《Shadow》Part ten Roman's perspective
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Patton really is the best 'dad' I could ask for, he really calmed me down earlier without making me feel bad for how I felt. Having been locked up did help me come to terms with some of my emotions though, as much as I pretend to hate the emo nightmare he fascinates me it is probably just him being anxious but it has always felt like he was hiding something. And if I ever get the chance I really do want to make him my emo nightmare.
Anyway, I am getting caught up in emotions. Even though I am super sore I managed to sneak out and go on patrol without anyone noticing. Shadow is here yay. "What do you want tonight?" I say hissing my words out from anger. "I actually wanted to make sure that you were okay, I heard what Deceit and the Duke did to you and I may be a villain but that is fucked up even by my standards." He says quietly, why is he being so kind to me he is supposed to hate me. "I could be better but honestly I just want to rip their butts, that came out wrong." A familiar voice from behind me says. "Do you promise?" Shadow pushes me behind him and puts a forcefield in front of us. "Touch him again I fucking dare you!" He shouts holding me behind him. "Why don't we just tell him your little secret, would you prefer that?" Deceit the snakey ass shithead hisses at him. "Do it if you want, but don't you dare try to hurt him again." He is being so protective of me right now, but what the hell is his secret that they think they can make him back down, how bad is it. "Sounds good but maybe I should make him my fucktoy again before I go," Remus says. "DON'T YOU DARE!" Shadow screams sending out a powerful wave of dark purple energy, it breaks the force field. He gets slapped with a snake by Deceit who is trying to get to me, he sprouts wings.
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He grabs me and picks me up in his arms so he is carrying me bridal style. He brings me back to Virgil's house and gets me in. "Logan, Patton you guys may want to help him out!" He shouts as he sets me down on the bed gently. Immediately Patton and Logan run into the room. "Where's Virgil?" I ask mainly to Logan. "He is having a panic attack in the bathroom because he is worried about you, now what happened?" He asks calmly as Shadow leaves. "Remus and Deceit came and he wanted me as his toy and Shadow protected me and they came for me and what if they know about this place and Shadow has a secret that they wanted to use against him and what the hell is going on?" Patton comes over and hugs me and keeps me close to him. "I'm sure everything is going to be fine kiddo." He says petting my head. "You will be okay we will protect you," Logan says confidently.
"Alright who the hell do I need to stab?" Says Virgil as he runs out of the bathroom with tear stains still on his face and a knife in his hand. "No just please don't leave me, and guys we need to find Shadow I don't think that he is as bad as we thought." I fall asleep with everyone curled up with me trying to keep me calm.
When I wake up Virgil is gone, he is probably just in the bathroom right? There is a note on the bedside table.
'Listen, dearie, I took your little friend Virgil. I may be against rapists and I will still stop them if they ever come near you but I am a villain and kidnapping falls nicely into my areas of expertise. On the plus side, he won't be put through what you were which I am still sorry that you had to deal with. Your brother and his boyfriend are monsters but so am I.
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-Shadow 🦇'
Someone is screaming, I think it's me. I don't remember starting to scream though. "What's wrong kiddo?" Patton says as he shoots up out of bed. "V-virgil is gone," I say shakily as I hand him the note. I shouldn't care this much but I really care about him, I have for a long time. I pretended to hate him because he fascinated me and that just made me like him more, usually, I can figure people out easily enough but he was always different. Patton and I are just crying messes but Logan looks confused. "I can't believe this, it is all my fault isn't it I let him come with us to get Roman and something happened! Now he is missing and it is all my fault." Patton says sobbing.
I am going to find Shadow and all of his secrets and I'm going to kill him for having ever touched Virgil. Nobody hurts my chemically imbalanced romance and gets away with it. Karmas a bitch, and at least for a bit, I am playing karma. Watch out Shadow because I am leaving my restraint at home.
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