Welcome to the 6th chapter hope you enjoy it!

The female looks over at her parental figure friend curiously.

"We need a plan to get them to talk. How about we create a fun game where everyone can participate, and we all get to ask questions! Like, you and Vee can ask questions about us, and we can ask stuff about you two! That way, everyone can get closer with each other and some great friendships can blossom!~" Patton requests, making the girl squeal quietly.

"Oh my god I love working with you! We're so gonna get those peeps to open up!~ It will be so much fun!" Raven says in a hushed excited tone.

"I know right!?~ We can even make desserts for the kiddos, do you enjoy baking?"

"Of course we should, lets go do that now!~" She says, as the two excitedly make their way downstairs, starting their baking adventure. The two ask their own questions to each other, specifically about the purple hoodie owner and the female's brother.

"So, does your Virgil like any sour desserts?" Raven asks Patton as she whisks up the batter. Patton shakes his head.

"No, he really likes triple chocolate stuff though, usually brownies." He replies, the girl nodding to make a mental note of it. "Does your Virgil listen to MCR or Panic more?"

She places a hand under her chin, pondering for a moment. "I think he listens to Panic more. What about yours?"

"He definitely listens to Panic more." He says, as the two share a laugh.

"It's almost like they are secret siblings for something, I'd almost be offended~" She jokingly says, putting the batter into a pan. The two continue to ask questions with each other, also making a few puns together. They really bonded in that moment.

The door was knocked on just in time for the pair of parental figure friends to be done with the after dinner sweets. The rooms smelled of lemons and chocolate, Raven ran over to the door, her pink bunny apron still on. "Good Evening Joan and Thomas!~" She smiled making way for the pair to enter the house.

"This is Raven, the girl I was talking about." Thomas says walking into the house, politely smiling back. Joan waves with a cup of coke in his hand from thorntons by the looks of it. "Where would you like us to set the bags down milady?" Thomas jokes. Raven closes the door behind them, locking it.

"Oh the table is fine." She walks over to the kitchen untying the apron and hanging it on a hook. She walks back into the living room as Joan and Thomas place down the bags on an empty place in the middle of the table. She reaches out her hand to shake the new houseguests hand. "Hi Joan as Thomas said my name is Raven welcome to ... here I dont know what I was gonna say, hi." she laughs nervously.

"Oh don't worry about it, I don't need anything formal really. By the way let me just gawk at this beautiful abode, congratulations on the house."

"Aww why thank you, I really have my dad to thank for it though. He thought putting two siblings who can despise each other a lot of the times into one big house; best idea ever!~" She jokes, making them chuckle.

Patton runs into the room hugging Thomas then Joan, both being surprised by the sudden contact. "Hi Thomas and Joan!" Pat squeals.

"Pat I saw you this morning." Thomas says as Patton lets go of them.

"Patton calm down, don't be breaking their backs before they even eat. I mean, that would be taking the term 'I've got your back' a bit too literally." She jokes.

"Oh so there are two of them." Joan said, looking between the mom and dad friend.

"Why does everyone keep saying that?" Patton asks.

"Well then they would just be kidding around with us if they didn't mean it." Raven replies, making the other dad laugh. Joan and Thomas laugh as well, making her smile.

"This is going to be hectic." Virgil walks into the room from upstairs.

"Don't forget about joyful!" Roman exclaims from behind.

"Me and Pat made some desserts to go along with dinner, we thought it would be nice." She says, giving a smile.

"Oh my gosh, that reminds me!" Thomas takes out his wallet, grabbing the change from the food out of it and handing it out to her. "Here is the change for the food mlady, take this back."

She curtsies, "Why thank you m'lord, but no. I'm not taking it back." She declines, making Thomas whine.

"But Raveeeeeen-" He starts, as she turns around.

"Sorry can't hear you I'm going upstairs to get the others for dinnerbebacksoon!~" She says, making her way up the stairs.

