10 | Festival

10 | Festival

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

Paring: (Xavier Thorpe x OFC Addams! Tyler Galpin x OFC Addams!)

Word Count: 1514

Warnings: fighting about Tyler, connecting, light flirting

9. Boys... | 11. Know What I Saw

"You making your great escape tonight?" I joke walking into Wednesday and Enid's room. 

"Yes. You're friend Tyler is diving me to the train station." She tells me. 

"When did you ask him?" I ask confused since he hasn't told me about doing this. 

"A day ago or something." She tells me. 

"Oh, okay." I nod my head. 

"Xavier is looking for you." Enid comes into the room so I roll my eyes. 

"Enid, have you seen Valentine?" Xavier knocks on the door. 

I glare at her so she won't tell him. "I have to open the door." She goes towards it door so I rush to the window going outside to hide. "No, I haven't seen her. Wednesday?" I hear Enid ask. 

"No, I haven't but seeing how she's avoiding you I would advise you to simply give up on trying." Wednesday tells him. 

"If you see her can you please tell her to come by or try to find me tonight." I hear Xavier leave.

"Why are you still ignoring him if he wants to make up?" Enid asks as I come back into the room. 

"Because he doesn't actually mean it. He'll still bring up Tyler and why am I friends with him." I roll my eyes. 

"Then just ignore him when he does. You know Tyler differently so forget what Xavier says about him." Enid shrugs her shoulders. 

"I guess you're right." I huff leaving the room. 

Outside though Xavier was waiting with his arms crossed, "I knew you were hiding in there because Enid was smiling when she opened the door like she had a secret." He says making me throw my head back. "I'm sorry for making you mad." He sighs as I walk to my room. 

"But you'll keep bringing him up as long as I'm friends with him so really you'll never be sorry." I turn to face him. 

"What if I promise I'll try my best not to. Even though I hate that you're friends with him... at least he's good to you." He sighs. "Please forgive me."  He stares at me. 

"Ugh, I forgive you." I tell him making him smile and hug me so I step out of it, "No." I make a face shaking my head. 

"Got it, not a hugger. Wanna hangout later at the Harvest Festival?" He asks me.

 "I'll think about it if Enid doesn't drag me around." I tell him and continue my way to my room.

-

When we all get to the festival I stand with Wednesday and Enid looking at Tyler with his dad. "Val I know your good friends with that normie but are you sure you can trust him?" Enid asks Wednesday. 

"I trust that I can handle myself. And I doubt he would do anything to Valentine's sister." Wednesday tells her. 

"Well good luck and safe travels." Enid tries to hug Wednesday again, "Still not a hugger. Got it. I'm going to find Yoko." Enid leaves us. 

"How are you shaking Weems off you?" I ask Wednesday. 

"I'm thinking." She walks away so I follow her to a game, "You really trust your friend?" Wednesday starts to throw the darts at the balloons. 

"Tyler's never given me a reason not to." I do the same as her, "He was the first person I really opened up to..." I sigh popping every balloon with her.

"Jeez, you two get any better at this, you'll be taking home a whole pack." Xavier shows up on the other side of me. 

"Pandas don't travel in packs. They prefer their solitude." Wednesday says not paying attention to him. 

"All right. Subtle hint taken." He nods his head. 

"She's waiting for someone. I'm just here till then." I tell him. 

"Oh, yeah, who's the lucky guy... or girl?" He asks. 

"What does it matter to you?" She asks as Tyler shows up so I give him a smile. 

"Didn't mean to interrupt." Tyler speaks up. "

You're not. Ready?" Xavier looks at him then me. 

"Huh? I'll find you in a minute." I say so he walks off annoyed making me roll my eyes at him.

"This is gonna be trickier than I thought. Dad hit me with a curfew. We need to go if I'm gonna make it back in time." Tyler let's Wednesday know. 

"She kinda has dead weight she need to lose first." I let him know as the carny hands me a big panda. 

"Meet me behind the parking lot when the fireworks start. Valentine go with him so Weems doesn't think you're helping me right now." Wednesday tells us so I nod my head. 

Tyler nods his head as well talking my arm walking us off as I carry my big panda, "Is Xavier going to be mad you aren't going off to find him?" Tyler asks letting go of my arm. 

"He'll get over. Not really but who cares." I mess with my panda as we get to the parking lot. 

"I went though dads stuff and found this. It's your dad's police file." He hands me a file and I open it and scan over it before closing it. 

"What if he goes back to look at this and it's gone?" I look up at him. 

"He'll get on me but oh well." He gives me a smile.

"Thank you for this. Wednesday will appreciate it as well." I give him a genuine smile. 

"I saw the looks on your faces and I figured you two would like to know more information. Plus you're my only friend and I'd do anything for you." His eyes don't leave mine and my body acts on it own. I drop the panda letting my arms snake around his waist hugging him. He gets tense for a second before for hugging me back, "I didn't take you as a hugger." He chuckles so I get out of the hug, 

"This stays between us." I pick the panda back up. 

"Got it." He laughs as Wednesday shows up. 

"Tyler got this for us. It's dad's police file." I hand the file over to her so she takes it. 

"I'm not used to people engaging with me. Especially with Valentine. Most see us coming and cross the street." Wednesday speaks up looking at Tyler so he looks at me. 

"You guys aren't scary. Just kinda... kooky." He smiles. 

"We prefer spooky." I look offended making him chuckle.

"Now my train leaves in an hour. We're burning moonlight. I know as much as you don't want to... go find Xavier so Weems can see your with him so you can say you have no idea where I am." Wednesday tells me. 

"Okay... Good luck, love." I squeeze her hand before jogging off to find Xavier. 

"There you are." I pop up next to him which startles him. "What does Tyler want with your sister?" He asks. 

"Taking her to the train station. Don't tell Weems." I glare at him before looking away to see Tyler and Wednesday running. She bumps into Rowan and I can tell she has a vision before running after him. "Hold this." I give the panda to Xavier to go over to Tyler. "What happened to leaving?" I ask looking off where she ran. 

