Chapter 10

A week later, Virgil decided to go back to school. He was nervous, but Roman somehow managed to talk him into it. He walked through the doors into the corridor, and everyone turned to look at him. He pulled his hood up to cover his face and walked towards Tempest,

"Hi Tempest…" He said, tapping her on the shoulder,

"Hmm?" She turned around and her face lit up, "Virgil! Where have you been? I was so worried! The guys explained what happened, are you okay?! Everyone's been talking about you, and what happened in the cafeteria, and- "

"Wait, wait, wait! What happened in the cafeteria?"

"Oh, Roman didn't tell you?"

"No…?" Virgil became slightly scared,

"Well…" She explained what had happened the day prior, and Virgil suddenly grew pale. That was way everyone had been looking at him. That's why Roman had come home early, well maybe, he wasn't so sure about that theory.

"Virgillllllllll!" The voice made everyone turn, Virgil sighed,

"Oh, is that Roman?" Tempest asked, nudging Virgil's arm,

"Yep…" Virgil sighed as Roman walked up to the two,

"Hello~!" He sang, he seemed happier than usual,

"Hey!" Tempest smirked evilly at Virgil and began to walk away, "Well, I'm gonna go talk to Sabrina, bye!"

Virgil and Roman looked at each other for an uncomfortable number of minutes,

"So, um…" Roman began after a minute,

"Yeah, uh…" Virgil said in response,

"I was, uh…wondering…"

"Hmm?"

"Do you, uh… wanna do something on Sunday?"

"I uh…you've gotta be a bit more specific than that…"

"Oh, right! So, I thought we could go to the Christmas fair…if that's cool?" Roman asked, Virgil noticed he was blushing,

"Oh, yeah! That sounds…really fun actually!" Virgil smiled, and Roman's face lit up,

"Cool! We can uh…discuss it more later!"

"Yeah, ok, we'd uh…better head to class."

"Yeah, let's go!"

The two walked awkwardly down the hall, only to realise everyone was, once again, staring at them. The two also realised that everyone had just heard that entire conversation… but the worst thing was, Matt heard it all,

"Ahem! Roman!" He shouted as he chased after them. Roman sighed,

"Hello, Matt…"

"So, did I hear that correctly? You just asked Virgil out on a date?" The two were shocked by the question. They looked at each other, and couldn't help but die from laughter,

"No, no, no! It's not a date!" Roman said, when his laughing fit was over,

"Yeah, we're just going to the fair, nothing special!" Virgil added,

"Oh, well, sounded like a date to me!" Matt snarled at Virgil,

"Heh, well, it's not! So, if you don't mind, we have to get to class!" Roman said, grabbing Virgil's arm and running off down the hallway, away from Matt. Once they turned the corner, Roman stopped Virgil,

"Ok, listen! Virgil, just try to ignore Matt, ok? He's been bugging me all week and it's really annoying!"

"Yeah…ok, can do! C-can we just get to class now?"

"Oh, right…yeah…" Virgil and Roman noticed the awkward position they were stood in. Roman was gripping tightly to Virgil's arm, and the rest of Virgil's body was pressed up against the wall. They blushed and immediately got out of the position and continued their way to their class.

Later that day, Roman went over to Virgil's room to talk to him. He went to knock on the door, only to hear the most beautiful voice he'd ever heard,

"My dad keeps two suitcases packed in the den, so it's only a matter of when…"

'Wait, is that?' Roman thought, 'No…no it couldn't be…'

"I don't learn the names, don't bother with faces, all I can trust is this concrete oasis…" Roman couldn't believe that the person singing, was Virgil,

"Seems every time I'm about to despair, there's a 7eleven right there!" Roman almost didn't want to knock, as it would probably cause Virgil to stop singing,

"Each store is the same, from Las Vegas to Boston…" Then, the one thing Roman could've hoped would never happen at that moment,

"ACHOO!" He sneezed, causing the singing to stop,

"Princey?" He heard Virgil shout, "You all right, buddy?"

'Ah, shoot' Roman thought,

"Ah, yeah, mind if I come in?" He said, knowing that he wouldn't be able to hear that angelic voice again,

"Yeah, sure, I wasn't busy…" Roman opened the door to see Virgil, who was holding a large box, stood in the middle of his room, which was still messy, pitch black and very… Christmassy?

"You uh…you're decorating your room!" He said,

"Oh, yeah, Patton bought some black and purple decorations, so I thought I might as well!"

