I meant to update sooner, but friggen school has been keeping me so busy lately, but I promise I'll try my best to update as soon as possible.

Disclaimer - I still don't own any of the characters from ASOUE, perhaps the saddest out of all of them is Klaus :'(

Chapter 2

I look over the demolished building, nothing but the door, a small part of the front wall, the burnt staircase, and the charred remains the fire had left has been left intact. I share a brief glance with Klaus before we follow Violet through the doorway, and go to the library, unable to think of anything but the sight of the flames engulfing the book shelves, and every sheet of paper gradually being destroyed, I lay a hand on the small table beside the armchair in the middle of the room, and lift a corner of one of the only bits of paper that hadn't been completely ruined to see a few scribbles of unreadable ink.

I see Klaus looking through the draws in the corner of my eye, I hear him gasp softly as he holds his hand back,
"What is it?" I ask him, moving closer to him,
"Nothing. You should go back, I'll catch up," he replies, not looking away from the drawer, I nod and take one last look around the room I had spent so many hours in, before leaving it once and for all.

Klaus' POV
I look through the drawers, not finding anything but small bits of black, broken wood, scraps of burnt paper and ash, while Adrienne is looking through the shelves, I know how she feels, all of those books, never being opened, let alone read. I see something shine in the faint light from the sun, I try to grab it but it burns my fingers as they touch the gold coloured metal,
"What is it?" I hear Adrienne ask me from behind while moving closer,
"Nothing," I answer her, not looking away from the metal object, "you should go back, I'll catch up." I see her nod in the corner of my eye, before hesitantly turning away.

Once I'm alone, I grab the spyglass andlook itover in my hands, while wondering why mom and dad never told either of us about it, I slowly place it back in the drawer when I hear Violet calling me from outside, deciding that it isn't important.
When I get back to the car I sit next between Adrienne and Violet, Adrienne leans herself against me and lays her head on my shoulder as we leave ur home for the last time.

Adrienne's POV
"I've filed out the paperwork and have organised for you all to live with your closest relative, you'll be living with your dear Count Olaf," Mr Poe informs us as we drive through the streets,
"Count Olaf?" Violet questions him after the three of us share strange looks,
"He's either your third cousin four times removed, or your fourth cousin three times removed, who lives only two blocks away,"
"I don't think that's what 'closest' is supposed to mean," Klaus mentions, making me smile weakly,
"And he's an actor by trade, isn't that exciting, children?" we stay silent as he continues his little speech on this Count Olaf, "yes, well, you should feel lucky, this kind of generosity is rare in a person of his profession. Ah, here we are, your new home. Isn't it lovely?" He pulls up next to a beautiful house.

"Wow," I breathe as I take in every detail, I see a friendly looking woman standing by the gate,
"You must be the Baudelaires, I'm so sorry to hear about your parents. And you," she says to me, turning away from Violet, Klaus and Sunny, "you must be Adrienne, I'd heard about your parents. I'm sorry to hear about that..." Violet takes a step forward, holding Sunny in her arms,
"Yes, we are. I'm Violet Baudelaire, this is my brother Klaus and my sister Sunny," she tells her, "and this is Adrienne, she had been living with us ever since her parents died,"
"My name is Justice Strauss. Please don't be shy, you can visit me anytime you like," she replies, smiling warmly, Klaus and I exchange confused looks,
"Visit? You mean, you don't live with Count Olaf?" Violet asks her,
"Live? With Count Olaf? No, no. He..he's my neighbor."

When we turn to the opposite side of the road, we see a large, dark, dilapidated house with bricks covered in grime and a strange green substance. All but two of the windows had been boarded up with ancient, molded wood, and the unboarded windows had the shades drawn, there was a picture of an eye carved in the middle of the front door, and there was nothing living in the garden, I was surprised anyone could live there for even a day.

"Well, it was nice meeting you," I gulp, Mr Poe tips his hat to Justice Strauss and leads us across the road. What kind of man would carve an image of an eye on their front door, I think as he steps forward and reaches out to knock, the middle of the eye is swiftly swung inside, he moves closer, attempting to peek through the opening, but it's closed just as sudden as it was opened. We hear hurried footsteps rushing up a staircase before a man's voice booms from inside,
"Intrude!" The door creaks loudly as Mr Poe slowly opens it, I grab onto Klaus' arm gently when I see the dimly lit room, we hesitate before entering the house, more light filling the room as we step further inside, I see that it was even worse than the outside with cobwebs in what seems like every corner, when I look at the top of the staircase, I see a tall, slim man with a single long eyebrow gazing down at us.

"Hello, hello, hello. I am your beloved, Count Olaf," he says in the same booming voice we heard from outside, "and welcome to my loverly home. May you find solace within the womb-like warmth of its, downy gloom," he claims, before beginning to speak in what seems to be theatre directions as he gradually moves down the stairs. When he throws his left leg in front of his right, I see the same image of an eye that was on his door tattooed on his ankle, he walks over to us, holding his hands out in front of him as if he has our names written on his palms, obviously they were,
"Ah my dear...Violet. Au chante," he greets her, holding out his hand but closing his fingers as soon as she touches them before turning to Klaus," and this must be Klaus, young Klaus," he takes hold of his face, examining it from both sides, I giggle quietly, "your left side is the good one," he says as he lets him go.

When he sees me, he jumps slightly, "and this is...?" he questions as he looks down at me, standing at his full height,
"I-I am Adrienne Thompson. Daughter of Charlotte and Jonathon Thompson," I reply nervously, my voice trembling violently, I don't dare look him in the eye,
"Ah yes. You're mother was a beautiful one..." he claims, more to himself than anyone else, "...and so are you," he finishes, offering me his hand as he did Violet, I keep my eyes on the floor, far too scared to speak, I hear Klaus breathing heavier and look up to see him glaring at Count Olaf, as if warning him not to touch me.

Olaf separates us, catching sight of Sunny,
"And uh...what, is this?" Sunny makes a sound, meaning "I'm Sunny,", "I'm sorry, I don't speak monkey...banana?" she makes a high pitched groan,
"Uhh, Sunny's our sister," Violet tells him, he takes a step back,
"I say you're a gloomy looking bunch. Why so glum?"
"Our parents just died," Klaus answers him, raising an eyebrow slightly,
"Oh yes, how very, very awful," he replies, he obviously doesn't care, "wait! Let me do that on more time! Again! While it's fresh in my mind," he demands, sounding desperate,
"Our parents just...died?" he makes a face, pretending to be shocked.

While Count Olaf and Mr Poe chat, Klaus, Violet and I stay away, Klaus with his arm around me, keeping me safe and warm. I hear the door slam shut and tilt my head up to see Olaf leaning against it with his arms crossed,
"I realize that my humble abode isn't as fancy as the Baudelair mansion, but I'm coming into a great deal of money soon, and I think it will be, quite charming when it's finished," he leans forward and raises a side of his eyebrow, "shall we take a look?"