it almost worked

☆chaper 2☆

The shaking of the elevator pulled val out of her trance she was in. It felt like the thousandth time today she zoned out. Val wasn't really paying much attention to anything after the fight with the four boys. When they had found powder the stuff was gone, she threw it in the water.

"You did what?" mylo had to argue. That's all he really did when it came to powder. While mylo and powder argued about what she had done, val just zoned it out. Looking at her feet,she focused on her shoes. she wore dark brown canvas shoes. they were clearly very worn, with white dirt covered laces, drawings on the white parts and a stitched patch because they ripped. The elevator shook the further they went, each one making val move a small bit. The floors were dirty, dust covering the spots they haven't stepped on.

The feeling of the elevator stopping told val it was time to go. Looking at her waist wrapped with the red stained fabric she sighed before following after vi. As they walked through the lanes, they kept their heads down. Trying not to draw to much attention. The music that was always playing from who knows where was making Val's head pound. The boy who had tackled her slammed her head to the ground make a head splitting head ache appear.

The lights from the undercity were bright. As the sun never reach the undercity, as if they don't even deserve to see it. So they were helpful and the smell was one of the first things most people have to learn to get used to. On topside the air is so much fresher, you feel lighter then when in zuan. It smells different, like there are chemicals in the air, it makes your lungs fell heavy. Like you cant properly breath even though you can.

They finally made it to the last drop after a silent walk., The bright glowing sighing beamed as the group entered to bar. Straighting the minute they entered, val tried to hide the fact that she sliced her side open or the fact she had the most mind splitting head ache. As the group walked pass they stuck out like a sorrow thumb, leading Vander to see them almost instantly.

As they entered the basement, val instantly sprawled out on one of the two couch. Vi sat in her chair " Vander learns none of this, got it." Val simply gave vi a two finger salute before laying her head back down.

The squeak of the wood door made all the kids to look up except val who was almost asleep at this point, wishing her headache would go away. Vander walked into the basement analyzing all the kids. Vi looked at him but didn't meet his eyes, powder had a guilty look on her face, mylo and claggor just look at each other trying to keep out of Vander rath. then there was val who looked half dead, half asleep.

Walking down the steps, each one creaking as he made his way down. Vander wanted to get the kids to say what they did even though they all knew that he knew. " Everything alright?" Vander raised his brow a little. The silence that followed was almost suffocating, the only person who answered being val who didn't look up from her face in one of the throw pillows and held her thumb up.

"I don't suppose you could explain why I'm hearing about an explosion and a on foot chase at piltover?" Vanders said eyes trailing to each kid before lading on vi.

"What the hell were you thinking!?"
" That we could handle a real job"

"A real job?"

"We got our own tip , planned a route, and no one even saw" vi exhaled, clearly annoyed.

"You blew up a building"Vander exclaimed

"That's not-"

"Did you even stop to think what could have happened to you?" Vander sighed "what could have happened to them?" vi stopped to look at the group when Vander said that, her eyes lingering on val who was fast asleep at this point. 

"Where'd you even get this tip?"

"Benzos" "from?"

"Little man" it was powder who answered him.

"I took us there. If you want to be mad, then be mad at me but you're the one who always said we have to earn our place in the world" vi said standing in front of Vander now.

"I told you time and time again, the Northside is off limits.we stay out of piltovers business"

"Why!? They've got plenty, while we're down here scraping together coins!when did you get so comfortable living in someone else's shadow?" Everyone when  quiet after that. The only thing you could hear was vi's heavy breathing and the soft snores from val who had fallen asleep.

"Everyone out" Vander pointed to the door while looking at vi.

Once everyone was out Vander went over to val making vi sit down. "What happened" Vander said nodding his head to val. " She was the last of us out, barley made it. She got glass and some metal in her side."

Vander just sigh, he slowly picked her up and layed her on her back so he could clean her up.

    ~ Vander talking with vi and cleaning val because I'm too lazy to write that~

When val had woken up, it was late. Not because it was dark out because it was always dark out but because everyone else was sleeping. Powder was in the bottom bunk that was her bed. Claggor was on the other couch. Vi on the top bunk and mylo was in the chair. Normally, mylo slept on the couch she was on and she slept on the top or bottom bunk with powder.

Standing up on the cold ground sent shivers up she spin. Walking to mylo she shook him awake, since she was moving and that chair wasn't the most comfortable to sleep in especially if your taller. Mylo woke up and moved to the couch while val walked to the bunk beds. Powder was fast asleep and once woken up it was hard for her to fall back to sleep so val opted to sleep on the top with vi.

Climbing onto the bed, she tried not to wake vi as she laid down which didn't work. "Val?" Vi rubbed her eyes as she looked over at val.

" Sorry. Didn't mean to wake you. I was sleeping in mylos spot and he didn't look comfortable and Powder was asleep and you know how hard it is for her to fall back asl-"

"It's ok, princess." Vi said cutting of val and pulling her to lay down. Val nodded falling back to sleep on the bed. It wasn't the most comfy, with a thin mattress, small pillows and two blankets however it was better than the couch. Vi looked at val as she fell back to sleep.

Vi always thought she was pretty. She looked just like her mom. With dark hair, her face is not as slim and she was sweet. Vi never understood how she could be so nice to everyone. when living in the undercity, you don't get to be nice but for val it was an exception. Pushing Val's hair out of her eyes, vi went to sleep thinking about val with her arms wrapped around her.

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Chapter 2. It's a little shorter because I was busy but wanted to publish another chapter.