3 | Knock It Off

3 | Knock It Off

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

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

Word Count: 1721

Warnings: Xavier just jealous of Tyler

Last: Therapy | Next: Changing

So far Nevermore hasn't been bad and I was surprised how well I made friends. Well, except for Bianca. We were more like frenemies because we were very competitive against each other. Especially in fencing most of the time we went against each other it came to the tie. Me and Yoko got along pretty quickly being roommates. Enid and I were sometimes alike but in different fonts. Xavier and me were good friends which Bianca didn't like at all. It took awhile for Ajax to stop being nervous around me. Divina and Kent were alright, I wasn't super close to them but I knew Divina more because of Yoko.

Having to join a club I met Eugene and he remained me of Pugsley so I treated him like a brother. There was Rowan, who was basically an outcast of outcast. We had a few conversations but he never stuck around long. Lastly was Tyler. After every therapy session I would go over to the Weathervane to get a Hot Chocolate and talk to Tyler as he worked. Xavier didn't quite like me talk to Tyler telling me what he did to him last year. I understand that it was bad because he put time into his work, but compared to what I do to people... It didn't seem that big of a deal to me.

"Bianca seems a little pissed today. Do you know what happed?" Yoko asks Divina as some of us were going into town today. 

"Xavier broke up with her." She looks at Bianca in the front of the bus alone before telling us making Enid gasp next to me. 

"Why?" She asks wanting more details for her blog. 

"She won't talk about it." Divina tells her and I watch Enid start typing on her phone. 

I look in the back to see Xavier looking out the window listening to music alone. When we all get off the bus the girls take off and I wait for Xavier. 

Once he sees me he takes out his earbuds, "Why are you looking at me like that?" He asks annoyed. 

"Wanna get a drink and a snack from the Weathervane? We can talk about whatever." I suggest to him. 

"Sure." We head over there.

"The usual and?" Tyler asks Xavier as we walk up so he tells him before we go sit in a booth. 

"I'm assuming you heard the news. I know Enid just posted about it on the way here. Is that why you want to talk to me?" Xavier leans back on his side. 

"I wanna know how a friend's doing. And if you want to talk about it you can but if you don't it's okay." I do the same. 

"We broke up for two reasons." He looks out the window as Tyler brings us our drinks. 

"Thank you." I tell him as he leaves. "What are your reasons since you broke up with her." I sit up. 

"The main reason is because I had doubts about Bianca and her intentions as a siren. I'm constantly paranoid that she's using her siren song me and we keep getting into fights over it." He sits up looking at his drink.

"But she has her amulet she wears." I tell him. 

"I'm still paranoid about it." He sighs. 

"Is there another reason?" I ask. 

"The second reason is she doesn't like our friendship." He rolls his eyes. 

"Like you with me about..." I motion towards Tyler. 

"It's different." He eyes Tyler working. 

"Stop it." I kick his leg underneath the table, "But why does she have a problem with me with you? I don't treat you any differently than others and you don't treat me differently either." I raise an eyebrow. 

"She doesn't think that." He messes with his hands. 

"Well she's stupid because I don't like you like that. I don't like anyone for a fact. You have to prove you're worth my time. And it takes a lot to melt my semi ice cold heart." I explain to him not seeing the slight disappoint on his face.

"You don't mind if I draw while we sit here, right?" Xavier pulls stuff out of his bag. 

"Do you have an extra book I can draw in while we sit here?" I ask him. 

"Here. I haven't used this one. You can keep it." He passes me one and a pencil. 

"Thanks, I'm going to use you as my muse." I open up the book. 

"Okay." He laughs before we sit in silence sketching each other.  

After awhile I take a break to go use the restroom then go to the counter to ask for another drink. "Hey Ty, can I have another and two croissants?" I come around the corner leaning on the counter. 

"I had a feeling you would come ask at some point. Sure, I'll bring it after this customer." He gives me a smile that makes me feel happy on inside but never show it, "Thanks." I go join Xavier who was glaring at me. "Knock it off, Thorpe." I huff taking my seat. 

"I told you he's bad news." He huffs as well making me turn to look at Tyler for a second to see him making my cup with a slight smile before tuning back around.

"Yes, because the boy with the light-brown curly hair, greenish eyes, and a kindly smile is bad news. Xavier, I know what he did to you but I'm worse. I can handle myself." I roll my eyes. 

"For someone who, in fact doesn't like anyone, sure described him like you do." He rolls his eyes drawing. 

"You have golden brown shoulder length hair, eyes are a light olive color with brown surrounding the pupil, when you smile you get dimples." I say making him look at me, "I'm just good at describing someone."

"Your hot chocolate with two croissants like you asked. Do you want another drink or anything else?" Tyler sets my stuff down then asks Xavier. 

"I'm good." He tells him coldly. Tyler just nods his head leaving the booth. "I don't see how you're friends with him." Xavier goes for one of my croissants so I smack his hand away, 

"Because he's nice to me and that's all that matters when it comes to me. And he asked if you wanted anything so don't touch my shit." I explain to him going back to my drawing.

Bianca ends up coming in with Divina and a few of her other siren friends catching sight of Xavier and I. "She looks pissed." I laugh so I give her a smile and a little wave. 

"Now you knock it off, Addams." Xavier reaches across the table putting my hand down. 

"Why? Let me have some fun."  I say eyeing her as she glares at me. 

"Why would you want to piss her off more when you're kinda one of the reasons I broke up with her?" He leans on the table refusing to look her way. 

