The next day passed like any other; Vi lounging around in her apartment, waiting for the boring day time to pass so the eventful night would come. She watched TV, tinkered endlessly with her gauntlets and new exosuit, and doing laundry. Lots and lots of laundry. She very rarely cleaned her cloths, but a date with the sheriff was as good a time as ever. She roughly and sloppily folded each shirt and pair of genes, pilling them up in her dresser with no rhyme or reason. Shirts with torn pants, shorts with underwear, socks with bra's. Vi never was much for over organizing.
She eventually settled on a black shirt from some indie band she had seen a few weeks back called Hextakill, and her pair of least ripped genes, which were still pretty ripped in the knees. Her exosuit stood out quite a bit over her shirt, so she threw on a plain grey hoodie, which covered up most of it. Now it just looked like she was wearing fancy leg braces. She took a quick shower, just to make sure her hair wasn't too greasy, and all the oil and grease from her gauntlets was washed off.
She ruffled her pink hair, drip drying in her empty apartment. "What a mess" she muttered, looking on from her bedroom to her living room and kitchen. There was trash strewn about the floor, discarded boxes of useless Hextech parts that she couldn't really fix or use, even old inventions she had finished and then forgotten about. She glanced at her watch; two PM, plenty of time. She sighed, bent down and started picking up trash. The exosuit did work, supporting her damaged spine enough to prevent any kind of serious pain. Her back still twinged when she flexed in certain positions, reminding her that it wasn't perfect. She ran through a few ideas in her head and out loud as she cleaned, and by the time she had one that might work, her apartment looked like a different place. The boxes were stacked neatly in the closet with her forgotten inventions, the trash was all gone, she had even made her bed and changed the sheets.
"Well that actually looks a hell-of-a-lot better!" she exclaimed, hands on her hips. "Good job Vi, you're awesome! Thanks Vi, I get that a lot."
Her watch showed six forty, time to go. She jotted down a quick note to herself about the exosuit so she wouldn't forget, grabbed her keys, and started out towards Caitlyns house. Vi was so nervous that she couldn't even listen to Pentakill on the way over. 'what if she doesn't like the food? What if she doesn't like my outfit? I should have gotten something better to wear. Oh man do I smell?' and more went through her mind, and more than once she thought about turning around and canceling, but by the time she had decided, she was already standing outside Caitlyn's apartment.
Her face was pale, her hands shaking, and her back tingling as she knocked on the door. Caitlyn lived just a few streets down from the station, typical Cupcake, in a much nicer apartment than Vi. "Coming!" the sheriff called thorough the door. Vi heard her shoes thump against the floor, getting closer, closer closer. She felt like she was going to throw up. 'This was a bad Idea' she thought as she heard the doorknob turn.
All that tension in her body, like a bomb about to explode, rushed from her body as she locked her eyes with Caitlyns. Those cool blue eyes were like water for her overheating soul, like a cold beer after a hot day outside. Vi had never seen the sheriff in anything but her purple dress; she wore it every day to work without fail. Now, though, she wore a plain black dress, belted at the waist with a pure white strip of leather. It reached down just below her knees, smoothly flowing down above her black flats. Vi looked back up at her face. She never wore makeup, and she didn't need too; every imperfection on her face just served do accetuate her beauty to Vi. Her hair was tied back in a simple ponytail, leaving a few loose strands to hang down around her ears.
Vi realized her mouth was stupidly open, and she closed it with a snap. "You look amazing" she said in awe. Caitlyn smiled, blushing lightly.
"You don't look half bad yourself. Did you shower just for me?" The sheriff said teasingly.
Vi grinned like an idiot, blushing. "Guilty as charged!" she said, running a hand through her hair. "Ready to go?"
Caitlyn grabbed a plain black purse off of a table beside the door. "Yes I am" she said. "Where are we going?"
