Adding Shadows

On Top Of The World

Virgil yawned and sat up. He had a math test that day, a pop quiz technically, but apparently being the teachers pet did have it's quirks.

He stretched and kicked off his blanket, shutting off his alarm clock and turning to Declan's bed. Empty. He had most likely already left to walk to school.

Virgil stood up carefully, running a hand through his hair, letting his bangs fall onto his face.

"Oh, you're up." Jared sighed, leaning against the door frame. Virgil nodded, rubbing his eyes lightly and yawning.

"Well that was just amazingly cute, come on, Virge, I'm driving you to school, hurry up and get reading to go." Jared told him, bouncing off the frame and walking away.

Virgil nodded again, walking to his dresser and pulling out one of his many black shrts and jeans, and a pair of socks, on his way out of the room to go to the bathroom he grabbed his hoodie of the back of the door.

He got changed and ran downstairs, Abigail was sitting on the couch, head tilted back and breathing heavy. She was pale and looked only half awake.

"Is Abby sick?" Virgil asked Jeremy, who handed him a bowl of oatmeal. He nodded.

"She hasn't actually moved for thirty minutes, besides going to thrown up in the bathroom." Jeremy sighed, taking a bite of his own cinnamon and brown sugar oatmeal with milk.

"Hey, babe." Scout grinned, walking over and kissing Jeremy "You aren't driving this loser to school, are you?" she asked with a joking tone. Jeremy shook his head.

"No, Jared is." Jeremy responded, kissing his girlfriend back lightly. Scout hugged him tightly after before pulling away.

"Good, cause I need a ride." She informed him, and Virgil slipped off his chair and went to brush his teeth, deciding public displays of affection were not something ten year old him wanted a close up view of. He could hear Scout laugh as he walked away.

"You ready?" Jared asked after Virgil had finished tying his shoe. Virgil nodded. "Then let's get going." Jared said tiredly, opening the front door for Virgil. Virgil walked out, hugging his hoodie to himself. Jared carried his backpack to the car.

When they got to the school building Jared rushed Virgil out of the car and said goodbye quickly before driving off.

Virgil entered the school building, about to look for his friend like he always did, but Roman skipped up to him with a wide grin.

"Hey, Princey." Virgil yawned. Roman grinned, somehow, brighter.

"Hello, my dark and stormy knight!" Roman greeted, Virgil rolled his eyes but the corners of his mouth tugged upward into a smile.

"Guess what!" Roman exclaimed excitedly before Virgil could say a word. Virgil shrugged "I got a role in a play at a real youth theater down the road!"

Virgil grinned "That's great, Roman!" Roman pretended to flip long hair that he didn't have.

"I know. It wasn't the lead role because of my age, but I'm playing Little Red Riding Hood!"

Virgil stared for a moment, wordless, before clearing his throat "What play is this?" He asked slowly.

Roman giggled "The theater does a lot of gender swapped musicals, this year is a gender swapped Into The Woods."

Virgil nodded slowly "Oh. That makes more since." Roman nodded.

"Anyway, how has the tutor lessons with Microsoft Nerd going?"

"Did.. did you just give our teacher a witty nickname?" Virgil bit back a laugh.

"Possibly."

"Sounds good." Virgil paused "Surprisingly well, actually. Logan's a good teacher."