Hidden Fear

The Mistake

A/N
Fear's real name is going to be Vergil, so when ever I say Vergil's POV I'm talking about Fear.

Vergil's POV
I stood in the middle of the room, staring at the door Morality just left through. He told me his name? I was in shock. Why in the world would he tell me his real name? Anxiety is new, they hadn't even know him for an hour, yet Morality told he his name. Then my anger spiked. They had known me as Fear for years, and not one of them had ever told me their real names. Yet I disguise myself as a new side, as a side I had made up, and in the first hour Morality told his name was Patton! How messed up is that?!

I sat down in the middle of the room, I hadn't summoned anything yet so it was still empty. Growing, I punched the floor. Getting my revenge on the Light Sides was going to be harder than I expected. My entire plan hinges on getting them to trust my new form. For them to think that I (aka Anxiety) was one of them. I needed to act like I liked them and that was proving to be extremely difficult when literally everything they do makes me want to torture them.

I wish I could just punish them all right now, but it wouldn't be enough. I don't have enough power over them yet, so if I attack now they wouldn't be in pain. They wouldn't suffer. They would just send me back to the void and I can't go back there.

I sigh. I'll just have to keep up the act until they truly think I'm one of them. Every time they cause my anger, or hatred, or madness to flare up, I'll just stuff it down and not let them see it. Some people say that it's unhealthy to stuff down you feelings but it's what gives me strength. I push all my negativity down so that no one else can see it, than I let it ferment into power.

I frown and pull myself of the floor. I need to finish my plan and in order to do that I can't be myself. But I don't know how Anxiety should act. I guess I'll try and be the happiest I can be, I'll just go off what the Light Sides want him to act like. I form a basic layout for my room, a bed, desk, dresser, closet, and bathroom. I'll add more personal things later, after I let the Light Sides develop Anxiety's character. I thought to myself, then I left the room, calling out for Mora-Patton.

5 Months Later

I can't believe this! The Light Sides haven't changed at all! I made on mistake, and now they hate me.

Flashback (One day earlier)

Holding back my hatred for them was nearly impossible. For 5 months I had held a firm grasp on all my anger and disgust, but ever so slowly my hold had slipped, and a few of those emotions started to bubble up. I started acting angsty and like I didn't have a care in the world, but I couldn't help it. Those jerks were the problem. They still wouldn't let me see Thomas, even though they talked to him all the time and even though it had been 5 MONTHS! Patton had tried to be nice to me in the beginning, had even made the others tell me their real names, but I could tell that he was getting fed up with my attitude and would prefer if things went back to how they were, especially after I didn't tell them my name. Logan would only talk to me to tell me what I was doing wrong and he tended to leave the room after I would enter. Roman just flat out ignored me. He's only talked to me three times since the day I was formed, and all three times it had only been to insult me. So of course, my hatred had been running full force and that was when they had decided to talk to me about my attitude issues.

I was in my room trying to think of more stuff to add when Patton entered. That's what I need I thought. A lock.

"Hey Kiddo." Patton said, smiling at me. "If your not to busy, do you think you could come with me to the living room?"

I immediately tensed up. Last time I had been asked a request like that, it had been a trap, which poor unsuspecting me had fallen for. So of course, I was wary, and it wasn't helping that the memory of that day made my anger flare. "Why?" I growled out, all of my energy focused on not strangling Patton right then and there.

Patton frowned, noticing the sharp edge in my voice. "What do you mean? Kiddo, we just want to talk to you."

"How do I know it's not another trap?" I sneer, my anger controlling my words. Then my eyes widened as my words registered in my brain. I panicked, trying to cover up my mistake. "I mean, isn't that how you trapped the Dark Sides."

Patton's face softened in worry. "Oh, Anxiety. There's no reason to be scared. That was a last resort and there's no way we would ever do something like that to you. We just wanted to talk to you."

I sighed. I have to go with him now, if I don't than he'll get suspicious and tell the others what I said. "Alright, I'll come with you"

He cheered up at my words and I followed him down the hallway to the living room. My throat went dry as we entered. I knew I was being irrational, Patton said they wouldn't send me away, but Fear is still allowed to have fear.

I stood in front of the couch as Patton sat in between Logan and Roman. They looked like a panel of judges, which was definitely not helping me to calm down.

As soon as Patton was settled, Roman started talking. "Listen up emo nightmare. You need to brighten up your attitude. Your angst and carelessness is starting to rub off on Thomas and make him a rebellious teen, so just stop or we will make you stop."

I stiffened, my anger and fear spiking at the same time. "Was that a threat, Princy?" I asked, my voice low.

"Logan rolled his eyes, and sighed. "Roman, that was not how we were supposed to start this meeting." Then he turned back to me. "Anxiety, your negativity is starting to affect Thomas and it is not healthy. If it continues we may need a way to incapacitate you, so I suggest that you start working to be better."

I looked at Patton, he was staring sadly at the ground. "Patton" I said, my voice cracking. I wasn't even acting right now, I was actually scared. One on one I could easily take any of them out, but with them combined they could overpower me. "Patton, you said you wouldn't let them hurt me."

Patton didn't even meet my eyes as he said, "it won't come to banishment, but if you continue to hurt Thomas, we may have to lessen your strength."

He meant drain me of power until I was technically a rotting husk. I couldn't believe this. I felt my face darken as I let part of my inner hatred out. "This is all your fault!" I scream at them. "I didn't even know I was affecting Thomas because you haven't even let me met him" I was both acting and not. I was keeping up enough of an act as to not blow my cover, but it was extremely difficult. "You know what, I'm going to go say hi."

With that, I sank out and appeared behind Thomas. "Hey" he said, expecting one of the other sides.

I walked over to him and pressed my finger against his head. The teen looked up at me with wide eyes, then he started to shake. I had used my power to give Thomas a panic attack.

Smirking, I left the real world and reappear in my room. Oh fuck I thought as my brain caught up with my actions. I mean, it felt great giving Thomas that attack, but what were the Light Sides going to do to me.

That night, they broke into my room and gave me a shot. What ever it was made me so weak I could barely move. Roman had called it a lesson. Apparently they were going to do that whenever I was bad, like they were training me to just stay out of their way.

End flashback

I grimaced as I remembered yesterday's events. I'm still to weak to walk, but little do the Light Sides know, they are just making me stronger. Everything they do just adds fuel to the fire of my hatred. Then I got an idea. The Light Sides won't come and check on me, they all hate me now, even Patton. So, I can use this time to start breaking my colleagues out. It's about time I said hello to Deceit and Remus anyway.

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I'm so sorry. I know this chapter sucks, I just needed a filler chapter. I have certain things I want to happen in my book and have to use bad filler chapters like this one to get to them. So expect a few more. I at least hope your enjoying the storyline so far. Happy reading.
-Periwinkle