~Virgil's PoV~

"Roman. What. The. Actual. Fuck.?!" I screamed at him when we left to go practice. Roman grinned and shrugged. I punched his shoulder twice and scowled, crossing my arms.

" 'Karma's a bitch, aye?'" he mocked me from earlier. I punched him again. It didn't seem to affect him at all. "Anyways, I'm gonna sing, 'When He Sees Me' from Waitress, what about you?"  he asked.

"I'm thinking Death of a Bachelor," I said. Roman squealed, really high-pitched, which made me jump.

"Oh ma gosh!!! Yeeeeeess!!! I wanna hear it right away!!" He exclaimed, grabbing me by the shoulders and shaking me.

I paled. I hated it when people heard me singing. Once when I was humming at school some random kid walked up to me, called me a... I'm not gonna say it, and shoved me into a locker. Also, I fucking suck at singing.

"--rgil?? Are you okay?" I finally snapped back into reality to see Roman's face very close to mine and a worried expression on his face. I shook my head clear of terrible memories.

"I-I'm fine..." I trailed off.

Roman was silent for a bit, "Do you wanna go back to the cabin?" he asked softly, I nodded. And so we slowly started walking to the cabin, me battling an anxiety attack and Roman decided to be unusually close to me.

We walked into the cabin and I let out a deep breath. Roman glanced at me, "Do you wanna hear me sing?" Roman asked. I couldn't help but giggle a little bit and nod. Roman grinned and started singing immediately.

I tuned in at parts I liked, though much more quietly.

When Roman was done I clapped, he did an over-dramatic theater bow, which made me laugh. 

"Do you wanna sing?" he asked me. I gave him an uneasy expression. "Aw come on, pleeeeaaassseee???" he pleaded. I sighed and reluctantly gave in.

I started singing, I didn't realize that as I did I had closed my eyes. I got really immersed, I didn't even think about Roman watching me! in my head, I was back at home. Well, back when home was warm, and when Mom herself used to sing with me. I imagined that she was with me, singing along with me, I could almost hear her voice. 

As I ended the last note I opened my eyes to see Roman's jaw agape. He grinned and rushed over to me, picking me up and spinning me around. At this point, I've kinda noticed that he's a very cuddly person.

"Oh my gosh! That was so good!! I'm so glad I signed you up for this!" He exclaimed, still not setting me down. I blushed, I haven't been complimented on my singing in a while. I punched his arm, a crooked smile on my face.

"Next time, let me decide for my self if I wanna go on stage, dipshit," I said. He gave a light laugh and set me down.

"Right!" he clapped his hands together, making me jump, "Now let's practice some more!"

~Time Skip~

It was now time for the Karaoke contest. First, John went, he sang a song names 'What the Heck I Gotta Do' which is from a musical called 21 Chump Street

It was pretty good! Alex clapped the loudest and gave John a kiss on the cheek when he was done, which we all 'awwed' at. 

Then was Connor and Evan, which surprised me, Evan didn't seem like the type to go up on a stage. They sang 'Life is Fun' by some youtuber, TheOdd1sOut. It was hilarious.

Then it was Maddy, Pepper, Teagan J., Paris, and Teagan, singing 'Four Jews In A Room' from Falsettos, I laughed, a lot.

Jack sang 'Can't help Falling In Love With You' by Elvis Presley. I sincerely hoped he was singing about Rich.

Rich sand 'Wolf In Sheep's Clothing' by Set It Off, it was pretty good. John frowned, but Alex gave him a thumbs-up.

Jeremy and Michael sang 'Bro Duet' after they ended they kissed, which we all screamed at. MY SHIIIP!!! MY SHIP IS CANON!!!!!!

A few more people went, then Roman went, it was really good, and I noticed a few people glancing at me, it was strange. Then... I went.

I did what I did before, just closed my eyes and pretended I was with my mom singing. When I was finished I opened my eyes, everyone was applauding and cheering. I looked at Roman, who gave me a sly grin and a thumbs-up. I blushed a bit and smiled, sitting back down, only for Roman to give me a bone-crushing hug.

"C-Can't b-breath," I rasped. Roman chuckled and let go, only for everyone else to also attack me with a hug.

"It was so good!"

"You were awesome!"

"I love Panic!"

"I wish I could sing like that," 

I smiled, I was so glad I had somehow managed to find really good friends. Especially Roman, he might sometimes be a pain in the ass, but he was a really great friend.