"Because I love chaos." I lean on the table as well starring him in the eyes. 

"You're terrible." He shakes his head at me. 

"Thank you." I give him a smile.

"I'm finished by the way." Xavier shows me his drawing. 

"You finally got my nose right." I say before showing him mine. 

"Oh my god. It's like a fucking picture. You still haven't show me your work so I'm amazed. You said I'm quite the artist but you are a artist " He takes it from me looking at it more. 

"I'm best at people." I take it back as he hands it back over to me. "I'm gonna go pay for our drinks. Then meet you at the bus." We get up and go different directions.

"How much do I owe you? I'm paying for Xavier's too." I walk up to Tyler. 

"It's on the house." He walks over to me. "Ty, no. How much, really? I normally wouldn't care if someone told me that but you're a friend and this is your job." I tell him getting serious. 

"No, really it's on the house." He smiles making me get all warm again. 

"Fine, here's your tip." I put a twenty in the tip jar. 

"Valentine." He pulls it out trying to give it back to me. 

"Nope, you worked for it. See you tomorrow since I have my session with Kinbott. I gotta bus to catch." I rush out getting on the shuttle. 

"How much do I owe you?" Xavier asks as I take a seat next to him. 

"Nothing. He said it was on the house for the both of us." I keep it short and Xavier rolls his eyes.

Back at the school walking towards my dorm Bianca show up, "I can't believe he left me for you." She eyes me. 

"He didn't but if he did I would say he upgraded. But Xavier is just a friend to me. I don't date. Plus it's quite difficult to melt my semi ice cold heart." I tell her with a straight face. 

"An upgrade?" She laughs crossing her arms. 

"Yes. Now I think this conversation is over." I walk past her going to my dorm. As soon as I enter the room the crystal ball was going off. "Mother, father." I answer it. 

"How are you doing my black widow?" My father asks me. 

"Good. Just got back from the town with some friends." I tell him. 

"I'm still so proud of you making friends at Nevermore." My mother gets a big smile. 

"I'm quite impressed with myself actually." I tell them.

"Enid, I told you no." Yoko huffs as she walks into the room with her following her. 

"Val, did Xavier tell you why he broke up with Bianca?" She rushes over to me. 

"Mother, Father, I'll call you back tomorrow." 

"Okay, dear." They end the call. 

"Spill the tea." Enid shakes me, "And don't tell me he didn't because if he was to tell anyone it would be you." She glares at me. 

"I'm not telling you, Enid. It's not going on your blog. I keep other's secrets to myself." I tell her making her pout. "It's not going to work on me." I look at her with no emotions. 

"Fine..." She huffs crossing her arms.

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.

14 | It's Human

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

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

Word Count: 1639

Warnings: none

13. Outreach Job | 15. Asking...

"You rang?" Tyler asks her making Xavier look at all of us then scoff.

"Want the usual?" Tyler asks.

"And help. Valentine, go change. You're coming with me." She tells me so I go to do that.

As I come back out Tyler tells me she's outside waiting for me so I rush to follow her. "So what's so important about this old meeting house?" I ask as we make our way through the woods.

"I don't know but I'm hoping to get something." She keeps it short.

"You know, I would love it if you kept conversations going for a bit longer." I sigh as Thing comes out of her bag. A homeless man back talks Wednesday so Thing scares him away. "By the looks of it... there's nothing here." I look around at the walls that were barley standing.

"No, I can't just touch something. My visions seem to happen spontaneously." Wednesday tells Thing so he tells her to ask our mother making them bicker.

I walk off as she touches random things to prove Thing wrong. "You two bicker so much." I say as Wednesday and I each open a door getting a vision.

We both see each other confused and an angry mob pushing a girl around from her other vision. The girl ends up being Goody Addams being accused of Witchcraft. We see a whole barn full of people considered an outcast before they set the building on fire but Goody escapes. I wake up and see Wednesday still out before for gets up.

"So the girl you're seeing is our ancestor, Goody Addams." I stand up then help her up. She hears a noise going to check it out but see no one. "Could it be the man from earlier?" I ask her as she looks again but the monster shows up making her back into me.

"Come on, come on!" She runs after it.

"You're crazy!" I follow her as she follows the footprints.

"The monster's human." She looks up at me.

"What the hell are you doing?" Xavier randomly shows up.

"We were following the monster." She stands up.

"You saw it? It's here? Do you two have a death wish or something?" He looks around.

"Maybe." I think about the positive side of dying.

"What are you doing out here?" Wednesday asks him.

"I overheard you say you were checking out the old meeting house. It's lucky I showed up when I did." He looks around again.

"We did learn one thing. The monster is human. It's tracks turned from monster prints to human ones." I tell him so he asks to show him but the rain got rid of them.

Xavier scoffs making us look at him. "We know what we saw." She tells him.

"I'm trying to keep an open mind." He tells us.

"Oh, so suddenly now it's okay to have an open mind. Why? Because you're still pissed I don't care what you think because Tyler believes us?" I see a certain look in his eyes.

"Grow up." I leave the two walking alone in the rain. Back in town it was sunny so I started to dry off from the rain.

We all gather, Nevermore and the town, to celebrate the monument of Joseph Crackstone to celebrate his memory. I make a face at people celebrating him but remember Wednesday's plan Thing told me about. I smile watching the rope on fire lead to the fountain. Everyone runs as the explosion happened while Wednesday just stayed and played a song. As she finishes, I stand up to applaud her.

