F R I E N D: A Sanders sides Ghost AU [Discontinued]

Chapter 22

POV: Virgil
Timeline: Present

TW: Implied death

"How.....how did you know my mom's name?" I said. He smiled brightly, "It is! I knew it wasn't just coincidence! Virgil Horx, I'm so glad to meet you again! That means she's here as well!" I blinked a few times, trying to register what he's saying.

"You.....met me last time?" I askdd hesitantly. "Yes! You're my nephew, Virgil Picani Horx!" He said happily.

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"I......how come mom never talks about you then?" I ask him. Emile paused, "She tends to do that when she's sad......."

I was silent, trying to avert eye contact. But why? I've always wanted to meet my relatives, and now I did! Why am I still hesitant? "I.......have to go. Mom's gonna worry. I'm sorry," I said grabbing my bag and leaving quickly.

"Wait!" He said. I stopped but didn't look back. "Could you please tell her "I love you princess"?" Emile said.

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"Sure," I replied before leaving and going home.

Mom has a lot of explaining to do.

-------Timeskip-------

I open the door to my house and see my mom finishing up dinner. "Ah, you're home! You're quite late, did you hang out with those two boys again?" Mom asked me.

"No, I was hanging out with another friend," I replied. She faced me with a grin, "I'm so proud! You've made lots of friends already!" She gushed.

"In fact, he was my cousin." She froze, "You're so funny Virge," She said laughing awkwardly. "Mom," I said. "What is it hun?" She said nervously, putting our dinner on the table.

"I love you princess." She stopped. "W-where did you hear that from?" She asked me, her voice shaking. "My uncle Emile said to tell you that," I said. She looked down, expression unreadable.

"Why didn't we ever visit them?" I asked. "We're moving out of this town," She suddenly said.

"WHAT?!" I said, shocked. "Why?! I finally met my cousin and uncles, and now you want us to move?! Do you not want to see them?" I ask. She didn't respond. "Mom, please answer me!" I said.

"No! I don't wanna see them!" She said, looking up at me with tears flowing down her face. "Why?" "Because he reminds me of him !" "Who's him mom? Is it dad?" "No!"

"Then who is it mom?" I asked her. "I can't, it hurts so much to remember..." she said. "Mom?" Pat said. "Just tell me, I want....I need to know. I'm your family too, I deserve to know this mom," I said.

"Cathy......." Pat said sadly. "He died after being shot so many times during one of his missions," Mom said, crying. "I......who is he mom? I don't know this guy."

"Shot? Mission?" Pat said, speaking quietly. "Oh honey, you were so young. Emi was still recovering.." she said. "Mom?" I asked. "I remember something......I remember her Virge..." Pat said. I paused, "He remembers mom? Are they related?" I thought.

"Do you know someone with the name of "Pat"?" I ask, hoping that I was going to get an answer. She smiled bitterly, "What a nostalgic name."

"So you do know a guy named "Pat"?" I said. "You could say that. Actually, Pat is my brother," She replied. "I have a sister?" Pat said. "So Pat is my uncle?" I said. She slowly nodded her head.

"Where is he?" I asked once again. Mom got quiet, her face showing sorrow and pain. "Uh.....how about this? Is Pat his full name?" I asked. "No honey, it's his nickname," She said facing me. "I'm gonna learn my name!" Pat gasped.

She sighed, "I guess I should tell you the truth." I was curious now, as well as Pat. "First of all, Emile is my older brother. My maiden name was "Cathy Picani"," She said. "You have 2 brothers?" I said. "Nope, I had 3 brothers."

"What?" I said. "But where are the two?" She flinches, "They're......well, dead." My eyes widen. "Oh....I'm sorry mom," I apologized. She gave me a warm smile, "It's okay honey, you didn't know."

"Moving on, the oldest of us was Pan. He was blind from birth but he was a kind and caring person. He was gifted with the Ability of "sixth sense", as he would call it. Basically, he could sense where everything was, as long as it's touching the floor," she said.

"He had a loving boyfriend-" I gasped. "Yes Virgil, he was gay," Mom laughed. "-And lived a happy life. Unfortunantly, he died in a car accident. He was hit by a speeding car. It was devastating, My brothers and I grieved for a long time."

"Years after, as we finally started to move on, especially Emile who was clinically depressed, our other brother, who was a policeman, died in a shooting incident," She said sadly. "Oh god, that's horrible," I said.

"Yep. It scarred both me and Emile, plus your father as well. They were best friends, so learning that he died early on was just, heartbreaking."

"Mom, I didn't know about this. How has .....Uncle Emile been doing?" I asked. "He got over depression, and it was all because of that Coffee maniac." We both laughed at the nickname Remy was given.

"So Mom, what was your other brother's name?" I asked her.

"His name is Patton Picani. The youngest in the Picani siblings."

"That's my name........" Pat said, his eyes glitching.

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