This will definitely be a two-parter.

Warnings: Super Angsty, mentions of past abusive relationships, panic attack, Deceit being manipulative.

Virgil's POV:

5 years. That's how long since we broke up with Deceit. We were all in love with each other (except Remus) and after we filmed Selfishness V  Selflessness, something in Deceit changed. He started hitting us. When we did something wrong, he would chain us up and feed us only stale bread and water. After it started getting worse, we dumped him. Everyone was happy. Everyone but me. I hated it. Hated that I loved him. I couldn't tell the others otherwise they would dump me, too. I decided that the only one that I could trust was the man himself. Deceit.  I went over to the dark side of the Mindscape to confess my love for Deceit. 

"I love you, Deceit. I understand if you don't feel the same, it's just I-"

"Hush, now Virgil. Don't worry, you won't be rejected by me. I love you too. I have only one thing to asssk of you and that isss: Will you be my boyfriend? If you say yesss, you will break up with the othersss and we will take over the Mindssscape together. If you say no, I will have no choice but to turn you into a dark side. Forever."

"I-I need to think," I said.

Heading back to the light side of the mindscape, I argued with myself over whether to tell the others or not. One part of me wanted to tell them, they deserved to know but the other part wanted to keep it a secret in case they hated me for loving Deceit, just like I hated myself for loving Deceit. Before I knew it, I was in the living room and sat on the couch. Nobody else was downstairs. My palms started feeling sweaty and every noise was too loud on my ears. I curled in on myself and put my hands over my ears. I couldn't breathe. I was gasping for air. I remembered the breathing techniques that Logan had taught me. In for four, hold for seven out for eight. I tried breathing in for four but my chest hurt too much. It ended up just being longer gasps. I started hearing noises but they were too loud. I curled in tighter. Too loud, too loud! Just as I was about to try my breathing technique again, black spots filled my vision. Then everything went black.

Roman's POV:

I had just come back from battling the Dragon Witch when I heard a muffled whimpering. Looking over to the couch, I saw Virgil having a panic attack. I went to find Logan and Patton, they would know what to do. By the time I had gotten Patton and Logan and brought them downstairs, Virgil had fainted.

Patton's POV:

Me, Logan, Emile and Remy were cuddling on my bed when we heard Roman coming in.

"Logan! Patton! Downstairs, now!" he shouted and Logan and I hurried downstairs, the others in tow. When we got there, we saw Virgil blacked out on the sofa.

"Kiddo? Kiddo, wake up!" I said, tapping on his wrist with tears in my eyes.

"Everybody get back! Give him some space!" Logan commanded.

Virgil's POV:

There was a gentle tapping on my wrist like a pulse and I unwillingly faded back into consciousness to find Patton tapping on my wrist.

"Everybody get back! Give him some space!" I heard Logan shout and I couldn't help but whimper.

"Too loud, too loud!" I whispered, screwing my eyes up.

"Kiddo, can you hear me?" Patton whispered

"Y-Yeah" I whispered, my throat scratchy.

"Can you think of five things you can see for me? You don't have to say them, just nod when you have." he whisper-asked. 5 things I could see, Patton, Logan, Remy, Emile and Roman. I nodded.

"OK. Try and take a deep breath with me, ok?" he asked, taking a breath. I tried to breathe with him but my chest hurt. I shook my head.

"That's fine. Now can you think of four things you can touch, focus on how they feel." he said, still tapping on my wrist. Ok, four things I could touch, the couch; warm and firm but comfy, Patton tapping on my wrist; gentle and caring, my shirt; crumpled yet smooth and moving my hand to my hair, my hair; smooth. I nodded.

"Good. Try and take another breath, ok?" he whispered, taking a breath. I managed, though not a quite as deep breath as Patton.

"Great! You're nearly done! Now, three things you can hear" he said. Three things, Roman's shirt rustling as he shifted from foot to foot, the microwave dinging and Remy slurping his coffee noisily through a straw. I nodded.

"Fab. Another breath, yeah?" he asked. I managed a full breath this time.

"You're doing fabulous! Two things you can smell, ok?" he whisper-asked. Two things, apple pie and hot chocolate, my two favourites. I nodded, taking a deep breath.

"Great!" said Patton.

"Now one thing you can taste." said Logan spoon-feeding me some warm apple pie.

"Thanks" I said, gratefully accepting the tray with the bowl of apple pie and a mug of hot chocolate on it.

"No problemo, Kiddo!" exclaimed Patton

"Wow! Um, Virge, if you don't mind me asking, um, what was that about?" asked Emile.

"Well, I still have feelings for Deceit but I hate that I have them. I confessed my feelings to him and he made a deal with me and I don't know which to choose and-"

"Woah Woah Woah! Chill out, Virge! What was the deal?" asked Remy.

"He said if I became his boyfriend, I had to break up with you guys and take over the mind palace with him. If I didn't, he would turn me dark forever. I was scared that if I told you guys, you would break up with me and hate me and-"

"Woah, Virgil! Breathe!" said Emile, coming and crouching down in front of me. I took a deep breath.

"You know that we love you, right?" said Roman.

"Right," I said.

"And you know that whichever you choose, we will still love you. Right guys?" said Roman.

"Yeah," said Emile.

"We will love you no matter what," said Patton.

"I gotcha gurl," said Remy.

"Mm-hmm" said Logan.

"Ok, thanks guys, I really don't know what I would do without you," I said.

(A week later)

"Hello, Virgil," said Deceit

"What are you doing in my room, you snake-faced liar?!"

"Coming to hear your anssswer to the quessstion that I asssked you, your week is up! Ssso, yes or no?"

"I need to protect the others, so yes," I said confidently, though I was shaking like a leaf.

"Ok, go and break up with them then, I'll sssee you later!" he said, disappearing.

Heading downstairs, I thought of how to tell the others but when I got down, everyone was already there and waiting for me.

"I-I chose to get together with him. Me as a dark side is not safe for you guys and Deceit would be mad if I said no. I'm sorry, guys," I said, tears streaming down my face.

"Hey, it's ok, we know how hard it was for you and we respect your decisions," said Logan, wiping away my tears.

"And remember what we said, no matter what, we will always love you." said Patton, hugging me. I suddenly felt another pair of arms wrap around me, and another, and another. Logan held my hands and it was then that I realised why I loved these guys and wanted to protect them with all of my heart. It was because I knew they loved me. I knew that they would protect me. 

It was around them that I felt truly happy.

To be continued...

Word count: 1293 words

Thank you for reading, I would really appreciate it if you could comment your ideas and what you think of my book so far. I have never had a panic attack by the way, this is just based off of other one shots that I have read with panic attacks in.