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𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟐:
𝐖𝐨𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

Chapter 3
Catastrophe turned salvation

"WEDNESDAY, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU", I sneered at the cold-hearted girl "When I come back, just wait and watch" I threw an angry look at Enid, but she just shrugged

"I'll be waiting" Wednesday answered, still looking at her watermark, that she refused to show me , I huff, and tug at my denim jacket, getting out of the half rainbow and half nightmare themed room, Thing, crawling beside me

When I told Wednesday, that I didn't get the information she was seeking for out of Xavier, She gave me an even harder one, I had to go to his dorm, check Rowan's side of the room, and see if there is something. It's not like I haven't been to Xavier's room, heck, I've been there multiple times (the dorm rule of no opposite gender in the dorm has been broken by mostly everyone) but I've never been there to investigate anything, I've never been on Rowan's side of the room, because Xavier himself always kept me busy

I looked at the time, and realized that Xavier can be back from his run anytime, and waited inside his balcony. I heard a door being opened and then shut, and peeked inside slightly to see that Xavier went inside his bathroom to shower

I quickly entered the room, and muttered to myself "that book can be anywhere" I first go to Xavier's desk, and flip through his drawing's , as Thing investigated

I flipped through the sketch book, looking through the image of a raven, a gargoyle, and then me?

Xavier has Drawn many drawing's of me, but they were mostly of me with my magic, me with Aaron, or when I asked him to draw me, And he always informed me, when he drew my portrait

but This didn't fit any of that category, it was me, just me, without anything else, no magic, no Aaron, just me. My hair were open, and then were flowing in the air, I was smiling brightly, there were traditional Indian earrings in my ear

I furrowed my eyebrows, but there was a small smile on my face, I quickly shake my head, remembering why I'm hear for, and go to Rowan's side of the room, but see some luggage beside it, near the cupboard

'hmm, weird'

I take out the Blue torch that Wednesday gave, I really don't know what it is called, and turn the lights off, turning on the torch, and scan it over Rowan's bed, there was nothing on it

I bend down, on the floor, scanning it under the bed, and find some fingerprint's going in the same direction, I reach for the fingerprints, and feel the floor, trying to figure out where the hidden cabinet was, and open it

I dig my hand into it, and take out the raven mask, that I am oh so familiar with, I shake my head, and keep it back where it originally was. I get up, and proceed to walk out, when I hear a door knock, I quickly hide under Xavier's bed , as the bathroom door open's, and Xavier comes out, He opens the door, and I see Bianca standing there, He holds her shoulder, and pulls her in

"You're not supposed to be up here" He says, and closes the door, as my eyes narrow at both of them. I didn't knew Bianca still came here

"Good to see you too" Bianca respond's, with a confused face

"how'd you get past the housemaster? use your siren power's?" Xavier Grunts and comes towards his bed, leaning on it, and I hold a hand on my mouth to avoid making any noise

"not while wearing this" Bianca touches her locket which prevents her to use her siren song "would it kill you to not think the worst of me for once?" Bianca questions, walking forward

"what do you want, Bianca?" Xavier asks in annoyance, and things crawls beside me

"to see how you're doing" Bianca answers "I'm sorry about Rowan, I know you guys used to be close"

'She doesn't care about Rowan, She just used the story to come see Xavier'

"since when did you give a damn about Rowan?" That's my boy

"you're the one who was afraid he would do something to Esha or Wednesday" Bianca says "Isn't that why you've been following Solace like an eager-eyes puppy?" Bianca tilts her head "or is there something more?"

Xavier stands up, and walks towards his desk, when his eyes fall on the open sketch book, and I bit my lips at my stupidity

"Seriously, what do you see in her? I'm starting to believe you broke up with me, because of her" Bianca confesses "you suddenly have a thing for innocent and pretty' looking girls with dual personalities, who has another boy after her?" Bianca asks

'well, at least she called me innocent and pretty' I smirk

"maybe it's because she hasn't tried to manipulate me till now?" Xavier suggests

"I make one mistake and you can't forgive me, She Flirts around with you and Aaron, and you're obsessed" Bianca shakes her head

"ok, Why are you so fixated on Esha?" Xavier defends me

"Because she thinks she's perfect" Bianca exclaims as I glare holes into her forehead "I can't wait to crush Ophelia hall tomorrow, and watch her Werewolf friend crumble, It's gonna be a Poe cup finale to remember" Oh yes it will

I pretend I didn't hear anything other than 'she's perfect'

"I hate to think what you've got planned" Xavier sighs

"My game's already started, I like to win, is that so wrong?" Bianca asks

"And you wonder why I broke up with you" Xavier says

"you used to love my killer instincts" Bianca takes Xavier's hand in her own "we were good together, Xavier"

"Were we?" Xavier asks, snatching his hand away from her hold "or is that how you just want me to feel?"

