Author's notes: YOU PEOPLE ROCK! Eighteen reviews in a week. When I hit one hundred… well, let's just say I'll write a sequel! This story is the most popular one I've ever written! If you like this, I highly recommend reading the Van Pelt Saga, which will have about thirty chapters once I'm all done. By the way, I won't be updating at all next week… We're going to this camp for a week, which is two hours from my ibook (and it's not a new one- it's one of the original blueberry ones that came out five years ago).

I'd get back to all of you personally, but THERE WERE SO MANY REVIEWS!

Chapter Seven: And Back Again

Throughout the long night, Klaus clung to life. Violet slept soundly until she woke up at about eight in the morning. She felt a hand on her head, stroking her hair. She looked up into her brother's eyes.

"Klaus?" Violet inquired.

"Good morning, sleepy head," Klaus said with a smile.

"But…" Violet looked at him. Most of the machines and wires were gone, except for the respirator in his nose, a single IV, and a monitor that showed his heart rate, temperature, and blood pressure. She could still see that he had a slight fever, but not much more. "What happened to all of the wires and tubes and-"

"You slept through it," her brother whispered. "Frankly, I've never seen you sleep through anything, so you must have been exhausted."

"So you're better. Nothing else is wrong with you, right?"

"For the moment," he said glumly.

"That night…" Violet whispered, "What really happened?"

"Well," Klaus started, "I was sleeping. I heard something in the middle of the night, and I sat up. I looked around. The next thing I knew, someone whacked me in the head. Hard. My stomach hurt like crazy. I sort of zoned in and out from there, and-"

"Who was it?"

"Fernald."

"So she did tell the truth!" Violet said triumphantly.

"Who told the truth?"

"Fiona."

"Please don't mention her. She's the reason he did it. Anyway, he broke the glass in the library and opened some sort of wall. There were steps and…"

"And what?"

"Well," Klaus said, "it's a little fuzzy after that. But I'll try. He kept yelling at me, asking me why I hurt Fiona. He dragged me down the steps and I kept hitting my head on every single step. I don't remember anything until you were talking to me outside."

"So he made it look like you fell out the window! I wonder how he knew about the secret passage?" Violet asked.

"I'm not sure."

"Hey, does everyone else know you're awake?"

"Nope."

"Well me get them!"

She smiled as she walked out of the room. But at that moment, someone else entered.

"Klaus! Oh my god, I'm so glad you're okay. I hate him for doing this to you."

It was Fiona speaking.

Author's notes: Considering the fact that I probably won't post a chapter for two weeks, that was really short and I'm sorry. But just so you know, only part of the plot has ended. This story isn't finished yet… and won't be for several chapters. So, hit that cute little button down there and review, please!