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A Dragon's Curse

Disclaimer: If there are two colors, one light and one dark, I might refer to the light one without saying the word 'light' in front of it, but if it is the dark color I will specify so. This will make no sense until you read it, but I just wanted to put this out there.
TW:Panic/anxiety attacks, mentions of wanting to die, slight suicidal thoughts, swearing, let me know if I missed any
Dragon Witch's P.O.V.
Of course. Roman's coming to battle me once again. But this time he brought his crush, Virgil, along. Probably to show off for him, but I can tell that he likes him back already. I'm very adapt at reading people's feelings, and my magic abilities don't exactly hurt that reputation. Not that anyone knows about. I already know that they're pretty much made for each other, so why not have a little fun with it? Plus, based on how they're so determined to keep it hidden from each other, this is bound to speed things up a bit. I ready a cures for them, something simple and easy, nothing to harsh, I'm not a monster. As they approach I turn my back to them, making it seem like I had no idea they were coming. I smirk to myself as I hear Roman call out, and I can tell he unsheathes his sword 'epically' for Virgil instead of the usual casual way he uses for a tactical battle.
"Come out Dragon Witch, and face your demise!" He yells confidently, having no idea of my plans. I turn around, faking an angry look.
"How dare you come back here after last time! I warned you to stay away!" I roar, holding back a smile. He brandishes his sword, ready to make the first move. I slash at him dramatically, allowing him to injure me badly. Hey, gotta make him look cool first, if I make him look like the lovesick idiot he is this might not work. I fake a roar of frustration, attacking again. I make sure it seems like I'm trying my hardest, as I always do when fighting him. I could easily take him down wit one swipe but it's fun battling with him. It' nice to see someone every once in a while, though he has no idea that I'm trying as little as possible. He slashes me with his sword again, quickly masking his surprised look at my 'stupidity'. I stand back up on my hind legs, trying to hide my smirk.
"For this you have earned a curse upon you both, something that can only be undone by your favorite thing, a true loves kiss." I cast the spell, teleporting them both back to their own rooms with a piece of paper explaining everything. This'll be fun.

Virgil's P.O.V.
What happened?! Oh, I'm so gonna kill Roman for this. I look around and realize I'm back in my own room, a green haze surrounding me. I look down, surprised, and find a piece of paper in my hands. I start to read it, my dread growing.
This cloud around you explains your feelings, but only you have the key. Both of you have different keys, so do not assume any of the others feelings based on your own.
Yellow:Happiness
Lime Green:Shock
Cyan:Confusion
Red:Anger
Dark Blue:Sadness
Purple:Love/affection
Light Grey:Concern
Black:Comfort/safety
White:Calm
Orange:Jealousy
Light Pink:Embarrassment
Lilac:Worry
Dark Grey:Anxiety
Cream:Amazement/wonder
Dark Pink:Regret
Emerald:Fear
Bronze:Hope
This is going to be hell.

Roman's P.O.V.
I'm so confused. Why would she curse me after two hits? Just to make me look stupid? Why did I even bring Virgil, he could've gotten hurt, in fact, he did! He got cursed too, because I'm too much of an idiot to stop trying to show off and actually think for once! I realize that there is a black and orange cloud around me, and I look down as I feel something in my hand. I start reading, worried, which only makes hints of dark blue appear in the haze.
This cloud around you explains your feelings, but only you have the key. Both of you have different keys, so do not assume any of the others feelings based on your own.
Yellow:Hope
Lime Green:Fear
Cyan:Love/Affection
Red:Embarrassment
Dark Blue:Worry
Purple:Comfort/safety
Light Grey:Anxiety
Black:Anger
White: Happiness
Orange:Amazement/wonder
Pink:Regret
Lilac:Concern
Dark Grey:Calm
Cream:Confusion
Dark Pink:Shock
Emerald:Sadness
Bronze:Jealousy
That blasted Dragon Witch!

