Covered in black II (remake)

Tap. Tap. Tap.

The sound of a typist echoed in the peculiar Ophelia Hall.

'So boring...'

Enid's eyes stared emptily at the ceiling.

She would usually check her blog or her social media at this time.

But for some reason, she wasn't in the mood.

She looked at her always-serious-about-everything roommate, writing diligently in the corner of the room with perfect posture.

How could she be like that? She had a schedule for everything and lived like a robot.

This kind of life seemed so monotonous in her eyes.

But at least she never seemed lost like her. She had that kind of aura.

The aura of someone serious and responsible.

Wednesday seemed like a well-behaved girl, at least until she opened her mouth.

Enid imagined Wednesday with glasses and a shy expression, reading a book silently in a library.

This vision fitted her a lot.

"Uhm..."

Enid tried to visualize the image better. A shy librarian with a cute side...

She visualized herself approaching the girl, her face flushed with shyness as she hid behind a book.

"Cute."

Enid was just having strange fantasies in her mind.

"What are you doing?"

A cold voice was directed to her.

Enid still stared at her invasively.

"Sigh. At least stop moaning, I need to focus."

Enid tried to reinterpret her words in her mind again.

"C- Can you talk a bit lower? We are in the library, so..."

The librarian girl tried to warn her anxiously still hiding her face behind a book.

"You're so cute."

"What?"

Wednesday stared at her confused.

"Maybe there's a warm heart behind that cold face of yours. Have you ever thought about wearing glasses?"

"..."

Wednesday seemed still processing Enid's words.

Both stared at each other in a weird atmosphere.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Wednesday began to write her novel again.

Why would she try to understand the mind of dogs?

The minds of serial killers were easier to understand.

"♪"

Suddenly a sound came from Enid's cell phone.

Her face immediately became serious.

"I'm going out for a bit."

Creek!

In an instant, the door was closed leaving just Wednesday there.

Her eyes secretly looked at the door with curiosity.

But seconds later her eyes return to the novel again.

"..."

Her hands stopped typing.

Wednesday got up from her chair and walked towards the bed.

Under it were several books she had secretly stolen from the library.

Her behavior seemed strange.

Why steal a book instead of just going through the normal process?

Because eyes were everywhere.

Something appeared and suddenly disappeared in the air.

Her memories were confusing, and she couldn't recall the exact shape it had.

The principal was conveniently there to stop her.

Wasn't it suspicious?

Wednesday had collected many books about strange creatures.

She opened the book with a slight expectation.

"...?" 

It was empty. Did she choose the wrong book?

She tried to open another book.

Again, it was empty.

"What?"

No matter which book she tried to open.

None had a single word written in them.

Leaf.

She leafed through the entire book. 

Her eyes stopped on a page.

A page with the names of everyone who rented the book.

[Wednesday Addams]

Why was her name there?

It was the first time she saw this book in her life.

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"..." A familiar pain came from her brain.

It was weaker than it had been in the forest, but it was still there.

The note with her name had disappeared.

She knew she had seen something there.

But what was it?

Wednesday grabbed her hair in frustration.

She spent hours trying to explore her mind, but all the time seemed to have been spent in vain.

"Tsk"

Thump!

The book was thrown away, dark energy covered the book splitting it in half.

Creek...

Suddenly the door was opened again.

The stupid dog came with an unusual sad aura.

Without looking at her, Enid just went to the balcony and sat on the ground with her arms on her knees and head.

Sniff.

The sound of crying welcomed her ears.

"..."

Why was Enid crying? 

She remembered she had a call and seemed serious about something.

Whatever the content of this call was, it didn't seem good.

Sniff. Sniff.

The sound of crying was becoming louder.

"Sigh..."

With disconcerting steps, she walked up to her.

"Go out."

She said with a quivered voice.

Her words seemed to urge her to go out, but her tone was telling her to stay.

Wednesday approached puzzled to the side of the girl.

"Why are you crying?"

"People cry when they are sad. Maybe you didn't know that."

She said, still hiding her face on her knees.

Wednesday just calmly ignored her accusatory words.

People influenced by emotions usually say things that hurt people. That's because they were out of their mind.

"And why are you sad?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you."

"I..."

"You probably never cried in your life. You live like a robot without emotions obsessed with planning and efficiency."

"..."

"Am I interrupting your writing with my crying? Just close the door and leave me alone then."

Enid tightly held her body. Her nails were piercing her skin and the smell of blood permeated the air.

Wednesday opened and closed her lips, an indecisive behavior unusual for her.

She closed her eyes tightly and opened them slowly.

Her usual emotionless eyes were full of emotions.

"I cried once."

"Did you?"

"A long time ago I had a pet, Nero."

