A/N: hey!!!! I'm so sorry I don't update soon these days… school will end in two months so we're like being crammed and stuff… grr…. I really miss writing… nowadays the only things I get to write are poems in between classes… whoah… bad me… :D

Well anyway… here's goes my thank you to all of you guys!!!

Thanks by the way to Hermione Baudelaire (your stories are not sappy!!! All of them are soooo good… it was them that gave me the inspiration to write this one!!!! Thanks!!!), Scome and Crick, ACMAgirl (who review every single chapter!!! I love you people!!! It really proves you like it that much that you went to all that trouble to write all those reviews!!! I'm sort of obsessed with reviews today so don't mind me…), melissaL. (I will soon don't worry!!!), Coffee Luv and MORT, HYPERdingdong39, Rose Diamond, Lil sweet thang (~_! What's that noise?! *clucking* oh my GOD!! Deadly chickens are attacking me!!! *shriek!* hehehe just kidding… thanks by the way again…), ProtoBlues (sorry if the title of chapter 15 didn't really make sense… I admit… it has nothing to do with it… I'm just having a hard time thinking of a title for it… you get me?), 2cute (I'm no pimp thank you very much... but I was once a pimp when we had a panel discussion in school… I'm a "bugaw" on our terms… :D), AppleCrazy (hmm… good idea!! I will try!!!!), Gliniel Mayer (for reviewing half of 'em chappies… you da bomb!!! You're in love with Duncan?! Me too!!! *shriek!*), Gerlox (sorry about those grammar errors… sometimes I just write 'em chappies and don't check 'em at all… but thanks for liking it!!! keep it on… :D) Sally Jang (THANKS!!!! :D *smiles and gives you a hug!*), MUSHROOMS (who has a pretty neat way of putting up reviews) and to smilies for reviewing chapter 15 and most of the other chapters… you guys are the best!!!!! Additional recognition to phred doesn't like you who typed on his/her (still don't know which) review 'UPDATE!!!' which is what I am doing now!!!

Oh my GOD I just remember!!!! I now have book 10!!!! And I just finished reading it!!! now I can read Slippery Slope fics!!! Rejoice!!! But there's one thing I don't get at all… a lot is saying Quigley kissed Violet… but as far as I can remember nothing happened between them!!! I'm confused… or maybe it's just a fic… weird… I swear I remember someone telling me that spoiler… ~_~ *sigh* ~_@

Okay, I know this chapter might suck a bit but it's been a long time since I've writing…. Really long time… :D

Disclaimer: A Series of Unfortunate Events does not ever belong to me. (wait I'm getting this) It belongs to Daniel Handler… wait… that sounds wrong… oh whatever… the guy whose other name is Lemony Snicket owns it… ~_^

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Chapter 16: The S.O.R.E.s I Hate

The Baudelaires orphans stepped inside the Orphan Shack and slumped back on their bales of hay. The first night of torture after everything just ended and once more the three were so exhausted.

As soon as Sunny fell on the hay, she immediately fell asleep. Klaus fidgeted around for a while before finding a good spot and finally falling asleep. Violet, on the other hand, also felt tired, but found she was having a hard time sleeping. Her eyes darted up the moss-covered ceiling of the Shack and she blinked twice.

Ever since Violet found out the truth about Victor, she had a sudden change of her feelings. Her love for Duncan grew by the minute once more as he showed sympathy and support as to what had happened to her. She also realized that she only liked Victor because of the thought that he was really secret admirer.

Violet moved her body sideward and closed her eyes. She felt a strong gust of wind run against her face and she brushed her hair back. She heard a distant cry of a hooting owl and the rustling of the leaves and long grass as it danced with the breeze. A soft pattering of footsteps came from outside and a dark figure appeared by the doorway.

Violet squinted.

The figure peered inside and looked around. Violet felt its gaze fall upon her. She shuddered at the thought of this and was about to shout out when it suddenly stepped in. The dim outline of a boy appeared and he started walking slowly towards Violet's bale of hay.

Violet narrowed her eyes a bit.

There stood in front of her was Duncan.

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As Duncan peered inside the Orphan Shack, the first thing his eyes laid upon was Violet. She was there, lying side wards, facing him. Even if she sleeps, she still looked amazing. Duncan stepped in and looked around. He felt as if he was trespassing and felt a rapid feeling of guilt. But nothing was stopping him now. Now that he decided to tell Violet the truth. He knew it was kind of stupid to tell her when she was asleep, but it was the only way he could remove that anxious feeling out of his chest.

Duncan stepped up to Violet and bended over, examining her face in the process. She had an uneasy expression on her face, but she looked fast asleep. Duncan sat down beside her and never removed his eyes from her. He cleared his throat.

"Violet? You probably don't hear me but," Duncan paused. "There's something I've been willing to tell you."     

Violet twitched a bit. She groaned for awhile, but was still asleep.

"You know those letters you've been receiving from 'Secret Admirer'?" Duncan started as he hugged his knees against his chest. "Well, I'm sort of involved." He paused once more. He was starting to think that maybe Violet wasn't really asleep. Duncan turned his head sideward and examined Violet's closed eyes. There was something absolutely weird about it.

Uh oh.

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Violet closed her eyes as Duncan staggered to stand up. He brushed the back of his pants and quickly straightened his sweater. Violet noticed he was about to run out when she suddenly had the urge…

"Duncan…"

…to call him.

Duncan stopped on his tracks. Violet opened her eyes and saw him just standing there, trying to act invisible.

"I can see you…" Violet said trying to stifle a laugh. Duncan turned around and gave her an anxious smile. "What are you…doing here this…late at night?" Violet added as she yawned.

"Uh, well, as you can see, uh…" Duncan scratched the back of his head.

