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Oh yeah, I never said how to pronounce the other triplets' names. They're weird so it goes as followed: Rah-dah-mace. Am-nair-is. I-ee-da. Just in case you didn't know… or cared…

And also, it might help if you've read my story Love You Out Loud for this chapter. It involves what I think happened on the slope and Violet alludes to it a bit. So if you didn't read it, you might want to. It's really short. And if you do, a review would be nice. ;)

Chapter 7

The next day at breakfast, the Baudelaires were extremely quiet.

"Why so glum?" Kit asked, munching on some bacon.

"We're very concerned," Violet replied.

"I don't see any reason to worry," Kit brushed off Violet's statement. "I can tell you this from the meeting last night. We think they caught Count Olaf and that Esme. I think they figured out that he wasn't really dead and that it was my dear brother that was murdered. It says so in The Daily Punctilio. And besides, Gerald and Candy have offered to watch over you."

"Who?" Klaus and Quigley asked at the same time.

"Gerald and Candy are the parents of Leigh and Emmy," Kit explained.

"Ol…" Violet kicked Quigley to shut him up.

"Oh, I'm sure they'll be wonderful," Violet smiled. Quigley was really confused. Klaus gave him a look that said "just play along." He was thinking back to their time at Prufrock Prep. When Vice Principal Nero introduced Coach Genghis – who was really Count Olaf – Violet had pretended to let him fool her. In trust of their older sister, Klaus and Sunny followed suit.

"They were very nice," Klaus added, referring to Leigh and Emmy. He felt so dooped. He was fooled by Fiona – again. He felt a wall of loathing build up inside him towards her. It was a feeling of unadulterated loathing. It came on so suddenly and was exhilarating. Just the thought of Fiona made his flesh crawl.

"Kit! Kit!" Ben rushed into the room. He bent over panting. "They've arrived. Come quick!"

Kit stood up and exited the room without excusing herself.

Violet looked at Quigley. Klaus looked at Sunny. All four children were equally confused.

"Do you think they have Olaf?" Violet suggested. "Maybe they're bringing him and Esme here."

"But Olaf is already here," Klaus stated.

"Oh yeah," Violet felt foolish. "Or maybe it's whoever they think is Olaf and Esme."

"Do you think they found my siblings?" Quigley asked, a hopeful gleam flickered in his eye.

Violet smiled and squeezed his hand. "I hope so." She thought of Duncan and how sweet he was. Violet missed him and his articles.

"Me too!" Klaus added. Memories of Isadora rushed into his head. He licked his lips, recalling the sweet taste of her lips as they shared their first kiss. Memories of the slap-in-the-face-kiss from Fiona made his eyes narrow and filled him with rage. That…

"Quigley! Baudelaires!" Kit rushed back into the room. The children stopped their discussion and looked up. Grins filled their faces when two dirty, black-haired children entered behind Kit.

"Dunn! Izzie!" Quigley stood up.

"Quig!" the other two triplets said. The reunited Quagmires embraced, not wanting to let go.

Isadora pulled out of the hug and looked at the Baudelaires. She gave Violet a hug and then hugged little Sunny. She moved to Klaus. He pulled her into a hug. They held each other tight, obvious they had missed one another. Klaus loosened his grip so he could look into Isadora's eyes. She smiled at him, reassuring him that she still cared.

"Isadora, Duncan," Kit said, "please follow Ben and get washed up,"

The newly rediscovered Quagmires followed Ben out, returning half an hour later in clean clothes. The six children went upstairs to the girls' room. Quigley, Duncan, Klaus, and Sunny sat in the living area. Duncan told his friends about his travels, re-telling the story to Rademes, Amneris, and Aida when they arrived.

Meanwhile, Violet was helping Isadora get settled in. "So," Violet began, "what was it like in the hot air balloon?"

"At first," Isadora began, "it was exciting. We could see everything. But then in got lonely. I mean, who wants to deal with Duncan all the time?

"Well, I…" Violet stopped.

"Oh, do you still like him?" Isadora asked.

"I don't know," Violet confessed. She had never really been open with her feelings to anyone. "I mean, I liked Duncan at Prufrock and I was happy to see him at 667 Dark Avenue and at V.F.D. But then when I met Quigley in the Mortmain Mountains, I was so happy that he was alive." Violet then confessed what happened on the slope.

"Oh, you're in quite the predicament," Isadora replied, not knowing what to say.

Violet sat on her bed, wiping the tears from her eyes. "I just don't know what to do."

"This probably won't help, but Dunn talked about you a lot up on the balloon," Isadora said, sitting next to Violet.

"I can tell they both like me," Violet said through tears, "and I like both of them."

"I'm sorry, Vi," Isadora hugged her friend, "but I don't know how to help you."

"It's okay, Izzie," Violet hugged her back. "Thanks for caring."

"Anytime," Isadora replied with a smile. "Do you mind if I go talk to Klaus?"

"I'll come," Violet wiped away the remaining tears from her cheeks and stood up.

Once outside, Violet joined the group and Isadora pulled Klaus aside.

"Hey," she said, "we have a lot to catch up on."

Hey… that was a pretty long chapter! If anyone noticed, during breakfast when Klaus was talking about Fiona, he was kinda quoting "Loathing" from Wicked (I think). See, this is what happens when I get bored in Religion class…

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