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Ch 2 Double Date?
The after party had started to wind down by the time Riven was reunited with her girlfriends. Surprisingly, out of the two, Lux was the one starting to slur her words. In Riven's time with the women, she always pegged Katarina as the heavier drinker (of course, Riven could drink them both under the table, scrubs). Seeing Lux with a slightly red face that wasn't caused by embarrassment or her girlfriends actions made Riven smirk. Kat noticed as well, but her mind went a different direction.
"You think she'd be willing to find a quiet place to 'relax' now that she's had a few?" Kat whispered near Riven's ear. The Exile grimaced at the way Kat was whispering about things like that, at a wedding no less. She had to admit, when the trio first got together, Lux was willing to accompany them in any situation almost anywhere. She became more reserved over time, however, and preferred to keep their love life out of the eye of the public. Not that their 'friendship' wasn't already discussed and forgotten about by the masses anyway.
This reminded Riven about the promise she made to the smaller Demacian. It was on their first night together as a trio after Lux confessed to the Noxians.
It didn't matter what time it was or how long they were at it, but the momentum of the night finally started to come down (not the only thing coming of course). The three laid in Riven's bed, exhausted and drench in sweat after what seemed like an eternity of love making. The Noxians were surprised to see that the Demacian was still awake after everything they've done to her.
"Bet you didn't think your first time would be anything like this." Kat said as she propped herself of her elbow to examine her playthings.
"You think we went a little over board with her, Kat?" Riven looked over at her lovers to get a read on the situation. Lux was still panting but her eyes were just about opened, so she knew she couldn't be out yet.
"H-hey." Lux heaved trying her hardest not to pass out from the pleasure. "Can we a-always be like this?" "Like what?" Kat responded, knowing full well what she meant, but still wanting to hear it from her Lady of Luminosity.
"Like this. T-together. All three of us. Whether p-people care or not. I-I love you both and I don't want to ever b-be apart." Lux managed to breath out. Riven was taken aback when she heard Lux's proclamation, but couldn't help herself from responding.
"Of course Lux. I hope you don't think this is all we will be doing, though." Lux looked at her with her brilliant blue eyes and asked, "Promise?" "You know in our line of work that making a promise like that will be virtually pointless." Kat interjected, getting an annoyed look from the Exile.
"Promise." Riven said with all the heart she could muster in light of the situation. The blonde was on the verge of tears but when she heard that one simple word, she let the floodgates open, and immediately attached herself to Riven, burying her face in white haired woman's chest. Riven slowly wrapped her arms around Lux, laying her head on top of the Demacian's, that at one point in her life, she would've killed if ordered.
Riven then felt a new pair of arms wrapping around her and Lux.
"I promise." Kat sighed, finally giving into the ball of love forming before her. The scarlet hair started to blanket them, and Riven suspected a bit of foul play from the Noxian. When she looked up, however, the green eyes of her oldest love were enclosed by her eyelids. From the steady breathing from her chest, she could tell that Lux was out as well.
'This is something I can't get from war.' Riven thought. 'A good night sleep in the arms of my lovers.' With that thought, the Exile let sleep take her, and for once in many weeks, she slept with out an ounce of pain or nightmare from the day she should've died.
The memory came and went, but before Riven could respond to the scarlet assassin, half of Piltovers Finest approached the Noxians.
"Hello Riven, Katarina." Caitlyn said to the pair. "I hope you're enjoying yourselves."
"We're managing." Kat answered with a grin. "Not all of us are used to such formal events." She glanced at Riven, who simply rolled her eyes. "What about you sheriff? 'Piltover safe with its best all the way out here?"
Caitlyn looked back and searched for Vi, finding her laughing in a way only she could manage with the groom.
"I trained the force to be able to deal with instances where we could take a day or two off. It's good to get out of the city and enjoy the rest of this world, see others culture, and just spend time with friends and each other." Her eyes were still trained on her partner until the sheriff managed to catch the enforcers gaze. Caitlyn waved her over to which Vi excused herself from her current conversation.
"What's up cupcake?" Vi said before realizing the situation. "Oh uh hey you two. Um hey, where's blondie?" As if on cue, Lux skipped in. "Here I am!"
She said a tad to loud. "What'cha need pinky?"
At that Caitlyn turned, forcing Vi to complete her thought on her own.
