*shout-out to@TheGayJay for inspiring me to get my act together and start writing this again. If you've looked at my posting schedule, Sanders Sides are not listed. But I will post as often as I can outside of my schedule. Hope is wonderful, happy reading!*

Pain throbbed up my body as I felt him leave our plane of existence. Pain was our best friend. It was something both of us had been dealing with for a very long time. I was not his mother but I was the closest thing he had to one and I had destroyed him. I had done something to him that could never be forgiven.

Then a new sensation struck me. A clear understanding of everything.

A jealous Logan had placed a curse on me to hurt the one most dear to me. When him and Brain were fighting for control, he had thought that cursing me would hurt Brain. But in fact it hadn't. Our relationship was just budding at that point and I had known another for far longer. My brother, Anxiety got caught in the crossfires. He was hurt all because of a power struggle between two emotions. I was supposed to be Help. Anxiety's safeline, should anything in his life go wrong. I broke that trust all because I had associated with the wrong people at the wrong time.

It was so clear to me that I felt inclined to face the boy that I hadn't faced outside of the curse in years. Brain followed me as I kicked down the door leading into the commons. Anxiety froze and my determination froze at the look on his face. Terror so cold that it made me freeze in fear of my own chance that I'd never be able fix this. Thankfully Brain took charge of the situation.

"This has gone on far enough. My name is Brain. I'm here to clear up some things for everybody and my darling Management is here to take care of all that I say." Brain stated swiftly, before he continued to clear things up for the others. "Determination has a crush on Mischief. Mischief has a crush on Prince. Prince and Anxiety love each other. Logic has a crush on Dad. Dad has a crush on Logic. Management, take Determination and Mischief up into the tower. Anxiety fears Management's methods but I should inform you that her methods were not of her choosing. She wishes you could be friends, though that is unlikely in the near future. If you need someone to blame for being hurt, blame Thomas. He was trying to manage you in the wrong way. Maybe now, he'll heed his own advice and listen to his video with iiSuperwomanii." Brain exited the room. I followed closely behind, relaxing only when we were back inside his bedroom and had placed the troublemakers in a detainment room for the present. Brain pulled me into a hug and then his lips were on mine.

"I'm so proud of you." he whispered as we went further into our embrace until I felt fully supported by his being. A white light enveloped me and the room brightened. When the light around me disappeared Brain's jaw dropped open. I moved to a mirror to see if my appearance had changed. Staring back at me were two light brown eyes. I'd never had colored eyes before. Did this mean that I had had my transformation? By the smile on his face, I could tell Brain knew that my suspicions were right.

A week later...

I was on my way to teach Mischief and Determination how to reform themselves when I ran into Anxiety and Sadness walking in the hall. They had mixed expressions at the encounter. Anxiety cringed but he wasn't moving away as much as he used to. Sadness glared over to me and her hands clenched into fists. I pulled my veil closer to myself, having grown used to wearing it after my transformation. I couldn't deny that I was fearful of what the others would think of me when they saw me.

"Get away from us, freak." she demanded. I was used to her complaints about me by now. Both her and Prince were so protective of my little brother Anni. It was adorable. I was just waiting for them to disappear so I could tell Anni the truth. I feel like I owe him that much after I destroyed his life and all.

"I know you don't want to hear me out, but if I weren't currently pressed for time, I should like to talk to you." I spoke directly to Anxiety, curtsying before I continued past the pair. I had nearly made it around the corner at the end of the hall before I got a response.

"Fine. We can talk but when we do, everybody should be included. We are a family after all." I smiled a glittering smile at Anxiety before I continued on to the troublemakers.

"Why do you look so happy?" Determination asked as I entered the tower where the two troublemakers were sitting in the corner on a conjured mattress.

"We're going to have a house meeting soon." My smile lit up the room and while Determination returned my smile, Mischief ducked away from the positivity.

"Are you ever gonna take off that stupid veil? It's weird not seeing half of your face." Mischief commented. My smile fell slightly. Despite his negative intentions, he wasn't wrong, I'd have to show my face at some point. I didn't notice the snake faced coward appearing behind me until he grabbed me by the throat.

"So I heard through the grapevine that you're trying to rekindle your relationship with poor little Anxiety. The thing is though, that can't happen." Determination was frozen with shock written over his face, while Mischief was smirking.

"Leave me alone snake!" I shouted, managing to slam him to the side so he released his grip on me. Prince walked through the door, his eyes buried in a clipboard as he spoke to me.

"So, I hope you're ready for me. Anxiety wants to have dinner in twenty and I don't want to be late. Also that family meeting thing will be on Friday." He looked up then and noticed the scene. "Holy heck! Call in some reinforcements, the horrible emotion is here."

"I think you're amazing too Princey. I guess I won't be at your little meeting this Friday." And with a sigh, Deceit vanished in a cloud of golden glowing smoke.