Okay, so this chapter is like, REALLY short, so I'm gonna post the next one, too, but it'll be a few minutes before I do that.

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By now, the sides recognized the feeling of another side ducking out.

When it happened, they were all (minus Remus) sitting in the living room in silence, each one trying to figure out what to say.

As soon as that subtle feeling settled over them, however, Patton burst into tears, and Virgil bolted up from the couch before charging down the hall. In less than a minute, he was banging on Deceit's door.

"DECEIT, YOU FUCKING ASS, OPEN THIS FUCKING DOOR!"

But there was no answer, and Virgil kept on knocking and yelling.

It wasn't long before the others caught up with him and told him to stop, though. Instead of continuing, then, Virgil tried to sink into the room in front of them, but it didn't work.

"FUCK! THAT DAMN FUCKING SNAKE!" Virgil hissed loudly, ignoring Patton's cringing at the use of profanity.

He ran his hands through his hair roughly in distress.

"Virgil-"

Virgil moved his piercing gaze toward the others.

"We need to get Thomas."

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