After arriving at the Addams mansion, Luke went to his room and had a video call with Xavier and Ajax.
The call had been going on for over an hour. Both of them asked about everything that
happened during the lunar eclipse and wanted many details about the fights against
Crackstone and Dolores.
“Incredible… you really don’t take a break, not even during vacations,” Ajax commented with an amazed expression.
“Count us in next time,” Xavier said, sounding a little hurt. It would’ve been great to participate in the battle. They both would’ve been great support, and in the fight against Dolores, Luke wouldn’t have suffered an PLPE.
“You know how Wednesday is… She’s very meticulous and wants to keep everything as secret as possible,” Luke explained.
He had thought about asking his two best friends for help, but Wednesday didn’t want them involved. She said their strength wouldn’t make a difference in the fight. Luke was being kind, as Wednesday had been much ruder when describing Xavier and Ajax’s abilities.
Luke didn’t push the matter further since it would’ve been too complicated for the two of them to travel to Jericho. They didn’t have a flight ability, and they might have raised suspicion if, for some reason, the Spellmans were monitoring people close to Luke. It was a highly paranoid idea, but not impossible.
In the end, if Wednesday had agreed, the fight against Dolores wouldn’t have been as dangerous with Xavier and Ajax there. It would’ve been a four-versus-one, and his two friends weren’t useless sacks of potatoes.
“And you’re telling me I’m controlled by Bianca,” said Xavier with a teasing smile. “I’m not controlled by Wednesday!” Luke replied indignantly at such a comparison.
In other news-though not so new-Xavier had gotten back together with Bianca. There’s a saying that people go back to where they were happiest. In this specific case, Luke believed it was a bad decision, but it was better not to bring Xavier down.
If he’s happy, let him be, even if it’s only for a short time. Luke would be there when things went wrong again.
“I’m surprised you’re even talking to us after suffering an PLPE. They say it’s really dangerous,” Ajax said, showing little interest in the conversation about his friends’ girlfriends. He was happily single and didn’t want to hear how controlling Wednesday and Bianca were.
“That’s true,” Xavier chimed in. “The night of last year’s harvest festival, Rowan nearly had one. He was in the hospital for a week. It was only a near-PLPE, and he still took longer to recover than you.”
“Yeah, I remember that. Rowan was pale as a ghost. Plus, he also got hit by the Hyde. But you, Luke-you not only suffered a full PLPE but woke up in two days and got discharged the same day. That’s not exactly normal,” Ajax added.
“Perks of having three auras, I guess,” Luke said with a faint smile.
“Yeah, super cool, Mr. Three Auras. End of discussion. Let’s move on,” Xavier said with a hint of envy. Every psychic would envy a three-aura user. The important thing was that Luke had recovered from the PLPE.
“My sixteenth birthday,” Ajax said enthusiastically.
“Oh, right. Are you celebrating?” Luke asked, taking a sip from his Coke can.
“Of course I’m celebrating. I’m not a party pooper like you, who did nothing,” Ajax replied.
Luke made a slight grimace. Like Wednesday, he wasn’t a fan of big parties. Besides, he didn’t even have a house to host everyone. If he rented one, he might get attacked by the Spellmans, and it could turn into a massive brawl with plenty of injuries and casualties. A party that Wednesday would surely enjoy.
“It’ll be at my house on the last Saturday before Nevermore starts. A big party. My uncle got me loads of alcohol,” Ajax said with a smile, already imagining how epic his sixteenth birthday party would be.
“Mm, great,” Luke said, not too enthusiastic about alcohol. As for an adult relative providing alcohol to his 16-year-old nephew, it didn’t seem strange to him—after all, they were outcasts.
“Isn’t your birthday on Friday?” Luke asked.
“Yeah, but that day I’m celebrating with my family. The real party will be on Saturday,” Ajax replied.
“Ajax, about that…” Xavier said, with a look that Luke found strange.
“What about it?” Luke asked.
“Oh, yeah… turns out Enid’s coming to the party. That’s Xavier’s fault, not mine,” Ajax said, immediately washing his hands of any blame.
“Hey!”
“It’s fine. It’s not like I can forbid you from inviting her just because she’s my ex,” Luke said, trying to sound as indifferent as possible.
Xavier was back together with Bianca, who was friends with Divina, who was friends with Yoko, who was Enid’s best friend. Besides, Ajax was inviting their entire class-gorgons, psychics, vampires, and more.
It would have been far too petty and spiteful to deny Enid an invitation when everyone else was going to the party.
“That was easy. So, are you coming with Wednesday?” Ajax asked.
“Mm, it’s unlikely she’d want to attend such a party, but I’ll ask her,” Luke replied without making any promises.
Maybe if he mentioned that Enid was going to the party, Wednesday might show her jealous and possessive side and decide to go? Luke wasn’t sure, but he could try and see what
happened.
With everything discussed, the call ended, and Luke headed to Wednesday’s room. He knocked twice on the door, and upon hearing her voice say “Come in,” he entered.
Wednesday was sitting upright in her chair at her desk, looking at two pieces of paper. Luke immediately recognized them as the letters she’d received from her “number one fan.”
