Timekeeper

28. Why?

^^^^ New Book Title and Cover!!! Yeah for change lol 

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"I would hate for something bad to happen." Patton cried out as the tendril got tighter and I tensed up. 

"Where's my son?" The man's smile fell as Patton's voice rang out.

"Home, in bed... reading most likely." He looked over at me shook his head almost disapprovingly. "He called me you know? Said you all vanished. He was scared out of his mind something took you. I told him you probably went out together. He sounded a little sick maybe you just didn't want to bother him. Surprising what he'll believe when he's damn near broken." He glanced over at Patton and scoffed. "Your welcome by the way."

"Why? Why lie to him?"

"I told you." I turned to see Kiara taking off her gloves, this pissed off look in her eyes. "He got attached to them."

"Oh, come now, Child. No need to be jealous." Colt lulled as he held his arms out. "You just aren't in there league."

"Let him go, Colt. They don't belong here and you know it." 

"Now don't be getting ahead of yourself, Kiara." Fear flashed in her eyes and she involuntarily took a step back. "Do not think for one second you have any authority here. I allowed you to show them the way. I allowed you to discover the path. I allowed you to remain even after the stunt you pulled so long ago. I WOULD NOT test my patience more."

"Why let me at all if you were just going to stop them?" Colt raised an eyebrow at her and crossed his arms.

"You are correct in that THEY don't belong here. THEY are free to go. However..." He narrowed his eyes and held out his hand, only for Patton to cry out again as the tendril once again got tighter. It brought Patton closer and Colt just smiled. "We have unfinished business."

"What could you possibly..." Suddenly Kiara was in a wall coughing up blood, another tendril slowly moving back to colt after having attacked her.

"HE STOLE MY SON! He's the reason I had to lose Deceit as well. MY SONS... gone. And now call him dad."

"You're not my dad. You never were, not biologically anyway." My eyes went wide as Colt slowly spun around to see Virgil standing there, not even a scratch on him. He's alive. Kiara was right Virgil was alive but how? What was that scream then? Who was it from?"You know the funny thing, memories. The younger you are the less likely you are to keep them. Our brains are small after all it would be incredibly inconvenient if it filled up with useless junk like your first 3 years of life."

"V-Virgil..." It was the first time Roman said anything since this whole thing started. He was just sitting there cut and bruised, staring at the man he thought... we thought was dead.

"Fear! You've come too?" Colt's eyes lit up and Virgil just crossed his arms. "You've come home."

"Is it home when one has no memory of it?" Colt's face deflated and his arms dropped. Virgil just took a step closer and his eyes went black, making the other tense up. "You know I heard once, from someone very important to me mind you, that home is where the heart is."

"I take it you don't mean it figuratively." Colt growl as he walked over, looping his hand through the inky black the encased Patton, and Virgil narrowed his eyes. "You care so much for the man you stole you away."

"Patton didn't do shit. Roman did. Patton just took care of me." Virgil said as he rolled his eyes. Colt just frowned in response.

"I thought you had no memory of it."

"I don't, but when your boyfriend goes on and on about how he saved my life so I at least owe him..." He looked back at Roman and smiled. "What was it the last time? Oh right. I at least owed him my company at the Christmas Party. Honestly, I only agreed to go so that he would shut up."

"HEY!" Roman yelled out and Colt narrowed his eyes.

"I couldn't care less about who it was that took me out of this hell hole cuz the fact remains... The Dark Realm Fucking Sucks Ass." 

"My dear Fear... I WOULD WATCH YOUR TONGUE." Patton started screaming out and I tried to run to him when I felt someone hold me back. I could see the strain on Patton's face as he struggled to breathe. The tendril was to tight and he started to go all purple. I watched in horror as his eyes began to flutter... completely oblivious to the conversation that was taking place. Patton... he was...

"PA..." I suddenly found my hand covering my own mouth and Virgil glanced over me. I felt an arm go around my neck and Virgil started to smile.

"Fear!" Virgil shot Colt a dirty look and I started to shake as I heard someone shushed me in my ear. My hand wouldn't move. I didn't dare take my eyes off of Patton either. Colt's back was to us as Virgil kept his attention. I felt the arm remove itself from me but my hand still wouldn't budge. 

"Hey, Colt!" Virgil started smiling again as Colt tensed up not even wanting to look behind him at the owner of the voice. "You lied." I watched as the new arrival slowly sauntered his way in front of us, cracking his knuckle and smiling wide. "That my job."