---Ravens POV---

I walk up the stairs, hearing Thomas yell behind me, I make my way to the library figuring Logan was there. I walk up to the room, knocking on the door. I hear a small 'Come In' from the other side, as I open the door.

I spot Logan in the library, holding a pile of books in his arms as he seems to be organizing one of the bookshelves by what they are about. I walk over, a smile on my face. "Greetings, Logan." I say, to which he gives a nod.

"Hello there Raven. Is there something you need?" He asks, as I nod.

"I just wanted to say that dinner is here, along with both Joan and Thomas. We are going to be eating soon, so I'm calling everyone down to eat. " I explain, trying to be as kind as possible as to make it see like I wasn't forcing him to come down.

"Ah thank you for notifying me of this, I will be down shortly, however I must finish organizing all these books." He explains, as I tilt my head. This is a rather large library, I'd feel bad if he spent most of dinner up here organizing. A lightbulb goes off in my head, as I look at him.

"How about I help you organize everything after dinner? We can both work on this together, it would make the process go by faster and I can get to know you better." I offer, to which the male looks at me with a slightly confused expression, or more so a raised eyebrow.

"That would be much appreciated Raven. But you don't have to, it would be rather boring for you most likely. You can go spend that time doing something more enjoyable, like hanging out with some of the other sides." He states, looking back at his books. I grab one, shaking my head.

"I think I would rather enjoy spending my time with you, actually." I state, giving him a smile. "I would love to organize these books with you, Logan. I actually really relate with you on how you view things. I admire your mindset, actually. So, I'm going to help you out, no protests. I insist!" I speak from my heart, and it's true. Logan is the individual I admire when it comes to his observation and note taking abilities. He looks at a loss for words for a moment, before giving a slight smile while setting the books down, adjusting his tie and glasses.

"If you say so then. I shall wait for your arrival after dinner." He states in his regular monotone voice, as I nod. I make my way to the door, opening and turning around.

"Alright then! See you at the table!" I say, giving a wave as I receive one back. I make my way out the door, crossing the hallway to my brothers room. I get my game face on, knocking on the door and opening it to reveal my brother painting his dresser. I give another smile. He takes out one of his earbuds when he sees me. "Hey Vee, dinner is ready. Thomas and his friend Joan are here as well. You don't have to come down if you don't want to, but I would appreciate it. However, if you wish to be up here I will bring your food up here." I say, already expecting him to decline joining.

I knew he wanted to meet the new person but doesn't like socially interacting with them. He feels it's a waste of time.

"Let me clean up my paint."

"Wait really?!"

"I said I would try harder and that's what I'm doing." he dips the paintbrush he was using into an old jar full of murky water. "I keep my sisterly pinkie promises Raven, I don't know what type of man you take me for." he jokes putting the cap on the small bottle of white paint he was using. I smile.

"Okay then, well I need to go get Dee from upstairs, I presume." I say almost in a asking way.

"Yeah he went up there a while ago. He might be on the roof patio though I just know he's on the third floor." He says standing up from the ground.

"Alrighty then, thank you! I'll see you downstairs!~" I say, as I make my way out of his room. I smile and fist pump the air, squealing quietly.

Alright, now I have to go to Deceit. I ponder for a moment, thinking of how I should approach the male. He doesn't seem too keen on talking to people, or any interaction whatsoever. I hope the male will join us, however I wouldn't put it against him if he wishes to not join. I take a deep breath, making my way up to the third floor. I look around, not the snake male in the room. He must be on the roof patio then. I think, as I suddenly hear a male voice near up on the roof. That must be him. I make my way up the flight up stairs, listening closely. I hear it better, realizing it's in a rhythm. He is singing! I quiet my footsteps, making my way closer to the roof, peeking my head out slightly to scoop around the area.

I get a closer look at the voice, confirming that it is the half snake boy. I can hear his voice more clearly, in amazement. I didn't even expect he did something like that! Then again, Thomas is a singer. It's natural that the sides would also have a passion for it. What is he singing? It sounds familiar.

