"FINE! IF YOU DON'T WANT ME HERE, THEN HAVE FUN WITHOUT ME!" Deceit disappeared with a pop, leaving the others to stand there and think about what just happened.
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👑Roman P.O.V👑

Never lying at all? But- I don't understand how could we do that? How can Thomas do that? Deceit just frickin left! Completely! He opted out! Thomas can't lie anymore. WE can't lie anymore.

I don't know what to do. Now that we can't functionally lie, secrets will be shared. This could mean the end. How did we not realize? We NEED Deceit back before this gets too out of hand.

"Well... That happened. What does this mean for Thomas?" I look at Logan and sigh.

"Well obviously it means that he can't lie. Period. And neither can we." Patton looks around at all of us and sinks down quickly. Virgil sinks down as well and I look at Logan, who's looking back at me expectantly.

"You think they're hiding something?"

"No. I think both of them have their own secrets that they'd rather not spill. I do not believe that they are aware of each other's."

I nod and scratch the back of my neck, kinda wanting to just go back to my room and hide.

"Don't worry, Roman. I won't feel betrayed if you return to your space. I too have a few things to think about."

I nod and sink down. Logan's lucky. Lucky he doesn't feel anything. He's never felt. Actually... I should ask him about this. This is a good time to find out the things that everyone's been keeping from me.

I walk out of my room and to Patton's, knocking on the door. He opens and looks at me, clearly nervous.

"Hey kiddo! What can I do for you?"

"Hey why did you sink out so fast earlier?"

"I just didn't want to say anything that would make you worried about me. We'll probably over share at one point and I don't wanna be the one to start off the chain. I probably already am, though."

This is why I came to him first. He and Virgil lie the most out of all of us. I don't understand why.

"Do you not trust me?" Patton looks shocked then covers his mouth. I look away and sigh. Of course he doesn't. I shake my head and turn back to him for a second. "Thanks for being honest." I walk down the hall and hear a thud. I turn and see Patton's door closed. He must have slammed it.

I walk to Virgil's door next, feeling a little disheartened. Surely he won't even open the door. I knock anyways and wait.

The door opens and I see Virgil, with his hand over his mouth. "Virgil why are you covering your mouth?"

Virgil hums and I watch him try to battle himself over something.

His hand flies down and he gives me a toothy smile. Omg. He has fangs. THAT'S SO COOL!

"WOAH! THAT'S AWESOME!" I'm almost giddy. (As I watch it slowly rise over my New York City) (srry)

"Really?" I nod and he smiles, closing his mouth he let's his fangs hang out of his mouth, pressed against his bottom lip.

"Oooo! Is it uncomfortable to keep them in your mouth all the time? I feel like it would be" Virgil chuckles and nods.

"Yeah. Normally it's just slightly uncomfortable but if I do it for more than 30 minutes it starts to hurt." I nod. I'm guessing that's why he disappeared so quick.

"Is that why you left? Cause your teeth were hurting?" He nods and opens his mouth, trapping his fangs again. It's so interesting. How did we never notice? Why did I only notice now?

"Hello, Roman, Virgil." I look to my right and see Logan standing there. Now would be a good time to ask.

"Hey Logan, I have a question for you." He nods and I think of what to say. I have to be careful. I feel like he'll be able to manipulate the system.

"Have you ever felt an emotion?" He looks shocked then clears his throat.

"It doesn't happen often, but yes. There are still a lot of emotions I do not comprehend, however. So, if you asked me which ones, I wouldn't be able to give you an answer without second guessing myself."

...What? Ok then.. A simple yes would've been fine.

"Oh, Logan?"

"Yes?"

"What did you need?" He smirks at me and I feel my heart sink. I already have an idea.

"It wasn't difficult to become aware of what you're doing. Going around asking everyone the things you want to know. So, tell me, Roman," The way my name rolls off his tongue kinda freaks me out. I know what he's doing. He's going to expose me for something in front of Virgil.

