Part four to Say No To This, The Black Interview and Burn!

Songs: I'll be good, some of How Long? and Over the Rainbow — again, can't put it in so here are the links

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=scd-uNNxgrU

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-AGq78ojyKk

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZxmZmBfnU

Hey sooo... I have two endings, the good ending and the bad ending. It'll be in this chapter sooo... ok cool!

Depending on which ending you go for, there's another ship in the equation... well it's the good ending, but yeah...

Warning: cheating, abuse, alcohol, swearing, ridicule, harassment. (Bad ending: Major Character death (s*ic*de)) <- bad ending will be last so you don't even catch a glimpse and the endings will be split for each other and the main story with a line.

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Virgil stared at the television in shock, a queasy feeling in his stomach, and tears in his eyes.

There on the screen was Roman and an interviewer, with the title 'The Black Interview'. He watched as Roman talked about their affair, about how Janus blackmailed him, and how his pinned the blame all on Virgil.

Virgil wouldn't deny, he deserved most of the blame. However, Roman flirted back, willingly. The first time it happened, Roman could have said no.

The door slammed opened and Janus stormed in, paper in hand and a wine bottle in the other, "Virgil..."

Virgil tensed up, "J-Janu—" The bottle was thrown at him, making him dodge, only for his hood to be grabbed. "Please! I didn't—"

He was thrown down, Janus on top of him, pinning him down, "you've ruined us!"

"You blackmailed him! You ruined us as well! It wasn't—" A harsh slap echoed the room and Virgil's head jerked to the left, making him tear up.

"Don't speak back to me slut!" Janus snarled angrily.

Virgil glared, "no! I will speak back to you!" He pusher Janus off, "I'm sick and tired of you doing this to me! I'm going out, don't follow me!" Virgil left the house, throwing his hoodie on.

Janus stayed on the floor in shock, Virgil never spoke back to him like that before. He stared at the door and frowned, had things really gotten that bad around them? He looked to the wine glass and frowned more, why did Virgil stay with him? His abuse caused Virgil to run off to Roman, and he blackmailed them, made Roman pay. Damn it, he should never have started drinking...

What a terrible excuse. He knew it was a shameful reason and excuse, he was an awful man. Janus rubbed his eyes, he was the bad guy in this story. He knew that.

Virgil walked down the street silently, head down and hood up, ignoring the stares of people and the whispers. Of course they knew who Virgil Copperhead was, or well Black. Maybe Roman used 'Black' so that way it was like he never cheated with another married man.

He was shoved suddenly and he looked up, seeing a man with a red shirt and start on, "watch where you're going slut."

That's when Virgil knew, his life would be living hell from this day onward.

He stayed out all day, getting shoved and yelled at, at one point some kid threw a tomato at him. He found himself wondering over to Romans house, but he stayed on the opposite side of the road, faintly heading Roman begging and Logan singing. He did this. He caused this...

Virgil rushed home, sick and queasy. He opened the door quietly and shut it, walking forward, only to see Janus in front of the fireplace, a wine glass in hand, but he hadn't touched a drop.

Janus didn't even glance up, "have a drink, why don't you?"

Virgil sighed and got a glass of wine. He sat down next to his husband.

The two sat in silence, wondering when life got so bad between them, wondering why they let it go on for so long.

Virgil sighed, finally deciding to speak.

"Janus my husband, Janus my light, Janus my darkness..." Janus looked at Virgil, tears in his eyes. "If you had heard how Lo sang tonight you'd pity poor Roman."

"All of the sorrow won't fit in his chest, it just burns like a fire in the pit of his chest. And his heart is a bird on a spit in his chest." Virgil sighed, staring at the fire, wondering when he and Janus fell out of love, to the point all this mess happened between them.

"How long?" Virgil asked, and Janus frowned. They knew what he was asking. "How long?" Could this go on for? "How long?" Had they been out of love.

"How long?" Echoed Janus with a sigh.

"Just as long as I am in charge. Nothing comes of wishing on stars." Janus frowned. "And nothing comes of the songs people sing." Virgil frowned, thinking of Logan who poured his heart out, "nothing comes from sorry, however sorry they are." Virgil thought of Roman, who tried to apologise multiple times over.

"Give them a piece they'll take it all, show them a crack they'll tear down the wall. Lend them an ear and the kingdom will fall, the kingdom will fall for a song." Janus stared at Virgil, eyes full of sorrow. He tore Virgil down.

"It is only for love that he sings, he sings for the love of a man... And it's Logan..." Virgil hid his face with his hands, crying. Of course, Roman will always love Logan.

Janus glared, of course Virgil would never forgive him. And all that pity he had...

"You and your pity don't fit in my bed. You just burn like a fire in the pit of my bed, and I turn like a bird on a spit in my bed." Scoffed Janus, rubbing the bridge of his nose.

"How long?" Had Virgil hated him? "How long?" Had this gone on for? "How long?" Had they fallen out of love?

