Sorry I missed updates

Just dealing with some stuff

Okay, so, the next four chapters are going to be very long and very important

So I'll be updating every other day for these next four chapter

Especially now that I have online school starting back up (aka hell)

Sorry this is a shifty chapter

TRIGGER WARNINGS :

Damien POV
Summer isn't as exciting as I thought it would be.  It's been very calm and peaceful.  But honestly, without the constant threat of Jackson, life has been boring.  A good boring, but still boring.

I've already started studying for college since I'll be spending many years studying law.  I want to be a lawyer and get good enough to be in major state courts. 

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair.  I looked up from the kitchen table with all my books to where Quinn was.  He was sitting on the couch with his cat, Maple, sleeping in his lap.  He was sketching something that he's been working on for at least an hour now.

Remus is god knows where, probably still asleep upstairs.  Evan I could see out the window.  He was working on the gardens around my house, saying it's a disgrace for them to be empty besides weeds.

My phone dinged with a text message.  I opened the message and then sighed. 

Remus 💚 - come fuck me

Me - no

Remus 💚 - why not

Me - I'm busy

Remus 💚 - too busy for me???  heater broken come warm me up

Me - it's summer and I'm busy preparing for college

Remus 💚 - booooorrrrriiiiiinnnngggggg

I sat my phone down again even though Remus continued to text me.  I sighed again and tried to go back to studying. Then what sounded like someone running down the stairs interrupted me.

Remus burst into the kitchen, in just his boxers, and then ran past me to the living room.  Quinn looked up, pulling one earbud out. Remus literally launched himself across the room at Quinn. Quinn let out a little scream of shock before Remus landed on him.

"Hey baby," Remus said, liking Quinn's cheek.

"Ew," Quinn mumbled, wiping his cheek on Remus's shoulder.

"What's going on?" Evan asked, stepping inside through the back door.  His hair was full of flowers and there were a few smudges of dirt on his forehead. 

"Remus body slammed Quinn,"  I answered, beckoning him over to me.

We looked over at the other two. Maple had run off and Quinn's art stuff had fallen to the floor. Remus was basically laying on Quinn and he looked squished.

I rested my hands on Evan's hips and pulled him down into my lap. I rubbed the dirt off his face but there wasn't much I could do about his hands. The usually clean and dainty hands were covered in dirt and mud.

This is probably one of the only times I'll see Evan without a skirt or dress on. Trading it in for an old pair of blue overalls covered in mud stains with a white t-shirt. He was barefoot though.

All at once, our phones dinged with a motivation. I sighed, already knowing what that meant. The text came from the group chat; It's July My Gays.

Patton - It's the end of July and soon everyone will be heading off to college. We all need to get together and hang out one last time. Emile and I already decided this will happen so you guys don't get a choice.

Logan - That is probably the only time I'll witness you texting in actual sentences with periods.

Patton - probably😂

Remy - babes it's hot so I ain't leaving the house

Evan 🤍 - We could go to the beach

Remy - and socialize? Fuck that

Emile - language

Virgil - theres no way in hell im leaving the house and going out into the heat and civilization

Patton - It doesn't even get that hot here and the water will be nice and cold

Emile - We could go to the pool than

Remy - that will be even more crowded

Roman - I think it's a wonderful idea!  To spend one last adventure together at the beach before separating

Quinn 🖤 - we could go to quartz cove

Evan 🤍 - oh my goodness yes!!!!

Roman - what's that? Sounds pretty

Evan 🤍 - this cool beach Quinn and I found a few years ago it's super private and there's this cool overhang with all these stalactites that look like quartz when wet

Patton - we're going there now so everyone gather your things and get ready

~•~

Virgil POV
This is dumb," I grumbled, making Roman carrying me down to the beach and our bag of towels and snacks.

"You need the sunshine emo nightmare," Roman told me.

I hissed in response. Roman sighed and deposited me in the sand. Patton, Emile, Logan and Remy were already here.

Patton was wearing blue swim trunks, Emile in pink. The two were putting sunscreen while Logan, in dark blue swim trunks, lectured them about the importance of sunscreen. Remy, in black swim trunks, was already tanning.

"Remy, you need sunscreen," Emile told him.

