A/N: This is my first 'Series of Unfortunate Events' fanfic and I'm hoping you guys enjoy it! Reviews are appreciated!

Violet, Sunny and Klaus sat silently in the backseat as Mr. Poe parked the car. He cleared his throat and turned around while giving them a bright smile. "This is the house." He said cheerfully. "Come along now, children." He opened the door and stepped out. The Baudelaire orphans peered out of the window to find themselves in front of a large white mansion. A beautiful garden surrounded it and it seemed to look like the exact opposite of Count Olaf's house which they had had the displeasure of living in, if only for a little while. The mansion seemed a lot like Uncle Monty's, minus the serpent sculptures and the yellow paint.

Violet frowned. "It looks nice enough."

Klaus nodded slowly and Sunny crossed her legs as if she was in deep thought. Mr. Poe opened the door and Violet was the first to exit the car, holding Sunny in her arms. Klaus followed while Mr. Poe grabbed their luggage. They entered through the large white gate and Mr. Poe led them through the garden. Arriving at the tall double doors, Mr. Poe rang the doorbell. Almost instantly the doors swung open and a beaming maid looked down at the children.

"Oh, you've finally arrived!" She exclaimed. "Come in, come in."

Mr. Poe coughed and the maid turned her gaze to him. Gesturing towards the trunks, Mr. Poe shifted restlessly. The maid took the trunks from him. "Would you like something to drink?" She offered, placing the trunks inside the mansion.

"No, I suppose not." Mr. Poe answered. "I have to get back to my office."

The maid took a step back. "Of course." She said and then put an arm around both Klaus and Violet. "Well, say your goodbyes now."

Klaus and Violet muttered goodbye and Sunny waved. Mr. Poe nodded once and turned around, making his way out of the vast garden. The maid closed the door before turning to the siblings. "I'm Lilly, the head maid of the mansion. She shook each of their hands before saying, "You must be famished." And then she clapped her hands. "Let's get you something to eat first!"

Klaus, Violet and Sunny followed Lilly to a large dining room. Lunch had already been set out. They took their seats and Lilly began serving them. While she served, she chattered about merrily. "After lunch, we'll have a little tour of the mansion and I'll show you your bedrooms. We made sure to give you rooms alongside each other so that you wouldn't get lonely. There's a grand library for Klaus to read his books in." She smiled at Klaus. "And a room with many little trinkets and tools for Violet and her inventions." She beamed at Violet. "And we also considered Sunny's adorable little habits. She's welcome in the kitchen whenever she wants to go there."

The three Baudelaire orphans looked at Lilly and then at each other. Klaus managed a small smile and Violet nodded in approval. Sunny just let out one of her sweet giggles. Lilly continued. "Oh, we have only half an hour before Madame returns. She had a doctor's appointment today and was greatly saddened when she found out that she would miss welcoming you."

"Doctor's appointment?" Violet asked. "Is she all right?"

Lilly grinned. "Of course she is! There's just a little one on the way, that's all."

Violet seemed a bit surprised. "Oh."

"Yes, yes, Madame absolutely adores children. When your parents died," Lilly licked her bottom lip, "She wanted to adopt you at that very moment. Your mother was a distant relative of the Master. But sadly, Count Olaf got to you first." Lilly noticed the solemn silence that followed her words and she took a deep breath. "I'm so sorry for bringing that up. I shouldn't have."

"No, it's quite all right." Klaus answered quickly. "We're fine, really."

"Here, have some roast beef." Lilly put a slice of roast beef in Violet's plate and then Klaus's. "Would you like some, Sunny?"

Sunny nodded. Lilly cut out a slice for her and placed it on her plate. The three children ate ravenously until they were full. After they were done with lunch, Lilly led them upstairs and showed them their rooms. Sunny's room was decorated with every toy imaginable and the theme was purple and a light pink. Violet's room was painted cream and a deep red. It had a medieval touch to it and Violet instantly liked it. Klaus's room was a dark blue and grey. It was almost identical to Violet's room apart from the slight feminine touch in the former's room.

"Madame said she would take you to the shops later on so that you can buy whatever you want and redo your room if you'd like." Lilly said and then ushered them to the library. It was almost the same size as the one in the Baudelaire mansion if not slightly smaller. Klaus ran a hand over the spines of a few books and smiled that smile which told his sisters that he was very pleased. Violet loved her inventing room and Sunny beamed when she saw the large kitchen. Just as they were about to step into the backyard, the door opened. All four of them turned to look as they saw a beautiful young woman step inside. She had long black hair and clear blue eyes. Even though she was wearing a long black coat there was no mistaking the large bump at her middle. She seemed a bit exhausted and her complexion was pale but when she saw the Baudelaires, a smile appeared on her lips.

"Oh my dears!" She exclaimed and held out her arms, embracing them like long lost relatives. "You've all grown so much!" She cupped Violet's face and tilted her head. "My, you were just a little girl when I last saw you. Hardly 5 years old." She turned to Klaus, "And you were about 3 years old." She looked at Sunny and took her from Violet. "This little one must be Sunny. I never got to meet you after you were born." She kissed Sunny's cheek causing the toddler to giggle and clap her hands. Not letting go of Sunny, the woman gazed at all three of the orphans in a warm way. "I'm not sure if Mr. Poe has told you my name or not, so I might as well introduce myself. I'm Leona."

Violet and Klaus nodded as Leona turned to Lilly. "Have you showed them their rooms?"

"Yes Madame."

"All right then, you can have the rest of the day off." Leona said and Lilly bowed her head slightly before saying a quick thank you and leaving.

"I hope you were treated well while I was gone." Leona turned back to Violet and Klaus.

"Lilly is really nice." Violet answered.

"She's been with me since I was young girl. I don't trust any of the maids like I trust her." Leona walked towards the living room and Violet and Klaus followed.

Leona began explained the schedule to them. "My husband, Rhys, comes home at about 4:00 in the evening. Until then, we get to have all the fun we can." She winked at the two elder Baudelaires. "We'll have breakfast at 9:00 on weekends and 8:00 on weekdays because your tutors will be arriving at 8:30." She raised an eyebrow. "You're all right with having tutors, right?"

Violet and Klaus looked at each other. "Uh, yeah, sure." Klaus replied.

"Well, Rhys wanted you to go to an academy near by but I didn't feel it was... safe." Leona looked at Violet and Klaus, the glint in her eyes making them feel as if she knew what had happened to them. "There are two tutors, one for Violet and one for Klaus. I will take it upon myself to teach Sunny which will consist of many secret kitchen raids." She smiled a secretive smile to the youngest Baudelaire who smiled back. "The tutors will leave at 1:30 and we'll have lunch at 2:00. And then well have two hours before Rhys returns. I'm thinking of 4:00 tea time and 7:30 for dinner and bedtime at 11:00. What do you think?"

All three Baudelaires nodded. "But of course, we'll be having movie nights as well. Then we get to stay up until after midnight." Leona seemed to like this idea a lot.

Leona sat down on a sofa and gently placed Sunny next to her. She patted the other vacant spots and Violet and Klaus sat down as well. "Mr. Poe has told me a little about you but I want to know more." She smiled warmly. "Care to enlighten me?"

And for once in the past few months, Klaus and Violet allowed themselves to smile happily and answer her question with a warm feeling in their hearts. A feeling that told them that maybe it was going to be all right.