It was blue Allium Caeruleum, a flower that was in the shape of spheres. "Wow," Andy observed in shock and took the gift. "It's beautiful."
Her smile increased. "Before I leave, I want to go over a few house rules with you. Lights off at 10:00, no loud music, and no boys, ever." Ms. Thornhill explained the rules. 
Kennedy nodded. "Ever," she repeated.
Andy pursed her lips and nodded. "Got it."
"I was just with your sister across the hall and she asked me about Jericho. Passes to Jericho are a privilege, not a right. It's a 25 minute walk and there's a shuttle on the weekends," she continued. "The locals are a tad bit wary about Nevermore, so please don't make any waves or perpetuating an outcast stereotypes."
Kennedy had stood up and walked to the girl's side. "Not to worry, Ms. Thornhill. Andy's in good hands," she promised.
Ms. Thornhill smiled. "Of course. Thank you, Kennedy."
She bid them a good night and left the room. "She's also the science teacher. But don't worry, she's really nice. And she loves me. I can have you get away with anything," Kennedy explained, walking back over to her bed.
Andy nodded again. "Cool. I'm, uh, gonna go say good night to Wednesday," she explained, pointing to the door.
Kennedy hummed. "Sure thing."
When she got across the hallway, Andy knocked on the door and waited until a cheerful come on! allowed her to open the door. "I just wanted to say goodnight to Wednesday," she explained, peering to her sister on the other side of the room.
Enid gasped. "Of course! I tho knits great the two of you are across the hall from each other," she expressed happily. "Did you guys share a room at home?"
"No, Andy can't handle my pet scorpions." Wednesday answered with lack of emotion.
Her face fell.
Andy nodded with a hum. "She's right. They terrify me."
"Are you going to survive without me?" 
"I think I can manage. Maybe I can actually get some sleep without worrying about being eaten alive," Andy joked but she was dead serious. She took a closer step toward her sister. "Please don't scare anyone off. I think this can be good for us." She kept her voice low.
Wednesday never broke eye contact, seeing as how they were the same height. "No promise," her voice remained monotonous.
Andy sighed. "Well,  goodnight."
"Goodnight, Andy!" Enid waved to her as she exited their room.
As she walked back to her room, Andy thought about how one of the hardest things about being Wednesday's sister was that she felt like she couldn't have the sibling relationship she wanted. Wednesday was contemptuous and didn't like to show her emotions, even with her own family. Wednesday didn't show her love with words. Andy couldn't change it. She just had to learn to live with it.













Andy walked into the fencing room with caution. She was grateful that there was an extra white uniform instead of an all black like she knew Wednesday was going to wear. She wanted to blend in, not stand out. She felt more comfortable that way.  Andy could feel eyes on her when she walked into the room and her hands tightened around the helmet that she was holding.
"Andy!" Kennedy waved her over.
Sighting with relief, Andy made her way over to her, seeing Ajax standing with her. "Hi," she voiced sheepishly.