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Eugene swears that it only took him 10 minutes to return to his dorm room that Saturday. He just wanted to check on his beehives and make sure they were okay because it was a particularly rainy season.
So it was only 10 minutes there and back, a total of 20 minutes, and everything was normal. He didn't expect this to happen, he didn't even have an answer as to how it happened, there was only one Pugsley when he left, so why the hell were there now two?!
“Hello, Euge-Bee,” the double sound of that nickname reached Ottinger's ears and snapped him out of his trance. This, as much as he wished it were, was not a nightmare.
“How did this happen? Why are there two of you?” As innocent as the question sounded, the tone of voice was actually quite shocking.
The two young Addams looked at each other as if trying to find an answer to a question that was in another language. And now, Eugene didn't know why this pair of empty-headed individuals had drawn him in to hug him and say things to him in what sounded like French, Italian, or Spanish.
“O Mon papillon de nuit bien-aimé” The Pugsley on the left stroked his hair while kissing his knuckles. “La mia piccola ape.” Now it was the Pugsley on the right who was making him uncomfortable because he was kissing him around the face and neck. Neither of them was being inappropriate or anything like that; rather, they seemed like a smaller version of Mr. Addams, a more cloying version.
Ottinger had to get away from this. Two Pugsleys were not good for his health; he could barely tolerate one. So his escape plan was not the most intelligent, but it was the most effective: he just had to get the two Pugsleys away from him and run. Where to? No idea. He just needed to get away from the two people who were calling him all those cloying nicknames and showering him with kisses.
He fell flat on his face once or twice, he had no idea, all he cared about right now was running. Going to his greenhouse to hide wasn't the best idea, they would surely look for him there. Asking Ajax to hide him wasn't his best idea either, since the Gorgon was still a little angry because they had abandoned him in the forest a few weeks ago. What did he expect? Would they stay and watch him kiss Bruno? No, thank you. Ever since Bruno and Enid broke up, Ajax thought it was his chance to get back with Enid, so he came up with an elaborate plan to play seven minutes in heaven. but this time, whoever spun the bottle had to be blindfolded. Who would have thought that this would lead to him and Bruno ending up in a closet kissing? The look on his face when he took off the blindfold and saw who he was kissing was priceless.
He arrived at Ophelia Hall faster than he expected. Wednesday was his main salvation, even though it didn't seem like it, the oldest of the two... Three? Whatever, the oldest of the Addams siblings would surely know what to do, and if not, then maybe she would help him hide. His fists pounded on the door quickly and desperately. He was more than sure that those two were following him. He had managed to escape, but it would only be a matter of time before they found him.
“May I ask why you decided to come bother us at this hour?” The girl with pigtails opened the door, and Eugene didn't answer. He just walked into the room where Enid was also standing. Wednesday closed the door behind her as her gaze fell on the curly-haired boy.
“You have to help me, Wednesday , now there are two of them.”
“Two what?”
“Two Pugsleys!” The Addams girl and the wolf girl looked at each other and then at Eugene.
“What do you mean, two Pugsleys?” Enid tried to understand what was happening.
“I just went out for a few minutes and when I came back there were two, two of them. I can't stand two of them!” He grabbed his hair with his hands in desperation. “They also behave like Mr. Addams, they say things to me in French and kiss my hand and neck and, and...”
“They behave like Mr. Addams?”
“He's an Addams, what did you expect? The men in the family are extremely romantic when they find their partner.”
“Partner?! No, no, no, I'm not going to be Pugsley Addams' partner.” Eugene covered his mouth with both hands when he heard knocking on the door, praying that it wasn't what he thought it was.
Enid got out of bed, her curiosity piqued. If it was true that there were two Pugsleys, then she wanted to see this. She ignored Eugene's rapid shaking of his head to tell her not to open the door, something that was quickly dismissed by the blonde who grabbed the doorknob and was ready to turn it when a hand suddenly stopped her.
“Hide,” Wednesday gave Eugene enough time to find a place to hide. If her brother had indeed multiplied, then she knew it could be torture. She let go of Enid's hand and nodded for her to go ahead and open the door.
“Hello Wednesday , have you seen Eugene?” The sound of two voices was heard in the room, leaving the two girls shocked that Ottinger was right.
Neither of them could answer before the two pale-skinned young men entered the room and began searching everywhere for Eugene. They almost gave up until they noticed that Thing was standing still in front of one of the cabinets. They smiled at each other; they already had their plan. One of the Pugsleys quickly approached Thing and tried to grab him, causing his hand to move quickly, dodging the young Addams and leaving the closet unprotected. The other Pugsley took advantage of this and quickly opened the closet.
“There you were, Mi abejita.” Eugene wanted to disappear. God, why didn't you take him with you? “Amore mio, tesoro, we've been looking everywhere for you.” Pugsley knelt down to Eugene's height and took his hands to kiss his knuckles.
“Notre beau colibrí, how we missed you.” Now the other Pugsley had appeared and was carrying him, and Eugene had no idea how.
“I only left for a few minutes.” The beekeeper looked at the girls with a face that said, “Save me from this.”
“Oh Cara Mia, it felt like hours.” The Pugsley who was carrying him kissed him on the forehead.
Eugene was carried away from Ophelia Halls by one Pugsley while the other whispered words of love to him. He tried to escape from this, he really tried, but he couldn't, so he finally gave up and let Pugsley continue carrying him. This would probably go back to normal in the morning. There would no longer be two Pugsleys, but only one, and everything would be fine... right?