I felt like I was run over by a boat

"Omf who the hell murdered me" I mumbled as I didn't have any motivation to lift my head off the heavenly pillow

The first thing that I noticed when I woke up was just how much my body hurt. Everywhere. It was numb at first but the longer my brain stayed into consciousness the more it began to register the pain.

I heard a chuckle next to my side and as I crooked an eye open I could barely make out the pink hair above my bed "Hey sunshine"

Vi suddenly grinned and I smiled at that. She had such a nice smile. It was a blessing and a curse

But as my eyes trailed lower I could see her worried posture. Shoulders stiff and pushed forward, her nails practically digging themselves in the edges of the mattress as she leaned forward in her seat

And I was in a different room. Hell I don't even know what I meant by that I had only seen one room in my life. And not to talk about how colourful it was compared to mine. That's when you start to realize just how dim your room must be if this was to be considered "colourful"

"Are you ok?" She asked, her hand tightly squeezing mine and I doubted she even knew what she was doing. I looked up into her concerned eyed and a small smile spread across my lips. I wanted to laugh but instead it came out as a painful cough "Yeah. Peachy perfect"

Vi sighed but chuckled nonetheless. Score for me. Cover the board yall "You had us there for a while" She put her head to lean on my arm and I leaned my head against hers

I smirked and tilted my head as much as I could. My body was killing me and I knew after this little distraction was over I was going to be suffering for a long while

I closed my eyes and breathed in for what felt like an eternity. Finally, my body was starting to relax "Hey it's not my fault Jinx decided to play murder with me"

"Powder. Her name is Powder" She repeated almost automatically, her voice soft which only made me blink slowly in confusion

The anger I had, the one that had gathered for so long against Silco was starting to boil up again. Even in the short time I had known Powder, or Jinx I suppose, it still didn't make things any better

"Well news flash Vi she tried to murder me and Caitlyn, oh not to forget the twelve other officers that lost their lives duo to her explosives" I didn't mean to raise my voice. It came out hoarse and dry but somehow it still had the authority I had worked for all those years ago

I guess muscle memory never really fails "She just... It was Silco. It wasn't her" She looked at my hand before releasing her grip and leaned back into her chair as she crossed her arms

My mouth hanged open "You can't be serious!" In the moment I tried to stand up, my legs already wanting to work but I was lightheaded, and naturally my legs gave out

I was sure I was going to greet the floor face first if it wasn't for a pair of arms to wrap around my waist and slowly pull me up to my feet

Her grip was strong, nice. And warm. I looked up, not really sure what to say as the silence stretched on around the room, the noises around me fading out as I looked into her eyes. Our faces were too close. I couldn't help my eyes from flickering down to her lips just for a second and I might have imagined it but, she did too

I closed my eyes and shook my head before putting one hand on her arm to steady myself "Thank you"

Vi helped me to sit back down and adjusted the covers around my body "Don't mention it"

After a moment of silence I mumbled "Where is Caitlyn? And where are we?"

She pulled one leg under her as she adjusted in her seat "She's with her parents. After you got knocked out she helped us get here"

I nodded slowly, trying to process the fact that she had a mother and a father. I had forgotten that people actually had parents by now "I'm getting the feeling her mother has a gun" I grinned and looked up at the ceiling. I didn't have to share a glance with her to imagine the shocked expression she must be wearing

"How did you-"

"Shhh child. Y/n knows all" I laughed before coughing again. Fucking hell-

"Can you grab me some water? My throat is trying to murder me" I rolled over to the side to ask Vi and she stood up on her feet

"Yeah. Wait a minute"

Then as the door clicked behind her I was alone once again. I used the opportunity to look around and maybe sort out whatever mess had been in my head lately

Not that I had much of a choice

And all that time I could stop thinking about her. About how we had almost kissed just a moment ago. It was always about her. And the scary part was that I didn't mind it that much either

* * *

Caitlyn's parents had come to tell me their hellos or whatever and her father had given me a gel to apply on my wounds so they would heal faster

He had said that they would heal quickly but I shouldn't get out of bed for at least a week or more if needed so not to make the recovery any slower than it already was

Meaning I was going to miss all the fun around here

So when Vi told me that they were scheduling an audience of course I had to go follow them

At first it was hard, my body wasn't really listening to what I had to say but after a while I got used to it and eventually I was back up and walking as fast as I could by using the nearby walls to help me stay upright

She said they were going to meet the council so I just had to ask random people where they would hold their meetings and surprise surprise, I found it rather quickly

But there were fucking guards on the entrance. Offuckingcourse

I tried to approach them but they just pulled their weapons and pointed it at me "Who are you and what are you doing near the council meeting?" The one on the left spoke

I raised an eyebrow before smiling. I had to act charismatic in order for this to bloody work "You see..."

Five minutes later

As I walked further into the hall I could barely heard Caitlyn's voice as I approached the entrance "...She risked her life to show me what really was down there"

"People are starving. Sick. Revaged by Shimmer. One man rules these efforts. Silco"

"We have done investigations on Silco. They yielded no such level of organization"

Finally, I pushed the doors open, obviously the guards were the first to point their weapons at my throat. I raised my hands instantly before smiling and slowly putting them down

"Sorry for the interuption counsel people" I looked at the edge of the weapons before trying to lower it with my finger. He pulled it right back up '' Can you stop pointing the fucking gun at me?"