Wednesday recalled her memories with nostalgic eyes.

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[Nero, 5 years old; Rest in Peace.]

Sniff.

The sound of a child crying permeated the air. 

Her favorite pet, Nero, was one of the few beings in this world that made her smile genuinely.

And even that had gone.

They had played together all day but Nero suddenly stopped moving.

He wouldn't climb onto her shoulder like usual or destroy Marie Antoinette when they played judgment.

If she had known this could be their last day together, she would have done something special.

But she just wasted his last minutes doing the same monotonous routine.

Was Nero truly happy playing with her?

Sniff.

The tears fell on the ground.

It didn't make her feel better and wouldn't resolve any problem.

For some reason, she wanted to listen to a song.

Something that could distract her from her pain for a moment.

But there wasn't anyone to sing to her there.

"Hey, kid..."

An androgynous voice came behind her.

When Wednesday looked at the direction of it she noticed the shape of a woman.

Her smell was neutral, she wasn't using perfume or makeup.

For a moment, she had expectations of something, but seeing that it was just a woman she had never seen before, she simply ignored her.

"Is it your pet?"

"What do you think?"

The woman stayed by her side and sat there without caring about the dirt on the ground.

"I understand how you're feeling."

"I assure you, you don't."

The woman just kept talking whether she was rude or gentle.

"I had a daughter of your age. She had peculiar tastes, she liked spiders and all the kind of strange things children of her age would avoid."

The woman seemed immersed in her memories looking at her as if visualizing her daughter.

"I was the worst mother I could be. I always worked without care about my family and when they were gone I had a lot of money and couldn't buy happiness."

The woman tightened her hands for a moment and suddenly opened them again.

"I didn't even cry at her funeral. I could only feel ashamed. How insensitive was I?"

A hand stroked her head.

"But here you are crying for someone you loved. I can say you were happy with him."

"..."

Wednesday looked at the woman for a moment.

What kind of face was she doing? She couldn't know.

Beep!

The sound of a car intrusively interrupted their conversation.

"Ah, I have to go."

The woman stroked her head from all directions making her hair a mess.

"Take care, kid."

The woman entered the car.

She just talked about her worries and went the same way she came.

What a bad consolation.

Even with those thoughts Wednesday's eyes still were looking at the woman.

The car started to move.

"!"

On the other side of the passenger seat, a red figure was there.

'Dangerous.'

Wednesday quickly ran in the direction of the woman-

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"Wednesday?!"

Enid shook her shoulder worried.

She could feel the smell of blood in her nose.

She tried to remember more about the strange figure.

"Ugh-"

Wednesday held her head in pain.

Eventually, she gave up.

What was she doing?

"A-Are you okay?"

Enid's face still had tears but the worries for her roommate seemed to overcome her sadness at some point.

Wednesday carelessly wiped away the nosebleed.

"But I noticed crying wouldn't resolve anything."

Even with those words, tears were falling from her face.

Enid tried to approach her with worried hands, but seeing her state she stopped.

"I'm sorry for making you think about bad things."

Enid apologized with shy movements.

"And I'm sorry to say you didn't have emotions. I was just being stupid."

A person without emotions could never make such a terrified face.

"I am a werewolf, my family is often worried about me."

She said showing her fingers with sharp nails.

"I can't transform. What you said before about me being a disastrous child wasn't wrong, even if I am not a criminal. I don't have anything good in myself so I distract myself with my blog and optimism."

She whipped her tears still trying to finish her words.

"But every time I receive a call the reality is shown to me and is so hard to endure that I just cry. Like always the weak crybaby from the family."

Wednesday listened to Enid's excessively self-judging words with hesitation.

"You have your qualities too..."

She said words she would never say in her usual self.

"I have...?"

"Yes. You..."

Wednesday tried to think about the words to praise Enid.

But nothing came to mind.

Enid stared at her with hope and expectation.

"You..."

"I?"

Wednesday's eyes looked at all directions trying to find a good point.

Her eyes stopped in Enid's clothes.

"You are very good at knitting"

"..."

Her words were shocking for anyone around.

Sniff.

The sound of crying returned. Wednesday closed her eyes, trying not to see the scene before her.

"Thank you."

Unexpected words reached her ears.

"No one ever said the same for me. It's so outdated, right? Why would a werewolf knit?"

She said embarrassingly touching her clothes.

Wednesday hid her unbelievable eyes and just kept talking.

"There is nothing wrong about knitting, you can be proud of yourself."

Enid stared at her face invasively, just like this morning.

"Pft..."

The sound of laughs filled the air.

"Maybe I wasn't that wrong"

Enid said, still looking at her face.

"You're cute."

"What?"

"I will buy you some glasses, what do you think?"

