I promise I'm alive, school is trying to murder me

Me. Posting. HELLO AGAIN WOO

ANYWAYS I JUST WROTE THE NEXT CHAPTER AND OH MA GAAAAAASH IM DEAD IM GONNA GO DIE ANYWAYS BRB

OH BTW THE KISS IS HAPPENING NEXT TIME SO ❤️

DONT YOU DARE SKIP THIS CHAPTER CAROLINE IM WARNING YOU I PUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO IT

ANYWAYS ENJOY

YES THE CAPS ARE INTENTIONAL KAREN

I looked up at the familiar street, glacing between the different people that passed me by. Some, if not most faces felt familiar, but there were still a couple I couldn't recognize

I didn't mind. In time they would come for a trade and eventually, need my help. As I strolled trough the crowd I kept fidgeting with my dagger, once again grateful that it was there

I cut trough one of the alleys until I found my favourite place in this shithole. It wasn't that much about what they served as much as it was about the couple happy memories that lingered between those walls

The last drop. The infamous bar that everyone had seemed to slowly start to forget

As I walked further into the bar I couldn't help but sigh. I was still exausted from the explosion that took place not so long ago and now it felt like everything was back where it had started

I put a hand over my face. I hate my life

Why did I have to leave again? Oh right

Damn it, I shouldn't have left. I should have stayed with Vi. Maybe I could go back and apologize. And maybe talk with Caitlyn about all the crazy things that had happened so far. Or I could kick Ekko's ass

No no. Wait yes. No. .... I don't fucking know ok!

I was starting to fall for her even more and it...well... it scared me. I was scared that if I opened up, if I did anything in general everything could turn real in a split second and that would mean that I would have to open myself up for another possible heartbreak

After I had decided I couldn't deal with my thought alone right now I went back up to the main area and took the table in the corner that stood next to a tall window

I looked down to see a menu proudly displayed on the polished surface. I raised an eyebrow as I chuckled. They served food now. How clever

"Would you like anything?" A tall woman with dirty blond hair and a scar across her eye asked as she walked up next to my table

I shrugged and leaned back in my chair "Surprise me"

And if you try to play any tricks on me I would make sure to burn this place down to the ground

I'm pretty sure that she could see the threat in my eyes because her confident smirk quickly turned into a neutral frown "Will do" was all she said before she walked away to say something to that asshole on the bar

Now what was I supposed to do?

After three seconds of doing nothing and being internally bored I took out my weapon and started playing with it as I read my options on the piece of paper that they called a menu

Who were they even trying to fool? There are like three things you could get and all of them were made out of the same ingredients

"Did you see that enforcer?"

My ears picked up as I looked up at the bald man on the table in front of me. He was sitting with two others and I quickly looked back down as to not attract attention to myself

"The blue haired one? Yeah I saw her and her fancy gun here a couple of days ago" Asshole number two scoffed and drowned his drink in one go before slamming it down on the table

"Y'all heard she was from topside right?" Number three asked and the other two nodded

"Wasn't she with some pink haired bitch too?" The bald one snickered and laughed at his own joke like it was the funniest shit in the world

I couldn't help grinding my teeth together as a wave of anger washed over my body. My fingers squeezed around the hilt to the point where I thought I might actually break them. Yet my mind had automatically started to analyze in what angle I would be able to cut off his vocal and spinal cord at once

"Dude I heard she was one of Vanders children!" Number two slammed his hands on the table, causing some heads to turn their way

Baldy scoffed "No way. He was so full of stupidity that he might as well have killed his own children along the way"

I narrowed my eyes at the table as I forced myself to not look up and relax my face. What did he say?

