Ship~ Brotherly Remrom, Prinxiety and Demus
Castle/Kingdom au

Prompt~ none

Warnings~ near death, suicide, suicidal language, thinking someone is dead, Kidnapping, funeral, sad beans and suggestive content

Roman was always there. Always there to help Remus. To pick him up when he felt low and praise him. Their relationship was rocky at times but they loved each other.

They had a period where they resented each other but then again, what siblings haven't? After every fight, they would each go to their rooms and write letters to each other. Then the next day, they'd slide them beneath each others doors. This continued for months until...

"WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BE NORMAL LIKE EVERYONE ELSE?!" Roman screamed at his younger brother.
"WELL I'M SORRY THAT I HAVE MENTAL ISSUES! WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?! OFF MYSELF??" Remus screeched, putting his hand to his head in mock attempt of a gun.

"Remus no." The older twin sighed.
"Its just... You need to start taking your pills. They'll help!" he explained.
"I don't want to take them." Remus stated as he crossed his arms and pouted like a toddler.
"Okay well just try and reign it in a bit okay?" Roman asked placing a hand on his siblings shoulder.
Remus sighed and nodded.
"I'll try."

After that they were closer, Remus found out that he was calmer with his brother and/or boyfriend. So he spent most of his time with Janus or Roman. Whether that's cuddling or being in the same room as Roman while he worked.

Everything was going well.
Then the incident occurred.

Remus was sleeping when he heard a crash from downstairs. Being the curious little shit he was, he ventured into the living room, making sure to not wake his sleeping boyfriend. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Everything seemed fine until he looked at the window. It was wide open.

He felt something cold and metallic press against his back, right between his shoulder blades.
"Don't move pretty boy."
Remus tensed up at the gun and the voice. That voice constantly haunted him. In his dreams, nightmares and thoughts.

He turned his head to the side to see Patton. He was obsessed with the Duke. Like not just fan boying. As in, he stalked him and tried to be in a relationship with him. Logan had warned Remus about him as he knew what Patton was like first hand. He didn't think the the man would take it this far.

Remus gulped, his usual playful demeanor gone.
"P-Patton?" he asked, shaking. His breath hitched as he felt Patton kiss his neck.
"Its a pleasure to finally meet you in person Remus." The man in control purred before lowering the gun, holding Remus' waist to prevent him from moving.

Janus was perched at the top of the stairs, watching the scene before him in terror? Anger? He was feeling lots of emotions, maybe it was a side effect of pregnancy. He watched as his Duke. His boyfriend, stood terrified. He knew what Patton wanted but he refused to let his boyfriend get hurt. He snuck up the stairs and slipped into Roman's room.

"Roman wake up." he whisper  while shaking the Prince, waking Virgil up in the process. Roman sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily.
"Janus? What's wrong?" he asked worriedly. Virgil was leaning against the headboard of the bed.

"Code teal." Janus said simply. Roman immediately shot out of the bed and grabbed his sword. Virgil got up as quickly as he could, for someone who was 7 months pregnant, and grabbed his phone, calling 911 and explaining the situation.

Roman rushed down the stairs, brandishing his weapon. He was about to barge in the room when he heard a whimper and an ominous sound of a gun cocking. He peeked his head round the corner and his heart dropped lower than his confidence.

Remus whimpered as Patton tied his hands behind his back, the sick bastard smiling as he did so. Patton cocked the gun and held it to the back of Remus' neck, taking pleasure in the gasp and small cry of fear from the smaller male.
"Aw don't cry baby. If you're good I'll let you out when we get home." he cooed in the duke's ear as he shoved the man forwards.

Roman had heard enough as he slammed the door open, rushing at the kidnapper. Patton spun around and held Remus around the torso, pointing the gun towards his crush's chest. He laughed as Roman stopped still.
"Take a step and your brother goes bye bye." he called out as he pressed the gun further into the Duke, causing tears to roll down his cheeks.

"Patton put down the gun. Nobody needs to get hurt." Roman said calmly, placing his sword on the ground.
Patton hummed as he played with a strand of Remus' hair.
"You're right Roman. Which is why..." Patton began.
"I'll be taking what's mine now. Ta ta!" he chirped as he pulled Remus out of the window.
"Roman!" Remus cries out before being silenced by the barrel of the gun resting underneath his jaw.

~3 months later~

The police and many search parties were looking for the lost brother, yet none of them found him. Roman never gave up hope though. He was determined his brother was alive.
Janus was breaking. He was scared that Remus would never get to meet his son and he'd have to raise him alone.
Virgil was more anxious than ever. He was busy searching for Remus while trying to take care of a 1 month old baby. Logan felt guilty that he couldn't have stopped Patton when he had the chance. He was the head of the search party, trying his hardest to find the lost twin.

Then one day, a video tape was left on the castle grounds.