"Well uh, Cait and I were thinking that maybe tonight or tomorrow you'd all like to join us for dinner." She raised her hands before saying, "Of course we understand if you don't want to, I mean with the wedding today and everyth-" Vi was cut off by Riven's voice. "I think I speak for all of us when I say we'd enjoy having dinner with you two. Today sounds great."
" Vi I told you there is nothing to worry about." Caitlyn patted her girlfriend's back. "I know, sorry for acting all nervous about this. I'm still getting used to being out with Cait in public let alone you three." Vi sighed, scratching her face as if to pick off the embarrassment that was there.
"I've never had Piltover food! It doesn't have gears n' stuff in it, right?" Lux asked teetering to one side, only to be caught by Kat, who put her smack in between the Noxians. 'Right where you belong my little Demacian.' Kat thought, arm firm around her now.
"We'll just have to see if we can find a place without gears in its food won't we?" Caitlyn giggled. "So if you three are ready we can leave now or..." She left the proposition hang for a moment to see if anyone would bite and sure enough, "I think I've had enough of the cold, I'll say our goodbyes and meet you all out front, ok?" Riven suggested receiving nods from the group.
As the group started to exit the palace, Riven met with the new pair of Queens who were thankfully in one place.
"Your majesties." Riven said, feeling the need to salute or bow, but was stopped by Ashe. "There's no need to be formal Riven. We are Champions among Champions, and friends amongst friends. We thank you and your partners for attending this glorious day in the history of the Freljord." At this Sejuani winced, but regained her composure before her newly wed could notice.
"It was comforting to see you three had attended. Maybe more so for myself than Ashe." Sejuani said bringing the conversation away from what Riven could tell was a sore subject. "We hope you all enjoyed the ceremony as well as this party. It seems our time is short however." She points to one of the exits where Lux is waving her over.
"Well, it was certainly a pleasure to be here, it's not everyday two Champions become one, in a sense." Riven said. "I hope to see good things to come from this new united Freljord." At that, Riven bows and heads towards the waiting women.
"Not entirely united..." Ashe mutters softly enough that Sejuani can't hear.
Teleportation takes time, and by the time the spell is complete, the lights of Piltover are the only thing illuminating the sky. Being the city of progress, Piltover is the most technologically advanced city on Runeterra, with its speeding cars, skyscrapers, even the clothes the people of the city wear have technological gizmos built into them.
Riven thought the stories of this city were merely humorous tales that the captains and scouts shared amongst Fury company. Until she saw the metropolis for herself. Until she lost her company. Until she lost everything. Now that she thought of it the city didn't seem beautiful anymore. The buildings began to twist and morph until they resembled the center of her hate. The spires of High Command in Noxus after the reconstruction provided by Zaun and its corrupted technology. She'd only been there a handful of times before Coeur, all of which had to do with the Sinister Blade, one way or another. Every time she entered the grand hall, she swore the place smelt worse each time. If only she knew what the poisonous air of Zaun would bring to her.
Thinking of her past, thinking of the Noxus that she'd rather burn to the ground then return to, Riven suddenly felt overburdened. Maybe it was the teleport or maybe her poison was acting up, but she had to take a knee to catch her breath. A hand on Riven's shoulder calmed her and the memories along with the twisted, deformed buildings faded back to the present, to reality.
"You ok Riven?" Katarina questioned,
"You look a little pale." "I'm fine, I-I just... Wait where are we? This isn't the usual TP location." Riven looked away from the window she didn't realize she was staring through. Lux, Kat, and Piltover's Finest were standing there, concern on their faces.
"I'm fine really." Riven quickly said, avoiding her small dose of trauma."Is this some sort of secondary TP location for Piltover? Can you do that?"
"This is the Piltover Police Department Headquarters. Built, rebuilt and rebuilt again by yours truly." Caitlyn said rather triumphantly. "It more than likely would have come under siege once again if it wasn't for one of the forces greatest additions." She looked rather sultrily at her partner. "Aw come on Cait." Vi responded, "not in front of company."
Completely ignoring the looks and tones of the two, Riven pondered, "This building has been attacked how many times?" "Before I became Sheriff this city was rampant with crime. With a new detective that actually solved crimes in the police force, organized crime lords started taking hits. In turn, they became organized enough to attack the HQ directly." Caitlyn breathed, "Those were rough years for the force and they got worse by the day. That's all in the past now and if you don't mind I'd like to keep it like that."
