𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙 // 𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐞

𝐬𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧 // 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬

within an instant the bags are ripped off of the twins heads, the girls tied up side by side with a group of cloaked figures surrounding them. this is definitely our kind of party. "who dares breach our inner sanctum?" a voice blurts out, very clearly bianca. what a shame. i was hoping this would be more entertaining.

"you can take the mask off, bianca" wednesday blurts, the girl quickly removing her cloak and mask in a fit. the room begins doing the same, the twins growing more and more disappointed. midnight catches sight of xavier, holding back a chuckle at the thought of his presence in such a group. "wait, i preferred you with it on" midnight jokes, her face flat as she looks at the siren.

"how did you two get down here?" xavier questions, looking at the girls with a perplexed gaze. "rowan showed us. left pocket" wednesday blurts, xavier walking forward and swiftly grabbing the page from her pocket. "i tracked the watermark from the page down to the poe statue, then we solved the riddle" wednesday elaborates, everyone watching the two in a mix of distaste and awe.

"wait, there's a riddle? i thought we just snapped twice" one siren questions, midnight rolling her eyes as the room lets out soft sighs. "aren't you the brightest in the bunch" midnight blurts, softly raising a brow. the statement earns a few glares, bianca in particular staring at the addams girl.

"the nightshades are an elite social club. emphasis on elite" bianca blurts, everyone nodding. "we have roof parties, campouts, the occasional midnight skinny dip" yoko states, midnight softly rolling her eyes at her roommate. i thought you were better than this yoko. truly disappointing. "and yoko's an amateur mixologist" one girl adds. "she makes a killer virgin mojito. it can get pretty wild" ajax continues, a smile on his lips.

"wow, do you guys even have a bedtime? last i heard, the nightshades had been disbanded" wednesday blurts, looking around the room in the hopes that someone will have information for her. "yeah, the group kind of lost its charter 30 years ago after some normie kid died" xavier admits, allowing his gaze to fall on midnight. "but we have a lot of wealthy alumni, so weems looks the other way as long as nobody makes any waves" yoko continues.

"someone like rowan?" midnight questions, curiosity peaking in each twin. "we booted that loser last semester. question is, what are we gonna do with them? only members are allowed in this library" bianca states, looking at the girls with a disgusted expression. as if anyone in this club actually reads.

xavier looks at midnight for a moment, his brows softly furrowing. "i say we invite them to pledge" he blurts, the room filling with confusion. "they are legacies" xavier continues, shifting his attention to the portrait of gomez and morticia.

"after the crap they pulled in the poe cup, there's no way in hell. we talk about not making waves? these two make a tsunami" bianca argues, midnight glaring at her. "just because we beat you at your own game?" midnight questions, a cocky expression tugging at her face.

"let us save you the trouble. we aren't interested in joining" wednesday continues, xavier offering the twins a dejected look, specifically midnight. "you're seriously turning us down?" yoko questions, frowning at her roommate. "can you believe it?" wednesday questions, midnight growing somewhat displeased with her twins discourse.

the group looks around in shock, bianca turning to xavier. "untie her" the siren declares. "we freed ourselves five minutes ago" midnight admits, both girls holding up their ropes. wednesday swiftly gets up and hands xavier the rope, midnight following her twin. "let's talk later, ok?" the blue-haired girl mumbles, allowing her hand to linger on xavier's arm for a moment.

one of the male sirens, presumably the one thing had taken down at the poe cup, had placed himself in front of the exit, midnight noticing her twin glaring at the boy. "do you want a matching black eye?" wednesday questions, moving the boy aside as she exits the library. midnight follows, offering xavier a soft gaze as she goes.