CH 14: Hextech Gemstones

(A/N: Yo, I'm back! I won't go into details, but it was successful and is finished. But anyway, I just wanted to say, this episode is something that I struggled with. I wanted Slathilia break Vi out himself, but then decided against it since that would make things really complicated with Vi's hate for Silco. Also, it would take away a lot of the drama. That's why, this chapter was a bit of a struggle. And I don't think my mind is right for writing right now, but it's too boring to just sleep. Hope you enjoy it though.)

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"So, gonna tell me about your little secret now?" Laying on the bed and hugging Jinx, both of them naked and sweaty as Slathilia gently wiped the sweat off of her and cleaned her up, he asked.

Jinx, hugging her lover in happiness and satisfaction as she enjoyed his comforting touches, suddenly remembered what she had planned. "That's right!" She shouted, but groaned at the soreness of her throat.

Slathilia chuckled at her carelessness, a few small tendrils coming in contact with her neck to heal her throat :"Careful, silly. Don't overreact. We went at it pretty roughly." Earning a perverted giggle :"Yeah, I can feel how I'm gaping and how you're cum is pouring out."

As he shook his head in amusement, she giggled again before explaining her plan. She had expected Slathilia to disagree and try to convince her otherwise, but surprisingly to her, he had done no such a thing. As for the reason, it was because he had heard of the Hextech Gemstones from his Infected, and was dying to get his hands on one of them and eat it.

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"Wanna join me? Come and play

But I might shoot you, in your face" Sitting in their room the next day, after the successful heist, both of them were doing their own thing. Trying to either make things, or improve what they already had. All while Jinx's signature song was playing at full blast.

They weren't doing it separately though. As always, Jinx was sitting on Slathilia's lap and vibing to the song, while he was doing his own thing. The two of them had done it this way for so long that they weren't having any problems even while working.

"Jinx! Slathilia!" Silco's shout came, but was only heard by Slathilia and his super senses. Jinx couldn't hear him, with the music playing at full blast. He shouted a few times to gain their attention, but he only managed to do so when he stopped the music :"Jinx, Slathilia!"

"That's me!" The bluenette smiled widely, turning around with her goggles on as Slathilia also greeted :"And me. What's up, Silco?" But their father figure was nowhere as excited or calm as them. :"Half a dozen enforcers, dead! Enforcers, dead!" He shouted, but Jinx simply nodded with an excited smile, seeming to be saying :"Yeah, cool, right?!" All while Slathilia kept stroking her head lovingly.

Jinx, giggling lightly :"Yeah..."

Silco :"A building blown to pieces!"

Jinx :"Oh, yeah hahaha!"

Silco :"Do you two have any idea what you've done?! Especially you, Thilia! I expected a lot from you! Killing didn't matter as long as it was in Zaun! But you suddenly went and killed enforcers of all people! Do you have any idea what you've done?!"

"Actually, we do." The noiret smirked, a tendril coming out of him before blooming like a flower and revealing not one, but three Hextech Gemstones. Ones that he created out of his own biomass after swallowing the stolen one from last night.

Giggling lightly, Jinx got up and set the prepared fireworks off :"Happy Progress Day!" As the fireworks lighted up the place, she walked over and hugged Silco. As did Slathilia, who enveloped them both in a hug since he was bigger and taller than both.

Silco, checking out the Gemstone :"What is this?"

Jinx :"Don't have a clue! But it must be something very important with where we found it!"

Slathilia :"It's a chance."

Silco :"A chance?"

Slathilia :"Hm. A chance to completely turn the tides with Piltover. If we can use these, if we can weaponize them, the situation will change entirely."

Silco :"Hmm, if that's the case, then you two should immediately get to it. Try to find out how to use it as soon as possible."

Jinx, pouncing on Slathilia :"Oh, don't worry about that at all! We'll definitely crack the case right open, then we'll definitely make some big ass explosions! Oooh, what should we name them?!"

Slathilia, smiling mischievously :"I was thinking about... Fat Man or Little Boy."

Jinx :"Hm? Well, those are some interesting names."

Slathilia :"And believe me, I'm planning on putting some INTERESTING firepower into them."

Silco :"Well, then I'll leave it to you two. Be careful, but try to finish it as fast as possible."

Jinx :"You got it boss man!"

Slathilia :"I'll report the situation once it's finished."

Silco, leaving :"Alright. Be careful."

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"Boring... boring. Wow, super boring..." Hanging off of the fan blade, Jinx studied the research they had stolen. Slathilia himself was working on some weapons for himself. Although he didn't need any, guns were a man's romance. When Jinx found something interesting, she sat right in front of the small device she had made, explaining what she had understood to Slathilia :"Here we go! It's all about these runes. They form some kind of math-y, magic-y gateway. To the realm of..

heebie-jeebies. And this... turns it on."

As she picked up a Hextech Gemstone, she placed it in the device, which lighted it up :"So... here goes!" And without hesitation, she turned the switch, causing a wave of magical energy to spread and knock her back a few feet.