"City of stars. Are you shining just for me? City of stars

There's so much that I can't see." He was singing it quietly, he was humming the instrumental, he must like jazz.

"Who knows? Is this the start of something wonderful and new? Or one more dream that I cannot make true?" Ooh isn't that Virgil's favorite movie. He's singing so well too. Slay Ryan Gosling's lines! I bust out the door.

"Oh my god DEE! That was amazing!" I yelled as he threw his book into the air surprised. He grabs it quickly before it falls off the roof.

"GAH!! I um- was totally not surprised by that." He says, as I let out a giggle.

"Totally~" I pull my hand up to my mouth doing the lock and key motion and he lets out a sigh of relief.

"No one knows about this. Got it?" He threatens "What did you require?" I nodded at his question.

"Dinner is here along with Joan and Thomas. I'd love for you to come down with us, I know you're more of a loner but I've been really wanting to get to know all of you." I request, joining the male by the railing. I look out near the view, taking it in. "Of course, I could just bring your dinner up to you if you wish not to go. But, me and Pat made dessert..?" I ask, looking over at him with a patient smile.

"Ah hmm, well it's a group of people that aren't very fond of me and I don't know you and your brother that well. Yes it would be such joy to sit in with that group to have dinner." he says flipping a page in his now opened book.

"I mean, I would like to get to know you better. If it is okay with you, I mean. Besides it's like you said you don't know me and my brother and it will stay like that if you don't try knucklehead." I laugh nervously, scratching my cheek. I need to give him a little nudge to get to talk to people, and this sure as hell isn't my first rodeo.

"If you really wish me to be there I will. And you're right I should try and get to know you two." He sighs putting his book back down on the metal table standing and fixing attire. "What did Thomas bring for dinner?" he asks as the girl opens the door back inside.

"Some yummy chinese food~" Takeout chinese food is my favorite food.

---third person pov---

"Sounds revolting, lead the way." The snake man says as the girl looks cheerful leading them down the hall to the stairs that lead off by the kitchen. They walk down the stairs. The mini hallway leading them right to the table as Logan had just got off the other set of stairs. The female's brother was already leaning against the wall of the kitchen. The plan was coming together.

As much as her brother didn't like interacting with people he had a knack for reading people and creating small talk from it. "It seems that you and Talyn are quite the opposites. How did you two meet?" Patton gives Raven a wink of approval at the plan working out.

"Oh we met at a comicon convention. We got seated at a panel together because there was hardly even room left. We like wrote in our notes on our phones back and forth while waiting for the panel to start because it was way too loud in the room to hear anyone." Joan responds opening some of the to go boxes and Raven walks to the table handing him some of the serving spoons while she dig out another box from the last unopened bag

"Aww that's so sweet!" Patton says gawking over the love story.

"Everytime I hear this story it's so clear in my head that that's totally a you thing." Thomas says grabbing some of the spicy honey chicken from a container. Joan grabs a box labeled vegan options opening it up to some 'Veggie chow mein.' Scooping some onto their plate. Raven and Deceit sat down as the rest of the sides were seated.

"Oh Thomas i forgot to ask if you would like a drink." Vee says going into the kitchen too start fixing multiple cups of ice and drinks.

"Thank you Vee but I already bought something." Thomas says he says taking a sip of a coke he had sat next to his chair. "So Raven and Patton, said you had a game planned for dinner?" Thomas asks the girl as she scoops some boneless spare ribs onto her plate then grabbing some fried rice.

"Hold on one sec, Virgiieee! Can you bring the soy sauce when you come in here?" Raven waits for a response.

"Yes your highness." He yells back.

"So I had a get to know you game planned where we go around the table and each person gets to ask one question to which all of the others answer. Then it goes to the next person on the right of them. The person can choose to deny to answer their own question or share if they'd like, each player only gets one skip per round." She explains, waiting for everyone to grab their choice of food before eating as the dad friend nods along.