"How long?" Scoffed Virgil. "Just as long as I am your man, it's true our love must die. But now our love won't come back to life." Virgil frowned. "And the sun must go on rising..."

'And how does the sun even fit in the sky. It just burns like a fire in the pit of the sky, and the earth is a bird on a spit in the sky.' They thought staring into the fire, before looking at each other sadly.

How long had this abuse between them been going on for? How long had they hated each other? How long had they fallen out of love?

Virgil and Janus stayed in the house, in separate rooms, for weeks. Neither could go out, as both of them received death threats, and when they did they were attacked and ridiculed. After their discussion on the night of The Black Interview the two avoided each other, when they did see each other it was full of yelling, screaming, and a few hits were thrown. For once in his life, Virgil was standing up for himself.

A week into this, Virgil decided he had to leave the house, tensions were rising between him and Janus, and he needed to leave.

He stared into the mirror with a glare as he put on his eyeshadow, he looked like the devil, honestly. How had he not noticed he was the bad guy? It was like a drop of run on his tongue, like a warning, but he noticed too late.

He walked out the house, head down, listening to people yell at him as he walked down the street.

"Hey it's him..."

"Hey fuckward!"

"Watch it cunt!"

'I never meant to start a fire, I never meant to make you bleed...' Virgil thought, as he thought of Roman and Logan. 'I'll be a better man today.'

'I'll be good, I'll be good...' He helped a girl get her cat out the tree, he helped an old lady cross the street. 'And I'll love the world like I should. I'll be good, I'll be good.'  He helped start a car, he gave some money to charity.

Virgil froze when he was walking down the street, seeing Logan with his head down and Patton, his brother, next to him, comforting.

'For all of the times that I never could...' Virgil ran off in the opposite direction, pushing past people who yelled at him.

Logan froze and watched Virgil's retreating figure.

Virgil slammed the door shut to his house and ran off to hide. Maybe if he left Janus' years ago... His past has tasted bitter for years now so he wielded an iron fist, everything Janus did made him bitter, making him believe grace was just weakness. He's been cold, he's been merciless... He ruined a good relationship...

He stared at his hands, the crime on his hands of having an affair... He could still feel Romans muscles and skin on his hands, he could feel his hair and lips. And it scares him to death.

Janus watched Virgil rush upstairs and frowned, why were they still married? Why not just get a divorce? But, would they even allow that? Both of them have done bad things, so really... would anyone even help?

The two shared a bed that night, not romantically, but they still shared a bed. They faced away from each other, their rings glistening in the moon light. They hated what they have become.

Virgil was desperately trying to fix things, be a better man, but in return he was pushed down, threatened and attacked. Not like he blamed them he deserved, he ruined everything. Virgil knew he had to apologise to Logan, but how could he? It would fix nothing, it would just add more danger and more fuel to the fire, a fire he started.

But, if he apologised, wether Logan accepted it or not, maybe he could start to move on?

That night he sat at Janus' desk, and he began to write a letter, slowly and carefully thinking of what to write.

'I'll be good, I'll be good. For all of the times I never could...'

Dear Logan,

I know this doesn't mean much now, I've already done it, and I can't change that. But, I'm sorry. I'm sorry for all of the light that I shut out of your relationship with Roman, I'm sorry for all of the bruises I've caused and the tears. I'm sorry for all of the things that I've done, and I'm sorry for ruining all those years between you. I'm sorry for all of the sparks that I stomped out and for all of the perfect things that I made him doubt.

I never meant to start a fire, I never meant to make you bleed. My past has tasted bitter for years now so I weld an iron fist. Grace is just weakness, or so I've been told. I've been cold, I've been merciless.

Give him a second chance Logan, I'm sorry I ruined it all.

Virgil Copperhead (Black)

For all of the times he never could.

Virgil sent the letter the very next day, and stayed inside the house. Janus left early that morning, the two avoiding each other again.

He stared into the fire, one thought on his mind, 'I can't keep doing this...'

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Good Ending

Virgil sighed as the days progressed he was going out less and less, Janus was going out more and more, and now he didn't even hit or yell at him.

He looked out the window and frowned, seeing a rainbow, his mind wandering to a lullaby his mother used to sing.

'Somewhere over the rainbow way up high. There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue. And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.' She had sang.

Dreams come true? Like having this horrible nightmare end? Everyone's happy? Even him?

There was a knock at the door, making Virgil her up hesitantly. He rubbed his arms and slowly opened it, "hello—"

"Virgil..."

"Logan..." Virgil teared up, was he here to hit him? Yell? Scream? What?!

Logan was gripping the letter, eyes red and hair a mess, "can I come in?"

"Sure..." Virgil let him in, Janus was out that day, again, so it wouldn't matter.

Logan sat on the sofa, Virgil next to him, the two sat in silence for a while until Logan asked, "why didn't you tell us you was married?"