"Lucas and the boys showed up. Tried to lose them in the crowd now she ran off." He explains to me. 

"Ugh!" I run after her. "Wednesday!" I call out running into the woods. 

I hear talking so I follow and see Rowan using his powers holding Wednesday up against the tree. "Rowan!" I shout at him but he uses his other hand to fling me away. I hit another tree groaning getting up to see a creature grab him. 

Wednesday falls and I rush over to her as we watch Rowan get killed. The creature looks back at us and growling before running off. Wednesday goes over to Rowan while I stare at where the creature ran off to. 

"What the hell is going on!" I shout before touching my head to see blood. 

"We need to get help." Wednesday grabs my hand dragging me off with her. As soon as we reach everyone I fall to the ground fainting.

The next thing I know I wake up in the infirmary with Wednesday sitting next to me in a different bed. "I fainted after you and after telling Bianca." She looks over at me. 

"Why did Rowan attack you?" I sit up. 

"Said I was destined to ruin the school. Said it was possible for you too but I was 100 percent since his mother told him." She gets out of the bed. 

"Ruin the school? How?" I was super confused so she shows me a drawing that looked like her. 

"That's you 100 percent because that's your hair not mine. But I could be possible?" I say making my head hurt getting out of bed too. 

"I'm staying here to get to the bottom of everything. That's the only reason." She says as we leave to go to our rooms. 

"I believe you."

7 | Returned the Favor

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

Paring: (Xavier Thorpe x OFC Addams! Tyler Galpin x OFC Addams!)

Word Count: 1495

Warnings: playful, near death experience, new power

6. Wednesday | 8. Making Enemies

The next day while in fencing Bianca and I weren't allowed to go against each other because last time we refused to stop till the other gave up. "I really hate going against you." Xavier takes off his mask frustrated. 

"Because you can't get a single point?" I do the same as him giggling. 

"That's exactly why, V." He crosses his arms. 

"Maybe you should just get better then you could get a point." I shrug my shoulders. 

"Don't get cocky now. Last time you did that you wore pink." He smirks making me glare at him as Wednesday walks in in her black suit like me. "Let me guess, she's good too?" He looks over at me so I nod my head as she walks past us to Bianca and Rowan. 

"Coach, Coach, she tripped me." Rowan tells him. 

"It was a clean strike, Rowan." He tells him.

"Maybe if you whined less and practiced more, you wouldn't suck. Seriously, Coach, when am I going to get real competition besides from Valentine?" Bianca turns to him. "Anyone else, who's allowed, want to challenge me?" She asks. 

"I do." Wednesday speaks up so she turns to face her. 

"Oh, you must be the other psychopath family member they let in." She smiles. 

"You must be the self appointed Queen Bee. Interesting thing about bees. Pull out their stingers, they drop dead." Wednesday puts her in her place. 

"Rowan doesn't need you to come to his defense. He's not helpless, he's lazy." Bianca tells her. 

"Are we doing this or not?" Wednesday asks so they get in their places. 

"This is gonna be good." I stand closer to Xavier as we watch.

Wednesday gets the first point then Bianca gets the next. For the final point Wednesday suggests military challenge, first to draw blood and they both agree to it. In the end Bianca wins. "She's crazier than you." Xavier leans down some to me.

"Yeah, I've always believed she's the darker twin even though I have more in my record than she does." I look up at him and I notice him glance at my lips for a quick second so I go and over to Wednesday, "Let's go see the nurse to bandage that up. Rowan, I suggest you go as well." I lead Wednesday out to go change.

"She's very cocky." Wednesday says as we head to the infirmary. 

"So are we. Bianca and I are always going against each other." I link my arm with hers. 

"I have a question? Have you started you visions yet?" She asks. 

"Yes, majority of mine though are positive but I have moments for dark ones. It's very rare though." I explain to her so she just nods her head. 

While she goes into the infirmary I wait outside the room and something catches my eye so I make my way over to get a water. "Thing." I whisper and he peaks around telling me to shush. "She'll get the feeling you're watching her soon." I shake my head at him walking away waiting for her.

She comes out annoyed then turns to see the water jug gurgling. "Let's go." She turns back around and I follow behind slowly having trouble with my umbrella. 

"Wednesday, you're gonna have to get used to Bianca. Trust me, I'm literally on her bad side." I try to catch up to her. I see her look up and see a statue falling down to kill her, "Wednesday!" I shout and Xavier tackles her out of the way. 

I ditch my broken umbrella running into the rain over to her to see she passed out. "Did you have to tackle her? I'm mean thanks but." I get down checking her. 

"You at least thanked me for saving your sister's life. Let's get her to the infirmary." He helps me get her up and he carries her for me.

I help the nurses lay her down and take her jacket and blazer off then cross her arms like she likes it when she sleep. "She's going to hate you saved her from a imaginative death." I get a chair to sit next to her head and Xavier does the same putting it next to me. 

"I'm just returning the favor." He takes off his jackets and I do the same. 

"She still won't appreciate it." I chuckle looking over at him, "I promise my mother to keep an eye on her form running away but I told Wednesday I won't stop her... but now she almost dies. Luckily you were there to save her." I sigh. 

"Yeah, lucky." He sighs as well. 

"You okay? It seems like something is on your mind." I eye him. 

"Nothing important." He shakes his head. 

"You sure? You can still tell me even though it's not important." I say making him look at me for a few seconds. "You gotta stop doing that, X." I catch him glance at my lips again. 

"What?" He asks confused. 

"Where you look with your eyes on my face." I give him a look and his cheeks turn slightly pink. 

"I don't mean it like..." He shuts up before speaking again, "You tell Tyler what you told me yet?" He looks away from me. 

"Not yet. I haven't been into town yet but I'm going with Principal Weems to take Wednesday to her therapy session. I prefer to tell him to his face and not though a text." I watch my sister sleep. 

"You have his phone number?!" He gets a little loud so I look at him,

"Xavier." I growl his name. 

"Sorry." He rolls his eyes. 

"No you're not." I eye him. 