Virgil's P.O.V.
Why, just why. Did she think this would be funny? My cloud turns lilac, pink, cyan, dark grey and green, all at once, though the dark grey is the biggest part. At least I'll always know what I'm feeling, and others still won't, but this is so much worse! I'd rather have a panic attack than this, and as someone who has had multiple panic attacks, that's saying something. And the only way for it to stop is true loves kiss, no one in their right mind would ever kiss me. I hear someone angrily muttering, Roman must've found his key. I mean, at least the colors mean different things, but this is horrible! I hate her! Red swells into the fog, taking over half of the dark grey. Cream starts to swirl in too as I stare at the mixing of the colors, some of the red fading. I decide to ignore everything for now, calmness and peace washing over me as I crawl into bed, putting on music and closing my eyes, even though it's only 5 p.m., the last thing I see as I drift off to sleep is a giant cloud of black filling my room.

Roman's P.O.V.
I just want to scream! So much! But I don't want anyone to hear me, so I just angrily mumble instead. I hear a soft gasp from across the hall, Virgil must be looking at his own cloud. If he had my key his cloud would probably be light grey all the time. Thankfully they are different, otherwise Virgil would know simply by seeing the cyan. No one else has to know about our keys, they can simply read our emotions the way they used to, no need to even explain what the mist is. Sighing, I hop into bed, not wanting to really face anyone. I stare blankly at my cloud as it slowly fades to dark grey, the sight reminding me of Virgil's old hoodie. A slight bit of cyan slips into the mist and I blush, making red appear too. I turn over, finally falling asleep.