"I heard you say something about Secret Admirer. Do you know him already?" Violet pushed her self up and ran her hand through her hair.

"Uh, sort of…he's…"

Duncan stopped and shook his head.

"Is he a close friend? Or a relative you happened to have discovered?" Violet kept on asking.

"No."

"As in no-no or no-someone else???"

"Violet, please, don't give me a hard time."

"A hard time to what?"

"To…uh…aahhh…." Duncan closed his eyes. He gave a soft cry of frustration and kicked the hay around.

"I…I can't do this Violet. I'm sorry."

Duncan then turned around and sprinted across the room and out to the vast lawn. Within seconds, his figure started to disappear through the dark fields.

"Duncan!!!"

Violet quickly stood up and ran after him. But since she was too tired and Duncan was already way ahead, she only reached the doorway.

"Duncan…" she mumbled again as she leaned over the wood tracing over the entrance.

Violet watched as his dark, small figure enter the dark corners and disappear…    

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The next morning, Duncan woke up with a start at the sound of Isadora screaming in his ears.

"Wake up!!!"

"What????!!!" Duncan muttered against his pillow.

"We'll be late for breakfast!!!" Isadora cried. She grabbed Duncan's blanket and pulled it off him. She grabbed his arm and pulled.

"Geerrrrooofffff mmeee IIIsssaaaaadddooorrraaaa…." Duncan muttered struggling to remove his arm out of his sister's grip.

"No." Isadora replied. "Now get up!!!" With one last heave, she managed to pull his brother up.

"I'm still sleepy…" Duncan groaned.

"What did you do all night??? Huh?!" Isadora cried as she threw a pillow against his head. "You, like disappeared all of a sudden after Nero's ear-breaking performance!!!"

"I, uh, left something by the oak tree at the back…" Duncan replied yawning. He then remembered just what happened last night. He gave a deep sigh and started fixing his bed. "You left what???" Isadora asked picking up her notebook, but then stopped midway.

"Wait a minute… I don't remember—"

"Nevermind that." Duncan quickly cut off. "Now would you leave for a minute? I have to change now thank you very much."

Isadora shrugged and went outside. Duncan gave a sigh of relief and sat down on his bed.

Whoah. That was close…

Duncan walked over to the cabinet beside his bed. As he took of his pajamas, he suddenly remembered Violet. After what happened last night, he was having second thoughts of meeting her up that morning.

What if she asked about last night? He thought. Would something happen?

Duncan pulled down a white shirt over his chest and took out his school sweater out of the pile of clothes inside his cabinet. He pulled it next over his shirt and tucked his notebook inside the pocket of his khaki pants. Duncan stood up and gave another sigh.

I shouldn't be scared… Violet would found out about it anyway…

Duncan paused.

Someday…

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Violet looked up as the cafeteria doors opened. She gave a sigh of annoyance as a different person entered once more. She was hoping to see Duncan now and confront with him just what he was doing at the Orphan Shack last night.

She placed down the piece of stale bread she was chewing the cafeteria gave out. She looked over at her two siblings. Sunny enjoyed the breads she had in her hand very much since it was hard enough for her to chew. Klaus, on the other hand, didn't like it very much and just attacked the four eggs on his plate. It seems the two had switched food with each other.

Violet looked down on her plate and was about to pick up a piece of the egg when she suddenly felt a shadow over her. Thinking it was Duncan, she quickly looked up. A smile was forming on her face, but it soon faded when she caught sight of the person standing in front of her.

It was Victor.

"What now Victor?" Violet replied sternly as she looked back at her plate.

"Hey, uh, how…how are you?" Victor stuttered.  

"Oh I was fine…until you came along…"

"Oh…"

He stopped. He was about to say something when someone behind him cut him off.

"Violet!!!"

Violet looked over Victor's side. Isadora came sprinting over at their table. She then suddenly stopped, shocked to see Victor standing by it.

"What do you want?!?" Isadora cried glaring over at him.

"I was just, uh…well…uhm…"

"Whatever…I have no time to listen to jerks…"

Isadora pushed past Victor and sat in front of Violet. She nodded over at Klaus who immediately slides over closer to his sister.

"Where's, uh, Duncan?" Violet asked, taking one last glare at Victor, who kept on standing beside her.

"He'll be here in a minute." Isadora looked back. "Oh, in fact, there he is now."

Violet quickly looked over. The double doors swung open and Duncan entered. But Victor had stepped sideward, blocking her view. Violet looked up and glared at him. He was staring intently at her face.

"Would you leave now thank you very much?!" Violet cried. She craned her neck and took a glimpse of Duncan. He stopped and was looking back at her shocked. His expression then change from shock to frustration and he took one last glare over at Violet before storming off back outside.

"Oh nice going…Who the heck…" Isadora looked up. Violet's gaze followed the direction and it lay upon Victor.

"Oh you…"

Violet quickly stood up.

"I'll deal with you later…" she hissed over at him as she pushed past him, bumping him in the process.

"Leave." Isadora muttered over at Victor. She laid one more menacing look at him and turned to Klaus.

Victor shook his head and walked away, his head raised down low.

Violet, on the other hand, ran towards the double doors, whispering to her self Duncan's name over and over again in the process…

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A/N: oh my god… I am a very bad cliffhanger-making lady!!! Okay girl… but I am still sooooo bad!!! Hahahahahahahaa…. Anyway, hope you guys liked that… it sort of sucked but you enjoyed it right??? RIGHT??? Why isn't anyone responding??? Oh my god… ahiii… okay I'm just kidding… sorry if you guys are already annoyed with me… like I said, I'm not myself these days… wait… did I say that??? whatever…. Just don't forget to review okay??? Happy browsing through fanfiction.net!!!! toodles!!!!