"I told Roman the first night we... you know? It all got too much, we had a drink and I told him I was married, he led me home and I led him to my bed and..." Virgil sniffed, "Janus' been doing me wrong for years, beating me, cheating me... mistreating me..." He said, "I never lied about that. But, I lied when I said he was up and gone, I lied when I said I didn't have the means to go on..."

Logan stared, "he beats you? You're not lying?"

"About that? Never... we continued to see each other while you were away... one day he left a jacket and Janus saw, he blackmailed Roman... made him pay..." Virgil sighed, "if he didn't pay he would beat me..."

"Why didn't you divorce him?" Logan asked, frowning.

"Because I loved him, I didn't realise until I met Roman that I wasn't getting any form of love back. I thought we was just in a rut..."

It fell silent between the two, and Logan said, "Roman shouldn't have told the whole world about this..."

"Logan I'm so sorry, I know it doesn't mean anything—"

"I forgive you Virgil..."

Virgil looked up, tears in his eyes, "w-what?"

"I forgive you..."

Someday he'd wish upon a star, and wake up where the clouds are far behind him. Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops. That's where you'll find him.

Virgil broke down in tears and hung his head, so Logan hugged him, "I know a good lawyer, we'll get that divorce and I'll get you out of here. I promise..."

Virgil hugged Logan back, his shoulders shaking, "thank you, thank you... I'm so sorry..."

"Pack up some things, you can stay with me." Logan promised.

"But, Roman will be there and—"

"Roman is no longer our concern, he doesn't live with me anymore..."

Virgil packed a small bag, then slid off his ring, setting it on the counter, the two left in silence, and didn't say a word until they entered Logan's house.

"Logan, you back?" Patton yelled from the kitchen.

"Yeah, I got a client for you!" Logan called, gesturing for Virgil to sit on his sofa. Virgil shivered as he sat down.

Patton walked out, "oh, who—" He froze, staring at Virgil, "Logan...?"

Logan sighed, "I'll explain everything..." And so he did, from Virgil's abusive husband, to the blackmail, to the fact Virgil had told Roman he was married, that he was slightly drunk, everything.

Patton has found his way to the sofa next to Virgil who was biting his thumb nail, and patted his shoulder, "don't you worry about a thing, Virgil. You'll get this divorce."

And so for months Patton worked late nights to get that divorce for not just Virgil, but for Logan as well. He watched as Logan comforted Virgil, and Virgil help around the house, and apologise every chance he got.

Virgil was nice to Logan, not because he felt obliged to but because he wanted to, and Logan was like himself, like how he was around Roman. The two had fallen into a strange domestic life sort of style. But, neither made any form of movement to progress their friendship.

Somewhere over the rainbow blue fly. Birds fly over the rainbow, why then, oh why can't they?

The divorce was agreed upon, Logan and Virgil were single. So, Logan took the initiative and pecked Virgil's cheek softly. Virgil blushed, and smiled shyly.

Roman and Janus had never been the same after the divorce, spending hours upon hours drinking in bars, late nights awake, sleeping around.

Janus ended up in a park a few months later, his hair in shambles and his clothing a mess, his head was down and he was stumbling down the path. He was in his own world until he bumped into a man.

"Hey watch where you're—"

"Copperhead." Snarled the man.

Janus looked up and glared, "Royals."

Roman glared, "watch where you're going."

"Why should I? You're the reason Virgil left me!" Janus glared, tears forming in his eyes.

"Well, it's your fault Logan left me!" Roman snapped back.

Janus went to yell about how it was Romans fault Logan left, but paused hearing laughter. Roman frowned, he heard the laughter too.

They looked to source of the noise and froze, their hearts breaking slightly. There was Virgil and Logan, holding hands and smiling, laughing about something, before kissing each other softly.

If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow.
Why, oh why can't they?

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Bad Ending

Virgil sighed as the days progressed he was going out less and less, Janus was going out more and more, and now he didn't even hit or yell at him.

He looked out the window and frowned, seeing a rainbow, his mind wandering to a lullaby his mother used to sing.

'Somewhere over the rainbow way up high. There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby. Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue. And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.' She had sang.

Dreams come true? Like having this horrible nightmare end? Everyone's happy? Even him?

Virgil got up and slowly walked to the window and gripped the yellow curtain, "someday I'll wish upon a star, and wake up where the clouds are far behind me." He sighed out. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops..." Virgil smiled he had an idea... "That's where you'll find me..."

He rushed off upstairs, he had the most perfect idea, that way he can get his dream. Everyone's happy, he's free, he's away from this nightmare.

'Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly. Birds fly over the rainbow.' His mother would sing, and Virgil would join in with. 'Why then, oh why can't I?'

Virgil grabbed a chair and a belt. No time for anything, he stood on it and wrapped it around his neck and the lightly. Was he actually going to do this?

'If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow...'

Yes. He ruined a marriage, his husband hated him, everyone hated him. His mother and father are gone. Yes, he's doing this.

He smiled a teary smile, "why, oh why can't I?"

He kicked the chair out from under him.