"Of course I'm not," I hear his thoughts shocking me. "What?" He looks at me confused. 

"How did I do that?" I say surprised with myself. 

"Do what?" He asks but Wednesday sits up.

"Sadly you didn't die." I give her a smile. 

"The nurse said you don't have a concussion, but probably have a nasty bump." Xavier tells her. 

"The last thing I remember I was walking outside feeling a mixture of rage, pity and self disgust while ignoring my sister. I never felt that way before." She tells us. 

"Yeah, losing to Bianca has that effect on people, I think." He tells her. 

"Then I looked up and saw that gargoyle coming down and I thought, at least I'll have an imaginative death. Then you tackled me out is the way. Why?" She asks him. 

"Most people just say thank you." Xavier tells her. 

"I didn't want to be rescued. I'm sure my sister told you that." She tells him. 

"Oh, she did. So I shoulda just let that thing smash you to mush in front of your sister?" He asks her. 

"I would have rather saved myself, and if I didn't she would have a great traumatic experience." She says and I agree with it being a traumatic experience, not great though.

"Good to see you haven't changed." He scoffs, "If it makes you feel any better, let's just say I returned the favor. Xavier Thorpe? You probably don't remember me like Valentine did." He tells her. 

"He was about two feet shorter and 40 pounds heavier." I add making him look at me then smile. 

"She really remembered me." I hear him think again. 

"What happened last time we met?" Wednesday asks still lost not remembering him. 

"It was my godmother's funeral. Apparently she was friends with your grandmother, and they spent their twenties together in Europe, swindling the rich and notorious. I don't know, but we were ten, and the three of us were bored, decided to play hide and seek. I had the inspired idea to hide in her casket, even though Valentine told me it was a terrible idea. I got stuck as it was headed to the crematorium."

"I'd heard muffled screams. I just figured your godmother had somehow cheated death and was trying to claw her way out." Wednesday remembers starting to smile. 

"Either way, you hit the big red stop button and saved me from being flame-boiled. So... now we're even." He smiles. 

"Wait, so if I'm ever about to die... you're not going to save me since I've never saved you?" I joke with Xavier. 

"Yes." He plays along. 

"Some friend you are." I playfully hit him so he grabs my arm to stop me. 

"You've never given me a reason why I should save you. Plus you still let me get in that casket." He says giving me a look so I go to hit him with my other hand but he grabs that arm to. 

"Don't you dare blame me for your stupidity." I laugh. 

"Well you knew better and didn't try to stop me." He laughs now. 

"I told you it was a bad idea! That should've been good enough." I fight with him. 

"You make me sick." Wednesday gets up getting her stuff leaving.

25 | Red Boots

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

Paring: (Xavier Thorpe x OFC Addams! Tyler Galpin x OFC Addams!)

Word Count: 1606

Warnings: mixed feelings, guilt, death

24. My Theory | 26. Prove It

Before heading back to school, I sneak go to see Xavier since I wanted to tell him everything. It wasn't hard to distract the guards and mess with the cameras not to see me. When I get to Xavier, I see him walking around chained to the ground.

"I'm so sorry I couldn't stop Wednesday." I speed walk over to the cell.

"Val, you're going to get caught. What are you doing here?" He walks as close as he can get to me.

"I doubt it. I wanted to see you and tell you everything. I know who the Hyde is. You were kinda right about Tyler being trouble. But at the same time wrong since he has a split personality I saw." I mess with my hands as I talk to him.

"How do you know it's him all of a sudden?"

"Our recent kiss I got a vision when I went to go see him after you got arrested. Kinda wish I got something a long time ago from him so you wouldn't be in here right now. I wish I tried harder to get things..." I start to tear leaning against the cell bars, "I feel stupid deep down."

Xavier reaches out and takes my hand, "Don't feel stupid. You said he has a split personality and if that's 100% true like you saw... you fell for his good side not his Hyde side. Love can make you blind at times."

"I just want you out of here. I told Sheriff Galpin that my friend is an innocent accused of being the killer." Xavier takes my other hand and I get a vision of him back at school giving Wednesday's cell phone before we all leave to go home.

"What did you see?" He asks squeezing my hands.

"Everything is going to be okay soon. I should go before they realize something." I squeeze his hand before getting ready to leave but he stops me.

"Thanks for being a good friend, Valentine. You've come a long way since you got here." I give him a smile shocking my head heading out.

While I was sitting on my bed trying to figure out who Tyler's master is, Wednesday comes into my room. "I'm expelled of course but Xavier made a point when I went to go see him. The thing Rowan told me about me ruining the school... if I'm not here it will never happen. It's possible for you to ruin it too so maybe you should leave with me." She stands at the end of my bed.

She had a point, if I'm a possible reason as well I should leave too, "You're right." I get up to go tell Weems I was going to go home with Wednesday. "Principal Weems..." I walk into her office.

"Valentine, how can I help you?"

"I'm going leave with Wednesday tomorrow. If Rowan's mother was right about us being the reason for Nevermore's demise... It won't happen if we're both gone. Tyler told Wednesday it was coming so I don't want that to happen. I learned to love this school and I do t want to see the end of it." I stand in front of her.

"If that's what you want then you may leave tomorrow with your sister. You are still welcome to join us next year. Nevermore gained an excellent student."

"Xavier was framed Principle Weems. When I kissed Tyler I did see him kill Dr. Kinbott. I wish we had something to prove it other than just my visions." I watch her watch me.

"Sadly we have no proof to say you're right. All the evidence is on Xavier. If you're right about the school then it's good to leave. Hopefully, when it all goes away you can come back." Weems says so I leave her office to pack up to go home tomorrow.

-

The next day I say my goodbyes to everyone sadly because I didn't want to leave. Enid didn't want to let go of me when we were hugging. I even told Bianca I was going to miss our tiffs with each other. I waited with Weems for Wednesday as she says her goodbyes as well.

"I have one final favor. I'd like to visit Eugene before we go to the train station. Enid mentioned he was awake now." Wednesday holds Thornhill's parting gift.

"I can do that." Weems tells us so she takes up to the hospital.

