Wednesday

Chapter 2: Uncle Fester

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Wednesday and Uncle Fester walked side by side in the forest.

"How long have you been stalking me?" Wednesday asked.

"Just blew into town this morning and was hit by a wave of nostalgia." Uncle Fester replied.

Wednesday's eyebrows furrowed. "I thought you didn't go to Nevermore."

"I didn't. Your dad got all the brains. But I used to drop in on him. Usually from the ceiling with a dagger clutched between my teeth. Just to keep him on his toes." Fester giddily explained.

"Of course." Wednesday smiled.

"He filled me in on what's been going on. Monsters, murder, mayhem. What fun!" He exclaimed. "I told him I had a job in Boston, but I'd be checking up on you."

"What kind of job?" Wednesday asked.

"The kind that means I need somewhere to lay low for a couple days." Fester admitted.

Wednesday smirked.

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Wednesday led Fester to the Hummers shack where he could stay for a while. He opened the door to let him inside but froze when he saw (Y/n) in there.

The girl turned when she heard the door open, and froze as well. Clearly neither of them expected the other to be there. And (Y/n) certainly didn't expect Wednesday to have a strange man with him.

"Oh. Uh, hey." (Y/n) greeted awkwardly.

"Hello." He replied stiffly.

Fester looked between the two, sensing the tension, and leaned down to Wednesday's ear.

"Has this place been compromised? Do we need to kill her?" He whispered not-so-loudly.

(Y/n)'s eyes widened. "What?"

"No!" Wednesday snapped at his uncle before turning to (Y/n). "What are you doing here?"

"I...I just came to check on the bees. What are you doing here? And...who is this?" She pointed to Fester.

"This is my Uncle Fester." He introduced. Fester waved his fingers at her and she awkwardly waved back. "Uncle Fester, this is (Y/n)."

Fester's eyes widened, and he came towards her. "Oh! Hi! You must be Wednesday's girlfriend." He eagerly grabbed the girls hand and began to shake it vigorously. "I've heard a lot about you. And your grave-digging skills!"

"Oh! Uh...thank you." (Y/n) replied politely.

"Uncle Fester needs a place to stay for a while so...I told him he could stay here." Wednesday informed her. "Is...that alright?"

(Y/n) shrugged. "Um...yeah, I guess."

Wednesday nodded in thanks, and the two awkwardly glanced at each other for a few moments.

"Well...I guess I'll leave you two alone. I'm sure you guys have a lot of catching up to do so...I'll just leave." (Y/n) said, and started heading to the door.