This is me NOT studying for art and French! Go me!

Chapter 6

"But why can't we attend the meeting?" Violet whined to Kit. "I'm a fine fifteen year old inventor and if I am to be in VFD some…"

"The answer is no!" Kit was adamant. "You will stay with your siblings, Quigley, and Ben's kids."

Violet sighed; she knew she was defeated. She trudged over to Quigley's and Klaus's room. Lindsey had just dropped off Aida, Amneris, and Rademes.

"S'matter?" Aida asked Violet.

"They won't let me go to the meeting," Violet angrily plopped on the couch.

"We're too young," Amneris added. Her voice was quiet, barely audible.

"I still want to go," Violet replied.

KNOCK KNOCK

"I'll get it," Klaus offered, walking towards the door. Quigley followed. Klaus opened the door and said, "Can I help you?" It was the ponytailed girl from dinner. Who was she? Klaus thought.

"Um, my, um, sister and I were wondering if, um, we could all hang out because, like, our parents are at some meeting, and um, we were, um, bored," she twirled a stray piece of black hair with her finger. "I'm Leigh by the way." She pointed towards a redhead, "That's my sister, Emmy."

"I'm Klaus and this is my friend Quigley," Klaus said, leading the girls inside. "These are my sisters Violet and Sunny and our friends Aida, Amneris, and Rademes."

"Hi," the ponytailed girl waved shyly. "I'm Leigh. This is Emmy."

"Hello," Emmy said obnoxiously. She stuck her foot out and put her arms in the air. It was almost as if she were posing… like a very bad model.

Quigley blinked. "Hi Emmy."

Violet, however, caught on quickly. Although she didn't say anything, she narrowed her eyes at Leigh and shot her a look that clearly said "screw off."

"Vi, come here," Quigley grabbed her arm and pulled her into the bedroom. "How come you gave Leigh a dirty look? I mean, that Emmy seems annoying, but Leigh…"

She cut him off. "No, Quigley, there's more too it." Violet explained her suspicions. When she was finished, hot tears dripped down her cheeks like waterfalls.

Quigley reached over and wiped a tear off her cheek. She moved her hand and placed it over Quigley's. Their fingers laced together and their bodies drew closer. Quigley kissed Violet softly on the lips, savoring their sweet taste. Violet froze. Memories of the slope rushed back to her. The kisses they shared, the words they said… did they really mean it?

Digging deeper into her memory, Violet recalled her time with Duncan at Prufrock. Was she wrong for kissing his triplet? Was she a traitor? Violet dismissed her fears and fervently kissed Quigley back.

Pulling out, Violet said, "They're probably wondering where we are."

"Yeah," Quigley agreed, kissing Violet's cheek. Smiling, she followed him out. Aida and Amneris were listening to Emmy brag about her accomplishments. Klaus and Leigh were discussing books. Sunny was in the kitchen making hot chocolate for everyone. Rademes was helping her add cinnamon.

Before long, Kit returned and shooed Leigh and Emmy out. "Triplets, your mother is waiting."

Ben's kids waved good bye and left the room.

"Baudelaires, say your good nights," Kit said.

"Could I talk to Klaus and Sunny in private, please?" Violet asked politely.

"Hurry up," Kit replied.

The Baudelaires entered the bedroom.

"Isn't Leigh cool?" Klaus was glowing. "She looks so familiar though."

"Are you dumb?" Violet cried.

"Excuse me?" Klaus was taken aback by Violet's outcry.

"It's Fiona!" Violet shouted.

"No wonder she was staring at me," Klaus said. "I can't believe it."

"Emmy?" Sunny asked.

"I think that's Carmelita," Violet replied. "But if they're here, do you know what that means?"

"Olaf!" Sunny cried. No translation was needed.

A/N: I apologize to the readers who are Violet/Duncan shippers. Please bear with the V/Q! And to those who like V/Q, hope you liked it.