"We're sorry for bringing it up, right Riv?" Lux said. The teleport seemed to calm her buzz with the exception of a blush still plastered across her face. Riven stifled a giggle looking at her girlfriend to respond, "Yes of course. I didn't mean anything by it. I just find it commendable to see this building is less of an office and more like a fortress."
Before Caitlyn could speak, "Ok so that dinner we got planned, yeah." Vi interjected. "Oh! Hey Cait, what about that place we went with your parents to that one time?" "You mean 'Le Château de Cartes'? I don't know about that place Vi. I think we should just go for someplace more traditional." Caitlyn stated.
"Come on Cupcake, when has anything we've done been 'traditional'? Plus, do you think these three are gonna have a reason to eat at one of the best restaurants in Piltover?" Vi argued. "There our friends, we gotta show em the best, right?"
Caitlyn sighed, "You just couldn't get get enough of their truffles, could you?" Vi, seeming to ignore the obviously correct remark, quickly stated, "It's settled then!" She looked at the three foreigners, "Don't worry, with my driving we'll get there in no time."
The trio followed the two officers like ducklings following their mother. Even though they've all been to Piltover, it was still fairly foreign territory to them. Getting lost on the way to their first double date wouldn't be to good for either group.
They made it through the main building, and into a parking garage. It was filled with cruisers, vans, and personal vehicles. One of them distinctly being Vi's. A convertible sports car, painted matte black with neon pink trim and rims. Not to mention the spray paint stencil style 'VI' on the hood. Katarina had to look at the back, and sure enough the license plate spelled 'N4CR'.
"Crude as always Vi. Still don't know how you managed to hook the sheriff." Kat said sliding into the back next to Riven and farthest from Lux.
"What do you mean she hooked me?" Caitlyn said buckling in the passenger seat. "If it wasn't for me she would still be roaming the streets with a bounty on her head." Vi ignited the hextech engine at that, and reached to take off her lovers hat.
"Don't want to lose it again, do ya?" She said. With a grumble from the Sheriff, Caitlyn allowed the pink haired bruiser to take her hat off and place it in the lap of its owner.
As they pulled out of the parking garage, Riven's senses were overwhelmed by the speed, the sounds, and the lights of Piltover passing by at what she assumed was warp speed. Riven also noticed something not as spectacular within the confines of the vehicle. At first Caitlyn seemed to be the more dominant of the two officers. As soon as it came to driving, though, Vi seemed to climb above the sheriff. 'It must be a trade off of power,' Riven thought, 'For the switch to be so instant is... interesting. I could learn something from this city after all.'
The drive to the restaurant was relatively short considering the slightly illegal driving methods that Vi employed. After begrudgingly handing the keys to the car over to the valet, Vi joined the group waiting at the entrance of Le Château de Cartes, The Castle of Cards. The ensemble of lesbians stood in front of the large entrance way of what Riven assumed was the restaurant in question. The only indication that this was the place was the two large cards adorning the top of the entrance way: the ace of spades and the ace of hearts.
"Do those cards mean anything? Or are they just for decoration?" Riven asked, not sure what she would receive as an answer. "They do mean something actually." Caitlyn answered. "The spade represents moving forward while the heart represents what you love. It's supposed to mean that progressing with what you love will lead you here."
Not wanting to be without food any longer, Vi lead the group into the establishment. Inside, the décor and dress code immediately made Riven feel out of place. One look at Vi, however, changed that feeling. coming from the streets of the worst part of Piltover, Riven understood that the old 'actions speak louder than words' is applied, even in a place like this. The status of the two officers and the fact that the hostess recognized them immediately, gave the group access to the luxurious VIP booth.
After sitting down at the booth, the group began ordering their first round of drinks. This consisted of wine for the light weights and blackjacks for Vi and Riven. Riven was assured Vi knew a drink when she saw one, so she let the recommendation for the whiskey slide.
Once served, Katarina took a sip and asked, "To be honest I don't think I've heard the story about you two. I mean we all know that you picked Vi off the streets, but how did you two go from partners in the force to what's you are now?"