"Trust me" Bianca scoffed, walking backward "Esha Solace is not the girl of your dreams, she's the stuff of you nightmare" She Sneers at Xavier and walks out the door

Xavier sighs, and walks back in the bathroom, and I finally get out from under the bed

I dust myself, looking at thing, and get get out through the balcony, and I also make my way towards it. I open it, and just as I am about to exit, I hear a voice

"What are you doing here, trouble?" Xavier's voice comes from behind me

"Fuck" I mutter lowly to myself, and turn around "I just wanted to see you, so I thought....." I smile at him sheepishly

"When did you come here?" He walks towards me and grabs my hand, as we walk towards his desk

"Just now" I respond, as we both lean on the desk

My hand grazes the sketchbook that had my drawing, but I turn my head towards the male I have on my left side

"How are you?" Xavier asks, a genuine smile on his face

"I'm good, you?" I ask, and pick up the sketchbook as he answers with a simple 'brilliant'

"Been making any new sketches or drawing?" I say, as I pretend to flip through the art book as if I'm seeing it for the first time

It hurts me to deceive Xavier like this, Wednesday is surely gonna die the way she reads in her psychotic novels

"I did" Xavier rubs the back of his neck, nervously "wait-" he tries to stop me, as I flip onto the page which had my portrait

I look at the drawing again, having enough time to admire it now, and graze my hand on it, I can finally ask the question's regarding this masterpiece

"W-when did you draw this?" I ask

"At the start of this semester" Xavier searches my face for any discomfort "do you like it?"

"I love it!" I whisper, enough for just us two to hear, and finally turn to look at the artist

"Really?" He asks, as he comes in front of me, one hand cupping my face, while the other pushes the book away from my hand

"Really" I smile at him, my eyes following the art book, but my face stayed in the same place

I look into his olive colored eyes,as he leans close to me, so close that we breath the same air

"Can I kiss you?" He whispers to me

'consent king, that's what he is'

"Yes" I smile softly, when his lips come crashing onto mine

This, Was euphoric, I have been hiding my small school girl crush for so long, I just realise that it has turned into something more

His hands grip the back of my thighs, and he lifts me up, making me sit on his desk

My hands reach up into his open hair, and I realise they are still wet from the shower. I grip onto them, pulling them, making him groan into the kiss

His right hand leaves me waist, and comes up to my hair, taking my claw clip out, letting my hair down, as he strokes them

Suddenly his hand entangles in my hair, and he pulls them roughly, making me moan, as we continue to kiss each other

We are broken apart, by the door to Xavier's room opening, as we look towards it in panic

Aaron, was standing there, with a smug look on his face

"Did this just start? Or am I unfortunately late?" Aaron asks, looking Xavier

"It just started" Xavier moves a little bit away from, his hand never leaving my waist, as Aaron walks towards me, and gets super close to me

"I'm gonna be cocky, and say that I already know the answer. But can I kiss you, little Witch?" I quickly nod my head, and he smashes his lips to mine

It feels weird to just kiss someone, and then kiss the other person just in front of them, but I let my eyes wander off to Xavier, and he looks like he's enjoying this

His face dives right into my neck, his hands pulling my hair backwards, so he has more space, and his lips start to trace my neck to my collarbone

This night just got more interesting!

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When I get back to Ophelia Hall, I first go to Wednesday and Enid's dorm, and when the door opens, I see Enid, with her tear stained cheeks

"Oh my god! What happened?" I hug Enid, as she hugs me back, and throw a glare a Wednesday

"Yoko had an allergic reaction to garlic bread" Wednesday answer's, and I swear to god, I see her blink for the first time

"What?" I gasp, what the fuck!

"Yes! And I am so sad, she is in the hospital right now, I was crying when I came back, and Wednesday was already here, and she agreed to joining our teams!!" Enid exclaims, jumping up and down

"Just because I wanted to crush Bianca, Bad" Wednesday goes back to her casual self and sits back on her desk, her back facing us

"She's lying" Enid whispers in my ear, and I smile at her "did you kiss someone?" She suddenly asks me, as my fly wide

Wednesday snaps her neck towards us, and stands up

"I- what?" I look at Enid weirdly

"You lips look unusual red" Enid points out

"No- I mean yes- urghh" I groan, and sit on Enid's bed

"I..kissed" Enid squeals, and asks 'who'

"Two people" Enid's eye go wide, and does Wednesday's

"Xavier and Aaron" Enid gasps, but it doesn't sound like a surprised one "together" I finish my sentence, as Enid covers her mouth

"What!?" Enid exclaims and starts jumping

"Disgusting" Wednesday grunts, and turns back, sitting on her desk

"No it's not. I knew it, I mean, not the together part, but I knew you were gonna kiss one them" Enid sits beside me with a big smile on her face "how did it happen?"

This is gonna be a long night!

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Poe Cup, I has taken a part in it once, but that was when I didn't have an extreme Rivalry going on with Bianca, and I wasn't hell bent on winning. Last year, I took this game, like it is, a Game, but now, it is my ego, I can't let Bianca win it again

Bianca and I had a rivalry ever since we saw each other, she hated me because I 'though I was perfect', which I just got to know yesterday, and I didn't like her, because well, she didn't really try to interact with me, or like me, and I hate rude people. She always gave me this siren glare like I just interrupted her, while she was drowning a sailor

It was weird, so even I didn't talk to her, and then slowly she started to do mean things, directed towards me, and I couldn't handle it. She was so stuck up to notice that people other than her had feelings, I came hear to hide from the mean glares of people, not to receive them all again

So her hate, was returned, in a really respectfull way, where we didn't talk to each other, didn't look just glare at each other, and insult each other whenever we got a moment

It was the day of the Poe Cup finale, and Wednesday and I reached the tent near the lake. Now, this lake always gave me the vibes of the black lake in Harry Potter, so will there be a coincidence where we find out that there is also a merman in here?

