A/N: Hey folks, sorry about the delay in chapters. I'd been out of town all day with no Internet, so I uploaded this chapter as soon as I got home. I've also been encountering a bit of writer's block, so the chapters may be pushed back to every two weeks until I get back on track with it. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for sticking with me. I'll do the best I can to get those creative juices flowing again.

Chapter Four: Finally Awake

Location: An Apartment in Western Piltover

My eyes shot open, as I looked up at Jinx, standing over Vi, her rocket launcher's menacing jaws looming over the broken pinkette, who lay bleeding on the ground. Noticing that I was awake, Jinx looked over at me and said,

"Watch! I'm about to do something really cool!"

The jaws of "Fishbones" began to glow brightly as the rocket inside of the weapon began to expand in size. This round looked much different than the one she fired at me the day before, as if it were completely changing in form.

As she was about to pull the trigger, I heard the faint sound of yelling outside my building as a massive bullet shattered my bedroom window, flying straight into Jinx's open mouth, knocking her backwards, and exploding in her throat. Blood spattered out of her mouth, staining her teeth red.

"Go! Go! Go!" I heard through my now open window. I looked over in horror as Jinx slowly picked herself up off of the floor, coughing up blood as she resumed laughing. She stumbled over to the shattered window frame, leaned out, shouting,

"Is that it?! Where are your other guns Hat Lady?!"

Suddenly, an expanding blade flew through the open window, embedding itself into my ceiling as Jinx ducked to avoid it.

The sound of running and stomping filled the apartment as she made a beeline for the living room window.

Noticing that she was about to escape, Vi quickly tried to grab onto her, managing to wrap her hands around one of her extremely long braids.

"Get the fuck back here." Vi said, her words dripping with hatred and loathing.

She pulled on Jinx's braid, hard, clotheslining her and sending her straight down to the floor.

As the stomping grew louder, I saw a look on Jinx's face that I never thought I'd live to see.

Panic.

Vi yanked harder on her braid and she began to cough up blood again. As she struggled to get her braid free, a smile returned to her face. She pulled out a bright blue and gold pistol, and turned to fire it.

Zap!

The shot hit Vi's arm, causing her to spasm and let got of Jinx's braid. As she scrambled to her feet, the door to my apartment swung open, the force of it sending her flying backwards. A team of men armed with pistols spilled in. Leading them was a stone-faced man carrying some sort of large techmaturgical warhammer. He leaped at Jinx, bringing his warhammer straight down, slamming Jinx's stomach hard, and causing a blast of electricity. Blood spilled from her mouth at an alarming rate. She quickly squirmed out from under the heavy hammer, and got up, leaping through the window, shattering it.

The man's warhammer suddenly changed form as it launched an electrical gate onto the floor and fired a shock blast through it. The blast grew massive as it sailed through the gate, but as big as it was, it missed completely and fizzled out in the air.

The team of men leaped into action as they quickly latched themselves onto the broken window frame with grappling hooks and lowered themselves out the window in pursuit of Jinx.

"JAYCE! Need I remind that there is still a civilian in there?! Next time, signal for a net and we'll subdue her!" I heard Sheriff Caitlyn shout through a radio on the man's chest.

So that's the famous 'Defender of Tomorrow' I keep hearing about. I thought to myself.

"Sorry Cait, got a little carried away there." Jayce responded,

"Yeah, well 'sorry' isn't gonna cut it anymore. The only reason why Jinx is getting away is because neither you nor Vi are THINKING before you rush into fights! I'll handle the chase from here. Just get Vi and the civilian out of there and report back to headquarters."

"Ten-four." he said, annoyed.

Unable to prevent Jinx's escape yet again, Vi let out a loud, frustrated growl and slammed her fist on the floor.

"Are you kidding me Vi?!" Jayce exclaimed in anger, "Pull yourself together! This whole situation could have been avoided if you just attended our morning patrol."

"I told you I had something more important to deal with!" Vi shouted through tears, spraying blood spatter all over his face and clothes.

"What could be more important than protecting the city from utter ruin?!" Jayce shouted, raising his voice in anger, "Some things are more important than checking up on your boyfriend! Piltover is on the brink of war with Zaun and an extremely dangerous criminal is on the loose! On top of that, you just cost a civilian his home by engaging the target by yourself…again! Do you remember what your job is?!"

Vi pushed him aside angrily and headed for the door.

"No! Don't just brush me off!" Jayce exclaimed, and pulled her back by the shoulder, "Get your priorities straight, Vi, because if Caitlyn has to call Ezreal back from his expedition in Demacia, we'll both be in deep shit."

