His Raven | Wednesday + Xavier

Chapter XII

     Xavier finished his ice cream along with the other just in time for Enids' surprise- They based the dates off of their personalities' and what they would like. 

"No but for real, don't ever break my heart. It would be... devastating for me." Enid told Ajax with a bit of a threat behind her tone. Xavier chuckled, glad it was Ajax and not him. 

"If your snakes got decapitated, would you feel the pain?" Wednesday asked.

"Uh... I don't know..." 

"Let's keep it that way." 

         Enid screeched and Wednesday stood still, horrified. It was the most colorful, light-heartedness place she has ever seen. Everything about it made Wednesday want to throw up.

 Enid went straight to the teddy bear corpses and of course, was glued to the most colorful one. Mentally, Wednesday cursed out Ajax. She was going to have to share a room with this colorful sack of shame. As if Enids beaming personality wasn't torture enough. 

Xavier laughed at her reaction and teased, "You sure you don't want to make your very own Build-a-Bear?" 

"Absolutely positive." 

"Don't worry, your surprise is much more up your alley." He softly put his hand on her waist. "Your very dark alley." 

Wednesday loved feeling his touch. "Sometimes I want to crawl into your skin." Before she could think twice, she thought out loud. 

"What?"

"Nothing."

Xavier looked down, bashful. "Okay, Addams." 

      "Put it on your heart for lots of love." 

"Spin around so you guys always have fun." 

"Jump up and down so she has a lot of energy." 

"Now you got to make a wish." 

Enid was giggling, the smile never leaving her face. Ajax adored her and let her be herself without any judgement or embarrassment. As cringey as it was to Wednesday, she had to admit she was pleased to see her so ecstatic and to know Ajax truly does care about her. 

She was still going to keep the snake decapitation noted, though. 

   "Isn't it cute Wednesday?" 

"Exceedingly." Wednesday said sarcastically, of course. 

Xavier and Wednesday's hands brushed against each other. Wednesday was wishing he would take her hand in his but then mentally cursed herself. When did she become so weak? She reached out and took his hand in hers. On the corner of her eye, she seen his lips turn up into a smirk. 

"We're here." Xavier pulled her into an alley way and opened a door. Wednesday questioned it, but kept her mouth shut. She couldn't see anything besides the darkness but with Xaviers hand in hers, she was being steered somewhere, it seemed as if he knew where he was going. 

"Xavier?" She asked confused.

"Is there a light switch? I don't like this." 

"Hug your rainbow bear." Wednesday said.

Enid let out a whimper and light lit up the hall. Xavier opened a door, inside looked like an apartment. What was inside of it made Enid scream. Blood was everywhere, sharp kitchen utensils and the room had a stench. 

Wednesday smirked. 

"Xavier?" 

"I-I-..I don't know what happened, it was supposed to be all.. Not like this."

Wednesday walked in further and ran a finger in the red liquid. 

It was real.

"It's real blood." 

"Ewwww."

"What's this?" Xavier grabbed a journal on the table.

Wednesday got up and looked at the brown leathered book in his hand. "Killer's diary?" She grabbed it and opened the pages, going to the last page, intrigued. 

 "Dear Journal,  

 Today I woke up to blood everywhere,  

 I don't remember hurting anyone last night.  

 but I guess I did. 

  I don't know what is causing these black outs, but I need to figure it out.  

  But I would rather figure it out myself than seek professional help,   

  I'm not a fool;   

   I know what they would do to me..   

  Anyway, I am going to the store for all of the products I need to dispose of who.. of the body  

   properly.  

  ....Till' then."

"Interesting. A sociopath on a journey of self-discovery." Wednesday skimmed through the pages. "Enid, Ajax, read this. Let me know if you find anything worthy of knowing." 

"And me?" Xavier looked down at her with a hint of a smile on his lips. She narrowed her eyes, confused. "You stay with me." 

"Sounds good to me." 

"You're being oddly unperplexed by all of this." 

"Well, when a dead pilgrim came back from the dead and tried killing everyone I know including me, it kind of set a bar that might be hard to top."

"Touche." For some reason she felt a heart squeeze at the thought of Xavier not being squeamish and accepting of her love for Glore. "Ajax, if this person comes back, do not stone him. I want him." 

Ajax looked a little uncomfortable but there was something else that Wednesday couldn't read well. "I'll try not to." Enid looked like she was living a real-life nightmare and hugging onto her teddy bear, her chair scooched up to Ajax's as far as physics will allow. 

   "Alright, let's try to figure out the plot of this killing."

Wednesday and Xavier walked into the living area.