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The wind howled roughly into the lonely night, Two young children sat in a too-empty mansion along with their uncle in the parlor as they awaited the arrival of their parents, plus one more.
The older boy tried to ignore the fidgeting coming beside him on the couch as their uncle threw daggers into a dart board.
“What if something went wrong?” The younger boy with dark hair and too pale of skin asked worriedly.
“Wouldn’t that be a dream?” The other boy, who had the same dark hair but tan skin and black-framed glasses, responded sarcastically.
“Come on you two, The new baby is a good thing! All the crying, throwing up, and shitting, Well who wouldn’t want one!?” The boys’ uncle chimed in.
“Uncle Rem, is it true?” The younger boy turned to ask the adult.
“Is what true, Virge?”
“That when you have a new baby, One of the other kids has to die.”
The man straightened up and threw the last dagger, “Well…It is tradition.”
The child merely shook harder, “Which one of us would have to go?”
“Well that depends, If the new baby is a girl, Then they only need one boy…” The man got a wide grin on his face.
“Uncle Remus, Please stop teasing him.” The older child sighed as he looked at the two.
The older man was about to respond when the front door creaked open, “Dad, papa!” Virgil scrambled off the couch to the door.
The couple stood there with a bundle in the shorter man’s arms, The new Addams.
“My Children, Gather! We have someone you should meet.” The taller man exclaimed as his husband lowered the babe so that Virgil could see.
Remus came over as well and gazed at the new guest, “Well I’ll be dammed, Congrats, Ro.” He said, clapping his brother on the shoulder.
The shorter man looked for his other son, “Logan, Darling, Come see your new brother.”
The child with the black glasses stood and walked slowly over to his dad.
“This is Emile.” He said softly to his sons.
“Another boy?” Virgil looked up at him with wide eyes.
“Yes, another boy.”
The pale boy ran behind his Uncles legs, “Which one of us dies then!?”
“Remus..?” his brother glared.
“Eh, Calm down, Roman! Just an old wives tale! None of that happens, Well not anymore..”

The two older brothers snuck away as their parents adored the new child, That night Logan read Virgil a tale of a man with a beating heart in his floorboards.
Logan Wednesday Addams, age 11, Was not jealous. He was not jealous of the new baby that his parents had brought home after months of waiting. Not at all, Logan hated affection after all.
Virgil Altrair Addams, age 8, could not say the same, The new baby was noisy and didn’t do much other than sleep, Unlike his brother, Virgil craved affection.

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“Virgil, The bowling ball weighs 20 pounds, and The baby weighs 10. Which will hit the concrete first?” Logan held his baby brother in a tight cradle as he and Virgil stood atop the roof of their home.
“I- I’m still on fractions, Lo..” The pale boy struggled to keep the bowling ball in his grasp.
“Then we must find out.”
Logan raised the baby, “We drop on three.”
“1, 2, 3!”
Both figures rapidly got closer to the ground, That was before Roman stuck his arms out the window to feel for rain, effectively catching Emile.
Shit.

“Mon Cher, I don’t know what to do! I get Virgil is Anxious about being a big brother, but Logan? He has never acted so out of line!” Roman Addams sat on the master bed, contemplating his life.
His husband came over and hugged his shoulders, “I was searching online, Maybe a nanny would be the way to go? Someone to help us as we get settled in with three kids. You never know, the kids may take a liking to them.”
“What would I do without you, Janus?”
“Oh Darling, By now you would be dead without me.” The man smirked and kissed his cheek before walking out of the room.

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Patton Jelinsky smiled widely as Janus opened the doors of the Addams household;
“Hello! I’m Patton Jelinksy, The nanny? Nice to meet you!”
“Charmed, I am Janus Addams, Roman, The nanny is here!” He called up the stairs.
Roman Addams came rushing down the stairs with Emile bundled in his arms.
“Ah! Mr. Jelinsky, I’m Roman Addams.”
“Oh please, Mr. Jelinsky was my father, Call my Patton!”
The three exchanged pleasantries as Remus Addams came into the room,
“Ro! Where in the fu- Hello nurse!” He stopped in his tracks as he stared at Patton.
“Hi, I’m Patton! The new nanny, and you are?”
“Roman’s brother, Remus.” he said with a wink.
Janus chuckled as Patton gave a lovely blush, “Alright you two, We do have to get going, Remus, are you ready?”
Janus, Roman, and Remus gathered themselves and left the kids with Patton as they attend some event.

