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"Why can no one understand that behind my exterior shell of meticulousness and indifference towards everything that I'm broken within…?" sobbed Caitlyn while she drenched her pillow in tears, "I stand for law and order and look at me now. Oh the irony." After a couple minutes of crying she finally got up and went to the bathroom. She noticed her tangled hair and her puffy red eyes that were still watering. "Better wash up and get ready for breakfast and the league matches," mumbled Caitlyn as she reached the shower. Right then she heard a knock on the door and a greeting.
Lux was at Caitlyn's door wanting to tell her about how well her date with Ezreal went. Then she heard the slight sob coming from the room and suddenly began to worry for Caitlyn. "Who cares about my date anymore, Caitlyn sounds hurt," thought Lux as she pounded on the door harder. Although they had only known each other for only a couple of months now, Caitlyn and Lux had already managed to form a strong friendship. They liked to talk about miscellaneous things like clothes, books, and etc. At first Lux had doubts she could become friends with Caitlyn because of her general seriousness about everything but that idea quickly dissolved once she got to know her better. She learned that like herself Caitlyn chose to hid things behind a mask versus showing them in public in fear of damaging her reputation that she had to uphold. So when Lux heard Caitlyn crying for the first time she instantaneously became scared for her. She then asked, "Caitlyn everything alright?" to make sure that Caitlyn hadn't been injured physically.
"Just go away and leave me alone!" cried Caitlyn as tears started to pour down again. "I've been messed up by one person already I don't need another person to fuck me up even more," groaned Caitlyn as see wiped the tears off her face and attempted to comb her disarrayed hair.
"Let me in Caitlyn. It is me Lux," Lux stated in a slightly cheerful manner which made Caitlyn a little bit less upset. However, since Caitlyn didn't want Lux to see her in her condition she chose to ignore the feeling. "Well at least is sounds like she isn't injured," though Lux as she stood in front of the door.
"No just fucking leave me alone!" screamed Caitlyn as she continued to cry.
"I'm not leaving until you open up," implored Lux as she began to worry for Caitlyn even more. She usually never rejected letting her in unless she had something important or it was something private like taking a shower. This created even more worry in Lux's eyes as she continued to knock on the door. Lux overheard a group of passersby talking about Lux and pointing at her which made her slightly uncomfortable about what she was doing.
"What's the point in trying to stop Lux," thought Caitlyn as she finally gave in. "Ugh fine but you probably won't like what you see," moaned Caitlyn as she walked towards her door to open it.
"What happened to you, Caitlyn? You look like you're going to cry to death," consoled Lux as she tightly wrapped her arms around Caitlyn's body. She brushed away a piece of hair in Cait's face and looked up at her fragile face with her puffy red eyes and slightly swollen looking face. "Who did this?" questioned Lux as she felt an anger rise in her throat, "I'll help you punish them."
"It doesn't matter anymore. She didn't hurt me. She just revealed something that I had hidden for countless years," remarked Caitlyn as she motioned Lux to sit on the plain leather couch after she let go of the hug, "I haven't cried in so long in fact I have repressed so many of my emotions to prevent them from interfering." She paused for a second while attempting to create sentences in her head, "I don't know what I'd be without my drive to hunt criminals." She noticed Lux playing close attention to everything she was saying which made Caitlyn feel better.
"I know what you mean," empathized Lux with a small amount of sorrow in her beautiful voice, "I don't know what to do other than serve Demacia. I've pretty much loss everything from my parents who forced me away, to Garen who is a shadow of his former lively self, and to even my childhood that was stripped away as I became another tool for my country. All I have left is my stone hard resolve to protect myself and those I still love and my commitment to serve Demacia at all costs."
"Wow, now I feel a little self-centered. I'm the one who is crying yet I am not the one who lost everything. I chose to fallow the pursuit of criminals. I had a choice and in fact my parents wanted to discourage me from fallowing what I wanted to do until they realized they couldn't change me," said Caitlyn with a tone of regret as she began to rise, "I most likely should be getting ready for my upcoming league match."
Lux grabbed her hand which sent a chill through Caitlyn's body and said, "Wait. First off, do not feel sorry for me because I to have cried my fair share when nobody was looking. Secondly, you're the first person that I have confided in about my despair so please don't say anything." Her imploring eyes made Caitlyn freeze for second as she examined her crystal eyes again.
She then suddenly responded with a slight smile, "As long as you keep my problems a secret, I'll keep yours." "Now I don't want to sound like a douche bag but can you please leave I need to take a shower," Caitlyn said embarrassedly.
"I could help you," Lux said with a devious smirk on her face. Caitlyn responded by throwing a pillow at her face which Lux caught. "Hey it was just a suggestion!" Lux yelled while trying to suppress her laughter.
"And I don't like your suggestion," Caitlyn said as she began to laugh, "Now please get out or you can stay in the living room and wait." Caitlyn then went to get her clothes and proceeded into the bathroom to take a shower while Lux went flipping through the channels on Caitlyn's television. After fifteen minutes she left the bathroom to see Lux intensely observing the screen. "What going on that so important?" questioned Caitlyn while still drying her hair with a towel.