"It looks…"

'Fabulous; Incredible; Beautiful; Magnificent; Stunning…'

"…cool!"

"Heh, thanks…" He paused, thinking Roman was going to say something. When he didn't he added, "Did you need something?"

"Oh yeah, p-plans for Sunday?"

"Oh, right, hang on a sec…" Virgil tidied up his room, which was scattered with Christmas decorations, and put the box away,

"You're a great singer!" Roman blurted out, without meaning to. Virgil's face practically became a tomato. He stood up and looked at the floor,

"H-how much d-did you hear!?"

"Uh… almost all of 'Freeze Your Brain'…" Roman said, awkwardly. Virgil groaned, but then Roman added, "Can you uh… continue?" Virgil froze (pun intended),

"Excuse me?" He said quietly,

"I asked if you could…continue singing? You're really good!" Roman smiled and Virgil blushed, but sighed and continued,

"Linoleum isles that I love to get lost in! I pray at my alter of slush. Yeah, I live for that sweet frozen rush! "

"Freeze your brain!" Roman cut Virgil off and sang, they then continued the song as a duet,

"Suck on that straw get lost in the pain! Happiness comes when everything numbs, who needs cocaine? Freeze your brain!" Roman and Virgil laughed for a minute, until Virgil continued,

"Care for a hit?"

"Does your mommy know you eat all that crap?" Roman continued,

"Not anymore!" Virgil continued, "When mom was alive, we lived halfway normal. Now it's just me and my dad we're less formal. I learned to cook pasta, I learned to pay rent, learned the world doesn't owe you a cent!" He held his hand out towards Roman, "You're planning your future," Roman grabbed his hand and they danced and laughed together. As they did, they continued their duet,

"Veronica Sawyer! You'll go to some college and marry a lawyer! But, the sky's gonna hurt when it falls, so you'd better start building some walls!" Roman let go of Virgil's hand, and gestured for him to continue on his own,

"Freeze your brain! Swim in the ice, get lost in the pain! Shut your eyes tight, 'til you vanish from sight, let nothing remain! Freeze your brain!" Virgil started to dance and act, as if he were actually JD. This made Roman's face light up in joy, "Shatter your skull, fight pain with more pain!" Then it got not so fun. Virgil started to actually cry and dig his nails into his skull, "Forget who you are, by burning your load! Forget in 6 weeks, you'll be back on the road!" He swept his hand down and spun, "When the voice in your head," Fingers clung to his head again, "says you're better off dead! Don't open a vain!" He collapsed onto his knees, and Roman ran to him, scared he might've actually gotten hurt. When Roman went to check his face, Virgil grabbed his hand, looked up, and gave a tired smile, "Just freeze your brain…" Roman was glad when Virgil stood up, looking just as he did before,

'Oh, he was just acting…' Roman thought,

"Wow, I haven't had that much fun with singing in…well…EVER!" For the first time, Virgil actually hugged Roman without it being accidental or forced. However, it only lasted a moment before he let go and said, "So, uh…you wanted to plan Sunday?" Roman had been so distracted, he had completely forgotten,

"Oh yes, right!"

The two talked about their plan for Sunday, and when they were done they went to bed,

"Night Princey!" Virgil said as Roman left his room,

"Goodnight, my chemically imbalanced romance!" Roman said, he turned and gave a joking smile,

"Huh, that's good!" Virgil laughed, "Goodnight, Sir Sing-a-lot!" Roman stopped in the doorway and turned to face Virgil,

"Goodnight, Panic at the everywhere!"

"Goodnight, Mr Not-So-Charming!"

"Goodnight, Virge!"

"Goo- wait, Virge?"
"Yeah, it's short for Virgil…"

"Well, it's weird and I don't like it!"

"Well, whatever you say Virge! But honestly Virge, what do you have wrong with that nickname, Virge?"

"Honestly, I'm on the VIRGE of killing you!" Virgil paused, "No…wait!"

"OMG!" He shouted down the stairs, where the others were sat, "GUYS, RED ALERT! RED ALERT! VIRGIL MADE A PUN!"

"Cool!" Thomas answered,

"Really!?" Patton answered,

"Whatever…" Logan answered,

"Grr, Roman, I hate you…" Virgil glared at Roman,

"Ah, no ya don't!" Roman smiled at Virgil and walked into his room. Virgil sighed,

"You're right…" He mumbled as he closed his door behind him, "I don't."