Come Back Home

Chapter 15

Warning

Depression implications [I think], self-harm, [Not sure if this is worth the warning or I'm just very innocent, please let me know] kissing

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"It.. won't.. work," said Deceit through gritted teeth, trying for the umpteenth time to sink down and reach Virgil.

"Of course it won't work, surely it was Logan who put up the Barrier in the first place," replied Remus. "Just give it a few days. They'll take the barrier down eventually, and we can get in to get Virgil back."

"But when?" roared Deceit, spinning around to face Remus with tears in his eyes. He had worked so hard to get his beloved Virgil back, and just like that, he was gone again.

Remus placed a hand on Deceit's shoulder, a move that was both self-protective and conciliatory.

"Dee, just try to breathe. Virgil's gonna be okay, they wouldn't dare hurt him, we just need to lie low for a few days until they take down the Barrier, and we can save Virgil."

Deceit took big breaths, willing himself to calm down. "You're- You're right ReRe. We'll just give it some time."

Remus gave him a hug, and guided him to the couch, where Deceit sat down heavily. He grabbed Remus's hand and pulled him onto the couch too, and the two for them sat there, in each other's arms, guarding one another against the world.

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Patton walked downstairs, where he saw Logan sitting on the couch holding an ice pack to his jaw, a brilliantly multicoloured bruise flowering from underneath it.

Roman was drinking some water over in the kitchen, draining the cup and refilling it.

"Guys.. What happened? I only came out of my room when Roman was pulling Deceit away from the door."

With a slight groan, Logan spoke up. "Remus and Deceit came and rose up in the middle of the living room, and when Deceit asked where Virgil was, and Roman insulted him, he started choking him."

That explained why Roman's neck looked red. "Roman, are you okay?" asked Patton.

Roman finished his cup and finally placed it in the sink. "I- yeah. I'm okay. I think."

Satisfied, Patton turned back to Logan. "Then what happened?"

"Remus yelled for Virgil, which I am sure you heard, and then started running for the stairs. In an effort to slow us down, Deceit punched me in the jaw, which had the desired affect. Roman stopped to check if I was okay, which gave them enough time to get up the stairs, where Remus stayed to keep us away while Deceit was talking to Virgil. And then we managed to get up the stairs, and.. And you saw what happened next."

"Yeah. Then I tried to talk to Virgil, but I accidentally offended him, and he refused to keep talking," replied Patton.

"So that was what Virgil was shouting about," mused Logan. "I took down the sound spell just a bit, so that we could hear him from down here."

"Oh, okay," replied Patton. He looked sad.

"Are you okay, Patton?" asked Logan, clearly worried.

Patton sniffed and tried to compose himself. "It's just... He doesn't remember ever being with us, and..." A tiny tear slid down his cheek, along with another, and another. "He's my son, my baby boy and he doesn't remember being with us, and.." Patton's voice trailed off. He couldn't continue.