Luke had told Wednesday about the letters, and her detective instincts had kicked in. She asked him for the letters, to examine them for herself.
She hadn’t been too pleased when she read the line: “I’m writing this so that, once you regain consciousness and read this, you’ll know that there was always someone hoping for your
recovery,”
“Still on that? How much longer are you going to read those short letters? I don’t think you’ll find much,” Luke commented.
Wednesday didn’t look at him and kept studying the letters.
“If I want to spend my time on this, what’s your problem?” Wednesday asked.
“None, just saying. You should be more compassionate when talking to me. I did suffer an PLPE,” Luke said with a sad expression, sitting on the edge of Wednesday’s bed.
“Oh, poor thing. Should I give you a candy and a kiss on the forehead every time I see you?” Wednesday asked sarcastically, her tone exaggerated and mocking.
“Haha, you’re so kind, mocking a freshly recovered patient,” Luke said, shaking his head as if
he were heartbroken.
Wednesday stood up from her chair and walked over to Luke, sitting on his lap and entwining
her arms behind his neck.
“You don’t get tired of using the PLPE excuse, do you? You might have had a better chance at
credibility if you’d acted like someone injured from the start,” Wednesday said, staring into his eyes just inches away from his face.
“I have to seize the opportunity to get you to treat me more favorably,” Luke said with a faint smile as he leaned closer to Wednesday.
“Believe me, you’re the person I treat the best,” Wednesday whispered, leaning in until their
lips met.
They began kissing passionately, their tongues intertwining as the fervor between them grew. Wednesday placed her hands on Luke’s cheeks, and with her black-painted nails, she
started pinching his skin.
After a few minutes, they pulled apart. “We can’t do this. It’s day,” Wednesday said, and from the look on Luke’s face, she immediately knew what he was thinking.
“Fine…” Luke said, not wanting to risk being discovered by the Addams either.
“You pinched someone injured pretty hard,” he added, feeling a slight sting on his cheeks. He
was already used to Wednesday showing her affection in this way, and his pain threshold was
high enough to handle it.
“Stop complaining. Compared to your previous injuries, this doesn’t even amount to 1%,” Wednesday replied, wiping a small drop of blood from Luke’s cheek with her finger and then
licking it off with her tongue.
‘Does she seriously not have any vampire ancestors?’ Luke thought.
“Did you need me for something?” she asked.
“Yes, the last Saturday of vacation, I’m going to Ajax’s house for his sixteenth birthday. He’s
throwing a party. You’re invited too. Do you want to come?” Luke asked.
Wednesday paused, tasting the lingering hint of Luke’s blood in her mouth.
“Fine, I’ll go,” she replied in her usual monotone, devoid of any emotion.
“Really?” Luke asked, more to himself than to her.
“Yes,” Wednesday said flatly.
Luke stared at her for a couple of seconds. He hadn’t expected her to agree so quickly, but it
was a good thing she was going. It would be fun to attend with her.
“Enid will be there too…” Luke added cautiously. Wednesday’s expression didn’t change at all. Not even her eyes revealed any flicker of different emotion.
“And?” Wednesday asked as if Enid’s attendance had nothing to do with her.
“I was just saying, considering everything that happened between us and the fact that she used to be your roommate,” Luke said, looking slightly uncomfortable.
Thanks to his improved relationship with Thing, Luke had learned a few things he didn’t
know before.
For starters, Wednesday and Enid did have a closer relationship at one point. Enid even managed to get Wednesday to apologize to Thing last year, which was a big achievement.
Wednesday had also shared with Enid the story of her pet scorpion’s death-something she didn’t share with just anyone.
Thing, despite not having a tongue, had a loose one and spilled everything to Luke. He was
quite the gossip and chatterbox.
Although their relationship hadn’t developed to the level of best friends as it had in the series, they also weren’t complete strangers, as Luke had thought a few months ago.
“I don’t care, as long as you don’t make a promise to her. You’ll be safe,” Wednesday said in a
biting tone. Hearing this, Luke couldn’t help but show a guilty expression. It was one of the few matters- or perhaps the only one-that truly affected him and made him feel remorseful.
He never intended to hurt Enid, but he had fallen for Wednesday without being able to stop it.
It just happened.
In addition, it made him look like he was an unfaithful person, and although technically he was, his case is special.
He had fallen in love with two people simultaneously-two girls he would give his life for. He wasn’t the typical cheater who betrayed his partner; besides, he and Enid hadn’t fully gotten
back together at that point.
“I’m sorry,” Wednesday said upon seeing Luke’s expression. It was rare to see him look that way, and she understood that the situation he had faced was far from a typical case of infidelity—and honestly, she didn’t care much about it.
She trusted him and knew he would never be unfaithful to her. The fact that he had risked his
life to protect her during the battles against Crackstone and Dolores proved his love for her.
“It’s fine…” Luke replied.
Just then, Natasha sent him a telepathic message that he found far from pleasant.
[Come to my room. It’s time to test the gender-swapping potion]
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