When we get to the hospital Weems talks to Eugene's moms while we go into the room to see him awake playing with a stuffed bee.

"I told you he would be all right." I walk into the room to go give hin a hug.

"Glad to see you finally awake." Wednesday walks closer to his bed.

"I heard you visited all the time."

"Ding ever mention it again." She tells him, "I've been meaning to tell you. I shouldn't have gone to the dance. I should have been with you.

"When the dance floor calls, you gotta answer. Plus you went to keep an eye on Val. It's not your fault. It's the monster's."

"It's actually called a Hyde. It's still out there. Eugene, you can't go back to Nevermore. Not even to check on your bees. You have to listen this time to an Addams. Us hummers stick together, remember." I tell him.

"That night in the woods, someone set fire to that cave."

"Yes, Dr. Kinbott." Wednesday says quickly.

"It's not her." I huff.

"I don't really remember any of it. I just saw someone wearing black and those boots." He says making me think while Wednesday asks what about them. "There was an explosion of light and just for a moment, I saw that they weren't black." He says and the light goes off in my head.

"Red... They were red weren't they?"

"Yeah. How did you know?" He looks at me confused.

"Because Tyler said Red when I asked about his master. Principal Weems!" I rush out of the room to her in the hall.

"Valentine?"

"I know who the Hyde's master is... It's Ms. Thornhill. Eugene said when someone set the cave on fire there was a flash of light and he saw red boots. I only know one person who wears red boots all the time. Plus when I asked Tyler about his master he just said the color red. She's really Laurel Gates." I explain to her pulling her way from Eugene's moms.

"To get her to confess to it we need you to shape-shift into Tyler and pretend he told us everything. Have faith in me for once." Wednesday walks over to us.

Weems looks at us before agreeing to do so, "This better work Addams."

-

Back at school, we go to Thornhill to call her out on the truth. We startle her while she was working, "Wednesday, Valentine. I thought you'd be halfway to New Jersey by now." She turns to us.

"You can drink the act, Laurel. I should have known it was you. Faking your death, securing your job at Nevermore, unlocking a Hyde. Technically, I have great admiration for well-executed revenge plots. But you're was a bit extreme, even for my high standards." Wednesday tells her.

"Oh, dear. Weems was right. You do need psychiatric help. Can't throw out wild accusations without consequences." Thornhill walks to another table.

"You're right because of her past actions... but this time they're true. Tyler told me everything." I make eye contact with her before turning to Weems coming in as Tyler.

"Initially I incorrectly accused Kinbott of using hypnosis to unlock him but Val never seemed to agree. But you used a plant-derived chemical, didn't you?" Wednesday tells her.

"Your father kept tabs on all the outcasts in town. So I assume he told you about the Galpin family secret when you were just a girl. That's why you targeted Tyler. You manipulated him by showing him what his mother truly was. What Tyler didn't realize is that truth wouldn't free him. It would enslave him to you. You used the cave and the shackles to force him until he willingly became your servant. When Kinbott came close to discovering the truth, you had Tyler kill her and pin it in Xavier. I should have known it was you on Outreach Day... the looks you were giving him while he was working and you sat in your booth. He's a victim because of you." I walk closer to her pissed off.

"Ugh. That's enough. Tyler, honey, make Mama happy and shut these girls up. Permanently." Thornhill takes her glasses off.

"He's not on your side." Wednesday tells her.

"Tyler will do anything for me." She walks over to him, "Remember what I told you? I should you who you really are. What they did to your mother... The outcast made you a monster." She cups Weems face and I get sick thinking about how she groomed Tyler.

"If you only hate outcasts, why is he killing normies as well?"

"They're just pawns in a bigger game. Just like you, Wednesday. Hell, even you Valentine because if Wednesday wasn't her and you stayed... Once again, you've underestimated the situation. Just to make sure this would work, you were never getting on that train. I sent Tyler to intercept you." Thornhill smiles at us.

"We never made it to the station. Heard enough?" I look over at Weems so she goes back to herself.

"Your slave is probably still at the station."

"Don't make this more difficult than it already is, Marilyn." Weems says pissing her off.

"My name is Laurel!" She injects Nightshade Poisoning into Weems neck causing us to rush over to her but there was nothing we could do to help her.

8 | Making Enemies

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

Paring: (Xavier Thorpe x OFC Addams! Tyler Galpin x OFC Addams!)

Word Count: 1657

Warnings: playful friendship

7. Returned the Favor | 9. Boys...

For Wednesday's session with Dr. Kinbott I go into town with her and Weems. "Dr. Kinbott's office is in the second floor. Other Nevermore students and your sister swear by her." Weems tells her as we pull up. 

"You'll be here until I'm done?" Wednesday asks. 

"Perhaps afterwards we can visit the Weathervane for hot chocolate." Weems suggests to her. 

"Principle Weems, this feeble attempt at binding is beneath you. And chauffeuring your students around is below your pay grade." Wednesday gets out of the car. 

"Given your history, I'm sure you're intent on running away. I'm here to prevent that from happening." Weems lets her know. 

"I wish you luck." Wednesday shuts the door. 

"Can I go to the Weathervane?" I ask Weems. 

"Yes, you may." She says so I get out.

When I enter the café I see Tyler working on the espresso machine so I walk up to him. "Since it's the espresso machine that means I still can have my hot chocolate right?" I say with a smile then watch him stare at me, "Can I talk to you?" I get serious. 

"The machine is broke. I have to fix it." He waves the manual. 

"Tyler, please." I give him a sad look. He walks over to the side so it can be slightly private. "I'm going to keep being just yours and Xavier's friend until l know things and my own feelings." I explain leaning against the wall as he leans on the wall across from me with his arms crossed. "I'm not good at understanding myself when it comes to feelings. Others it's easier because it's like reading a book but I'm unreadable. I'm not used to them. Especially these kinds so I would appreciate it if we can keep being friends." I mess with my fingers again nervously.

