*+•"so... that's how you say 'thanks' in hyde."•+*

*+•chapter four•+*

The group found themself in front of an Edgar Allen Poe statue, and Wednesday snapped twice. Tyler backed up, a bit alarmed, and so did Enid. The group walked down into the secret basement-like hide. "Okay... This is crazy." Enid mumbled, looking at the pictures on the wall. "Huh..." Tyler said simply, looking specifically at Wednesday's parents. He assumed this was when they were in their prime, both looking youthful.

"What exactly is this place?" Tyler asked, staring at a bookshelf. "A hideout." Xavier replied, suddenly beside him. "Ah- Don't tell me you're getting Wednesday's tricks, are you?" Tyler replied, laughing a bit. "Oh no, I hope not." Xavier replied, nudging Tyler. The brunette laughed a bit, looking on to the many rows of bookshelves around them. "Where is it..." He heard Wednesday mumble. "What is it?" Enid asked, bounding up to Wednesday. "A book. It has... A strange rose symbol on it. I saw it in the vision." Wednesday replied, looking at her. "A rose symbol.. Hmm.. Like a family icon?" Enid asked, eyes wide. "A family crest, Enid." Xavier corrected her, smiling as she rolled her eyes. "Same thing!" She exclaimed, crossing her arms. "Huh.. She does have a point." Tyler said thoughtfully. "Oh come ON Tyler, don't take her side on things-" The dirty blonde said, huffing.

Wednesday snapped her fingers at the group, and they all fell silent. "Stop bickering and help me find this book." She commanded. The group looked at each other, all exhaling, a snicker following quick after. "Alright! We'll get to it!" Ajax exclaimed, the group beginning to spread throughout the miniature library, looking at old, dusty, and potentially molded books. Tyler huffed, as a bunch of dust fell down from a book he pulled out of the crevice. "Not it.." He coughed, brushing off the cover. He blinked, upon finding that it was a fantasy book. "Huh.. Would you look at that." He chuckled, putting it back into the crevice from which he found it. "This place seriously needs cleaned, who doesn't clean this place??" Tyler heard Ajax complain. "It's supposed to be like this, for the aesthetic, remember?" Xavier replied, looking to the gorgon.

"Right right.. I forgot.. Sorry." Ajax said, sneezing. Tyler turned his attention to a peculiar book. It had a strange... Almost luminescent color, so, out of curiosity, he grabbed the book, and without Tyler's realization, the bookshelf was soon crashing down upon him. "AH- TYLER WATCH OUT!-" Xavier shouted, he and Ajax running to catch the bookshelf from falling. Tyler felt a heavy pressure on his torso, now realizing he was trapped between the floor and the bookshelf. "Shoot- Uh- Why's this thing so heavy??" Ajax groaned, helping Xavier lift the bookshelf up. "It feels like my bones are broken-" Tyler huffed, slowly standing up. "Nice going, Hyde." Wednesday said, picking up a dark red dusty book. "We've found what we need. The address to the home I need to get to should be in here somewhere..." The ravenette explained, completely disregarding Tyler's wellbeing.

     Xavier looked at Tyler, concern shining in his eyes. The former cafe worker just sighed, dusting his pants off. "So.. We're officially going to some illegal place?" He asked, with a nod from Wednesday. "Yes. That's why we need you. You're free to move from campus to your job anytime. We need you to drive us there." She said. Tyler sighed. "Are you sure all of us can fit into my car?" He asked. Wednesday looked around, then shrugged. "I'm sure we can make it work." She said, swiftly exiting the room. "Wow..  What a team player." Ajax sighed. Enid skipped after Wednesday, "Wait up!!" She shouted, quickly catching up to her.

"Guess we've got to follow them too." Tyler sighed, following after the girls, Xavier and Ajax close behind him. "So.. We're really doing this?" The gorgon asked hesitantly. "Yep. We are." Xavier sighed. Tyler and the group snuck out to his car, now hopping in. Wednesday slid him an area circled on a map. "We need to go here." She demanded. Tyler nodded, putting the car in reverse and high tailing it out of there. It was another rainy day once again, the rain peacefully drizzling onto the ground. Xavier had claimed the passenger seat, staring out of the window. "It's.. Surprisingly peaceful." He murmured. Tyler nodded, getting distracted by the rain. Wednesday snapped her fingers. "Hyde. Focus in the road, not the rain." She said.

Tyler bit his lip some, clenching the wheel in anger. "Eek.. Don't get him angry Wednesday!" Enid whisperers in a not-so-quiet voice. Tyler had to take a few breaths in order to suppress turning into a Hyde. Xavier glared at Wednesday. "Listen, we're trying to not die here, so, can you try to be a bit nicer and tell Enid to not be so loud??" He said sharply. Enid must have looked upset, because then Ajax had gotten angry. "Listen man, don't yell at Enid. It's Wednesday's influence!" He said. Wednesday rolled her eyes. "Being nice is for weaklings, and I am not weak. I rob graves each and every month." She said.

Tyler at this point had tuned the group out, one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the gear shift, clenching it tightly. Only when Xavier's hand was gently placed on top of his own, did Tyler feel relaxed. "Thanks for that.." Tyler muttered, looking at Xavier. "Yeah, no problem buddy." He said, his soft hands gently touching the scars on Tyler's hand. "...Thornhill gave you these, didn't she?" He asked, Tyler could see the dirty-blonde looking at him. Tyler began bouncing his knee unknowingly, luckily it wasn't the leg that he was pressing the gas on. "..Y-Yeah." He whispered, looking at Xavier, who was looking at his hand. "...It must of been rough. Despite all of that... Shit you pulled, I somewhat forgive you." He said, smiling a bit.

Tyler nodded. "..T-Thanks. It.. Was also kind of my fault. I resented this school. But.. After Thornhill, I realize this place isn't actually so bad." He admitted, rolling the window down. A cool breeze swept through the car, giving everyone a refreshing breath of air. "You didn't deserve anything she did to you. It was flat out cruel." Xavier said, Tyler could see his free hand curl up into a fist. "I should've broken out of that.. Trance, she had put me under." He admitted, looking at Xavier, whose eyes were as green as the dull forest surrounding them. Tyler wouldn't admit it, but they were pretty.

"Hey, if you keep staring into eachother's eyes, we're gonna crash into our destination." Wednesday said loudly, as Tyler looked up to see a halfway burnt down asylum. He already had a million thoughts running through his head, and the first one was.. What could happen? He parked his car in a somewhat secluded area, and the group got out, walking to the border of the asylum, which was made of cracked cement and wire, with barbed wire at the main top. "Looks like we're gonna have to climb it."

    Ajax groaned. "It's gonna hurt!!" He whined. Tyler rolled his eyes, and began to climb the wall, quickly hauling himself up, not minding the way his nails began to bleed due to the harsh treatment of the walls. He reached the top of the wall, his palms now bleeding from the wires that also lined the wall. He grabbed the barbed wire harshly, ripping some of the barbed wire off with his Hyde strength. He scooted to the side, now reaching his hand down. "Come on you guys, we've got a mystery to solve."