Back at school though we both had to sit in Weems office. "That was a disaster. The mayor is furious! I've lost count of the angry phone calls, emails, and people in the town, alumni and parents. They want answers and so do I." Weems points her fingers at us.

"I would lead the inquisition, but I left my thumbscrews and rack at home." Wednesday tells her.

"Miss Addams... you're already on thin ice. Wafer-thin ice." She stares at her.

"I had nothing to do with this. I was with Enid before we all gathered together. I just didn't run away because I don't get scared easily and I stayed to watch my sister play. If you don't believe me, ask Enid." I tell her.

"I believe you, so you may leave now." She says so I leave the office going to my room to lay down.

Ty: My dad is getting on me about you and your sister because of what happened.

Val: I had no part of it... I just stayed because it didn't scare me and I wanted to see my sister play.

Ty: I believe you. I saw you and Enid walking around chatting and taking pictures.

Val: So I have an eyewitness for my alibi.

Ty: Yes, you do. But sadly he still won't care.

Val: I know. Talk to you later because I have to go help Enid pick out an outfit for her date tonight.

We and when I mean we, I mean mostly Enid, spend a few hours going through all her clothes to find the perfect outfit. "Enid, you have been modeling your clothes for hours and I told you the one you have on now is cute." I say laying on her bed with different article of clothes on top of my legs.

"Is this one too much?" She picks up a different shirt.

"Enid!" I throw my head back.

"Okay, this outfit it is. I'm so glad I have my date with Ajax tonight. Get my mind off that trainwreck of an afternoon. I literally think I have PTSD. I didn't even get to do my dance routine." Enid rants on.

"What a tragedy." Wednesday speaks up as she types her story.

"What kind is twisted psycho would want to sabotage such a life-affirming event?" Enid asks making Wednesday and me look at each other.

"You're going to be late." Wednesday adds.

"Wish me luck." Enid takes her jacket I hand to her.

"If he breaks your heart, I'll nail-gun his." Wednesday tells her.

"I'll hold him down for her." I add as she leaves the room. "Finally." I move the clothes off me to get up and put them away for her. "I'll leave you to your writing my dear sister." I leave the room.

~

After taking information from the morgue about the past victims Wednesday found a little pattern of the killer was taking parts of their bodies. I felt bad for Enid because she couldn't handle looking at the photos which made her pass out. I told Wednesday to stop showing her the pictures and told Enid to avoid looking across the room. At the moment we were in Thornhill's class and I was dozing off. The starts to giggle making me rub my eyes to wake myself up.

"Okay, okay. I know you're all excited about Saturday, which is why I haven't assigned any homework. But I do still need volunteers for the decorating committee. Anyone interested, come and see me up here." Thornhill tells the class so some students get up.

"What you're not going to volunteer? Aren't you pumped about disco balls and spicked punch? There's even a DJ. MC Blood Suckaz." I hear Xavier ask Wednesday as I get up from my seat to go over to her.

"I'd rather stick needles in my eyes. I'll probably do that anyway." She tells him as I get to her.

"Or you can invite someone. That would be fun." He chuckles and I see scratches on his neck.

"A word." She gets up grabbing my hand dragging me with her.

"You saw the scratches too?" She eyes me.

"Yeah, I was going to ask him about them but you dragged me away." I tell her.

"We need to keep an eye on him." She tells me.

"Do you think he could be the monster? No way." I laugh thinking about it.

"We can't be so sure. We need to dig deeper."

We end up following Xavier to his art shed so she could find something since he was hiding something. Once inside turning the light on we see he's drawn and painted the monster several times.

"How does he know what it looks like if he hasn't seen it?" I look at all of them as she picks up two papers.

"Xavier, you just became that much more interesting." She takes them with her as we leave.

"Addams." We both stop and turn to see Xavier as we walk away.

"Xavier." We both say his name.

"What are you doing?" He walks up to us.

"Nothing." I smile. "I just saw you come out this way and asked Valentine where you were going. She said to you little private art studio so I wanted to see it. Why don't you give me a tour?" Wednesday asks.

"Not right now. It's a total mess." He tells us.

"We shadowed a crime scene photographer last summer. We're not easily fazed." She adds.

"Maybe another time. Why were you looking for me?" He asks her confused.

"Because my sister here wanted to ask you something." Wednesday gives me a look confusing me.

"No I didn't..." I look at her.

"Yeah... About a certain dance that makes me want to poke needle into my eyes." She gives me a look staring into my soul.

I look at Xavier smiling at me and I was screaming on the inside. "Thanks for the spotlight... Would you like to go to the dance with me?" I ask him.

"I would love to go to the dance with you. Thought you'd never ask." He smiles even bigger.

Neither did I... "Great." I laugh then drag Wednesday away with me, "I hate you so much right now." I growl at her.

20 | A Hyde

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

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

Word Count: 1780

Warnings: hurt from a vision

19. Split Up? | 21. More Than...

News got out the the mayor passed away and we all went to the funeral. As the funeral ends someone catches Wednesday and mine eyes so she runs off to chase them making me groan following her. We end up catching up to the person and see it was a uncle Fester making us happy to see him. 

"How long have you been stalking us?" I ask him was the three of us walk together. 

"Just blew into town this morning and was hit by a wave of nostalgia." He tells us. 

"I thought you didn't go to Nevermore." Wednesday looks at him. 

