Logan had a theory and the excitement shown in his eyes. "Virgil, I need you to tell me how your other memories ended. I know that might be difficult, but I need this information to back up a hypothesis."

Virgil looked skeptical and anxious but the pure excitement on Logan's face, as he pulled out a fresh notebook, seemed too genuine to be malicious. "Um... the first one was... oh right. Uh... the first one ended with the fire." He curled up on the counter he was sitting on, doing his best to find a position where he felt safe. It has been the one clean surface in this place and it just felt like the right place for him to be. The sun shined on him from the window above and relaxed him. "The second one..." That had been last night, "The second one I was attacked."

"At the end of it?"

Virgil rolled his eyes, "No, at the beginning. Yes at the end poindexter." Logan didn't hold it against him. He knew that Virgil got sarcastic when he was stressed.

"And this last one."

"Roman and I were sharing a romantic moment." He stuck out his tongue and made a fake gagging noise. Both of them knew it was a lie. Logan could see the almost blissful look on Virgil's face as his hand went down to his fingers. "Wait, my ring! Where is my ring?" He looked down desperately at his hand as if noticing it was missing something that should have been there.

"I'm sure I could speculate on the whereabouts, but we have more important matters. "Virgil, I think you are having so many attacks because-"

The door was thrown open and a winded Patton was looking at the two of them. "I know who stole Virgil's memories." There was a slight edge to his voice, a growl that Logan never enjoyed hearing.

"Calm down my bluebird. Please explain."

"Deceit, that lying little snake-"

"Patton. Calm down and explain clearly."

He attempted to do just that. Taking in a deep breath and pacing. "Wait! Virgil, you are okay! You aren't having a panic attack."

"PATTON!" Logan called with an exasperated sigh.

"Right, right. Deceit and I were in the living room, working on a puzzle. I trusted him, I tried to make him part of the family." Logan shot Patton another look and he went back to his train of thought. "Suddenly, a thread of magic came out of his little coat thing. It was the same color as the one that went to Virgil before. But... if he's not having an attack..."

"I have a theory about that. I believe that whoever took these memories, was not intending for them to be returned. Instead, Virgil is pulling them back to himself. Patton, you have taught me that powers like that require a strong force and that emotions can be a strong force. I believe Virgil is metaphorically pulling the memories that have the strongest ties to his emotions back to him. Considering, he tends to deal with a lot of anxiety and fear, especially with the situation he has recently found himself in, he is being forced to relive all of his worst memories and therefore, worst panic attacks."

Virgil and Patton were both quiet for a while as they tried to process this information. They both seemed to understand at the same time, Patton covering his mouth in horror as Virgil tensed up. Logan continued. "Now where is Dee. I do not believe we should jump to conclusions with such little evidence. Dee could also be a catalyst for these returned memories because he had such a profound impact on the director of Virgil's life. It would be best for us to question him and gather all of the facts.."

"I have him bound with a spell in the living room. I couldn't have him escaping."

Logan nodded. "Virgil, do you feel comfortable enough being a part of this questioning?"

Slowly Virgil nodded. "If I can get my memories back, I want them, and if he is the cause of this, I want to know." Virgil's emotions were in turmoil, he was still battling the euphoric high of Roman's love, but he was also feeling the mix of anxiety that flooded his system when he was around these people. He wanted to trust them. He felt like he could, but he couldn't help worrying that they were still hiding things. "I guess the rest of my questions will have to wait.

~*~

After breakfast, Roman had journeyed into his imagination, wanting to push Remus back after the ground he had gained the previous night. Roman had known that spending time with Virgil would have consequences, but he did not regret it. Virgil was his priority, a prince always protects those who rely on him. Even now, he wanted to control Remus, to subdue him, so that he could not be a threat to those Roman loved.

"You are getting sloppy my angel," Remus cooed. "If you don't learn to watch your back, this won't be any fun."

Roman was barely able to dodge a swing that was thrown his way, and he felt anger flood him as he heard the cackle of his demented twin.

"Come on, Come on angel. I want to enjoy it when I beat you... oooh, do you think I would be able to turn into you? Trap you behind the barrier and take over your life? I could do really vile things to the kitten then."

"Don't you dare go near him!" Roman yelled angrily, thrusting his sword towards the slippery man.

"You'll have to try harder than that!" They continued to fight, both dodging each other's weapon in an attempt to get a clean hit. It was a constant struggle for dominance and Roman could feel the hope draining from him as Remus swung again. This man never seemed to get tired, whereas Roman was quickly running out of energy. Roman attempted to block Remus' Morningstar with his sword, and with that Remus knew he had won.

The sword clattered to the ground, Roman kneeling from exhaustion as Remus stalked closer to him, a scrape on Roman's cheek from where the morning star had actually connected with his face. "Don't worry angel. I'm not done having fun yet. This is the first time I have felt so alive!" He lifted up the Morningstar, "But I'm afraid I am getting bored stuck in here. So..." He brought the weapon down onto Roman's head, and the angel's vision went completely black. "I'll take my leave now."

AN: Things are about to get very very interesting! I can't wait to share the next chapter with all of you. Hope you are enjoying it so far! See you next week.