TW- Cuts and cutting

Virgil yawned, glaring in the direction of the bathroom where his phone resided. He groaned loudly, getting up and turning his phone off. He opened the group text, typing that he was using he/him and they/them pronouns for the day. He hit send, not caring to see what the others said. He opened Janus' and his private messages.

Emo shit- again?

He sighed, Janus got bored sometimes at night and changed their names in the chat.

Pants on fire- whatttt? Got bored

Emo shit changed name to Boack spider

Boack spider changed Pants on fire to Snake boi

Snake boi- boack spider??????

Boack spider- oh shit

Boack spider changed name to Black spider

Black spider- anyways, it's a talking day I think

Snake boi- :00000

Black spider- yeah, don't tell the other two

Virgil sighed, putting his phone on the bed. He grabbed the two bands, slipping them on. Virgil walked to their closet, grabbing a normal outfit for them, you know, all black. They nodded changing quickly. He looked in the mirror, nodding before realizing he should wear something nice looking instead. Virgil sighed, going back to their closet. He looked through it quickly, finding a plain black shirt, he then grabbed a purple ripped hoodie and kept his black ripped jeans. He grabbed some chains, hooking them to his belt loops. He smiled, liking the way he looked. He grabbed his phone shoving it into the hoodies pocket. He then walked downstairs, slipping his shoes on. He grabbed a beanie as well. He smiled, walking out the door.

"Virgilllllll!" Patton called, rushing over to them engulfing him in a hug. Virgil smiled, giving a small hug back.

"Where's the other two?" He asked lightly. Patton gasped loudly.

"You voice is so pretty!" He said with a laugh. He hugged Virgil once more, "the other two are over here come on!" He said rushing back to a bench. Virgil smiled, walking over while Patton sprinted. As he walked, he realized that Logan would most likely feel even more left out, not only would Logan not be able to hear Virgil, they also wouldn't be signing as their only form of communication.

"Virgil!" Janus called as he got close.

"Hey" Virgil responded as he sat down. He looked to Logan, smiling.

"Isn't his voice so cool?" Patton asked, bouncing with excitement.

Virgil watched as Logan looked between the three, he knew Logan could see Virgil's mouth actually move instead of him signing. Logan looked away for a moment.

'What are we doing today Janus?' Logan asked. Janus quickly smiled.

'"It's a surprise!"' He said. Logan shook his head while Virgil laughed. You could honestly see the stars in Pattons eyes as he did.

'"Let's get going then!"' Virgil said smiling softly.

The small group reached a small diner, and Virgil lit up at the sight. He knew one of Janus' old foster parents worked here. The only reason they didn't keep him is because they were a gay couple and the adoption center employee had it out against gay couples. The mans name was Remy, he could be loud at times, but Virgil knew Janus thought of him as a dad no matter what. As they walked in, he heard a loud gasp.

"Gurl! You didn't tell me you were coming over!" A loud sassy voice said. Virgil smiled softly, looking at Remy, the owner of the voice. Janus laughed lightly, a heavenly sound in Virgil's opinion. Not that he would admit it.

"Hey Remy, figured I should show you some of my soulmates, you know, get the first dads approval" Janus said nervously.

"Babe, lemme see them" The overly caffeinated man said. Janus moved, showing a Logan who was extremely confused and a Patton trying to sign all that was happing. Virgil laughed lightly. He tapped Logan's shoulder, quickly signing what was happening while Patton thanked Virgil, Turing to talk with Remy. After which, Remy went over to Logan. Logan stood up straight, combing his fingers through his hair.

'Hello sir, I'm Logan, one of Janus' soulmates' Logan said, almost robotic looking Virgil had noted. Virgil quickly translated for Remy.

"Hmm, you seem like a nerd there babes. Pronouns?" Remy asked.

'What?' Logan signed simply, looking to Virgil. Virgil had forgotten to sign for Logan and quickly did so. 'Oh sorry, he/him' Logan said with a nod. Remy smiled lightly.

