It should've been a relaxing day. Nothing much to do but keep the study clean, take care of everything needed for Chauncy's arrival, and make sure everyone is content. It should not have involved banging on the Guest Room door. Not only had Sue locked the Guest Room door, but she most likely locked her door too!
"Sue honey, please open the doors, mommy needs to talk to you", Vanellope begged for a response from her daughter. Though they tried, they couldn't get a response from Sue. Knowing there was only one thing to do, Neville went back to his children
"Orville, Henry, I've got a mission for you!"
"Oh boy! What is it papa?"
"I need you two to enter the vent, and crawl to Sue's room okay? She won't come out, and she needs help." Knowing what they had to do, Orville and Henry climbed into the vent shaft. More and more time passed, and no one could rest. Atlas wasn't even working out. In fact, it seemed he needed more emotional support than her adoptive parents. While Orville and Henry did their stuff, the rest waited outside. Strangely, James was absent from all this commotion. But Neville could worry about this later. Unfortunately, his wife pulled him away, and the news was anything but good.
"Honey, we've got… another problem"
"Oh what now, it's surely nothing good."
As he predicted, it was nothing good. Laying in the Wardrobe Room floor, was Uncle Grimmly, dead. Simply lying there, not feeling so good. This was just icing on the crap cake that was today. First, Neville was woken up at six in the morning to deal with his kids, the Sue locked herself in her room, and now this. (mwah) bon-appetit.
"Oh god Linda, this, this can't get out. They'll all freak if this gets out."
"You don't think I didn't know that? It took everything to not scream, and now you point out the obvious" Exasperated, she sighed, rubbed the bridge of her nose, she came up with a plan.
"Ok look, you keep them upstairs, and I'll… (sigh) hide him in the basement"
"L-Linda! You can't be serious! Hiding a body! Not only is that against the law, where will you even stick it! Worst of all, it'll stink up the place!"
"You got a better plan? Make sure everyone is accounted for. Wouldn't want anyone to find out. Neville then headed back to the commotion. As he was doing a headcount, the power simply went out. Before people could panic, he calmed everyone down, and told them to stay put; he'd go investigate the loss of power. Heading down to the switch ( /zow8oNjsPM0), he saw Linda already down there, flipping it up. She turned and gave him a wink, then went back to bed. As he headed back up, James stopped him.
James: Ah, Master Bookish. You wouldn't mind answering a question for me?
Neville: *sigh*, What is it James?
James: I was wondering if you could get me a date with Melody, she's quite a beauty.
Neville: Shivers, ew! She's much younger than you, by more than thirty years! It's-
James: Ah, you know, it'd be a shame if Grimmlys'… fate… was spread about. I mean*chuckle*, you two, killing and then hiding his body, and sure, that's not what happened, but who'd believe you? Their loyal servant, or the man caught lying before?
That was one of Neville's' biggest regrets. Some years back, he was arrested on account of minor tax fraud. It cost a fortune to bail him, and rumor's have been circling around ever since. It was easier to try and negotiate, than to say no.
Neville: H-how about, something else? Perhaps a raise in pay? Or-
James: I'll make it easy for you, and make it a four week plan. All I require, is a lock of her hair. That is all. Now I must be off. I'll be waiting.
That conniving bastard. Either way, Neville would have to pay. But for now, he had to comply. That night, he snuck in and snipped some of her hair, put it in an envelope, then slid it under Shivers' door. He really didn't want to know what he did with it.
-End Chapter 2: Unwinding-
So that was the chapter. Also didn't abandon this, just ran into writer's block. We begin to see the people who will turn into spookiest dudes around. If anyone can guess why I did to Grimmly what I did, put it in the comments (god I sound like a YouTuber[smash that like and subscribe button]), and any who get it right will get a shoutout at the beginning of the chapter (feel special, I don't put nothing up there). Remember to give feedback, and don't take candy from strangers
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