A/N pls don't kill me for this lol

Deceit POV

Something feels very wrong.

Very very wrong.

"You seem upset." Quinn said, looking over at me.

"I'm fine." I lied. Quinn paused the movie we were watching and turned to me.

"Don't lie."

I let out a sigh but couldn't stop the little smile. He knows me so well.

"Something just feels wrong...like in the air." I mumbled. "I know that doesn't make sense, but something just smells wrong."

"Smells?" Quinn asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm half snake," I reminded him. "Some of my senses are a little heightened. And the air just smells wrong. There's something wrong but I can't place it." 

"How does it smell wrong?"  He asked.  I didn't want to tell him.  The air smells electric.  If I told him I was sensing something that reminded me a lot of Corruption, Quinn might panic. 

"Not sure."  I lied. 

"Dee."  Quinn said sternly.  "Don't lie to me." 

I sighed.  I debated it in my mind for a few seconds.

"I don't want to worry or scare you."  I told him, pressing a kiss to his forehead.  He pouted.

"I can handle it."  He argued.  I sighed again. 

"I think I'm sensing Corruption." 

-•-

Virgil POV
"N-Now's the t-time."' Corruption purred, patting the top of my head.  "G-Go break up with Ro-Roman." 

"I don't want to."  I argued, crossing my arms in front of my chest.  He slapped me for that. 

It was the next day and currently, Corruption is harassing me to break up with Roman again. 

"W-We can do th-this the easy or the h-hard way."  He hissed.  "Y-Your choice."

"I'm not going to break up with Roman."  I hissed at him.  He slapped me again, causing me to whimper in pain. 

"H-Hard way it is th-than."  He growled.  He placed his hand on the back of my neck. 

I cried out in pain as he started shocking me.  I withered around, trying to get his hand off my neck. 

Black dots danced in my vision.  I opened my mouth but no scream came out.  The pain was unbearable.  It felt as if my body was being ripped apart.

I felt my body hit the floor and that's all I remember before everything went black.

When I open my eyes, I'm looking...at myself? I blink my eyes a few times, but I'm still right there.

"Like my new trick Pet?" Asked myself.

What did you do?! I yelled but no sound seemed to come out.

"I've taken over your body." Corruption, I'm guessing, answered. "Forced your soul into the shadows, and now I have control over your body."

How?! I asked, starting to hyperventilate out of shock. I looked down at my hands to see that I could see right through them. Only than did I realize that I was floating.

"You weren't going to break up with Roman yourself," Corruption smirked. "So I'm going to do it for you."

Give me back my body! I screamed. I'll just tell all the others!

"Tsk Tsk Pet." Corruption laughed. "You don't exist to them. Only I can see and hear you."

I felt tears welling in my eyes. Pure terror filled me. My breathing spread up. I reached out to steady myself but my hand passed right through my desk.

"Don't worry Pet." Corruption laughed. "You'll have your body back once I break up with Roman."

To ground myself, I looked at...well myself. I noticed a few differences in my body. Well, I looked exactly the same but my eyes were compelled blood shot and the brown looked more red. I looked a little paler too.

"Come on Pet." Corruption said, leaving my room. "I'd like you to watch."

I sniffled a bit but followed Corruption. It was hard to move considering I was floating around and couldn't interact with anything. It's kinda like swimming.

Corruption walked down the stairs. It's unnerving watching yourself walk around without being in control of your body.

Roman, Logan and Patton were sitting on the couch. Patton and Roman were talking about something while Logan read a book.

"Hey babe!" Roman said when he saw Corruption. Roman calling Corruption that made my blood boil. I knew Roman didn't know that it wasn't me but it still bothered me.

"Roman. We need to talk." Corruption said, placing his hands over his chest. My heartbeat sped up again. I didn't want to watch.

"Yeah, of course." Roman said, standing up with a smile. He waved bye to Patton and walked towards Corruption.

"I'm breaking up with you." Corruption said blatantly. Both Logan and Patton snapped their heads up in shock to look at me.

"W-What?" Roman stuttered, ending in an awkward laugh.

"I'm breaking up with you." Corruption repeated. "This isn't working out. I don't want to be your boyfriend anymore."

"I...I don't understand..." Roman mumbled, tears in his eyes.

No no no NO! ROMAN! It isn't me! I screamed. I floated over to Roman, trying to grab him. But my hands went right through him.

"Let's see...how do I put it simply so that someone as stupid as you can figure it out." Corruption said, placing his hand on his hip. "I'm breaking up with you. We're done. We're through. We are no longer dating. I am not you boyfriend anymore. I. Don't. Love. You." Corruption hissed the last part, making my heart shatter.

NO! STOP! PLEASE! I begged, starting to sob. Roman it isn't me!

"I don't believe you..." Roman said. "Is this some kind of sick joke?! Deceit?!"

"What?" Came Deceit's voice from up the stairs. He walked down the stairs, Doubt in tow. "You called me?"

"Believe it." Corruption hissed. Roman's face fell. It looked as though his heart was breaking, which it probably was.

IT'S NOT ME! I screamed, breaking down into sobs.

"I'm just breaking up with Roman." Corruption said casually. Deceit turned towards Corruption but shock and fear spread across his face when he saw "me". He hissed at Corruption.

Yes! It's not me! Please Dee! I yelled, floating towards him.

"Oh fuck off snake."  Corruption said, rolling his eyes.  Deceit looked taken aback for a second before anger filled his eyes. 

"Virgil..."  Patton said softly.  "Why are you being so mean?" 

"I'm not being mean, you're just being too sensitive."  Corruption argued, making Patton flinch. 

"Why are you acting like this all the sudden?"  Logan asked, anger flaring in his eyes as he wrapped a comforting arm around Patton. 

"I'm not acting different."  Corruption answered. "Just done lying." 

No!  Stop!  Your hurting them!  I sobbed.  Why can't I take control back over my body?!

"Something isn't right..."  Mumbled Deceit, mostly to himself. 

Yes!  Dee, it isn't the real me!  I tied to tell him. 

"Lying about what?"  Asked Deceit. 

"Kinda everting."  Corruption breathed.  "That I actually loved Roman.  Caring about Patton's feelings.  Giving a shit wether or not you rotted in the Pit.  Or if Doubt got his memories back.  Also Thomas, I completely control how much anxiety Thomas has and I rarely take it on myself.  Just force it onto Thomas." 

STOP LYING TO THEM!  PLEASE!  YOUR HURTING THEM!  I screamed, barely able to form coherent words past the tears. 

Corruption burst in laughter.  Evil laughter. 

"You should see the looks on your faces!"  He screamed, laughing like a lunatic.  "Fuck all of you."  He flipped them off. 

"Anxiety, go to you room!" Yelled Patton. Everyone flinched. Patton rarely yelled. And he called me Anxiety instead of Virgil...

"Your not my dad, don't tell me what to do." Corruption said, rolling his eyes. Patton's face fell.

"Go away Anxiety." Logan said angrily.

Corruption flipped them all off again before heading back up the stairs.

I watched in horror as both Patton and Roman burst into tears.  Deceit looked slightly shell shocked, but most angry.  Logan looked furious, while trying to comfort Patton.  Doubt looked confused but hurt. 

Before I could do or say anything else, everything went black again.