Wednesday didn't ignore her words like before. Instead, she seriously pondered.

"I don't think glasses define the 'cuteness' of something."

"Eh?! You're totally wrong! I will buy you one!"

They talked together the entire night about the most trivial topics.

No more tears and worries.

But maybe a unique bond may have been formed.

*

[2 years later]

"Wednesday, I need your help!"

Her nap was disturbed by an androgynous, loud, and irritant voice.

With tired eyes, she stared at the troublesome black figure.

"What?"

"A dress! Help me to choose one!!"

Enid showed two black dresses in her hands. Both had strange nauseating shapes that almost made her vomit immediately.

"They look the same."

She wasn't lying, in her eyes both were just unrecognizable dresses.

"How could they be?! Look at this!"

Enid approached her dress in front of her face, the strong smell of perfume welcomed her nose making her face frown, and an allergic sensation made her skin overreact.

"Ah, sorry! I forgot you were allergic to color!"

She said it with exaggerated gestures and a loud voice.

"Just pick one."

"How could you say that? It's our graduation! It has to be special! What if I choose the wrong one..."

The creature before her started to bite its nails showing signs of anxiety.

"Stop thinking, you're not good at it."

Wednesday's words were sincere and straight, but Enid didn't contest her words.

"Sorry, It's because today must be special... Look! I brought one for you too!"

She said like a loyal dog, pulling a dress from behind her pillow. The sight made her frown.

"I knew you wouldn't bother about it, so I did one myself! Look, there are our initials here!"

"..."

Wednesday tried to digest the words of the being in front of her. The dress in her hand looked even worse than the two she had brought.

It was a pure black dress, showing the consideration of her roommate, but the perfume and shape were so far from her taste that gave her nausea.

"Your feelings... are enough."

She said, grabbing the dress as if it were radioactive trash.

"I made it for you to remember me, y-you can't forget me, ok...?!"

Dark tears came from her face, her body approached like an abandoned puppy finally seeing its master.

"Stop drama."

Wednesday's hand skillfully stopped before her face. Enid's arms moved wildly trying to reach her body without success.

She was so excited that her transformation had gone crazy showing a semi-transformed shape.

"I couldn't forget you... for many reasons."

"Wednesday...!"

More tears came from her eyes and a huge being was tightly hugging Wednesday's body almost breaking her bones.

Dark energy enveloped her body, protecting it from being destroyed.

"Enough."

Bam!

Enid was thrown against the wall, a confused expression on her face. Why was her best friend being so insensitive?

No, maybe she was just ashamed too. She was so cute~

"I won't forget you too, Wednesday!!"

"Ha..."

This graduation was more troublesome than she thought.

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"Our dear students, this is a special day for all of us. We..."

Wednesday listened to the discussion expressionless without any turbulence outside or inside.

Sniff...

She could only hear the sound of tears belonging to her excessively sensible roommate.

"Our principal will give the final statements. Everyone, applause!"

Uhhh~

Clap! Clap!

The sound of strange applauses, snakes, howls, and music came simultaneously. Nevermore was full of the most diverse species.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

A black figure approached with steady steps. Suddenly the environment was completely silent.

"Our students..."

'!'

A crimson and strong red suddenly filled the principal's body.

"Sacrifice yourselves for our sake."

Tunk! Tunk!! Tunk!!!

The entire floor started to tremble at these worlds.

TRUNK!!

The floor was split in half showing a large crack.

"What? What is that?!"

"Ha!!! What is this thing!?"

"Help! My leg-"

Confused voices came from everywhere, and strange humanoid beings started to come from the crack.

Crack! Crack!! Crack!!!

"Ah!!!"

Suddenly the crack started to open more and more, some unprepared students fell and were eaten or destructed by the strange creatures.

This was something she hadn't predicted. A threat that came from nowhere.

"Ruwar!!"

A strange humanoid appeared in front of her, with wide and red eyes like the principal's.

Crunk!!!

Dark energy shrouded the creature, contorting its entire body in the air.

"RUWARR!!"

Three more creatures appeared behind the one she had killed. Countless others loomed behind them.

"Damn"

A dangerous threat of this magnitude wasn't something she could deal with. No matter how strong she was, she couldn't kill all those creatures that multiplied themselves like ants.

"Wednesday!"

Enid hugged her body transformed and ran.

"RUWAR!!"

"Ah!!! Help, my arm!"

"Run, idiots!!"

Before them, hundreds of creatures were chasing them devouring anything that seemed alive.

It was like a scene from the apocalypse.

TUK!

"Ah!!!"

Suddenly a strange hand hit Enid's face. Dark liquids fell everywhere.

"You...!"

CREAK!

Wednesday quickly condensed dark energy from her hands and killed the creature.

