Roman stared at the red mask in disbelief. He shakily brought it to the light, the golden accents twinkling ever so slightly. He lifted his head up to look at the three pairs of eyes watching him intently.

"No. Absolutely not."

Remus gave on over dramatic sigh, draping himself over Logan, who scrunched his nose and pushed him in Janus' direction. This time, his boyfriend didn't mind, letting Remus carry his dramatics.

"You said you wanted to attend the masquerade and we're giving you a chance." Logan stated, crossing his arms.

"But not like this!" Roman exclaimed. "I thought you meant as a butler or something!"

"Look, if you don't want this-" Janus pushed Remus of him, who grumbled, but quickly latched onto Logan again, who, this time, let him stay.

Roman gripped the mask, glaring at Janus. The other returned the favour, his different coloured eyes staring him down. Logan sighed, placing a hand on Janus's shoulder.

"It would not be wise to start this now. It is a discussion of great importance"

"Oh really? What could possibly be so important?" Janus snapped, but his gaze softened slightly, sending a silent apology to Logan. The other gave a tiny smile.

Roman wished he had something like that. The connection the three had was something special, Roman liked to think of it as an unbreakable bond that had been put to trial many times and had not ripped.

"Roman might lose his job!" Remus interjected, flopping on the bed next to his brother.

Roman nodded fervently : "Yeah, exactly!"

"I'm sure Remy and Emile wouldn't mind hiring you at the bakery if you did" Janus shrugged picking at his nails. He yelped at the elbow in his ribs from Logan and sent him a half hearted glare.

"He's worked very hard on getting employed at the palace. I should know" Remus grumbled the last sentence, probably remembering all the nights Roman had stayed up late and damaged his sleeping patterns.

Logan sighed. "Yes, I suppose that is a factor."

He paused for a few seconds, his eyes almost lighting up. "What if I told you there was a way to get you in without risking anything?" There was a proud smile on his lips, as if he had solved the world's greatest mystery.

"Alright."

Logan's smile only widened, as he whispered something in Janus's ear. A sly smirk came to the other's lips.

Roman gulped. What was he getting himself into?