If you dont woe me by now

Wednesday pov "I loved funerals I've been crashing them since I was old enough to read the obituary section mayor walker was murdered and I know the killer was here standing innocently among us plotting their next move and watching everything I" Xavier and y/n look at me y/n quickly turns away" "do I know I'm close to the truth I have all the pieces of the jigsaw I just need to slot them into place I must look past the tears and masks of grief untilNow I may have been outmatched and outmaneuvered but the final gambit has yet to be played" Xavier and y/n walk away hand in hand " the killer will make a mistake and I'll be ready"

Y/n pov I look towards my left and spot Wednesday running after someone since uncle fester taught me so much I already knew he was here I'll go visit later

I wait inside Eugene's bee shack because I know Wednesday would bring uncle fester here they both walk in

"Uncle fester" I saw happily with a smile "hello my favorite blood tester" he says with a smile he's the only one who smiles in this family

"This belongs to a friend" Wednesday says as the closes the door behind her " yall made a friend well they are going to end up in a body bag" uncle fester made a joke not knowing what happens the Eugene we both looked down towards our feet

Uncle started looking at the bee hive "I love a place that comes with little snacks" Wednesday told him how they were Eugene's babies all most

"That's mean do not eat them" I said and gave his a disappointing look " don't give me that stare you have the face of your mother it's scary, speaking of scary things do you know what kind of monster you're dealing with" he said as he looked at both of us

I knew it I just didn't want to say it out loud Wednesday might start to thing I'm the monster " I haven't been able to identify it" she said as she pulled out a drawing

I looked at the picture and noticed it was Xavier's " you took Xavier's drawing?" I asked roughly " now is not the time" she said coldly back at me

"Ooh that's a Hyde" uncle fester replied " as in Jekyll and Hyde?" Wednesday asked "mhm" "you've seen one before" I asked him

" oh yeah in 83' during my vacation at the Zurich institute for the criminally insane where I got my first lobotomy but you know lobotomies they're like tattoos can't just get one" he shrugged "tell us about the Hyde" Wednesday said in demand

"Ah Olga malacova jeez she had it all beauty Brains and a penchant for necrophilia Olga was a concert pianist until one night she transformed in the middle of a Chopin sonata massacred a dozen audience members" he said the name sounded familiar wait

"Wait uncle Olga malacova? You said" I asked he nodded his head "I've read about her in a book somewhere in the nightshade library the didn't describe what she turned into it just saw a beast and what had happened" I said he nodded

"What triggered her? Or did she just change on her own?" Wednesday asked

"No idea I only saw her in a group electroshock therapy" he said with a shrug

"There never been any mention of Hyde's in any outcast book even the one about her and nevermore is reputed for having the best collection" I said thinking out loud

"Have you tried Nathaniel Faulkner diary?" We shook our heads "before he founded nevermore Faulkner traveled the world cataloging every outcast community" he told us "how do you know this" we asked at the same time

"You think your parents can't keep their hands off each other now oy vey I showed up unannounced one night in Gomez dorm room let's just say I wasn't interrupting a pillow fight" he laughed ooh I would of bleached my eyes if I saw that

"Uncle" I said to get him back on the topic "your dad parked me there and said I should settle in for a long stretch it's in the nightshade library and that's when I found this safe very tiny I was hoping for a stash of cash or jewels but instead I found a diary" he told us I nodded

" we'll sneak into the nightshades library tonight in the meantime lay low if you are discovered I will disown you and collect the reward tied to your capture" Wednesday stopped in her tracks to tell her "I'd expect nothing less" he said as we both walked out

I waited a second before I went back in "leave the bees alone" uncle fester laughed and put the bee lid back down

Wednesday and I finally took our separate ways ~~~~~~Wednesday and I came from separate side of the hallway leading up to Poe statue we both snapped twice and the bird wings went up down and back we both walked down the staircase

