Baited~ Book 2

8

"It's been so long, Roman." The prince just seemed to drop as he looked around. "Did you really think we... I wouldn't congratulate my own twin on his future marriage?!" That was what broke him. The moment they said that Roman dropped to his knees scaring the shit out of the guards, who ran over grabbing the demon's arms. They growled as they attempted to get free without actually hurting anyone. "LeT mE gO nOw!"

"What did you do?!" The guards yelled as they tried to pull the demon away not getting very far since they were actively preventing the guards from moving them.

"NOTHING! Can't a person come to see their brothers? Bet you any other one of them wouldn't go through this shit. LET ME GO!" The demon tensed up as the guards once again tried to pull him away. "GOD DAMN IT! I AM REMUS HAYES AND YOU WILL OBEY ME!" The guards let go instantly stepping back with this look of utter fear. The prince in them came out more as they switched who was in control. Often times it was both the demon and the prince in control, equally and united, but sometimes Remus or the demon has more control over the other. In this situation, it was the prince. "What did I say about pissing me off?"

"R-Remus? H-How... Y-Your dead." Remus frowned hearing his twin so broken and went to help only to get stopped by the man in the blue cloth. Logan ran over to check on his brother as the blondie just smiled at the demon.

"Roman, what's going on? Is it Virg..." Roman just shook his head furiously as Remus stepped back giving them all space, as the prince slipped back into equal control or as they called normal mode. There was demon mode, Prince mode, and normal mode, all having to do with whose in control, the demon, the prince, or them both respectively. "Roman, you have to talk to me.'"

"We're sorry." Remus called out making Logan tense up and the blondie to frown. "When we came here we didn't think it would cause him this much shock. Though... it has been a very long time."

"What are you..." Logan slowly turned around only to freeze wide-eyed at the green man in front of him. Logan was always smarter out of the three of them. It made sense that he would see it. "Remus?"

"S-So... you see him too?" Remus frowned hearing how broken his brother really was. They could feel the energy in him growing... the insanity. Shit.

"You're not going crazy Roman. We... I am really here." Remus glanced around trying to think about something. "That night I left I asked you that question. I stole the mace... I still have it." Logan narrowed his eyes as Remus's hands started to shake. The insanity he felt in Roman was just getting stronger. So he tried to make a joke. "It's been so long I actually got lost. Funny that huh, the one that literally spent every day in those woods got lost... I-I found myself at this one building. Looked like a weird-ass cell when I went inside." Logan and Roman both tensed up as the blondie moved back without a hint of concern or fear. "Don't know who you were keeping in there but they were gone..." Logan went to jump up when Roman grabbed his hand keeping him close. "I may have... destroyed it."

"So that was you then... not Deceit." Who's Deceit? Remus looked over at Logan only to see this look of fear in his eyes. Roman was shaking and the feeling of insanity hadn't gone down at all.

"I really did get lost. Don't you think that's funny? I made it to the town and had to get directions from a dragon." Remus tensed up as he was slammed against this transparent purple wall. The purple glow in Roman's eyes as he pushed his arm against the demon's chest was actually scary. "R-Roman?"

"Where is he?" Roman's voice had a subtle glitch to it that could barely be picked up, although it seems both brothers and the blonde man did. "Where's Virgil?"

"I only asked the dragon for directions. I didn't ask his name or anything else." Roman's eyes flared a bit as he pushed up against Remus's neck causing the demon to freeze as his thought turned dark. The demon wanted out... wanted to protect the host. "Roman, stop."

"Kiddo, enough of this. Let them go!" Roman glanced back at the blondie with this look in his eyes. "Everything is ok, Roman. I swear it. Now please let them go."

"Why should I let him go? He just said he saw Virgil. Plus the hell he's my brother. Remus died!" Remus clenched his fists pushing the demon down to prevent lashing out. Roman was himself right now that was clear by the insane buzz around him.

"First off Roman. IT'S THEY!" Romans eyes flashed a bit as the blondie yelled at him. "They not him. Second Virgil is fine. He's safe."

"HOW CAN HE BE SAFE WITH DECEIT?!"

"He's safer with Deceit right now them with you!" Roman snapped out of it instantly stumbling back as Remus rubbed their neck in shock. "Look at what you were just doing Roman. You have to get a hold on this."

"Roman..." Remus could see as Logan glanced over at the guards who were completely terrified and frowned. "Patton can you please." The bonde man nodded as he moved over to talk to the guards and Remus frowned as his older brother gestured for them to follow. "Come. We will talk more inside." Roman groaned as Logan helped him walk seeing his shock and exhaustion take over. "Roman, you need to explain this to us. There is no getting out of it this time."