"Hey at least she was hot"

"Might as well try some other things with her next time"

That was it. The wrapping around the hilt popped as I swiftly stood up, not giving anybody a chance to react as I punched that motherfucker in the face

Everyone was too stunned to speak. His two friend needed a few seconds to recover in which I gratefully broke his nose in two

I grabbed him by the neck since he was balder than an egg and smiled coldly down at his pained and bloody face "Next time you choose to talk shit about my girlfriend make sure you have a death bed prepared beforehand darling"

I was about to fucking murder him. Nobody, and I mean nobody could do as much as try to touch my Vi

Then there was this motherfucker, talking about sexual assault like it was just another normal day in the city

Some people were starting to cheer and I knew I had all the time in the world to do as I pleased. The owner didn't care about what happened in the bar as long as he got his money

I glanced at the other two as they approached before slamming his head against my knee and letting his head drop down to the floor. This was gonna be fun

I was going to give them one hell of a ride for this. God pray that they wouldn't be dead by the end of this for their sake

* * *

I did not, in fact, get my meal

Instead I was walking down the streets with my bloodied chuckles thinking what the hell I was supposed to do now

In the little time that we had been together I had gotten used to being around Vi. And now that she wasn't I felt lost, like the first time when I was forced to walk among those streets as a child

The good news tho was that I had completely knocked out two of the guys in the bar and I doubted that the bald one would be able to walk any time soon or do as much as utter a word out of his filthy mouth

I smiled at the thought as I walked further down the dim alleys, the night sky not even slightly visible from down here. I looked at the ground and tossed one of the empty cans aside as I shoved my hands deep into my pockets

I couldn't help the hollow feeling in my chest as I strode further. I could still feel my blood buzz with adrenalin, hours later since I had encountered the man in the bar. Why did you have to make everything so complicated Vi?

I leaned against one of the walls to catch my breath. I don't even know how long I had walked down those alleys but it had surely been a couple of hours at minimum

As I leaned my head against the wall I couldn't help but think about Vi. The only reason I had even tried to get away was so I could sort out my feelings, or more likely to sort out the fear that seemed to grip my chest every so often

Aand the situation just a while ago had made me slowly start to realize that there was no getting away from all of this. There was no getting away from my feelings

Gosh I missed her. I missed her voice and her cocky smirk that never seemed to slip off her face. I missed her touch and her remarks whatever Ekko would say something stupid. I even missed her stupid nicknames

.....I shouldn't have left

"Damn it Vi" I mumbled and pushed myself off the floor "Fucking idiot" I said as a smile started to creep over my lips

I was going to apologize to her. And maybe, I could finally tell her about-

I stopped as I heard a light noise on my right. I froze and quickly went to turn around until I felt a sharp pain on the back of my head

I felt dizzy and my heart started beating faster than I would have liked. My vision started to blur together, but between it all I could faintly make out the outline of a dark skinned woman as she leaned over my limp body

"Sevika" I sneered at her victorious face as all she did was laugh

"Send Silco my regards" Was all she said before she went to pick me up. But I was too far gone already to even notice, instead slipping into unconsciousness

* * *

I woke up to find a completely unfamiliar place. It reminded me of a factory with the hundreds of people that lined up the place, carrying things I couldn't even name

My hands were chained behind something I couldn't quite make out

"Look who decided to wake up"

"Silco" I spit out as I glared up at the man in front of me. I yanked the chains at the sudden urge to wrap my hands around his throat but it was useless

"I must say I didn't expect you to be back so soon" He smirked and started to shake his head as he put his hands behind his back. I glared up into his eye

"Fuck you you bastard"

He sighed, letting his shoulders sage down in exhaution before snapping his fingers. Somebody came out trough the shadows, a syring raised proudly in his hand as he kneeled beside me

My eyes widened at the shimmering purple substance that shone trough the tube "You will pay for this Silco!" I yelled but I knew it didn't matter, he wouldn't listen. I was starting to panic, my body was going limp against my will

Another two men grabbed my arms and legs as the one before positioned the syringe right to the side of my throat "Don't worry, it wouldn't hurt. Just a little bit" His sinister smirk spread even wider as my scream echoed around the place

I could feel the liquid as it spread trough my veins, burning away whatever there had been until I couldn't breath. My eyes were starting to water and soon a single tear slipped down my cheek

"This should be it for now. We will see each other in the morning" He started to walk away, his goons trailing behind him like lost little puppies

My head was starting to feel dizzy once more and I could barely feel my hands. Whatever hand been in this thing was not shimmer. It was something else

I just wished that the agonizing pain would stop as well