"I did not sign up for this." The anxious trait says taking some spicy noodles with some sauteed shrimp.

"Neither did I, however we are all here Virgil." Logan says, adjusting his glasses as he grabs some noodles and shrimp as well. Vee comes into the room with multiple glasses of ice and a soy sauce bottle that raven had bought a while ago. "If we are all here to participate in this, then I shall obliged." He states, as Raven gives a smile towards him. Vee hands his sister the soysauce going back into the kitchen to get the drinks.

"I think it shall be a wonderful idea!!~" Roman cheers, already had grabbed his food with the sweet and sour chicken. The brother of the house came back with jugs of tea, water, and coke a cola. Setting them in the middle of the table except for the tea which he poured to his glass at the end of the table. Patton grabbed the tea after words pouring some in his glass.

"Is everybody read-TEA?" He laughed at himself. Raven snickering next to him.

"You sure sugarcoated that statement, Pat~" She replies, the two chuckling with each other as Deceit coughs to hide his laughter.

"Roman can you hand me the sweet and sour chicken please?" Vee asks, ignoring the two statements before. Roman nods, passing the box down the way.

"Umm I can start it off if you all want.~" The female asks, looking towards the group who all seems to be in agreement of it. "Alright, hm...everyone's Hogwarts house?"

"Totally not slytherin." deceit says passing the question to patton which was seated next to him.

"Hufflepuff," he states, giving the question to logan.

"Ravenclaw."

"Theres too many choices." Virgil says shrugging.

"I'm most definitely a Gryffindor!" the prince says awaiting the next response.

"Hmm either a slytherin with ravenclaw tendencies or a ravenclaw with slytherin tendencies." Joan states, looking thoughtful.

"Hufflepuff. Most definitely Hufflepuff." he says, giggling afterwards.

"Slytherin I think." Vee says before shoving some rice into his mouth.

"Welp back to me!~ Ravenclaw." Raven says cheerfully.

"Well how about I just be completely original and ask what everyone's favorite color is?" the snake asks sighing.

"Oo. oo. Um. light blue. Wait, a nice pale navy! Wait baby blue. Somewhere around that area of blue." Patton says excitedly.

"Navy blue. It's a nice dark blue like the ocean which we have yet to explore all of."

"Dark purple." virgil says quickly.

"A bright red, a blinding crimson." Roman says taking a sip of water.

"Red as well." Joan states, taking another spoonful of their food.

"A red like roman and joan said."

"Well just an army of reds here isn't there. Hmm, purple or green." Vee states.

"Oh, oh! Um, god there are so many I like!! Hmmm....Lavender!" She says, pointing to the lavender bow in her hair.

"Maroon or yellow, pat it's your turn." Dee says passing the questions over.

"OH!! Hm, favorite parent memories, for us sides it's our favorite Thomas memories."

"Oh I have one when Thomas won that spelling bee in Eleventh Grade." Logan states.

"How do you remember that- nevermind you have that ability." Thomas states, washing away his own confused facial expression.

"Nah imma say Patton's card, Patton's my dad so no one can argue with me." Virge shrugs, looking away from the group.

"Aww thanks kiddo!" Patton smiles remembering the moment himself.

"Thomas's Heathers performance was magnificent." Roman says, thinking about the musical.

"Hmm... probably my mother accepting me." They state turning to Thomas.

"Yeah I think it was my parents accepting me as gay to." Thomas says taking a sip of his soft drink.

"Tony asking me if I was okay that one time I fell off my bike. It was the first time an adult asked me that. I started crying for that reason and he was really worried and was confused about it, really sweet memory." Vee was thinking fondly of his father.

"I remember that!" She says, awwing at that memory. "Didn't I walk up to you and place a hello kitty bandaid on your knee, sprinkling glitter on it thinking the fairies will help make you feel better?" She asks, giggling.

