Wednesday And Enid

The Strays

(Wednesday POV)

"Wednesday!" I wake up to Enid calling me.
"What's up?" I ask.
"It's 7:30, you gotta get ready for school." She says.
I get up and get dressed.
Enid watches tiktoks whilst sat on her bed.
"When you're ready I'll walk to class with you." She says.
"Ok." I say.
I brush my teeth and come back to the dorm.
Enid was looking out the window, her back to me.
I hug her from behind.
"Hi." She says.
"Do you want to start going to class now?" I ask.
"I just wanted to ask. That's Tyler right?" She asks.
I look out the window, resting my chin on Enid's shoulder, to see the curly haired teenager looking around, he looks lost.
"Do you want to pay him a visit before we go to class." I ask.
"Yeah." She says.
We hear the door open and someone walks in, I stop hugging Enid and we both turn around. It was Yoko.
"Our Hyde friend has joined the school." Yoko says.
"We know." I say.
Yoko stares at Enid.
"Is that a hick-"
"Let's go talk to Tyler!" She says.
I grab my snood, I gently put it over Enid's head and around her neck.

I admit, I don't really like the snood but she looks cute with it.
I kiss her cheek and go to leave, I forgot Yoko was here.
"You saw nothing." I say.
"I saw everything!" She says, she goes through the door and closes it behind her.
"Let's go." I say.
We go out, we catch up to Yoko and walk towards Tyler.
He sees us coming towards him and he looks anxious.
"Hey." Enid says.
"Hi?" He says.
"You look lost." I say.
"I kinda am, I'm surprised you still want to talk to me." He says.
"It wasn't really your fault, you weren't in the right mindset." I say.
"I guess, They let me out after seeing my progress. They were surprised at how quick it was but I'm still being monitored and being checked up on everyday. Hopefully if I do well it'll just be every week." He says
"That's good." I say.
"Yeah... I'm just, I'm really sorry about everything. I wish I could make it up to you but what I did was beyond unforgivable so I understand if you don't want to talk a lot this year-"
"It's ok. I haven't had that much fun in a while. Why don't you join us?" I ask.
"Seriously?" He asks.
"Yes." I say.
"I won't be able to stop thinking-"
"Tyler, it's fine. You can make it up by hanging out with us. it's a new school year, people change."
"Wow... You've changed a lot."
"I told you. Thanks to Enid, you'll have to deal with soft me."
"We're actually girlfriends now!" Enid says.
"Cool!" Tyler says.
"We should probably go to class now." Yoko says?
"Agreed." I say.
"I uh... Don't know where mine is." Tyler says.
I look at his timetable.
"You got all the lessons with us." I say.
"Really?"
"Yes."
I kiss Enid and we go to class.

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(Lil time skip)

We were walking around to find a place to sit.
"Oh my god Wednesday I need to introduce you to shows I like." Enid says.
"Oh no." I say.
"It's ok! None of them are as bad as you think." She says.
"You don't want to listen to her, she watches Bluey." Yoko whispers.
"What's Bluey?" I ask.
"Hey! Bluey is superior!" Enid says.
"It's a children's show."
"Anyone can watch it!"
"Okay...."
We sit on a bench, Yoko sits opposite to me and Enid. Tyler catches up to us.
"Sit." Yoko says.
"Ok." He sits down next to Yoko.
Xavier joins us, sitting on the other side of Yoko.

"Hey." He says, he looks at Tyler.
He looks at the floor awkwardly.
"Don't worry, he's our friend." I say.
Tyler looks at me in surprise.
"Cool, so is he part of the group now or?" Xavier asks.
"We're happy to have him in the group if he wants to." Enid says.
We all look at Tyler for an answer.
"Are you sure?" He asks.
"Yeah!" Yoko says.
"I guess but-"
"It's a yes!" Yoko says.
"Welcome to the group." Enid says.
"You're gonna hate it!" Yoko says.
"So does your group have a name?" He asks.
We all look at each other.
"Not yet." Enid says.
"What could we call the group?" Yoko asks.
"The outcasts?" Enid asks.
"No it needs to be original." Yoko says.
"The castaways?" Xavier says.
"It doesn't have the right sound to it."
"Why is it based on standing out?" Tyler asks.
"I don't know, I guess it just suits us." Enid says.
"The Strays." I suggest.
"That sounds good." Yoko says.
"What if we add an animal to it like... The Stray cats or something like that." Enid says.
"The Stray Ravens." Xavier says.
"Nah, I think the Strays is good enough." Yoko says.
Enid gasps, her tail wags in excitement.
"We should make a Strays groupchat on WhatsApp!" She says.
"What's WhatsApp?" I ask.
"I'll download it on your phone for you and help you set it up." She says
"Ok." I say, I pass her my phone.

"You've barely got anything on here." She says.
"I don't know how to get anything else." I say.
"Did Xavier not teach you?" Enid asks.
"He only taught me how to use some of the applications." I say.
"Just say apps." Enid says.
She shows me how to download things and sets up 'whatsapp'.
"What do you want your name to be." She says.
"Wednesday" I say.
"Not anything like goth lord or something?" She asks.
"No?"
"Ok! What do you want my contact on your phone to be called?"
"Enid."
"Xavier?"
"Xavier."
"I'll just put it as their names."
She types on my phone.
She puts her arm around me and takes a photo of us.
"What was that for?" I ask.
"A profile picture." She says.
"What's a profile picture?" I ask.
"An image that people can see when they click your contact. You can change it to whatever you want." She says.
"Ok."

She hands me my phone back.
She does something on her phone and then I'm added to something.
It's says The Strays at the top.
"You've been added to the group chat, I'll make you admin." She says.
I check the details, everyone is an 'admin'.
I get a text from Tyler.

T: Hi, I'm too much of a coward to say this face to face but I know it's odd for me to be evil one minute and then good the next. I'm even surprised at how I changed so quickly, but your friend group is so nice and accepting and it just makes me feel so guilty because I was such an asshole.

I look up at him, he stares at his phone. He genuinely looks sad. I admit it, I'm still alert when he's around but for once I believe in second chances.

Me: It's ok. I guess you can't start to feel comfortable instantly when joining a group of people you tried to kill. I'm surprised they aren't as alert as I am and I'm the person who doesn't care about that kind of stuff. For once I thought I should believe in second chances and let you join. I don't mind you being here and maybe becoming closer with you but I still have to make sure you're not just trying to find an opening again.

He puts his phone into his pocket, he puts his arms on the table and rests his head on them. Covering his face. I send him another message. He gets his phone out again and his eyes widen a little, like my message brightened him up or something.

Me: do you want to come watch bluey with me and Enid tonight?

T: the children's show?

Me: yes.

T: I don't want to ruin it for you.

Me: it's ok. I want you to come.

He looks even more shocked at this. He looks up at me. He then sends me a message.

T: you really have gone soft haven't you?

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