Fear Will Be Your Enemy

Is This How You Remember Me?

"Logic?" Nero called, but there was no answer. In the mud, there were footprints, however, and Nero reckoned that Logan had just gone for a short walk to clear his head, so he set out after him. He didn't have an umbrella, and he realized that Lust still had his jacket, so he took off into a jog to stay warm in the weather.

"Logan, where are you?" He began to shout, but his voice died off into a whisper when he realized where the tracks led. "Fuck, Logan no..." he thought, and Nero felt his chest tighten with anger. That piece of shit had gone to Honesty and Patton? Oh, of course, he did. Their plans benefit all the light sides, after all. Why wouldn't he be on board? 

Nero crept up to the slightly ajar window, where he could see and hear what went on inside. Honesty was sitting on one side of a wooden table, his hair a bit messy as though he had been asleep, and Patton leaned against the back of his chair. And there, of course, was Logan, sitting across from them. Pride was sitting on a cot in the corner, looking nervous but not any more harmed then he had been when he had wandered off.

"Well, Logic, I'm certainly glad you're here. I take it that Oz made you aware of your plans?" Honesty asked.

Logan nodded. Patton smiled, walking over to Logan with his arms outstretched. "And you're here! So you must agree with us-"

Logan put his hand up, and Patton looked confused, pausing from coming in for a hug. "I did hear your propesiton. And while I do not like the dark sides particularly much, you don't seem to understand my reason for coming here."

"What do you mean?" Patton asked, biting his lip. Honesty looked disappointed, but not very surprised, and began spinning a rather large knife over his knuckles.

"I want to attempt to be diplomatic in our discussion, but frankly I have low expectations for either of you," Logan said.

"Logie-"

"Patton, I am not in the mood. I know what you've done, so don't even try it," Logan hissed, pushing up his glasses. "Regarding a matter so pressing, I find it rather foolish that you didn't come to me in the first place. You could've just asked me if you wanted my opinion."

"And your opinion is?" Honesty asked.

"The two of you are filled with misguided and foolish hatred, and your plan will likely destroy Thomas."

Nero sighed in relief. Fine, Logan was difficult, but at least he didn't want them dead. Patton clasped his hands together, trying to be nice, but he looked nervous. "Lo, the dark sides haven't exactly made Thomas's life easier. I mean, all that drama with Remus and Janus-"

"-which was started by Roman."

"Nero tried to get Janus to kill Remus," Honesty offered.

"Yeah, but don't act like that wasn't all Roman's idea in the first place."

Honesty shrugged. "Apathy running off got Pride killed."

Logan laughed in monotone, rolling his eyes. "Are you serious? Patton scared him into thinking he would be banished, Roman was verbally abusive and he ran off, and if I recall correctly it was you who killed Pride, try again."

Pride giggled in the corner slightly deliriously. He caught sight of Nero and waved- luckily, the others didn't notice or thought he was just messing around.

Patton thought for a second. "Uhm... Lust's suicide attempt-"

"Don't you dare," Logan said darkly, and Patton stopped. "Can't you see that you can't come up with one good reason why the dark sides deserve to die? Okay, so Remus keeps Thomas up some nights. So does Roman with his creative ideas, or me when I want him to read a book, or you when you want him to rewatch the Office bloopers, Patton! We're pretty similar."