Virgil's P.O.V.
I wake groggily, only to hear someone banging on my door. I check my watch, 3 p.m., no wonder they're knocking, I disappeared and never came back yesterday and now I've been gone most of today too. Granted, this much sleep was long overdue tanks to my insomnia, but it still was probably worrying. I rub the sleep out of my eyes and get up, padding over on the soft carpet and opening the door. Patton bursts in, enveloping me in a tight hug. 
"What happened kiddo? I heard you and Roman went out to fight the Dragon Witch, then you just disappeared ad you didn't show up today." He stops and stares as the cloud hanging over me changes to  a dark pink and dark grey, looking amazed and concerned at the same time "What's that kiddo?" He asks softly, making a light pink fade in too. I sigh, lowering my eyes to the ground.
"The Dragon Witch cursed us both. Our emotions show in the clouds, and we both have a color key, but we have different keys so Roman doesn't immediately know mine and I don't instantly know his emotions, she must have some heart in her." I mumble, and he shuts the door, leading me to my bed and making me sit down, doing the same.
"Kiddo, you don't have to if you don't want to, this is totally up to you, but would you mind if you told me what the colors I just saw meant? Again, you don't have to, it's fine if you don't, but would you at least consider?" He asks softly. I look down, reaching into my pocket.
"It would be better if I just showed you." I say, handing him the key. The dark pink disappears completely, leaving only copious amounts of dark grey and some light pink. As he finishes he glances up at the cloud, frowning slightly and hugging me again.
"Oh kiddo, I know this must be hard for you. Thank you for opening up though, that must've been hardest. Is there a way to break the curse?" He asks breaking away, a knowing look in his eye.
"True loves kiss." I say monotonously.
"If I may ask, is there anyone that the mist might turn purple for already?" He asks cautiously. I nod.
"Roman." I say, blushing slightly as my cloud turns slightly purple and more light pink, some of the dark grey disappearing. He nods, a small smile on his face.
"I thought that might be the case." He says, and I hide my face with a pillow as he laughs, my cloud becoming all pink. He hugs me one last time before standing up, turning around as he leaves "I'll keep this in mind from now on, just to make sure you're okay." He says, and I nod. He closes the door behind him and I faceplant into my pillows once more. Eventually I get up, heading out for food. I see Roman making food, his cloud turning slightly cyan when he sees me. Why is he confused? Wait, no, it doesn't mean the same thing. My own mist turns slightly purple, as well as black. He looks confused for a moment, his cloud turning cream and dark blue before returning to cyan, leaving me to watch in wonder. I hate to admit it, but she really did a nice job with the curse.
Patton walks in, smirking as he sees the cyan in the cloud, making me blush -though thankfully it's hidden by my foundation - and my cloud to turn pink once more. He just smiles at me, giving me a look to mean that he won't do that again, and I nod gratefully. I grab some cereal and pour it out when an idea strikes me: could visit the Dragon Witch. I saw the way she smirked as Roman fought her, like she wasn't really trying, maybe she just wanted to curse us. I think about the way to break it and I internally groan; she shipped us and is trying to get us together with this. Well it's not gonna work, Roman hates me, he only pretends to be nice because he's a good person, but I can tell he wants to run is sword through me. I let my thoughts consume me as I eat, not caring that the more I think and the more my emotions grow, the bigger the colored haze becomes. At least, I don't care until Logan comes in, staring in bewilderment at the giant cloud hanging over me, and the slightly smaller one over Roman. My cloud immediately shrinks upon seeing him, the fog turning a bright light pink. Patton sends me a small encouraging smile, letting me know it's okay. Logan still looks perplexed, but sits down silently, continuing to read his book as Patton makes them both lunch. Roman heads back to his room, muttering something about ideas. I say that I'm headed to the imagination, earning a confused look from Logan and an understanding glance from Patton.
Once in the imagination I practically sprint to the Dragon Witch's cave, not wanting to stay in the forest on the way there for too long. As I arrive I see her just relaxing, smirking to herself as she reads in her more human form. Cautiously I step out of the woods, purposely stepping on a branch to alert her that I'm here. She looks much different now that she's no longer a dragon, she seems more empathetic and sassy than terrifying and powerful, though she still holds an aura of power around her. She whips around, relaxing slightly as she realizes it's me. She smirks knowingly, snapping her book shut. My cloud turns completely dark grey and her gaze softens, her eyes a little too understanding for my comfort.
"Come to talk about the curse I assume?" She asks, her voice confident. I nod suddenly too anxious to speak "Come on up then, take a seat." She says, patting the chair next to her at the table. I walk up, sitting down nervously.
"Why'd you do it?" I suddenly blurt out of nowhere "I know you weren't actually that mad with Roman, in fact you looked like you were enjoying it. So why?" I ask, my voice becoming quieter at the end. She sighs, her confident air seeming to drop.
"Yes, I actually did enjoy it, as I'm sure Roman does. He needs to get his energy out and accomplish something, and I need someone there to mess with, to have some sort of interaction ever once in a while. As for why I did it, I'll tell you the full story once the curse is broken." She says, smirking slightly at the end. I drop my head into my hands, my cloud I'm sure becoming even darker grey as well as dark pink.
"That'll never happen, at least not for me. Roman will probably break it within a week, but I'll be stuck with this cloud forever." I say, slowly coming to terms with the fact that I'm gonna be color coded forever.
"Hey, that's not true. I'm sure you'll kiss Roman someday." She says calmly. My head shoots up, and I stare at her, the haze around me becoming light pink as well as green.
"I mean, that might cure me of it, but Roman's would remain, and I can't do that to him." I say, looking at her sadly. She looks like she wants to say something, but bites her tongue. I just put my head back in my hands. After a while of silence I hear rustling in the trees, and instantly I know who's coming. She wordlessly puts a spell on me, and I can tell that this is a one time thing. As I turn, I see her mouth the words Purple and Cyan, what does that mean? I become invisible, even to myself which makes me anxious. My cloud disappears too, but I know it's just because if it showed it would defeat the purpose of being invisible in the first place. I rush through the forest, briefly passing Roman on my way. As I get back to the door I slowly start becoming less transparent, until look fully solid. I walk out the door somewhat shakily, I never want to be invisible again. I feel a sudden wave of anxiety crash over me and I change plans, sinking down instead of heading to my room.
As I appear in the real world I see Thomas on his couch, knees drawn to his chest as he rocks back and forth gently, trying to even is breathing. Panic attack. I run forwards, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder. He doesn't flinch, so he isn't too far gone. The mist around me grows, becoming dark grey as I help him calm down. Once he's completely calm he thanks me, before doing a double-take as he notices the growing cloud.
"What's that?" He asks, his eyes wide.
"A Dragon Witch's curse, it represents my emotions but only I have the answer key to it." I explain. He nods, and I sink back down to my room thinking about how I'll never get Roman to like me back, unaware he was having similar thoughts at that exact moment.
The next few days go by like this, me checking in with the Dragon Witch just to talk, and everyone pretty much ignoring the clouds that are over my and Roman's heads. Everything was going fine, well except for my crippling anxiety, until my anxious thoughts became too much.
It was right after Roman had made a joke. Patton hadn't understood it, and Logan just groaned. The haze around me glowed yellow and I laughed, earning a heart-melting smile from Roman. That's when my anxiety began to kick in.
He'll never like you back. I know. He probably hates you, he's just thankful that you didn't brush him off for once since the others did. Yeah, probably.  He does hate you, he's just too kind to show it. Yeah, I know. Well then you should act like it. What, and make him hate me even more? Yeah, then he'd have even more reasons to hate your pathetic a**. I know! He hates me, I'll never get rid of this cloud, I know! The mist grew larger without me noticing, dark grey and a tiny bit of dark blue filling my entire corner, though still above me. Patton glances at me worriedly, but I don't really notice it, too focused on my thoughts. Then just kill yourself, he'd like that. I know he would, but Patton would be heartbroken and it would hurt Thomas, so I won't.  But you want to. Yeah, but the need of the others outweigh the wants of someone worthless You're having an anxiety attack you know. In front of all the others. In front of Roman. I know, you're only making it worse. But I'm you. Yeah, so? You're saying that you're making yourself have an anxiety attack. Well it's true. Finally my focus slips from my thoughts as it becomes harder to breathe. I try calmly sitting down, focusing on my breathing, but it doesn't work. I hear voices in the background but I can't understand what they're saying, the noise making me panic more. I notice the fog has come lower, no longer just above me but taking up almost my entire spot. It's in front of me now, and it's suffocating. Even though it's not even real fog, you can't feel it at all, it still seems to be filling my lungs, only making it worse. It's almost pitch black with how dark it is, but it's still very clearly distinguishable from the actual color black, so that the emotions can't be confused. How did happiness lead to this? I becomes thicker, no longer the semi-transparent mist but instead a thick cloud of grey, almost solid even though you still can't feel it. I start rocking back and forth, gasping for breathe. I close my eyes tight, trying to shut everything out. I can't even use my method to calm down because I can't see anything, not even myself! I open my mouth to scream, to shout, something but no noise comes out, only dead silence. I can't hear the others anymore, only the voices in my own head. Tears are now streaming down my face as I desperately try to suck in air, but to no avail. Finally I hear a murmur, but I don't dare open my eyes, pure fear shooting through me, making a deep emerald color split the dark grey in half, though not straight lines, just making it evenly spread out patches of dark grey and emerald. I feel something touch me and I jump backwards with a scream, hitting the wall with a loud thump. I wrench my eyes open to see none other than Roman standing above me with his hand outstretched. I stare at him, eyes wide. Slight spots of purple break the darkness, and a  rush of emotion hits, it would've surely knocked me over if I hadn't already been on the ground. Lime green, cyan, dark blue, purple, light grey, light pink, lilac, dark grey, dark pink and emerald bursts all overtaking the thick haze around me, brightening everything and almost making me wince. I glance around nervously at the colors, even though I know Patton is the only one who can tell what they mean. Black starts to drip in as the other colors fade slightly, but the dark and light pink both get stronger. It starts to get less solid as Roman sits next to me, instructing my breathing and just overall calming me down. Eventually the only things left are purple, dark and light pink, and black, slight dots of white in there as it settles back above my head. I glance around at everyone worriedly, my anxiety growing again. They all look extremely concerned, but also relieved, and I'm left wondering what happened while I was panicking.