But it was futile, behind this one several others were coming.

Enid quickly regained her senses and hugged her body again while running desperately.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

CREAK! CREAK! CREAK!

Every time a creature appeared Wednesday diligently killed them without mercy.

Jump!

Without losing time Enid jumped with all her might and climbed the walls of the dormitory.

"RUWAR!!"

Below them, several other creatures followed.

At the top of the dormitory, a speechless scene welcomed them.

The sky was completely red and cracks were everywhere. 

Nevermore wasn't the only place being targeted, the whole city, or even more than that was in danger.

It meant that no matter where they ran, only one thing awaited them.

Unavoidable death.

"Rowar!!"

A strong and loud sound came before them.

Tuk!

"Ugh!!"

When Enid tried to jump, a strong arm held her leg, making her lose her balance.

Thum. Thum. Thump!

"Ruwar!!!"

Their bodies rolled on the roof while several humanoid monsters followed them.

CRACK! CRACK!

Even at this moment Wednesday never stopped killing.

Dark blood came from her mouth and her vision started to blur.

Flip~

Her body reached the corner of the roof.

The only thing she could see was the red sky while her body fell among several creatures waiting for her on the ground.

"Wednesday!"

Before she could come back to her senses a huge and hairy body was hugging her.

Thump!! Crack!!

Enid and Wednesday fell from a great height on the ground.

Wednesday's legs were in a strange shape and Enid's arms seemed broken.

"Ruwarr!!"

Several monsters approached with black blood all over their bodies.

"Ah!!!"

Enid felt strange hands piercing her back and reaching her bones.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!

Strange dark energy engulfed the creatures around, killing all of them at once.

Wednesday's vision blurred more and more.

"Run"

Her words were succinct and clear, contrasting with the dangerous situation around her.

"No!"

Enid's body was unrecognizable, dark blood was everywhere.

"My legs are broken. I'm just a human. Your arms can recover soon, but not my legs."

She calmly explained the situation to her roommate as a kind teacher teaching a child.

"If you run and form a group with others you can survive some months or years. But if you grab me and run, in this condition, me and you will die."

"I don't care! Don't say scary things!!"

Enid bit Wednesday's clothes and ran unstable.

"Stupid dog...!"

"Ruwar!!"

Monsters approached again, they hadn't time.

Tap! Tap! Tap!

Enid kept running without caring about her condition or people dying around.

Tuk!

Again a strange arm hit her body, making her lose her balance.

Thump!

Enid fell to the ground hugging her friend tightly.

"Ahh!!!!"

Several hands approached hungry, a strange sound came from her spine.

Blegh-

Blood leaked from every orifice in her face.

Crack...!

The hand of the monster was cracked in a strange shape.

Ruhr!!

"Ruwaaaar....!"

Enid quickly bit the monster's face, her teeth piercing the middle of its eyes and breaking its skull.

Thump.

The monster fell to the floor, but it was just one.

"Ruwar!!"

TAP!!

"Ah- Ah!!!!"

Enid was hit in the face by an unvitiated hand.

"Enid!"

Weak energy condensed from her hands again, but it was already late.

Crack!!

Enid's head was broken by the monster.

Splish!!

The sound of black blood came from her neck and covered Wednesday's face.

Munch! Munch!!

Several monsters appeared in a row above her body and started to devour Enid's body.

The only thing she could hear was the strange chewing sounds.

The sight made Wednesday speechless, the line of reason sustaining her mind had completely broken.

"Die."

With a cold voice, energy surrounded her entire body, lifting her into the air.

CRACK! CRACK!! CRACK!!!

The entire world was covered in an even darker black. Every time the dark matter touched the monsters their bodies would be destructed or squeezed. 

Hours passed this way, Wednesday's mind had long ago lost its control. The only thing she thought was about killing the endless monsters before her.

Even being futile and irrational.

"Ruwar!!"

The monsters approached without fear for their lives. They were the perfect example of biological weapons.

CRACK!

A monster bit her arm, distorting it in a strange shape.

CRICK!

The monster fell with its head split.

CRACK! CRACK!

Wednesday had lost both legs and arms, but the dark matter kept destroying the monsters.

"Ruwar!"

Suddenly, a huge mouth appeared in front of her. 

CRACK!

The last thing she saw, was the same as always.

A dark and meaningless shade of black.

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"I'm going to have a baby." The black figure announced, wiping her face with a tissue. "Right now."

"What?"

They had been eating like any other day, so the black figure's words came as a complete surprise.

Wednesday just looked at the familiar scene confused.

When she stared at her hands, they were as small as they had been when she was a kid.

"I'm back?"

A hypothesis that made no sense at all. But somehow...

She had returned from death.