"I didn't. Your dad got all the brains. But I used to drop in on him. Usually from the ceiling with a dagger clutched between my teeth. Just to keep him in his toes." He tells and we say of course. "He filled me in on what's been going on. Monsters, murder, mayhem. What fun! I told him I had a job in Boston, but I'd be checking up in your two."

"What kind of job?" Wednesday asks. 

"The kind that means I need somewhere to lay low for a couple of days." He tells us so they both smile. Wednesday ends up talking him to the beekeeping shed. 

"It belongs to a our friend." She tells him as we go in. 

"You two actually made a friend. That poor kid will be going home in a body bag." He says and I see Wednesday look slightly sad. "I like a hideout that comes with snacks." He looks at the bees. 

"Those bees are hibernating." I tell him. 

"They're practically Eugene's children. That means do not eat them!" Wednesday tells him as he tries. 

"You know when you give me that death stare of disapproval, you remind me of your mother. Speaking of scary things, you know what kind of monster you're dealing with?" He asks. 

"We haven't been able to identify it." I tell him so Wednesday shows him the drawing.

"Ooh. It's called a Hyde." He tell us. 

"As in Jekyll and Hyde?" I ask and he nods his head making me think back to when I randomly felt two feeling from it. It was a person who was split. "Excuse me. I gotta go. See you later Uncle Fester." I leave going to Xavier art shed. 

"Surprised to see you here." He says as I walk in. 

"I'm kinda hoping to have a vision or something from your art of the monster." I walk around looking at the art work. 

"About the painting" 

I cut him off, "Xavier, it's fine. I just felt vulnerable because you've seen me with my walls down slightly when go out to draw." I tell him. 

"How would you get a vision for my art work?" He goes back to why I was here. 

"I don't know but I need something." I huff.

"Try the one that scratched me." He motions over to it. 

"I'll give it a try." I walk over touching it and get a vision in Xavier's point of view working on the painting then it's claws come out scratching me. 

"Val." Xavier holds me in his arms, "You stumbled back." He says as I stand up putting my hand on my neck then see blood. "How?" He moves my hair to look at my neck that had the scratches he had. 

"I don't know. I was in you place in the vision." I sigh. 

"You need to go clean it." He grabs my hand pulling me out leading me back to the school. He takes me to his room and I sit on his bed as he goes to the bathroom. I was in a little shock that I got hurt from a vision. Xavier comes back sitting next to me moving my hair out of his way as he cleans my neck. "Val, are you okay?" I hear him ask but don't answer as I stare into space. "Valentine." He tucks hair behind my ear. 

"That's not normal... What's happening to me?" I turn my head to look at him concerned. 

"I wish I knew..." He sighs placing his hand on my knee so I move it off me. 

"Please don't." I tell him nicely. 

"Sorry." He takes his hand back. 

"At least I know you were telling the truth about what happened." I chuckle some. 

"Thought you already did." He gives me a look. 

"I did but now I really know." I make him chuckle. "I'm gonna go to my room. Thank you for helping me with my neck." I get up. 

"Welcome."

"What happened to your neck?" Enid sees me enter the room. 

"A vision." I keep it short. 

"You got hurt from a vision? How?" She comes to sit next to me. 

"I don't know how. I touched the painting that did the same to Xavier and it happened to me as well but in the vision since I was in his place." I lay down. 

"Maybe you should call your mom and ask what does it mean." She lays down next to me. 

"She'll get worried and think it's not safe here and take me to get looked at by family members." I look at the ceiling. 

"It's a fair response." She does the same as me. 

"The monster's a Hyde. Like Jekyll and Hyde... Which makes sense when I felt two feeling from it when I first saw it. I explained to Tyler I felt anger and fear from it like it was two different people. The normal part that I kinda saw and heard that was forced into becoming this... they're scared of them self."

-

"What do you want with me now?" I ask Wednesday meeting her out by the statue to the Nightshades. 

"We're getting a diary to learn more about the Hyde." She snaps for us to go in. "Uncle Fester?" Wednesday calls out. 

"Who's Uncle Fester?" Xavier walks into view. 

"What are you doing here?" She asks him. 

"Since I'm an actual Nightshade, I don't have to explain myself. What's your excuse for creeping around in the middle of the night?" He asks her putting a book away. 

"Research." I tell him. 

"On the monster? I'll save you two some time. There's nothing in here matching that thing." He walks over to us. 

"Isn't that convenient." Wednesday tells him turning to walk away.

"You know what your problem is?" He makes her stop.

"I would love to hear your piercing insight." She tells him. 

"You don't know who your real friends are. I've been on your side since day one. I've literally saved your life. I believed your theories when nobody else did. And what do I get in return? Just nothing but suspicion and lies." He tells her. 

"Technically that isn't true." I cut in before Wednesday could say something. 

"What?" Xavier cocks his head. 

"You didn't believe us at first about witnessing Rowan's murder. You didn't believe the monster was real or human when the rain washed the footprints away. So don't lie saying you did when nobody else did." I wanted to be straight with him.

"You want honesty? Here it is. Every time the monster's attacked, you've been right there. Starting with Rowan at the Harvest Festival. Then on Outreach Day, you arrived just minutes after the monster disappeared, yet you say you didn't see it." She tells him with a death glare. 

"I didn't realize proximity was a crime." He walks past us to leave. 

"Then there's your drawing obsession. You have drawn the monster dozens of times, yet you've never seen it. Or so you claim. You drew where it lived. Then when Eugene went to investigate, you tried to kill him so he wouldn't spill your secrets." She tells him and I just look at her. 