Roman's P.O.V.
My cloud glows bright white and cyan as Virgil laughs, grateful that someone understood and liked it. However, it becomes filled with Lilac as well as his cloud starts growing, the yellow fading to a dark grey. Patton looks extremely concerned as Virgil gets deeper into his thoughts, until his entire corner begins to slowly get consumed by it.
"What's happening?" Thomas asks panickedly.
"He seems to be overwhelmed with emotion." Logan says, clearly distressed.
"Is he okay? Why is it becoming solid? Where even is he?!" I ask, becoming even more worried. I hear a slight thump, and my own panic only grows. Patton seems torn, before blurting out his thoughts, no longer able to hold it in.
"He's having an anxiety attack! That's what ark grey means, that he's anxious!" He shouts, looking around frantically. I glance between him and the solid mass where Virgil was, before stepping forwards.
"Roman, I do not think it is advisable-" I cut Logan off.
"Virgil is in there, completely alone, not even able to see us. I can't just let him panic!" I step into the mist without a second thought, my own lilac dark blue and cyan cloud allowing me to see through the thick haze. Emerald starts appearing and begin to fear for him even more, something definitely isn't right. All of a sudden the voices of the others fall silent, too abrupt for them to have done it themselves; the cloud must've drowned out the noise. A wave of panic washes over me and I realize that however Virgil is feeling, his fog is affecting me because of how strong it is. Which means he can't hear the others either. Finally, I see him, rocking back and forth violently and gasping for air. I reach down and gently touch him, knowing he won't hear me if I try to speak. In fact, even if he could, I'm not able to. He flinches backwards, screaming. As he hits the wall he shakily opens his eyes, and the cyan in my own cloud swell, though the lilac does too. All of a sudden the air around us explodes with color, no longer just dark grey and emerald, but a magnitude of colors surrounding us. I sit down next to him, trying not to pay attention to the colors as I slowly help him calm down. He looks around as the mist returns to where it belongs, above him. I can see the worry growing and my heart pangs as I see the dark grey, now realizing how many times I've seen that above him. In fact, I don't think I've seen him without at least a spot of dark grey above him. I mean, I guess it is in is trait, but I'm not always creative, so he himself must also just be a really anxious person. How long has he gone without anyone noticing I mean I guess Patton knows, I think he knows Virgil's full key and didn't want to break his privacy, that's why he hesitated when saying that it meant he was anxious. I glance back at Virgil, cyan and lilac still hovering over my head. I see purple, dark grey, and dark and light pink over his own head, and I can't help but wonder what his key is.