The two of them started moving towards the elevator, talking as they went. "It's a bit of a surprise" the pinkett said, hands behind her head. "There's a place I used to go to ALL the time a couple years back. Nice little hole in the wall. Hope that's ok?"
Caitlyn smiled, punching the lobby button on the elevator. "Of course it is" she said happily. "I'm all for the simple things."
The drive over was pretty nice. Vi mostly just talked; about her boredom, what she usually ate for lunch at work, music she liked, things she was making. Caitlyn listened mostly, chiming in with comments when she had any. Before she knew it, Vi was pulling into the parking lot next to the restaurant. Vi wasn't kidding when she said hole in the wall. The tiny place was overshadowed by the massive skyscrapers that towered around it. A fat little Yordle man was sweeping out front, and waved as he saw Vi pull up. "Here we are!" she said to Caitlyn, getting out of the car and locking it. "Hope you like Yordel cuisine."
"I can't say I've every had it" she replied.
"Hey Falorn!" Vi said happily, bumping fists with the little man. "Glad to see you're still in business!"
"Glad to see you're not dead" he squeaked, stroking his large mustache. "Heard you had a run in with Alphons. Looks like you came out on top though."
Vi grinned sheepishly, rubbing the shaven side of her head. "Takes more than just him to take me down, you of all people should know. This" she said suddenly, turning to Caitlyn. "Is Caitlyn. She's my boss. Aaaaaand also my date." she narrowed her eyes "So no dick jokes or ogling her, you got it perv?"
Falorn laughed, slapping his belly. "You know me too well." he chuckled, making his way inside. "Astrid!" he called out. "Fire up the grill! Our best customer is back!"
The two officers took their seats in the quaint little shop. Caitlyn looked around, taking note of the hanging lanterns and the hand painted walls. "This is a nice place, Vi" she commented. "I was half expecting you to bring me to some fast food joint" she giggled.
"You wound me" she said. "I've got more class than that, Cupcake." Caitlyn raised her eyebrows. "I didn't say a LOT more class..."
Vi ended up ordering for the both of them. The sheriff could barely even pronounce the names of the dishes, and Vi had eaten there at least a hundred times. They made small talk for a while, both of them a bit too embarrassed to talk about anything major. Finally, Falorn carried over two dishes and a few bottles of deep blue liquid. "Smells as awful as ever, Falorn!" Vi said, licking her lips as her mouth watered.
Falorn waved her off and laughed, setting the dishes down and leaving them in peace. The first dish was covered in a neat little array of tiny looking fish. The second had a vast assortment of different colored cubes of what looked like jelly. Caitlyn didn't try to hide her uneasiness. "Now you can't knock it till you try it, cupcake" Vi said, picking up one of the fish. "these are called shrimp. They're all over the ocean near Bandle city." she dipped the shrimp in a red looking paste that rested in the center of the dish and tore it in half at the base. "Just don't eat the tail" she said through the fish in her mouth.
Caitlyn hesitantly picked one up, dipped it, and took a tentative bite. Her face was a mix of enjoyment, confusion, disgust, then joy. "It's not half bad" Caitlyn said after she had swallowed. "What about these?" she motioned to the jelly.
"Those are kind of weird" Vi said. "Each color has a different flavor. The Yordels call them protein cubes, but some of them are just sugar. It's so hard to get real food to the yordels, they invented this really crazy thing that imitates the flavor of different exotic foods." She popped a blue on in her mouth. "Blueberry's" she said after swallowing.
An hour later, the two of them sat, sipping their bottles of yordel mead, talking happily. "So you like tattoos obviously" Caitlyn said, motioning to the big VI underneath her left eye. "Do you have any other than that one?"
Vi laughed. "Do I have any more." she said sarcastically. She pulled her jacket down her neck, revealing a plain cog. "There's that one" she said. She lifted her jacket and shirt, and beneath her exosuit, Caitlyn saw an intricate set of her gauntlets across her belly. "Those are the big ones." she said "I've got a few more, but you'd have to get me naked to see them."