"Uncle fester" I called out "who's uncle fester" Xavier said out of the shadows "what are you doing here" Wednesday asked I mentally slapped my hand to my forehead " I'm a nightshade in aloud to be here what's your excuse for creeping around in the middle of the night" he asked putting a book back

I looked around "research" Wednesday answered "on the monster I'll save you some time there's nothing in here matching that thing" he said " isn't that convenient" Wednesday said I walked around looking for uncle fester also getting away from that awkward conversation

"You know what your problem is" " I would love to hear your piercing insight" " you don't know who your real friends are I've been on your side since day one y/n has been on your side since birth I saved y'all's life I believed your theories when nobody else but y/n did and what do I get in return just nothing but lies" " fine you want honesty? Here it is. Every-time the monsters attacked you've been right there starting with Rowan at the harvest festival than at our teach day you arrived just minutes after the monster disappeared yet you say you didn't see it" " I didn't realize proximity was a crime" "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 even drew where it lived than when Eugene went to investigate you tried to kill gio so he wouldn't spill your secret" "you think I would hurt Eugene?" " let's not forget your oh-so-convenient appearance after Tyler had been attacked at the gates mansion all that leads up is to you being the monster maybe the reason your only getting close to my sister is to get close to me are you the one who gave her that nasty of a scar did you draw her as your next victim" " your crazy you know if I am the monster then why haven't I killed you" "because for some reason I cannot fathom or indulge you seem to like to mess with my brain" " what's their to like" Xavier and Wednesday had gone back in forth after hearing Wednesday reading for Xavier being the monster could he be the monster could he be using me for Wednesday no don't say that y/n we believe Xavier it's not him Xavier soon walked out of the library leaving Wednesday standing in the middle

Uncle fester and I come out of hiding " how long have you been lurking" she asked him " long enough to feel the tension between you two yowza" he said as his fingers started electing between themselves I rolled my eyes at Wednesday

"Seriously you could cut it with an executioners axe" uncle said I chuckled a bit Wednesday gave me the cold eye

Things finger taps could be heard "I'd recognize the patter of those fingertips anywhere" uncle fester turns around "hello thing"

Thing taps hardly " you still can't be mad about the Kalamazoo job it wasn't my fault" thing jumps onto uncles neck choking him " you said you could crack that safe in 30 seconds five minutes later we were still there you're all thumbs" uncle says fighting thing almost

"Enough" we say in sync fester turns around things finger is pulling on the side of his mouth "let him go" I say softly "show us the diary" I ask as we start to move

"Here we are iffy was Faulkner right hand trained a generation of nightshades and behind iggy itt" he pulled the painting forward to reveal a safe thing walked up too it

"Do I have time for a snooze or can you crack this quickly?" Thing cracked his knuckles and got to work on the second try thing got the sage unlocked

We all smiled as Wednesday grabbed the diary

We headed back to our dorm or should k say Wednesday dorm " theses are some sweet digs how'd you swing your own single" uncle fester said as he walked over to where we were sitting

"My former roommates couldn't handle my toxic personality" Wednesday said flipping through the diary I just rolled my eyes

"Here it is" she flipped to the page about Hyde's "Faulkner describes Hyde's as artists by nature,but equally vindictive in temperament born of mutation the Hyde lays dormant u til unleashed by a traumatic event or unlocked through chemical inducement or hypnosis this causes the Hyde to develop an immediate bond with its liberator who the creature now sees as its master it becomes the willing instrument of whatever nefarious agenda this new master might propose" I read out loud from the book

"Anyone willing to unlock a Hyde is next level sicko" uncle fester said which I agreed too "that means we're not looking for one killer but two the monster and its master" we heard a knock on the door

I cleared the desk while Wednesday went and got the door thornhill walked in "I didn't mean to startle you" she said Wednesday looked at me and then back at Mrs thornhill " I was just working on my novel" Mrs thornhill nodded

