was walking through the room, white outside the window caught my attention. I backed up a couple of steps and placed my hands on the windowsill, then smiled widely at the snow. It hasn't snowed since winter started! Looking back at my tail, I moved the curtains away from it so it didn't hit them. After everything that's happened, I decided to keep the ears and tail. I even got my ears pierced again. It's been quite a steady 6 months since the entire incident. That, y'know, almost killed me. I didn't exactly listen when I was told that mom bought a house in Piltover for the first time, so when Caitlyn pulled me through the door of a mansion that's been abandoned for quite a few years, I was rightly confused.

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"Come on, Vi!" I was being pulled along by the happiest Caitlyn I'd seen in a while. It was the nicest thing I'd seen in all my years.

"Cait, where are we going?!" I had to hold back my laughter, otherwise she wouldn't have taken me seriously. "You can't just drag me into the noble quarter of Piltover without explanation."

"I don't need to explain." She stopped, held both my hands, and briefly kissed me. "It's all going to be explained when you see it."

"If that's supposed to make me feel better, it doesn't." Caitlyn laughed again and continued to pull me along. We stopped in front of one of the abandoned mansions. "Why are we here, Cupcake?" She squeezed my hand, then knocked a few times. I flinched when the door flew open, and then laughed in surprise when Sona pulled me inside and hugged me like I was dying. "What's going on?!" I laughed, lifting her up into my own hug.

"Didn't you know?" Caitlyn shut the door behind us.

Mom bought this house. Sona signed. She said that she wants to be here, with all of us.

"Fathands!" I turned, then caught the idiot that jumped off the balcony. "You're okay!" Jinx make me hold her by swinging her legs into my free arm and almost choking me by hugging my neck. "I thought you'd be gone forever!"

"I'm not that much of an ass." Jinx laughed this time. I flinched and whipped around when I felt hands on my ears.

"What the hell happened to you?" Ahri mused, reaching up to pet them again. "Looks like I'm not the only animal here." Chuckling, I looked past her. Mom stood in one of the doorways, looking at me in wonder, and with tears in her eyes. Placing Jinx on her feet and gently moving Ahri out of the way, I walked over to her. She wrapped her arms around my waist.

"In the short time that I've properly known you, you've been through hell." She sniffed. "I honestly thought you were gone again."

"After all this? Fat chance."

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I can't believe it's been 6 months since I got back. Ahri somehow became part of the family. I thought she was living with Karma, honestly. Cait and I have been thrown back into work, and since Jinx gave up blowing buildings up, she's still on community service, and Heimerdinger has actually accepted her into the academy of science as a demolitions expert. I wish I'd thought of that a few years ago. Since Jinx has given up being a criminal, other people have tried to take her place. They haven't had much luck. I'm basically a police dog now. Sure, we still have crime. Who wouldn't? If we didn't, I'd be out of a job. Sona and Ahri also became a duet. Not something I thought I'd see. They just got back from a performance in Bilgewater.

"Gnaw! Where did you go?!" Jinx yelled, running past the room. That Poro is probably outside, cooling off. I'm pretty sure every bit of heating in this house is turned up to full. Snowdown is fast approaching, and it's just gotten colder and colder. Speaking of which, if it's snowing, I want to play in it. As I walked out of the room, I had to step back again to avoid being knocked off my feet by Jinx, who ran back the way she came. If I didn't know better, I'd say that Ahri gave her more sugar to keep her occupied.

"Bella, stop running around!" Mom yelled from downstairs. She acts like we're still teenagers. Not that I mind. I guess she's just catching up on lost time.

"I can't find Gnaw!" I stepped into the hallway and started walking downstairs. Something in one of the Snowdown decorations caught my attention.

"What are you doing up there?" I smiled, reaching onto the shelf and lifting the small bundle of white fur down. "Did you get tired?" He squeaked and yawned. "Sorry for waking you up."

"Trinity?" Mom walked intro the room, in an apron. "Did you find him?"

"Yep." I petted him as he went back to sleep in my arms. "I don't know how he got up on the shelf, though." I followed her back into the kitchen. Sona was trying to instruct Ahri on how to make cookie batter. It didn't look to be going well, since the both of them seemed to be coated in the stuff.

"I don't know. Would that work?" The Fox mused, licking some chocolate off her finger. Sona never bothered to sign stuff out around Ahri. "Right. That sounds exhausting."

"I think we might have enough cookies to feed the entire city at some point." Mom laughed, picking up some oven gloves.

"I'm gonna go for a walk." I smiled, gently placing Gnaw into the bed he had on one of the countertops. "It's snowing."

