Warnings~ cussing (I mean c'mon) and mentions of past trauma/abuse.

Ships~Analogical.

Catagory~ Angst with a happy end.

It's been 20 years since the split and things have been getting somewhat better. Well better for Patton. He finally got his 'happy famILY' as he called it. Of course it wasn't happy.

Virgil had joined the light sides and had to leave the others behind. The dark sides were devastated by this. Janus got worse when Patton banished Octavian. He began to drink a lot. He never went near Remus when he did though. He didn't want to hurt the only memory of Romulus that he had left.

Roman was getting weaker everyday. By weaker I don't mean that his confidence was dwindling. I mean his fucking strength was diminishing day by day. He needed Remus. He wouldn't survive if he wasn't able to see him. The same for Remus.

Logan had given up trying to talk Patton out of anything he did to the sides. He just lost all hope. The only thing that kept him going was his drive to protect his boyfriend from the obsessive bitch they called 'dad'.

In short, life was shit. And there was nothing they could do about it other than man up and keep moving forward. No matter how tired they were. Except things started to look up on February 3rd 2019. When Janus showed up again.

Despite the hissing and the insults, Virgil was overjoyed to see his father figure again, as were Logan and Roman. They met up after the video in Virgil's room and hugged each other tightly. Not wanting to let go.

They all sat there for a good half an hour just enjoying the welcome and familiar embrace. Then the conversation started.

"So Janus, how's Remus holding up?" asked the older creative twin as he pulled away slightly. Janus looked at him and sighed as a sad smile played on his lips.
"He's okay just getting weaker. He's lost without you Ro." The deceitful side said as he ran his fingers through Logan's hair. Roman nodded.
"What's wrong Roman? You can tell me." The older side asked as he pulled Roman closer and held him with his extra arms. Roman began to tear up as he rolled up his sleeve to show that his mark, that looked like his logo, was faded and faint. Janus held him close as he cooed comforting words while Roman softly cried into his shoulder.

He managed to get all the sides to sleep and decided to put them to bed. He snapped his fingers so Roman was in a white nightshirt with a small crown patch and a pair of checkered trousers. ((yes I am British))

He gasped at what he saw. His skin was littered in small burn marks and cuts that ran along his forearms. They did not look self inflicted either. He lay the Prince down on the bed and snapped his fingers again.

This time Logan changed into a short-sleeved shirt with the constellations on the front and a pair of sweatpants. He didn't see any wounds on his arms but when Logan moved, he could see the marks on his stomach and chest. Except some of them looked recently made. He took a close look at the man's complexion to see that his face was oddly a different shade than his arms. His arms showed the same as Thomas' skin colour, whereas his face was more pale in contrast. Like it would be if someone was sick.

He snapped his fingers one more time so that Virgil's make up was removed and to his dismay, some of the bags under his eyes weren't make up. He looked really tired not to mention that his throat looked like it had marks all over it. He quickly changed him into his onesie and lay him down between the two other sides. He stood up and kissed each one on the head, making them all smile in their sleep.

"I promise I'll find a way to stop this." Janus whispered as he sunk back into the dark mind palace.

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Remus was sat on the couch staring into oblivion when Janus rose up. The deceitful side shook his head as he picked up the once loud side and carried him up to his room. He snapped his fingers and changed him into his pyjamas, before bidding him goodnight with a kiss on the head. He walked back to his room and lay on his bed. He needed a plan to get Romulus back. Then an idea hit him.

What if Remus saw Roman again?

To be Continued

The next part will be the last one of this small story. It will have a happy ending.

Stay safe💜💛, stay great and stay proud🏳️‍🌈. Oh and don't forget to procrastinate.

Peace✌🏻

~Kadence