"There is a new person who is trying to become a champion. He is currently in the reflecting room where they are probing his mind," responded Lux as she continued watching, "He is apparently very good at stealth and is capable of bypassing a multitudes of defenses."
"So he's an assassin or what?" asked Caitlyn as she placed belts on her arms and thighs for reasons unknown to everyone except for herself.
"Unknown for now because they haven't tested him out on the Proving Grounds yet but we should learn shortly after he leaves the reflecting room," said Lux with a grin, "I want to be his challenger." At that moment someone knocked on the door.
"Please open up I need to talk to you, Caitlyn," said an unknown male voice.
"Ok, I am coming," replied Caitlyn. She first slung her rifle over her shoulders before proceeding to open the door. Once fully ajar, she noticed the purple robes that denoted summoner status. "What do you need?" she asked impatiently, "I need to do something."
"My name is Dannel Grow and you have been selected to face the incoming champion. You will guide him on the basics of being a champion and at the end you will test his skills to see what he can do. You have five minutes to prepare," replied the summoner as he began to walk away.
"Wait! Why did you pick me?" demanded Caitlyn as she began to check her weapon's parts to make sure everything was in order.
"He requested for you specifically so we thought we would comply, and he says that you and him have an intimate relationship." responded the summoner before exiting Caitlyn's field of view by turning a corner on the left.
"Great," grumbled Caitlyn as she placed one final assessment on her weapon. She then began to put on her famous hat to finish her attire.
"You had a lover and never told me!" exclaimed Lux as she rushed towards Caitlyn with a smile "Is he pretty? Does he fight crime like you? Why didn't you tell me!"
"Lux! I don't have a boyfriend. I don't even know who he is." Caitlyn replied as she tried to escape Lux's hug, "I think he might be trying to play a trick on me."
"I don't believe you but I'll let it slide because I know you would try to hide these kinds of things to maintain your reputation of seriousness," said Lux as she began to release Caitlyn, "It's about time I leave so I'll see you later but please tell me more when you get back." She then exited her room in an ecstatic fashion that only she could replicate.
Before Lux left Caitlyn waved and said, "Bye" with Lux responding likewise. She then closed the door as a faint blue light began to engulf her. Before long she was completely engulfed and was being teleported. "I never liked summoning. It feels so weird." Caitlyn though as she traveled through pitch blackness that revealed nothing to her, "I wonder if this is how it feels to die, permanently." After a couple more seconds, she was placed on a platform with a man she had never seen before. He wore a black coat with a hood over his face. It looked like he concealed something within the coat that reached to his feet. The coat itself looked rather old and torn revealing metallic plates within the sheets of the fabric. All that she could make out of his face was a calm demeanor and a devious smile.
"What's up Cait or should I call you cupcake?" asked the mysterious man as he walked towards the shopkeeper. "I don't know what I need so just give me something you think I need," said the man.
After removing her surprised face from hearing Vi's pet name for her she asked, "How do you know so much about me?"
The man turned around after collecting a Doran's ring and two health pots and replied, "We know each other better than most even if you don't know who I am yet. You can call me Scipio Fur," said the man with a smirk. At that moment he began to walk down the lane.
"Give me a Doran's blade," she said to the shopkeeper who quickly complied and then shouted, "Wait up Scipio." Once she caught up she asked, "If we know each other so much, where have we met before?"
"The detective already needs clues? I'll give you one. You shot me once a long time ago," said the man as he disappeared into the shadows of the brush.
"Well that sure narrows it down," Caitlyn replied sarcastically, "but anyways I'm here to show you the basics." She observed the man last hitting minions while attacking the opposing tower. "Apparently you already know the basics so I think it is time I join the rival team," shouted Caitlyn as she began to defend the tower. This went uneventfully for the first ten or so minutes with each side pushing the lane back and forth without really damaging each other's tower. Suddenly out of nowhere, Scipio reached into one of Caitlyn's pockets and took about 50 gold pieces before disappearing again after being shot. "Well that was not expected," said Caitlyn as she continued to push.
"Still don't know who I am sweetheart?" said the man as he revealed his face that was smiling.
"No but I will eventually find out … I always do," retorted Caitlyn as she shot a Piltover Peacemaker at him that tore itself through his right shoulder as he attempted to dodge. She then placed another trap on the ground to zone him out.
Scipio then got a health potion from his pocket and began to drink it. The whole within his shoulder began to knit itself back together slowly. "You know those traps do not do anything right?" said Scipio with a pained voice. At that moment he went into stealth and disarmed the trap in one second. He then reemerged to stab Caitlyn in the stomach and steal more gold before moving back again.
"You'll pay for that!" coughed Caitlyn as some blood came out of her mouth. She quickly drank a health potion and began to shoot the man until he went back into stealth mode. She then placed her attention on tower as she began to riddle it with bullets.
The assault continued for a few more seconds until the man stepped in front of her and socked her in the face. Caitlyn fell to the ground after the hard impact and stayed there for a couple seconds before rolling to the side to avoid a decapitating slash. She then got up and began to retreat while shooting him. "You are better than I expected," said the man as dodged the shots from Caitlyn.