"You think I would hurt Eugene?" He walks towards her. 

"Let's not your oh-so-convenient appearance after Tyler has been attacked at the Gates mansion. And I know a perfectly good reason why you would try to get him out of the picture." She glances at me.

"If I am the monster, the why haven't I killed you or Val yet?" He stops in front of her. 

"Because you wouldn't dare kill someone's sister you like because she would be devastated." She glares at him. 

"Wednesday, that's a bit much with no sold evidence. And I had a vision of him getting scratched by the art work. It happened to me in the vision." I show her my neck. 

"He could have done that on purpose just to make it seem like he was innocent." She gives him a death glare so he scoffs leaving us. "How long have you been lurking?" Wednesday turns to Uncle Fester. 

"Long enough to feel tension between Val and him just by their looks. Seriously, you could cut it with an executioner's axe." He tells us.

"No, I don't like him like that anymore. He's just a friend." I leave not wanting to be with them. "Xavier!" I chase after him. 

"What?" He turns to face me in the main hall. 

"I know it's not you and I'm sorry I can't change her mind about you. She's very stubborn." I catch up to him. 

"Did you even for a tiny second think I could be the monster? Be serious with me, please." He begs me. 

"Just when you showed up when I found Tyler hurt. Only because you it was very random for you to be there. That's the only time ever." I tell him truthfully. 

"I went there looking for you. That night I went to your room and Yoko said you were with Wednesday and Enid. I went to their room knocking on the window thinking I had a better chance at getting you to not run from me. I went in and just saw Thing. I thought where could they be and remembered about Wednesday wanting to know about the Gate's gate."

"See, I believe that but then it was just for a second. I was just worried and scared that night so you didn't help showing up." I explain to him. 

"I would never try to hurt you, Wednesday or Enid. Hell, I wouldn't even hurt Tyler because you care about him as well. And if I hurt someone you care about them I'm hurting you as well." He steps closer to me, "You mean to much to me to do that." He leans down so I put my hand on his chest to stop him.

"Xavier, I'm sorry." He stops looking hurt. 

17 | Under Arrest

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

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

Word Count: 2283

Warnings: none

16. Rave'N | 18. Birthday, Yes

All week I've been considered about Eugene in the hospital but I knew he would be okay. I saw it so I had to keep reminding myself and his moms about my powers. This weekend was parent's weekend so I was kinda looking forward to seeing everyone. "There they are." Our father tries hugging Wednesday as we walk over to them. 

"Hi, Father." I give him a hug then our mother then Pugsley. Wednesday goes on to tell them about Thing then they ask her how's it been. 

"Since you've abandoned me here with Valentine, I've been hunted, haunted, and a target of an attempted murder." She tells them. "

Ah, Nevermore. I love you so." Our father smiles.

Weems ends up taking Wednesday and our parents to her office to talk so I spend time with Pugsley outside. "How has it been here for you?" He asks as we sit at a table. 

"Good, until Wednesday showed up dragging me into finding a monster with her." I laugh, "I think you would like it here honestly. You'd make friends easily. I'm surprised I have friends." I tell him. 

"You have actual friends? You?"

"Yep. Enid over there is a werewolf. Yoko my roommate is a vampire. Eugene is in the hospital recovering from an attack. Ajax is a gorgon so his hair is snakes. Kent and Divina are sirens. Xavier is up there watching us, he still haven't apologized for being a jerk last weekend. And Tyler is in town working at the Weathervane right now."

"I can't believe you have friends. What happened to people suck and you will never have friends again since you can't trust anyone?" He tilts his head. 

"As you can tell I've changed some being here. Which still sorta scares me because I'm not used to it." 

"Well hearing what mom says about you and what you tell her... I like this new Valentine as well. I mean you're still the same person deep down just with new updates." He laughs. 

"I've missed you." I lean across the table to mess up his hair.

-

When the three come back we're told we have to do family therapy while their here. I was not looking forward to that the entire drive into town. In Dr. Kinbott office it was awkward as we all just sat there in silence. "So, who wants to start?" She asks us. 

After some few words from our parents and brother Wednesday stands up with the police file Tyler gave us. "Who was Garrett Gates, and why are you accused of murdering him?" She gets straight to to point. 

"Those charges were dropped. Your father is an innocent man." Our mother tells her. "Local sheriff doesn't seem too convinced." She tells her.

"Wednesday, stop." I give her a look because I felt like family therapy wasn't the best place to bring it up because it wasn't Kinbott's business to know all of this to me. 

"Your sister is right. This is neither the time nor the place." Our mother stands up. "Actually, this is exactly the place. These sessions are-," 

Our mother cuts her off, "Doctor. This does not concern you. And I refuse to debate a decades old witch hunt with you right now." They end up glaring at each other making Wednesday tell her she will find out on her own.

"What did happen that night?" I ask my father as mother walks back to us as Wednesday walked away. 

"We will not discuss it right now. It was in the past and your father did nothing wrong." My mother tells me. 

"We have a right to know still. The sheriff doesn't like us because of whatever happened and won't listen to us when we talk about the monster." I tell her. 

"Someday but not now." She tells me.

"I'm going to see Tyler. I'll see you at school." I walk away from them wishing they would just tell us to get this over with.

"Family therapy?" Tyler sits across from me giving me a drink. 

"Didn't go well, of course. Wednesday showed them the police report and demanded to know why our father was accused of murder. Our mother wanted no talk of it whatsoever." I rest my chin in my hand. 

