Sanders Sides- One Shots

Left Behind Pt. 4 (final part)

Same TW's as previous parts

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Sinking back into his room, Remus held in his sobs once more...(he was pretty used to it by now) and laid down without another thought. He looked at the clock next to his bed and groaned. 2:30am. He turned over and held his pillow over his head, just wanting this nightmare to be over.

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Remus awoke in the morning and the sun was out. Thank goodness. It felt like that night would never end...

And as he sat up in his bed, he realized he'd made a huge mistake...

"Good. You're awake." Remus jumped at the voice and turned to see Rage sitting in his arm chair next to his bed. He didn't lock his door...

"What, you're not happy to see me?" Rage asked, raising an eyebrow at him. Remus only stared at him and sputtered out,
"Uh...well, you know...you...I don't...it's super early, and—"
"It's actually 10:00am, Rem. You lazy jerk, you stayed in bed until 10:00am! Do you know how long I've been sitting here?!"
Remus shuttered at the thought of Rage watching him sleep for two hours...

"How's your eye?" Rage asked, looking at his nails as if to show he didn't care. Remus shrugged.
"It...it's been better..." He didn't want to anger him. If he did, he'd be trapped again. Rage shrugged. "Shame. I bet it'd be fine if you hadn't opened your big mouth." He crossed his arms and stared at Remus, not an ounce of kindness in his expression.

"Oh, uh...yeah...maybe..." Remus laughed uncomfortably, trying to think of a way to change the subject.

Then Rage saw his arms, wrapped up neatly.
"Did...did Patton help you?..."
"What?" Remus asked, slightly panicking. He looked at his arms and nodded. "Oh, oh...yeah, a little bit..."
"You went to Patton for help?" Rage asked, standing now. Remus tried to relax, but he was standing...he stood up...
"Well, not necessarily—"
"Oh, I can't believe you!" he shouted, throwing his hands up. "Like they'll ever trust me now!" He put his hands behind his head and started pacing the room.

OK. Remus could tell he was trying. He was trying not to freak out...

But you can't stop the inevitable...

"Rage, I'm sorry...I—"
"You know what, Remus? Save it." he stated, turning to face him again. "You never cared to talk me through anything. You never tried to be my friend. You were always just scared of me." He said this and walked closer to Remus's bed. "And now you've given all the others a reason to hate me." Oh no. He was getting closer...
"Now no one will want to be my friend. No one. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, REMUS?!" he asked as he punched the mattress only inches away from Remus, making him scream, tears forming in his eyes. "IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!!!"

And Remus jumped back as Rage tried to grab him, running out of his room and down the hallway.

What have I done...WHAT HAVE I DONE?! It's hopeless...I'll never get away! If only Janus and Virgil were here—

And almost on cue, Remus ran straight into Janus, hyperventilating and sobbing uncontrollably. Janus grunted as Remus basically head-butted him in the stomach and grabbed Remus's shoulders.
"Woah, woah, woah, slow down, Rem...what's going on?" And Remus looked up at him in fear, sputtering out quickly,
"R-Rage...h-he's coming...he's gonna k-kill me..."
and Rage appeared on the other end of the hall, shouting,
"YOU CAN'T HIDE FROM ME, REMUS!"

Remus expected Janus to run...to give him advice and leave...but surprisingly, Janus actually...stood in front of him...
"Remember me, Rage?" he asked. Rage looked up, clearly confused.
"You're gonna protect him? Really? Of all people...him?!" Remus whimpered behind him and Janus scowled at Rage.
"Of course. He doesn't deserve to deal with monsters like you." And Rage scowled.
"Oh yeah?" he asked, crossing his arms. "And how did that work out before you left, hm? How will this be any different?"

And then Virgil put a hand on Remus's shoulder, making him flinch before he realized who it was. Virgil nodded to Janus and scoffed at Rage.
"Because this time, we're not gonna stick around." he said. Then out of nowhere, behind him, Patton walked up with Logan, Logan standing protectively in front of Patton. And Roman walked up next to Janus, sword in hand.

It was a nice moment, but it was cut short when Rage darted forward, screaming angrily. Roman countered with his sword, using it to shield them all and making rage stumble backward and trip over his own feet. Then Janus grabbed Remus's wrist and they all sunk out back into the light side of the mind palace.

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They all rose up together, surprisingly on the couch...and Remus sat in shock at what he had just witnessed. They all came to protect him...

Janus looked down at Remus, surprised to see him smiling. He squinted at him in confusion and laughed.
"What are you smiling about, huh?" he asked, shaking his head. Remus just looked up at them all with teary eyes.
"You...you do care..." he stated.

And a nice little spot in the light side of the mind seemed to make room for a new door. A new door to the room of one happy duke.