The Arts of Love and Deception

Chapter 3:

The next morning Anna woke up in a new room and almost pissed herself in fear, until she remembered. She felt a large smile drift over her face. She threw the covers off and moved to get up, but stopped when she saw something on her desk. The only reason she saw it is because of the yellow writing on it. She went over to it and read over it. Her eyes widening softly. It was a piece of paper with everyone's writing, she read their small messages and then signed.

Red- Roman: "hey Anna, since you went to bed early, we decided to postpone the disney movie night until tonight."
Dark Blue- Logan: "it was pleasing to hear you actually got a good night's rest."
Pale Blue- Patton: "hey kiddo. After I put you to bed I came back because I found something outside Virgil's room. I guess you left it im there and Virgil threw it out. I folded it up and set it on your desk. Love Dad"
Purple- Virgil: "hey sis. Its nice to see you so calm and asleep. You seem better now.'
Yellow- Janus: "I suppose it wasnt a good thing those two bumbling idiots finished your room. I loved knowing you sleep so fitfully on the couch...p.s. where is my cloak?"
Green- Remus: "its going to be Weird you not yelling at me for sneaking down for a snack in the middle of the night and accidently waking you. But you always did join me in my snacking. "
Black- Remy: "you have weird fucking dreams"

Anna smiled and looked at what was under the note and saw Janus's cloak under it. She smiled and pulled on a pretty purple frilly dress and put his cloak on over it. She put her hair in just a pony tail and skipped out of her new room. She noticed acrossed and down the Hall a bit was Janus's room. She skipped down to the kitchen to see Patton making coffee. She smiled at the back of her half asleep father figure. She walked over and kissed his cheek.

Anna:"Morning dad. Need any help?"
Patton: "no sweetheart. Ive got this. Why dont you go watch some TV while I make breakfast and the others wake up...?"
Anna: "okay sure. Call me if you need any help. "

Anna smiled and walked into the living room. She liked times like this. Everyone else was asleep...so there was no Remy trying to take over a full couch on his own, no Roman and Remus fighting over who was older and who was better at whatever it was they were fighting about, no Virgil trying to claim the squishy comfy side of the couch facing the TV, no Logan lecturing them on this, that, or the other thing, and no Deceit hissing at everyone (mostly Virgil) as he brought his snakes through to take them outside to catch wild mice and stuff...just pure silence as she turned the TV on and turned on her favorite anime. About twenty minutes later there was a loud thud. Anna smiled and called out to Patton.

Anna: "One of three things just happened dad, the floor is hating Virgil again, Deceit just pushed him down the stairs, or he fell down the stairs."

Virgil could be heard cussing up a storm as he walked down the stairs and came into the living room. Still in his Jack Skellington PJ pants and a black tank top, no hoodie, no eye shadow... he walked into the kitchen, a noise of approval leaving his lips as the soumd of the coffee maker beeping filled the air. The Emo came in a minute later with his coffee and he sat in his corner happily drinking the caffenated substance. Anna smiled as she turned the TV volume up a little. Not even ten minutes after she did this, Remy flew downstairs, in only his boxers and a grey tee shirt that read 'Queen Bitch' on it, and took a seat on the floor next to her legs.

Remy: "ohh gurl! I love this anime! "

He cuddled up into the couch and layed his head on her knee. This was a daily thing. If he could he liked doing this, because sooner or later Anna would start playing with his hair. He'd never admit it...but her doing that made him feel loved and like someone, besides dad, cared about him. And it was true, she cared about all of them, she loved all of them. Patton was her dad, and everyone else was like brothers to her...Remy, a younger one and everyone else older. There was only one she cared about Deceit, she was in love with him. Remy knew this because she constantly dreamed about him, and being Sleep, he saw everyones dreams, and being Sleep he also could control thier dreams and sleep if he wanted to. Remy softly smirked as he sent a nightmare to wake up a certain Side. A few minutes later Anna got up (making Remy sigh as she 'dropped' his head.) She made her way to the door to the Hall, a hand over her belly. She suddenly didnt feel right. As she reached for the knob with her free hand the door swung open and, still in his gold and dark silver PJ pants and black tee shirt, Janus came barreling through it, hatred in his eyes as he trained his eyes on Remy, knocking her down in the process. He glanced at who he had hit and his eyes widened and softened as he saw HER...he was immediately filled with guilt. But she simply got up, dusted herself off, and went through the door, on her way to the bathroom. Only after she left did he realize she was wearing his cloak. And it looked good on her too. He turned his gaze back to the Coffee Queen in front of him.

>in the bathroom<

Anna sat down on the toilet lid as a sharp pain ripped through her lower abdomen. She sighed as now knew why she had felt sick. She took care of the problem, ending with taking a few Tylenol. She slowly went back out to the living room, encountering Roman on the way. They went into the room together, Roman taking a place on the couch, Anna making a B-line for Remy. She grabbed his arm and gave him a 'follow me' look. He did so, a little concerned. She pulled him into the dinning room, out of earshot of the three in the living room, and the one in the kitchen.

Anna: "I need a favor Remy..."
Remy: "sure. Anything, is something wrong? "
Anna: "kinda... I need you to run to Starbucks. B-BADLY..."
Remy: "that is an emergency. But you never come out of the blue and aske me to do this unless....no... it didnt..."
Anna: "yea I started...."

Remy didnt say another word as he ran up to his room. He put Skinner jeans on over his black and white checkered boxers and threw his leather jacket on over hit tee shirt. He put his sunglasses on and shoved his feet into black and white checkered hightops and went back downstairs and into the kitchen.

Remy: "I need the car keys Dad, im going to Starbucks. "
Patton: "this early? Why son we have coffee here. Wait until after breakfast at least?"
Remy: "its not for me, its for Anna. She asked me to go. You know she only asks me to do this one week of the month. So car keys?!"

Patton's eyes widened. He nodded and told him they were by the door. Remy grabbed them and left after giving a two finger wave to the small girl. Anna waved back then took Virgil's coffee cup and set it on the coffee table before curling up in between two of her brothers. Roman looked at Virgil with a confused and concerned look as a whimper left Anna's lips. Virgil could feel the anxiety and pain that this time of the month brought the girl. He mouthed 'her period' at the Prince who nodded. So he gave her a hug. A few minutes later Anna looked up as the Hall door opened and Remus walked In in just a pair of dark green PJ bottoms with pictures of black crowns all over them. He yawned and looked at the three on the couch. He raised a brow and opened his mouth the speak, but Virgil cut him off mouthing it again. The Duke nodded and went sit beside Janus. Who looked up for the first time and saw the cuddle party. He felt a strange pang of pain in his chest. Though he had never felt it quite like this before, he knew what it was...jealousy. He wanted to hold her like Virgil was. He looked at Remus who mouthed at him what Virgil had mouthed at him. Janus nodded, unsure of how to react. He had never dealt with something like this before.

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