Adams Family Chapter 4

"Would you go to prom with me?"J said before the mirror. He took a deep breath, and tried again "Would you let me take you to the prom?"

He sighed. What was the deal with this? He had never, ever been nervous even when he had been human. He had swept the ladies right under their feet "Would you come to the prom with me? No, would you like to come to prom with me? No, too needy, Wednesday, come to the prom with me?"J took a deep breath, it shouldn't be so hard, it shouldn't be hard at all .He took another deep breath."Wednesday, prom, please", He shook his head at his foolishness and pure unadulterated nervousness. Never had he felt such butterflies having a dance in his stomach, not even when he had been human.

He faced the mirror once again, and went right in "Please come to the prom with me?"This time he was satisfied. He left the boy's toilet, once again the normal carefree and saw Wednesday some minutes later, searching for something in her school locker. Regardless of the fact that she was so meticulous about everything, her locker kept swallowing her things. He chuckled inwardly.

Today she wore a sleek black pair of trousers, a white shirt and a black waistcoat. She looked both chic and professional. Wednesday always had impeccable taste even though her taste was limited to green, black and red. She smiled widely when she saw him, waving for him to come over. And he was ready; he was mentally repeating the request over and over. When he actually got close enough to smell the passion fruit perfume she always wore, everything fled .The words breezily hopped away into the sunshine, singing tra-la-la and holding hands.

"Hi, J", she answered giving him another rare smile before disappearing to search for whatever it was she wanted.

"Um...Hi W.W...Wednesday", Oh My God, was he really stuttering. Lord Jackson Of Per stuttering? The shame.

"Why are you stuttering?" yeah, thanks Wed for noticing, "I was thinking we should go to prom together. What do you think?" She looked earnestly at him.

He stared at her in amazement. She didn't just say that. He had just spent recess rehearsing for that. He chuckled inwardly."Sure". He said and then skipped off, still dazed

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Prom came sooner than he liked or had even expected. That night saw him standing outside the Adams family mansion and playing nervously with his corsage.

"Fart!" the door rang loudly. And a moment later he saw the big shadow of Lurch looming over him, ever since that incident Lurch tended to be very weary of him and if he admitted to himself also a bit afraid.

"She's waiting" he said emotionless and allowed J to enter the house. It took J enough to smile smugly at him before he realized that Wednesday was the most beautiful girl he had met. She was wearing a black mono strap dress with a jewelled gold belt. Her black hair was gently curled to the side, it left her face bare and exposed her high cheekbones and for once she was wearing makeup- bronzer, blood red lipstick topped with gloss and eyeliner .She wore smashing high gold heels that almost made her his height. She was just gorgeous, mind- numbingly beautiful. He stood there awestruck for more than a minute before the subtle clearing of Gomez's throat behind him roused him out of his trance. "I'm going to be the luckiest guy at prom" and of all the lies he had told this was the pure and simple truth. He took her hand gazing in awe at her beautiful face

"Stop it J you're making me embarrassed" she said blushing a little.

" But how can you be embarrassed by darling its true" her mother stood a few feet away, smile going from ear to ear and she clapped her hands " Oh Wednesday you look tres belle"

"Oh Trish you spoke French speak it again, enchante, belle anything speak some more" he said kissing his way up her arm.

They turned their face away and by the time they turned back, Gomez and Morticia had disappeared. J found he was smiling affectionately, but wiped it off as soon as he noticed it.

"Okay, prom", he said and held is arm out. She fitted her slender arms into his and stood proudly by his side and for a minute everyone, the dead and undead in the room were star-stuck at the lethal couple they made: J in his all black suit, devastatingly grand looks and authoritive, commanding air next to Wednesday with her devastatingly beautiful face, her poisonous composure and toxic dress. It was just simply over-powering.

And so they went, two sleek tigers of the night, off to prom, in their sleek black limousine.

They caused such a great stir when they entered the hotel hall that was their prom venue, everyone had immediately gone quite as they watched the king and queen of agony walk into the hall like it was indeed they were there to have fun and they had fun until twelve minutes to twelve. When the clock struck twelve, Suzy the floozy was trying to flirt with Mr Redding, the young cute teacher. J had just asked Wednesday to dance and the night breeze was cool and refreshing against their skins. And then J took hold of Wednesday, firmly by the hands and pulled her towards the balcony.

"I'm sorry, Weds, really sorry", he apologised surprise to find out that he was actually sorry.

And then he kissed her, kissed her with all the passion of his soul and body, with everything he felt for her. He kissed her for less than a minute, but, boy what a kiss!

She slummed to the ground, unconscious and in a coma.

With a final tender look at her face in the soft moonlight, he took her bridal style and flew off into the night.