Chapter 4
"Never Enough"
"We have an offer that we are almost certain you'd except. Would you like to hear it?" Kit asked the six children in front of her.
"Yes." Sunny answered eagerly, while the others nodded.
"Me and Kit have just purchased a big house, a mansion if you will, a little outside the city, but still close by, and as much as we've enjoyed V.F.D. it is not a very stable job to have right now. Especially since we have a baby on the way." Dewey began explaining.
"What we'd like to ask you all is… if you'd like to move in with me, Dewey, my brother and our baby?" Kit asked, a small smile forming on her face. "We're practically family given our whole history."
"Really?!" Isadora and Violet gasped in disbelief, and Sunny smiled wide.
"Yes!" the toddler spoke on behalf of her siblings and friends.
"Hold on Sunny. Kit, are you sure? The last thing we'd like to do is intrude." Violet asked worried, but Kit just smiled at the eldest Baudelaire.
"Don't be silly! Both of your parents were amazing people and one of our closest friends, we'd love to have you." she told them. "And It'd be nice to have more people around the house, plus our baby girl would have someone to play with growing up!"
"A girl?" Quigley asked curiously, his eyes widening. "The baby's a girl?"
"No! We don't know that!" Dewey turned to his wife. "Would you please stop telling people that?!"
"But it's the truth! I really have a feeling!"
"To be fair Dewey, she did predict Violet would be a girl." Lemony backed up his sister who patted his shoulder, Dewey just snorted.
"She just as easily could have guessed. It was a 50/50 chance!"
"No! I had a feeling she would be a girl and she was, just like I have a feeling our child-"
"Ahem." The couple's quarreling was interrupted by Klaus clearing his throat.
"Sorry Baudelaires, Quagmires, we got off topic a bit. Have you made a decision?" Kit asked them.
"We have." Duncan answered and then looked around at his siblings and friends who all nodded. "We have decided we'd love to live with you very much."
"Wonderfull! We shall leave to the new house first thing in the leaves you a whole day here in the hotel. Do as you please as long as it is legal and if you need anything you know what floor to find us." Dewey told them with a wink and then left with his wife and brother-in-law.
"Food!" Sunny tugged Violet's hand as soon as the three adults left.
"You're right, we haven't had breakfast yet." Violet took Sunny in her arms. "Lets go get some food."
The Baudelaires, along with the three Quagmires, started walking towards the hotel restaurant when they were interrupted by a young girl in triangular glasses.
"Baudelaires!" She called out. "I never got the chance to say how incredibly pleased to see you I am." She said to them and then turned to the Quagmires. "Hello Quagmires, lovely to see you as well."
"I'm sorry, but I don't think we've met." Duncan said to her.
"We haven't, but I've heard very great and noble things about you all. I'm Fiona Widdershins, captain of the Queequeg."
"My name's Isadora and these are my brothers Duncan and Quigley."
"Klaus, I was wondering if we could talk for a moment…alone?" Fiona asked Klaus when they all finished exchanging 'how do you dos'.
"Umm, ye-yes of course." He answered her and then turned to Violet. "Go on without me, I'll find you later." He said to his sister and then walked off with Fiona towards the hotel lobby.
Violet, Sunny and the three Quagmires continued on their short walk to the hotel restaurant, as soon as they reached the giant, circular room they sat down at a table and ordered food enough to feed a small town.
"What do you think she wants to talk to him about?" Isadora whispered Violet who was busy cutting up Sunny's food.
"Who?" Violet asked not taking her eyes of Sunny's plate.
"Fiona, of course!" Isadora hissed, a slight grimace creeped up on her face as soon as she said the name. "What could she possibly have to say to Klaus in private!"
"I don't know. Why do you ask?" Violet asked, curiously.
"Likes Klaus!" Sunny said, which meant Isadora obviously has a crush on Klaus.
"What?!" Isadora screeched, while Sunny and Violet started giggling.
"Jealous!" Sunny pointed at Isadora.
"I am not – HEY! I'm not jealo- YOU TWO STOP LAUGHING THIS INSTANT!" Isadora scowled at them, frustrated.
"What's so funny?" Quigley asked the two Baudelaires, curiously.
"Oh nothing, Isadora's just in denial over – OUCH!" Violet was interrupted by a throbbing pain in her right leg. She turned to Isadora and glared at her. "Did you just kick me?"
