A more fortunate ASOUE

SGIF part 7

Special Guests in France Part 7

Bea POV

This was it. The final test to see if you can go on this mission, it's kinda like an escape room, but a library, and with clues not as classic. I am 15, you can Volunteer for VFD at 14, so I just make the cut. I was put in a group with a couple of vetran volunteers who recognized me and gave me their condolences, and a boy, 14 years old, his parents had just died in a terrible fire, and he was brought here. I couldn't help but think that my family would call this the story of their life. He was having some sort of mini-panic attack.

"My parents, th-they are dead, I'm an orphan, I'm not sure where I am, and my only possession is this binocular looking thing I found in the ruins of my house."

"My father was killed the day before I was born, and my mother died giving birth to me. I was taken in by people whose namesake is a given, and my history is similar to theirs, their parents died in a fire too." I went on to tell him the story of the Baudelaires and the Quagmires. He seemed to feel a bit better knowing he was found by VFD before anyone else could find him. "And, that is not half a binocular, it's a spyglass, which you will be taught to use. This is mine." I showed him the spyglass.

"Thanks for this." He smiled. "I haven't felt like someone understands me in a long time."

"Well, I can assure you that you will find the answer to every single one of your questions in a library." I sighed, "The world tends to be quiet around here."

"I've heard that a few times, you seem to talk in code, there are many things in this world I haven't figured out yet," He laughed, and smiled, I couldn't help but notice he was really cute, he was a bit taller than me, pitch black hair, a sweater, and nice pants. I think I might have a crush.

"I didn't catch your name." I said

"Lucas, Lucas Opalistene. And yours?"

"Beatrice Baudelire, the second. Charmed." I was a little curtsy and he laughed. "People tend to call me Bea, but in VFD, I am Beatrice Snicket-Denouement-Baudelire. Whatever last name they decide on this time. I prefer Baudelaire but VFD sometimes is stubborn, seeing my parents were some of the nobelist volunteers."

"Well, Beatrice Baudelaire the second, we should get to work." He smiled, actually I'm not sure if he stopped smiling, I think he likes me too! We finished the escape room and Lucas walked me back to my family.

"Wow, there are alot of people," he whispered, forgetting how big my family was sometimes.

"Hi guys," I said. "This is Lucas Opalistene, Lucas, this is Violet, Klaus, Sunny, Duncan, Isadora, and Quigley." I gestured to each of them as I went.

"Wow, you three look alot alike." He marveled while looking at Duncan, Izzie, and Quigley.

"We get that alot." all three of them said at the same time.

"We're triplets." Said Duncan. "So Lucas, what's your story" He told them what had happened to him.

"Well Beatrice, I have to go." He glanced at his schedule. "I have one more course."

"Bye" I said, and before I could stop myself, I kissed him on the cheek. His face went red but he also smiled.

"Bye" He said, smiling

"What was that Bea" Violet smirked. I thought of something I had heard before.

"A couplet." I smiled and looked down. Klaus and Isadora tried to stifle a laugh, and Duncan and Violet both said

"I've heard that before!" they said, chuckling, and patted their respective siblings backs.

"You're too young for a crush little Bea. And he calls you Beatrice, Wow. " Klaus said like the big brother he is.