~Time Skip~

So we were swimming now, Roman was out in the middle of the lake, Logan and I were on the beach, sometimes wading in when it got too hot. I was reading a book, The second Wings Of Fire book. It was really good! (A/N: OMG I JUST FOUND OUT THAT LOST CONTINENT IS OUT AND I WANT IT SO FRICKEN BAD!!!)

I suddenly felt very cold and wet arms wrap around me. I yelped and dropped my book, probably losing my place. Next thing I knew I was up in the air, and whoever was holding me had the intentions of dropping me in the water.

I didn't even have to look up to know it was Roman.

"Roman I swear to the fucking gods if you drop me-" I was cut off by him dropping me in the water. I resurfaced to see him beside me, laughing his ass off. It was freezing!

"You jerk!" I yelled, splashing him with water. He splashed back. And thus, splash wars broke out.

He was way stronger than me, so he definitely had the disadvantage. The thing is, Roman was going easy on me. I took advantage of this until he stepped up his game. Eventually, he picked me up and threw me again. Or should I say, he yeeted me.

We continued splashing each other, then the lifeguards rang their whistles, which meant that swim time was over. We got out of the water when I realized.

Crap.

I forgot my towel at the cabin.

"Hey Roman?"

"Yea?"

"I forgot my towel..." 

He burst out in laughter and threw his at me, "Here, borrow mine, I'm pretty dry anyway," he said, still chuckling. I gladly excepted his towel, wrapping it around me and noting the pink blush on his cheeks. 

"How'd you even forget your towel?" he asked teasingly. 

"I wasn't exactly planning on going in the water," I said, glaring at him. He simply grinned.

~Time Skip~

I was sitting on the couch downstairs, trying to refind my place in my book. Roman was taking a shower, I went first, after a fifteen-minute argument with Roman, during which Patton went. So technically I went second, but who cares? 

We had an hour until dinner, so none of us were in a rush. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, I sighed and set my book down, getting up. Patton and Logan were in their room.

I opened it to see a very anxious Evan. 

"H-Hey Virgil, c-can I talk to y-you?" he mumbled. I shrugged and nodded, stepping out and closing the door behind me.

"Sure, what's up?" I asked.

"W-Well... I-I think I l-like C-Connor..." he trailed off. I nodded thoughtfully, but inside-FUCK YEA!!! MY SHIP!! OTP LET'S GO!! WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!

"Do you want me to ask him about it?" I asked. He smiled sheepishly at me and nodded.

"Y-Yes please..." he said. I grinned and nodded

"Of course! I'll be your spy on the inside Ev," I grinned. He smiled, looking up at me.

"Oh thank you Virgil!" he exclaimed, this is the first time I've seen him this happy.

"Of course! What are friends for?" I asked, a smile on my face. Evan waved at me and left, I walked back in with a huge grin on my face.

"Woah, you look happy, did someone ask you out?' Roman asked, teasingly, but there was a hint of sadness and jealousy in his voice. I shook my head.

"Nope!" I said, popping the 'p'. "My OTP is gonna be canon though!" I hummed. Roman laughed lightly, at this moment I realized he was shirtless. GODDAMN! How have I not noticed how good looking he is? I snapped out of my trance to noticed Roman also seemed to be checking me out. I brushed it off. "So, operation Connor x Evan is a go, you wanna help?" I asked. 

Roman grinned and looked me in the eyes, "I mean, I have another relationship I ship way more, but sure I'll help," he said, in a slight flirtations tone. I brushed it off again.

I grinned, and patted his shoulder, climbing up to the loft.

~Roman's PoV~

How fucking dense is he???

~Author's Note~

Yo Yo Yo!!!

So, if you're wondering when the romance will start, wait maybe two more chapters for a very important plot line. You'll know it when it happens.

If you're wondering why it's taking so long, is because I want their relationship to develop normally, not a 'love at first sight' thing. I just want them getting together for more than just "Oh he's hot," or "Oh he's cute" I want them to like each other for their personalities

So yee! As you can probably tell, Roman already has a crush on Virgil, Virgil, not so much.

How do y'all like the new weekly updates? It's making it much easier for me!!

Now instead of having random periods of writing sprees and then leaving for a month, I can stack up on multiple chapters at a single time, so then when I'm not motivated to write, I just have to post it. Plus, a solid and public deadline gives me motivation.

BUT!!

I 👏 AM 👏 CHANGING 👏 THE 👏 UPDATE 👏 SCHEDUAL 👏 TO 👏 EVERY 👏 FRIDAY

Hopefully you guys like this so far,

Ily!

~ Smug