He sighs uncrossing his arms, "I don't wanna lose you as a friend, you're the first person to understand me. So I want you to know I'm completely okay with with us just being friends till you understand your feelings. But I do want you to know if you end up not feeling the same way, I still don't want to lose you as a friend. My shitty life got a little better when you showed up." He steps closer to me. 

"I don't wanna lose you as a friend either because you seem to be the only person who has gotten me to open up to without a court order." I chuckle some getting off the wall, "And you're also the only one who really wants to get to know all of me." I give him a smile.

"I gotta get back to work, now." He gives me a smile. 

"Go try to tame that beast." I play shove him back to the front. 

"I can't read Italian though." He looks back at me. 

"I can."

"Do you want to help a friend out?" He motions for me to follow him. 

"Free drinks for two weeks." I eye him. 

"I already give you free drinks." He laughs going to mess with the machine while I make myself a hot chocolate. "Excuse me, you don't work here." He looks back at me for a second. 

"Well, you're busy and the only other person working is busy as well." I give him a smile.

"Holy crap! Do you make a habit of scaring the hell out of people?" I hear Tyler so I turn around to see Wednesday. 

"It's more of a hobby." She tells him. 

"New to Nevermore, I see." He eyes her. 

"I need a quad over ice. It's an emergency. It's four shots is espresso." She tells him. 

"Somebody snuck out the bathroom window." I walk over to stand by Tyler.

"Of course." She looks over at me so Tyler looks between us. 

"Yeah, I...I know what a quad is, but spoiler alert, the espresso machine's having a seizure, so all we have I drip." He tells her. 

"But drip is for people who hate themselves and know their lives have no real purpose or meaning." She says so we watch the man put it down and walk away. "What's wrong with your machine?" She asks Tyler. 

"It's a temperamental beats with a mind I'd it's own, and it doesn't help that the instructions are in Italian...And you won't help me." Tyler tells her then turns to face me annoyed. 

"You never agreed to my request so that's your fault." I tell him as Wednesday comes around to fix it. 

"I need a Tri-wing screwdriver and a four millimeter Allen wrench." She reads the manual shocking him. "Here's the deal. I'm going to fix your coffee machine, then you are going to make my coffee and call a taxi." She tells him. 

"Uh, no taxis in Jericho. Try Uber?" He suggests to her. 

"I don't have a phone. I refuse to be a salve to technology." She tells him as he works in the machine.

"Then you're out of luck. Where are you going anyways?" He watches her. 

"That's on a need to know basis. What about trains?" She asks. "Nearest station is Burlington. It's half an hour away." He tells her. 

"You have a valve issue. I've seen it before." She tells him as I get myself a snack. 

"Where? You have one of these monsters at home?"

"Steam powered guillotine. Built it when she was ten. We wanted to decapitate our dolls more efficiently." I speak up covering my mouth as I ate. 

"Wait, this is your sister. I should've known that... it's quite obvious now that I look at you both." Tyler turns to look at me. 

"She's the older twin." Wednesday says as she fixes it. 

"Wow. Thanks. I'm Tyler, by the way. I didn't catch your name, or is that on a need to know basis too?" Tyler asks her so she eyes him. 

"Wednesday."

"I tell you what, Wednesday. To show my appreciation, and help a friends family out, how about I drive you to Burlington?" He suggests to her. 

"Perfect. Put that quad in a to go cup." She tells him so he says he can't until another hour. She ends up trying to bribe him with $40 dollars but he says he can't be bought so she just had to wait. She huffs walking to a booth while he makes her drink and I go around to wait to give it to her. 

"You two are similar yet very different." He chuckles. 

"Yep, especially with me being here. She knew I've changed. She hates it. Called me weak for falling into the trap. I promised to keep an eye on her but I know my sister so I'm not going to stop her from leaving." I lean on the counter.

I take her drink and my stuff over to the booth she was sitting in. "You really have changed. You have friends and not just one." She eyes me as I sit down. 

"Yeah, six to be exact then four acquaintances." I eye her as well. 

"What are you going to tell Principal Weems for when I leave?" She changes the topic. 

"Well of she doesn't see me with you; say I don't know anything. If she sees me; I tried to stopped you but failed. If you don't get away today and get caught; say you told me the session ended early to day." I tell her so she nods her head.

After some time Tyler's ex friends show up talking about how we're in their booth. "Why as you three dressed like religious fanatics?" Wednesday asks them. 

"We're pilgrims." The taller one says. 

"Potato, po-tah-to but they work at Pilgrim World." I show her the flyer. 

"It takes a special kind of stupid to devote an entire theme park to zealots responsible for mass genocide." She tells them. 

"My dad owns Pilgrim World. Who you calling stupid?" Lucas gets pissed. 

"If the buckled shoe fits." She tells him. 

"Guys, back off." Tyler comes over to us. 

"Stay out of this, Galpin." Lucas tells him. 

"Yes, stay out of this." Wednesday stand up to stand in front of Lucas. 

"So tell me, freak... you ever been with a normie?" He asks her. 

"I've never found one that could handle me. Boo!" She scares him making the other two jump in. While Wednesday handles the bigger one I jump in to handle the taller one.

We look at the three laying on the floor in pain, "You still got it." She smiles at me. 

"So where'd you learn those kung fu moves?" Tyler asks us. 

"Our uncle taught us. He spent five years in Tibetan Monastery." I look at Tyler, who stood next to me. 

"Was he a monk?" He asks confused. 

"Prisoner." Wednesday adds. 

"Dad." Tyler sees him come in so we all turn to look at him. 

"Tyler, what the hell's going on in here?" He asks him. 

"They were harassing customers, and they put them in their place." Tyler explains so his dad eyes Wednesday and I, 

"These little things took down tree boys? Did you help them?" He asks making us eye him. 

"Dad, I swear, I wasn't involved." Tyler tells him. 

"We told him to stay out of it." I add with a smile.

"Apologizes, sheriff. This one slipped away from me but I see her sister found her. Come on, Miss Addams, both of you, time to go." Weems comes in so we go over to her. 

