Logan pushed open the double doors and took a deep breath before stepping out into the corridor.

He had managed to talk himself into leaving the memory library and facing the consequences of returning the memories.

He slowly walked down the corridor until he came to his room where he paused and debated whether or not to go back in.

In the end he walked into his room because he noticed he'd left his phone on his bed. He picked it up and frowned as he noticed a couple missed calls from Roman which seemed to have been from before he'd returned the memories.

His thumb hovered over the call button for a second before a strange sound from outside caught his attention.

He locked his phone and shoved it into his pocket before walking out to investigate the noise.

He rounded the corner and noticed Patton collapsed on the floor shaking and sniffing as if he were crying.

Logan deliberated, unsure whether to approach him or not because he was probably the reason Patton was crying. Eventually he worked up the courage to step forward and kneel next to Patton.

Patton flinched as he placed a gentle hand on his back and Logan said "I'm sorry for everything. I regret everything I did or let Preston do to both you and Roman and if I could go back in time to change it I would."

Midway through this Pattons head shot up and shock and relief flashed across his face. As Logan continued to apologise and talk about how guilty he was Patton finally convinced himself he wasn't dreaming and launched himself at Logan.

Logan let out a startled yelp as he was pulled into a crushing hug and started stuttering out a confused comment but Patton silenced him with a long but sweet kiss.

When Patton pulled away breathlessly Logan had a slightly dazed expression while a hand drifted up to his lips, not quite believing what had just happened.

"You don't have to apologise for anything Logan. Nothing you did or didn't do has changed the way I feel about you. I remember everything and none of it makes a difference. The second all those memories came flooding back the only thing I cared about was why they suddenly came back. I thought maybe you'd... Died because of the suddenness that I remembered them and I felt as if a part of me had been removed. Knowing that you're alive and willingly returned all those memories even though you were scared of our reactions has probably only increased my love for you." Patton said all this in almost one breath as he tried to fully express how he felt.

Logan seemed to come back to reality and tried to argue "But I...

Patton placed his hands on either side of Logans face and looked him right in the eye as he spoke "I don't give a damn about what happened in the past. I love you with everything I am and I will never stop. I'm not going to hurt you or blame you for anything and I most certainly won't use you."

There was a second of silence and a couple tears ran down Logans face as he whispered "I believe you."

The two shared a short soft kiss and the ghost of a smile flickered onto Logans face as he felt a small spark of warmth in his chest, something that used to happen back in the days of 'nice Preston'.
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Romans eyes shot open as he stopped having flashbacks and he made a dash for the bathroom where he vomited again.

He understood everything that had been happening recently and he was revolted by both himself and Preston.

He wanted to go back in time and actually punch himself in the face for some of the things he'd said to Logan, especially that time when he'd called him a cheap whore.

Romans stomach lurched again and he dry heaved, unable to bring anything up.

The memory of waking up and hearing the noise of Logans muffled sobs and cries while Preston...

Roman heaved again. He didn't want to even try to imagine what had been happening from the noises he'd heard.

Roman eventually managed to pull himself away from the toilet, his face pale and eyes puffy from where he'd been crying.

He sat on his bedroom floor leaning against his bed, trying to collect himself enough that he could think properly.

Eventually he managed to compose himself and he reached for his phone which he'd abandoned on his bed after Virgil had hung up.

His face was determined as he called Virgil again but it just kept ringing before going to voice mail.

Roman tried three more times but Virgil didn't pick up and his mind started creating horrifying scenarios that he had to push away.

He wanted to call Logan and Patton but after having all the memories returned he didn't feel like that would be the best, especially seeing as Logan would either expect some long conversation about said memories or would plain old refuse to answer when he saw it was Roman calling.

In the end he got to his feet and grabbed the sledge hammer off the floor, taking a deep breath before swinging it at the wall with all his might.

There was an enormous booming sound and suddenly the room went pitch black and shook from the force of the impact.

Roman was knocked off his feet by the room shaking and he felt a cold shiver run down his spine for a reason he couldn't identify.

The reaction from trying to break out had spooked Roman into not wanting to continue so he turned back to his phone, pushed away his reluctance and dialled Logan.

"R... Roman?" Logans voice shook slightly on the other end and Roman forced himself to respond.

"Hey Logan, um... This isn't about the memories or anything which we probably will have to talk about at some point but not right now. I... I actually need a favour. You see I'm trapped in my room and the doors completely vanished and I tried to talk to Virgil but something happened and he hung up and I can't get hold of him and I think Depression is up to something!"

"OK, woah. Breathe Roman. Well I'm with Patton right now and he's going to check on Virgil to see what happened. As for the door thing, I vaguely remember that happening before but I can't remember what caused it." Logans shaky voice had stabilised as he went into thinking mode.

Roman took a few breaths to calm himself down and said "I tried to bust my way out with a sledge hammer but it just made everything go dark and shake."

"If you'd have contacted me first I could have informed you of the idiocy of that plan." Logan sighed. "I'm just thankful you didn't manage to shake the rest of the mindspace and hurt Thomas."

Roman gulped at that. "Is that possible?" he asked.

"Yes and there's a reason why we're incapable of locking our doors. Despite the inadequate amount of privacy, it's necessary to prevent..."

Whatever Logan had been about to say cut off and Roman could just make out the sounds of panting.

"Virgil...... Gone........ Barrier.... Broken..... Found...... Phone...." Patton gasped out, taking huge lung fulls of oxygen between each word as he recovered from having sprinted as fast as he could.

"What? Are you sure?" Logan asked, his voice trembling at the thought that Preston was once more on the loose.

"What's going on?" Roman shouted down the phone, hardly believing his ears.

"The barrier is down and Virgils vanished. Patton found his phone among the remains of the barrier." Logan said, bracing himself for Romans reaction.

"What?! That makes no sense! What about the pills? How did the barrier fail? How did neither of you notice and where the hell could Virgil have gone? It's unlikely he would just leave his phone behind by choice!" Romans panic-stricken shriek made the phone crackle.

His brain was working at a million miles per second to try and figure out what might have happened to Virgil and the barrier when he suddenly remembered something Virgil had said. "Wait! Virgil mentioned while I was on the phone with him that he'd had an argument with me but I've been stuck in my room the entire day which means someone is pretending to be me!"

Logan fell silent, obviously trying to work out what had happened, but before he could respond Patton let out a small gasp and the entire mindspace started shaking.

"What the hell was that?" Roman asked and was answered by Pattons quiet voice. "Somethings happening to Thomas."

Roman tried to say something in response but a loud beep signalled he'd been hung up on. Again.

He let out a groan of frustration and sat on his bed with his head in his hands, with no other alternative but to wait for how ever long it took the others to get him out.

They are all now aware of the barrier being broken and that there's a 'snake in the grass' but they're not aware that the snake in the grass is an actual snake. Couldn't help myself, sorry :P