All For Not

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"I've been thinking about my less-than-enthusiastic response to your surprise soirée. And I must admit, I regret not showing my gratitude towards you more appropriately." I walked into the room at the weirdest of times it seemed, closing the door behind me as I gazed at the two with keen eyes, "you really mean it?"

"Take the win, Enid. If only there were a way for us to get off campus and have a little birthday redo. Just two best friends. Too bad the school is on lock down." My eyes narrowed at my sister, her feet taking her away from Enid and towards the window, "would you look at that full moon..."

She was manipulating her, "oh, how about I say I'm about to wolf out and get a pass to the lupin cages? And say you volunteered to lock me in." I gave a deep frown, moving to my chair to have a seat with a random book left on the table at its side, "my deviousness has finally rubbed off on you."

My skin bristles at the sound of Enid chuckling, "Thing? You know what to do, right? Oh, we should wear our snoods."

"Oh, I... I believe I left mine at fencing." I couldn't help myself and glanced up to watch and see Enid pull the black 'snood' from off of her bed and twist around to look at the one she made it for, "actually, you left yours at the Weathervane. Luckily, Bianca brought it back."

Wednesday was the epitome of annoyance, "like a monkey's paw."

"Morella?" I didn't look away as they both turned to me, "what?" My tone was snappy and I could see how it made my sister's eye twitch almost hazardously, "grab your bag, we're leaving."

"No." She paused mid step, "excuse me?"

"Please, please? We'll have fun," my eyes drifted over to the blonde and as much as I wanted to drift them back to Wednesday to give her a glare, I didn't, couldn't, at Enid's whine.

A deep sigh left me and I stood, preparing myself to leave with them, "yes!" Another deep sigh left me and I turned to be greeted with the cardigan she rushed to grab from my bed so she could hand it to me, "we can all match now."

Matching wouldn't be possible, scarfs and a cardigan were not matching pieces of clothing, I would much prefer her to wear my cardigan than her snood but it wouldn't be possible. "I already ordered an Uber, let's go." Enid's eyes practically jumped from her skull in surprise, "you did what?"

There was no reply, the pig-tailed girl only walking from the room, "wait! How do we get you out with us?" I sighed for a third time and moved away from her as they both watched me walk towards the window, "we'll be at the gate, hurry up..." My upper lip curled at her words, Enid lost and concerned, "wait, you're not gonna parkour your way down are you?"

"She'll be fine, even if she falls."

"I'm sorry, falls?!"