"Wait a minute, hang on." The sheriff stops us, "You're both a Addams? Don't tell me Gomez Addams is your father?" He asks so we nod our head, "That man belongs behind bars for murder. Guessing the apples don't fall far from the tree. I'm gonna keep my eye on you both." He points his finger at us and stares me down. 

"Okay." Weems grabs Wednesday as she smiles and I follow out waving bye to Tyler.

15 | Asking...

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

Paring: (Xavier Thorpe x OFC Addams! Tyler Galpin x OFC Addams!)

Word Count: 1518

Warnings: conflicted feelings, arguing about a dance

14. It's Human | 16. Rave'N

Enid and a few girls decided we should all go dress shopping for the dance. They wanted us to wear white to match the theme but there was no way I'd wear a white dress. While I went to look at dresses with the girls, Wednesday whet off to see the sheriff. Barely into the shopping I got bored so I left to go to the Weathervane. 

As I walk in Tyler bumps into me on the way out, "Val." He smiles. 

"Tyler." I smile back. 

"What are you doing in town today?" He asks as we walk outside down the sidewalk. 

"A few girls are dress shopping. I got bored of watching them." I shrug my shoulders. 

"For the Rave'N this weekend. It was all the buzz at the Weathervane today." He says as we come to a stop. 

"Wow, everyone is really obsessed with this dance." I shake my head. 

"So, you're not going?" He asks. 

"Actually, I was forced to ask someone because of Wednesday." I roll my eyes still pissed at her. "

Sure, that happens. Who is it?" He asks eyeing me. 

"Xavier..." I watch his whole face change. 

"Got it. Hope you two have fun." He starts to walk away.

"Why are you upset? I literally said I was forced." I make him turn around. 

"I have a reason to be upset because you keep giving me these signals. I thought we liked each other, but then you pull something like this because you were forced?" He looks at me with so many different emotions. 

"Wednesday put me on the chopping block because he almost caught us snooping around his shit. She made something up on the spot and threw me under the bus she was driving. I didn't want to ask him to the stupid dance. If I was going to ask anyone it would have been you." I start to get frustrated. "I told you Xavier was missing something so that meant I don't like him more than a friend." I run my hands through my hair getting even more frustrated. "I still don't fully know feelings because I'm developing new ones I've never felt before until I met you. You make me feel so many things and it makes me feel like I'm losing my mind." I feel myself wanting to cry which I hated was a thing now when I feel super frustrated. 

Tyler walks up to me and stops right in front of me looking down at me, "You make me feel like I'm losing my mind as well." He takes a hold of one of my hands. 

"I'm sorry." I take my hand back and walk away confused wanting to run to the train station and lay down on the tracks.

-

I just end up walk back to school to clear my mind. "Miss Addams, a gift from your mother has arrived today. I sat it on your bed." Ms. Thornhill smiles at I pass her in the hall. 

"My mother sent me a gift? Thank you." I got to my room to see a box on the bed with a letter on top.

My dear, Valentine. I know the Rave'N will be coming up soon around this time. I have a feeling you'll end up going with a certain person or maybe just a friend. So I've taken the time to find you a perfect dress you would love. I didn't send your sister one because I know she would never go. And if I did send one she would even more think I was trying to change her. Love you my sweet little black rose.

I didn't want to open the box quite yet because I wanted it to be a surprise. I end up calling my mother with the crystal ball to thank her for the dress but I don't want to look at it till the dance. She was happy I was going but I told her Wednesday wasn't going to go which she had a feeling.

"We're going for a walk." Wednesday walks into my room. 

"A walk where?" I eye her. "The woods. Eugene is leading the way." She leaves so I get up from my desk following her. 

We end up at a cave that had the same circle spiral in the rocks. "It's definitely a match. What were you doing out here?" Wednesday asks him. 

"Collecting specimens. This place is ground zero for horny gypsy moths. You think it's in there?" Eugene asks. 

"Only one way to find out." She walks up to it and we go in. We see the floor covered in animal bones. 

"Check this out." Eugene flashes his light on shackles nailed into the wall with scratches marks around it. 

She walks towards something else while I touch the shackles. "Stop! Please leave me alone! Don't come near me! No!" A distorted voice screams getting deeper and their blurry body becomes the monster.

"Valentine, what did you see?" Wednesday looks at me. 

"That's the thing, I couldn't really see or hear. It was blurry but the person who's the monster didn't want to change they were forced by someone." I explain to her as she holds a claw. 

"I need to go back to the shed. I need something to compare this too. You don't look well. Eugene make sure she gets to her room okay." Wednesday leaves us so Eugene helps me.

As I lay in bed after taking something for my head I kept thinking about how there was two people we needed to find. Why would someone force someone into that monster? There was banging at the door making me jump in bed. "What the hell?" I get up walking to the door opening to see Xavier. 

"Did you only ask me to the Rave'N because you and Wednesday think I'm the monster? She heavily believes I'm the monster because of all those things I painted of the monster." He brushes past me coming into the room. 

"I don't think it's you." I tell him truthfully. 

"I don't know if I can believe you." He shakes his head. 

"All I want to know is how did you get the scratches and why paint all those? You're my friend Xavier, you can tell me. I was confused to see all that but I still don't think it's you." I walk away from the door.

"The creature has been haunting my dreams for weeks. I try to block it out but I can't. So I just paint it. The recent one, the claws reached out and took a swipe at me." He sits on my bed. "See that makes sense to me." I take a seat next to him. "You're sister doesn't think so." He messes with his hands. 

"Do you care what she thinks?" I laugh. 

"No, I care what you think." He looks at me. 

"Well, I still don't think it's you. I only will if there's hardcore evidence to support it." I chuckle. 

"You didn't want to ask me to the dance did you? You only did it to cover up you two were in the shed." His eyes scan my face so I nod my head, 

"She cornered me into asking you but I'll still go with a friend if you want me to. If you're upset about the whole thing I get it." I let him know.

"I'm hurt you didn't want to ask me originally but I was going to ask you, so yeah, I still want to go to the dance with you." He smiles. 

"Great, because my mom sent me my dress today but I don't want to see it till I get ready for the dance." I clap my hands and he leans over kissing me making me freeze in place. 

