Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Oneshots

Arch Nemesis

Olive stomped down the stairs dramatically and announced, "I want an arch nemesis!"

"Call Enoch a princess." Millard said.

Hugh stood up and stomped his foot loudly. "Not-uh, Enoch already has an arch nemesis!"

"Who? You!" said Millard.

"Everyone knows you wouldn't hurt a leaf!" Olive added.

Bronwyn called from the couch,"Everyone knows you're too kind."

Hugh protested, "Not true!"

Bronwyn shrugged and didn't push further. Olive on the other hand didn't drop it. "Oh, yeah what's the evilest thing you've ever done!"

"Go ask Enoch who his arch nemesis is," Hugh retorted stubbornly, "Go on!"

Olive protested, "I don't need to go ask because I already know the answer!"

Hugh started dancing around like a chicken, "Scared!"

Millard scoffed, "Hugh you're 14 and Olive is 9."

"See, ha ha!" Olive teased.

"Whatever I don't care because Enoch is more fun to fight with." Hugh ran up the stairs and knocked on Claire's door.

Claire matched out dramatically, "What are you kicking on my door for!"

"I'm not kicking on your door!"

Claire marched to the door next door, which happened to be the room Hugh and Enoch shared. "You went like this..." Claire kicked the door aggressively.

"I did not!"

The sound of kicking was heard on the other side of the door. Hugh smiled and kicked back.

Kick from the room.
Kick from the hall.
Kick from the room.
Kick from the hall.

Claire, mad at the lack of attention, went across the hallway and kicked the door across.

That door flew open without a kick from the other side.

"Who is getting a fireball through their head!" Emma screamed.

Enoch laughed from the room, which had been previously been kicked. "Sounds like someone's got anger issues!"

Emma shoved past Claire and Hugh and started to kick the door of Enoch and Hugh's room.

"Someone better hide..." sang Claire.

Hugh stepped in front of the door to prevent Emma from barging in. "What's the password!"

"Emma's making dinner tonight!"

Hugh looked confused, "I thought it was Millard's turn?"

"Let me through!"

"What's the password!" Claire barked, desperate to get back in control.

"I'm serving bee pie for dinner!" Emma retorted.

Claire thought for a minute. "That's not a very good password..."

"Get it..." Emma started, "Instead of meat pie it's BEE pie...because Hugh's guarding the door and that's his peculiarity...Bees..."

Enoch said, "It's not a good sign if you have to explain your own joke..."

"It wasn't a joke it was a password!" replied Emma, "Now let me in!"

Emma tried to kick the door, but Hugh was still guarding it. She kicked the wall beside it instead.

"Hey!" Enoch screamed, "I was sleeping and you woke me up!"

Claire and Hugh made eye contact and started to laugh.

"I will let you destroy my room if you can guess the password." Teased Enoch.

Emma rolled her eyes, "I don't want to destroy your room I just want an apology."

"Where's my apology!" barked Hugh.

"You?"

"Me!"

"What did I do to you?"

Claire interjected, "You know what you did!"

Emma deflected, "It was Hugh who kicked my door!"

Claire replied, "Do you want to know a secret?"

"What?"

"Enoch did it!"

Emma rolled her eyes and pushed past Hugh. She barged in the room only to find it empty. "Where did he go!"

Claire smiled sweetly, "I don't know..."

Emma turned to Hugh exasperated, "What do you know...Isn't Enoch like you're 'arch nemesis'..."

Hugh smiled.
"Claire started it!"