Trigger warning: Suicidal intentions, cutting

When Roman came back he looked exhausted and dejected. Logan had heard a door slam somewhere on the first floor and assumed that it had been Patton leaving in a less than friendly manner. Is that why Roman looked so bothered? With further inspection Logan saw that Roman's eyes were puffy. Roman's hand found Logan's elbow and walked him up the stairs to the bedroom, quietly locking Logan in. He wishes he knew what had happened between the two brothers during that hour. Had he made a mistake getting Roman to comfort Patton? Logan began pacing around the room he knew to be Patton's as he thought about the information Patton gave him. Roman is a vampire. He had another person locked in here before him, Virgil. Virgil used to be locked here and had given up on leaving and stayed for Roman. Patton feels guilty for letting Virgil go and getting Logan stuck here. Logan sunk on to the bed coming to the relization he didn't blame Patton at all. He's known Patton for awhile and he was nothing but kind and believed in everyone. His strong moral mind would of course lead him to helping this other man. Logan began to feel tierd with the panic attacks adrenline finally catching up to him. He laid down and found sleep quickly coming to him. It would be hours before he woke again to loud thumping on what he assumed to be the outside of the house.

"YOU WHAT?!?" Roman's incredulous voice echoed throughout the house. Logan couldn't hear the response from the other but stood up non the less in shock. Someone was hear in the middle of the woods talking to Roman. From what he could tell Roman was surprised by this visitor, he couldn't say for sure that the other was Patton or not. Who else knows about this forest home? Virgil. The only other person besides Patton who knows about this place is Virgil.

----- Roman POV -----

Roman stared unbelivingly at the shorter man in front of him. Virgil. He man he had fed off of for almost a year was in front of him and talking. Roman couldn't focus on what the pale teenager was saying. God, teenager. He still so young just like when Roman found him. He thought back to the scrawny, shivering teenager he saw on the town bridge in the last fall.

"What do you think you're doing?" Roman asked the signifactantly smaller kid from behind. It caused the kid to jump up but Roman grabbed his arm and pulled him back into his chest. He could feel the kids panic pulsing off of him as he grabbed the arms holding him. He kicked back trying desprespretly to get free but Roman held on.

"None of your buisness! Now let go!" The kid growled and tears ruined his make up as he fought. Roman sank to his knees bringing the kid down with him and safe away from the edge.

"Hey hey shhhh." Roman grasped the teen in his lap tightly stopping him thrashing. Slowly he calmed down and was just regaining his breath while lying across Roman's lap. Eventually he struggled to sit up but Roman was still holding on to him.

"Um... May I get up?" Roman didn't let go of the kid when asked. The kid struggled to get out of Roman's grasp but failed, Roman being a vampire made him stronger than the average human. "Please. Let go." The kid sobbed. Roman panicked and dropped his arms from the kid who shot up immediately and back away. "Shit..." he looked down at his arm and pulled up the sleeve to hold a cut that had opened up during the struggle. Roman got the chance to look at the scar covered wrist, the damage done to the young boy in front of him.

"Your going to kill yourself the moment I leave aren't you?" Roman asked softly. His gaze remained on the bloody wrist. He could smell it, it's so close, urging him towards it but he avoids moving closer. The kid is his top priority.

"It doesn't matter what I do! My parents still won't care." Roman understood. He stepped towards the kid cautiously.

"Then come with me." Roman suggested. "I've got a house by a lake away from people. You don't need to die to stop existing for everyone else." He looked contemplating and looked behind him to the bridge edge.

"What's the catch?" He asked. "There's always a catch. Never has a stranger offered their help without needing something themselves." Roman stepped closer and grabbed the bloody wrist.

"I'd like your blood really. A vampires got to eat and if you don't think anyone will miss you, how do you feel rooming with a vampire."

Virgil had been scared at the idea but agreed. He had gone with Roman and let him eat from him before Patton had forced him to leave. Virgil couldn't stay away though, and now Roman is stuck in his stop staring at the teenager at his front steps.