(Welp second chapter, hope you enjoy!)
Trigger warning: mentions of panic attacks, crying, mentions of a toxic relationship (if there's more, let me know)

"Hey kiddo, do you want to sit in the back or the front?" asked Patton. "I can sit in the back" the darkly dressed one replied. They both decided to bring a small bags with the stuff they need for their drive. They'd be driving for 5 hours, taking a small break every hour, making the trip 6 hours in all.

Virgil sat in his room, looking around for the last time. He softly said, "it's fine, he won't know you're there, he can't find you anymore" and he started to tear up. "It's gonna be fine."

Patton walked into the room to see Virgil in a ball on the floor crying into his knees. He walked over calmly. "Hey, it's fine, everything and everyone is okay, and we're going to be okay." He said quietly trying to calm Virgil down. "Can I hug you?" Virgil replied with a nod. Patton hugged the shaking Virgil and rubbed circles on his back.

They sat like that for a minute, Virgil eventually hugging Patton back. "You okay kiddo?" Virgil nodded. "Wanna talk about it?" Virgil shrugged and replied with "I don't know" still quiet. "Are you okay to go?" Patton asked. "Yeah I'm fine."

They started driving Virgil was on his phone. While he enjoyed tumblr, he was on Instagram. He had a somewhat popular art account known as
@/Anonymous_Anxiety. He didn't tell Patton about it, because it wasn't meant to be that popular, but it was getting close to 1,000 followers. While that may not seem like a lot, it was still a lot for Virgil.

After a little bit, he got out a sketchbook and some markers to work on a drawing. Patton wasn't paying attention to him since he was trying to drive and he was listening to music.

[Patton's POV]

I felt bad for Virgil. He didn't like talking about what happened, but he really needs to. We've been driving for a little and he probably needs a break. I turn around and see him drawing something. He's trying to get his mind off it I think to myself. I pull over to a safe looking gas station to stretch and get a drink. He seemed to notice and put his stuff to the side.

"Okay kiddo, go get something to drink and whatever you need." He just nodded. Is he okay? He's normally quiet, but he has to be stressed out. Maybe I should get him a cookie or something. I think about it more as I walk in behind him.

I walk over and grab a sparkling water while he grabs a small thing of iced tea. Looking at him more, he looks tired and miserable. Did he sleep last night? I can ask him later, I want to get some lunch in him.

It was hard to tell how skinny Virgil was when looking at him. He wore bigger clothes that made him seem a lot bigger. Unless you hugged him, or saw him without his hoodie, he would have seemed to be a pretty normal size. Maybe slightly smaller, but pretty normal.

We get to the register and we put our drinks down. Since Virgil plans in advance, we each brought $100 to share on our way there, so that we didn't fight about who's paying.

We paid and started driving again.

After about 10 minutes, I looked back to check on Virgil and he looked worried. While it wasn't surprising, I still decided to ask him. "Hey Virge, you okay?" He nodded and quietly said "yeah" I can ask him about it later.

After driving for a little longer, we stop again. This time, at a small diner. We go in and sit down. Taking another look, he really does look tired. "Virge, did you sleep last night?" He shakes his head. "When we're driving, can you try?" He nodded.

After we ate, we got back on the road. I could see him sleeping, which is good for him. He just looked so calm.

[Virgil's POV]

I was tired. Patton I'm sure was catching on too. He was looking at me, to make sure I was fine, and I tried to act like nothing was wrong.

Then he asked me at the diner if I had slept, and I wasn't going to lie to him. I didn't tell him that I haven't slept in 3 days, but he didn't ask. Moving and dealing with... a person was stressing me out, and I couldn't sleep. I'm secretly glad he asked me to sleep, because I'm calmer around him. My eyes grew heavier, and the next thing I know, there he is.

Remus

He was there, walking towards me, I couldn't move.

He was getting closer, and there was someone who looked just like him.

I woke up, breathing shaky. This can't happen again. I saw Patton look at me. "Breathe kiddo, it's not real, I'm right here." I started to calm down. "We only have about 30 minutes until we get there." I nodded my head.

[back to Roman and Logan]

[Romans POV]
"Hey specks, did you hear anything about our neighbors yet?" I asked. "I did a bit of research and found their names."

"Their names are Patton Shine and Virgil Night. I haven't found much more than that, but I do believe I found their Instagram accounts. Patton has pictures of him with different animals, and Virgil has nothing posted."

"So you did a bit of stalking" I say jokingly.

[Logans POV]

After I explained what I knew about our roommates, Roman and I went out to lunch. I didn't know much in our neighbors, but I knew something was off. Something just didn't add up.

I'm not thinking about it as we finish unpacking our things, because that's more important. We can meet our neighbors another time.

(Hiya kiddos! Chapter 2 was a lot longer but it was fun! I hope you learned a little more about the characters. Bye ❤️💛💙)