On the tape was Remus.
He looked terrible.
He had large bags under his eyes and his hair was dirty and disheveled.
To make matters worse, in the dimly lit room he was in, you could see dark marks across his neck and torso.

"H-hey you d-dorks."
He whispered out, as if he was scared he'd get caught.
"I m-miss you guys."
"I um- this is going to be really hard for me to say but..."
He pulled something out from behind the camera.
"I can't do this anymore."
He was holding a gun in his hand.
"I can't take all this abuse. I can't escape him even if I tried. He's gone. He left me here to die so that's what I'll do."

"Virgil, Logan.
Thank you so much for everything.
I appreciate you two sitting and listening to me during the hard times.
I'll always remember you."
Remus took a deep breath.

"Janus.."
His voice sounded tired but so sincere.
"I love you. So much.
I'm sorry that I can't be there with you and our little boy.
Heh guess he'll have to be a little devil for me huh?
Tell him that daddy loves him, so much and that I'm sorry I won't be there to see him go to school or play with him.
I hope you're well my love.
I'm sorry that our baby will have to grow up without me but I just can't do this.
I love you with my body, heart and soul to death.
Take care of yourself baby.
Don't cry over me.
I'll always be with you, no matter where you go."

"Roman."
He was shaking but kept a level voice.
"I never thought it would end up like this but life can be unpredictable huh?
I want you to know that I'm so grateful for everything you've done brother.
I hope you and Virgil are alive and well. Make sure to tell that little rascal all about me, yeah?
Tell him that his uncle Remus is watching over him and that I'm in a safe place now. Tell father I'm sorry and tell mother I love her, even if she never loved me.
I'll always be with you big bro."
"I love you bro bro."
He whispered before the screen went black and a gunshot rang out.

The tape ended as loud sobs racked through the men's bodies. Virgil was hugging a sobbing Roman while Logan was holding Thomas, trying to keep him calm while he cried. Janus was practically screaming out in heartbreak as he wrapped himself further into Remus' old hoodie. It was hard for all of them. Janus and Roman especially.

~at the funeral~

Everybody was at the funeral.
Virgil.
Janus.
Logan.
Emile.
Even their mother and father came. Their mother never really liked Remus but she was heartbroken when she realised her son was gone.
Everyone was crying. They had all lost someone.
A close friend.
A son.
A lover.
Everyone was heart broken. Roman was the most out of them all. He just couldn't stop crying. He couldn't smile let alone laugh. It was too much.

It was too much seeing everyone crying. To much to see the black carpet and drapes. Too much to see the what he knew was an empty casket. To knwo that his baby brother was somewhere out there, lifeless and unmoving. They couldn't find his body. They couldn't even say their goodbyes to him. He was gone. Forever.

No more laughs. No more hugs. No more pillow fights or sleepovers. No more duels. Arguments. Letters. Smiles. Gifts. Birthdays.

All of these things Remus would never experience again.

Roman placed Remus' crown on top of his portrait. Because of the picture frame, it made the crown sit at an angle. The exact way Remus would wear it. It felt normal. His portrait on the other hand wasn't even close. He was sticking his tougue out and flipping off the camera, it having been blurred out of course.

"All this for me?" a familiar yet surprising voice called out from the back of the hall. Roman spun around to see his baby brother stood with his arms crossed. He was wearing a long, baggy hoodie with a pair of black sweatpants. He was smirking. He strutted down the aisle.

He walked up to Janus and kissed him sweetly, causing the smaller male to cry rears of joy. Virgil was crying. Logan was crying. Their parents were crying. Roman didn't have any tears left to cry though. He stood there and stared at his brother.

Remus stood in front of his brother and held his arms out.
"Get your ass over here and give me a hug you dork." he muttered.
Roman ran forward and hugged Remus, earning a laugh from the smaller twin.

"Is it really you Remus?" Roman asked as he held Remus tight. Remus snorted.
"No this is Patrick. Of course its me idiot!" he called out.
"B-but how?"

Remus went quiet for a moment as he pulled away.
He looked towards the doors.
"Bitch get your coffee addict ass in here before I drag you!" he yelled.
The doors opened and in walked a man with Starbucks in his hand. He was wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket. You could tell he was gay by the rainbow shirt and pins he wore.

"Bitch try me." he called back.
He held his hand out to Roman.
"The names Remy. Nice to meet ya babes." Remy said shaking the prince's hand. Roman was about to complain but Remus cut him off.
"He calls everyone babes. Take no notice."

"Anygays, I happened to be the one who saved him." Remy said nonchalantly.
Roman stared at his brother, as everyone else in the room did as well.

"Well when I did that, Remy was walking by. He heard the gunshot and managed to save me."

Lets say, Remus got a lot of hugs, kisses and lectures that night. And Remy may have gotten with a pink tie wearing man. *wink wink nudge nudge bitch*

The end

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