"No," Remy mumbled. Emile walked over and basically forced the sunscreen on him.

Roman finished putting up the umbrella and I sat down under it. My self conscious ass was wearing a black hoodie and purple swim trunks. There's no way in hell I'm taking this hoodie off.

"I bet you anything Remus will come running down here and throw either himself or one of his boyfriends in the ocean," Roman betted.

"Five bucks says it'll be himself," Remy yelled.

"Five bucks it'll be Evan," I added.

"Five bucks it'll either be Damien or himself." Roman said, pulling the money from his wallet.

"That's not fair you get two," Remy argued, sitting up.

"Too bad so sad, I called it," Roman laughed.

Before Remy could respond angrily, Damien appeared at the top of the hill. He headed down the hill quickly, wearing a black t-shirt and yellow swim trunks.

"Hey guys," He said, getting everyone's attention. "So...kinda awkward but Evan has a bunch of scars on his back from his birth parents and he's kinda embarrassed about it so please just don't say anything."

"Of course," Patton assured him.

Then Remus came barreling down the hill, carrying Quinn with Evan running right behind him. Remus was in very short bright green swim trunks.

He passed Quinn to me for some reason, who was also dressed like me. A black hoodie and black swim trunks. He was a little shaky for some reason.

Evan looked very pretty in pink swim trunks, a floppy white sunhat with a flower crown around the rim. With a cardigan-like white mesh coverup. True to Damien's words, long horizontal scars ran across his back.

"Aw you look adorable Evan," Patton complimented him.

"Thanks," Evan smiled, the two embraced.

"It's about time all you introverts came outside," Patton said. "You're all in need of some vitamin D."

"What kinda D are we talking about?" Remus asked with a shit eating grin. "Everyone here loves D so is it the kind we like or sunlight."

"Just shut up," Damien sighed, shaking his head in disappointment.

"Ocean time!" Remus yelled, picking up Evan and running in the ocean.

Evan screeched in shock as Remus threw him into the ocean and then followed him. Roman held up his hand to me. I sighed and just pressed a kiss to his hand.

"That's payment enough," I told him.

Roman sighed and then headed to the water. He followed Remus into the water and then Damien, Patton and Emile followed. Remy stayed suntanning on the beach. Logan waded around in the shallows, picking up shells and strange rocks.

"C'mon," I whispered, standing up.

"Where are we going?" Quinn asked softly. His beautiful grey eyes wide open with trust but also confusion. I felt little wisps of my old crush on him resurfacing.

"Just come with me," I told him, pulling him along with me.

We headed back up to where all our cars were parked. Inside Roman's car was one of the Ridiculous Inflatable Sawn Things.

I pulled it out and then grabbed the water guns. I handed the inflatable to Quinn and the pulled him quickly back down to the ocean.

We crouched down a ways away from the others and filled up the water guns. The others were having a war in the ocean.

Evan was on Remus's shoulders. Patton on Damien's shoulders and Emile on Roman's shoulder. Patton shoved Emile and him and Roman went under.

"Get on the swan thing," I told Quinn.

"But I don't wanna get in the ocean," He whispered.

"We're not," I promised.

I got in the inflatable and pulled Quinn in with me. We moved around a bit before finally finding a way to not tip the inflatable over.

Quinn was holding tightly to me, shaking a lot. I paddled over as silently as possible to where the others were still fighting. Remy has even got into the fight, trying to push the others over.

"Attack!" I screamed, firing the water guns at the others. Quinn joined in after recovering from the surprise.

The others screamed in anger or surprise but Quinn and I didn't relents from our attack. When one of us ran out of water, the other attacked while we filled up the water gun again.

Remy disappeared and before either of us could register if, someone was under the inflatable. He flipped us over and with a scream I was underwater.

I resurfaced with a gasp but Quinn was still underwater. I threw the inflatable at Remy while he laughed his ass off for flipping us over.

Quinn resurfaced, eyes wide with fear. I grabbed him and swam back to shore. Quinn stayed face down in the shallows, half his body back on the sand.

"That's a mood," I laughed, making Quinn roll over and laugh a bit. I flopped down next to him.

Summer has been pretty good. I'm not excited for college but that's something to worry about later. The sun actually felt nice.