Virgil's Birthday- Or Not

Good- Or Rather, Bad Morning

Virgil rubbed his eyes, yawning. As soon as he closed his mouth, he remembered that it was Saturday. Not just any Saturday, though- it was his birthday. He smirked and thought about the passage of time. Virgil was turning four that day, and while this may seem young, it wasn't compared to the other sides. He was finally the same age as all of them, though not for long because Patton's was next month. He would have to savor it.

Crawling out of bed, he put on his usual attire and makeup. Then, at the last minute, he decided to put on some black lipstick. Maybe he would wear it from now on because he honestly liked it a lot, and Virgil had wanted to continue to wear it ever since the Phases video (even though that lipstick was purple). Feeling anxiety of what the others would think but also a strange confidence, he smiled to himself and headed to the kitchen.

There, he found Patton and Remus present. Remus was turning in circles on the spinning bar stools while Patton shoved his wallet into his pocket. "Hey Virgil!" Patton greeted cheerfully, glancing at him. He hurried over to the emo side and started to put his arms around him for a hug, but remembered he doesn't like being touched and began to pull away. To Pattons surprise, however, Virgil gave him a light hug. Morality gasped and hugged his "son", grinning widely. Maybe Virgil had begun to warm up to him?

Pulling away, Patton smiled cheerfully at Virgil and Patton-ed his shoulder (see what I did there?). "Thanks for the hug, my emo child," he thanked, turning back to making sure he had all his belongings. "No problem, Popstar." The voice was more peppy than usual, Patton noted, but dismissed it. Virgil probably had finally gotten a full night's rest of sleep that night.

"Me and Remus are going to the Mind Mall, I would invite you but we're getting your gifts!" Patton explained, walking towards Remus who stood up and noticed Anxiety. "Hello Purple Day!" Remus greeted, nicknaming him after the band Green Day. Confused, Virgil dismissed the name and gave a cheerful "Hi!" back. "Nice lipstick! It's almost as dark as your soul! Or my basement," The darker creativity remarked. Anxiety merely rolled his eyes. "Thanks, Remus."

"Well, we must be going now. See you later Virgil!" Patton told him. Then he quickly and expertly put on Remus' adult leash before the two left. Virgil watched after them, slightly confused. Patton hadn't been overly excited and jumpy as he had on the most recent Side's birthday, or any other side's for that matter. He shrugged it off. The others would probably be crazy later, plus Roman always had the strangest and most fun birthday traditions that were perfectly tailored to the person whose birthday it was.

Virgil sat down at the counter, scrolling through Tumblr on his phone. There were countless posts wishing him Happy Birthday, and the anxious side couldn't help but smile. One post showed a very cool purple cake, another was of a room decorated for his birthday in his style. After a few hours of mindless browsing, he got up. His stomach was growling, so he poured himself a glass of water and went to sit on the couch. The clock read 2:24. Where is everyone? I would've thought at least some people would be awake by now, if not Roman bombarding me with a bucket of confetti, He thought. Curious, Virgil stood up and headed to Logan's room.

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So I originally posted this on Ao3, but it's on here now I guess. I'll be updating daily, though it's possible the next update won't be until Tuesday because I'm going camping. Anyway, enjoy!