A Home For Me And You

■Chapter 3■

(I was looking up fanart and found this. It is so adorable and hilarious.)

Thomas' P.O.V

I turned my head towards my back door when I heard someone speaking. "Shit!" I gasped in surprise when I spotted Logan, the leading monster scientist for the Lights Hunter Society (LHS) that Roman and Patton worked for. "What do you mean? And don't swear in front of my baby!" I heard the snake hiss with frustration evident in their voice. I pointed towards the surprised male in my garden. "That" is all I say before Talyn and Joan repeat my afore-spoken word. Shit. The snake groaned before a torrent of hisses are heard. Mostlikely translating to something unsightly. What are we going to do? I wonder, only to be answered by Logan screaming and fainting when a snake slithered towards his neck and started strangling him until he fainted. I gasped in horror before glaring towards the smug looking snake floating midair in my living room. "I'll be taking my leave now" was all the snake said before disappearing with a poof of glowing yellow sparkles. What in Gods name have I gotten myself into!?

Janus' P.O.V

I sighed in frustration and turned to Remus. "Let's go get your brother" I smiled with a comforting tone as he stared up at me with worry and curiosity. He smiled brightly and climbed down from my torso and ran towards his morning star. I still have no idea where he got it from. Mostlikely a customer or on one of our many family trips to the ocean. I returned to packing my own bag with food, spells, charms, medical supplies, clothes and some things to keep Remus and Virgil occupied. I turned around to a large enclosure that held an enormous black yellow bellied snake. Carefully grabbing the snake, I let it slither around my neck like a scarf while I picked up my bag and attached a baby carrier to my chest. I moved towards the entrance of my home, the sun setting over the majestic treetops of the forest was always a beautiful sight and I would always bring Remus and Virgil out at night to see the starry night sky when it was clear of clouds. I sighed in relief when I couldn't sense any danger in the area. I let my tail morph into human legs while scouping Remus into my arms and securing him in the child carrier before covering his tentacles with my cloak. Mama's coming, Virgil, don't you worry about that. I thought while walking towards the highway and lifting my hood to hide my facial features.

Logan's P.O.V

I groaned as my eyes fluttered open to show a brown based wooden dining room. What happened? I wondered before my memories returned. I was strangled by a snake. Strangled! By a snake! I cleared my throat as the pain and the fact that I was tied to a chair slowly caught up with my neurotransmitters. I glanced around the room I was currently in. A hallway led towards a staircase on my left while I sat in between a brown leather U shaped couch and a Sony flat screen television. I heard giggling coming from above me and looked up to see the reason for my being here. A baby Arachne that currently sat on the ceiling looking down at me. "Salutations, my name is Logan. What is yours?" I greeted the purple clad child. "Hwello, mwy nwame iz Vwirgil" the child spoke slowly with a concentrated expression as they replied to my greeting. "Virgil, if I may, what are your preferred pronouns? She/her, they/them or he/him?" Virgil looked at me quizzicaly, they mustn't understand what I mean. "Are you a boy, girl or other" I clarified, happy to see understanding cross their features. "Imma bwoy!" Virgil squealed happily when he finally answered my question. That was also when Thomas presented us with himself. "Virgil! There you are, don't wander off again. What would I do if I lost you! You could get hurt, and not to think what your Mama would do if they found out you got hurt or I lost you" he scolded the child while pulling him off the wall and hugging him to his chest. Virgil just cooed and sstarted sucking on his finger. "Gross! Don't do that!" Thomas gasped in disgust and pulled his finger out of the infants mouth before grabbing a purple pacifier with a black spider web design and placing it in his mouth. "I am sorry for startling you with my unexpected and intrusive arrival, but I have an inquiry. Could I please help you in the care of the infant. I have been trying to seek refuge from the community of hunter's that keep me captive within their stronghold. When I was leaving the institution for the first time this week they questioned me on the why. So if it is approved, could I please stay here until young Virgil here is reunited with his guardian?" I asked, my only answer being the tilted heads and confused expressions of both persons. "Can I please stay here until Virgil is returned to his Mama so that I can escape the Lights Hunter Society" I sighed in defeat as understanding expressed itself on Thomas' face. "Sure, but why?" He asked curiously while setting Virgil down on the couch before heading towards a cabinet. "I joined the Lights Hunter Society against my desire and have finally decided to depart and work on a teaching degree as I wished. If you are wandering the reason for doing so now, it is because I have found vital information that caused me to critically analyse their unorthodox practices" I sighed in defeat as I watch Thomas carefully place a Frozen disc into a DVD player before returning to the couch to sit next to Virgil. I watched the moment with a sigh. I have desired to have my own child since I was ten, but since I was aromantic and asexual I was unlikely to be permitted to adopt a child. This is why I want to become a teacher so that I could spend my time surrounded by children. I sighed as my depressive thoughts interrupted my previous placid and content mood.

Patton's P.O.V

I smiled at my husband as he returned from our shared bathroom while fixing his cuffs. He was wearing ivory white slacks and tail jacket with matching tie and gold floral embroidery. He also wore a royal scarlet button up shirt and chestnut gold loafers. His red chestnut hair was slicked back at the top with shaved sides. "You are definitely the fairest of then all my Princely husband" I squealed excitedly as I hugged him. "Not as fair as you my princess" he smirked down at me before kissing me and twirling me into the bathroom. I smiled up at him before closing the door and started the shower. I smiled with glee at the thought, I couldn't wait to get it approved to keep the Arachne Prince alive so we could harness the power that he held!

~ten minutes later~

I dried the water from my body before slipping on my underwear and finally getting a view of what Roman had chosen for me to wear. It was an ivory white blazer and skirt with glittery cyan blue and silver heart designs and pastel blue button up shirt with a glittery silver and pastel blue tie. I styled my blond hair into a sidesweep using moose to make it appear fluffier before putting on the formal wear. I grabbed my blueberry and vanilla perfume before dousing myself in the pleasant fragrance. I opened the bathroom door  and headed towards our walkin cupboard to grab my sparkly two-inch pastel blue and silver shoes. I put on my shoes and walked towards RoRo. Looping our arms together, I led him to the white limo in front of our mansion to drive us to the dinner meeting full of the Lights Hunter Societies higher ups.