"At least they still went in a therapy session with you two. My father just isn't comfortable talking family stuff to a complete stranger." He huffs. 

"Does he think it's easy for us to sit there and talk about our crap?" I scoff. 

"That's exactly what I told him." He looks up at the ceiling signing. 

"I like it here at Nevermore but lately I use want to escape from everything and everyone. Go somewhere where I don't have to deal with people, feelings, anything..." I sigh doing the same and close my eyes. 

"I know exactly what you mean."

"Let's just drive until we can't drive anymore." I joke making him chuckle. 

"I'm all in but I still don't get off for a few more hours." He plays along. 

"Damn, just ditch. I mean we're running away."

"Well, we need money to run away. You don't have a job so I have to provide for us to do so." He makes me laugh more. 

"I can rob a bank and get away with it. I've done it before." I tell him and he didn't know if I was lying or telling the truth.

 "Really or?" He looks at me. 

"Shh." I put my finger over my mouth.

"Sadly, we're stuck here. Well, I am. You get to leave when school is over." He looks out the window. 

"You could always come visit me. I could have Lurch come get you." I suggest. 

"You want me to come visit during the summer?" He looks at me. 

"Why not?" I smile. 

"I'll think about it. I gotta get back to work." He gets up. 

"I should head back to school anyways." I get up as well.

-

Back at school when we were all eating except Wednesday because she was still annoyed with our parents. "Can I ask what this is about, Sheriff?" I hear Weems and look over to see him and other officers. 

"Mom..." I look at her as Galpin walks towards us. 

"Gomez Addams." He calls out dad's name. 

"How can I help you, Sheriff?" Father stands up. 

"You're under arrest for the murder of Garrett Gates." He tells him making us all stand up. 

"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law." He hands cuffs him walking him off.

While Wednesday goes to visit our father I stay with our mother. "Wednesday told me she saw you laying a rose on Garrett Gates grave earlier today. Who was he? And what happened?" I ask her hoping she would be honest with me. 

"Garrett was infatuated with me. Took my kindness for interest. His infatuation turned into obsession and he started stalking me. The police didn't believe us because his family were the oldest and richest here. His grandfather was an outcast hater. He was furious that I had accused his only son." She explains to me looking at the floor. "What happened?" I ask her. "It was the night of the Rave'N Dance. Your father and I stepped out. Garrett had broken into the school. You could see in his eyes he had murderous intent. I told your father to run away but Garrett wouldn't stop chasing him. They had a sword fight out in the rain were construction was being done. It was all self defense, he was unstoppable but the thing is... your father didn't kill him, I jumped in to save your father." She explains to me.

"He took to blame to protect you because he loved you..." I say and she had tears in her eyes. 

"Of course he did. I always knew this would come back and haunt us." She sighs. 

"I can't believe Sheriff Galpin arrested father. I know as soon as Tyler says something about it his father will just give him shit for being my friend." I sigh as well. 

"Do you like this boy?" She changes the topic. 

"I still don't fully know feelings... and I've developed new ones I've never felt before until I met him. He makes me feel so many things and it makes me feel like I'm losing my mind." I explain to her making her smile. 

"That means you really like this boy, dear."

"I know but... I'm not supposed to feel things like this. Since I started here at Nevermore, I've changed mother. I care more about some people, I've opened up to others, I sorta care about how others see me, and like being around friends." I make her chuckle.

"You're not changing that much dear. You just feel comfortable here and that's what I was hoping for." She pets the top of my head.

I was spending time with Pugsley when Wednesday told us she needed to borrow me for a bit. She tells me we're going to dig up Garrett Gates then adds the other details to why we needed to dig him up. 

"This reminds me of when you two got your first grave-digging kit. Wednesday, you were so happy you nearly smiled. And Valentine it was the first time you ever smiled." Our mother tells us as we dig. 

"Are you sure don't want to join?" Wednesday stops to look at her. 

"Uh...mmm... No, that's okay, darling. I don't want to spoil your fun." Our mother looks at her nails before we reach the box. 

"Moment of truth." I move for Wednesday to open the coffin.

"Well, well, what do we have here?" An officer walks over to us. "Guess there's gonna be an Addams family reunion in lockup tonight. You're all under arrest." She tells us so we put our hands up. 

In lockup our parents wouldn't get off each other. "I've seen jackals with more self-control than you two. Neither one of you are strong enough to serve hard time. And thanks to me, you won't have to." Wednesday tells them and I go take a seat. 

We learned Garrett Gates was dying from Nightshade poisoning before our mother stabbed him. As Wednesday goes to get the finger from our mother as she was kissing father she has a vision. 

"What did you see?" I ask her. 

"The night Garrett died, he had a bail of nightshade poison that broke in his pocket. He wasn't just trying to kill father. He was going to use the nightshade poison to murder the entire school." She tells us.

-

The next morning we go see the mayor to get him to clear the charges and tell him we know he covered up the truth about how Garrett died. After we got our deal Wednesday and our mother talk about her visions so I just listen standing to the side. 

"Our psychic ability resides on the spectrum of who we are. Given my disposition, my visions tend to be positive. That makes me a Dove." She explains to her. 

"And for someone like me? Who sees the world through a darker lens?"

"You're a Raven. Your visions are more potent, more powerful. But without the proper training, they can lead to madness. If I could help you, I would, Wednesday. But we're not trained by the living. Somebody from our bloodline reaches out from the beyond to help us when we're ready." Our mother lets her know.