"Enid has requested to room with yoko for the rest of the school year" " she did?" Wednesday and I both questioned I mean I can't blame her but if they caught me in the boys dorms I'm doomed for

"When there's a falling out I like to get both girls perspectives on what happened you two seemed as thick as thieves" thornhill said

And once again I zoned out about Wednesday talk about how she was going to be alone and okay with it once Mrs thornhill had left Wednesday called out " uncle fester" a stuffed animal had rolled towards her foot she walked over to Enids collect of stuffed animals

"Uncle fester" Wednesday said taking a pink bunny plush off the revel her face ~~~~~Uncle fester wearing going to go to Xavier's shack which I knew she still thinks he's the Hyde which I don't believe so I walked back to his dorm I was in need to a shower

I knocked on the door to realize he wasn't there he wasn't there luckily he gave a key in case of times like this I grabbed my key out of my pocket and unlocked the door

Walking inside grabbing some clothes and taking a nice cold long shower I soon hear him come in I finished showering and walked out with a different set of clothes and a towel on my head since my hair was still drying

I dried my hair a little more before letting it air dry " are you okay" I asked sitting at his desk looking myself while doing my makeup

"Did you know you sister was going to my shack?" He asked I slowly nodded " I told her not go to or I wouldn't tag along so I'm here I can control her actions" I said with a sigh

"She still believes I'm the monster to do believe that?" He asked me coming behind me I thought about it remember what I told myself

"No I don't agree with her on this" I said apply mascara he nodded and laid down on his bed while I did some final touches I started looking for my black eyeliner but I couldn't find it

I must of left it back at my dorm " I'm going back to the dorm I forgot my black eyeliner" I said quietly I could tell Xavier was about to take a nap he gave me a thumbs up

I walked slowly to my dorm I opened the door only too see a disaster

There was paper and things thrown to the grand "the diary" I said out loud I couldn't hear things fingers tapping anywhere "thing?" I called twice I could smell blood

I looked towards my left in horror thing was stabbed to the wall blood dripping down his hand I sound hear footsteps behind me it was Wednesday

We both saw what had happened to thing I grabbed the knife and placed it carefully once thing is good I can come back and check the finger prints Wednesday grabs thing as she also grabs a cloth

We run towards Eugene shack where fester is hiding "uncle fester uncle" I call out shaking him awake " thing isn't moving" Wednesday says " he was stabbed"

"Get him on the table" fester told us we did as he said I cleared the table while Wednesday placed him down uncle fester started using his powers trying to bring thing back to life

My eyes started becoming glossy a tear running down my eye "he's gone girls" uncle fester told us "no he's not" I yelled Wednesday pulling him close "thing if you die I will kill you try again" Wednesday said her eyes were also glossy

Uncle fester looked at us "try again" I raised my voice at him uncle fester tried again thing was moving one more time thing then became to move his finger we sighed in relief

"Who did this to you" I asked angrily thing replied " a knife behind the back" "cowards" Wednesday angrily said

"Who ever did this too you will die long, slow , and in excruciating pain" Wednesday said as I nodded

"The sheriff found your motor bike you need to go" Wednesday told uncle fester wiping off a tear. "Maybe use something not as flashy" I told him he smiled at me "well where the fun in that" we both chuckled "I'll stitch him back up" Wednesday said and nodded

"Okay I'll lay low here tonight I'll keep an eye on thing and leave tomorrow" uncle fester told us " we will see you at the next family reunion whenever that will be" I said as he nodded

"You girls will always be my favorite" he said Wednesday nodded " be sure to tell pugsley that" I said he nodded " it will give him a complex" Wednesday said finishing my sentence

We all smiled ~~~~~~~ I walked back to our dorm going to grab to knife to check finger prints I walked in and went to the spot where thing was stabbed at

