Chapter One

Micah was annoyed, her family just wouldn't allow her to keep her new friend a secret any longer, they'd even brought Uncle Ianto and Uncle Jack in to help strengthen their case. Someone who gave a child a mobile phone but wouldn't appear to their family shouldn't be trusted. She eventually got them to stop worrying if she would bring her friend to meet them, they had agreed on a date after checking the weather and plans for a barbeque had been set up. But she had convinced her parents that there were three people she had to take to meet her friend first, they agreed as long as they were allowed to meet this friend as well.

Whilst the others were preparing for the barbeque Micah was sneaking about to make sure everything was going to plan. She had gone as soon as she had confirmed with Death that he would attend to speak with Grandmamma, asking her to make a large amount of cookies for her. Grandmamma had asked questions but finally consented when Micah had told her that they were for her and Lucretia's friend. Grandmamma had given her a toothy smile telling her that she knew who the friend was, how she knew Micah had no idea, but she knew Grandmamma would keep quiet so she could see the others reactions.

The day of the barbeque finally arrived and it was perfect, the weather forecast had been right, it was a lovely dreary day with tonnes of rain, just the weather for an Addams barbeque. Micah could be seen dragging a medium sized trunk, almost the same size as her, out of the house, Grandmamma watching her, and over to Wednesday. She stopped in front of her cousin before asking Wednesday to follow her and to carry the box, wondering what she was up to Wednesday agreed. Picking up the trunk Wednesday caught the scent of something delicious, she sniffed the box before turning to look at Micah, "Where are we going with Grandmamma's cookies?"

Micah just smiled, telling her that Grandmamma knew and that she would find out when they got there, before making her way around the members of the family so as not to look suspicious. It didn't really work, Jack had caught sight of her as soon as she had left the house and had pointed her out to Ianto telling him that the Princess was up to something. When Ianto had shown disbelief Jack had told him that a conman always recognises a fellow conman, something that Ianto vehemently denied, his niece was not a con merchant. When Jack reminded him of the fifty pounds she had somehow won from him the previous week during a game of backgammon he found that he had to agree.

Micah, with Wednesday following, had cornered Owen and Uncle Fester telling them she had someone she wanted them to meet, grabbing one of their hands each and dragging them along. Wednesday was following behind them carrying the trunk, none of them noticed Jack or Ianto following them. They entered the empty conservatory and Micah directed Wednesday to put the box on the table, but she did not release the hold she had on Owen or Uncle Fester.

Fester began to whimper and asked for his hand back as she was hurting him, only to be told that she had to hold onto him, he then looked at Owen who did not seem to be able to feel the pain and sighed. "There are times I wish I were dead too, life wouldn't be as painful then." He spoke, only to let out a sharp cry of pain when Micah dug her nails into his hand.

A second later a man appeared in front of them, Owen recognised the figure and immediately put himself in front of Micah to protect her, Jack and Ianto bursting into the conservatory at the same time. Wednesday was just staring in shock and Uncle Fester was bouncing up and down. Micah pushed her way past Owen to stand in front of Death, "Stop it, be nice. He's my friend. Death, this is Uncle Fester, Uncle Ianto and Uncle Jack, Cousin Wednesday and prospective Cousin Owen."