𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 // 𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 // 𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

not long after her walk with xavier, midnight had returned to her dorm. although she hated to admit it, the girl felt somewhat giddy after her experience with xavier. talking to people and feeling wanted was usually her last focus, but midnight couldn't help craving xavier's attention.

moments after midnights arrival in her dorm wednesday comes barreling in, thing on her shoulder. "we have a mission" wednesday states. "and what would that be?" midnight questions. "i need a book, and i'm led to believe that it's in rowan's dorm" wednesday retorts, her sister quickly widening her eyes.

"you mean xavier's dorm? don't tell me you are seriously asking me to break into his dorm right now!" midnight scolds. "it'll be a quick in and out. we don't even need to check xavier's side very hard, i'm sure it'll be in rowan's area" wednesday argues, her sister swiftly rolling her eyes.

"i feel like this is crossing a line wednesday" midnight admits. "listen, i found rowan's glasses and had a vision of him and xavier fighting and about the gargoyle, evidently the one he tried to kill you with. rowan threw xavier against the wall, and then it flashed to the purple book, ok? it's our best shot at figuring out how we are destined to destroy the school and fix it, ok?" her sister argues.

for a moment midnight is silent, softly shaking her head as she contemplates her twins vision. "what about the library?" midnight questions. "i already looked. no luck. i did learn however that the symbol is from the nightshades, an old student club. rowan is the key to it all, so we need to sweep his dorm" wednesday blurts.

"you owe me wednesday. this is crazy, even for us" midnight sighs, looking at her sister. "so when are we going?" she adds. "now" wednesday declares, midnight offering a soft sigh as she slips on her shoes. wednesday began to guide the pair to the dorm, midnight consumed with internal conflict as she followed her sister.

as they are nearing the dorm, midnight can see xavier jogging outside, prompting her to somewhat rush her sister. the girls are able to get in through a window and hide in the closet, hearing the sound of xavier opening the door followed by footsteps, and the shutting of the bathroom door.

"that purple book has got to be around here somewhere. start investigating" wednesday blurts, going to rowan's side of the room. for a moment, midnight merely admires the collage of pictures on the boy's walls before moving her attention to his desk.

the girl begins softly shuffling through the items, looking through his sketchbook. after seeing a picture of the gargoyle that almost killed her, midnight turns the page to a drawing of herself, an extremely detailed one at that. the girl can't help softly widening her eyes, a smile trying to tug at her lips. looks like i'm someone's latest muse.

wednesday shuts the lights off and begins examining with a blue light, looking under rowan's bed. midnight had no interest in further breaching xavier's privacy, prompting her to merely look at the photos in his room as she pretended to look around.

she hears the cracking of wood, wednesday tucked under rowan's bed before swiftly sliding out, a bird like mask in her hand. "rowan's full of surprises" wednesday mumbles, looking to her twin swiftly with an arched brow. suddenly a knock sounds through the room, the twins sharing a wide eyed glance before rolling under xavier's bed, thing scampering after them.

xavier exits the bathroom, throwing something on his bed and letting out a soft sigh before turning the lights back on. every movement put midnight on edge, the girl holding her breath as another knock sounds through the room. xavier swiftly opens the door, silence filling the area.

"you're not supposed to be up here" he blurts, pulling somebody into his room. "good to see you too" bianca replies, immediately identifiable from her voice. "how'd you get past the housemaster? use your siren powers?" xavier questions, his voice flat and somewhat uninterested.

"not while wearing this. would it kill you to not think the worst of me for once?" bianca asks, softly smiling at the boy. yes. the two twins sat beneath the bed looking between xavier's legs, both increasingly discomforted. "what do you want, bianca?" he sighs.

"to see how you're doing. i'm sorry about rowan. i know you guys used to be close" she comforts, her tone becoming much more sweet in an instant. "since when did you give a damn about rowan?" xavier retorts, the two twins looking up at bianca as her face softly contorts with thought.

"mmm, you were the one who was afraid he'd do something to those insufferable twins. isn't that why you've been following midnight around like an eager-eyed puppy? or is there something more?" bianca interrogates, xavier pushing himself off of the bed without a word. wednesday offers midnight a wide eyed look, both girls somewhat shocked that they were hearing all of this.

"seriously, what do you see in her? you suddenly have a thing for tragic goth girls with funeral-parlor fashion sense and dyed hair?" bianca questions, xavier looking over at his desk. his eyes fall onto his drawing of midnight, the boy flipping it closed in an instant.

"maybe it's because she hasn't tried to manipulate me" xavier blurts, leaning back on his desk. although she couldn't fully see him, midnight can't help focusing her gaze on the boy. pull yourself together, midnight. you're better than this. "i make one mistake and you can't forgive me. she treats you like crap, and you can't get enough!" bianca argues.

"okay, why are you so fixated on midnight?" xavier questions. "because she thinks she's better than everyone else! i cant wait to crush ophelia hall tomorrow and watch both her and her lame team crumble" bianca states, beginning to walk towards xavier. the girl arrived next to him, smirking as he sits with a flat, uninterested expression.

"it's gonna be a poe cup finale to remember" bianca smirks. "yeah, i hate to think what you've got planned" xavier sighs, softly shaking his head. "my games already started. i like to win, is that so wrong?" bianca asks, moving herself a bit closer to the artist. "and you wonder why i broke up with you" xavier retorts.

"you used to love my killer instinct... we were good together, xavier" bianca argues, stepping in front of him with a smile. "were we? or is that just how you wanted me to feel?" he asks, looking at the girl with a blank expression as he softly blinks. bianca let out a baffled chuckle, looking at him with a shocked gaze.

the siren begins to back up, her focus still on xavier. "trust me, midnight addams is not the girl of your dreams. she's the stuff of your nightmares" bianca assures, turning around to leave without another word. the twins look to eachother once more, both somewhat shocked at the scene that had unfolded.

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