Come Back Home

Chapter 14

Dark

Remus and Deceit opened the door and walked in at what was now roughly 5:45 pm.

"Virgil!" called Remus. "We're home!"

No answer.

"Virge?" Remus walked up the stairs, leaving Deceit behind to handle locking up.

Remus headed up to the grey door, and knocked on it.

"Virgil? We're home."

Remus opened the door. The room was empty, drawers left open, his phone and laptop missing.

"Dee! Come upstairs!" Remus yelled down the stairs.

"What's wrong ReRe?" asked Deceit as he climbed the stairs.

"Virgil's gone."

Deceit stopped for a moment at the top of the stairs, slowly paling, before he ran to the door, shoving Remus out of the way.

"This is the Light Side's fault."

Remus met his eyes, and nodded. Together they sank down, to the Light Side's corner.

Light

Deceit and Remus rose up into the living room, directly in front of Logan and Roman.

They both looked up with the kind of look that said they'd been expecting them. Roman opened his mouth to talk, but Deceit started before he could.

"Don't pretend. Tell us where Virgil is."

"I don't know," said Roman tersely. "Run away from you, has he?"

Deceit marched forward and shoved a hand into Roman's throat. Logan yelled, "Hey!" and started to get up, but Remus held him back.

Deceit leaned in close.

"Don't you ever insult me like that, ever again. Have you got that?"

Roman was turning pink.

He nodded, making a small choked noise. Deceit let him go and stepped back.

"Let's try this again. Where's Virgil?" asked Deceit.

"We. Don't. Know," repeated Roman.

Deceit turned to Remus and nodded.

Remus threw his head back and yelled as loud as he could, "VIRGIL? WHERE ARE YOU?"

From up in his room, Virgil heard Remus yell, and sighed with relief that he was going to be saved. "GUYS!" He yelled back, at the top of his lungs. "I'M LOCKED UPSTAIRS!"

Because of the sound spell Logan had placed, the Dark Sides; nor anyone else besides Patton; could hear him.

It didn't matter. When the call received no response, Remus took off running towards the stairs, dodging as Roman tried to grab him.

Remus charged up the stairs, and judging by the thundering from behind him, Deceit was following.

As they made it to the top of the stairs, they heard him.

A small voice, slightly muffled, with the noises that accompanied crying, but quite clearly screaming at the top of their lungs.

Deceit and Remus hurried down the hall, trying to see which room the noises were coming from.

The closer they became, the louder the voice grew, until they could make out words.

"Guys! They kidnapped me while you were out, they locked me in here and they wouldn't let me out, just help me!"