Everyone looked back to the table. Caitlyn's mother sighed and waved her hand "Let her in. She's with us"

"That would have been useful before the meeting" Mel called out and looked in her direction

"Anyways" I said as I stepped around the now weary guards, all of them tense and ready to knock my teeth out "I have to act as a witness. As you all may know I was born in the Undercity and unlike Vi I saw what happened down there four years ago"

Here goes my last bit of dignity "A little after Vi was imprisoned I watched Silco's men kill a close friend of mine in one of the alleys. A little afterwards he began selling shimmer on the streets"

"And how do you know it's him?" Mel raised an eyebrow which I smiled tightly at

"Well" I walked closer to the middle of the room, the circle shaped table doing the effect I had hoped for. Score for me bitches "I know his man. And I had seen his deliveries a couple of times, every time on the same person. If you had bothered to go down there you would know that wouldn't you? But no, instead you live up here in your illusion of safety and luxury, waiting for something to happen so you can throw our asses under the bus"

"Y/n" I shared a look with Vi who looked both proud and confused. I looked at the faces of the council yet only one seemed to consider it. Jayce

I laughed "Wow. Even now the only person willing to listen is this knock off version of Ken"

"Hey!"

"What about the rest of you? Are you so bloody stupid that you won't even consider what we have to say?"

"Y/n this is enough" Caits mother said and I just glared at her

"It's nowhere near enough" I looked at Mel, the one person that kept watching me during the whole time, her face blank yet her eyes calculative. Waiting for a slip up. She was good at this. You could practically feel it from here

"You weren't the ones that had to watch everyone die in front of you, or struggle with getting food to last you the week. You were up here, living a comfortable life meanwhile we were forced to choose between the bare minimum. And some of you still have the audacity to look me in the eyes like I don't know what I'm talking about"

I made my way out of the closed space and back into the open before turning to face them "This is why Silco can run his organizations right under your noses"

I pushed the guards out of the way and walked out of the doors. I wasn't going to stand there any longer with those excuses of people as they watched with no understanding in their eyes. But how could they. It's not like they could

* * *

Vi was trying to run after me meanwhile Caitlyn was trying to sort out whatever mess I had left behind in my awake

Why do I keep messing everything up? If it hadn't been for me the meeting would have probably gone more smoothly. Now it was ruined. I knew it. I just knew

"Wait! Where are you going?" She was trying to catch up to me as I tried to block out the raindrops coming to assault my eyes, the little raindrops sliding down my cheek

"I don't know!" I shouted back and tried to increase my speed, pushing forward as fast as my legs could carry me until a hand caught itself between mine. I turned around and glanced at Vi as a both hurt and concerned expression spread across her face

"Y/n talk to me" She took a step forward, still giving me enough space in my bubble but I didn't really care. It was still too close

"I'm sorry ok" I said as I leaned against the wall, the rain sliding down my back and over to the polished stone "I'm sorry I keep messing everything up"

I didn't realize I was crying until I felt a pair of arms wrap around my body, pulling me into a soft hug

Ever since you know who died I kept blaming myself for it. Over and over again until that hatred eventually transferred over to Silco

So I blamed him. I blamed myself for letting Vi leave, for letting her get away. I kept blaming myself for not being there that night, maybe I would have been able to help

I never gave voice to those thoughts, never allowed them to form a full sentence in my mind. But it didn't make them go away. Nobody knew. Even me

I didn't move, instead letting the rain pass by us as I hurried my face deeper in her shoulder. The tears were quick to drop and I pulled away a little too soon. I did not want to show weakness. I have had that enough already

"I should go back to the Undercity" I mumbled and looked back at the alley behind the building "See what was happening"

"So what, you are just going to ditch me?" She frowned, her hands the only provider for warmth against my back. My breaths were coming out in short pants, each with its own little puff of smoke

"No" I replied and pulled my hair back as I thought about what to say. About how to form it out so she will understand "I just need time to think"

Vi looked between my eyes, from one to the other and I could feel her grip tighten. Suddenly she pulled me into a hug, her arms squeezing my waist and arms as I struggled to move

I sighed as my breathing started to normalize, wrapping my hands around her back as my body relaxed "Promise you will be back"

I had expected for my back to hurt but surprisingly, the pain was almost gone. Whatever gel this man had given me was working wonders

Her breath was tingling the skin on my neck which I chuckled at "When have I not been back?"

I had a feeling she had rolled her eyes and I just smirked a little at the thought. It was so cute

"But you have to stay alive you hear me?"

She shook her head into my shoulder and pulled away just slightly so I could look into her eyes "Promise boss"

I smiled at her words, the promise filling me up with warmth that I hadn't expected. Then I was on my way back to where all this crazy shit began with hands tucked deep into my pockets and the same hood pulled over my head under the dirty city lights

*cough cough* IM BACK BITCHES

BASICALLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ART BLOCK wait let me get that out ok and now I don't so there's that

Ahem this ending was unexpected even for me. Honestly the whole book was...and the chapters. And the editing. And the pictures. And the- ANYWAYS

Like I was saying I'm offended I have one vote 😭 kidding hope I didn't make anybody feel bad lmao

I work hard on these things and a big fear of mine is that I will ruin the whole story because of a single chapter. If you had written a book you know the drill. Stresful times what can I say

Oh btw here's a pic of young vi I found on Pinterest

And one more with our fav ship

Like hello? HELLO?! THATS FUCKING AMAZING HOLLY SHIT

To whoever drew this I bow to you