Caitlyn was taken a little aback by this but put a smile on her face and began to speak with pride. "After all the flirting that Vi was throwing my way, I just had enough. She asked if she could treat me to dinner later and in turn I could treat her." She smirked looking at the pinkette. "So I said sure show me your best. She sure showed me something and I can tell you it wasn't the food."
"And to think I thought you'd be the kinda girl to not even kiss on the first date." Katarina said, "Guess you proved me wrong." At this point Vi wished her drink wasn't gone and she'd wish the others weren't looking at her with smiles on there faces. Riven thought of how her first time with each of her lovers was. Katarina took what she wanted back in Noxus and used Riven for whatever dirty deeds she could think of. After Coeur however, the Sinister Blade felt empty with out her solider toy. When they were reunited years later Katarina cried. Riven didn't think she had made such an impact on the general's daughter. She was glad someone cared she was alive. She was glad that Kat cared.
As for Lux, Riven ascertained that Lux had been jealous of the Noxian relationship. She was jealous because she loved both women and wanted both women. The spying on the Noxians in the wee hours of the night didn't help her case. Giving it some thought, Riven accepted the obvious feelings that the Lady of Luminosity felt for them. With her acceptance, it wasn't hard to convince Kat that this could be a beautiful relationship. Kat did agree but not without the terms of their first date be their most important.
Slowly fading out of her daydream, Riven heard Vi begin to argue with her companion. Likely about something explicitly personal that Caitlyn let slip. Her arguing was halter by a tapping on the PA system.
"Hey this thing on?!" A voice began to seep through the speakers. "Testing, testing, one, two." "You've got to be joking." Vi said. Riven had to admit the voice sounded familiar but could quite place it.
"Bonsoir mesdames et messieurs! Oh and you too Fat-Hands!"
Jinx. The psychotic terrorist and number one most wanted criminal in Piltover. At the pet name, Vi shot up on the table but before she could leap to wherever she thought Jinx was, she was stopped.
"Ah ah ah. One more heroic action like that and I'll blow you and your girlfriend sky high!" Jinx bellowed through the PA system. Vi visibly spasms at the threat. Riven was at full alert at this point, but without any weapons and only Lux's magic to assist them, the soldier felt helpless.
"Now, as much as I'd love to join 'the lesbos only' table, I got bigger truffles to fry. Right about... NOW!"
The explosion that followed Jinx's message shook the building.
"Can't we have one good place to eat in this town?!" Vi shouted and lead the champions into the main hall of the restaurant. A huge chunk of the building gone and a rush of panicked patrons was the only thing the group saw. No blue hair or bone pale psycho in sight.
"Damnit! That little bitch thinks she can get away with this?!" Vi shouted at no one in particular.
"At least no one was hurt." Lux said, staying positive. "We need to move or we'll lose her again!" Vi continued to yell.
"I think I might be able to find your most wanted." A masculine voice said. "Oh for the love of-" Vi groaned.
"I hope you have a reason why she's out of your custody once again Jayce." Caitlyn interjected.
"I don't know what you're talking about sheriff." Jayce contested. "I transported her to the prison last time just as directed yet she gets out once again. I just came here after finding the signal from her hextech hacker."
Looking back towards the hole in the building, Katarina interjected, "Looks like you to late nerd. She came and went already."
Ignoring the comment, Jayce begins, "I see that. Now that you five are here, maybe we could work together and catch her for good." He pulls out a device that Riven assumed was useful to the situation. Sure enough the screen on the gadget blinks several times before projecting a glorified arrow pointing out the hole in the building. Vi's out the door by this point, raiding the valet stand for her keys and skids out the lot, nearly ramming into Jayce's luxury car.
"Let's go already!" Vi shouts slamming the horn. After snatching the tracker from the Hero of Tomorrow, Katarina leaps into the back of the convertible. "Here you might want this." Handing the device to Caitlyn, Katarina assures that everyone's ready and the engine roars signaling the beginning of the chase.
"Great." Jayce grumbles, getting into his nicer yet slower car. "Now how am I going to catch my ticket to fame with Piltover's finest assholes ruining our plan." He reaches for a wireless radio in his glovebox. "Blue you there?" No response. "If you're running, don't stop, there's been a change of plans."
AN:
And it's done
This put too much stress on me so I split it up into two chapters.
Next one will wrap up Piltover. And from there the sky's the limit!
Or my severe lack of skill for writing.
Either way it's up and ch 1 is updated as well.
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