"Oh yeah that was so cute having a ten year old run up with her backpack in pigtails and pull out some magic fairy dust." He laughs. The rest of the group were curious as to why they seemed like they didn't know each other from before that time period.

"Oh my god don't remind me of that awful hairstyle." She groans as Patton gasps.

"You had pigtails!?~" Roman giggles at the thought as Patton exclaims it.

"Wait it seems that you guys only met when you were smaller but not babies." Logan states the observation he had.

"Oh, well. Virgil is actually adopted. We don't talk about that much though, since we just think we are related by blood. Sometimes, it is difficult to deal with him when it comes to my clothing options though-" She pouts the last part under her breath.

"Listen im a gay male that looks like a hair dresser. I need to help you, it's my job." He says poking her in the arm. "Also, I'm not having my little sister going out looking dressed like a hooters employee, while knowing the type of men out there!" Joan snorts at this.

"It was one skirt that was an inch too short for your liking!" She retorts back, crossing her arms.

"Boys would've been gawking over you! More than they already do."

"I was 19! You are only a year older!"

"Does not change my reply."

"Wait, Vee is older than you!?" Roman asks in surprise.

"Yep." Vee says sticking out his tongue at the sister while flicking her nose.

"Would not have expected that." Joan says watching the scene.

"Raven it's your turn, favorite parent moment." Vee says getting the table back on topic.

"Oh! Hm....probably when my dad introduced me to Virgil." She says, looking over at her brother with a smile. "He was so excited for us to meet eachother, and I was so obsessed with learning that I had no other friends. He really helped me when it came to being more extroverted, Even got me to pursue some of my hobbies. I really couldn't replace him with anyone. So, I'm really grateful for that." Patton makes a aww noise.

"If only I had known how much of a pain in my ass you were gonna be." he jokes. Getting away from the sappy compliment.

"OH!! Here!" She rushes upstairs quickly, going to retrieve something from her room.

"I'm so scared," he says at that holding his hands over his eyes, "dee its your turn,"

"Oh right um, that one time Thomas got really scared in elementary of a snake at the zoo field trip that he ran out of the room screaming 'there's a moving hotdog with teeth!' That was a laugh and a half." Thomas facepalms as virgil shrugs. Joan looks over at Thomas trying to contain laughter and failing.

"It came right up to the glass and tried to bite us, that thing could have swallowed Thomas whole if it wasn't behind the glass."

"It was a mere garden snake virgil. It couldn't eat a child." he says laughing slightly. You hear running down the hall and raven comes to the railing. She must have been in the storage room upstairs.

"Feast your eyes!!" She squeals, coming downstairs to reveal a book in her hands labeled 'Best Memories' as she glances at her brother with a knowing look.

"Oh my gosh is that the scrapbook you made of us when we were children? You still have it? I thought we lost it when we caught that bookshelf on fire in your room around when we were 17."

"You caught a bookshelf on fire?" Joan asks, amused.

"Of course I do! I looked at all the burnt books all night while you were sleeping since you were the one that gave it to me, and found an exact replica of it! I reprinted the photos, and bam! Good as new!" She admits, as she walks back to the group. Patton also gets the idea, pulling up a scrapbook as well.

"You have one too!?~" He exclaims, as Thomas hides his face.

"Noooo Patton don't tell me you're going to show childhood photos of me!" He pleads, as the dad shakes his head yes.

"Now kiddo, if Raven and Vee are going to share some photos, it's only fair we do as well." Patton responds by opening the magic book.

"We can wait till after we finish the game though, everyone still hasn't gone yet!" Vee says trying to detour the conversation as well.

"Nah nah nah this is more interesting please show." Joan says waiting for baby pictures of Thomas.

"I'd much rather enjoy seeing a tiny raven with pigtails."

"Well she always used that scarf around her face. Straight out of visions of Attack on Titan when Mikasa was a little girl. She would cover her face when she was embarrassed and she was always embarrassed-" Vee was interrupted with a small smack to the head.

