Love and War || A Sanders Sides AU

Chapter Five

Eyyy we are back with another chapter! ^-^ Not a lot to say about this chapter because my brain is melting slowly out of my ears so yeah!

WARNINGS: Anxiousness, minor mention of previous suicide, food mentions. Not a lot, it's a fluffy chapter. Take the fluff you can get, because shit goes down soon enough.

Here we gooo!

The four of them were growing closer all the time, and soon Roman was wondering how they could get closer at all. And then they did again. Logan dragged them all to the local museums, and while sometimes Roman found himself bored of the exhibits, watching Logan (and Patton if they were at the History museum) geek out over things made it worth it. They'd have movie nights with pillow forts and snack trays on the weekend, watching all the movies they could get onto the television. Patton's hugs and kisses got more frequent, and soon Roman noticed he wasn't nearly touched starved anymore.

"You four are the cutest." Remy would say when he hung out, shaking his head at their antics.

"You just don't understand romance," Roman said with a wave of his hand.

"Damn right I don't." Remy agreed, feigning relief. Patton would just respond by hugging him, to which Remy would struggle but Roman knew he didn't mind.

And things were good. And Roman felt better than he ever had.

"So," Virgil said one night at the beginning of December as they drove home from the planetarium. "My parents want us to spend Christmas with them."

"All of us?" Patton asked in surprise, from where he was sitting next to Roman in the back seat.

"Yeah." Virgil laughed lightly, glancing around at them with a grim expression. "I mean, they're still the same way they always have been, and they don't understand our relationship, but..."

"You haven't seen them in a while." Logan pointed out, turning down their darkened street. "They miss you."

"I know!" Virgil complained, then looked at Roman. "My parents live in Ohio, by the way. They ask us to visit them every year - but we went to Patton's parents last Christmas."

"That sounds delightful!" Roman declared, beaming. "We may actually experience snow, too! Ohio gets snow, right?"

"Yes, they do." Virgil laughed. "A lot, usually. And I wanted to talk about it with you guys in case anyone else had plans."

"I usually just hang out with Remy on Christmas." Roman shrugged.

He loved his family, but they hadn't spent the holidays together since Remus passed away. It was painful for all of them, and after their attempt the first year, the tradition had failed to be established. He communicated with them regularly, but they rarely got together. Both because his parents had moved to California, and because of Remus.

"My family is going to Egypt this year - but I wasn't going anyway," Patton said cheerfully. "I wanted to spend it with all of you!" Roman chuckled, kissing Patton's cheek lightly.

"How adorable."

"It looks like we're going to Ohio," Logan said lightly, attempting to keep the amusement out of his voice. Virgil rolled his eyes at all of them, but he was smiling.

"Okay, I'll let them know." he chuckled. "They're excited to meet Roman, anyway."

"I said hello when you called them a few weeks ago!" Roman protested. Virgil ignored him.

So, the next few weeks were a blur of planning, scheduling work off, and discussions in preparation for the trip. They were going up for two weeks - for Christmas and New Years - and would be home just in time for the next semester to start at Patton's school.