jinxed | arcane

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vi leaned her back against the wall as she sighed, contemplating what she was going to do now. with crossed arms and closed eyes, vi replayed everything that happened in the undercity in her mind and tried thinking of what she could've done to result in a different outcome.

jinx's voice echoed in her head as she opened her eyes and stared at her feet.

"powder's dead."

vi let out a frustrated sigh. she wasn't sure what she was going to do now to get jinx to realize she never stopped looking for her. firstly, she would have to find the bastard that brainwashed her sister.

"silco.." vi mumbled under her breath.

"silco? isn't he the whole reason we went to the undercity?" caitlyn asked as she walked over to vi.

vi hummed as she looked up at caitlyn gripping her fists. "yeah..i just got distracted." she spoke.

"she was your sister?" caitlyn asked as she blinked, studying vi's body language.

"is..she is my sister." vi said, looking in caitlyn's icy blue eyes. "i know she's in there..silco has this fucking claim on her and he's brainwashed her to believe i wouldn't come back for her."

caitlyn nodded as she looked over her shoulder seeing a group of enforcers walking down the bridge. "come on, we should get you patched up."

"i'm fine..nothing a bandaid can't fix." vi said with a chuckle.

"you were shot at point blank range. you need medical attention and you're getting it whether you like it or not." caitlyn huffed as she grabbed vi's good arm and dragged her along to her house.

"jeez, what happened to my cupcake?" vi teased as she followed behind caitlyn.

"shut up.." caitlyn retorted, thankful vi couldn't see her blushing cheeks.

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"ARGH!!" vi grunted gripping the edge of the table. she looked over her shoulder, glaring at caitlyn. "stop bullshitting and take the damn bullet out!" she grunted, grabbing the bottle of alcohol and taking a swig.

caitlyn huffed, rolling her eyes as she gripped her forceps. "i'm trying.. it broke into pieces and there's one left." she muttered as she leaned a bit closer, inspecting the wound.

she reached her forceps into the wound and grabbed the final shard of the bullet casing and dropped it into the glass container.

"there..let me see the alcohol." caitlyn said as she grabbed the bottle from vi and poured it into the wound causing a grunt to leave vi's lips as she tensed.

caitlyn set the bottle down and grabbed some bandage wrap. she covered the wound with gauze and wrapped vi's shoulder and arm. "rest it. no fighting." she disciplined.

vi turned around and looked at caitlyn, nodding and rolling her eyes. "yeah yeah.." she huffed as she stood, walking over to the bathroom door.

"vi..stay out of the undercity. at least until you're healed." caitlyn spoke as she stood up, taking off her gloves and throwing them into the trash can.

vi paused, her hand in the door as she listened to caitlyn's request. "you know i can't do that cupcake." she spoke before going inside the bathroom.

vi looked at herself in the mirror and let out a soft sigh. it was true she really had changed in those years of separation. hell when she was taken she was sent to stillwater.

she was locked in a prison cell twenty two hours out of the day. the only times she was let out was to eat and to go outside to workout. any other time she was locked in her own cell on her own floor isolated from everyone else.. all because she broke another inmates jaw.. for good reason.

vi glanced at herself once more before exiting the bathroom and looking around the now empty room. "cupcake?" she called out.

she followed the sound of voices coming from down the hall. vi peered around the corner seeing caitlyn talking to her sheriff.

"and you said this is what was on the shipment progress day?" caitlyn asked as she scanned the file. she looked at the picture of a pinkish purple vial and the description of the liquid.

markus nodded as he crossed his arms. "silco was trying to export it through piltover and god knows elsewhere. it says in the file shimmer was used on over half the population of zaun and the undercity."

"shimmer?" vi whispered as she listened to the conversation from her hiding spot behind the corner. she thought back to her interaction with her sister and started to assume the worst.

"shimmer..i'll talk to vi about it and see if she knows anything." caitlyn spoke to her sheriff before showing him out. just as the door closed behind markus, vi revealed her from her hiding spot and glared at caitlyn.

"what fucking shipment progress day?" vi asked angrily as she stepped closer to caitlyn, causing the blue eyed girl to jump and stammer.

"you were listening?" caitlyn asked as she closed the file and held it tightly. she looked at vi and shook her head, dismissing the conversation. "we'll talk about it tomorrow. you need to rest."

"don't blow this off. what the fuck happened progress day?" vi asked angrily as she stepped closer to caitlyn, forcing the blue eyed girl back against the wall.

caitlyn grunted softly as her back hit the wall. she looked up at vi, holding her breath seeing the dangerous glint in her eyes. caitlyn sighed and spoke.

"there was a shipment that apparently took place. onboard were seven canisters of a drug called shimmer. it alters the body physically and mentally making those who take it incredibly strong and dangerous."

"and?" vi spat as she glared.

"there was graffiti on the airship and we questioned one of the prisoners we arrested from the shipment.. the same prisoner you assaulted in stillwater..the same prisoner who works for silco." caitlyn spoke, glancing at vi to see her reaction.

vi clenched her jaw as she backed away a few feet. she huffed, running a hand through her hair. "what does this graffiti have to do with shimmer?" she asked as she turned, walking away from caitlyn to give her some space.

caitlyn let out a shaky sigh as she prepared for the worst, knowing that what she was going to say next would cause vi to most likely lose it.

"the graffiti matches the ones we saw in the undercity..the ones on your sisters gun."

vi's movements came to a halt as her mind flashed back to the graffiti in the old building where her and powder used to stay. she turned, glaring at caitlyn as she scoffed.

"are you trying to tell me..powder is involved with shimmer?" vi questioned as her voice cracked. caitlyn stayed quiet as she looked at the ground, fumbling with her hands.

"fucking answer me!" vi shouted as she stormed over, slamming her fist against the wall beside caitlyn's head. caitlyn jolted with the sudden impact on the wall.

"most if not all of the undercity use shimmer. silco is the one who created shimmer and he is the one who is favoring your sister so we can only assume-"

"my sister isn't on shimmer!" vi shouted as she looked at caitlyn.

"you can't be sure. it alters the mind and body. she shot you vi! she's your sister and she shot you!" caitlyn shouted back as she motioned to vi's shoulder.

vi backed away and scoffed. "is this why you got me out of stillwater? to go to the undercity and prove your fucking point?!" she shouted.

caitlyn looked at vi and bit her lip. "it wasn't the main reason.." she replied softly. she looked up at vi seeing her shake her head and chuckle.

"typical fucking topsiders.." vi spat before walking to the door. "fuck you caitlyn." was the last thing vi said before she walked out of the building, slamming the door behind her.