'Sincerely, Virgil.' Sequel to 'To My Dearest Friends...'

Part 1

Recap.

   It had been sixth months since Virgil had killed himself. Vinny replaced him, everything was normal. It was on Virgil's birthday when things got weird.

  " "Hey Vinny, still wanna meet me?"

   I turn around, so do the others. We all cry the same word.

"VIRGIL?!" "

Virgil's POV

   It was dark. Dark except for a screen where I could see what happened in the mindscape. Vinny and the others were okay, but I knew something was off with everyone.

   I turned the camera into Roman's side of his and Logan's  room, to see him curled up holding a picture of me and crying.

   Logan was staring at the notebook, silently letting tears crawl down his face.

   I turn the camera back and Patton is rocking back and forth holding the locket.

"You can go back, you know." Says the room. We had talked a few times, but I still dont know where the voice is coming from.

   "What?! How?!" I say.

   "First, know that life will still be hard. You have to figure out how to deal with two anxieties."

   "Okay. Next?"

   "Accept that you will never be the same, and neither will your friends."

I let out a sigh. "Next?"

   "Snap."

   I snap my fingers and I'm home. I'm fucking home! I go to my room, and I hear Vinny talking.

   I can't hold back any longer, and just walk through.

   "Hey, kid. Still wanna meet me?" I ask. They all turn around and scream.

   "VIRGIL?!"

   I felt happy tears form in my eyes, seeing them in person was all I needed. "It's me." I said, almost being cut off when Patton ran to me and threw his arms around my shoulders.

   He was crying, and repeating something under his breath. Paying closer attention, I heard "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." I stroked his hair, the others still in shock. "It's not your fault. I noticed they were all wearing my jacket. They missed me! I thought.

   The next to get up was Vinny, leaving just Roman and Logan on the floor. "I-Im Vinny." He said, probably not remembering that I know. I pretended not to, so I said "Hi Vinny. I'm Virgil." All while still holding Patton

   The last on the floor was Roman. Logan got up and walked over to me, trying to keep his composure, but I could see tears in his eyes. "H-how? We sa-saw you d-die!" I look him in the eyes and give a slight smile. "Yes, I did die. However, contrasting to that I am here now. I will tell you how I am alive once everyone has calmed down." He smiles at me use of a big word, and the way I sounded smart.

   Roman gets up, and for a second he just stands there. He then runs to me, wrapping his arms around me and Patton, and he pulls the other two into the hug. We all stay there, all crying, for what feels like an hour.

   I feel Patton go limp, signing to me he fell asleep. I pull out of the group hug and carry him to my bed, tucking him in. I then turn to the others.

   "I guess you want an explanation, huh?" They nod. We go downstairs and sit in the living room.

   "When I first died, I appeared in a dark room, and I couldn't see at all. I looked up, and there was a big screen for me to see into the mindscape. I could see all of you, looking at me. It hurt my heart. I didn't think you'd miss me. I watched everyday, and I'm so proud of how you treated Vinny, and how you let him know what actually happened to me. That made me happy. But I could see how what I did broke all of you, and I felt guilty. Until the room I was in told me how to come back. Of course I didn't miss the chance. And now I'm here." I stop talking and look down at my feet.

  Roman breaks the silence. "I want you to know that I'm still sorry. I treated you so horribly, you never deserved that. You are just as important as us, and I didn't want to show it, for who knows why. I missed you so much, and I want to thank you."

   I looked up "Thank me for what?"

   "Two things. One, for reminding me to be a better person, and watch my words. Two, for reminding me that Roman Loves Emo. (AN-Platonically in this story.)

   I smile at him. "I guess you're welcome." And the start to my new life began.

   -One week time skip brought to you by dramatically seranating myself in the mirror-

   Roman's POV

   One week after Virgil had returned, all had been explained to Patton, but we were still trying how to have two anxieties.

   We realized that Thomas had no idea about how Virgil, you know, and that Vinny had replaced him.

   We all went down together when Thomas wasn't busy, hiding 15 year old Vinny behind Virgil.

   "Oh, hey guys." Thomas says. "Whats up? You haven't visited in, like, six months."

   Virgil spoke up, and he just blurted it out. "Sixth months ago, I killed myself and I had a replacement named Vinny and he was good but then I got the ability to come back so I did and you've had two anxieties for a week."

   Thomas looks shocked, and he looks at Virgil, who has turned around to talk to Vinny about meeting the host, but of course Thomas can't see him.

   "Who are you talking to, Virge?" Virgil turned around for a moment, and then back and said, audibly, "Are you ready?" Then he turned around and out from behind him stepped Vinny.

  Thomas beamed. "He's adorableee!" He ran over and took a look at his new side. "How old is he?" Thomas looked at me, for whatever reason. "He's 15 as of a few months."

   Thomas squatted down a little, seeing that Vinny is very short.

   "You'll do great here. I have already been feeling awesome thanks to you and Virgil, youre working together awesomely." He said.

   We finished up our meeting with Thomas, and headed back to the commons, where Logan spoke up.

   "I was thinking that possibly, Virgil and Vinny could make up different parts of Thomas's anxiety. As an example, Vinny could be anxiety about big decisions, and Virgil could be anxiety about unexpected things that have happened. They could also collide on a bigger subject, and could both be, say, anxiety about life in general." He nods at the two of them, who are sitting together on the couch.

   He continued. "To get them to take any anxiety about one topic from the other, all they would have to do is simply get permission from Thomas and then both of them shake hands."

   "That sounds good!" Said both anxieties at once, then looking at each other and laughing. Virgil jumped out of his seat, and yelled, "Vinny is respectively my little brother, and anyone who touches him shall dieee!" He laughed with Vinny again.

   It reminded me of playing knights with him when we were little, and it makes me smile.

   -Time skip brought to you by Virgil=Turtle-

   Virgil's POV

   We got permission from Thomas and sooner or later, we were out own anxieties. We agreed on taking the ones that Logan used as an example, and things were starting to get better.

   That is until it happened.

MWAHAHAHAH! CLIFFHANGER!