"Sorry, it was an accident." Isadora shrugged.
"Hi." Klaus showed up, his face flushed, and sat down on the chair next to Sunny. "What did I miss?"
"Those three acting awfully mysterious." Duncan gestured to a frown-faced Isadora, giggling Sunny and Violet who was rubbing her leg under the table.
"Okay..?"
"So…What did Fiona want to talk to you about." Isadora asked trying to sound as casual as she could. "Anything important?" Klaus looked at Isadora, nervously.
"Oh, not really." Klaus answered, looking down. "She just wanted to apologize and to say goodbye. She's leaving with Fernald tomorrow to go and look for their stepfather."
"Good for them." Violet commented, trying to hide the smile forming on her face. She was never really a big fan of Fiona Widdershins, even though she'd never dare to say it out loud.
"What did she want to apologize for?" Duncan asked.
"Excuse me?" Klaus asked, caught off guard.
"Well, you said she wanted to apologize to you about something…"
"Nothing important actually." Klaus said as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Everything that went down at the Queeqeg and all, but none of it was her fault…" He trailed off as he glanced at Violet, who gave him a knowing look in return. Sunny just kept chewing her food. She also knew about the kiss her older brother had shared with the young captain, but she chose to remain silent because she didn't want to cause any trouble between him and Isadora.
After they had all finished their breakfast the Baudelaires and Quagmires chose to visit Dewey's famous library (suggested by Klaus). As soon as they arrived inside the library Violet quickly found a book about Nikola Tesla, Klaus started browsing various types of books from every genre possible, Duncan found a section on journalism, Isadora some famous poetry books, Quigley seemed to be more interested in a big globe by the fireplace rather than the countless shelves filled with books and even Sunny managed to find a way to entertain herself by finding herself a cookbook filled with lots of pictures.
Klaus and Isadora were now sitting on a small sofa in the corner of the room, reading soundlessly, Duncan was sat at a desk, and Sunny was sitting in a small bean bag chair in the middle of the room.
As soon as Violet had picked out the book she decided to read she glanced towards the other sofa in the room which was occupied by Quigley. She was grateful that he was by himself for once, ever since their reunion with the Quagmires from the previous night she hadn't had any chance to spend time with him alone. Violet thought he looked very serious while he was turning the globe around and writing inside his blue journal. She walked up to him, her book tucked under her arm, and sat down right next to him.
As soon as he felt someone take the previously vacant seat next to him, he turned his head and met Violet's eyes.
"Hello." He greeted her with a genuine smile.
"Hi." Violet smiled back at him. "We haven't had a chance to speak privately yet."
"You're right." He agreed. "And our time at the mountains was cut off so soon, I feel like I hardly got to know you."
"Can't say the same thing about you." Violet told him, while he just starred at her, confusedly. "After all the stories Duncan and Isadora have told me about you, I feel like I've know you my whole life."
"Oh no." Quigley said, worriedly. "What have they told you?"
"Don't worry, nothing too bad." Violet laughed.
Things went very smoothly from there. They talked for so long that they didn't even realize anything going on around them. Like how Sunny quietly dozed off a while ago, or how Klaus had basically read every book he could get his hands on, stacking each of them in a big pile once he had finished with them. Isadora and Duncan were writing in their own notebooks, every now and then they'd whisper something to each other and then continue with their own individual work.
It was a little after five when they decided to go up to their rooms to freshen up and get some rest before dinner. They all put back their books (Klaus took the longest getting everything cleared up) and Violet, not wanting to wake her up, picked up Sunny and carried her up to their room.
"We really shouldn't let her sleep so much though." Klaus commented as they put her to bed. "She'll be up all night."
"I know." Violet said. "But I just feel so guilty after everything she's been through. I just want her to forget about it… even if it is just for a little while."
"It's not our fault." Klaus comforted her. "We did everything we had to, to survive. Don't worry, the worst is behind us. I know it."
I realize it's been a year and 47 days since i updated this story but if you knew me you'd know that it's normal for me to lose interest in a story shortly after writing it. i continued this cause i had an art project in school to do a book illustration and i did the vile village and it reminded me how much i miss asoue. also it was like,, 90% done already sooo i hope you enjoy!