Warnings: Neglected puppy, depressed Janus, self-deprecating stuff, Janus talks bad about himself a lot.

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Remy looked through the adverts on the computer as well as various newspapers.

"Hm... how about-" Virgil got cut off by Remy.

"The jobs you have recommended to me so far have sucked, what makes you think that the one that you were about to say doesn't suck?" Remy asked.

"...What about barista?" Virgil asked.

Remy groaned, not fully hearing him, "I told you that I don't like your rec- wait, barista?"

"Yeah, they are hiring baristas at your favorite coffee shop." Virgil pointed to an advert on the computer.

"O. M. G. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!" Remy yelled as he hugged his cousin tightly.

"O-Ow... you're welcome, Remy..." Virgil wheezed. Remy let go of him, letting Virgil catch his breath.

"Come on, we need to call in for an interview." Remy shuffled in his seat, getting his phone out of his pocket and dialing the number.

Virgil smiled slightly, finally happy that his cousin found a potential job.

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Emile was running behind schedule. He decided to just call his brother, Cupid.

"Cupid, I need you to drive me to work..." Emile sighed.

"Be there in a bit, hun," Cupid said through the phone.

Ten minutes later, a black and pink Honda Acura rolled up as Emile looked at it, confused. The window rolled down and Emile saw his brother, Cupid.

"When did you get this car?" Emile asked.

"Who cares when I got it, just get in; the other two are waiting." Cupid gestured to the back seat. Emile pulled the door opened and saw his other brothers, Eli and Cyrus.

Cyrus was in the passenger seat and Eli was in the back. Emile climbed in and shut the door, turning to his brothers.

"Why are you guys here?" Emile asked.

"Cupid is taking us out to lunch soon!" Eli said.

"Lunch...?" Emile looked at Cupid suspiciously.

"Yeah, he's taking us to the Black Lily Cafe!" Eli nodded.

"Huh... that's awfully sweet of him." Emile muttered. He wasn't used to Cupid doing things for his brothers, so what changed? That's when it hit him, 'Does he have a crush?'

"Alright, Emi, we're here," Cupid said, taking a turn into the parking lot and stopping by the front doors.

"Oh, alright. Have fun, you three. Cyrus, make sure they stay out of trouble." Emile said, opening the door.

"Got it." Cyrus waved a bit to his brother as Emile got out and closed the door.

The car pulled away and Emile walked into the building. He glanced at the clock on the wall. He was five minutes late, but nothing too terrible. His first client would come in less than thirty minutes.

Emile smiled and walked into his office.

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Remy walked out of the manager's office and finally released a breath he hadn't realized he was holding.

'I think I did alright...' Remy thought as he glanced around the coffee shop. He saw three boys who looked as if they could be Emile's relatives.

Remy brushed it off and walked past them, walking out of the building with a slight smile on his face. He dialed Virgil's number but stopped halfway when he heard a whimper right next to him. He looked down and his eyes widened once he saw a skinny German Shepherd puppy.

"You poor thing..." Remy muttered. He looked around and figured that the puppy needed something to eat and then needed some medical attention. Remy kneeled down, "Stay right here, I'll get you something to eat."

Remy walked back into the coffee shop and ordered a sandwich that had meat in it. He didn't know if it was safe but still ordered it. He thanked the employee and paid her extra, just saying to keep the change.

He walked back out and saw the puppy sniffing around. Remy smiled slightly and went up to it.

"Hey, you hungry?" Remy kneeled down and opened the brown bag that had the sandwich. The puppy barked happily as Remy slowly removed the chicken from the sandwich. He slowly tore it into pieces and placed them in front of the puppy, "There you go, cutie."

The puppy happily ate the cooked chicken after carefully sniffing it.

Remy watched it with a smile. He took his phone out of his pocket and searched for close vets around the cafe.

He found one that took ten minutes to walk to, but he didn't care. After the puppy ate, Remy scooped it up and started walking.

~~~~~

Emile stretched out a bit and stood up from his seat. It was a slow day for him and he was somewhat bored.

He glanced around the room and just decided to message Logan. As he was texting Logan, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Emile called as he put his phone down. He grabbed his notepad and pencil as his appointment came in, "Hello, Janus! Take a seat."

Janus slowly closed the door and took a seat on the couch.

"So, how are things? Are you still sad about the breakup?" Emile asked.

Janus nodded a bit, "I'm still... shaken up about it as well... h-he abused me and I did nothing about it..."

"But your friend did do something about it, right?" Emile questioned.

"Y-Yeah..." Janus muttered.

It was silent between them for a bit when Janus spoke up suddenly.

"What's it like?" He asked.

"What?" Emile raised an eyebrow.

"What's it like being loved...? What's it like to actually be with someone...? What's it like to be happy...?" Janus looked at Emile in the eyes, his voice wavering.

"What are you not happy with?" Emile frowned.

"Ev-Everything... I want to feel loved, but how can I do that when no one loves me?" Janus shrunk in on himself.

"Jan... I can think of one person in your life who loves you."

"Wh-Who?"

"Remus."

"R-Remus...? N-No... he doesn't."

"He called the police on your ex-boyfriend who abused you. I've also seen the way he looks at you. It's obvious he loves you."

Janus was silent for a moment, then spoke up, "Th-Thanks, Dr. Picani..."

"No problem, hun." Emile smiled a bit.

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"The stray is going to be transported to an animal shelter and will hopefully be adopted by a family soon." The lady said.

"Alright, thank you." Remy nodded and left the building.

Remy felt something in his heart that told him to adopt the stray, but he decided against it since he didn't know what Virgil thought of it. Maybe he wouldn't mind, but Remy wanted to make sure it was fine before adopting a puppy.

He walked home just as it began to rain a bit. He sighed as he realized he had forgotten an umbrella at home. He then stopped as he noticed a familiar person.

Emile.

He smiled a bit and walked up to him. Emile was holding a pink umbrella over his head. It had colorful little stars all over it. Remy coughed, making Emile jump slightly and look behind him.

"Oh, hey, Remy!" Emile smiled and held his umbrella over both of their heads. Remy was a bit taller than Emile, but they made it work somehow. They continued to walk.

"How are you doing, babe?" Remy asked.

"I'm doing great! How about you?" Emile questioned.

"Eh, could be gayer honestly." Remy winked at Emile from under his sunglasses.

Emile giggled and said, "Anything could be gayer."

"True." Remy nodded and smiled a bit.

They kept talking until they got to Remy's house.

"Well, I'll see you soon, Remy." Emile grinned.

"I look forward to it, hun," Remy said and walked up to his house and unlocked the door. He opened it and waved a bit to Emile before stepping inside and closing the door.

Remy dried off with a towel and sat down on the couch, head in hands.

He thought of the events of that day and smiled, "What an eventful day..."