I know, yes! I don't think, I know

My first guess, when we started to investigate why Bianca always won the Poe cup, was that someone of her friend, helped her during the Poe cup, from under the water

Now, sirens can 'turn' into merpeople, they can't 'manipulate' water. And just the coincidence, I can use my magic under water too

"Hey! Ready to win?" Enid Greeted us

"Hell yeah!" I matched her enthusiasm as Wednesday just stood there, like a deer behind headlight

"Yes" Snape's daughter said without any enthusiasm as her eyes scanned Bianca's tent

"You're constumes are inside the tent" and that's when I realised that Enid had already worn hers, that's why she looked a little out of the place, Enid never wore Black

She even suggested that we should be pink cats, just she doesn't have to wear pink, and at that comment, Wednesday Grimaced so badly, I had to control my laughter

Wednesday and I entered the Tent, and saw out Costumes in bags with our name on it, I quickly picked mine, and entered the changing room

I wore the cat suit, pulling on the cat ears headband, and got out, to see Wednesday had already changed in the other changing room

Now that I notice it, each of our costume was black but it had small designs in our significant colour

Wednesday had silver linings, our other vampire friend had red linings, I had purple linings while Enid had pink ones

Enid, at last, added her pink element to it

I smiled at the thought, and went on to get my whiskers, the painter painted them quickly and I got out of the tent, my eyes falling on Enid as she squeals again

"OMG! You both look purr-fect" she comments

"Wait a minute, where are your whiskers, Wednesday?" Enid asks

"Yes Wednesday! Where are your whiskers?" I mock the emo girl

"Ask again, and you'll be down to eight lives" Wednesday says as she scans our surroundings

I excuse myself and walk over to the jokers with a grin, and tap one of them on the shoulder

They turn around and I let out a shriek. My hands hover over my chest, as I take a step back

Xavier, Aaron and the other contestant laugh at me, as I watch another joker walk up to me

My gaze flickers to him, but then I return it back to the 2 boys

"What? You got scared when you saw them" I hear Ajax's offended voice

"No, your bare face is much scarier" I comment as Ajax judges my shoulder with a huge frown, making his painted teeth look extremely weird

"You got roasted man, by a cat" Aaron laughs, as I scowl at him

Xavier's hand comes to head, stroking the place in between the 2 ears, but I dodge his hand and turn around, my back facing them

"You look so hot in this cat suit" Aaron whispers in my ear

"I know right?" I smirk up at him and flip my hair

Suddenly I feel a hand trail my waist and I look up to find Xavier fixated on the on the small purple details

"This costume is beautiful. It suits you" Xavier says without looking up from my waist

"It has purple details" Aaron says, as he finally notices them

"Yes, I found out" I say sarcastically and before they can answer everyone starts taking their seats in their boats

"Good luck!" The 2 boys say

"Keep it, you need it more" I wink at them and sit in our boat

"I want to welcome you all to the Edgar Allan Poe Cup" Principle Weems announced on the mic "this is one of the Nevermore's proudest annual traditions, dating back 125 years. Each team must row across to Raven island, pull out a flag from Crackstone's Crypt, and hustle back, without sinking or being sunk. First team to cross finishing line with their flag wins the cup and bragging rights for a year, as well as some special privileges"

In the middle of the whole speech, I zoned out from it, as my eyes travel to the boat on my right, and they catch the eye of 2 really mischevious jokers, as they give me a lop-sided grin, with their makeup on, it looked creepy, as I faught a grimace climbing my face

"Focus" I feel a nudge on my back from Wednesday, as I look forward, I notice Enid flinching and getting stiff. I smirk as I realise that Enid was staring at Ajax and vice versa

"Do you feel like people like you now?" A mean voice makes me turn my head left "they don't, we still hate you, you're still a freak, a witch, created by the devil himself. You're weak, we're more powerful than you" Bianca's voice whispered in my ear, as I felt my eyes darken at what she said

My raging eyes met hers, and her proud expression faltered, she squirmed and looked forward

"Don't, she doesn't mean that, she's lying" came a monotonous voice from behind me

My body burned, I wanted to hurt her so bad, but I didn't want to make a scene. I wanted to drown the siren the way she drowns her preys, I wanted to torture her

"Go!" Principle Weems started the tournament

Oh baby! I am gonna hurt you, just wait and watch

Hello guys! Author here!

I just wanted to say, that with all this Percy controversy, I was a little disturbed that's why I was not updating, but now I just want to say

I am on NO ONE'S side, I believe in innocent until proven guilty, so right now, Percy Hynes white is innocent in my eyes

That does not mean, that I'm not disgusted with what he is being accused of, but this is just my opinion, and I will not go onto conclusions before hearing both the sides