Logan groaned as he flopped onto his bed as he gripped onto a pillow with one hand.
"Why won't you guys let me leave? It's been three days, I don't need you breathing down my neck every three seconds." Micheal stood by the door, "It's for your own good. Besides, we aren't that overwhelming right Chase?"
Chase shook his head and hummed, "I don't think so Micheal." Logan sat up angrily, "Are you kidding me? You guys were peeking in the stall while I was using it!"
Micheal frowned, "We were making sure you didn't escape. We all have the same thing anyway." Logan stood up, "That's not the point!" Chase sighed and rested his hand on his shoulder, "Don't worry buddy you're good enough for a normal man. We got you."
Logan groaned in frustration and shook his hand off before punching his pillow before muffling his scream of annoyance into it. When he raised his head his face was red with anger and he slumped to the floor, "I don't even have the energy to fight with you idiots."
A noise came from the other side of the room and the boys turned to see a guy with a beard sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed on his bed. "You should let him see her. It will only infuriate him more if you keep them separated for too long." Logan tilted his head, "And who are you?"
"I'm your roommate Jones, Jones Walker. Nice to meet you."
~*~
Micheal sat on Jones' bed as he inspected his beard. "So you're telling me that is one hundred percent real? You're not joking?" Jones nodded and laughed as Micheal reached out and touched it. Meanwhile, Logan and Chase were sitting in the chairs watching the odd pair create a bond.
"You don't think he's weird?" Logan said softly as he continued to stare at Jones. Chases scoffed, "You thought Quinn was weird a few years ago and now you're practically jumping to suck her tonsils out." Logan glared at him, "Not funny. Anyway, how'd he get in here so quietly?"
Jones peeked from over Micheal's shoulder, "I was always here, but you were too infuriated to notice me. You need to check that temper. It will make you not notice the little but important things."
Logan nodded, "I'll keep that in mind," he turned to look at Chase, "Can I go now?" Chase nodded and slung an arm over his shoulder, "Let's go, I was going to meet up with Zoey anyways."
Chase waved at Micheal and Jones who were currently whispering excitedly and playing with metal balls. Logan grimaced as he left and muttered, "Weirdos."
~*~
Zoey laughed as Quinn made a funny face before she continued to work on her newest project. Lola was laying on Zoey's lap, as Ayla fiddled with her camera next to them and Quinn took up a whole couch in the Common Room with her science tools.
"Hey girls!" Quinn looked up and smiled at Chase who came in happily as he kissed Zoey quickly before hugging Lola and Ayla. He walked over to her and ruffled her hair slightly and she moved away from him giggling, "Stop."
Chases sat down next to Zoey and Lola, who were currently reading and feeding each other grapes and sighed. "These two show more love to each other than to me."
Lola rolled her eyes and held up a grape and he grabbed it grinning and plopped it in his mouth, "Thanks." Chase turned to Quinn, "So what are you inventing?"
Quinn smiled and pushed up her glasses and leaned forward excitedly, "It's a thermal container that will be able to convert hot air into cold air in seconds and it's portable. It still has a few tweaks in it but it's fine other than that." She went back to working and Chase smiled, "Sounds cool. Hey, when you're done can I have one, because it is hot in California!" Quinn chuckled, "Sure."
"Quinn."
Quinn looked up to see Logan and her breath caught in her throat as she quietly said, "Hey baby when did you get here?"
The whole group had gone silent, or maybe it was the whole dorm as she asked that question.
Logan had been by the door observing her as she chatted with her friends since Chase came. He was slightly angered by the light bruises on her face and body but saddened by the fact that she even had them. He was supposed to protect her!
He walked outside to take a quick breath before running his fingers through his hair angrily. He took a few deep breaths before walking inside and going up to her. He heard everyone quiet down as he said her name but he didn't care how desperate he sounded right now.
As she looked into his eyes he saw hidden tears and his heart clenched before he walked over and hugged her by her neck tightly and whispered, "Cry if you want to. I don't judge."
Quinn scoffed quietly and stood up, but he never let her go, "You learned that last thing from me," she glanced around the crowded Common Room before saying to her friends, "We're going to our room."
Zoey nodded and Ayla froze as the pair walked off and leaned forward, "Is it permitted to let a boy and a girl stay in the same room together like that?" Zoey smiled, "They're just going to talk," Zoey held up her pink key and grinned, "Besides, we're barging in after thirty minutes anyway."
~*~
Quinn sat on her bed as Logan paced back and forth in front of her and she groaned with annoyance, "Would you keep still?!"
Logan stopped and sat on the bed facing her and held her face in his hands, "Hey baby tell me what's wrong." Quinn pushed up her glasses and looked away as her eyes filled with tears. She pulled away from him and held her knees to her chest as she began to silently cry.
He reached out to touch her and she coiled back as though he was fire. He ran a hand through his hair and asked, a bit roughly, "What's wrong?"
She pushed her hair and tears away from her red face and laughed sarcastically, "I can't believe I'm even thinking about this."
Logan's face went deadly blank, "Thinking about what?"
She shook her head before bursting into tears, "I know men don't want women who are 'damaged goods' and that's obviously what I am."
Logan scoffed at her ridiculous statement and stood up, "If that was true then my dad wouldn't have married any of my stepmothers, or even my mom."
Quinn sniffed and he sighed softly before walking over to her and making her look him in the eye and whispered, "I love you no matter what happens to you, okay? You're a precious person to me and I've known you for years. You're still the quirky beautiful girl I know," he leaned in to hug her and she practically melted against him, "Besides we have strength in numbers. That jerk won't know what'll hit him when we find him."
Quinn nodded and wiped her face with her hands, "You're right. I don't even know what I was thinking."
Logan grinned and pushed her hair behind her ear and kissed her nose softly. She blushed and wiped her face again.
He leaned in to kiss her quickly before backing away as the door opened to show Lola, Zoey, Chase, Micheal, and Ayla.
Lola pointed at him, "No jigging before marriage."
Logan broke out into a smile, "What's jigging you weirdo?"
Lola frowned, "You went to health class. Anyway," she covered Ayla's ears, "There's a child here, I'm trying to keep it PG."
Ayla glance up at her, "I can still hear you know."
Logan stood up and pushed Lola away from Ayla by her forehead, "Stop trying to contaminate our honorary little photographer sister."
Ayla blushed as he put an arm around her shoulder. He pulled off her camera and motioned to the boys and they grinned before hoisting her up.
"Little sister ceremony! Little sister ceremony!"
Ayla shrieked as Chase and Micheal ran through the girl's dorm carrying her like a sack of potatoes.
Logan stood at the back taking pictures whenever she pulled her hands from her face and laughed.
As they entered the boy's dorm they yelled, "Hurt our sister prepare for destruction! Hurt our sister prepare for destruction!"
Logan laughed as she covered her face as they yelled. The dorm father ran out and they began to run faster as their chant quickened with his steps.
Meanwhile, Zoey and the girls looked at each other in shock.
"Should we go save her," Zoey asked and Quinn nodded as she grabbed her purse, "Let's go save Ayla from those idiots."