Caitlyn and Vi Shorts and Fluff

The Surprise Continued

Part 2 of 2

Vi POV

It was a really great first week of working together with Caitlyn - now as our Sheriff. I could see she was stressing a little. She was never very good at hiding anything from me. I tried to help her as much as I could. I roped a few other lieutenants into stepping up to take on new tasks as Caitlyn delegated quite easily. By the end of the week things were starting to run more smoothly. I could see some of those initial jitters fade away. I proposed we take a little trip in a few weeks once everything settled down. I hadn't really been outside of our cities and Cait didn't want to go far incase the they needed us, and I agreed. So we settled on a short camping trip to the nearby mountains just outside of Piltover. If we needed to we could be back to the city within an hour. It took a little convincing but she agreed that a little respite from her duties would be nice. Of course I still tried to provide that regularly at home. The work was taking a heavier toll than I liked on her. We had less and less time alone at home. But I really meant every work I had said when we surprised her with her promotion. ..."you are the best of us all... So here's to many more years of learning from you and being by your side!" I desperately wanted to make that more of a reality. 

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Cait POV

The roll of Sheriff is not an easy task. I knew it wouldn't be, but I wasn't prepared for all the red tape I had to slice through with each decision. Vi really stepped up to help me in more ways than one. Work was starting to flow better and after week two I felt maybe I'd be ok with all of these added duties after all. Vi had convinced me to take a small overnight trip to the mountains outside of town and I agreed maybe that would be a nice way to celebrate and relax a little. She always found ways to make me feel better. She put in the extra time and helped with various things I didn't even know I needed. She was picking up the slack at home too. I kept waking up to fresh coffee and a clean house. I don't know how she found time for it all. She made me smile everyday. She kept me moving forward; brought hope to every difficult situation we faced. She kept pushing me further than I thought I could to make some real societal changes. To finally start to make things right in our world. I loved her for giving me all her strength and her love. For making me a better person. 

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Vi POV

Each day leading up to our trip was exciting and also made me more nervous. I was trying to avoid Caitlyn here and there so she wouldn't worry or figure out what I was up to. I mean we had fooled her once in promoting her. But twice? That felt like a serious feat I probably would not be able to do. So I used my time wisely when she was caught up with work. I made preparations here and there for our little adventure and hoped that nothing would go wrong in the city so we could keep our plans. Time felt like it was zipping by and before we knew it, it had been a whole month. The cities were relatively quiet these last few days and everything seemed like it would work out according to plan. I prayed to the Gods that it would.

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Cait POV

This was so unlike Vi to suggest we take a trip. We had taken a few nights here and there into Zaun. A few day trips on the water and a ride in an airship, but nothing quite like this before. The first month of being Sheriff had taken a lot of effort and I was ready for a break from everything. I thought about where we were going and how I'd only really been there as a girl. But it was a really charming piece of nature and the views were spectacular. I finally had an afternoon to think a couple days before we were to leave. My mind wandered into all sorts of things, but mostly about Vi.

She had been doing so much for me this month. She always has. She was exceptional and I really didn't ever want to let that go. If I was being totally honest, I couldn't ever let her go. I loved her and admired her. I wanted her by my side all the time. And lately she had been the best partner in more ways than I could count. She really knew me and predicted my every need. Of course we both had our flaws. I kept long hours and she was still so impulsive. But we balanced each other. She couldn't be more perfect for me.  I had to find a way to tell her that.