"Goody has. I've seen her before." Wednesday tells her. 

"Be careful, Wednesday. Goody was a witch of great strength, but her vengeance pushed her too far, and even she couldn't save herself." Mother adds. 

"How are yours?" She turns to me. 

"Mixed, good ones and bad ones." I let her know making her seem slightly worried since I was between two.

I leave the two and go wait for father to be released. "My little fallen angel." He smiles as he comes out with Sheriff Galpin. 

"Sorry about all of this." He tells my father. 

"I don't hold grudges, only blood debts." Father tells him. 

"He's not lying. I did the same thing from the age six to ten." I nudge my father with my elbow. 

"Your daughter and my son have become... close." He tells my father looking at me. 

"I pity any boy who gets caught in her viper's gaze, but he must be a good egg. She wouldn't tolerate anything less." My father smiles at me. 

"He has his mom to thank for that." Sheriff sighs. 

"Tyler's great... He's the first person I opened up to and felt comfortable around." I smile at both of them. 

"You have a great daughter..." They shake hands before the sheriff walks off.

"Dad. I've missed you so much!" Pugsley hugs him as we join the rest of the family and have a group hug but Wednesday just stands there with her arms to her side. 

Back at school parents weekend comes to an end and we say our goodbyes. "Don't be scared of changing because you're still you, darling. And don't be afraid of your feelings. I understand some are very new for you but you'll get them. Don't be afraid to act on them... especially romantic ones." My mother kisses the top of my head going to talk to Wednesday.

"Look at this." Wednesday comes over to me when our parents left. 

16 | Rave'N

Series: Valentine Addams | Wednesday

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

Word Count: 1949

Warnings: jealousy, opening up about secrets

15. Asking.. | 17. Under Arrest

The day of the Rave'N, I spend time with some of the girls and get ready alone with it was time for the dance. "Coming." I say going towards the door opening it to see Xavier smiling as he eyes me head to toe.

"It's very you." He says as I come out of the room to join him in the hall. 

"Thank you. I love what my mother picked out." I mess with my dress. 

"You look beautiful." He puts his arm out for me to link mine with his. 

"Just this one." I link my arm with him as we walk to the dance. Everyone we passed would stare at me and said I looked great which surprisingly I liked. 

"What's Wednesday's plans tonight?" He asks me. 

"Her and Eugene are spying out the monster's lair." I tell him having no idea her plans changed last night when I said I was still going with Xavier.

"You look gorgeous. So gorgeous!" Ms. Thornhill says as Xavier and I head inside the dance. "Welcome to this year's Rave'N." She smiles. 

"Welcome to the Rave'N. You look amazing, Valentine. Glad you decided to join the fun." Weems smiles as we enter the dance. 

"Thanks." I give her a smile back then stop when out of view. 

"Done with the act?" Xavier laughs as I remove my arm from him. 

"Yes." I look around at the decorations, "White is a choice..." I chuckle. 

"Look at you!" Enid rushes over to me, "I love it. You look amazing!" She claps her hands.

 "You look amazing too. I love the jewels." I give her a genuine smile. 

"Thank you. Enjoy yourselves." She goes back over to Lucas.

"Well look at you." Ajax walks over to us with his date. 

I grab him by the arm roughly and pull him away from his date and Xavier. "Ouch. You're going to rip my arm off." He groans. 

"Why did you stand Enid up? You're lucky I didn't go looking for you to breaking a limb for breaking her heart." I glare at him. 

"I didn't stand her up... I sorta stoned myself while in the shower. I was embarrassed so I've been ignoring her." He sighs looking over at her. 

"Embarrassed? She would understand if you took the time to go talk to her and explain what happened. Instead you did the worst thing you could do. I don't normally care for others feelings but Enid is an exception. Explain to her and apologize or I will, and I mean it, will rip your snakes out of your head." I stare him down. 

"I will. I promise." He tells me and I believe so we go back to our dates.

"I got you a drink." Xavier smiles as I sit at the table with him. 

"Thank you." I look over at Enid looking a little sad.

 "You threaten Ajax?" Xavier laughs. 

"I did. Said if he doesn't apologize and explain everything, I'll rip his snakes out of his head." I mess with my drink. 

"Damn, that's a bit much don't you think?" He tilts his head. 

"No. I've tried killing someone's remember. That's why I'm here at this school." I remind him. 

"I forgot you used to do terrible things." He nods his head. "I'm glad to be here with you." He adds as I look around again. 

"It's not as bad as I thought." I make him laugh. 

"Let's have some fun." He stands up putting his hand out to me.

"Yo, check it out. Wednesday totally busted out of her cocoon." Ajax comes over motioning at her coming in with Tyler. 

"What the? Excuse me." I get up going over to her as she goes to the punch bowl. "I thought you were going to spy on the cave with Eugene. Yet here you are with Tyler..." I tilt my head confused. 

"Change of plans. When I heard you were still coming with the potential monster, I had Thing take an invite to Tyler. He also stole this dress for me." She explains to me. 

"Why ask Tyler though?" I look over at him standing alone awkwardly. 

"Because you like him, he likes you, and Xavier hates him." She explains to me. "Go talk to him. I brought him here for you." She tells me so I go over to him.

"Look at you." I walk up beside him making him turn to face me. 

"Wow, you look... beautiful." He smiles. 

"Thank you." I smile back. 