Logan stared up at the bright man as he talked with them, Logan thought he smiled too much and wore too bright of clothing.
Virgil seemed to open up a bit more as the nanny played with them, Emile slept on peacefully.
“Alright kiddos, Bedtime!” Patton gently guided the children upstairs and helped them into there pajams and made sure their teeth were brushed before taking them into their respective bedrooms.
Patton walked back downstairs as he heard the door open, Remus slipped through and looked at the nanny, “Oh! Hey- Jan and Ro will be back inside in a couple of minutes, So…The kids were good?”
Patton smiled at the man, fluttering his eyelashes, “They were little angels, I am so excited to work with them, and you aswell.”
Remus gave a smile at that, eyes gleaming, “Yeah! Me too, The kids are great, You won’t have too much trouble with them.”
The couple of the house snuck in as Remus and Patton talked.
“I suppose it went well?” Janus looked at Patton.
“Oh yes, I was just telling Remus how well behaved they are!”
“It’s awfully late, Why don’t I show you your room?” Roman suggested.
Roman and Patton weaved through the hallways before reaching a small room with just a bed, dresser, and tv in it.
“I know it isn’t a lot, So please, if you have any requests or complaints, Just ask.”
Patton gave an affirming sound and sat down on the bed as Roman went to leave,
“Oh and Patton?”
“Yes Mr. Addams?”
“If you need anything during the night, Just scream.”
With that, the door closed with a click.

Patton Jelinsky, 32, Was known by many names.
Andy Carpenter
Liam Monroe
Henry Campbell
But most of all, Patton was known by his real name.
Matteo Hart.
Infamous Black widow, Married 8 different times, all to wealthy men who mysteriously died right after their honeymoons, How strange.
Patton giggled as a man on the tv talked about his crimes on some True Crime network.
Thinking back to Remus, Such a funny, impulsive, and sudden guy, Patton had found his next husband.

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Logan Addams was not happy with the new nanny as his brother may have been, He was too bright and so fakely happy it was sickening.
He sneakily watched on from the doorway as Patton ransacked his father’s study.
“Oh Remus, You are quite the guy aren't you…” Patton whispered as he flipped through magazines and retellings of his new victim’s party days.
Later that day, After Janus, Roman, and Remus had come home, Patton decided now would be the time to start his plan.
“Janus, Roman, could I have word with you please?” Patton put on his best, ‘totally concerned and innocent nanny voice’.
“But of course!”
The three sat down on the vintage upholstery in the lounge, “I don’t know how to tell you all this but Logan and Virgil came to me today with some news.
The parents sat up straighter at the mention of their children, “What has happened?”
“Well, Logan, Such a smart boy by the way- He came to me with these brochures and said that he and Virgey really wanted to go! He just didn’t know how to tell you all about it.”
The man pulled a paper out of his pocket and handed it to the couple.
“Camp…Chippewa?”
Janus looked up intently, “They said they wanted to go to a…Summer Camp?”
“Oh, Yes! I myself looked into it and it seems great, all the usual, Archery, a lake, lots of kids. Logan said he wanted Virgil to come out of his shell a bit, Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad!”
Janus gave an unamused look while Roman stared in confusion, “Well, Okay? If the kids told you then I guess we could give it a try.

“My skin is burning, Papa.” A shaky voice announced as the Addams, along with Patton, Clambered out of their dark car and into the sunlight.
“Shh, It’s gonna be alright Virgil, You can wear a hat like and if you’d like?” Roman offered as his son looked around at the sunny camp.
The young boy nodded as his dad put a large black summer hat on his head.
Logan had been silent since they had left home, Remus tried to cheer him up but to no avail.
“Hi, I’m Arnold Buckman, Why are you dressed like that?”
Logan’s head shot up as a blonde boy his age started to talk to him, “Like what?”
“Like you're going to a funeral, Why do you look like somebody has died?”
“Just wait and you’ll see.”
A woman strode over to the gothic family, “Hello, Carol Buckman. Is it your first time?”
Janus smiled slyly and nodded, “Indeed, It is very...Lighthearted so far.”
Carol didn’t seem to notice the strain in his tone, “It’s all my Arnold could talk about! He has a whole new wardrobe for activities and such, And this young man?” Leaning down to look at Logan.
“Oh, Logan only has one thing on his mind,” Roman said with a laugh.
“Girls?”
Logan glared, “Homicide.”
Carol stepped back like she had been burnt by the response as a man in camp uniform started to talk, “Welcome to another summer of Camp Chippewa! I’m Gary Granger, along with my wife Becky Granger, We’re the owners and directors of this here summer camp and we cannot wait to be able to learn, grow, and have a great time with all of you this summer!”
Claps were heard throughout the grounds as Janus hastily took a bottle of poison away from Logan.
“Now, now…You haven’t even seen it yet, calm down.” He tutted.
The brothers stood side by side and looked around at all the bright pastels people wore, The pine scent that roamed in the air, and the too big of smiles people were wearing.
This was going to be hell on earth and not the fun kind.