"Are there any secrets you keep from us?" I fight off the urge to say everything I've ever kept from them. I don't lie that much, but one of the things I DO lie about, is my flaws.

But apparently, trying to keep my mouth shut just reminds me of all the secrets I've forgotten about over the years. Come to think of it I am a pretty big liar.

"I actually am insecure, everything I create has to be perfect, I've snuck around in your guy's rooms more than I can remember, I don't actually fight anything, I have a secret passage in my room that's not so secret now, I don't actually hate Virgil, I can't do anything even slightly romantic without consent, I own a pet dragon, and I actually really like Virgil-" I take a deep breath and feel the urge dissapear.

"Whew that was all one breath." You know, I didn't actually remember the passage until just now.

I look at Virgil and see him blushing, just staring at me. I look at Logan and notice that he has his phone, pointed at me. If I'm lucky he forgot to hit record.

"Well, thank you Roman. I will leave you and Virgil to talk. So long!" He walks away with a proud smile on his face. I watch as he knocks on Patton's door, phone still in hand. I groan. He's gonna show that to Patton. Of course he is.

I look back at Virgil and see his door slightly open. "Uhh, would you like to come in?" I nod slowly and he walks backwards into his room, holding the door open for me.

I walk in and look around. His bedroom has a lot less spiderwebs than his main room. His bed is in the far left corner of the room. He probably has as little furniture as possible. The only other things he has is a bookshelf and a desk with a laptop and an office chair to accompany it.

I hear the door close and I turn back, not seeing anyone. The lights turn off and I turn around. I can't seem to find Virgil, but someone else is in this room.

I look up at the ceiling and am met with thousands of glow-in-the-dark stars scattered across the room.

Am I imagining things or did a lit candle just appear on Virgil's desk? I reach my hand behind me, trying to get ahold of the door knob. Instead, I'm met with some type of fabric.

I pull my hand back and turn around.

"Virgil! You scared me" I hear him chuckle and hear his footsteps. I can't see him well.

"Sorry darling~ I just wanted to give you a little surprise" His tone of voice is so... uncharacteristic.

If I know anything about romance, and I do, he's talking in a way to seduce me. But, being Remus's brother, I know that he could also just be trying to catch me off guard.

"Eh, it's a little bit of both."

"Wait what?"

"Yeah. Remember, we can't lie. So anything you think about that could possibly be important, will come out of your mouth whether you're aware of it or not. Sounds neat, huh?"

"Not really."

I feel hands grab my waist from behind and I let out a small squeak. I don't know what Virgil is doing.

"So, you like me, huh~? Isn't that what you said, doll?"

I nod and blush. This is really embarrassing, not gonna lie. I can feel him right behind me. Not pressed against me, but leaning in close to my ear.

"I-I do... What about you?"

"If you're asking if I like me, then no I don't. Buut if you're asking if I like you, then yes. I do."

I feel his chin rest on my shoulder and his chest slowly push against my back. I refrain myself from making any noise, just letting him get closer to me.

"And you also said that you can't do anything without consent, isn't that right~?"

I slowly nod. The things you do to me...

"Guess that means that I'll have to do all the work, just so you're not asking for consent every second."

I gulp as he fully presses his body against me. I don't know what he's planning to do to me.

"I just have to know if you're up for it~"

I nod my head and place my hand on his, feeling him slowly rub my waist and thighs.

I feel his breathing on my neck and the lights turn on. I close my eyes quickly at the sudden light, then open them again to get used to it.

I'm facing the door and I turn my head a little to look at Virgil. He's grinning and has this mischievous look in his eyes.

🐶Patton's P.O.V🐶

I finish watching the video and I look at Logan. I can't believe Roman kept all of that from us.

"I don't think you want me to ask the same thing I asked Roman. You're incredibly lucky he didn't ask the right questions."

