Assistance Required

Planning Revenge

TW cursing

Sat Nov 7

Virgil stared at his plate of rice. Janus insisted it was good for an unhappy stomach. Logan and Patton were having a lunch date somewhere in town leaving the other six to have dinner in the dining hall. Patton never told them what Hannah had said to get under his skin but they managed to calm him down again. Janus and Remus were fuming. Roman and Thomas were trying to prevent the two from committing murder. Joan hadn't said a word in hours. Virgil couldn't blame them. Patton was so kind and sweet. He didn't deserve this. He couldn't tell if Joan just didn't know what to say or if they were silently planning a murder.

He has to admit, he wasn't a fan of Hannah before this, but now, he hated her. He wanted to do something, but he also didn't want to get in trouble. He couldn't afford to leave the school and with gender stereotypes, anyone would believe they were in the wrong.

"I wish we could just kick her ass," Janus grumbled.

"We're technically adult males, all she has to do is say one word and we're going to court," Virgil said.

"I know," Janus groaned. "But there has to be something we can do to get back at her for what she did to him!"

Remus grew a wicked grin on his face.

"Pranks!" he shouted.

"Come again?" Roman said.

"Just a few harmless pranks that will teach her to... back the fuck off."

"What did you have in mind?" Janus asked him.

"What?! You aren't seriously considering this!" Thomas said.

"I still want to punch her in the throat, so unless you have a better idea, I'm sticking with Remus on this," Janus said.

"So!" Remus said as he folded his hands together on the table. "First order of business is finding her dorm room."

"Wait, what about her roommate? We don't want to do anything that will mess with her roommate too," Virgil said.

"Technicalities," Remus said with a wave of his hand.

Virgil glared at him.

"We'll figure it out," Janus said.

"Okay, so how do we find her dorm?" Roman asked.

"Wait, you're in on this, too?" Remus asked.

Roman nodded.

"Hell yeah! No one messes with Patton and gets away with it! I don't want to actually murder her, I mean I do, but I don't want to go to prison for it. So, if a few pranks will get her to back off, I'll help."

Remus smiled.

"Excellent."

They spent the rest of lunch plotting. Joan even looked up some ideas on their phone, not that they really needed them with the twins and Janus plotting everything. The biggest issue was finding out which dorm was hers. They wouldn't be able to figure it out without help. They needed to get Logan on board with their idea and it all fell on Virgil to convince him.

After their late lunch, they went back to the student center. They hadn't returned by the time Virgil left for work. Roman drove him again. They talked on the way there which helped distract him but during work Virgil started to worry about how he was going to convince Logan to help them.

After work, Virgil went straight up to the dorms. He sat down on his bed nervously bouncing his non-casted leg while chewing on his skin again. He had to convince Logan to help them with something as juvenile as a prank. It was hard enough convincing him to do what he wanted to do, but a prank! Especially since Remus was the one to come up with it! He jumped at the sound of the door opening whipping his head to see Logan walking in.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," Logan said as he closed the door behind him.

"Y-you're fine."

Logan stared at him for a minute.

"Are you okay? You seem kind of tense."

Virgil nodded.

"Yeah- well... I- uh... I was- um... I was wondering..."

Logan slowly sat down next to him.

"I'm worried about Patton, too. I wish he'd told us about all of this sooner," Logan said quietly.

Virgil shifted one of his legs onto the bed to face Logan better.

"Did he... did he tell you-"

Logan shook his head.

"No, but I have a few guesses. He seemed a lot more nervous on this date than the last one. He needed more reassurance that he was okay. I think she's trying to convince him he isn't good enough. The worst part is I think he's starting to believe her." Logan's hands balled into fists. "I'll never understand people!" Logan stood up and started pacing. "She said she likes me, right? What the hell makes her think this is a good idea?! What the hell gives her the right to do this to him? I care very deeply about him and her doing this hurts me too! If she actually gave a damn about me, she wouldn't hurt the people I care about! This is absolute bullshit! Honestly I'm starting think she doesn't actually care about me at all! She knows my parents and their business! She probably only cares about their successes! Dammit! I wish I'd never talked to her!"

Logan groaned as he ran his fingers through his hair. He stood in the middle of the room facing the wall. The room was silent for a few minutes before Virgil decided to break it.

"Do you want to help us get back at her?" Virgil asked quietly.

"What?" Logan asked turning to look at him.

"We have a few ideas on how to get our revenge, but we need you to help us."

Logan started slowly shaking his head before pausing. He stared at the wall behind Virgil for a minute before shifting his gaze back to Virgil.

"What exactly would I be doing?" Logan asked cautiously.

Virgil smiled.

"All we need you to do is figure out where she's staying. You're the only person she sees regularly. You're the only person she trusts. And seeing as she has a bit of a crush on you..."

Logan chewed on his lip while he thought it over. He slowly sat down on his bed placing his elbows on his knees. He folded his hands and placed them up to his chin. He sat in thought for a minute before he nodded.

"Okay. I'll see what I can do."

"You're... you're really going to help us with this?"

Logan nodded again.

"Patton is the purest, most kind-hearted person I have ever met. No one deserves to be treated this way, but this is Patton. No one hurts Patton. So while this is something I don't normally condone, I think I can make one exception for Patton. Especially if I'm not the one doing anything particularly... messy."

"No, Remus and Janus will be doing most of the work. Roman, Joan, and I just helped plan it. Thomas is still against this whole idea but it's better than everyone kicking her ass and going to jail."

"Yes, I suppose that is true. Although I think Patton will be against this as well."

"Who says he has to know?"

"You want to keep this a secret from him?"

"We aren't really keeping it a secret from him, we just aren't bringing it up near him. We don't have to hide it from him, but we don't have to tell him about it either. It's more of a gray area."

"You are slowly corrupting me," Logan sighed.

Virgil smiled.

"I try."

"Anyway, I have class with Hannah on Monday. I'll talk to her then."

"Do you want us to discuss the details of the prank with you tomorrow?"

Logan shook his head.

"No, I'm not sure if I really want to know what you have planned. Especially if Remus is involved."

"Just make sure you know which side of the room is hers. We don't want to accidentally prank her roommate."

"Noted."