Riddles Etched In Statues

Weems: " its good to see your fitting in... just like your mother"Wednesday: " my mother and i are two different people/species/everything."Weems took a breath in before speakingWeems: " the last time Ophelia hall won the poe cup, your mother captained the team, i was her co-pilot so maybe you two are more alike than you think"Wednesday takes a minute to let that soak in and looked off at Enid sitting with her friends holding the trophy looking ecstatic.Bianca was sat at her table looking as snooty as ever whilst one of her friends were talking down on Kent???: " it was your job to help us win, she's never lost NEVER"Kent sat with his head down looking defeated and embarrassed as he made eye contact with y/n and quickly looked down again.Xavier: "So what took you so long back at the crypt? huh"Y/N, maintaining his calm demeanor, met Xavier's condescending yet suppressed gaze without flinching.Y/N: " You know when I tossed the flag at you?"Xavier: " Yeah, what about it? Oh wait, that means you stayed back with Wednesday?!"Xavier's voice rose in pitch and volume as he accused Y/n, rising from his seat to stand face to face with him. Despite the confrontational stance, Y/n remained unphased.Y/N: " Yeah, I stayed back with Wednesday. She collapsed, and I helped her. So, if you want to raise your voice at me again, well you probably might be in hospital for the rest of the semester."Y/n's words hung in the air, a clear warning that aggression would not be tolerated. As Xavier attempted to assert his dominance, his anger faltered in the face of Y/n's calm yet assertive response. both friends locked in eye contact.Without uttering a single word, Y/n's eyes shift, and his gaze intensifies, narrowing into a piercing gaze. The switch in his demeanor was quick, sending a shiver down Xavier's spine.(note that i will not draw percy as xaiver just until his whole situation gets sorted)Caught off guard by the sudden intensity emanating from Y/n, Xavier instinctively took a step back, his bravado fading, he attempts to maintain his composure, but a flicker of unease crosses his face. He realizes he's face to face with someone whose determination and resolve outmatch his own. In that timeless moment, Y/n's unyielding stare conveyed a silent message, conveying both a warning and a sign to shut his mouth.The quad, once filled with chatter and laughter, now suppressed under the weight of the silence. Y/n's intense gaze remained fixed upon Xavier, unrelenting and unwavering, a testament to his determination.recognizing his misjudgment. Xavier's voice softens, reflecting a hint of remorse.Xavier: " You're right. I shouldn't have raised my voice at you like that. I'm sorry."Y/n remains silent, his piercing stare not relenting just yet, waiting for Xavier to fully acknowledge his mistake.Xavier, now more composed, continues with a sincere tone.Xavier: " Wednesday needed help, and you did the right thing by staying back. I let my frustration of losing get the best of me, and I apologize for questioning your actions."Y/n's gaze softens slightly, sensing Xavier's genuine remorse and understanding his willingness to admit his fault.Y/n: " Let's remember that our focus should be on working as a team, what happened with Wednesday was just bad timing, next Poe cup if I come back and your still here we can try again"and with that they both gave a handshake before walking off.(LATER)the sounds of Wednesday's typewriter was filling up the dorm room with Y/n trying to focus on his guitar and Enid's sleeping with the trophy. Wednesday: " nevermore continues to be an enigma, a place where the questions far outweigh the answers, but sometimes the answers are staring at you right in the face." she says as she connects the pieces together, the symbol on Rowans drawing now looked familiar as she remembers seeing the same symbol earlier today, she gets up and gets ready for exploring.Y/N: " hey, where are you going?" the tall green eyed boy whisperedWednesday: " I think I finally figured it out, come"Y/n didn't know what she was talking about at first but as they walked down Ophelia hall past all the dorms towards the quad it clicked, it was obvious they were heading to the Edgar Allan Poe statue.Y/N: " so you found out the nightshades are still going?" he saysWednesday: " what?" Y/N: " oh nothing, hey look is that the-"Wednesday: " the same symbol on the drawing, I discovered it earlier today when i had to escape from everyone after my team won" she said giving Y/n a suspecting lookY/N: " ah I see, what now" he fears for his life for lying to Wednesday Wednesday takes a step up to the statue,Wednesday: " don't worry, Edgar Allan. I see your sanctimonious smirk. but I will get the last laugh" she said in her usual monotone voice. the same voice others would find chilling or creepy but to Y/n it was calming and reassuring well... when she's not trying to attack him. y/n let out a sly chuckle at that thought,Y/N: " his penchant for riddles were legendary" he saidWednesday: " and this might be his cleverest yet" Y/n looked over at the familiar riddlesY/N: " would that be because its not a single riddle?" the boy says whilst Wednesday gave him the side eyeWednesday: " Y/n how do you know all this?" Y/N: " look wends I have to be honest for a second and promise me you wont be mad"Wednesday: " come on Mon Cheri you know I cant make those promise's, so start explaining"Y/n didn't like his odds of survival right now the way she incorporated the use of a pet name in a threatening tone,Y/N: " truth is I was here before, done this riddle, been inside. but not for the reasons you might think" he says expecting Wednesday to do something but instead she asked him questions as if what he told her was offering information she neededWednesday: " what's down there? have you seen the book? what goes on down there?"Y/N: " well its like a small library of some sort there's pictures that includes our families, I wasn't down there long enough to look for the book plus it was before I knew about the book, and I've only been down there once so I've never seen the whole crew"Wednesday nods her head and she gave that a thought placing a thoughtful hand to her chinY/N: " well? do you want go in or not? I know I do."Wednesday: " you think id give up on an opportunity to sneak into a groups hideout that supposedly disbanded 30 years ago, of course I wouldn't" Y/N: " that's why I love you Wednesday" this would be one of the only times Wednesday would actually enjoy hearing her name from Y/n as it wasn't said in seriousness or sadness, she gave him a small yet noticeable smile which in that moment Y/n leaned in and gave her a kiss on the forehead, as she kissed him on the tip of his nose Y/n clicked his fingers twice.the statue started to rattle and move backwards revealing a secret staircase the stone walls were covered with paintings and portraits as they reached to the bottom of the stairway they were met by a circular room withs some shelves and drawer around the edge and the middle of the room was a cleared area maybe where the meetings take place.Wednesday: " so secret societies and secret libraries and still i see my mother staring at me in a judgmental way." she says with a sigh looking at a picture frame of her younger parentsY/N: " I mean of course these are all thing you should come to expect, you know with them sending us everywhere they've once been" the blonde boy says looking through the books before pulling out the one they were trying to find.Wednesday: " wait that's it" she walks closer to the boy and looks through the book, and there it is there was a ripped page which would presumably be the drawing by rowans mom.Y/N: " ok we got it, now lets get out of here" he puts the book in Wednesdays bag as they begin to leave with the truth everything goes to black.