My Light, My Lux

Chapter Fourteen

"Hey, man, sorry I smashed your dingleberries."

Jinx snickers at her sister's 'heartfelt' apology, but immediately ceases her antics at her girlfriend's stern look. "If we'd known you're Lux's brother..."

"I will live," Garen admits with a pained wince. "My dignity, however..."

"What. Are you doing. Here?!"

And then Jinx realises two things:

One, her girlfriend wasn't being stern at her (phew!) but rather at her intrusive brother.

Two, her girlfriend is incredibly hot when she's angry.

"Come back to Demacia!" the intruder (fuck him in a bad way) provides instead of a response, squeezing his knees shut at Vi's murderous glare.

Lux, however, beautiful, angry Lux is steadfast. "You know I cannot do that, Garen. I had to use my powers during a battle, everyone saw it. I am not coming back."

"You did it to protect our homeland!" Garen (what a stupid name) tries to reason, stretching his arms across the table towards Lux, practically begging Jinx to cut them off. "I am sure Jarvan will be forgiving!"

"She doesn't need forgiveness," Jinx chimes in, wrapping her arm around her girlfriend's shoulder. "She is wonderful, and beautiful, and powerful. She is a mage, and if she wants to openly be one, we will accept her."

"Damn right," Vi adds. Then wraps her arm around Cait's shoulder, as if to prove a point. "I'm sure Cait can pull some strings for a refugee status through our witness protection program?"

"I'll see what I can do," Caitlyn provides diplomatically, freeing her shoulder from her girlfriend's grasp. "But I agree: Lux is a free woman, and if she chooses to stay in Piltover, that is her right."

"That's the beauty of Piltzaun," Vi says sagely, nodding her head.

"Seriously?" Jinx raises her eyebrow and liberates her girlfriend from her grasp as well. "Too lazy to say Piltover and Zaun?"

"You're the lazy one."

"No you."

"Well you're a dumbass!" Vi squints across the table with a smirk.

"Nu-uh, you're a dumbass!" Jinx retorts.

"I dropped her on the head when she was little, I'm sorry, everyone." Vi chuckles at Jinx's red face and angry nostrils.

"No, I dropped you on the head!" Jinx continues for the sake of banter, even though it no longer makes any sense.

"I see," Garen says suddenly and turns his attention to his sister. "You are happy here. With your... friends."

"And girlfriend!" Jinx chimes in, noting with pleasure how Lux's cheeks go pink at the mention. "Don't worry, Garden, I'll take care of Lux. I will protect her with my life."

"My name is Garen."

"That's what I said, Geralt." Jinx pats the man's hand on the table amicably.

"That's not even a name."

"Now, as much as we'd like to ask you to stay for tea—" Which is a blatant lie, and everyone including Jinx knows it. "I believe Lux and I have a date we wanted to go on?"

"I will chaperone you!" Garen immediately suggests, and Vi snickers into her palm while Lux grows pink once again. My pink angel.

"No you won't!" Lux is adorable, so adorable when she's pouting and oh Jinx just wants to kiss that pout off her face. Honestly, Jinx cannot believe she was lucky enough to date this living deity.

"Yeah, you don't wanna see your sister's tongue in my mouth, do you?" Jinx provides, and the buff man almost goes green with nausea. "That's right, I also have a sister, I know what I'm talking about. Honestly, better save yourself, Garmut, and go back to Demacia."

"It's Garen."

"That's what I said, Garmen," Jinx pats him on the shoulder. "That's what I said."