Come Back Home

Chapter 22

Hey! I'm not dead! Sorry for the wait, I took some time to: 1) Procrastinate (2) Read fanfictions (3) Write my oneshots (4) Stay up until 3/4 am each night making cosplay :)

(Yeah.... If I'm right the updates are just gonna get longer -__- )

But I'm back. Enjoy the chapter!

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"And now we just wait for the oven to finish, and they'll be done!" Patton said. "It'll take about 15 minutes, so let's clean up."

Virgil nodded. There were bowls and spoons in the sink, covered in dough and butter and eggs. "I'll wash up the bowls, Patton."

Patton nodded and began folding his apron up.

Virgil got to work but he finished his job too soon, so the pair of them stood in the kitchen, waiting or the timer to run down.

"Patton?" Virgil said.

"Yes Virgil?" Patton replied.

"What do you do all day?" If Vigil could figure out some kind of pattern... He was just grasping at straws here. He wanted to go home.

"Well, some days I'm up at the control panel making sure Thomas is doing the right thing, sometimes we have days when we all sit together and watch movies- you too," Patton added.

"What?"

"You used to sit and watch movies with us, we would make a pillow fort together, you and I, and then we'd sit inside and you and Roman would sing along whenever we watched Disney." Patton smiled at the memory. "Those were the best days."

The timer went off, and Patton opened the oven, letting out a great wave of heat. "Virgil, can you turn off the oven?"

"Okay." Virgil moved forward as Patton reached a hand into the oven, and as Virgil reached out to turn off the oven, he accidentally bumped Patton, causing the towel on his hand to move slightly, and Patton's hand hit the rack in the oven.

Patton gasped and quickly pulled out the tray before turning on the tap and running his hand under the water.

"Are... Are you okay Patton?"

Patton quickly replaced his smile. "Yeah, Virgil, you just bumped me and my hand hit the rack. It's fine, it happens."

"Sorry.." This felt wrong. Why was he apologising to him? They'd kidnapped him and he was apologising to them.

"It's okay Virgil, it's happened before." The back of Patton's hand was now bright red and slightly raised. "I'll have to get Logan to look at that.." He muttered.

He turned to Virgil. "We just have to wait a bit for the cookies to cool and then they'll be ready."

Virgil nodded.

They stood in the small kitchen for about five minutes before Patton clapped his hands. "They should be done now," he said with a smile. He transferred the cookies from the tray to a plastic one, and offered it to Virgil.

Virgil picked one up and bit into it. These were good, and... Reminded him of the times he'd baked with others.

Tears started filling his eyes. He had to get out of here.

"I have to go." Virgil quickly pushed past Patton and ran up the stairs, ignoring the Side's confused words.

Virgil managed to make it back to his room before the tears started falling. He tried to hold it back, but then just gave up and let himself sob. He didn't realise how loud he was being until the door opened. Something pushed down the mattress next to him. Someone's arms were around him.

Virgil weakly tried to shake them off, but he just wanted comfort. He turned his face into the clean white shirt and buried his hands in the clumps of fabric he was holding like his life depended on it. Just pretend it's Dee, pretend it's ReRe or someone...

The pair sat for a while, the person just letting Virgil cry himself out, before Roman's voice filled the room. "What's wrong Virgil?"

Virgil shook his head and leaned back. He looked Roman in the eyes and said the six words Roman knew he was already going to say. "I just want to go home."

"Virgil... I know you don't remember this, but I remember it so clearly. The day you moved in with us, you were crying your eyes out. You told us how you couldn't stand it there anymore, and that here was the only place you could think to go. Patt welcomed you immediately, showing you your room and checking if you needed anything. I was.. Less than welcoming. I considered you a Dark Side, and I didn't think you should be anywhere near us."

Virgil pulled himself towards the headboard, scowling at Roman. "Then why are you here?"

"Because, Virgil, I've changed. I just wanted you to know that.. You couldn't stand living with Deceit and Remus, and we took you in. And Patt was so happy to have another "kiddo" in the family." Roman smiled at the memory. "Just.. We want you to be happy, we all do." Roman got up to leave. "I'll leave you alone now."

As Roman started moving toward the door, Virgil felt himself moving forward. "Please.. Don't go. Stay with me?" What was he saying? Why was he asking Roman to stay with him?

Roman smiled slightly and sat back down next to Virgil. "Okay Virgil." No! No! Tell him to leave, move away from him, Virgil what are you doing?

Virgil curled in on himself on the bed as a wave of exhaustion crashed over him. He'd burst into tears twice today, added to Patton's relentless tiring energy and the fact that he'd gotten about 3 hours of sleep the night before, meant he just wanted to sleep.

Roman moved himself so he was sitting up against the headboard next to Virgil. Virgil closed his eyes as he felt Roman's hand begin gently stroking his hair back.

Virgil knew he should tell Roman to stop but.. This felt nice. Unlike the other things they had tried, this gesture felt comforting.

He didn't want Roman to stop and Roman didn't, until eventually Virgil fell asleep, Roman sitting with him.