Claustrophobia

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TW: Unsympathetic Roman, fighting, food mention

Third Person POV

Damien woke up and immediately fell off their hammock. "Fuck ow." The mumbled as they left the room. The place they've been sleeping all last night.

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Janus and Tommy came down to make breakfast.

Irra was the next to walk down. He did make it to bed and slept for a while but had a nightmare. He woke up 14.

He mutter curses to himself as he went into the kitchen. He saw Tommy and Janus kissing in the kitchen. Irra blinked he didn't know if he just goes back upstairs or interrupt them.

The couple hadn't told the others about he relationship. Logan was still the only one to know.

Lucky for Irra, Logan came downstairs. He cleared his throat and broke the pair apart. "Good morning you 3." Logan greeted as he went to make coffee.

"Morning Logan." Tommy greeted. Janus said good morning and paused. "3?" She asked.

Irra climbed onto the counter. "Morning." He chuckled. The couple looked at Irra. "Morning hon. How long were you there for?" Janus asked.

"Oh long enough. I'll keep quiet." He said. Tommy sighed and kissed Janus' cheek. "Thank you bud." He smiled.

Janus kissed Irra's head. "Thank you." Irra hugged Janus and chuckled. "Of course mommy!"

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The rest of the sides came downstairs for breakfast. They were all enjoying breakfast, the tension a little thick but bearable.

"So Irra. Where were you last night?" Roman asked. "My room sleeping." Irra said absent minded. Janus' eye glowed. "Irra. You're lying." They told him. Irra paled. "I'm so dead."

Janus looked at Irra. "Where were you last night?" They asked. "Asleep." Irra lied again. "Liar. Where did you go to? I saw you go into the Imagination. A habit you've started a few weeks ago." Roman informed the others.

Everyone stopped and looked at Irra. "What are you doing in the Imagination?" Virgil asked. Irra looked down. "You're gonna be mad. You're all gonna be mad at me." He mumbled as he curled up.

They shared a look before looking back at Irra. The youngest member of the clan had stopped keeping secrets after the Incident.

"I can tell you what he's keeping! He's been seeing JD behind our backs after I said not too." Roman told the group. "Irra? Hon is that true?" Tommy asked. Irra reluctantly nodded.

"I know I was told not to but Roman's past mistakes aren't for me to worry about. He fell for a siren, I don't have to pay for that! I should be allowed to see my friends." Irra said.

"Not when it's directly disobeys what we told you!" Roman fired back. "No! You gave the order that I ignored. You may be a prince in the Imagination but not in here! You don't have control over what I do! You don't have any control over anything I do no matter what!" Irra told the prince.

They continued to argue.

"Boys! Enough!" Janus called over them. They stopped. "Irra there is a rule for no one to go into the Imagination without anyone knowing. Roman you have no control over what he does." Janus told them sternly.

"Sirens are dangerous!" Roman said. "Yes but they will not befriend someone then kill them. They will lure them and kill them immediately. The fact that Irra is still here tells that his friend will not harm him." Logan budded in.

"I don't give a shit! I say that he shouldn't be near that scaled freak!" Roman said loudly. Irra shrunk into his sweater. "He needs to stay away from JD and stop talking to him." "Roman enough!" Janus hissed. "NO! WE DON'T NEED SOME KIND OF REPEAT INCIDENT LIKE WITH PATTON!" Roman yelled.

It went deadly silent.

Virgil slapped the back of his boyfriends head. "You're stupid." Irra got up and left. Logan got up to follow him but was stopped by Remus. "Let him calm down." The duke suggested. Logan sighed and nodded as he sat back down.

Janus glared at Roman. "To you're room. Now." They said lowly. "No! I'm not listening to a dark side!" Roman hissed.

Logan and Tommy face palmed. Roman just got into more trouble. Janus glared at Roman. "Room. Now. Not a request." They hissed.

"Make me!" Roman hissed as he stood up and slammed his hands on the table. Janus chuckled darkly and stood up. "Oh you've done it now." Remus mumbled.

Janus' eyes glowed. "You will go to your room and you will stay there until we call for dinner." They said softly and slyly. Roman's eyes glowed a soft yellow and he did as he was told.

Tommy, Virgil and Logan just blank stared. Janus blinked and their eye stopped glowing. They smiled and sat down. "Done and done."

"What was that?" Logan asked. "You know that little voice in your head that tells you to lie and cheat or do things that aren't dangerous but will get you in trouble! That's what that was!" Remus smiled. "Mom has the bonus ability to control someone to for as long as they want."

"Isn't that what you are Remus?" Tommy asked confused. Remus shook his head. "My little trash rat here is the voice that says to do all the dangerous things or that lusty voice that makes you fantasise." Janus informed as they and Logan started clearing the table.

"Yeah! Jan always did that to me when I wouldn't listen!" Remus said proudly. "He's a handful." Janus chuckled. "That's the truth." Virgil snickered kissed Remus' cheek.

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Irra sat in his room. He stared at his overnight bag. He sighed and got up.

He wrote a note to Janus so they wouldn't worry before he grabbed it and a plushy and sunk out. He was gonna stay with Damien for a while.