𝙄 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 { Vi X Reader OC }

PROMISES

Lavender shuddered. It was chilly. The undercity was usually chilly, but tonight felt particularly frigid. Breathing out, she looked about the darkroom, giving her eyes time to adapt. Taking in her surroundings, she looked around at their hideout.

Everyone had fallen asleep when she and Vi returned to the basement from the rooftop. Lavender soon joined them, going to her top bunk and passing out fast. Wishing Vi a good night in the process. She couldn't blame her siblings for falling asleep; she too was exhausted; her legs and feet ached all day after running from Piltover back to the lanes and then kicking those thugs' asses. All that and not even one thing to show for it.

Lav grumbled and looked over at Mylo, who was on the couch with his head hanging back, looking dead in his sleep. Claggor was on the other couch with his hands lazily in his lap. Ekko was resting his head against the armrest next to him and drooling a bit. And if she peered over the top bunk, she'd see Powder and Vi sleeping peacefully on the bottom. Lavender gave a small smile. She loved these calm moments when the only sounds she could hear consisted of the shuffling of feet and the faint sound of music upstairs, strange as it may seem. With a small sigh, she turned to face the opposite side of the top bed, anticipating being alone but to her surprise, she wasn't. Her breath hitched when her eyes connected with a pair of pale blue ones.

"Hi," Vi said in a hushed whisper. Her voice on Lavender's cheek was faint and gentle. "Hey," she answered. They sat for what seemed like hours in silence. With their hands curled behind their heads and their faces so near that lavender could feel Vi's warmth, their bodies were mirroring one another. Lavender felt giddy as the moments from the rooftop flooded back into her mind.

With her face slightly flushed, Vi was staring up at her with her bright blue eyes inches from hers. Lavender resisted her impulse to lift her hand and tuck a strand of her dark pink hair out of her face.

"How come you're up here? You usually sleep in Powder's bed, though I'm not complaining. " At last, Lav broke the stillness, sensing that she would lose her composure if Vi continued to stare at her that way. Vi looked away and remarked, "I got cold."

Lavender had known Vi since she was twelve years old. She was certain that Vi was lying if she wasn't staring her in the eyes.

"Is that all?" Lavender questioned. With a sigh, Vi's eyes met hers once more, but they seemed far more serious this time. "No... I wanted to check up on you." She mumbled, she reached over to pluck at the thin blanket covering them.

After visiting Benzo's and experiencing the rooftop moment, Lavender realized she missed the opportunity to check on Vi and have their "later" talk. This caused her to chuckle. "That's all you had to say, love." Vi quickly turned a bright scarlet from the pet name and turned her head away, facing the ceiling.

"I should be the one checking on you," Lavender said slowly, taking her hand out behind her head and inching it closer to Vi's.

"I'm fine."

"You always say that. You don't always have to be 'fine,' you know. "

Vi took a deep breath and let it out before looking up at her. "Vander took care of me."

"Good," was all Lavender said as she finally reached for Vi's hand and held it. Vi glanced down at their clasped hands. "I hope you know, Lav, I would never take you guys on a job I thought you couldn't handle."

"Shush," Lav whispered, squeezing Vi's calloused hand. "Vi, I trust you with my life. I know you would never put me in danger, or any of us for that matter. " Vi's eyebrows scrunched together like she was in deep thought.

"Hey," Lavender softly let go of Vi's hand to cup her cheek. "Ekko, Mylo, claggor, me... powder. We trust you. We know you only mean well. And if anything counts, I'll always be there by your side when you mess up, ready to defend you. "