"Can't wait to see you in your dress tomorrow." He leaves my room. 

"I just called you a friend, dude." I wipe my mouth as I was left alone.

-

"Whose your date for the dance?" I ask Enid as we hangout in her room. 

"Lucas." She smiles, "It's to make Ajax jealous." She rolls her eyes. 

"But out of everyone, Lucas?" I give her a look. 

"He approached me to get back at someone too so why not." She shrugs her shoulders. 

"Your dress matches the theme." I say as she shows me her dress. 

"What dress did you end up getting?" She asks me but Wednesday jumps in. 

"She's not going to the dance anymore." She says making me look over at her. 

"Why do you say that?" I ask her. 

"Because Xavier knows the truth that you were forced to ask him." She turns to face me.

"I'm still going with him. And my mother sent me a dress. I still haven't looked at it. I want to be surprised when I put it on tonight." I tell both of them. 

"Why still go with him?" Wednesday asks me. 

"He's a friend still. Have fun doing whatever you and Eugene plan to do." I leave their room to go do whatever in my room.

18 | Birthday, Yes

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

Paring: (Xavier Thorpe x OFC Addams! Tyler Galpin x OFC Addams!)

Word Count: 2370

Warnings: giving in to feelings

17. Under Arrest | 19. Split Up?

I was just chilling in my bed when a note slid under my door. I get up to see it read, If you want answers, meet inside Crackstone's crypt. Midnight. I leave my room and run into Wednesday and Enid, "Did you get a note as well?" I ask her and she nods her head. 

The three of us head out with our flashlights to see what it was about. Wednesday and I go in while Enid stayed outside. There was slight movement but no one we could see so we called out to them. "Try anything and you'll lose limbs." Wednesday adds. 

"Surprise!" Divina, Xavier, Kent, Ajax, and Yoko come out singing happy birthday while Enid brings out a cake.

"I should have known you were behind this." Wednesday flashes her light at Thing then tells him she wanted no party. 

"I thought my cake design was pretty inspired." Xavier smiles. 

"The pink balloon was my little touch. Why don't you two make a wish?" Enid asks but something else catches Wednesday's eyes. 

"Fire will rain, when I rise." She reads. 

"That's not really a wish." Enid tells her. 

"Wait, we're never eating that cake, are we?" Ajax speaks up. Wednesday gets a vision confusing everyone but Xavier and I. When she comes back she leaves us all.

"Thank you guys for this but Wednesday doesn't care for good happy birthdays." I let them know. 

"You still wanna make a wish?" Enid holds the cake out to me. I close my eyes then open them.

"I'm not telling it or it won't happen." I give her a smile. 

"So can we eat the cake without Wednesday since we have Valentine?" Ajax adds. 

"Why not?" I say so we eat the cake together and hangout before going to bed.

-

"Birthday girl." Xavier smiles as I walk out to head to town. 

"Please, don't call me that." I give him an ugly look. 

"Sorry. Where you off to?"

"Into town." I tell him and he just nods his head. 

"To do?" He puts his hands into his pockets. 

"See Eugene then swing by the Weathervane for a drink and a snack. I don't plan to doing much today. Normally on my birthday, I isolate myself. I like it that way." I explain to him. 

"Okay, I hope you enjoy being alone." He chuckles. 

"I will." I leave his side.

I swing by the hospital to check up on Eugene and every time I came by to see him I would get upset even though I knew he was going to be fine. "Don't worry about your babies. Wednesday and I have been taking care them for you. I can't wait till you wake up." I give him a smile then leave the hospital. 

Walking into the Weathervane I take a seat in a booth resting my head on the table before pulling out my sketchbook. As I sketch Tyler comes up to the table, "I know you only drink hot chocolate, but I've been working on this all week." He sets my drink down that says happy birthday as he sits across from me. 

"Let me guess, Thing told?" I put my book down. 

"Who do you think delivered the cake? Yeah, I went with the 98% dark chocolate ganache knowing both of your preferred color palette."

"It was alright... I normally don't like dark chocolate though. It's too bitter for me but it was still good. Thank you, now I don't want to drink this because it will get messed up. I mean you said it took you a week." I look at my drink. 

"I'll be more hurt if you don't drink it. Enjoy my hard work." He motions to it so I do. 

"Not bad." I make him laugh. 

"What's your birthday plans for the day?" He changes the topic. 

"Went to see Eugene in the hospital then came here for a drink and snack. Then I plan on isolate myself away. That's now I normally spend my birthdays after the stupid songs and cake and party." I explain to him. 

"So, if I asked you out to a non-birthday, song-free dinner... would that be something you're interested in?" He asks with a slight smile.

"That means you really like this boy, dear. Don't be afraid to act on them... especially romantic ones." I hear my mothers words replay in my head. 

"That does sound like something I'm interested in." I give him a smile causing him to get the biggest smile ever. 

"Really?" He scans my face trying to see if I was joking or not. 

"Yes, Tyler. I would like to go to a non-birthday, song-free dinner." I chuckle at his face. 

"YES! SHE SAID YES!" I hear him screaming to himself on the inside making me laugh me. "Great. I should get back to work then." He gets up from the table happily.

I continue to stay at the Weathervane since I got alone time to sketch. Wednesday ends up coming in at some point taking a seat across from me. "You go visit Eugene?" I ask her so she just nods her head reading a Pilgrim's Journey. 

"I know you're usually a quad kind of girl, but I've been working on that all week. Valentine can confirm since she saw hers earlier." Tyler brings her one taking a seat next to me. 

"Birthday, yes. Happy, never." She tells him. 

"He delivered the cake. He went with the 98% dark chocolate ganache knowing both of our preferred color palette." I add making him smile at me. 

"Is that Enid's gift?" Tyler looks at her gift. 

"It's perfect if you're fleeing a war-torn country on foot." She tells him. 

"I haven't gotten one yet and I've been her friend longer." I mumble to myself.

"Come on. Don't you like a day that's all about you?" He asks her. 