"Hmmm" Caitlyn said, blushing. "That could be arranged."
Vi gaped at her partner. "You're drunk" she said, laughing. "Can't hold you're booze Cupcake?"
They laughed together. This was going far better than Vi had expected. "I normally drink wine" She said. "This foreign stuff just isn't my style."
"Aw, but that stuff's the best!" she said "such rich and unique flavors. Seriously, much better than boring old wine."
Caitlyn giggled, sipping the drink again. "This was really nice" she said "thanks for taking me out tonight, Vi. It was...fun."
Falorn shooed them out not long after. He waved them goodbye, gave Vi a wink, and closed the door, flipping the sign on the door from open to closed. "So what about you, Cupcake?" Vi asked as she pulled out of the parking lot. "What's your story?"
Caitlyn shook her head and waved her head. "Oh you know" she said "grew up in a rich family, brought justice to the downtrodden and blah blah blah. You're the interesting one."
"Why thank you sheriff" Vi chuckled. "but I'm not such a big deal. Grew up on the streets, had to take care of my sister, committed crimes, blah blah blah." Caitlyn was silent. "What?" Vi asked, looking over at the sheriff. She was staring at the pinkett. "What?!" she asked a bit harder.
"I never knew you had a sister." Caitlyn said quietly. Vi fell silent, looking back at the road. "Can you tell me anything about her?"
"No." Vi said simply. "I haven't seen her in years. She's dead for all I know."
"What was her name?" Caitlyn asked quietly after a small pause.
"Shit Caitlyn, what is this, an interrogation?" Vi said angrily. "I don't like talking about it ok?" That killed the conversation fairly quickly. The two of them fell silent for a few minutes. Caitlyn studied her partner closely. The streetlamps illuminated her stern face and clenched fists. She was pissed, Cait could tell.
"I'm sorry" she whispered, rubbing her head. "I'm drunk. I forgot you didn't like talking about it..."
Vi was silent. They pulled up to Caitlyn's apartment and Vi put the car in park. "I had a great time Vi, really. Sorry I had to kill the mood right at the end."
"It's alright Cupcake." she said, smiling. When Caitlyn reached for the door, Vi blurted out "You can call me Violet."
Caitlyn spun around, staring at the pinkett. "Your...your name is-"
"Violet, ya." Vi said "That's what my sister would always call me when we were alone. You can...you can call me that if you like."
"Violet is a beautiful name" Caitlyn said quietly. There was something about the way she said that, something that triggered inside Vi's mind.
And then they were kissing. Softly, tentatively at first, but it didn't stay like that for long. Vi reached around grabbed the back of Caitlyn's head, pulling her closer as their mouths opened and their tongs began fighting for supremacy. Vi's calloused and scared lips felt like velvet to Caitlyn, and Caitlyn's felt like physical heaven to Vi.
It was over far too quickly. Caitlyn pulled away, clearing her throat as she did. She looked away, though dispite that, Vi could still see how crimson her face was."My goodness look at the time" she said, clutching her purse to her chest. "I-I should go, I guess. Thank you for dinner." She opened the door and stepped out quickly, but stopped. "We should do this again. Soon. And often." She blushed again.
"I look forward too it, Cupcake" Vi said, smiling slyly.
"I'll see you tomorrow..." Caitlyn said, adding "Officer Violet." after a short pause.
Needless to say, Vi didn't sleep that night. There are no bed's when you're on cloud nine.
Greetings again my readers! Like the LCS reference I threw in right at the end? C9 is my favorite team, so I just couldn't resist. A few quick notes on this one. Vi's exosuit is actually not my own idea, it's something I pulled strait out of the splash art. If you look closely, it really looks like she's wearing some kind of armor, some kind of exosuit. You can tell from her boots, the breastplate she wears, her shoulder pads, and down along her legs. I thought this the perfect place to start to sculpt the Vi we know and love in game. As always, if you want to show your support, please keep reading and if you have the time, write me a quick review.
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