Demus

Chapter 9

Warnings: self hate, swearing.

Remus POV:

A few weeks later, Janus had taught me to talk to him about my bad thoughts. I didn't always, but I tried. And we continued to comfort each other constantly. Not realizing the person behind the scenes unhappy with the sudden peace.

Remember how near the beginning of the book, I said how the other dark sides weren't around much. (Someone grab the tape! The fourth wall is collapsing!!! HURRY!!) Well one dark side, was never really a part of the group. All he did was tear it apart, but it was just his nature. He was neglect (please stay calm I've been theorizing on this with my step sibling for a long time), so it was what he had to do or he'd be denying his purpose.

He wasn't too happy about the whole being a group thing we were doing. Especially without him. Cuz he pulled me aside from the shadows to talk to me.
"Listen," Neglect said. "I don't like what's going on with this whole peace parade. You need to break it up if I'm not gonna be a part of it."
"What?! Not a chance!" I yelled.
"Then there'll be consequences." He said. Admittedly, he could be intimidating if he wanted to. And I was for sure intimidated.

When he let me go, I went "straight" to Janus. (Now is not the time for sexuality puns) I reached his room and barged in without knocking. He was reading on his bed and dropped the book immediately when he saw my panicking face.
"Rem! What is it? What's wrong?" He asked, rushing to me and leading me to the bed. I sat beside him and took a few deep breaths.
"N-neglect... he's g-gonna do something... something bad." I managed. Janus stared at me in shock. Neither of us able to speak. The silence was torturing. Thoughts were racing through my head.

I should have known he was gonna try something like this.
I could've done something.
Why did I get my hopes up?

I was convinced somehow it was my fault. I tried to force the thoughts out of my head... but repression doesn't work for anyone, let alone the embodiment of intrusive thoughts. I was so sure that being creativity, I would know better after having suffered from intrusive thoughts since the beginning of ny existence. But I let it get the best of me. Finally, one of us spoke.
"W-we have to t-t-tell the light si-ides!"

Logan POV:

The past few weeks had gone by rather smoothly. Hardly any drama, except of course for Roman being the extra side that he is. Speaking of, Roman was still hit hard from the most recent episode, and had stayed in his room for most of the time after. But you could hear him being dramatic in his room, so we knee it couldn't be terrible.

Virgil and Patton were seated on the couch as well as myself. Virgil sitting on the left corner, Patton near the middle, and I had taken a place in between the two. I was so caught up in my book, I didn't take note of whatever the other two were talking about. But what I did hear, were the loud, and heavy footsteps approaching our door at an alarming rate. Which soon turned into pounding on our door.

Patton jumped up roght away to answer. And we saw two dark sides yelling things about... something. I couldn't make out what, they were both yelling out random things at the same time. So I stepped in.

"QUIET!" I yelled, putting down my book. I walked over to the two sides standing next to Patton at the doorway.
"One at a time, please." I motioned for Janus to go first.
"Another dark side!" He said. "He's known as Neglect, and his whole purpose is basically to represent and be neglected. But he doesn't like it." He said, then looking at Remus to continue for him. Remus nodded.
"He pulled me aside and told me to break up the whole peace shit between everyone. But when I refused, he said he would get me back in some way. And we don't know whi or when he's gonna strike first." Remus told us. I sighed in disbelief.
"Thank you two for this information. I wouls recommend staying here for a bit while we all settle down and try to figure this out. Starting with who could be first." They all nodded.

All of a sudden, a scream was heard. Roman. We all raced upstairs, but by the time we got there ans opened Roman's door, there was nothing. Not a window was opened. There was no mess, so it couldn't have been a fight. And nothing seemed out of place.
"Janus," I startes, looking around the room "I need information on Neglect." I asked because Janus knows the dark sides better than anyone. And being the 'smart dark side' could easily get his hands on any information he wanted.

I glanced over at Remus, it must be hard for him. Seeing as Roman is his brother. He was crying. The look in his eyes was fearful. I knew Patton wasn't comfortable having Remus around in general, but I wouldn't be able to provide emotional support. So I nudged Patton with my elbow, and pointed over there, silently asking him to comfort Remus. He did so without hesitation, much to my surprise. And Janus handed me papers on Neglect mere moments later.

Roman POV:

I was in my room, as usual. I honestly refused to leave out of humiliation. I would summon my food, eat three times a day, and just lay around doing whatever. I looked in the mirror, U honestly looked like shit. My hair was messy, I had slight bags under my eyes, and my eyes were red and puffy from sulking around and crying for so long. The good news, at least I had come to my senses. I don't know why it took a heartbreak and humiliation in front of millions of veiwers, but I had finally come to see.

I was in the wrong.

It was wrong to laugh at Janus's name.

It was wrong to hurt of my own twin.

I was wrong.

But I wasn't ready to admit it.

Not yet.

To myself? Yes. To the others? No.

But while I was looking in the mirror, I noticed something behind me. A shadow. But when I spun around, it was gone. And when I spun back around to face the mirror, it was closer. I could see it in the mirror. It had gotten closer. It was right behind me now. And before I could react, everything went black.

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Ok, so at first I didn't want to use the same plot that everyone uses, with the whole kid apping thing. Because I swear, everyone does it. But this was the only way I could think of to continue the story the way I am. But hey, I promised this would be a long chapter, right?

-Chase