"Virgil!" Her face gets slightly red as she slaps in the back of the head with the scrap book. "I was not!!"

"I bet there's pictures of it in there too." He laughs grabbing the book.

"Oh I bet she does look like baby mikasa." Joan says, knowing the anime well.

"Hey I can show them myself..!!!" Raven says, grabbing it back from Vee. "If we want to talk about me so much, why don't we show them a picture of whittle Virgil~!" She says, opening the book.

"Oh god." He sighs

"For an atheist you really say oh god a lot." The other virgil remarks pointing out the fact.

"Oh my gosh, okay so here is a photo of my older brother!!~" She states, showing them a picture of the brother when he was younger. The male definitely looks younger and smaller. He had on similar clothes he does now, except smaller. He was doing a peace sign while holding a spray can, in the background one of the creations he did was showing. It seemed to be a Disney Princess background, different colors on the canvas.

"Oh yeah that was your birthday present that I made for you round what 13?" Vee says pointing at the huge canvas compared to smaller him.

"Aww that's adorable!" Thomas says at the same time as Patton.

[time skip...]

"Well that was so fun you guys thank you for inviting me thomas, but we really have to get going." Joan says, taking a bite of the lemon squares Patton and Raven had made.

"Aww, don't mention it! You are the ones who got the food!~"

"But you all provided the entertainment." Thomas says packing up some of the food to help clean.

"Really, it was no big deal. Seeing everyone smile is payment enough for me."

"Besides it was interesting to see baby Sanders." Vee states.

"Next time i'll have to bring some baby Joan pictures as payment." Thomas says smirking at his friend

"Joan awww~" Raven and Patton say at the same time.

"Listen just because you know my grandma doesn't mean you will get any pictures," Joan says scraping off their plate into a bag.

"Your grandma loves me." Thomas beams Joan nudges him in the arm.

"You two are such cute best friends!" The female squeals, adoring how kind the two are towards each other.

"Welp I will see you all next Tuesday. I'm really tired. I should get some sleep." Thomas says yawning.

"Oh you want me to drive?" Joan asks Thomas nods pouting slightly, he playfully laughs after the fact.

"Sides be good and don't keep the cotherans up all night alright?" Thomas instructs.

"Oh, we don't sleep anyway so there is no reason for you to be worried." Vee says waving Thomas goodbye along with joan. Roman and Deceit were silently cleaning up the table with raven as the two left the house.

"Gonna be weird sleeping in a bed alone." Roman says thoughtfully.

---- Time skip to Romans pov----

I was in my room after dinner. It had been a while after everyone had gone to their separate rooms. I was making my room a little more me with the bed and chairs I wanted, but stuff I could move easily so we could paint my walls. After a while I hear a knock at my door, I walk over.

"Hey Roman." Virgil said quietly.

"Good Evening emo nightmare, what can I help you with?" I know i've been flirting with him on and off but it's fun to see him so flustered.

"Roman ... I can't sleep in my room, can- I sleep with you?" he says bluntly. His face was very red. I smile at him.

"Of course my chemically imbalanced romance." His face redenns more.

"Ro-man what is your deal?" He says pushing me out of the way and hiding his face.

"So why me hotstuff?" I ask as he walks over to my mirror. He looks down, at the floor debating something.

"I trust you the most, out of all the people here your to dumb to be evil," he turns smirking at me.

"Aww thanks~ I think..." i say going to the bed, "It's late come here." I say as he turns around I snap both of us in tanks and shorts, he shrieks.

"Princey!" he yells,

"You aren't sleeping in your normal attire. That's just wrong now come lay down with me, you won't be cold under the blankets." I hold my arms out.

"Why are you being so nice?"

"Cause I care about you virgil." I say simply he hesitantly climbs in bed with me.

"I move when I sleep so have fun with that." He said quietly, after a while when he thought I was asleep he turned over and wrapped his arms around me, I tried not to squeal.

---end of chapter---