Ch. 9 - Popcorn Anyone

Ajax's POV

I wish I knew what bus Wednesday was riding, I would have got on that one. But I will have the chance to see her at the festival. We arrive at the Harvest Festival, and it is the same as usual, there a few new eating booths, but the rides and games mostly the same.

After going around, I see Wednesday, talking to Xavier at a gaming booth. Xavier is usually a loner, it wasn't until he dated Bianca that he really hung around people. He must be interested in Wednesday. I start to walk towards them, but before I even get half way she runs away with the café worker Tyler. Is every single guy in this town, trying to hit on his mate. Next, thing that bee guy Eugene will be hitting on her. I want to follow them, but I don't want to evade her privacy. I already have something she will come to me for.

Ajax not knowing that Wednesday plans to make her escape tonight.

I finish going around to all the booths, like dart throwing and the popcorn stand. At the dart stand I get the biggest score, and I choose a huge black anaconda. I think Wednesday, will like.

As I start to head back to the bus, I see Bianca running to Principal Weems. Weems grabs the sheriff and they start running into the woods, towards the way Wednesday and Tyler ran. I try to follow, but the rest of the sheriffs are blocking off the students from the woods. I want to rip of my hat, and stone them, knowing it is only semi - permanent, but I know that, only questions and trouble will come from it. I will have to wait.

Ch. 10 – Stoning a Siren

Everyone arrives back at the Academy, the festival has ended. All the students, and the chaperones head back to their rooms, some holding snacks, some with stuffed animals. Ajax sneaks into the Ophelia's dorm and knocks on Wednesday's room door, hoping to see her. The door opens, and no one is there.

"Hello. Wednesday. Enid. You there." He looks around but no one is in here. The room if split in half, one side colorful, and the other black. He knows which side is Wednesday's and leaves the anaconda on her bed. As he is about to leave her room, he looks on her desk, and sees a paper titled "Escape Plan". He takes a picture and sneaks back to his dorm.

As he leaves the room, the anaconda, starts to wiggle, and from underneath comes a detached hand. As Thing watches the gorgon boy leave the room, he starts tapping his fingers on the bed.

I get back in to my dorm, where I know Kent, will probably have some gossip. He is one of Bianca's minions.

"Kent, what happened at the festival, why was Bianca with the cops and Weems."

"Dude I don't know. She said that freak Wednesday, came out of the woods, yelling at her to get help."

At hearing him call Wednesday, a freak, I snatch off my hat, and my snakes fold out, and we stone him. A little time as a statue, will teach him about calling my mate out of her name. All that matters is Wednesday is okay.

So, he takes a shower to wash tonight away.

Ch.11 – Vipers in my Dreams

Wednesday's POV

I saw Rowan get killed by that monster. There is no way he should have been able to come back from that. There are outcast with regenerating powers, but I don't think Rowan fall in that category, since he is a psychic. At least if I am stuck here I have a mystery to solve. Who is that monster? And why is Rowan still alive?

After being questioned by Sheriff Galpin, I make it back to my room. After taking a shower, and putting on my black robe, I make it to my bed, and on top of it is a black snake stuffed toy from the fair. I wonder who left it. It reminds me Ajax's snakes. I push it over, and get into my bed, and drift into sleep and the nightmares begin. I see Roan attacking me, telling me that I need to die. I see the monsters, huge eyes staring at me. Then, I see myself rolling in a bed of vipers, but this does not feel like a nightmare, more like a vision, and it feels good. And then a beeping crashes my dream.

At 6:30 am my alarm is going off. I open my eyes and the first, thing I see is Enid.

"What are you doing standing over my bed? And why are you dress already."

"You don't know what begins today is do you?"

"No, what is so important for you to evade my personal space?"

"The Poe Cup. So wake up and get ready."

Usually Enid, would not even get up until 7:30. Whoever, put me in the same room as her, is the master of my torture. I groan, as I get out of my bed, and the stuffed snake falls on the ground. I look over at my desk, where I made put Thing's personal bed on top off.

"Thing, do you know who left this snake for me?"

Thing signs, "I don't know, someone knocked on the door and left it there. I know they did not leave it for Enid."

"You need to stay alert someone has already tried to kill me, is trying to make it seem like I am crazy. As much fun as I am having fun, I will not make it easy for them."

Ch. 12 – Woe is Woodwork, Part 1

Ajax's POV

All night, I had dreams about Wednesday. She was lying in a bed of vipers. She was so beautiful. I look up and can see Kent stoning peeling away, he should be unfrozen in an hour or two. I put my arms under his armpits and drag him to his bed, so when he wakes up, he will think he was just asleep. When someone is stoned by a gorgon, they are put into a state of cryogenesis. They don't age, they don't think, and they don't need to eat.

Ajax's phone pings with a text. It is Xavier. Dude, I hope you are ready for the Poe Cup. I know Kent will not be any help, since he won't go against Bianca. Meet me for breakfast.

And because Kent is still frozen. I text back, meet you in 20.

As, I walk to the cafeteria, everyone is running around, some with paint, or wood, and one guy had an ax. Each year competes in their own race, with a team of 5. My team is pretty chill. We just want to participate and have fun, and if we win, then we do. My friends all come to the table and we plan which poem to do, and how to build our canoe. I look out the cafeteria window, and I see Enid, running past, dragging Wednesday behind her.

"I don't know why everyone tries so hard, Bianca has won every race for our class, "says Xavier.

"Yeah I know Enid is freaking out. Let's just have fun alright guys," says Ajax. "I am going to the library, to see which poem, we should base our boat on."