Oh how horrible. I've haven't updated in like five months. And you still get another bad chapter. I'm working on it though.Sorry about the lame chapter name.

Chapter Seven: The Man Behind the Counter

The group gaped at Klaus.

"A-are you s-sure?" Isadora asked quietly shielding her eyes from the sun.

"Yeah." Klaus sighed.

"Damn." said Ducan quickly.

"How could you tell?" Violet asked, clearly looking for a way to show it wasn't Olaf at all.

"Well, he had long pants and long socks on to cover up that tattoo on his ankle. His long bangs were an attempt to cover up his eyebrows but when he blew them out of the way to look at the stack of paper, I saw them. " Klaus said looking away from the others, "And didn't you say H.O.M.E was run by Count Olaf anyway. That's a perfectly logical reason why there's a good reason that, that was him."

"But why didn't he try to capture us or something?"

"In all the messed up situations we've gotten stuck in concerning him, when has he ever attempted to capture us the first time we saw him?"

"Good point."

"He's going to lay low for a while and then we'll start seeing him often. Then he'll try to get us to trust him. Last, Count Olaf goes in for the kill." Ducan said thinking aloud.

"Hopefully by then we'll have a plan to escape him." Isadora added moving forward to walk next to her brother.

"Yeah"

The people who lived here were different then anyone they had seen. They were all extremely short and wore long, flowing cloaks made of rich colored materials. Pointed ears stuck awkwardly out of pointed hats.

"Are they elves?" Violet asked her brother.

"No idea. Pointed ears? Never seen anything like it. Only read about it. " Klaus said almost distractedly.

The four of them looked in all the stores. They had everything. From books to things you would usually only be able to find on the black market. One of the store they walked into was called "Mystical Materials For The Magical Mind."

The walls were lined with all types of strange objects. Next to the door was a large cage containing a bird with bright green and yellow feathers. Klaus was admiring it when all of a sudden it turned into a dragon type creature. It was black and it's chest was a deep purple. Klaus let out a yelp and backed away slowly. Violet giggled although it had scared her too.

"Don't laugh." Klaus said, "It scared you too."

"No comment." Violet said, stifling a laugh.

They meandered around the store for awhile. Klaus had wondered towards the book wall of the store, which was covered in books. He found a book on the town they were staying in. Figuring it was a good idea to know something about this place, he picked it up. Neither him, nor Violet knew how long they would be there.

"Klaus! Common'!" Isadora called, jolting Klaus out of a daze. "We're going outside."

"Coming." Klaus said, nearing her, "I just wanna pay for this book."

"Bookworm!" she teased.

"Oh be quiet."

"Just this?" the man behind the counter asked. He was tall, handsome, and wore a form-fitting shirt that Klaus couldn't keep his eyes from starring at.

What's wrong with me. He's a guy dammit. So am I. Why am I starring at him?

"Yup." Klaus replied absentmindedly, tearing his eyes away and pulling money out of his pocket.

He payed for the book and turned to leave.

"Pst. Kid. Come back here a second."

Klaus turned quickly and went back to the counter. The man pulled him towards him by the neck of his shirt and whispered in his ear. Klaus shivered at the feeling of his breath on his neck.

"Listen kid, I know where they took your sister. You have to follow the path behind this house up the hill. At the very top there is something that resembles a shrine. Inside it there a man waiting for you to bring him three stones. In return, he will set Sunny free. Find the three stones and the man, and you've found your sister. Now scram!"

Klaus jumped when him shouted in his ear. He nodded at the man, said thank you and turned to leave. There were so many thoughts running through his head at this moment.

"What was that all about?" Violet asked questioningly.

"I don't know, but that guy seemed to know where Sunny is."

'That really cute guy' He added to himself. 'Gahh'