Come Back Home

Chapter 10

Light

All three of the Sides had retreated to their rooms, needing some time alone.

Roman sat in his room staring at the wall, and suddenly stood up. He grabbed one of his sketchbooks and threw it against the wall in anger.

Deceit. It's all Deceit's fault. It's Deceit's fault Virgil's gone.

He picked up a small ceramic turtle he'd made with Patton one day, and threw that too, and it shattered. Roman couldn't care less.

He sat back down on his bed and put his head in his hands.

All Deceit's fault. Virgil, I'm coming. I'm coming to get you back. Just you wait.

Patton sat on his bed in the same position Thomas had used.

He was holding his Virgil bear, and sobbing.

He wasn't used to the rush of emotions coming out.

He was used to bottling them up, hiding them away.

Virgil. Where did you go? Why did you leave me...

Logan sat at his laptop in his room, coding to keep away the grief.

A few tears slipped down his face.

He shook his head and blinked profusely.

He continued coding.

I will find you, Virgil. I won't let Deceit stop me.

Dark

Virgil sat in his room on his laptop, calmly scrolling through tumblr.

He saw a post labelled Sanders Sides. What was "Sanders Sides"? It was his surname, and he was a part of Thomas, but what was "Sanders Sides"? He clicked the photo to enlarge it.

It was a drawing of Remus's brother, Roman, with his arms around three other people. The one on the far left was wearing a black collared shirt and a blue tie, and was wearing glasses. In between him and Roman was someone wearing a light blue collared shirt, a grey cardigan tied around his shoulders, and was wearing glasses similar to the one beside him. And on the other side of Roman... Someone who looked surprisingly like Virgil. He was wearing dark eyeshadow beneath his eyes, and a black jacket with purple patches. Virgil was confused. He checked the labels above each person.

The one above the black-shirted one said "Logan". Virgil looked quickly at the one beside him. It said "Patton".

So these were the Light Sides.

He took a closer look at the one on the end. No, that was definitely him.

Virgil paled. What if- they had corrupted him, and then Deceit and Remus had saved him?

He took his laptop and went downstairs.

"Deceit? What is this?"

"What?"

Virgil took his laptop to the kitchen table, where Deceit was sitting, and placed it in front of him.

"What is this?"

Deceit looked like they'd arrived at a topic he'd been hoping to avoid. "The Light Sides... They've corrupted you before. Remus and I got in and saved you, and afterward you seemed like you had lost your memory. We didn't tell you because we didn't want to worry you."

Virgil nodded. That.. Made sense, he guessed. "Thank you. For saving me."

"Virgil, you're like a brother to me, why wouldn't we help you?"

Virgil hugged him suddenly. Deceit hugged him back.

There was a moment where the two of them just sat there, holding each other.

Virgil pulled away slowly, looking slightly embarrassed.

"Thanks Dee."

Virgil walked back upstairs.

"Anytime, Virge."