Ta da! Chapter Two!

Sorry this took so long; I've been really busy, but I would like to thank my proofreader. She was a big help!

It was the next morning, and Klaus woke up happier than he had ever been. Finally somewhere Count Olaf couldnt find them, or so he thought. The children got dressed in their assigned uniforms and continued with the normal schedule, then they walked on to their classes.

Klaus hummed a happy tune while he walked down the hall. Opening the classroom, he'd never been more happy to smell dust and old paper. (That's what the classrooms smelled like. XD) He found his seat and started to set his things on his desk when Susan walked into class.

Meanwhile...

Violet was feeling happy that day too. (Not nearly as happy as Klaus…) She walked into her class and found her seat. Soon the class was welcomed by the professor, but not the usual one. He was a different one.

"Hello, class. The professor wasn't feeling well today. I am going to substitute for him." said the professor

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At first, Violet wasn't really paying attention. She was reading the notes she took from the last class, but the professor's voice did sound familiar. She looked up to see Count Olaf in a cheesy disguise. He had a wig that looked like George Washington's hair, a black pair of glasses, and an outfit sort of like the class uniforms but slightly different.

A million thoughts ran through Violet's head. What was she supposed to do? Tell Klaus? Maybe she just shouldn't tell Klaus for a while.

Meanwhile...

Klaus was taking notes, but his pencil slipped out of his hands and started to roll down the aisle. Susan and Klaus both bent over to grab it, but bumped heads. (I know, cliché) Susan's bright blue eyes met Klaus's boring brown ones and they froze there, crouched down on the floor, staring into each other's eyes until Susan broke the silence by clearing her throat. She brushed her red hair back behind her ear.

"Um, I was, uh, just trying to help." she blushed

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"Oh, uh, no, that's fine." He blushed harder.

Soon after class, it was time for lunch. Klaus walked over to the empty corner table, opened his book and started to read. He began to wonder where Susan had gone. She had told him that they would meet in the corner table. A few minutes later, she arrived at the table with a sketch pad in her hand.

"Hi!" she smiled brighter than the sun.

"Hi!"

Susan opened her sketch pad and finished the half sketched woman.

"Who's that?" Klaus pointed to the woman she was drawing.

"Oh, this is my mother. She's beautiful, isn't she?"

"Yeah. She looks like you."

"Thanks. Um, what's your mom like?" she asked innocently.

"Oh uh, I don't have a mom." Klaus stared down at his shoes.

"I am really sorry for asking." said Susan, feeling guilty.

"Oh, that's fine. You didn't know."

They talked for a few minutes, and then Violet appeared and sat down at the table with Klaus and Susan.

"Hi, I'm Violet. Are you and Klaus friends?" said Violet, shaking Susan's hand.

"Oh, yeah. We're friends."

They sat there in awkward silence for the rest of lunch. After the rest of the classes were over, Klaus's class had a big test for tomorrow, but Klaus had already studied.

The next morning, Klaus came into class and sat next to Susan. She looked really tired; she must have been up last night studying. Soon, she had fallen asleep right there at her desk.

Klaus sighed. "She's even cuter when she sleeps." He noticed he had said that out loud, but luckily the only one who heard him was a girl that sat next to him.

"Oh uh, no. We're just friends." replied Klaus, way too fast.

"Okay, then." she said, totally not believing him.

At lunch…..

It was lunch time, and Klaus sat down at the table that Susan told him she would meet him at. She would usually arrive at the table later than Klaus did, so it was normal that she wasn't there for a few minutes, but what was not normal was her not showing up at all. The lunch hour had just ended and there was no Susan in sight, so he decided to look for her. He had no luck at all. He had looked in every room; she was nowhere to be found!

He finally found something! Right by the exit door was Susan's sketch book with a letter taped to the cover. It read,

My dear Klaus,

I have your precious girl. Meet me behind the school outside of the large brush area. Oh, and by the way, if you tell any of your friends, she'll be dead. That includes your sister!

Sincerely, from You Know Who

He walked behind the school to see a door that was well camouflaged with vines and twigs. He gripped the slimy door knob and let out a shaky breath.

Count Olaf stood there, staring down at Klaus.

"You're here! I've been expecting you." he grinned wickedly.

"Where's Susan?!" Klaus snapped.

Count Olaf gestured towards Susan. She sat in a metal chair. He picked her up with one hand and held a knife to her throat.

"No, please, please!" he begged.

"You can have it, you can have me! I'll give you everything you want! Just let her go!"

The villain pressed his lips together, considering the plea for a moment. It could have been some trap, but it was awfully appealing.

"Fine." he dropped her to the ground.

"Now, hand it over!" he reached his hand out.

Klaus pulled the spyglass out of his pocket and with a shaky hand dropped it into Count Olaf's steady one.

Thank you for reading and for all your support! The next chapter will be coming soon!