The PUR-fect Curse

34

"Roman, please? Eat?" Roman frowned as he just looked over to see Nyxie face deep in the bowl of cat food before giving Patton this look. Patton groaned as he sat down and gave the prince a pout. "Roman. I know you're caring for the kitten. I'm happy your watching over her and making sure she eats and drinks... But you need to as well, Kiddo." Patton tried to nudge bowl closer but Roman didn't move. Nyxie gave him a curious look as Roman meowed in response, letting her go right back to eating. "ROMAN!"

"Patton?" Patton jumped up to see Virgil standing there with his door open. The youngest looked over to see Roman just laying there as Nyxie ate and he sighed. "Still a cat?"

"It's not his..." Virgil shut the father figment up with literally only a look, before shaking his head and walking back into his room with the door open. Patton frowned in confusion as Virgil sat down on his bed. "Kiddo?" Roman's eyes widened as he staggered to his feet. Patton nodded as he just walked off resigning himself to getting Roman to eat later. Roman cautiously peeked around the door to see Virgil laying on his bed with his phone and his eyes narrowed.

'Maybe he... He could have just wanted his door open.' Roman frowned as he made a very anxious meow only to cower a bit as Virgil's eyes darted over to him.

"Well? Are you coming in or not?" Roman lit up as he bounded into the room a very exciting Nyxie following after. Virgil's eyes narrowed as Nyxie literally toppled over Roman making them both rollover as Roman meowed softly. As Nyxie ran off Roman glanced up at Virgil this curious look in his eyes before he jumped up onto the bed and shifted back into a human. He groaned a bit forcing himself to stay that way as he just smiled through the pain.

"Anxie." Virgil sighed as looked away and set his phone down in the nightstand.

"We need to talk." Roman nodded as he just sat there still just smiling. He didn't care. The fact that Virgil was right there next to him... that made the wait worth it.

"I know. I understand. I fucked up." Virgil's eyes snapped over as Roman just shrugged. "I should've told you."

"Why didn't you?"

"That's... a loaded question... with many different answers." Roman frowned as he shook his head. "At first It just never crossed my mind. I was panicking. I mean... I randomly woke up in your room as a cat with no memory of what had happened... I'm not gonna lie. In the beginning, I thought you had done it to me." Virgil tensed as Roman seemed to deflate. "Then as the day's went on you kept bring up that I was missing. I was telling you it was me. That I was right there but... You didn't hear me. I was a cat." 

"You could have done something to prove it. I know you could have." Roman just nodded as Virgil groaned. "So why?"

"When you had that first attack I was a mess, Anx. I was so scared. I didn't know what was wrong or how to help. And then the nightmares. I was terrified. I thought... I thought you might have been scared of me." Virgil's eyes went wide as Roman shrunk into himself. "I don't know. After that my focus shifted. It stopped being about getting myself out of there and... Instead, I just wanted to help you. I wanted to make sure those nasty attacks just... I know that they'll never just end but... I wanted to do what I could for you. I didn't know if... If I wasn't there... Who would help you through them."

"I know I fucked up. I should have told you right from the start. I don't have any excuses." Roman groaned as he forced himself to stop from shifting. He had to talk to Virgil. He had to... He was just going to have to deal with the pain. "I'm so sorry. I just... Eventually, it got the point where I didn't really want things to change."

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know. I... Things were... It's hard to explain. The separation anxiety..." Virgil nodded as Roman paled and blushed with embarrassment. "I am so fucking sorry about ALL of that shit." Virgil scoffed softly as Roman actually cringed. "I don't even know what the hell got into me. It's just... I was so scared. AM... I AM so scared. The second you walk off the wold just gets so quiet. I can't take it. I can't take the silence. The fear... I was worried if I wasn't there something would happen. My skin literally crawls... I hate it." Roman shuddered catching Virgil's attention as Roman bit his lip and paused for a second to collect himself. "I'm sorry. Thinking back on it now... As a cat, I... went a bit far with things but... All I could think about was being with you to keep you safe and to end that silence. Anx... the more time went one the more cat I became until... it just stuck with me."