Patience

(lol hey guys, i'm sick as fuck rn and tiktok is getting banned on my birthday, i'm gonna crash out fr but i am back from the depths of hell unfortunately; enjoy🤺)

Enid's POV

I come back to the dorm after hanging out with Yoko for a bit to find Wednesday making yet again, another murder board. I let out a sigh as I set my bag down next to my desk.

"What ya got there?" I ask as I step closer.

"It's clearly a murder board Enid." Wednesday states

I roll my eyes at her bluntness. Clearly I know what it is but why this time. I take a breath before asking my question a different way.

"Okay yes I know but why are you making one this time? No one is getting killed and this thing is only after you." I say

As Wednesday thinks about her response, I take a deeper look at the murder board and who she has on it as "suspects". Using her previous knowledge from Tyler and Thornhill, she did include some names that are close to us like Yoko and Div so I need to immediately shut that down. Same with Bianca. Like okay I know the two of them have their thing every now and then but Bianca has told me before that she doesn't actually hate Wednesday.

"Someone close wants me dead and this is the only way I can figure out who." Wednesday explains as she crosses her arms.

I take a step towards her board, removing Bianca, Div and Yoko.

Wednesday looks at me with confusion and she opens her mouth to say something but decides not to.

I throw their names in the trash before looking back at my girlfriend who has some severe trust issues.

"The reason why I tossed their names off into the trash is because I know how they feel about you, they want no harm coming your way. I know it comes to you as a shock that some people genuinely care about you but I promise you that they wouldn't hurt you. You're not the only one they're afraid of when you get mad." I say

Wednesday looks up at me for a moment before looking down at the ground. Do I see guilt on her for once? I know the only reason she possibly could have put the three of them on there is because of her trauma with Tyler, which I seriously think she needs to go back to therapy to work through.

She returns her gaze back up to meet mine.

"I'm sorry Enid." She says softly

"I don't blame you for having trust issues, you've been through a lot. Instead of assuming those close to you are here to cause you harm, try to maybe think they're actually here to help." I say softly

Wednesday gives me a nod before she refocuses her attention back on the board behind me. I take a stand next to her to read some of the other names.

"Xavier and Ajax?" I question

"Well Xavier is obvious, I rejected him and he can't stand it. Ajax, well I'm dating his ex so without me in the picture he thinks he might just have another chance with you." Wednesday explains.

Would Ajax really go through the hassle of finding a lone wolf and tame it to the point where it will kill on demand? Ajax is pretty lazy and he's always stoned.

"Not trying to defend Ajax or anything but he is always getting stoned and he's lazy. I don't think he would go through all that trouble." I say

Wednesday hums in agreement and removes his name from the board.

"I see Xavier doing it more than Ajax but if Xavier wants you wouldn't he want to keep you alive or kill me instead?" I question

"Or the plan is to kill you because in turn that would kill me." Wednesday says crossing her arms.

"Do you think we could just get homeschooled by your mom or something?" I ask

Wednesday throws a glare at me before looking back at the board. I'll take that as a no. Silly me for thinking that Wednesday would turn away from a mystery.

"Do you have any proof on Xavier?" I ask

"Not yet." She says

"What's the plan?" I ask

"Nothing to concern yourself with" Wednesday says as she goes to her closet.

Not to concern myself with? Girl. Does she realize she's the main reason why my blood pressure is probably always so high?

I walk over to her closet where she's putting on a jacket.

"Where are you going?" I ask

"On a walk." Wednesday states.

"And you're going by yourself when there's something possibly wanting to kill you?" I ask

"That part makes it enjoyable." She says putting on her shoes.

I take a deep breath, not wanting to sound too upset with her.

"Can I come with at least?" I ask

Wednesday studies me for a moment, contemplating whether or not I should join her.

"Okay." She says

I quickly turn around to grab my jacket and shoes from my side of the dorm. She meets me by the door.

Wednesday opens the door for me and we make our way through the hallway and down the stairs and then through the quad and out the front of the school. Once we were in front of the school, I see Xavier running out the gate to the school.

"So the walk was to actually stalk Xavier?" I ask

"Precisely." Wednesday says

Wednesday and I start to speed up our pace to keep up with him but not enough for him to see us though. We follow him down a wooded path, deep into a part of the woods I haven't been in before. My claws extend due to my high anxiety. Wednesday notices this and holds my hand.

After 10 minutes, we abruptly stop in our tracks and I look at what Wednesday was looking at. We watch as Xavier disappears into this wooden shack type house. It's not his art studio, this is more run down.

