A short story: Vi x Caitlyn

It's not long in terms of other fanfics out there but I wrote this in about an hour for someone that I hold in deep regard and appreciation. This is for you <3.

Vi was happy. She was in her natural habitat, smiting golems and punching wolves. In the jungle she was the boss. She didn’t really care if her teammates died as long as she had fun. But there was something different about today. She was paired up with her Piltover counterpart, Caitlyn. Caitlyn and Vi had a checkered past. At one point Vi was Caitlyn’s number one target, one of the best thieves in all of Piltover. Even after the agreement between them that put Vi on the “good” side of the law Caitlyn found it difficult to control her new partner. That didn’t stop them from putting the beatdown on criminals, though.

Vi was absent-minded. Although she was known for being both rebellious and rambunctiously mischievous, she had a soft spot in her heart for Caitlyn. On the outside she was a pain in the ass, ignoring orders and breaking from traditional methods on numerous occasions. But on the inside she secretly wanted to impress her fellow officer. Whether it was leashing red buff or letting Caitlyn get the last hit on an enemy, many of Vi’s decisions were based around the wishes of her compatriot.

Vi was excited. While roaming around the red side of her jungle she heard her radio go off. “Hey Vi, I think we’re going to need backup in bot lane. Things are getting tense and Draven is being quite a bugger.” Caitlyn’s voice was unmistakable and Vi’s face lit up with a smirk as she replied, “Be right there, Cupcake.” Vi finished off her red buff and began walking down to the bot lane, her gauntlets aglow with flame. She wanted to look good in front of her partner.

Vi was focused. Upon reaching the tri-brush she stopped and peaked her head around the corner, surveying the situation. On one side stood Draven and Sona. Draven’s axes spun as he threw them at the blue minions. Sona stood off to one side, strumming her keyboard. One the other side were Caitlyn and Soraka. They were pushed back in front of their tower. Caitlyn was visibly limping and Soraka seemed exhausted from their extended trades. Caitlyn laid down a trap close to the bush closest to their tower and Soraka used the last of her mana to heal Caitlyn a bit before backing off in order to recall. At that moment Sona flashed forward and used her ultimate, a wave of sound expanding out in a line in front of her. Caitlyn had no time to move before the sound washed over her, her body contorting into a dance uncontrollable by herself. In the same moment Draven, trying to finish her off, stepped forward and into Caitlyn’s trap. He looked down at his leg stuck in the trap, and smirked.

Vi was shocked. She threw back her arm, readying her vault breaker. She flashed towards the lane and threw her arm forward. As momentum carried her towards Draven time seemed to slow to a crawl. Draven threw his axes towards Caitlyn and they ran along the ground towards her. Unable to react Caitlyn screamed as the axes connected with her, sending her flying back into her tower. Vi’s eyes seemed to turn to fire as her flaming gauntlet connected with Draven’s chest, sending him flying backwards. Rage filled Vi’s body as she continued her assault and battery, grabbing Draven’s body and jumping upwards into the air. The sirens on her gauntlets wailed as she punched the helpless ADC into the ground. Vi was barely phased when Sona tried to intervene by throwing bolts of sound at her. All she could think about was Caitlyn as she pummeled Draven into a pulp, not stopping until Sona’s harassment began to hurt. She turned to Sona, baring her teeth as she breathed heavily. If Sona could speak she would have gasped at Vi’s appearance. Draven’s blood covered her once shiny gauntlets and was splattered on her armor, a bit also on her cheek. Sona gave herself a movement speed buff and hurried away back to her tower, afraid of her aggressor.

Vi was devastated. As her rage subsided it was immediately replaced with a sense of worry and fear. She turned and looked at Caitlyn who was still slumped against her tower, blood staining her dress. Vi rushed over to her, knocking over minions from both teams. She gently scooped Caitlyn into her gauntlets and began running towards her base as fast as she could, holding back tears. Caitlyn opened her eyes and looked up at Vi’s face. Seeing the blood, she reached up and weakly wiped the blood from Vi’s face, smiling softly. “Vi, I’m not going to make it..” she said sadly. Vi looked down at Caitlyn, crestfallen. She fell to her knees, choking up. “You can’t leave me, cupcake! I… I need you!” she admitted, her heart and body feeling suddenly very heavy. Caitlyn giggled softly and coughed up some blood before putting her hand on Vi’s cheek comfortingly. “You got Draven, right?” she asked quietly. “Yes, cupcake..” Vi replied.

Vi was relieved. As her eyes locked with Caitlyn’s, she felt closer to her than ever before. Overcome by emotion she leaned down close to Caitlyn and kissed her lips softly, giving into her deep-seated love for her partner. Tears ran down her cheeks and fell onto Caitlyn’s as her counterpart pressed her lips back in a sign of deep affection, no words being needed to express their feelings for each other. At that moment a warm sensation ran through both of their bodies. Slightly confused Vi pulled back from the kiss, looking around. A pillar of light shown down onto them. Realizing the effects of Soraka’s ultimate Vi looked down at Caitlyn, whose eyes were closed. Her wounds had been healed enough in order for them not to be fatal, although the blood remained stained into her dress. Vi sighed in relief. Almost immediately she began blushing and almost dropped Caitlyn as she opened her eyes and locked themselves onto Vi’s. Vi couldn't speak, being afraid that Caitlyn would reject her advances, fearing that death had been the only catalyst for their embrace. Caitlyn instead pulled Vi back into another kiss, this time intentional and forceful, and the two shared a moment of true bliss and love. Pulling away finally, Vi smiled softly down at Caitlyn, unable to say anything. Vi stood up and Caitlyn wrapped her arms around Vi’s neck, pressing her head into her lover’s neck and closing her eyes. As the pair made their way back to their base Vi whispered a promise to Caitlyn that she would never break.

Vi was happy. “I’ll never let anyone hurt you again, Cupcake~...”