Classes Divided

Chapter 8

I don't know why my fanfics are getting so smutty. Maybe it's just confidence.

Rule 1 of life; never let a team of Xayah and Jinx dress you. I'm glad that Sona came to save me. Although, with red and black checked flannel, the Pentakill shirt she gave me ages ago, dark blue jeans and heavy boots, I look like the cover model of 'lesbian weekly'. That would be a cool magazine to read. I've been waiting here for like, 20 minutes. I think I'm going a bit insane.

"Hey!" I nearly jumped out of my skin. I think that's Sejuani? "Could you do me a favour?"

"Depends what it is." She grinned and handed me a tube of something.

"Give that to Ashe for me." She patted me on the shoulder, and then ran.

"Vi!" Lux ran over to me, beaming. Maybe Rakan was right. She was upset because Sona was hugging me. "Garen didn't expect you to show up!"

"Well, now you can gloat to him." I shoved my free hand into my pocket. "Can I ask if I'm gonna be killed?"

"Oh, no." Lux gripped my arm and pulled me with her as she started walking towards the house. "If Father wanted you gone, he wouldn't be here in person." That sounds seriously like it's been done before. That's… creepily accurate.

"I can't die here; I have a brother and sister to take care of." I pouted, making her giggle.

"He's not going to kill you." However, as soon as Lux opened the door, three people looked over with glares. Let's see… I think… Jarvan, Fiora, and…Ashe? "You all knew about this."

"It doesn't make us happy about it." Ashe stepped towards us, arms folded.

"Ashe, right?" I asked. She raised an eyebrow, but nodded. "I was told to give you this."

"What in the-" She took the tube from my hands and pulled the cap off. I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from laughing when a huge clump of glitter popped out and went everywhere.

"Ashe!" Fiora walked forward. "Did you really fall for zat again?"

"That has to be the 4th glitter bomb this month." Jarvan chuckled from the kitchen. "At least Lissandra isn't so juvenile." After looking confused for a short while, Ashe glared at me again.

"Hey, you can't blame me. I had no idea what it was."

"You brought it in!"

"I didn't know!"

"What's going on now?" Somebody asked, walking down the huge staircase at the other end of the room. Wait. Holy shit.

"Ashe got glitter bombed again." Lux pulled me inside some more and pushed the door closed. He started to laugh, and then noticed me.

"Oh, no way." Ashe stepped out of the way as Jayce walked over to me, beaming. "I haven't seen you in years, Vi!" I matched his smile and gave him a hug. "And you're just getting stronger!"

"You two know each other?" Jarvan asked this time.

"Yeah, we both grew up in the same orphanage for a while." Each other person in the room looked confused.

"Still a shame that your folks couldn't take both of us home, isn't it?" He smiled again, and then motioned for me to follow him. "Wait, does that mean Cait is here, too?" I followed him to one of the couches in the room and sat next to him. The other four people in the room started talking to each other, but I didn't really care.

"She is." I swear that my heart skipped a beat. "She's set to become Piltover's next Sheriff." I gave Lux a smile when she sat with us.

"It's a small world, isn't it?" Lux asked.

"I'll say. When Jayce said he and Caitlyn were going to a boarding school, I didn't expect it to be this one." I turned to look at him. "That was a rough goodbye."

"I'll say. I never expected you to end up here."

"I'm only here because of my brother and sister." Jayce looked a bit confused. "You know about Jinx, but we found Ekko not long after you guys left Piltover. He was a runaway, and needed us. I'm only here because the school wanted them both so badly, and they only accepted as long as I came along."

"Lux!"Garen called into the room, making all of us jump. "Father's here!"

"Then excuse me." Jayce said, getting up. "Would you like me to tell Caitlyn that you're here, Vi?"

"No need. I want her to be surprised." I grinned. She's probably going to kill me. As he went back upstairs, Lux pulled me up. I guess people left when Jayce sat with me. Ashe didn't take the glitter with her, though.

"Father! It's good to see you!" Lux ran around the couch to hug him when the door opened, and I stood up. He doesn't look as tough as people make him out to be. I can see the resemblance between him and Lux, though.

"How are my little ones doing?" He laughed, lifting Lux off of her feet. He pulled Garen into the hug, and that's the first time I've ever seen the guy smile. When nobody was watching, I jumped over the back of the couch. I really can't be bothered walking around. When my feet hit the floor, Lux turned her head and raised an eyebrow.

"You could have walked around it, you know." I just grinned at her. Pieter put Lux back on her feet and narrowed his eyes at me.

"Well, I don't have to ask for your name." He said, stepping forward and tapping his cheek. "But you don't known your own last name, correct?"

"I don't even know my real first name." I said, folding my arms. "This is just what the other street rats in Zaun called me."

"Didn't you grow up in Piltover?" Lux asked. "That's what you said to Jayce."