"Are we just gonna wait here til he leaves?" I ask quietly

"Yes." She responds.

I look around the area as Wednesday keeps her eyes peeled to the shack. Something just beyond the shack catches my eye, thankful for my werewolf vision in the dark I can see more than humans can.

"Wens, there's something just on the other side of the shack." I point out quietly

Wednesday tries to look and find what I'm talking about but ultimately doesn't.

"Another instance of when I'm proud that you are a wolf." Wednesday says quietly

I feel my face heat up from her compliment. Wednesday has a unique way of complimenting me but I am not complaining by any means.

"With it being so dark, couldn't we somehow go around to the other side without being noticed by Xavier?" I ask

Wednesday thinks about that for a moment as she looks around.

"We could but it's the not knowing what's on the other side. It could be just another attachment to this shack or it could be the holding place for this murderous werewolf" Wednesday explains

"And you're not intrigued to find out?" I ask confused

"I am" She states

"So why not find out?" I ask

Wednesday sighs.

"Okay but stay close, I don't want you getting hurt." Wednesday says

I nod.

I follow Wednesday through the woods, looking over at the shack every now and then to ensure nothing or no one has stepped out. We are behind the shack now, still in the woods and I have a better view of what I saw earlier, and so does Wednesday since we are somewhat closer and there's a dim light hanging from the side of the shack lighting that area up.

I focus my eyes and it looks like a dummy. That looks like my girlfriend. How fucked up is this man?

"I think that dummy is supposed to be you" I say quietly

"He's the dummy" She states.

"But why would he need a dummy version of you?" I ask

"There's two reasons but I am rooting for the second one. The first one being is he is so alone that he made a replica of me to satisfy his need for me. Second being is he is using that replica to see if his little pet will kill me on sight and I'm really wanting it to be the second." She explains.

I feel my stomach turn as she explained the first reason, I wouldn't necessarily put it past him to do something like that. He'll never know what it's like to get that close to her. Still gross though.

My attention gets snapped back towards the back of the shack where we see Xavier exiting. About damn time honestly. Wednesday pulls me down lower into the ground so he doesn't see us. We wait until he is completely out of sight before standing up.

I wipe off the front of my clothes as she does the same.

"Let's go inside." Wednesday says

Before I can even begin to protest that idea, she's already walking towards the door. This just better not be like the Gates mansion all over again. I walk up behind her anyway because she's not about to do this alone.

Wednesday slowly opens the door with her flashlight in hand. She pulls me inside with her. As she shines the light around we don't see or hear anything weird. So he just comes here to spend time alone? I'm confused as to why he would have this empty shack if he wasn't doing anything with it.

"This is a shame" Wednesday says

"Shame? I'm grateful nothing is in here." I say

"It's a shame because I wanted that excitement of almost dying again." She says flatly

I'm really in love with a psycho. She's hot though so it equals out.

"Right, who wouldn't?" I sarcastically say

As we walk around a little bit more, Wednesday's footsteps slow down. She shines her light at the floor.

"What?" I ask

She moves the hay off to the side of where we are standing and it's some kind of latch. She motions me to stand back as she opens this door like thing that goes into the ground.

She shines her light in there and we hear a loud snarl. That doesn't make Wednesday budge though. She leans in a little closer and that's when we hear the wolf growl and howl. Wednesday immediately jumps back and slams the door shut. I stand on the door with her to ensure it snapped shut. Let's be honest, she weighs like 90 lbs, she couldn't keep this monster locked down there by herself. She would definitely try though.

After a few hits the wolf seemed to of calmed down a bit.

"Okay so what now?" I ask

"We go back to the dorm and proceed like everything is fine." She says as she leads the way to the exit.

"But it's not fine." I say

"I have to figure out what exactly he plans on doing. So for now, we know nothing." She states.

I nod my head because I can't exactly fight her on this. I mean this is technically her life on the line, or maybe mine, at this point who knows.

We make the long walk back to the school and back up to our dorm. As we walk up to our door, there's a note addressed to Wednesday taped on it. Wednesday takes it down and unlocks the door. I follow in behind her and close the door.

Wednesday walks over to her desk and opens the note.

"Who is it from?" I ask

"Xavier." She says

"What does he want?" I ask

"He wants me to meet him in the Nightshades library tomorrow night." She says

"Is it time to get backup involved?" I ask

Wednesday turns to look at me, and she softly nods. I know she doesn't like asking for help but she knows that something like this, she'll need it.

Whatever she wants, she'll get.