Castle of Devils

Wingmen and Blood Suppliers

Warnings: Remus being Remus, talk of blood, let me know if I missed any.

Roman wasn't sure what he expected when he had asked his brother to help him vanquish a villainous vampire, but he most certainly did not expect to be sitting outside of the very house he had helped the vampire buy with his brother and two pairs of binoculars and a bag of snacks. Remus claimed the stakeout was vital to defeating the vampire but Roman couldn't be so sure. It seemed incredibly dangerous to him that they were just sitting outside hiding in the trees by the house mere feet from the closest window. "Is this really such a smart idea?" Roman asked for the tenth time that night. "What if it catches us?" 
Remus rolled his eyes. "First, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't like being called "it". Second, relax. Sit back and watch. We might find an unknown weakness or some shit." Then Remus grabbed a handful of chips and shoved them into his mouth and began chewing loudly. 
Roman's nose wrinkled in disgust and he moved a little bit away before huffing and resigning himself to being stuck looking through the window of the house with binoculars like some kind of creep. But his brother said it might reveal an unknown weakness and Roman couldn't really argue about that. The first thing Roman saw when he looked inside the house was a cat lounging lazily in the window. A small smile stretched across Roman's face and he let out a quiet 'aww'. The second thing he saw was Virgil curled up on a couch, his face lit up by the light of what must have been a TV. He has a big fluffy blanket wrapped around his shoulders and he was holding what looked to be a bowl of popcorn. Roman soon noticed another cat wrapped around Virgil's neck and even once in a while, Virgil would reach up and scratch the cats' head before returning to his popcorn. Roman felt his heart melt a little at the interaction. 
Before Roman could remember that Virgil was a vampire and therefore a monster in his eyes, a semi-transparent face popped up in the window and seemed to glare at him and his brother. Roman let out a quick and quiet yelp as the thing pushed through the wall and rushed at them. Roman grabbed his shit, turned tail and ran for his life. He heard a rustling behind him a shot a glance over his shoulder to see his brother following him while cackling gleefully. Roman groaned and just kept running until he made it to the car and leapt inside and locked the doors as he waited for his brother to catch up. 
When Remus caught up with him, he quickly pushed the door open and yanked his brother inside before slamming the door shut and locking it. "Damnit!" Roman exclaimed. 
Remus snickered. "Looks like vampy has got themselves a guard ghost." 
Roman groaned. "Come on, let's get out of here." 
The two left, neither aware of the glaring spirit watching them drive away with a scowl. 
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"What's wrong with you?" Virgil asked as Janus reappeared beside him on the couch with his arms crossed. 
"I just saw Roman with who I'm guessing was his twin." 
Virgil raised an eyebrow. "Oh?" 
"They were spying on you trying to find a weakness."
Virgil turned to the door wistfully. "Wait, come back! Please, I'll tell you anything you need to know." 
"Virgil," Janus scolded. 
Virgil laughed lightly. "It was a joke Janus, lighten up." Janus stayed silent. Virgil sighed. "Why are you so mad about this?" 
Janus huffed. "Because! He's being an idiot! I just don't understand why he is so dead set on hurting you when I know for a fact that he likes you!" 
Virgil snorted. "Dead set, huh?" 
Janus scowled. "You know the pun wasn't intended." The ghost and vampire stayed silent for a few moments before Janus let out his anger with a sigh. "It's just-" he started off, his voice softer. "You deserve to be happy, you deserve a chance to be happy, but he's not even letting you have a chance. I mean, he lived with you for a month and I don't get why he hasn't realized that you haven't once tried to sink your teeth into him. You may be a vampire but that doesn't mean you aren't a good person." 
Virgil bit his lip as he considered his friend's words. "I see what you're saying, Janus, but I don't exactly blame him. I mean, I'm essentially sucking the life out of people when I take their blood. Maybe he wasn't as happy as I thought he was. Maybe he was just being polite." 
Janus groaned. "Virgil, come on! He said he fell in love with you! Remember?" 
"He also said I was a life-drainer," Virgil pointed out. 
Janus groaned and pulled at his hair. "You're impossible!" Virgil shrugged and went back to watching tv. 
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Remus snuck out of his brother's home and back to the house with the vampire and ghost. "Psst! Ghostie! Hot Ghost! Come out, come out wherever you are." The ghost popped out in front of him. Remus yelped and fell back on his ass. "Looks like I've fallen for you," he purred flirtatiously. 
Janus blinked in confusion. "What?" 
Remus chuckled as he stood up. "I'm flirting with you, Valak." 
Janus recoiled. 
Remus raised an eyebrow. "You know, the Nun from the Conjuring movies?" 
Janus leveled Remus with a dead stare. "You've got to be kidding me. I've been a ghost for hundreds of years, I'm not exactly up to date on all the recent things or whatever." 
Remus laughed. "I heard from my brother that he had a movie marathon with Virgil and they watched the Conjuring universe and that Virgil had said they were some of his favorite movies. So I know for a fact that you would have had to of happened upon Virgil watching them at some point." 
Janus raised an eyebrow. "First, Virgil and I didn't forgive each other until after Roman left. Second, so Roman seems to remember the little things about Virgil?" 
Remus nodded his head. "Yeah! Roman is trying to convince himself that Virgil's nothing but a monster and that he has to kill him. And I know that he really likes Virgil but he doesn't want to accept it. He doesn't let himself think about Virgil. He only thinks about what he is. But I'm playing wingman! Imma help my brother fuck a vampire!" Remus snickered excitedly. 