"Every day is all about me. This one just comes with cake and a bad song." She tell him. 

"Got it, you both hate celebrating your birthdays." He nods his head. 

She looks at her book before sliding him a drawing of the gate, "Have you seen that before?" She asks as he looks at it. 

"Uh... What's that supposed to be?" He makes her take it back. 

"It's a gate, you dummy." I give him a look as she goes back to reading. 

"I'll leave you two alone then. Text you later." Tyler gets up leaving us. When the Sheriff comes in Wednesday goes over to him while I get my stuff to head back to the school.

"Enid!" I shout walking into the room. 

"Oh, here's your gift! You went in to town before I could give it to you." She rush over handing it to me. 

"Thank you. So I have a dinner tonight with Tyler." I say making her squeal. 

"Let's go find an outfit." She drags me to my room to go through my closet. "Everything is black." She groans. 

"You don't say."

"This is a cute dress." She pulls out one and I agree. "Then you're wearing this tonight." She hands it to me, "Well put it on so I can see how you look in it." She snaps her fingers at me. Once I was in my outfit she smiles, "Perfect." She claps her hands.

"I need you to do me a favor." Wednesday walks into my room then eyes me. 

"A favor?" I tilt my head. 

"Yes, see if Xavier has seen this." She hands me the drawing of the gate. 

"Why me?" I ask confused. 

"I don't want to talk to him." She leaves the room. 

"I'll finish getting ready after I go on a quest for my sister." Enid and I leave my room. 

As I walk to Xavier's shed, Thing joins me making me roll my eyes, "She send you?" I ask and he gives me a thumbs up. When I get to Xavier in the shed he didn't hear me come in because he was listening to music loudly. He catches me out of the corner of his eye so he looks over at me eyeing me.

"Wednesday sent me to ask you for help." I tell him walking over holding out the drawing she did so he turns off his music. 

"Her line work's a little shaky." He jokes. 

"She wants to know if your recognize it." I tell him so he motions to the one he did on the wall. "When did you draw that?" I ask him. 

"Couple days ago. The dreams started again." He lets me know. 

"Do you know where that is?" I look at him. 

"Yeah. It's the old Gates mansion. I pass it when I go running. Why?" He looks at me. 

"She saw that in a vision." I say before Thing snaps to get our attention.

He pulls a sheet off a painting to show a big art work of me drawing alone outside Wednesday and Enid's bedroom window. The only two who knew I ever did that to escape from the world really late at night. I walk over to look at it and had mixed feelings. 

"Okay. Listen... After the dance, I just wanted to forget about you, but I couldn't. So I started painting and that's what came out." He tells me, "I've happen to see you a few times when I go out on the roof to get air when I get nightmares." He sighs then makes the painting move. Me in the painting does certain motions I do when I'm focused. "You just look happy when you're alone in your own little world away from everything." 

My phone goes off and I see it was from Tyler saying what time he would pick me up. "I have to go finish getting ready and tell Wednesday about the mansion." I head for the door, "Thanks for the help."

"It's the Gates Mansion... and I'm never doing you a favor again when it comes to Xavier." I walk in putting the picture on her bed then leave to finish getting ready. 

-

When it was time to meet Tyler outside the gates, Enid tells me good luck and enjoy dinner. As I walk closer I see Tyler waiting outside the car leaning against it on his phone. "Why are you waiting outside the vehicle?" I ask walking up to him. 

He looks up from his phone to look at me and smiles, "Thought it was more polite to wait this way. You look better than me." He chuckles. 

"I always do." I joke with him. 

"You know what, I change my mind. I don't want to take you to dinner anymore." He reached for his handle and I decided to play evil. 

"Okay, I'll just see if Xavier wants to go out." I turn around making him grab my wrist pulling me into his chest accidentally because of how he pulled me.

"That's rude." He looks down at me as I look up to him. 

"Let's go, I'm hungry." I walk around to the other side and he rushes to open the door for me. I shake my head at him getting in and as he walks around to the drivers side I mess with my fingers getting nervous. 

We drive to a diner in town Tyler gets the door again then pushes me in when we get seated. "You don't have to try so hard." I let him know. "

I just want to make a good impression and want you to enjoy tonight." He takes his seat grabbing the menu to look at. 

"A good impression? I've known you for months now, Tyler. And I don't need you to act like an extra gentleman for me to enjoy my night. I'm already enjoying it. You're actually making me like my birthday for once." I give him a smile. 

"I'm honored."

Once we get our food we talk about things I don't normally talk about with people not even my family making me realize I 100% have opened up to him. I let him in... I always said I would never let anyone through my walls I've put up to keep the world out. He's seen me for me deep down... at my best and worst moments. 

"You okay? You look like you left this world." He awkwardly chuckles. 

"I just realized something so yeah I kinda left this world." I tell him truthfully. 

"What did you realize? You seem concerned." He scans my face. 

"I've let you in and opened up to you. You know things I don't even tell my family. You know parts of me I hide... I let down my walls for you." I laugh at myself.

"Do you regret it?"

"No." I shake my head, "If it was going to be anyone, I'm glad it's you. I trust you." I tell him and his smile slightly faded looking sad before going back. 

"I'm happy you chose me accidentally." He grabs my hand that was resting on the table, "I've let my walls down around you as well. I feel comfortable around you. Like you won't judge me." He squeezes my hand. 

"I would never judge you...unless you do something really stupid." We laugh.

As we head out we were laughing because on the way out Tyler ran into the door trying to beat me to it to open the door for me. "How about we swing by the Weathervane before you take me back? I don't want this night to end yet." I put my hand out for him to take. 

He takes my hand into his and we walk down the sidewalk enjoying the silence. "You know that door hurt my nose." He makes me stop walking to look at him. 

"Well it looks the same. No blood so you're all good." I study his nose. 

"Why do you make me act this way?" He smiles staring into my eyes as he brings his hand to my face. 

"Because you like me." I try to keep a straight face but can't help smile. I feel him start to lean down and I lean up to meet him but a crash makes us pull away to see the mayor got hit by a car.