"So are you, I did not except that punch," replied Caitlyn as she spat out blood and teeth, "For a moment there I thought you were trying to hide."
"Why would I hide? You would find me eventually and give me three seconds to give up," retorted Scipio as he continued to kill minions. "I hope you know that I respect you. After all you are the best," said Scipio a couple seconds later which confused Caitlyn.
"Thank you?" replied Caitlyn in a surprised manner, "Why would you respect me though? You seem to be thief and most thieves I know do not respect me but fear me."
"Because you are the best of your group and I am the best of mine. We understand each other extremely well," responded the man as he continued to push his lane as bullets riddled his jacket. Just as he was about to take down the tower multiple bullets were placed into his chest with some of them puncturing his metal plating. This caused him to fall on his knees as a net was shot on him.
"I'll give you one chance to surrender," Caitlyn said coolly, "Do you accept?"
"Never!" screamed Scipio as he flash out of the net and went into stealth again. He then got behind Caitlyn and placed the dagger at her throat. "I'll give you one chance to surrender," mocked Scipio. At that moment he felt a sharp jab to his ribs as he was pushed back by Caitlyn's elbow. However before she fully escaped he slit a small section of her throat that would not kill but surely hurt.
Caitlyn turned around instantly after breaking away and pointed her gun at him to find him poising his dagger and ready to strike. "Stalemate," said Caitlyn as she realized he could stab her throat while he got shot in his heart. The blood from Caitlyn's throat continued to ooze as both of them observed each other for what felt like an hour.
"Agreed how about we both put down our weapons and return back to our bases?" said Scipio as he began to lower his dagger. He hoped that Caitlyn's sense of honor would make her do the same. Once placed back into his pocket he stared into Caitlyn's brown eyes that instantly captivated him.
"Why would I do that?" questioned Caitlyn as she saw him place his dagger into his coat, "You are a thief after all and I'm supposed to hunt you."
Breaking from his stare he replied, "Because you too have a sense of honor like me. I steal to feed the poor and allow them to survive. You wouldn't kill someone who helps people by using illegal methods. Would you or are you just as heartless as everyone says?" His comment burned and his demeanor told her police instincts that he was telling the truth but even so she could not bring herself to lower her gun.
"How do I know you're not lying?" Caitlyn said slowly to prevent the sound of doubt in her mind from showing.
"You don't but you have to trust me," Scipio responded with a sincere manner that Caitlyn couldn't deny.
"Fine but next time one of us is going to die," replied Caitlyn as she finally lowered her gun and began to walk back towards her tower to recall.
"See you soon then," yelled out Scipio as he smiled to himself think about how nice see looked when she was focused. "Wait what the hell am I thinking. When she finds out who I truly am, she will probably hunt me down for the rest of my life and I'm thinking about how she's attractive. What the fuck," thought Scipio as he attempted to get rid of the image of her out of his head for a second. At that moment he began to recall behind his tower.
Caitlyn meanwhile was looking wearily behind her back to make sure he wouldn't try to backstab her figuratively and literally. Once, she thought it was ok she began to recall. "He seems familiar for some reason but I don't know why," though Caitlyn as she began to feel the healing spells course through her on the base platform. The magic was so strong that even replacement teeth were placed in her mouth that had earlier lost at least 4 of them. "I'll find out eventually because I always do," mumbled Caitlyn as she left the platform with new items and headed towards the fight again.
The rest of the battle went without much change. They skirmished a lot and multiple times both of them had to recall because they would damage each other severely. They almost never manage to kill each other but in the end however, Caitlyn won because her range weapon managed to kill Scipio occasionally with her famous Ace in the Hole. Once Scipio's nexus fell, they were teleported into a room where the victors and losers shook hands.
"You did very well for your first time in fact you did better than some people I know that have been here longer," complemented Caitlyn as she placed her gun over her shoulders again, "I still however do not know who you are except that you are an able bodied thief."
"I could reveal the truth to you eventually," said Scipio as he placed his dagger back into his pocket and lowered his hood for the first time, "but I would like something in return."
"What?" asked Caitlyn as she examined his face for the first time, "If you want me to give you a pardon for stealing, you are out of luck." She noticed his silky black hair, his crystal blue eyes that remind her of Lux and how they ensnare anyone who looked into them. His face looked slightly red as though he was embarrassed about something which she found cute. She also noted a couple of scars and stubble on his face that gave him a rugged look to him that only enhanced his appearance.
"No, that is not what I want. What I want is to have dinner with you sometime," said Scipio as he attempted to keep himself from blushing, "We could talk about our past over the dinner."
"Are you asking me to a date?" responded Caitlyn as she felt herself begin to blush.
"I guess you could call it that," Scipio said slowly as he attempted to keep his composure, "So is it a yes?"
Author Notes: First day of Freshman Year... Anyways Reviews still wanted. Like always appreciated and thanks for everything. Writing is most likely going to slow down now since school has started. If you know Latin observe Scipio's last name. It has relevance to the story. Also first person to tell me who the man is gets a cookie.