"Were you watching us?" Logan nods and I feel my heart sink. Of course he was. How else would he know?

"You shouldn't worry, Patton. I know you all have your fair share of secrets and lies."

What about him? Is he saying he's never lied to us?

"Well what about you?"

"The only thing I've kept from you guys is the truth about my emotions. Other than that I have been as honest as possible." I nod and sigh.

So Logan is the truthful one? I'm supposed to be the one who doesn't lie because lying is wrong but, I lie all the time. What does that make me?

"Is there anything bothering you, Patton?" I nod and look at my door. I don't wanna lie but I don't want him to know about this, either.

"It's just, I'm confused, Logan." I rub my eyes and take off my glasses, resting them on my lap.

"About?"

"Well, Logan, what's my role?" I look at him, some bittersweet feeling bubbling inside me.

"You are Morality, the sense of right and wrong, Thomas's emotions."

"Right. I'm the sense of right and wrong. Lying is wrong. I try to help Thomas do what's right when even I can't? If I lie then what does it make me, Logan? A hypocrite?"

Logan looks shocked. I bet he didn't think I'm capable of thinking like this.

"I mean, I guess... But Patton, it's alright. Everyone lies. You don't need to think too much into it." Maybe his words are supposed to be comforting, but it's kinda irritating me.

"Yeah but I'm Morality. I'm not supposed to lie! And I still do! Don't you understand how crushing it feels to go against your morals?"

I stand and look at Logan. My glasses fall to the floor and I ignore them, simply stepping over them to get in front of Logan.

"Not necessarily." He looks lost. Of course he doesn't understand.

"Of course not. You're Logic. The only possible way for you to go against what you are is to do something irrational or stupid, and you rarely do anything even slightly fun so how are YOU meant to do anything stupid?"

Anger. A lot of it. I guess this is what happens when you lie to yourself.

"Patton, try to calm down. I know you must be feeling a lot of emotions right now, but I need you to try to relax." I sigh and sit on his lap, hiding my face in his shoulder. I don't know why I'm so angry. Why do I feel like I'm gonna cry?

"I'm sorry Lo... I just don't understand what's happening." He slowly wraps his arms around me, rubbing my back.

"It's okay. I think I know. You've been ignoring these feelings for so long that it became apparent that you were lying to yourself. Since we can no longer lie, you can't ignore these emotions."

I nod and hide my face, sort of embarrassed by my outburst.

"It's just- we've talked about this before. I just feel silly for feeling like this over nothing."

I feel him run his hand through my hair and I lean into the touch. This feels nice.

"Don't feel silly. This is all years of built up anger, so don't worry about taking it out on me." But wouldn't it hurt him?

"Patton, I deal with these emotions directed at me all the time. You doing it will not make a significant difference." I shake my head and snuggle closer to him.

"I don't wanna hurt your feelings, Lo. I'm sorry if I ever have." Logan shakes his head and I sigh. 

He just doesn't understand "It feels like I've gone against myself most of my life- what if I'm not right for Thomas? I know we have plenty of other sides who would rather be Morality I could just switch places with them."

"And upset Roman and Virgil? No way! Patton," Logan moves my head to face him and I become aware of the tears rolling down my face. I must've said that out loud. "You are right for Thomas. You started him on something nobody else could've. No other side could compare to all you do for Thomas. It's ok that you expressed your thoughts but please know that we all love you and you are not replaceable."

I can't stop myself from smiling at that. Logan didn't lie. He couldn't. I wrap my arms around Logan and push my face into the crook of his neck, relishing in the way his arms hold me tightly. I breathe in his scent and chuckle, feeling more happy than I have been in a while. 

*Deceit P.O.V*

They're all so happier without me. I was hoping that this experiment would make them come to their senses but all it did was prove them right. Maybe I'm not needed. I thought I was helping Thomas but if him being happy means him going without lying, then so be it. No more lies.... for good.

BANG