Slathilia immediately put down his stuff, turning to the panting Jinx who was reminded of that night. The device was on for mere moments before turning off, but it still left Jinx panting and crying on the ground.

"Jinx!" The noiret called out, immediately rushing to her side as she threw herself into his arms :"No! No, it was a mistake! It was a mistake!" He didn't let go. He hugged her tightly as she cried into his chest :"Hey, hey, it's alright. Everything's alright."

He sat on the ground, hugging her trembling form as she whimpered into his chest. :"It was a mistake..." She sobbed, and he kissed her head :"It was. It's alright, Jinx. It's alright. It's all in the past. Let it all out. It's alright, I'm here for you."

Jinx hugged him tighter, the memories of the past hitting her harder than ever. As he kept hugging her, her whimpers to comfort her, to justify her actions kept coming out :"I-it wasn't on purpose. I-I didn't want that to happen! I d-didn't want them to die!"

"No, no, you didn't." He whispered, kissing her hair gently :"It wasn't your fault, Jinx. It wasn't your fault. It's alright, let it all out. I'll always be here to comfort you, alright?" He comforted, and felt her nod against him as she tried to hug him as hard as she could. Fear of losing him as well was way too overwhelming for her. Just the thought was enough to leave her petrified and frozen.

"Please... please, stay with me... don't leave me..." She sobbed, practically begging him as she gripped onto his clothes like her life depended on it :"Please don't leave me... I-I can't lose you too..."

"It's alright, baby. I won't. I will never leave you." He gently whispered, feeling her pull on his heartstrings :"I will never leave you. No matter what, I will always stay with you."

"P-promise? Do you promise?" She looked up at him, her red and tearful eyes begging for confirmation. Pulling her closer, Slathilia gently kissed her lips :"I promise, my love. No matter what, I will always stay with you. Even if the world itself wants to hurt you, I will always be there for you."

She broke down crying again. But this time, letting out the sadness as she desperately kissed him. Once she had calmed down, she simply laid in his arms as he stroked her back lovingly :"Do you want to do something to make you feel better? We could go and blow up some things? Maybe even do it in Piltover? Hahaha, don't worry, I'll take Silco's nagging."

He tried to joke to calm her down, make her feel better. Which would work most of the time. But this time, she shook her head as she laid in his arms :"No... l-let's just... let's just stay like this." Making him even sadder. Hugging her into him, he spread his biomass to cover her like a blanket as they both laid on the ground :"Alright, baby. Then let's just cuddle. Let's just take it easy and relax."

Jinx didn't say anything. She simply nodded as tiredness creeped in. Even when she fell asleep, her hands didn't let go of Slathilia. She simply slept in his arms as tears gently and silently fell down, and the noiret wiped them off quietly.

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When she had woken up, even though her mood had improved a bit, it was still not as lively as always. She needed to blow out some steam, and she apparently knew where and how to do it.

They walked into a ruined building, a place Slathilia recognized as the place they had come a few times all those years ago. But now, it was in no shape or form suitable to spend time in. As Jinx walked in silence, stepping on the broken glass pieces, she stopped into the old store, inspecting the place she hadn't visited in years.

As Slathilia sat somewhere in silence, stroking the crow that had flown to his lap, she restarted the boxing machine Vi used to work with. And after fixing it, she immediately started beating on it. Roaring and shouting as she punched and kicked, tears flowing down as she tried to beat Vi's old scores. But in the end, she only managed to reach second place, still not managing to reach first place, where Vi's score was.

As she shot the machine in frustration, she put away her gun and rushed out of the place, with Slathilia following after her, but still giving her space so she could calm her thoughts down.

When she stopped, she looked up at the sky in silence. Knowing it was his cue to get in her personal space, he gently grabbed her hand :"Why? Why won't they just go away? Why won't they just leave me alone?"

Gently hugging her, he started rubbing her back :"Want to go and meet Silco? Maybe he can help out?" When he didn't receive a response, he sighed as he raised her head gently, looking into her sad eyes :"Come on, let's go. We're a family, and it's a family's job to comfort each other. You know he's better at this than me."

"Hm..." She finally nodded, kissing him before they both went to Silco. However, Slathilia left them alone. They needed some father daughter bonding time, so he gave them just that. He simply lazed around in their room, waiting for Jinx to come back.

"Heeey, I'm back-" Jinx excitedly made her appearance as she kicked the door open, looking like the past few hours were just a dream. But when she noticed Slathilia taking a nap, she quickly stopped the door from waking him up.

Nervously peeking to see if he woke up, she sighed in relief when she saw he was still sleeping. Closing the door, Jinx smiled cutely as she sneaked towards him. It was common to see him sleeping, but it was rare to see him sleep without her. As she kneeled beside him, gently caressing his cheek and smiling when he leaned into her touch, she quietly and gently placed his head on her lap. Letting him sleep peacefully like how he had done it for her countless times.

(A/N: To be honest, I'm not very satisfied with this chapter. But oh well, I really couldn't do much, so we'll have to do with just this.)