Chapter 7: To Have A Heart

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"So who had feelings for who first? You or Virgil?" Patton asked teasingly as he played with a stuffed animal he had conjured while laying down on the couch. Roman was sitting in the arm rest, feeling more comfortable there. "Well, Virgil's first vision of me, besides the poster, was me making a dramatic entrance in the moonlight. Mine, however, was him seeming helpless under a shield, looking at me in admiration. I suppose you can guess." Roman chuckled. "So at the same time." Patton guessed, giggling as Roman shrugged and changed the topic. "What about you and Logan? Where do you think your character would stand with Logan?" Roman asked. "Well, you're the writer, but I'd probably be too focused on my grief and missing son than on my feelings for Logan, but I've probably had feelings for Logan for a long time without really realizing it." Patton suggested.

     Roman nodded in agreement, then looked back to the story. "How do you think Virgil would react to this?" Roman then asked, looking back to Patton, who sat up to give Roman his full attention. "Well... I think he'd probably be amused by it more than anything else." Patton replied honestly. "Yeah... You're probably right. Whether he likes me or not, his reaction would probably be the same." Roman sighed. "Right into the blackmail folder." Patton confirmed. "Which is why he will never read it!" Roman declared.

     "You should probably tell him you have feelings for him." Patton advised. "I will... After you reveal your feelings for Logan." Roman deflected. "Aren't you supposed to be the romantic one?" Patton reminded him. "Aren't you supposed to be the Heart?" Roman countered. "Touché." Patton giggled. "Anywho, where were we? Ah yes." Roman cheered. He cleared his throat before beginning to read once again.

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     "So, Short, Dark, and Gloomy, tell me a bit more about yourself. You two, Remy, I guess." Roman stated as he leaned back. "Remy's more interesting than I am, Princey." Virgil dismissed, hunched over as he stared out the window. "I don't feel so well..." Remus murmured. "I told you not to eat that mushroom." Virgil muttered. "You're not my dad!" Remus whined. "Well you might be poisoned now, unless Prince Charming here can cure poison we're going to have to find a healer." Virgil growled.

      "Aw, you think I'm charming." Roman teased, causing Virgil to roll his eyes. "I was saying it ironically." He spat. "Sure you were, Vinny. Sure you were." Roman snickered. "Call me Vinny one more time-" Virgil began as Remus leaned out the window and belched out everything he ate that day, which left some disturbing content on the roadside.

     "Well, I guess that solves that problem and creates several more... Not so much for us, but for whatever poor souls use this road in the future." Roman sighed. "Still think I'm more interesting?" Virgil chuckled as Remus wiped his mouth with his sleeve and readjusted himself. "Perhaps not, but I feel like I'd feel more comfortable hearing about your interests than his." Roman admitted, causing Virgil to laugh.

     "That's fair. There's not much to tell, I like to sleep, read, and have some peace and quiet. I don't get the former or latter often, but I read when I can. I don't like people, I don't like chaos, and this guy seems to fill my life with those things. Honestly I must have familial Stockholm syndrome because this guy drives me insane but he's still my brother so I love him I guess." Virgil sighed. "I nearly broke his spine the other day but we're good." Remus added, not helping his case. Roman looked at Virgil with a worried expression, and Virgil simply shrugged. "I'm used to it." He muttered. "No! No, you should not be used to that. What the heck?" Roman yelled. "Wow I sound like Patton..." He then muttered.

     Virgil shrugged again, looking back out the window. "Dad got him in trouble, that situation was resolved. Besides, it's not like he meant to do it. He just thought it'd be a grand idea to scare me while I was running up the stairs." Virgil dismissed. "I'm right here... Also I'm hungry." Remus groaned. "Don't worry, garbage disposal. We'll be stopping to set up camp and have lunch shortly." Roman assured him.

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