"Your date is looking at us." He looks over at Xavier with Wednesday before they walk off some. 

"Who cares. I told him I didn't want to ask him originally but I'll still come with him." I explain to him. 

"Can I show you something?" He motions out of the room. 

"Sure." He takes my hand leading us out of the dance to the trophy case.

"See that woman right there?" He points at one of the girls in the fencing photo. 

"Yeah?" I look at him confused. 

"That's my mother." He looks at me. 

"She came to Nevermore?" I turn my whole body to face him. 

"Yeah, I found that out looking through files. My father kept it from me." He sighs. 

"She's pretty. I see where you get your good looks from." I look back at the photo, "That's my mother." I point at my mom. 

"I see where you get your beauty from." I see him smile down at me. 

"Thank you." I look up at him. "Sorry, you don't know much about your mother. It must be hell. Especially when your father never wants to talk about her." I look back at the photo. "It is. Makes me feel alone." He sighs looking at his mother so I take his hand into mine. "I'm glad you felt comfortable with sharing this information with me." I squeeze his hand. 

"You're the only one I would tell this too." He squeezes my hand back. 

"Why did you agree to come with Wednesday?" I ask letting go of his hand walking backwards making him turn to face me. 

"To see you and hopeful to talk to you.. About the other day, I'm sorry. It's like I said, you make me feel like I'm losing my mind as well." He looks down at the floor. 

"You don't have to apologize. I understand that it could be confusing for you since I don't know things compared to most people. But I'm getting there, I think, to understanding my feelings." I let him know.

"We should go back before Xavier thinks I kidnapped you." Tyler makes me laugh agreeing. 

"Xavier told me what you did last year." Wednesday speaks up as we walk back to the dance outside the entrance. I look at Tyler and leave him to explain to her while I go find Xavier. 

"Where did you two run off to?" Xavier eyes me rudely.

 "Just a walk and talk. I was curious why she asked him and why he said yes." I kinda tell the truth. 

"Was his answer she wanted to keep an eye on you with me, and he wanted to see you too and piss me off?" He says annoyed. 

"Are you going to keep this attitude all night now that they're here?" I cross my arms. 

"Depends if they try to ruin our night." He rolls his eyes. 

"Well you're ruining our night right now. We're all supposed to have fun with each other. Wednesday is my sister and Tyler is my friend."

I watch the two come back in and go to the dance floor and I could tell Xavier wasn't going to leave this table at all. Wednesday sees me looking at her annoyed so she walks over pulling me out of my seat to join her and Tyler. 

"If I have to be here, you will enjoy this stupid dance." She says making me smile and we dance together while Tyler watches us. 

"Get in to it." I grabbing Tyler's hands making him dance with us while Kent, Divina, Ajax, Yoko and Enid joined us letting loose. "There you go." I laugh as he moves his body to the music. 

Enid grabs my shoulder and we dance together laughing. "He can't take his eyes off of you." She whispers to me then bumps me towards Tyler.

I end up going to take a break and see Bianca sitting alone, "Why aren't you with Divina and Kent on the dance floor?" I sit next to her. 

"I went to go check on Xavier because he was alone at the table. We had a tiff about you." She looks at me. 

"Why?" I ask confused. 

"He wanted me to use my powers to forget about you." She looks away from me. 

"That's funny coming from him since apparently you were using your powers when you two were together. For the record, I don't believe you ever did. I could tell you really liked him. Xavier's just a stupid teenage boy." I make her look back over to me. 

"You're lucky." She says making me tilt my head, "You don't care what people think of you." She sighs. 

"Actually, I think I do now and that scares me. I'm not used to caring." I sigh getting up going back. "Are you done whining?" I walk up to Xavier. 

"I don't want to interrupt your fun with everyone and Tyler." He gives me a rude smile. 

"Are you serious? I said I would still come with you if you wanted me to but you haven't left this table all night." I walk away from him and he grabs my wrist pulling me closer to him. "If you kiss me again, I will smack you so hard you'll feel the sting for months." I get myself free and going to Tyler. "Where's my sister." I ask him. 

"Went out for a second." He looks around. "Where's Xavier?" He asks. 

"Being grumpy still because I'm having  fun with you." I roll my eyes. 

"Maybe he should have joined so you'd have fun with him as well."

"It wouldn't be the same." I say making him lock eyes with me. 

We didn't even notice Wednesday join us and everyone else for the last song. "It's the last song come on." Enid shakes me to dance before joining the others. 

"Come on." I sing trying to make Wednesday and Tyler to dance with me but they don't just staring at me. 

Wednesday and I notice something drip on Tyler's shoulder and we see red. He looks at well then up before the sprinkler go off raining red. "Thank god I didn't wear white." I laugh as everyone runs. 

"They couldn't even spring for real pigs' blood. It's only paint." Wednesday tells us. Someone bumps into me and I almost fall and lose Tyler as people run around more. 

"Wednesday! Are you okay?" Thornhill asks as she has a vision. 

"Eugene is in the woods. He's in danger." Wednesday says making us run off to find him.

We run for through the woods shouting for Eugene and finally hear him so we run towards his voice then his screams. We end up finding his bloody body laying down on the ground. "No." We get down next to him and I get a vision of him laying in a hospital bed recovering. "He's still alive. My vision was him at the hospital. He's not dead." I let her know and I see some relief on her face. 

"Oh my god. Is he alive?" Thornhill randomly runs up to us. 

"If we get him to the hospital he'll stay alive." I tell her.