Janus stared at the man in disbelief. "I-what?" 
"You seem like you want to help? So, what do ya say?" 
"I just want Virgil to be happy. And Roman made him happy." 
"Yes! Let's go! I don't know how we're gonna do it yet but oh boy is there gonna be some sexual tension!" 
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As Janus reentered the house after his encounter with the weird little man known as Remus, he found himself slightly confused with the interaction. Remus was a little...unsettling. He dressed as if he had no sense of style and seemed to vibrate with a weird energy. He was kind of attractive, but Janus was a ghost so there was no hope there. 
He found it interesting that Remus was acting as a sort of wingman for his brother. It was also interesting that Roman was trying to ignore his feelings for Virgil. And he was focusing on the fact that Virgil was a vampire. Distancing himself from him and dehumanizing him. Janus had to wonder if this black and white thinking was due in part to media portrayals of vampires. He would have to look more into this the next time Virgil left his laptop open.
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Virgil sat on his bed and pulled his laptop onto his lap. Once opened, he clicked on a small black icon with no descriptions or details. A dark grey screen popped up with a search bar in the middle. Virgil quickly typed in his inquiry into the search bar. Local blood suppliers. Soon, Virgil had the results of his search. He scrolled for a bit before finding one that looked trustworthy.  He clicked the link and inspected the website a bit before deciding that this was actually a real supplier. 
Virgil contacted the dealer and began to arrange and order and pick up. 
"Finally breaking that hunger strike I see."
Virgil's eyes shot over to the doorway as he noticed Janus lingering there. "Shut up," he snapped lightly.
Janus floated over to Virgil. "Thank you," He said quietly. Virgil inclined his head slightly in response. "Do you think I could use your laptop when you go to pick up the order?" He asked as he settled on the bed beside Virgil. 
"Why?" The vampire asked as he shot a suspicious glance at the ghost. 
"Because I want to look up some stuff." 
Virgil inspected Janus for a few seconds more before relenting. "Fine. But I better not find some weird ghost porn or some shit next time I go to open my laptop," Virgil snickered. 
Janus snorted. "As if." 
Virgil laughed and stood up from the bed. "Alright, I'm gonna get going. I should only be an hour." 
Janus nodded. "Have fun." Virgil waved before leaving. Janus sighed and moved in front of the laptop before beginning to manipulating the energy emitting from the laptop to type. He was so lucky that Virgil left the laptop plugged in. 
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Virgil slowly walked through town until he found the abandoned gas station sitting desolate on the edge of the town. He paused behind a tree for a few moments to listen to the sounds of tree the area. It was relatively quiet aside from the animals and bugs. He heard shifting and a voice from inside the gas station and bit his lip. That must be the person I ordered from. Virgil wished he didn't have to meet someone new but, he supposed it was the best way to get his supply. He almost half wished he could have brought his supplier from Transylvania with him. But even then, he wasn't that close with them either since he did find occasional people who were more monster in personality than him.
Virgil took a deep breath and swiftly made his way into the gas station before making his presence known to the person standing next to a box of his order. "Hi," he said softly. 
The person turned around with a bright smile. "Hi! I'm Patton!" 
Virgil blinked. "I've never heard of a human helping vampires like this," he commented. 
Patton giggled. "Yeah, I know. I just work in a blood bank and since I found out about vampires from a friend of mine. I started helping them out and eventually I made a small side business out of it to help other vampires in the area." Patton laughed. "It helps that I'm the blood bank manager. We even have people come in to specifically give blood for their friends or family. It helps keep things less messy." 
"Wow," Virgil breathed, awed. "I didn't realize that people would react to vampires like that." 
"Like what?" Patton asked, confused. 
"Never mind." 
Patton smiled slightly before pushing the box over to Virgil. "Here you go!" He exclaimed brightly.
"Thank you," Virgil said as he handed over the money. 
Patton waved his hands at the walls. "Doesn't it look so nice?" He asked. "I'm planning on fixing this building up and make it the official blood bank for vampires." 
Virgil frowned. "What if humans come across it?" 
Patton frowned. "Well, that's what I'll have my husband help out with once I actually tell him that vampires exist." Patton laughed good-naturedly. "Oh you should have seen him when our friend tried to tell him that he had been living with a vampire for a few months." Virgil stiffened and paid adept attention as Patton continued on with his story. "Logan, that's my husband's name, stared at Roman like he had grown two extra heads." Patton giggled. He turned back to Virgil only to freeze. "Kiddo?" 
Virgil blinked out of his frozen state. "Oh, I'm sorry." 
Patton smiled sympathetically. "It's okay." 
"I'll, uh, I'll let you know when I need more," Virgil replied before picking up his order and leaving.
Patton waved. "Bye!" It wasn't until a minute later that Patton realized he had never gotten the other's name. "Oh fiddlesticks!" He exclaimed. He frowned. "I'll just have to ask next time." And with that, he took one last look back at the empty gas station before leaving to get into his car and drive home. He wondered if he should tell Logan soon. Then they could fix up the building together. And maybe even Roman could help once he worked out his issues. And maybe that vampire he just met. It would be so fun to have his newest adopted child help out and be a part of the family! Patton drove home happily.