AN: The first short story in the addams/torchwood universe. Critcism is welcomed, be it constructive or not. AN2: For the purpose of this fic Ianto's name is Ianto Tharmus Jones and Rhys' name is Rhys Aluka Williams and they will be referred to at times throughout this fic as Tharmus and Aluka respectively. Andy Davidson's name is Andronenkos Addams, see The Addams Rift for more information on him.
When Rhys stopped the car outside a large manor house Gwen could not hold in her gasp, the house itself looked liked it had seen better days and the grounds could do with being looked after a bit more than they obviously had been, but the sheer size of the place was amazing. Gwen couldn't help but wonder how she had never known how much money Rhys' family must have to buy a place like this.
"Whose house is this Rhys? And can we park here?" Gwen asked.
"It's my cousins' house although neither of them live here. Rhia lives on a council estate with her family and her brother has a flat near the bay. We can leave the car here my aunts butler will move it. Come on." Rhys said, as he left the car leaving it unlocked, he made his way up to the front door ringing the doorbell. It let out a scream, startling Gwen and a couple of second later the door opened and a large man stood in the doorway. "You rang." His dulcet tones reached out to them.
"Lurch, old man. How are you?" Rhys asked, handing the man his car keys as he nodded, knowing that Lurch would park the car wherever the cars were being parked. Gwen stood to his side, silent for once, trying to take everyone and everything in at once, she didn't notice when Lurch left and she didn't appear to notice thing take their coats.
A yell of "Aluka" caught Gwens' attention and before she knew it one of the women she had seen Jack and Ianto meet earlier, the youngest if she wasn't mistaken, was talking to Rhys.
"Hello Aluka", Wednesday spoke, "Is this your wife, Gwyneth wasn't it?"
"It Gwen" Gwen answered shortly.
Rhys just nodded, and hugged Wednesday, knowing that he would be referred to by his middle name for most of the night. "How are you Wednesday? Have you found a husband yet?" he asked, knowing that the Addams' trip was to find Wednesday a husband.
She scowled at him, "No, cousin Aluka. You know I don't want to marry, why I caught that stupid bouquet I don't know. I can't get out of it either, I've even tried the marriage didn't last why do I have to marry card, alas it did not work."
Rhys chuckled, "Tough luck kid, you'll think of something. Did you get your birthday present?"
By this point Gwen had tuned the conversation out, trying to figure out what was going on and why Jack and Ianto had been meeting what appeared to be Rhys' family. She tuned back into the conversation in time to hear Rhys ask the girl if she was still raising spiders.
"But of course, Aluka", she replied and then turned around showing her hair, which was in two braids and then coiled up onto her head, being held in place by a tarantula. Gwen let out a small screech at the sight, something that seemed to go unnoticed by the rest of the party.
When Rhys asked how they got through customs the girl smiled, "Cousin Tharmus sorted everything out and sent cousin Andronenkos to collect us."
Rhys nodded, knowing that he should have realised Tharmus or rather Ianto had done something to that effect, from what he knew of Torchwood they could certainly get the Addams' through customs easily enough. After Andronenkos was mentioned the conversation seemed to end and Rhys steered Gwen further into the house and away from Wednesday, only to be cornered by Margaret.