Jayce wiped his face and stomped out the door, on his way out, he shouted back, "Meet us at headquarters, and bring the civilian with you. We're going to need to find him a temporary home until we can repair the damage done here."

With that, he slammed the door behind him, leaving Vi staring into space. Suddenly, she dropped to her knees and buried her head in her hands.

Noticing this, I gathered all of my strength and got up to walk over to the kitchen, at least the part that was still intact, grabbed a bag of ice, and filled a glass with water, adding a drop of Health Potion. I carefully walked over to Vi, and kneeled down to face her.

"Here" I said, "This will help."

I handed her the glass of water, and said, "Sip it. If you drink it all at once, it will make the pain worse."

She nodded as I carefully placed the ice pack on her head and got up to get a washcloth. Walking back over to her, I held her head up and wiped the blood and tears off of her face. She pushed my hand away.

"I can take care of myself. Lay off." Vi said.

"Alright. I get it. Let me know when you're ready to go." I said, turning towards the kitchen to get myself something to eat.

"What happened last night?" she asked.

I froze up, recalling what happened with Jinx. My heart started beating fast and I began sweating profusely.

"Well?" Vi asked, growing impatient.

"It's…none of your concern…" I said.

"You have a massive bruise on your neck and Jinx called it her handiwork. I think I deserve to know what happened!"

"Can't we talk about this later?"

"Cut the crap!" Vi shouted, "Something happened between you and her, and you fucking know it!"

"Nothing happened between Jinx and I!"

"DON'T LIE TO ME!" At this, Vi lunged at me, grabbing my neck and pinning me up against the wall. I noticed that tears began pouring out of her eyes again.

"Vi…stop…I can't…breathe…"

She let go of me, and I fell to the floor, gasping for breath.

"You want to know what happened?!" I furiously shouted, "She forced herself on me! I saw the note you left me that night, and I went to get a drink of water to soothe my headache and she was just there! In the living room!" I explained, with tears running down my face, "I thought she was you, so I didn't do anything about it right away, and she just came at me! In my state she overpowered me! I had no choice but to let her continue until she felt relaxed enough for me to push her off."

Vi stood staring at me with shock and betrayal. She stood there for a good minute before her mouth began to formulate words again.

"TELL ME THE TRUTH YOU LYING BASTARD!" She shouted, and picked me up by the neck again. This time with a much stronger grip; I felt as if she actually might kill me.

"I swear Vi…that's…the truth…" I managed to squeak out before she slammed me into the wall again. I felt blood seeping out of my mouth. She squeezed harder and harder, yelling and screaming louder and louder. Just as I began to slip into unconsciousness, Jayce burst back through the door with his warhammer, swinging it hard into Vi's side, sending her flying into the wall.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU VI?!" he shouted at the top of his lungs. "You almost killed him! Don't you care about this city one bit?!"

At this point, Vi's emotions got the better of her and she curled up, sobbing.

"Stop wallowing in your own self-pity and get to the station. I'm taking the civilian with me." Jayce said.

"Good!" Vi shouted between sobs, "He can rot beneath the Shadow Isles for all I care!"

"It's a damn shame you feel that way, because with the way you've been acting out lately, you're going to be taking care of him, as decided by Sheriff Caitlyn." Jayce said. "It's about time you took responsibility for your actions."

"What?! Why me?" Vi exclaimed, still sobbing.

"Because you're the one who went in after him in the first place! Caitlyn has also issued orders for him to be kept alive and safe." Jayce continued, "He is the only one who has survived a one on one encounter with Jinx, and therefore, he is going to be crucial in capturing her."

"But-"

"No 'buts'! It's the Sheriff's orders. Obey them for once in your life."

With that, Jayce picked me up off of the ground and flung me over his shoulder.

"Get up and take the 'Team 2' squad car back to headquarters. I'll meet you there." He said.

Jayce carried me out the door and down the stairs, leaving Vi as a curled up, sobbing mess. As we arrived at the squad car, he put me down in the passenger seat and started the engine.

"Thanks for the save, uh, Jayce, was it?" I said.

"Yeah, Jayce." He said, sighing heavily, "How do you know my name?"

"I heard Caitlyn shouting at you through the radio. I've also heard about how you saved Piltover from an invasion of Viktor's hextech soldiers single-handedly."

"Oh yeah, that." Jayce said, "I'd rather not talk about that."

"Why not?"

"Because that incident may have given Viktor the excuse he needs to destroy Piltover."

End of Chapter Four