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She wants to scream, kick something, beg Vi not to leave again, punch that fucking piltie, cry in her sister's shoulder and explode the bridge, all of that at the same time, but instead she does nothing and lets her go with the enforcer.
Vi gives her one last look, a pitiful one.
Great Jinx, you jinxed everything again. Like you always do.
Before she can start fighting her own thoughts, the figure of man rises and covers the sad face of Vi, is Ekko, stupid and pretentious Ekko.
-Oh, look who it is, The Boy Savior!- She says and the bitterness in her tone is enough to give away everything that she is feeling. He knows that she's hurting and deep down in his heart he has the will to help her, but he knows it would be in vain, after all, she only speaks one language, the violence.
Or at least that's what he thinks...
Everything around them feels like the end, he knows this will be their last battle and even though he hates her, he can't help the sadness that crawls in his heart and tears it apart.
"For the old times..." he thinks, then gives her a side smile and drops his watch while balancing it from one side to the other in his finger. He hopes she remembers, he needs her to remember and if she does; their goodbye won't be as sad.
And oh she does, she inmeadiatly gets the clue and laughs.
She is perplexed, but plays the game anyway.
She gets in the position and suddenly they are children again, but this time the paintballs are bullets and if he is not careful enough his clothes will be stained, not in paint, but in blood. His blood.
He dodges all the bullets and strikes a good punch with the metal bat, she hits the ground and he takes advantage of that, Ekko hits her one, two and as he goes for the third time something stops him.
Powder.
He sees the poor and scaredy Powder begging him with her eyes not to kill her.
"Im sorry, Pow... Im so sorry..." He doesn't say it, just think it, but while he gets lost in her eyes she is able to kick him a couple of times in the gut and the legs.
Out of nowhere a spark starts to shine and electricy envelops them, it looks like a thunderstorm its swallowing them alive.
-What the fuck did you do, Jinx??- Screams Ekko while desperatly trying to find a breach and escape.
-Me? What the fuck did you do, Boy Savior? My weapons don't do this kind of shit!- She shouts back and her voice trembles a little, she is scared and he can feels it.
Their eyes lock, there is fear and regret in their orbs.
Why does it have to end like this for them? Just why?
A ray falls in front of them and without a second thought they search each other hands and bodies, one last hug wont hurt them.
Silence and then noises, street noises.
-Is this how heaven sounds?- Ekko opens his eyes, the light of the sun blinding him for a minute, he is grabbing onto Jinx for life while she is hugging him with her face hiding in the crook of his neck.
-We are not dead.- He says softly, secretly enjoying her warm breath on his skin and the subtle smell of strawberry from her shampoo.
-What? Then where are we?- She raises her head and takes a look around her. Wait, she knows this places, she hates it, but knows it!
-This is Piltover!- She says and a confused look appears on her face.
-Bingo!-
-But why is it morning? And why are we not in the bridge?- They both try to think for a while of a logical reason, but everything sounds just unlogical.
-I think it might be the global warming and climate change.- Says Jinx with a serious face, yeah, that must be it.
Really Jinx, global warming? Ekko is about to tell her how stupid she sounds before a epiphany passes his mind.
Oh hell nah.
Fucking hell nah.
-I think I know what is really happening...- His expression changed drastically, his serious face sent chills down Jinx spine and makes her worry.
-Godammit, Boy Savior! Spill the beans!-
-I think we time traveled...-
-What?- Does he really believe she is THAT stupid? She plays dumb sometimes, but ain't no way she is gonna believe that shit.
-Pay attention to me, Jinx.- Ekko breaths in a bunch of air to try and give him the courage to explain everything - I have been working in this project lately that involved time traveling, it was not perfect and I actually could only go back in time to a couple of days from the present... Well, the point is I think you activated this object while you kicked my legs and sent us back in time...-
-Oh, great! Lets say that I believe you, then how far did we go? Three days ago or something? I must find present Jinx and tell her that the stupid leader of the Firelights is gonna atack her at the bridge and...- Her words get caught in her throath as she hears the name that she hates so much.
-Powder...- Says Ekko in a deep and sad tone.
-I have told you many times that...- And once again her words get lost in the air, but this time is the shock that made her speechless.
In front of her stands Powder, her young self, alive, with a stupid smile on her face and following Vi? Young Vi?
-Powder!- She kinda shouted the name out of pure surprise and regreted it inmeadiatly.
The whole gruop turns their heads to the strangers that called Powder, and Vi, being the protective sister that she is, decides to see what is going on with them.
-Why the fuck did you have to scream?- Complains a worried Ekko.
-Me? You are the one that's so in love with Powder that said her name first!- Shouts back Jinx with and exasperated look and the hands in the air.
-EXCUSE ME, YOU WHAT!?-