"Alright. Have fun!" I smiled to all three of them before walking out of the room. I have to admit, this is one of the nicest houses I this city. I don't even know what mom does for a living, and at this point I'm honestly scared to ask, but she's basically rich. She just leaves the house, then comes back. "Trinity, don't forget to wear a hat! I don't want your ears to get frostbite!"

"Yes, mom!" I groaned, but smiled as I jogged back upstairs to grab the woolly hat she knitted me. The first time it snowed, she bought earmuffs for Jinx, Sona, Caitlyn, Ahri, and I. It took her a few minutes to figure out that they wouldn't work for me. Jinx did run into me this time after I walked out of my room.

"Vi! Have you seen Gnaw?!"

"He's in the kitchen." She bolted downstairs and immediately started yelling. I shook my head and headed towards the door, slipping my boots on and putting my coat over my shoulders. I jumped as soon as I stepped outside, since a drop of snow hit me directly in the eye. I grumbled under my breath, and started to step across the huge garden. It hadn't taken long for the snow to blanket the ground. It was almost halfway up my boots. I hummed to myself as I walked through the gate. My AI platform beeped, and when I lifted it out of my pocket, Em flashed up.

"Deputy, you have two new messages."

"From who, Em?"

"One from Viktor, and one from Ekko."

"Show me." She bowed, and Viktor's hologram flashed up on screen.

"Vi, thank you for helping me with my request. I understand that you wanted to repay me for assisting you by letting you borrow my electromagnet, but you still have my thanks." He faded away. All he needed was a few sheets of adamantium. He managed to break how own leg somehow, and wanted a stronger metal to fix it. Ekko flashed up.

"Hey, Trin. I've finally passed all the barriers that the summoners made me go through. I'm officially a champion! I'm expecting to see you after Snowdown to celebrate with me. Drinks are on me!" I smiled and shook my head as Em came back up. He knows he's not old enough to drink.

"Is that everything, Em?"

"I thought you might like to know that Caitlyn is heading towards your home. She's walking onto this street as we speak. Fom the North." Grinning, I looked both ways.

"Thanks." I slipped the hologram back into my pocket, I started walking in hopes of intercepting her. Another idea came to mind, and I jumped over a fence, hide myself in a bush, and waited. She's probably gonna kill me, but it's going to be worth it. There she is! "Caitlyn!" I roared, pushing myself over the fence. I only got about halfway, since her Elbow made contact with my nose and sent me flying back into it.

"Vi!" I was laughing as she lifted me back up. "What were you thinking?!"

"Well, now all I'm thinking is 'Worth'."Sighing, my partner produced some tissues and started to clean the blood off my face. "You know you love me, Cait."

"That isn't even in question." When she finished, I leant down and kissed her. "What are you doing out here, anyway?"

"I wanted to go for a walk." She gave me a devious smile and grabbed my hand.

"I was planning this for later, but come on." I was entirely curious. I let her lead me across the street and into the park. A few people were milling around, and a couple of teenagers were throwing snowballs at trees. Most of the people here were couples. I guess that includes us now.

"What are you planning, Cait?" She brushed the snow off a bench and sat down, pulling me with her. When I did, she intertwined our fingers and rested her head on my shoulder.

"Let's just... sit here for a while." I rolled my eyes, but rubbed the back of her hand with my thumb. Even though I'm an active person, I like just sitting with Cait. It's honestly so relaxing. Eventually, all the people started to leave, which just left Cait and I.

"Cupcake?"

"Hm?"

"We're gonna be snowmen if we don't move soon." She laughed at sat up properly. "Trees aren't umbrellas."

"Well, you wanted to know what I was planning. Close your eyes." She put her hand over them.

"This isn't a trick, is it?" I felt her get up, and heard her fumble around in her pocket. "Your silence isn't helping."

"Vi. Look." I swear to god, I almost passed out. Caitlyn was leaning on one knee in front of me, holding out a stainless steel ring. "Do I really need to say it?" She smiled. Cait almost yelled in surprise when I leant down, wrapped my arms around her chest and stood up, lifting her into a hug. "Is that a yes?"

"I'd be crazy to say anything else." With another laugh, she leant back and pressed her lips against mine.

"I honestly thought you would be the one to ask first, Vi."

"What can I say? I'm dense. And now, I'm the luckiest person ever."

"Ditto." Caitlyn smiled. The most beautiful smile I'd ever seen.

It's sad to see this fanfic end, but it's been a hella fun ride. I can't thank any of you enough for following and supporting me through all of this. Keep an eye out on my page. I have more fanfics planned because I'm a slut for league.