As the days passed, the lives of the three Baudelaires were actually, for once, going well. They had eachother, after all, and what more could they ask for, well, besides the presence of their parents once again. The important thing was that the siblings were safe and as long as they weren't in the clutches of Count Olaf, everything was fine.
Or so they thought.
"Hey Violet, I need to talk to you," Klaus said hesitantly.
"What's up? Need some sisterly advice on anything?" Violet replied.
"Yeah, whatever. I'm having this issue with…a girl." Klaus was quiet.
"Really! Wow, Klaus, I thought I'd never see the day! I mean, you're really not the type, and-,"
"Can you just help me, please?" said an exasperated Klaus.
"Oh. Sorry. Well, shoot," Violet said using an expression which here means, "Go ahead Klaus, tell me all your secrets about your love life." Well, that's close enough.
Suddenly, Sunny popped out from the kitchen and shrieked happily, "Dinner is served!" Sunny loved to cook.
Klaus began his story. "Weeelll, you see Violet, I think I've been having this really…strong feeling about two particular women in my life, and I don't want to screw up on anything so, that's why I'm coming to you."
"May we have a guess as to who these two particular women are?" Violet said wryly.
"Would you please let me finish?" Klaus asked. "Anyway, on the night of my birthday, you know how Isadora, Duncan, and Fiona slept over? Well, I woke up in the middle of the night to get something from the refrigerator and I ran into Fiona. I was just about to tell her that I was starting to like her, but, unfortunately, I didn't have the guts."
"Blah," Sunny murmured, which probably meant, "Talk about puberty. I'm glad I'm not there yet."
"That's why I need your help, guys, I don't know how I can come up to Fiona or Isadora and tell them how I feel. Its hard to keep such a strong feeling inside for so long. So what should I do!" Klaus was really desperate.
"Would you like us to be your "decoys" and just casually ask Fiona and Isadora some simple questions? You know, just to ask them if they share the same feelings as you do? For example, when we get to Isadora's house, I could casually come up to her and ask her, 'Hey, do you have a crush on anyone right now?' And if she asks why I'm asking, then I'll say, 'Oh, I'm just doing this experiment on which gender, male or female, has crushes more,' or something like that. Is that okay, Klaus? Klaus!" Violet was quite proud of herself for being a responsible older sister and help her younger brother's problems. Especially with his love life. I mean, how often does your younger brother, who is only one year younger than you ask for your help with his LOVE LIFE? Well, let me tell you something here, its very rare for something as phenomenal as that to happen. Anyway, back to our story. After the siblings had had their talk about Klaus and his…issues, the three headed off to a drive-in to watch "The Ring Two" in their VW Beetle. Little did they know that the Baudelaires would run into someone that they hoped never to see ever again. (Note: this is NOT Count Olaf! I repeat, this is NOT Count Olaf!)