Virgil's P.O.V.
I an tell Roman's curious right now, but what I find curious is that cyan keeps hovering over his head every time he sees me, kinda like how purple hovers over my head whenever I see him, except cyan for him probably means hate or anger. Wait. Purple, over my head,Cyan, over his head. Purple and Cyan. Purple and Cyan. The Dragon Witch mentioned - wait! Purple means love for me, so cyan could mean-?! He might love me back? Bronze, for the first time since the curse was placed, appears above me,and I can't help but get slightly carried away in it, until my cloud is only purple and bronze. Roman takes notice.
"I - I'm exhausted. I'm gonna head to my room now." I say quietly, sending a meaningful look to Roman before sinking out.
Luckily Roman understands, and he must've made an excuse to follow because he appears in my room. I shove my hand in my pocket, anxiety starting to find it's way back into my head. I shove those thoughts away, clearing my mind.  I unfold the piece of paper in my pocket, still gripping it tightly.
"Roman, only if you're okay with it of course, but I think it might be time to swap papers?" I say, the end sounding more like a question. He takes his out of his pocket and  do the same, each of us wordlessly handing each other the key to our emotions. I can't help but smile as I see that I was right about one thing, Cyan:Love/affection. We look up at the same time, both of us smiling. We lean towards each other, feeling the moments right. It's short and sweet, but it's a huge relief and quite possibly the best thing I'll ever experience. We pull apart and all of a sudden it feels like a weights been lifted off my shoulders, and as I glance up I no longer see a cloud. I'm abruptly pulled away from my room, and into a bright white... place. There's nothing around, it looks like when Roman "pulled a blank" except no one else is here. I glance down at my hands only to find another piece of paper.
Congrats! I knew you'd figure it out eventually. From now on, you will have the ability to make that cloud appear and disappear at will, though the others will think that I am simply doing this, so as to not make things awkward or for it to seem like you're saying "Notice me!" as I know you would feel like you were. Enjoy!
As soon as I finish reading it the paper disappears, and I'm back in my room with Roman. Neither of us mention what just happened, and instead we come together again, capturing each others lips in a tender, loving kiss.

Again, not the one I mentioned, sorry. How do you like it? It's been a while since I've written romance. The one I did leave a spoiler for has a title that starts with a "H" (not a D, sorry) just so you know.