"Wake up bitch!"

Roman shoots up, his hand over his chest as he tries to calm his racing heart. His childhood best friend is lying on the ground cackling, waking up Roman's neighbours no doubt.

"Remus, what the fuck is wrong with you?"

"A lot of things"

"What do you want?" Roman grumbles while rubbing his temples

"Oh yeah! Your sugar daddy wants to see you"

"I don't have a - really Remus? The King isn't my sugar daddy"

"You keep telling yourself that. Oh, you might what to hurry it up, I was meant to get you an hour ago but I forgot. Byeeeee"

"REMUS!"

~~~

Remus was bored so he decided to go to the woods to see if he could find an animal carcass or if there was an animal he could turn into a carcass. He has been walking for a while now and yet to find a dead animal, however, he stumbled across something else.

There are two people asleep in a tree. Not the strangest thing Remus has ever seen. Based off of their clothing they were from Caelum, they wore light pastel colours compared to Lethe's dark clothes so they can blend into the dark woods better. Remus knows that he should just turn and walk away, that he's not supposed to be here. He's too close to the border and is forbidden from even setting his eyes on these people, but he couldn't help it. He's never seen anyone from Caelum in real life before. One of the boys catches his attention and he can't take his eyes off him.

His dark brown curls stands out against his skin which almost seems unnaturally pale. He has freckles randomly scattered across his nose and cheekbones like blood splatter patterns. He looks like a small innocent birdie up in the tree but for some strange reason, Remus doesn't want this particular birdie to be violently and hilariously mauled by a wild animal. It is strange, Remus normally has no regard for anything's life and takes pleasure in their death. Why is this boy different?

They began to stir so Remus dashed behind a tree, out of sight from the Caelum citizens but not so far that he couldn't still see and hear them.

/// Virgil's POV \\\

I slowly wake up with a smile, feeling the warmth of the sun on my face. I'm surrounded by something warm that I snuggle deep into only to freeze when it moves. I shoot up to see that I was asleep on Remy and let out an exhale of relief. I stretch out my body the best I can while still sat on the tree.

Wait. It's morning. I fell asleep and it's morning now. I'm so dead.

"Remy! Remy wake up!"

They shoot up and almost smack our heads together

"What?"

"We fell asleep! My parents are going to kill me!"

"Holy shit!"

We scramble down the tree and full-on sprint back to the palace. I told Remy to go back to their house, they're an only child so it's not fair for their bloodline to end with them. I told Remy that we'd meet in town if I'm still alive.

I approach the front doors and the guards give me a sympathetic look as the let me inside, telling me to go to the throne room.

I walk inside and get two very different reactions. Pops looks about ready to murder me, while Father looks relieved. Father runs over, well I say run more like that speed walk adults do instead of running, and hugs me.

"Too tight. Can't breathe."

He lets me go but then slaps me on the back of the head,

"Don't just disappear on us!"

Pops has walked over now with his arms crossed over his chest, "so where have you been?"

Do I lie or tell the truth?

"I couldn't sleep so I decided to go for a walk and then fell asleep in the woods"

Eh, half and half

Father rolls his eyes with a small smirk, he knows about my insomnia. There have been a few times when we've bumped into each other late at night when we're supposed to be asleep - him reading and me getting a snack.

Pops just grows angrier,

"You were with that Remy, weren't you?! I told you they're a bad influence and you're a prince, Virgil, you shouldn't be spending time with someone like that!"

"Like what? A good friend who cares about me? Not like you'd know anything about that!"

"Excuse me?"

"You don't care about me! You only care about how I act around other people, you never let me be myself. I just have to be this smiley perfect prince but news flash: I'm not!"

"How dare you speak to me like that! I forbid you from seeing Remington"

Father finally steps in, "Patton dear, let's not jump to any conclusions. There is no evidence of Remington being a bad influence, in fact, after spending time with that person, Virgilius always comes back happier."

Pops huffs and storms out of the room. Father turns to me and a small smile,

"Well, I guess I'm sleeping in the guest bedroom tonight. Go see Remington, just make sure that they don't come around the palace for a while"

"Thank you" I hug him before dashing off to my room to get changed and meet up with Remy

~~~

Remus crashes through Dr Picani's door, startling the poor half-kitsune.

"I have a problem!"

"That's an understatement" Emile grumbles too quietly for Remus to hear, "we don't have an appointment today do we?" he says louder

"No, but I really need some help"

"Okay, you're lucky my patient cancelled. I was going to use this time to catch up on work but take a seat"

"Thanks, Doc. I think there's something wrong with me"

"Care to narrow it down?"

"I saw someone and didn't want to imagine what it would be like killing them"

'Only Remus would turn having normal thoughts into something terrible,' Emile thinks

"That's good Remus, it means that we might be making progress"

"But it was only with him!"

'Oh...' realisation clicks with Emile and he smirks

"Who is he?"

'Oh shit I can't say who he really is, time to bullshit my way through this,' Remus thinks

"You wouldn't know him"

"Well describe him"

"Well, he's really cute. He has these adorable dark brown curls that would look so pretty with blood in it. And his eyes are this really light blue that reminds me of that lake just outside of town where all those people drowned. He's really short and would be so much fun to pick up or to have under me. And holy shit his voice! It's so deep and mysterious and I want to hear it more"

Emile has a goofy grin on his face as Remus rambles about the boy he saw.

"Remus...it sounds like you have a crush"

Remus' jaw drops.

"No, that's not possible, I've only just seen him, I haven't spoken to him. I don't even know his name!"

"Fine, you don't have a crush but you definitely find him attractive"

"So would you if you saw him! How do I get it to stop?"

Emile giggles, "you should try seeing him again and see if you still feel the same way. If you do, talk to him and if not then it was a fluke"

"Okay, thanks Doc!"

I hope you enjoyed and feel free to point out any mistakes :)

~remy<3