would you be so kind?

Chapter five

       Janus slowly became less and less alive. He only came out of his room from time to time and stopped trying to look presentable. Remus seriously worried for his boyfriend but didn't know how to show it so he stayed away. But Janus thought that it was Remus avoiding him. All Janus did every day was sit in his room and sometimes cry. It wasn't just Virgil now. It was every wrong thing Janus had ever done that felt like a weight on his shoulders.

Patton's pov

      Patton was starting to worry as well. Usually Deceit came around every other day or two days. But he hadn't seen him in two weeks. Did Virgil mess him up that bad? Patton asked the others but they refuses to acknowledge Deceit's existence. Patton knew what he had to do. He raised his arm. "Ah! What the hell Pat? I am to not be summoned! I think I threw up on the way." Remus said. Patton sighed. Remus shut up when he realized Patton wasn't smiling. "Is Deceit okay? I haven't seen or heard from him in forever." Patton asked. Remus frowned a little. "He's not doing to well. He doesn't even come out of his room that often. But I don't know what to do." Remus admitted. "Care for him! He's your boyfriend! You'll know what to do." Patton advised. Remus nodded. "I'm just scared that he might duck out or something." Remus said. "If we brought Virgil back then we could bring Deceit back. Okay? Now go care for him!" Patton ushered. Remus sighed and nodded.

      "Why was Remus here?" Virgil asked. "I had to ask him about Deceit. I'm worried about him." Patton said. "Why? He's a bad apple. Shouldn't even try." Virgil suggested. "He's still a side like us!" Patton scolded. "Whatever. You should probably make this area smell nice again before Roman realized his brother was here." Virgil said before walking away. "Ugh. How am I supposed to help Deceit when nobody will cooperate!? Remus better do his job." Patton muttered.

Janus' pov

      Remus walked into Janus' room. He saw his boyfriend. And he was a mess. He looked unkempt. He had messy hair, dark circles around his eyes, and almost looked sickly. "Woah, Jan. You okay?" Remus asked as he walked up to his boyfriend. Janus shook his head. Remus felt bad for him. "Aww, come here." Remus pulled Janus into a hug. Janus just cried into his shoulder. "Did Virgil hurt that bad?" Remus asked. "No. I feel like he had a right to leave and break up with me. I am just a bad guy." Janus admitted. Remus loomed him in the eyes. "You are perfect. Yeah you may be deceit, but you're also balance and partly ethics. Self care. You are so much more." Remus kissed Janus and hugged him some more. Janus smiled. He was still crying. But of happiness this time.

     Slowly, Janus started to feel better. He was going out more and looked good again. Remus was happy for him. He knew Janus was strong and independent. So seeing him like that mess was almost unreal. But Janus slowly became more confident again.

3rd person pov

      Patton was forcing Remus to give him an update every day. But then, Deceit appeared instead of Remus. "I'm back baby." Deceit said happily. Patton blushed a little at Deceit's words. Why? "Ew. What are you doing here?" Virgil asked. "Oh please, emo. You think that I can be confided to my little dark corner? No way. I go wherever I want. And your measly words can't stop me." Deceit walked up to Virgil. "Ugh. Just go away." Virgil grumbled. "Oh of course I will! I'll do anything you say!" Deceit said. Virgil huffed and walked off. "Glad you're back Dee." Patton said. Deceit was a little shocked. Why would a light side care about him?

Janus' pov

      Janus went back to the mindscape, to Remus. "Hey, babe. I feel so much better. Thank you." Janus said. Remus shrugged. "You did this yourself. I just got you going. Love ya." Remus said. Janus smiled and kissed Remus on the head. What was I thinking being sad over Virgil or having a crush on Patton? I have all I need right here. Remus.

(Hey! I wanna say that I'm sorry the pov thing is a little weird. Just roll with it. Also, don't worry. The pace will pick up a little now. I know you came here for moceit not Demus. But it's a process. Thanks for reading! It helps my confidence in writing a lot!)