There was no blood on the way and the knife was gone I was mad

The person who did this must of cleaned up after we left fuck

I grabbed a book and threw it towards the wall all these arrows and they lead to nothing I thought as I started walking back towards Xavier's dorm room ~~~~~~~~Wednesday and I were walking down the quad when Bianca walked up towards us " I have information on mayor walkers murder" we looked at each other and followed her

She led us into the nightshade library where we were meet with the boy I recognized at the rave'n as Enids date and at the funeral

"Printed these off my dad's computer" he said handing us both papers "seems he was trying to track down someone Laurel gates? Looks like he started right after outreach day"

"He must have recognized her there" Wednesday said as we swapped papers "according to the British police laurel was presumed drowned but no body was ever recovered" he told us we nodded

"Apparently the gated mansion was purchased a year ago by a 90-year old candy heiress she then mysteriously died and gave all of her belongings to her caregiver" I stated " Teresa L. Glau... it's an anagram for Laurel gates" Wednesday told us

"Laurel secretly buys her old house and then comes back to Jericho as someone else but why?" Bianca questioned out loud

"Revenge on all the people she blames for her family's misfortunes" Wednesday started I made a list out loud " your father, the coroner, our parents, and most of all nevermore"

Bianca then said "how does the monster fit into all of this?" Wednesday answered her " the monster is a Hyde it's doing laurels bidding she controls it"

" you know who Laurel is, don't you?"~~~~~~~~~~Wednesday said she wanted to do it alone which was going into Dr.kinbotts office so I waited outside

Wednesday walked out with her fist held tightly I soon followed after

Some how or another we ended up in the hospital sitting in between principal weems and Wednesday the sheriff walked in

All three of us walked up towards him "she's gone" she as in Dr.kinbott as soon as Wednesday left the office Dr.kinbott was attacked " this ends Now" Wednesday said as we walked away I stayed back to talk to the sheriff and principal weems

"Why is it that every-time we have a lead the monster will kill anyone but us?" I asked theoretically "We will figure this out mark our words"I soon stormed out ~~~~~~

I saw a cop car outside of Xavier's shack and the door open I heard Wednesday say "Eugene's glasses, the stalkers photos you took of me, and your latest addition kinbotts necklace" the sheriff had barged in

I walked in "Xavier" I said looking at him " you! You framed me!" Xavier raised his voice "I'm being set up, I should of let Rowan kill you" Xavier made eye contact with me my eyebrows furrowed

"What the hell Wednesday what's going on" I say pointing back at Xavier "I was right Xavier is the Hyde I knew it all along" she said looking at me coldly

I brought my stuff back to the dorm it's the only place I could stay I guess Enid had the same idea

Enid and Wednesday sorted some things out while I finished unpacking my side of the room

I walked up to the two "I'm sorry about Xavier" she said too me which I still believe he isn't the monster but there is no way of proving him innocent I will find a way I'll just have to do it myself

"I'm not he's a liar and a killer" Wednesday said coldly I mouthed the words "it's okay" to Enid she just nodded

"Thing may have blabbed about your date with Tyler so how did it go?" Enid asked happily

"You went on a date with Tyler" I asked furiously I had already been mad with earlier circumstances this was even worse

"Well it got interrupted" Wednesday said looking towards the side "well I heard Tyler working the late shift" Enid said Wednesday looked at me

"Only once and you will see how bad he is" I said and rolled my eyes walking towards my bed Wednesday left

"Why do you not like Tyler" Enid asked me walking towards me "the first day I meet him I had this horrible guy feeling about him Xavier said he and his friends were horrible it added up and Tyler can't get a hint it's like he wants something out of Wednesday and he's not going to get love so what does he want" I started to ramble about my dislikes about him

I could just feel this date wasn't going to be good I sighed and looked up at the ceiling

My head started throbbing once again " it's happening again" Enid said running to my side "Wednesday is having a vision" I said holding onto my head tears threatening to fall down "visions?!?" Enid questioned I just nodded as the pain got worse and worse ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Word count 3428Published November 3,2024