Come Back Home

Chapter 3

Light

Roman was fuming.

"Deceit is the problem! It must be his fault! It must be!"

Logan sighed, and rubbed his eyes.

"You saw Virgil, he's convinced we were mistreating him. So what happened?"

Patton looked worried, scared and overall, sad.

"But- what happened? Why does Virgil think that?"

Roman sat down on the couch next to Patton and looked out the window. The others didn't notice, but a few tears slipped down his face and he did his best to hide them. I'm coming Virgil. Don't you worry. I'm getting you back. Several more tears made their way down his face. I'm sorry Virgil. I'm sorry.

Roman gulped and turned back to the others, fully aware of his red nose and puffy eyes. "I just- need a moment." Then he walked up the stairs, listening to Logan and Patton's conversation as he left.

"So you think Deceit's corrupted him?" asked Patton nervously. The Lights knew what Deceit could do. He could impersonate them. He could control them. He could corrupt them. Luckily, he hardly ever seemed to want to.

Logan was worried too- if a Side stayed with the others, such as if Virgil, a Light, stayed with the Dark Sides, for too long, they might even change what Side they were.

Logan was worried that Virgil would revert. Back to his Dark Side form.

From Anxiety to Paranoia.

Or worse.

Dark

"Virgil? They're gone!" called Deceit up the stairs. "It's okay, they're gone!"

Virgil popped his head around the corner, checking for the Lights, and seeing they weren't there, trudged down the stairs, only to slump down on the couch in tears.

"Hey, hey, hey," said Deceit, walking over. "It's okay, they're gone, they're not gonna be mean anymore."

"Thanks Dee," said Virgil thickly.

"You're welcome," replied Deceit, giving Virgil a hug. "Now, how about we watch a movie?"

"Yeah."

"What should we watch?" asked Deceit, heading over to the DVD rack.

"I dunno, whatever, you pick."

"Okay then." Deceit pulled a case out, then stuck it in the machine. "Remus? We're watching a movie! Wanna come downstairs?"

"Sure!" Remus' distant voice echoed down the stairs.

Virgil watched from the couch as Remus bounded down the stairs in time for the theme of Disney to start playing out of the speakers. Virgil took a look at the case. Mulan.

Good enough.

Deceit made some popcorn while Virgil built himself a pillow wall and Remus made himself comfortable on the floor.

Then they sat down to watch the movie, Deceit sitting with Virgil inside his wall, sharing the popcorn, with Remus occasionally reaching up for a handful.

Finally, Virgil felt better.

Here was where he should be.