"I got moved there when I was 9. Me and Jinx got into a lot of trouble, and we were sent there."

"I've heard that you have a brother, too." Who knew that a Crownguard could ask so many questions?

"Yeah, Ekko's a runaway. Even I don't know his parents." It feels like I'm being interrogated by the police again. It's been a while since that's happened, though. Good times.

~~~~~~~~~~~~X~~~~~~~~~~~~

"You two be good, alright?" I smiled up at Father, laughing when he picked me up again. "And keep that girl close, Luxanna." He whispered to me. I nodded subtly, so only he could feel. "As much as she's brutish, having friends like that is a blessing."

"Father?" He put me down and clapped Garen's shoulders. "Are we still coming home for Snowdown?"

"Of course!" Oh yes, that's in a couple of months. "Snowdown is for families!"

"We still need to throw a Snowdown party!" Sejuani yelled from the top of the stairs. "Our parties always rule!"

"Oh, I like the sound of that!" Vi laughed, still leaning on the back of the sofa.

"Riffraff aren't invited!" I jogged over and gripped the back of her shirt before she ran at Sejauni.

"Lux, let go!"

"We don't need to start fights!" I heard Father laugh.

"I'll take my leave now." I ran back over to hug him again. "You two keep your grades up."

"We will, father." He smiled, and walked back down to his Limousine. As he drove away, Garen pushed the door closed. "Well, that didn't go as horribly as I imagined."

"Just say it. You don't like me." Vi folded her arms and leaned against the sofa again.

"I don't need to say it. It's obvious in my body language." Again, I had to keep Vi away from Garen.

"What is all the noise down here?" Caitlyn called out. This is going to be bad. "It's like you can't do… anything…" When she met eyes with Vi, Caitlyn stopped dead in her tracks, with a shocked look.

"Hey, Cait." Vi laughed, scratching the back of her head. "Long time no see, huh?" The brunette turned on her heel and ran back upstairs, her door slamming shut seconds later. "Yep. Exactly how I expected that to go."

"What the hell has gotten into Caitlyn this time?" Talon asked, walking down the stairs.

"Old friends, long story." Vi huffed.

"Somebody'll talk to her." Garen walked forward. "You stay here and try not to cause any more trouble." Just like that, Vi and I sat on the sofa for about an hour. Every one of my housemates came back, defeated.

"What is her problem this time?" Katarina asked, being the last person to walk downstairs. "She's not talking to anyone!" I flinched as Vi let out a long groan and stood up.

"She'll talk to me." I started following Vi.

"What makes you think you'll get a response?" Ashe asked. "You're just a low-class kid."

"Is that your best insult?" Vi laughed, walking upstairs with me following closely. "Stuck up…"

"Don't take it personally, Vi." I said, patting her bicep. "Nobody gets along with us."

"Hey, we get along." I smiled, and watched her stop in the middle of the hallway.

"Caitlyn's room is on the end. Over there." She nodded and walked over, knocking a few times.

"Hey, Cait?"

"Go away, Vi!" That was expected.

"C'mon, I just want to talk to you." No answer. "I'll call you that name you hate." Still nothing. "Cup-" The door flew open and Caitlyn pulled Vi inside by the front of her shirt. "Aha! I knew you weren't ignoring me!"

"Why are you here?!"

"Well, the universe-"

"Not like that, you moron!" I heard a slap. Is everything going to be alright in there? "This school, this house?!"

"Oh, well, I'm at the school on scholarship, because of my brother and sister. This house? Lux's dad wanted to talk to me." Caitlyn sighed. "Don't look so sad, Cupcake. I'm glad to see you."

"You really haven't changed, have you?" For once, Caitlyn laughed softly.

"Why would I change? That'd suck." I better leave them alone for now.

~~~~~~~~~~~~X~~~~~~~~~~~~

Now I'm getting worried. Snapping my book shut, I sat up on my bed. It's been over an hour and a half since I last heard from Vi or Caitlyn. As I left my room, it seemed that everybody had forgotten about the incident. As I silently walked down the hallway, I raised my hand to knock, but the muffled sounds from inside stopped me.

"You know that I don't like to be edged." Caitlyn? Is that supposed to mean something?

"Why? You look so cute when you are." Well, Vi is still here. Panic started to set in when I heard Caitlyn gasping for air. Kneeling down, I looked through the door's keyhole. Mistakes were made. I'm sure that my face went redder than a rose. I'm not 100% sure why Vi had her head between Caitlyn's legs, but the way that the latter was gripping her hair and moving around, it seemed to be a good thing. I should not be here. I ran back to my room, slamming the door shut behind me and leaning against it, breathing heavily. Is that what old friends do? I'm not asking anybody. I might need to look online.

No, Lux! Don't go to the internet!