The Dragon-Witch Chronicles - Prinxiety AU

Chapter Nine

~Roman~

After leaving Virgil, I simply wandered around the maze of halls. I thought of going to the library, but I couldn't focus enough to read. I thought of going to the dining hall, but I had lost all of my appetite. The endless roaming (A/N dad joke XD) bored me immensely until I found myself knocking on a door. It wasn't until Patton answered that I knew where I was.

"Roman?" the older boy asked me. "What's wrong?"

I quickly wiped my vacant expression and gave my best award-winning smile. "Nothing is wrong, dear Patton. I was wishing to check on you after the scare with Virgil."

He narrowed his eyes at me from behind his glasses. "Are you sure?" I nodded quickly and he frowned before pulling me inside. "I know you better than that, Roman."

I sighed before pouring my heart out to my friend. He was always the one you could count on to listen when you had something on your mind. He would always be there to give you a hug if you needed, or if you didn't need it. I came out of my room one time and he did a drive-by hug attack. I still don't know why.

"Virgil hates me..." I began softly. "I didn't know how much he was hurting, and I just made it worse. What if I couldn't find him? What if he actually died before I found him?" My voice was louder now, shocking Patton with the volume and the knowledge that Virgil could have died. "I had my suspicions that Virgil ran because of me, but he actually did! He ran away: my fault. He got hurt: my fault. He could've died: it was all my fault! I never would've gotten to tell him..." I trailed off as tears began to pour from Patton's eyes.

I pulled him in for a hug and he wrapped his arms around my waist, laying his head on my shoulder. "I'm sorry, Patton. I didn't want to tell you because I knew you'd worry."

Patton sniffled. "Can I have a cookie?"

"Yes, you can." I began to pull away when I heard Logan from afar.

"Roman?! Patton?! You need to come in here!"

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A/N Sorry for the sort-of cliffhanger. I'm feeling evil today. But, AP exams start tomorrow! I have AP Literature tomorrow and AP US Government on Thursday. After that, updates will resume. Gotta study... SOS MAYDAY MAYDAY HELP ME

~V