***Remus***

Remus covered his mouth in horror as he walked into his house. It was covered in burns and half the walls were completely black and destroyed by the fire that they had set when they kidnapped his siblings.

"We found...we found a body in the wreck." The officer told Remus. Remus looked at him.

"Who?" Remus asked.

"Unidentified." Remus nodded.

"Where?" He gestured at the coroner. Remus walked over. "I'd like to help if I can..." they nodded and unzipped the bag and Remus covered his mouth sobbing. "Ma..."

"How did you know?" Remus pulled the perfectly preserved necklace off.

"This was hers." They nodded. "And that..." he gestured at the charred arm where you could see a slight indent in the bone. "She broke her arm years ago." The officer thanked him.

"I'm sorry for your loss." Remus walked away holding the necklace. He opened the locket and smiled at the photos in it.

"Remus!" Remus looked up at Virgil.

"My sisters were taken." Remus started crying. "Sasha told me when she called something was wrong and she said Roman warned her they were after me...that's why we had to leave."

"They were at your house..."

"They knew I was at the building they had Roman..." Remus looked at Virgil. "Is there something you have to tell me Virgil?" Virgil stared at Remus as tears flowed down his face. "Did you know?"

"I-I'm so sorry." Virgil shook his head as he backed away. "I just...she didn't tell me she was helping to get you! She told me she'd help us rescue Roman not trap you too!"

"Virgil how long has she been hurting you?" Virgil looked up at Remus. Remus grabbed his hand and squeezed it. "I'm not upset with you alright? You tried to help me get him back and I'm thankful for that, but I want to know how long..."

"Why are you asking me that? Why do you care about me when I almost got you sold off too!?"

"Virgil, they let you out to go to school? For what purpose? They allowed you to be free knowing that you'd probably go to the police..." Virgil held his arms across his chest as he looked away.

"She told them she'd keep an eye on me at school, and she paid for an hour of my time every single day." He looked at Remus. "I had to be careful. she found out they were looking for you and-and she told them I could get close to you and they forced me to talk to you, a-and she told me that if I didn't do as they said they would just kill everyone I knew from before...including my family." Virgil shook his head. "I didn't know who you were to them, until I saw Janus! He was the one who took me too...."

"Virgil, They could have gotten caught this entire time if you had run, so why didn't you?"

"I told them I'd change my appearance so it wasn't obvious so they wouldn't hurt the people I knew, so I wasn't questioned by police." Virgil pulled out a card and handed it to Remus. "If I was ever caught by the police anyway I'm far from where I used to live, but I know they have their ways." Remus opened the card and looked at Virgil in awe. The kid in front of him had black hair instead of  blonde. He had a scar on his lip, and as Remus looked at the photo he could see that Virgil had covered up his freckles with foundation. The address was for somewhere in Florida, and they were currently in Massachusetts. Remus looked up at Virgil. The boy in the photo was fourteen years old. Tears filled his eyes. Virgil was seventeen now.

"Oh my god..." Virgil put the photo away and Remus pulled him into a hug. "All this time you were a victim."

"Yeah." Virgil nodded as he pulled away from the hug. "Why do you think I was always so uncomfortable whenever a student talked about how hot miss Blake was?"

"Why didn't you try and go to the police during break?" Remus asked as they walked to the park. Virgil shrugged. "You could done it, since she had a class."

"They already took away my family, I found that out a few years ago...but I had someone else to protect." He smiled sadly at Remus. Virgil's sleeve lifted up a bit and Remus immediately covered his mouth. "I didn't think I could without being killed, because they have eye's everywhere. My new goal was to protect you."

"Virgil, I'm so sorry."

"We will get your family back Remus. I promise."

"Don't make promises." They both froze hearing the voice from behind them. "They are so easy to break." Virgil stood up first.

"Jesus what happened to you?" Remus stood up and turned around to see Janus in tears.

"I never..." Janus looked between the two. "I never intended to become this fucking thing I am." Janus shook his head. "But it kept food on the table when mom couldn't. It saved my brothers from being taken away when Social Services came for a visit." Janus wiped his face. "Because they promised protection."

"What are you even on about?" Remus asked. Janus looked at Remus.

"They took my brother Patton. They won't let him go because I fucked up. Now I'm asking you two for your help. I need him back." Janus threw his phone at Remus. Remus opened it to the photo of the note on his fridge.

"Sister?" Remus looked at Janus confused.

"Patton is trans." Janus started crying. "And I made a promise with vixen that led to him being protected, but I broke that promise two years ago, and she's not happy with me."

"Is this supposed to make me feel bad for you?" Remus asked.

"No, but I know you know my brother. I know you can understand why I'm so concerned about him....Look I will help get Roman back. And your other siblings..." Janus wiped his face. "Patton is all I have....so please? Help me get him back?" Janus looked at Virgil. "You know how vixen is Virgil..."

"I know." Virgil looked at Remus. "She won't stop until Patton is sold for a very high amount..."

"Or until he ends up with a child." Janus looked at his feet. "A-and I know my brother he won't be able to handle himself if he gets pregnant."

"And why are you telling me this?" Remus asked. Janus looked at Remus.

"I know you care about my brother Remus, you were only angry with him because of me. So please? Please help me get him home?"

"How do I know you aren't trying to trick us?" Remus asked.

"Remus please...." Janus shook his head. "You don't have to trust me. But my brothers life is at stake right now and I don't have much time before he's sold off to the highest bidders."

"Fine. I'll help you."

"Thank you."