"Your deaf aren't you hun?" Remy asked kindly. Logan nodded with a sad smile. "I've made up my mind!" Remy said loudly, scaring Patton and Virgil, along with some of the patrons. Remy laughed it off. He turned to Janus. "I wanna talk with them another time, but I'll let you keep them until then" Virgil smiled softly.

"Okay okay, now can we get some food or what?" Virgil asked with a laugh. Remy shook his head laughing before nodding.

"Just the four of you?" He asked stepping behind the desk grabbing menus. Janus nodded. "Alrighty babes, over here" he said with a smile. He led the four over to a table.

After lunch, which had been filled with calm conversation, they went to the mall.

"Okay, so, I have no idea what to get you guys and I don't wanna make sure." Janus said, it being laced with a lie. Pattons head cocked in confusion while Logan nodded, as when Janus had said it in sign it was correct.

"He has an idea what to get you two and wants be make sure" Virgil said looking to Patton. "His words got mixed up again." They simply said. Patton nodded with a smile.

"What're you thinking about getting us Jan?" Patton asked with a bounce. Logan laughed silently at seeing Patton so excited. He went over, putting a hand in his shoulder to calm him. Patton looked up, only then did we realize how tall Logan was to Patton. Virgil looked around the group. laughing once he realized. Logan, the one who's extremely quiet and not confrontational, was the tallest of the small group. Patton and Virgil seemed to be the same height, being 5' 5" himself, he could only guess Patton was the same. However, Janus was 5' 3". Virgil knew that for a fact.

"What?" Patton asked, stopping Virgil's laughing, not that he wanted to.

"Logan's the tallest and he's not confrontational, I find it funny how the tallest of us doesn't like being around many others." Virgil said signing it to Logan. 'I'm sorry if that was mean, I was just pointing out the fact your very tall.' Patton gasped, clinging to Logan's arm.

"Like a gentle giant!" He exclaimed. Janus and Virgil laughed lightly, nodding.

"'Alright, lets go get your gifts!'" Janus said pulling the three along. Virgil quickly pulled his arm away with a silent wince that the others didn't notice. Janus had grabbed right where a fresher cut was. Granted it had been a bit since he cut but that one basically refused to scab over. Virgil followed after them, keeping the back of them. Patton looked to him in concern, hold out his hand. Virgil took it with a smile.

After the mall, Virgil sat with the others in his room. He had a new weighted blanket around his shoulders. Which Janus had given him. Logan and Patton were looking in the new ASL book Patton had been given. Patton was practicing with Logan, once and awhile showing Virgil and Janus what he learned. Logan had made a stop at his house, dropping off the art supplies he had been given. The four sat in calm silence, just enjoying the time they were sharing.

The the four of them, who normally didn't like Valentines Day, they felt as though it was one of the best ones, and they couldn't wait to spend more time with each other. As the others left, Virgil sighed dramatically in discontent, however, since the others had left, the only thing that heard it was the empty house, or so he thought.

"Virgey?" Virgil shot up, looking towards his door in shock. His mother, had come home. He panicked, going down the stairs.

'Hi mom' he signed quietly.

"You know I don't understand that sweet pea" she said sadly pulling him into a hug. Virgil nodded, grabbing paper from the table along with a pen. The panic that flowed through his veins was still strong, however he forced his shaking hands to stop, making his writing legible.

Hi mom, how was the trip? He wrote, showing it to her.

"It was alright, but I didn't have my baby boy there," she said, pinching his cheek. "so it was amazing" Virgil nodded, hoping she would let go of him as she had wrapped him in a hug. She finally did, leaving Virgil more panicked then before. She sighed. "Goodness me, you look so tired, off to bed with you, alright?" She said smiling. Virgil nodded, stumbling away. The feeling of her hugging him made him feel inclosed. He stumbled through his door, his mind racing with many negative thoughts. However, one soon stopped them all.

'Cut' The voice whispered. Virgil tried to shake it away. But they knew there was only one way to rid of it. Well, two but he was too caught up in his panic to realize the second. He fumbled around in his dresser, looking for the black blade he kept. He cried seeing it. Virgil quickly rolled up his sleeve, slicing the skin that resided under the cloth.